Vox Delay Time; Antenna Tuner; Emergency; Clarifier - Kenwood TK-90 Instruction Manual

VOX D T
ELAY IME
Set this duration to change the amount of time that
the transceiver remains in transmit mode after you
stop speaking. Set the duration long enough so that
it does not cut off the end of your call. Delay times
range from 200 milliseconds to 3000 milliseconds
(3 seconds), in steps of 200 milliseconds. You can
also set the VOX Delay Time to OFF.
You can set the VOX Delay Time by pressing the key
programmed as VOX Delay or by accessing Menu
No. 7 {page 11}.

ANTENNA TUNER

In order to use the Antenna Tuner function, you must
first attach an optional external KAT-1 antenna tuner
to your transceiver.
1 Press and hold the key programmed as Antenna
Tuner for approximately 1 second to start tuning.
• The transmit indicator lights red and the
appears on the display and blinks.
• To cancel the tuning, press the Antenna Tuner key
at any time.
2 Within 20 seconds, tuning will complete.
• A tone sounds, the transmit indicator turns off, and
the icon stops blinking and remains on the
display.
• If tuning does not complete within 20 seconds, the
tuning action will stop, an error tone will sound, and
the antenna will not be tuned to the selected
channel.
If set up by your dealer, each time you press the PTT
switch to transmit, the tuning process will begin if the
antenna has not been tuned to the selected channel.
• To cancel the tuning process, press the Antenna Tuner
key at any time.
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EMERGENCY

If your transceiver has been programmed with the
Emergency function, you can make emergency calls.
Your dealer can set up the transceiver Emergency
function to be accessed via voice, CW, or selcall.
Refer to the appropriate section below, depending on
how your transceiver has been set up.
Note: The Emergency feature can be set up onto a foot switch,
attached to the AUX terminal, for vehicle use.
1 Press and hold the key programmed as
Emergency.
• Depending on the delay time programmed into your
transceiver, the length of time you must hold the
Emergency key will vary.
• When the transceiver enters Emergency mode, the
transceiver will change to the Emergency channel
and begin transmitting based on how the transceiver
is set up by your dealer. Transmit periods are also
set by your dealer.
• Depending on your transceiver settings, the display
may either remain unchanged when you enter
Emergency mode, or a new display with a
preprogrammed text message will appear.
2 To exit Emergency mode, press and hold the
Emergency key again.
• If the Emergency mode completes the preset
icon
number of cycles, Emergency mode will
automatically end and the transceiver will return to
the channel that was in use before Emergency mode
was entered.
Note:
◆ Your dealer can set a beginning of transmit and end of
transmit tone for the transceiver.
◆ Your dealer can set the transceiver to emit tones and received
signals as normal or mute the speaker during Emergency
operation.

CLARIFIER

The Clarifier control changes the receive frequency,
without affecting the transmit frequency, by up to
±400 Hz.
You can set the Clarifier by pressing the key
programmed as Clarifier or by accessing Menu
No. 2 {page 11}.
• The Clarifier value can be set between –400 Hz and
+400 Hz in steps of 10 Hz.
• The
set to a value other than 0 Hz.
icon appears on the display while the Clarifier is