Kenwood TH-415A User manual

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430/440MHz

FM

TRANSCEIVER

TH-415A

H-415E

220MHz

FM

TRANSCEIVER

144MHz

FM

TRANSCEIVER

TH-215A

TH-215E

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

KENWOOD

CORPORATION

Thank

you

for

purchasing

this

new

transceiver.

IMPORTANT

Please

read

this

instruction

manual

carefully

before

placing

your

transceiver

in

service.

This

Instruction

Manual

covers

the

following

models:

TH-415A:

430/440

MHz

FM

transceiver

with

DTMF.

TH-415E:

430

MHz

FM

transceiver

with

Tone.

(with

Tone

Burst

for

U.K.

version)

TH-315A:

220

MHz

FM

transceiver

with

DTMF.

TH-215A:

144

MHz

FM

transceiver

with

DTMF.

TH-215E:

144

MHz

FM

transceiver

with

Tone.

(with

Tone

Burst

for

U.K.

version)

SAVE

THIS

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL.

Under

normal

circumstances,

the

transceiver

will

operate

in

accordance

with

these

operating

instructions.

The

transceiver

was

preset

at

the

factory

and

should

only

be

readjusted

by

a

qualified

technician

with

proper

test

equip-

ment.

Attempting

service

or

alignment

without

factory

authoriza-

tion

can

void

the

transceiver’s

warranty.

CAUTION:

Long

transmission

or

extended

operation

in

the

5

watt

mode

might

cause

the

rear

of

this

transceiver

to

get

warm.

Do

not

place

the

transceiver

where

the

heat

sink

(rear

panel)

might

come

in

contact

with

plastic

or

vinyl

surfaces.

Use

of

an

external

antenna

for

fixed

station

is

recommend-

ed.

CONTENTS

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5

Ni-Cd

battery

Recharging

the

battery

pack

Manganese/Alkaline

batteries

Operating

time

CONTROLS

AND

FUNCTIONS

..

OPERATION...

Receive

Transmit

Frequency

selection

..

Repeater

operation....

Transmitter

offsets

Reverse

function

Tone

operation

Auto

patch

operations

.

Sean

Memory

channels

Memory

entry

Memory

recall

Odd

Split

memory

channel

Memory

channel

lockout

...........cssceeeeeeeeeeeeenee

16

Clearing

a

specific

memory

channel

Clearing

all

memories

Memory

back-up

battery

Priority

alert

channel

check

Battery:

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In

case

of

difficulty

Service

OPTIONAL

ACCESSORIES

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19

Programmable

tone

decoder

unit

TSU-4

BLOCK

DIAGRAM..............:00ecceseeeeeeeeeeeeees

another

sheet

SCHEMATIC

DIAGRAM

...........-.2:csecreeeeeeees

another

sheet

Illustrations

show

the

TH-215A.

ACCESSORIES

Unpack

your

transceiver

carefully

and

confirm

that

it

is

supplied

with

the

following

accessories.

1

Antenna

for

144

MHz......

T90-0352-05...

or

for

220

MH

Zee8

rect

ecncee

T90-0363-08.

or

for

430/440

Mbz........

T90-0354-05.

2

Rubber

cap

-BO9-0307-04

.

3

Belt

Hook

(U.S.A.

version)

J29-0417-04....

4

Machine

Screw

(U.S.A.

MATSION

)npesioocasssiandcencomsetes

N35-3005-41............

2

ea.

5

Spring

washer

(U.S.A.

VEFSION)...:05.0..2005..desbeuieee

N16-0030-41............

2

ea.

6

Ni-Cd

Battery

pack

(PB-2)

.W09-0361-05...........

lea

or

AA

Manganese/Alkaline

Battery

CaSe@

.............ceeeeeee

A02-0728-03............

1

ea.

7

Battery

charger

(120

V)....WO9-0315-25...........

lea.

(U.S.A.

version)

or

Battery

charger

(220

V)....WO9-0317-15...

(European

version)

or

Battery

charger

(240

V)....WO9-0318-15...........

1

ea.

(U.K.

version)

or

Battery

charger

(240

V)....WO9-0319-15...........

1

ea.

(Oceania

version)

8

DC

cable

(PG-2V)

(U.S.A.

version)

«--¥62-8240-00............

9

Instruction

Manual

-B50-8217-XX.

