Intek KT-355EE Instruction Manual

KT-355Ek

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VHF FM HANDHELD’TRANSCEIVER

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RICETRASMETTITORE VHF FM

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PORTATILE

!

IINSTRUCTION

MANUAL

MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

(versione lingua inglese)

Before

USing

fhe Unit

(Observe the Following Precautions)

n Never

tauch

the unit’s cores or

trimmers

They are already adjusted
for

Optimum

Performance

The unit will not operate

on a 24 V power

suPPlY-

n The unit’s operatlng

voltage range 1s 6 0

. 160V
Never connect the

unit to an extemal

power supply

out-

side of this range

Doing

so

could Cause

- 16V

unit

Batteries

H

Make sure the j + ; and / ) ends of the battertes are ori-

ented correc!ly

n Never

use

new and

old

batteries together

9

Never expose

old

batteries to an open flame

Suitable batteries

n SUM-3 magnestum batterles

H

AlkalIne batteries

E

Nickel-cadmium batterles

(Same

types are not compatible

1

2

Setup

7

Attaching the antenna

2 Battery insertion

.

3 Switching power on and

1

adjusting the volume

/

‘,

1’

Turn the volume knob

clockwlse’

Turn the volume knob

further

Tuntöl

it

cllcks

to

swltch

power

on,

clockwse

to

~ncrease

the volume

4

Squelch

adjustment

, n How to

eliminate

background

‘Turn the

squelch

knob

clockwlse

iunt~l background

hiss 1s

no

longerl

,audible

I

Stop

turning

the knob as

soo” as

background

hiss IS inaudible

m

It may be difhcult to

recerve

weak sfgnals ff the squelch

knob is turned too far

clockwfse

4

5

Settinn

the frequencv

n There are three

ways to

set the frequency

setting

while

the

new

one

IS

bein

e

numeric

keys

uency

keys

Setting the frequency to 145.06 MHz

1) Press the

151

key to Input the 1 MHz column

SAVE

a-j

u 111’5.; - !

Flashes

2) Press

the

[0] key to Input the 100 kHz

colum”

SET/%
a-i

1

:95.E?

j

Y

FI%hEZ

3) Press the

[6]

key to Input the 10 kHz column

When

settlng is

compiete. a

lang high pltched

beep (peep) Sounds

Turmng the rotary channel selector

causes

the frequency to

rise or

fall m tuning steps

of the

preset size

See page 46 for an explanat~on of tumng

Steps

Frequency r!ses

Frequency falls

Rotary channel selector

Turnlng the rotary channel selector

wth

the FUNC key held down

causes

the fre-

quency to

rise or

fall I” 100 kHz tumng

Steps

Press the A key to

rase

the frequency

setting and the V key to

lower It

The

amount the frequency settlng changes
wth

each press depends on the tuning

step

sett1ng

5

6

Transmitting

. After setting the frequency and making sure that no

other statlons are broadcastlng on

It.

press the PTT

switch

to transmIt

.

H

A wide range of accessorles 1s avatlable to enable

you

to enjoy the unit an many different ways.

nducafor hghts during

een Indicator Itghts

g

recelve Status

6

Functions

and

ODeration

1.

Terminology

3

1

VFO mode

In the VFO mode the frequency settlng IS displayed and the
M, C and DUAL Indlcations are not displayed
The VFO mode IS actlve when the

untt 1s

flrst turned on

(the factory

setting)

Vorurne

knob

2 Memory mode

In the memory mode the frequency settlng and the memory
address number are displayed.
In the VFO mode, press the B VIM ENT key to swltch to the
memory mode. (See pages 29-33 )

5

Memory

(M)

Me’mory

address number

6

Paging mode

Cal1

mode

In the

cal1

mode the C indication IS displayed

(See page 40

)

Carl IrequUlcy

@*pqyq

Set mode

In the set mode the SE Indlcatlon IS displayed

(See pages 10 and 48-50

.)

Set

mode

Extra mode

In the extra mode the EA Indlcatlon IS dlsplayed
(See pages 54-55

)

Set mode

In the paglng mode the PAG Indication 1s displayed
(See pages 21-26

.)

7

2.

