Kenwood TK-8180 User Manual

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OPERATING BASICS
O
VERVIEW
Your dealer can program your transceiver with Trunking and Conventional zones.
The transceiver can handle up to 128 zones with up to 250 channels/ group IDs
in each zone and a total combined maximum of 512 channels/ group IDs.
Zones, channels/ group IDs, and their functions are programmed by your dealer.
S
WITCHING
 P
OWER
 ON/ OFF
Press the   switch to switch the transceiver ON.
• A beep sounds and the display momentarily lights up.
• If the Transceiver Password function is programmed, “
” appears on the
display.  You must enter the password to unlock the transceiver.  Refer to “Transceiver
Password”, below.
Press the   switch again to switch the transceiver OFF.
T
RANSCEIVER
 P
ASSWORD
To enter the password:
Press the   and   keys to select a digit.
Press the C> key to accept the entered digit and move to the next digit.
• Press the A key to delete an incorrect character.  Press and hold the A key to
delete all entered characters.
• Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire password.
Press the S key to confirm the password.
• If you enter an incorrect password, an error tone sounds and the transceiver
remains locked.
To enter the password using an optional DTMF keypad:
Press the DTMF keys corresponding to the password digits.
• Press the or DTMF # key to delete an incorrect character.  Press and hold the
or DTMF # key to delete all entered characters.
Press the S or DTMF
key to confirm the password.
• If you enter an incorrect password, an error tone sounds and the transceiver
remains locked.
A
DJUSTING
 
THE
 V
OLUME
Press the key programmed as Volume Up to increase the volume and Volume
Down
 to decrease the volume.
• The default setting for the 
 key is Volume Up.
• The default setting for the 
 key is Volume Down.