10

Warranty

Card

SPECIFICATIONS

TH-415A/415E

TH-315A

TH-215A/215E

FREQUENCY

RANGE

(MHz)

U.S.A.Version

TH-415A TH-215A

440.000

~

449.995

220.000

~

224.995

144.000

~

147.995

Others

TH-415A

TH-215A

430.000

~

439.995

=

144.000

~

147.995

European

and

U.K.

version

TH-415E

TH-215E

430.000

~

439.995

a

144.000

~

145.995

MODE

F3

(FM)

OPERATING

TEMPERATURE

—20°C

v

+50°C

(—4°F

~

+122°F)

ANTENNA

IMPEDANCE

502

z

POWER

REQUIREMENT

BATTERY

PACK

6.3

V~15

VDC

(8.4

VDC

nominal)

&

DC

IN

7.2

V~16

VDC

(13.8

VDC

nominal)

a

Hi

TRANSMIT

MODE

2.5

W

(8.4

V)

Approx.

1.2

A

Approx.

1

A

Approx.

1

A

2

A

Hi

TRANSMIT

MODE

5

W

(13.8

V)

Less

than

2A

Less

than

1.7

A

Less

than

1.7

A

ae

Low

TRANSMIT

MODE

Less

than

0.9

A

Less than

0.7

A

Less

than

0.7

A

Fa}

.

RECEIVE

MODE

WITH

NO

SIGNAL

Approx.

55

mA

Approx.

55

mA

Approx.

50

mA

BATTERY

SAVER

MODE

(At

1

:

2)

Approx.

20

mA

DIMENSIONS

WxHxD

67x

173

x37

(mm)

(PROJECTIONS

INCLUDED)

70x

181

x

40

(mm)

WEIGHT

With

Ni-Cd

battery

and

antenna

Approx.

560

g

Approx.

550

g

Approx.

540

g

With

manganese

battery

and

antenna

Approx.

540

g

Approx.

530

g

i

Approx.

520

g

OUTPUT

POWER

Hi

13.8

VDC

5W

=

with

PB-1

5

W

FE

with

PB-2

2W

2.5

W

Ss

with

PB-3,

PB-4

1W 1W

1.5

W

By

Low

Approx.

0.5

W.

<t

|_

MODULATION

REACTANCE

=

|

MAXIMUM

FREQUENCY

DEVIATION

+5

kHz

SPURIOUS

RADIATION

Less

than

—60

dB

CIRCUITRY

DOUBLE

CONVERSION

SUPERHETERODYNE

INTERMEDIATE

FREQUENCY

1st

IF

30.825

MHz

16.9

MHz

16.3

MHz

g

2nd

IF

455

kHz

2

|

SENSITIVITY

12

dB

SINAD

Less than

0.25

pV.

Less

than

0.2

uV

Less

than

0.2

nV

©

|_SQUELCH

SENSITIVITY

Less

than

0.16nV

|

SELECTIVITY

—6

dB

More

than

12

kHz

|

—40

dB

Less

than

24

kHz

AUDIO

OUTPUT

POWER

(across

8

2

load

10%

distortion)

More

than

350

mW.

NOTE:

Circuit

and

ratings

are

subject

to

change

without

notice,

due

to

development

in

technology.

4

BATTERY

PACK

Installing

the

battery

pack

Match

the

concave

part

at

the

bottom

of

the

radio

to

the

convex

part

at

the

top

of

the

battery

pack.

Turn

the

battery

pack

clock-

wise

until

it

clicks.

Be

sure

the

pack

and

trans-

ceiver

are

locked

together.

Removing

Pressing

the

battery

release

button,

turn

the

battery

pack

counterclockwise.

Ni-Cd

BATTERY

PACK

(PB-2)

NOTE:

This

battery

pack

has

not

been

charged

at

the

factory

in

order

to

pro-

vide

you

with

the

greatest

number

of

charge/discharge

cycles.

You

must

charge

the

battery

before

use.

The

battery

pack

will

require

several

charge/discharge

cycles

before

you

can

expect

to

see

the

maximum

operating

period

between

charges.

If

the

battery

will

be

stored

for

greater

than

2

months

it

should

be

recharged

before

use.

Battery

release

button

Battery

pack

RECHARGING

THE

BATTERY

PACK

Insert

the

charge

plug

from

the

BC-2

into

the

receptacle

on

the

rear

of

the

battery

pack.

Then

plug

the

BC-2

into

the

AC

line.

The LED

on

the

BC-2

will

illuminate

to

show

that

the

pack

is

charging.

The LED

will

remain

on

as

long

as

the

BC-2

is

con-

nected

to

the

AC

power

source

and

the

battery,

indicating

that

the

pack

is

still

being

charged.

Do

not

allow

the

battery

to

charge

for

greater

than

15

hours.

The

useful

life

and

battery

performance

will

be

reduced

if

you

exceed

the

recommended

charge

period.