1)

basic functions

Functions accessed by pushlng keys

directly

l-3

QY

Function

O-Q

1 Numeric

Input 1 5

1

LAMP 01splay

illumination

ONIOFF

l -

1

SQL OFF Squelch

control

ONIOFF

-

VIM

VFOimemory

mode toggle

31

v

Frequency or address number down,

5

/

A

(

Frequency or address

#

CL PS

Cancel mode

­1

MS

Memory scan ON/OFF

(

36

l

CALL

Cal1 up ca11 frequency

,

401

2) Functions accessed by holding down the FUNC key
and pressing another key

.x F +

means “wth

the FUNC key held down

”

(See pages 45-47

)

Functions printed

it. hght

blue

I

F * PO

F + DUAL

/ Dua, ,,,,,:L-

-=

Switch

tral-ismt

power

level

F + SFT Memory shltt mode ONIOFF

33

F + STEP

I

Tuning step settlng

1 46

_--M-

F + SAVE

Save

ONfOFF

l

F+F L Frequency leck ON/OFF

47

F + T SQIDM 1 Tone

squelchitone encoder

toggle

)

28

)

F + REV,HSC

cies ,n

repeater

mode

~-.

Ft

L LAMP

F + PAG

i

Paging,code squelch ONIOFF

F+MS

M

F + PS

i

Scan

ONIOFF-

I

35

F +

C&LL>

P L

PTT

swtch

leck ON OFF

47

~ F+ DTMF MI DTMF

memory

mode

’

43

i

~~ 1-

3) Functions accessed by

presslng numeric

keys in the

set mode.

The following functions are accessed by switching to the
set mode and presslng the keys Indlcated
(See pages 48-50

)

z

SE + means “press the following key while an the set

mode

”

n

While

holding down the FUNC key. press the 0

SET/%

key

The frequency

Indicatton

dlsappears from the display

The [SE] (SET MODE) indication IS displayed. showing that

the set mode 1s actlve

K~Y

, v-Y*

SE +

0

Beep ONIOFF

1

48

SE + 1

Leil

gth of

paglng beep

li5 toggle

l 48 1

cc 1

/

1 kHz

column input

from

nuneric

YL - L

: keys

enableidisable

toggle

48

j

SE + 3

Repeater + PAG

transmissmn delay time

49

SE -4

Squelch

pop

no~se reductlon

49

SE + 5

APO (Auto Power Off) ONIOFF

49

SE - 6

Enabie encoder even ,n

frequency

leck status

50

SE

+7

CTCSS

frequencv settIna

mode

(CTN160 tone frequency-selectlon)

.n

IY

SE +

8

1

Repeater offset frequency

settlng

/

19

SE + 9

(Display mdlcations

appear

normally. but

no

tones

are

produced Internally

)

4) Functions accessed in the set mode by holding
down the FUNC key and pressing another key.

(See pages 51-53

.)

SETISB

0. 1. 3- 9 EJ keys

~+~+~+Qq

\

/

Set mode

channel sele lurned wlth th

Id down

between

100

9

5). Functions

accessed by pressing keys in the extra

mode

s

EA +

means

“press the following key

whlle

in the extra

mode.”

(See pages 54-55

.)

Set mode

i

Extra mode

Numeric key

R

Select mterval for save

functlon

Reduce DTMF transmlsslon

Speed

Gong

medium

pltched

beep

(boo)

(no

functlon)

Long medlum

pitched

beep

(boo)

(no

functlon)

Enable

frequency Input from 100 MHz

column

Long medium

pitched

beep

(boo)

(no

tunctmn)

Lang

medlum

pltched

beep

(boo)

(no

functlon)

10

Operation and Functions of Parts

Top View

Be” c’ip I

Waterproolcap .I

MIC

(extemal

microphone jack)

Jack for connectlng an Optional

mlcrophone-speaker

1

//

combmatlon

(CMP111 or CMP115). headset

wth

PTT

swltch

(CHPlll) or

tlepm mtcrophone (CMP113)

SP

(extemal

speaker

jack)

Jack for connectmg an

optional

rmcrophone-

speaker

comblnatlon

(CMP111 or CMP115)

or

headset with PTT

swtch (CHPlll)

This

jack allows connectlon

of an

extemal

speaker or earphone

wth

a

Load impedance

of

8

ohms
No

wund 6s”es

from the

“nlt’s mternal speaket

when a plug IS

inserted

into this ]ack

VOLUME (power

switch/volume

knob)

Turn this knob to adlust the

volume Alwa

squelch off by holdlng down the SQL OFF

turning the SQL knob all the

way counterc

before adfustmg the

volume

SQL (squelch knob)

CHANNEL

(rotary channel selector

knob)

Thls knob IS used to

Change

the

transmrt/recewe

frequency It IS also used to

Change

the tone

frequency, tunmg

Step size

and

memory

address

number

Turn

clockwse to

~ncrease, and

counterciockwse

to

reduce, the frequency settlng

The

mitial

tunmg step settlng IS 10 kHz The tunmg

step setbng

tan

be changed 11

deslred to

5. 12 5.

20. 25. 50, 75 or 100

kHz,

for a total of

eight

set-

t1ngs

(7) Adpsf

fhis hnob to

ellmmate

audlble

h1.w

durmg

scan

dual

watch.