NOTES:

Turn

off

the

power

switch

before

charging.

°

Recharging

should

be

done

within

an

ambient

temperature

bet-

ween

10°C

~40°C

(50°F~104°F).

Recharging

performed

out

of

this

range

may

not

fully

charge

the

battery.

MANGANESE

or

ALKALINE

BATTERIES

Load

6

x

R6

(AA)

manganese

or

alkaline

batteries

in

series

in

the

supplied

battery

case.

(Be

sure

to

observe

the

polarities.)

(We

recommend

use

of

high-

perfomance

manganese

batteries.)

Battery

pack

(1)

can

be

inserted

in-

to

the

case

(2)

only

in

a

specific

direction.

Check

the

shape

(top

and

bottom)

after

moving

the

stopper

case

(2)

on

the

rear

side,

then

insert

the

bat-

tery

correctly.

Inserting

the

battery

by

force

without

checking

the

shape

may

damage

the

case.

OPERATING

TIME

Batt

voltage

(vy)

14

Stopper

Transmitting

Receiving

AF

OUTPUT

“Battery

voltage

is

measured

at

transmis-

Ni-Cd

battery

12y

800mAh

(PB-1)

vA

Ni-Cd

battery

8.4y

(Manganese

500m,

battery

Low

<

Power)

Ni-Cd

battery

7.2V

1600mAh

(PB-4)

‘Ah

Ni-Cd

battery

7.2V

{800m

\

BATT

)

lit

voltage

indicator

KA

manasa

———

|

a

Menganese

Bagign~

Lower

limit

voltage

range

for

transmission

|

30

60

90

120

240

270

(minutes)

Manganese

battery

(except

Alkaline

manganese

battery)

is

suitable

only

for

LOW

power

transmission.

v2

Recharge

the

Ni-Cd

battery

pack

when

the

BATT

indicator

comes

on.

:

We

recommend

use

of

the

PB-3

or

PB-4

Ni-Cd

battery

pack

for

long

transmission

or

extended

operation.

5

CONTROLS

AND

FUNCTIONS

(@

Antenna

connector

This

jack

is

used

to

connect

the

supplied

antenna.

Twist

to

lock

with

the

BNC

connector.

@

DC

IN

terminal

This

terminal

is

used

for

an

external

power

supply.

Input

voltage

is

13.8

VDC

nominal.

The

center

is

the

(+)

side

and

the

sleeve

is

(—)

side.

You

should

turn

the

power

switch

OFF

when

connecting

this

terminal.

Pay

attention

to

the

polarity.

@

<))

©

CAUTION:

————___—________

As

a

precaution,

do

not

remove

the

battery

pack

when

an

external

power

supply

is

used.

Use

the

KENWOOD

PG-2V

(supplied

with

the

U.S.A

ver-

Eo)

oS

sion)

or

PG-3D

optional

cable

for

the

9.5

mm

connection.

(3)

MIC

jack

This

jack

is

used

for

connection

of

an

external

microphone.

The

use

of

an

electret

type

microphone

is

recommended.

Input

impedance

is

2

kQ

and

the

DC

voltage

on

this

ter-

minal

is

4

V.

@SP

jack

This

jack

is

used

for

an

earphone

or

external

speaker.

The

recommended

impedance

is

8

2

nominal.

©)

TONE

switch

U.S.

version:

61.55

mm

5.5

mm

This

switch

is

used

to

activate

the

sub-audible

tone

encoder.

European

version:

This

switch

is

used

to

transmit

a

TONE

signal.

When

the

switch

is

pressed

the

repeater

control

signal

of

1750

Hz

is

activated.

@®HI(#

)/LOW

(

=

)switch

This

switch

is

used

to

select

the

transmit

output

power.

(®

SQL

control

The

SQL

control

is

used

to

eliminate

noise

during

no

signal

periods.

Normally,

this

control

is

adjusted

clockwise

until

the

noise

just

disappears

and

the

BUSY

indicator

goes

OFF

(Threshold

level).

For

scan

operation,

this

control

must

be

set

to

the

threshold

point.

When

an

incoming

signal

is

weak

or

unstable,

readjust

the

squelch

for

optimum

reception.

For

tone

squelch

operation

with

TSU-4,

this

control

must

be

set

to

the

T.SQ

position.

(TH-415A/315A/215A)

(8)

VOL

control

Volume

control

with

power

ON/OFF

switch.

KENWOOD

UHF

@

MONITOR

switch

Pressing

this

key

will

open

squelch.

(0

PTT

(Push

To

Talk)

switch

For

transmission,

press

this

switch

and

speak

into

the

microphone.

(1)

RELEASE

button

Used

to

release

the

battery.

Depress

this

button,

and

turn

the

battery

counterclockwise.

(2)

LAMP

key

This

key

controls

the

lamp

on

the

LCD

display.

NOTE:

When

the

LAMP

is

on

battery

drain

will

be

accelerated.

Do

not

use

this

feature

unnecessarily.

(3)

OFFSET/F

key

The

OFFSET/F

key

is

used

to

select

the

desired

transmitter

offset

for

repeater

operation.

Each

time

the

key

is

pressed,

the

mode

cycles

from

+

shift,

to

—

shift,

to

simplex,

and

back

to

+

shift.

When

the

offset

function

is

ON,

the

sym-

bol

“+”

or

‘*—"'

is

displayed.

Pressing

the

[F_]

and

the

OFFSET/F

key

in

order

is

used

to

change

the

desired

offset

frequency.

(4

R/TONE.

F

(or

REVERSE)

key

This

key

is

used

to

reverse

the

transmit/receive

frequencies

during

repeater

operation.

TONE.

F:

TONE

FRQUENCY

key

(with

the

TH-415A/215A)

Pressing

the

[F_|

and

the

R/TONE.

F

key

in

order

is

used

to

change

the

frequency

of

the

tone

encoder.

(5)

SAVE

key

The

SAVE

key

is

used

to

select

the

power

save

condition

during

the

receive

mode.

Pressing

the

[F_]|

and

the

SAVE

key

in

order

is

used

to

change

the

battery

saver

on/off

ratio.

d§

SPEAKER

(7)

MICROPHONE

(8)

BATTERY

CASE

@®

Display

O®

® ®

©©

PRIO

AUTO]

[SAVE]

[BUSY]

Hob.oo00.5

sh

=

—

OOK?)

@)

FREQUENCY

displ:

@

[PRIO

(3)

(AUTO)

[SAVE

BAND

|MEMO|PROG

cu

SEEK!

TIME

|

CAR

tesa

ai

a)

OY

®

ay

Displays

the

operating

frequency.

ON

when

the

Priority

Alert

function

is

active.

Flashes

when

the

channel

is

busy.

Displays

the

selected

power

save

condition;

[AUTO/,/SAVE]for

auto

save

mode,

for

save

mode,

and

no

in-

dicator

for

OFF.

ON

whenever

the

squelch

opens

dur-

ing

receive.

ON

all

the

time

if

the

squelch

control

is

rotated

counterclockwise,

and

the

T.SQ

is

off.

ON

during

transmit

mode.

@M

qa

i

13)

[BAND

|MEMO|PROG|

=

®

SEEK!

TIME!

CAR

:

)

aS

(EB

Key

Lock]

(6

Ema

Used

to

indicate

the

relative

receive

signal

strength,

or

as

an

indication

of

transmitting.

Indicates

the

selected

frequency

step.

Indicates

the

selected

memory

chan-

nel

number.

Indicates

for

approx.

5

seconds

after

pressing

the

[F_|

key.

Displays

the

selected

offset,

minus

or

plus,

and

no

indicator

for

simplex.

On

whenever

the

REVERSE

function

is

active.

Indicates

for

approx.

5

seconds

after

pressing

the

[M_|

key.

Indicates

the

selected

scan

mode.

Indicates

the

selected

scan

stop

mode.

Flashes

during

scan.

Indicates

that

the

transmitter

has

been

disabled

by

the

TX.STOP

key.

Indicates

that

all

keyboard

functions

except

LAMP

key

has

been

disabled

by

the

KEY

LOCK

is

activated.

ON

when

the

battery

voltage

falls

below

the

level

for

good

communica-

tions.

Recharge/replace

the

battery

pack.

@

DOUBLE

ROLE

KEYS

PRIORITY

BEEP

CARRIER

KEY

LOCK

[=]

[ere]

These

13

keys

except

the

[F_]

[SCAN],

and

[0]

keys,

have

two

functions.

The

1st

function

is

printed

on

the

key.

The 2nd

function

is

printed

above

the

key.

All

these

2nd

functions

are

active

for

approx.

5

seconds

after

pressing

the

[F_|

key.

@

Numeric

keys:(1_

|.(9_|,

(0

_|

These

keys

are

used

to

select

the

desired

operating

fre-

quency

and/or

memory

channel

number.

Memory

channel

1,

8,

and

9

also

serve

additional

functions

as

discribed

below.

M.

channel

1

is

used

to

store

the

Priority

Alert

channel

in-

formation.

M.

channel

8

is

used

to

store

the

lower,

and

M.

channel

9

the

upper

limit

frequency

for

the

programmable

band

scan.