SBYB, pag,ng or

Code

squelch

operafron.

(2)

Tune IO an

unused channei

before

ad/usfmg

fhe

squelch

CALL/P.L (cal1

buiton)

This button IS used for

prlortty

call-up of the

cal1

frequency

Presslng It while the FUNC button IS held down
toggles the PTT leck functlon on and off

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Front View

FUNCTION (function)

A vamty

of

special

functlons ca” be

accessed by holding down this key and
press,ng another key

1

PTT switch

Swtches

between

transmlttlng

and

recelwng

SQL OFF (squelch oll button)

Squelch IS dlsabled for as lang as this button is held

down,

regardless

of the sett,ng of the squelch knob

lt has the same effect as turning the squelch knob all

the way

counterclockwise

Presslng the SQL OFF button while the PTT

switch

is

held down causes a DTMF

signal to

be

transmltted

Front control

Panel

(keys)

2 DUAL

A LAMP L.LMP

SQL

0FFIDTMF.M

_

DC IN

(extemal

power supply connector jack)

Plug

the lopt~onal) power supply

Cord ~nto

thls

jack

The umt swltches automat~cally fram the battery
pack to the extern.3 power supply when the

plug is

‘nserted

m

Center

pl” is

negative

Aiways

turn :he power

swltch

off

before

unpiugging

he

power supply cable Jhe

unit

s

operaling

Vollage

range :.5

6 0 ,

16 0 V

Neer connect 11 10

an

exlernai

power supply

oufside

of Ibis

range

CALL1P.L

3 SFT

D A CODE
C V PAG

6 F.L
B

V/M ENT

0 SETISB

Memory scan memory address nurnber rndication

Paglng

funct~on

decode mark rndrcation

Protect mode

jmemory writeloverwrlte

prohtbrted

Memory

cal1 tm~k~i_,,,,,1~~

Shift frequency

+/- direction

rndicatton

Code address number mdrcatron

l--

L

SE Set mode Indrcatron
CH Tuning

Step

settrng rndrcatron

OF Offset frequency sethng rndrcatron

EA Extra mode rndicatron

IF

Internal tone frequency settrng

indication

CF CTCSS tone frequency setttng rndication

% Flequires optronal CTCSS unit

SA Save

~nterval

settrng rndrcatron
CP Individual code address rndrcatron
C Code settrng mode indrcatron
CO- C6 + CP Code address rndrcatron

il ­u :

DTMF memory block rndrcation

Code squelch

operahon

rndrcatron

l

L

Dual

watch

Operation

mdication

UHF band

irequency display

(VHF

ior

C166)

Tome encoder operahon

rndrcahon

Tone squelch operatron rndrcatron

Auto power off

indicatron

PTT leck indication
Frequency leck indication

1 kHz/100 Hz column indrcatron

Busy scan

operabon

rndrcatron

Save operatron

mdrcatron

1 kHz

level

Input enabled

Signal strength

meter

during receptron

Transmlssron output level meter during fransmss~on

100 MHz

level rnput

enabled

Drsplayed when all reset enabled
(When drsplayed reset rs

powble )

Lower

power transmrssron output rndication

Mrddle power transmrssron output mdrcahon
High power

transmission

output rndrcatron

‘-

Battery rndrcator

(Flashes when batterres

arc

low

)

13

n On

thts

and the pages

which

follow, the functions of

each

key are descrrbed rn the foilowtng

Order

1) Key pressed drrectly

Function

printed I” ~vory

2) Key pressed

wrth

FUNC key held down

Function prlnted

,n

3) Key pressed rn set mode

SET/SB

Other key

m+@*q

4) Key pressed tn set mode with FUNC key held down

J-

(except for 0

SETISB)

r

w

5) Key pressed

fn

extra mode

:

-

6)

Numeric, A.

B, C. D.

Jt- or

# key pressed

wth

PTT

swdch held

down

1PO

+

1) Inputs the numeral 1

-

2) Swttches transmrssron output

+

3) Sets length of pagtng beep
(one or five

trmes.)

--.

4) All reset.

(restores factory settmgs

)

4

5)

High Speed scan

on/off

-.-.+

6) Transmtts DTMF

Signal

1

14

Beep indications

When you press the control buttons of the

unit,

beeps

inform you of the

Status

of the Operation being performed

The

pftch

and durahon of the beeps dlffers as descrlbed

below

Pip

Operation

button pressed

regtstered

correctly

Peep

\

(Lang high
pltched beep)

Operation

successfully completed.

(Exampk Frequency

successfully

entered In memory

)

/

.

Boo

(Lang medlum

pltched

beep)

Operation button pressed

not reglstered

correctly or

mvalld

button pressed.