@

UP/DOWN

keys:

[4],

[¥

|

These

keys

are

used

to

increase

or

decrease

the

operating

frequency,

offset

frequency,

tone

frequency,

or

the

power

saver

circuit

rate.

@

F:

Function

exchange

key

The

[F_]

key

is

used

to

activate

the

2nd

function.

The

F

indicator

is

displayed

for

approx.

5

seconds

after

pressing

the

[F_]

key.

CAUTION:

You

must

press

the

2nd

function

while

the

F

indicator

is

lit,

or

the

radio

will

perform

the

function

printed

on

the

key,

rather

than

the

function

printed

above

it.

@

M:

Memory

key

The

[M_]

key

is

used

to

select

the

desired

memory

chan-

nel.

The

operation

is

similar

to

that

of

the

[F_]

key,

in

that,

the

M

indicator

will

illuminate

for

5

seconds

in

the

LCD

display.

CAUTION:

The

memory

channel

must

be

selected

within

5

seconds

of

press-

ing

the

[M_|

key.

@

ENTER

key

The

key

is

used

to

enter

a

frequency

selected

by

the

numeric

keys.

@

SCAN

key

The

[SCAN]

key

is

used

to

start

or

stop

the

scan

function.

@

PRIORITY

CHANNEL

CHECK

key:

[F_]

then

1/PRIO

These

keys

are

used

to

monitor

whether

the

priority

chan-

nel

(CH

1)

is

busy

or

not.

When

this

function

is

activated,

the

radio

will

switch

to

CH

1

approximately

once

every

10

seconds.

To

cancel

this

function,

press

these

keys

again.

@

BEEP

key:

|F

|

then

2/BEEP

Each

time

these

keys

are

pressed,

the

audio

annunciator

will

be

turned

ON

or

OFF

alternately.

@

(FREQUENCY)

STEP

key:

[F_|

then

3/STEP

Each

time

these

keys

are

pressed,

the

frequency

scanning

step

size

will

be

increased

5

kHz.

Several

different

scan

function

keys

and

scan

stop

keys

are

provided.

@

BAND

SCAN

key:

[F_|

then

4/BAND

@

MEMORY

SCAN

key:

[F_|

then

5/MEMORY

@

PROGRAMMABLE

BAND

SCAN

key:

[F_|

then

6/PROGRAM

@

SEEK

OPERATED

SCAN

key:

[F_|

then

7/SEEK

@

TIME

OPERATED

SCAN

key:

|F

|

then

8/TIME

@

CARRIER

OPERATED

SCAN

key:

[F_|

then

9/CARRIER

For

additional

information

on

this

function

refer

to

page

14.

@

TX.

STOP

key:

[F_|

then

M/TX.

STOP

Pressing

these

keys

will

prevent

accidental

transmission.

To

cancell

this

function,

press

these

keys

again.

@

KEY

LOCK

key:

[F_]

then

ENTER/KEY

LOCK

Depress

these

keys

and

the

frequency

and

other

settings

will

remain

unchanged

by

keyboard

operation

except

the

LAMP

key.

To

cancel

this

function,

press

these

keys

again.

@

FAST

[¥_|

key:

[F

_]

then

W/FAST

@

FAST

[4_]

key:

[F_|

then

A/FAST

10

OPERATION

RECEIVE

After

power

and

antenna

connections

have

been

com-

pleted,

set

the

switches

as

follows:

1.

Turn

the

VOL

control

clockwise

to

turn

on

power.

The

frequency

on

the

LCD

display

will

show

the

transceiver

is

operating.

2.

As

the

VOL

control

is

turned

clockwise,

either

background

noise

or

a

QSO

will

be

heard.

3.

To

eliminate

the

no-signal

noise

turn

the

SQL

control

clockwise.

4.

Enter

the

desired

frequency.

@

TRANSMIT

Precaution:

Check

the

intended

transmit

frequency

before

operating

to

prevent

interference

with

other

stations.

If

you

are

using

T.

SQ

(Tone

Squelch)

press

the

MONITOR

key

to

allow

the

Squelch

to

open.

1.

Simply

depress

the

PTT

switch

and

the

[ON

AIR]

in-

dicator

will

light.

2.

Speak

into

the

microphone.

Recommended

distance

to

the

microphone

is

approximately

2

inches

(5

cm).

CAUTION:

Long

transmission

or

extended

operation

in

the

5

watt

mode

might

cause

the

rear

of

this

transceiver

to

get

warm.

Do

not

place

the

transceiver

where

the

heat

sink

(rear

panel)

might

come

in

contact

with

plastic

or

vinyl

surfaces.

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