/

Pip-pip-pip-pip

lhpeated high
pltched beeps,

!

Indlcates auto power otf

operation or a transmtswx recelved

an

the paging mode

Pilala-pilala-pilala

Transmission sent an the paglng mode

/

\

Puff

\

Wort

lOW

pltched beep,

Functlon

canceled or mtial

settmgs

reatored

I

15

Repea ter Operation

n About repeater Operation

n Conventional Operation

This

term refers to radle communication

via

a ‘repeater

statlon”

(a relay Statton)

Since

a repeater Station IS

requlred,

the repeater function

IS

generally only used to

communxate wth locations

too

far away to communicate

wth dlrectly

Transmittang

and receiving

via

the repeater

statlon

takes

place on different

frequencles

(The sending frequency IS 600 KHz (VHF),

lower

than the

receiving frequency

)

This

unit automatically sets the

sending

frequency GOOKHz

(VHF). lower than the receiving frequency when the

repeater functlon is

turned

on.

(TX

RX 145 240 MHz)

(TX RX

145

240

MHz)

n

Repeater Operation

Repeater station

(Tx 145

‘O” MHz

RX 1451800 MHz

TX 145 800 MHz

RX 145 200

MHz

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Repeater Operation

Canceling the repeater

function

Set the frequency to

match

that of the repeater

Station

1)

Hold down the FUNC key and press the 6 RPT key
When you press the PTT

swrtch

the

Signal IS

transmrtted
at a frequency -600 KHz lower than the frequency shown
on the drsplay

(+600KHz

offset).

(To transmit with a

600

KHz offset, hold down the FUNC

key and press the 8 RPT key

agarn.)

2)

3)

While transmitting, press

CALL/P.L

key to access the

repeater Station. (The 1.750 KHz burst Signal is

trans-

mitted only while the

CALL/P.L

key is depressed.)

Hold down the FUNC key and press the 8 RPT key.

A [ -1 appears on the display. indicating -600

KHZ

offset

Status.

Hold down the FUNC key and press the 6 RPT key once
again. A [ + ] appears on the display, indicating

dO0

KHz offset

Status.

Hold down the FUNC key and press the 8 RPT key a
third

ttme.

The [ + ] indication disappears from the dis-

play and the repeater mode is canceled.

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Reversing the repeater sendlreceive

frequencies

n

Thrs

function allows you to communrcate drrectly

wrth

another

Station

(wrthout using the repeater

Station)

It

IS

called reverse (REV) operahon.

1) Hold down the FUNC key and press the 9

REV/HSC

key

The [ - ] or [ + ]

rndrcatron

on the drsplay flashes on and

off to

rndrcate

that the sendrng and recervrng frequen-

cies have been reversed

2) To cancel

thrs functron,

hold down the FUNC key and

press the 9

REVIHSC

key

agarn

(1)

If.

after step 1) above IS performed. you succeed rn

commu-

nrcatrng wrth

the other

Station.

you may be able to

contmue

to communrcate wrthout

usrng

the repeater functton at all

If drrect contact has been establrshed. try

communrcatrng

wrthout

usrng

the repeater funchon

(srmplex

Operation)

(2)

Usrng

srmplex Operation means that more other

People tan

use the repeater

statron

It is therefore desrrable to use

srmplex operatron whenever

possrble

(as a courtesy to

other users of the repeater

Station)

Setting the CTCSS tone frequency

n

Thrs functron IS

avarlable rf the optional CTCSS unit

(tone

squelch) has been

rnstalled.

There are 38 tone

squelch frequencres to

choose

from.

-

1)

Swatch

to the set mode.

2) Press the 7

T.SQ/DM

key.
The current CTCSS tone frequency settrng appears on
the drsplay.
The CF

tndrcatron

also appears. showrng that the

unrt IS

tn

the CTCSS tone frequency sethng mode.

(CF

Stands

for CTCSS FREQUENCY

)

3) Select the tone frequency of your

chorce usrng

the

V /A

keys or the rotary channel selector

During

frequency setttng. a puff (short low

prtched

beep)

Sounds

at 88.5 Hz.

4) After settrng the desired frequency. press the # CL PS

W

Changing the offset frequency

n The factory settrng for the offset frequency

IS

600 KHz.

Follow the procedure below to set a new offset frequency

1) Swatch

to the set mode

2) Press the 8 RPT key
The current offset frequency settrng appears on the dis-

play The [OF]

tndrcatron

also appears.

showrng

that the

unrt IS In

the offset frequency settrng mode

(OF Stands for OFFSET FREQUENCY )

3) Set the new offset freduency

usrng

the 0 - 9 keys, the

A iV

keys. or the rotary channel selector

4) After setting the desrred frequency. press the # CL PS

key

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