Kenwood NXR-710, NXR-810 Operation Manual

VHF DIGITAL BASE-REPEATER/ UHF DIGITAL BASE-REPEATER

NXR-710/ NXR-810

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

THANK YOU!

We are grateful you purchased this KENWOOD repeater. We believe this easy-to-program repeater will be highly effective in your communications system, and will keep personnel operating at peak efﬁ ciency.

PRECAUTIONS

• Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture; to prevent ﬁ re or electric shock.

• Do not open the unit under any circumstances; to avoid risk of electric shock.

• Do not expose the unit to long periods of direct sunlight, nor place it close to heating appliances.

• Do not place the unit in excessively dusty and/or humid areas, nor on unstable surfaces.

• If you detect an abnormal odor or smoke coming from the unit, disconnect the power from the unit immediately. Contact your Kenwood service center or dealer.

NOTICES TO THE USER

Government law prohibits the operation of unlicensed radio

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transmitters within the territories under government control.

Illegal operation is punishable by ﬁ ne and/or imprisonment.

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Refer service to qualiﬁ ed technicians only.

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This repeater is intended for use as a ﬁ xed base station with

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the antenna located outdoors on the rooftop or on an antenna tower.

This repeater is designed for a 13.6 V DC power source!

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Never use a 24 V DC or higher source to power the repeater.

Use only the supplied DC cord.

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Do not remove the ferrite core attached to the DC cord. Doing

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so may cause interference with radio communications.

The AMBE+2TM voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to extract, remove, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Patent Nos. #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, and #5,715,365.

UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT

Note: The following unpacking information is for use by your KENWOOD dealer, an authorized KENWOOD service center, or the

factory.

Carefully unpack the repeater. We recommend that you identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment, ﬁ le a claim with the carrier immediately.

Item Part Number Quantity

Hardware ﬁ xture J21-8559-XX 1 Front glass B10-2635-XX 1 Name plates B11-1259-XX 1 Cushion G13-1801-XX 4 Cushion G13-1802-XX 4 Foot J02-0475-XX 2 Foot J02-0492-XX 2 Grommet J59-0302-XX 2 Handle K01-0418-XX 1 Screws N30-4006-XX 2 Screws N35-3006-XX 5 DC cord E30-3427-XX 1 Lead wire with connector (15 pin) E31-3228-XX 1 Fuse F05-1537-XX 1 Instruction Manual B62-2201-XX 1

INSTALLATION

To install the handles onto the front panel of the repeater, align the handles with the holes on the front panel, then secure the handles using the supplied screws.

Please consult your dealer for installing the repeater and antenna.

MICROPHONE

Connect an optional KMC-30, KMC-35, KMC-27A, KMC-27B, or KMC-9C KENWOOD microphone to the MIC jack on the front panel.

Firmware Copyrights

The title to and ownership of copyrights for ﬁ rmware embedded in KENWOOD product memories are reserved for JVC KENWOOD Corporation.

B62-2201-20 (C)

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

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Front Panel

Speaker

CH/STATUS Display

Two 7-segment digits display the channel number, name, or status.

VOLUME control

Rotate to adjust the audio.

POWER switch

POWER indicator

Lights green when power is supplied to the DC 13.6V jack.

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Rear Panel

TX OUT

CONTROL

I/O

TEST/SPKR

REFIN RXIN

FUSE

DC 13.6V

N SYNC

MIC jack

CH/STATUS

BUSY

VOLUME

POWER

MIC

Connect a microphone to this 8-pin modular jack.

Programmable Function keys

Press these keys to activate their programmable functions.

BUSY indicator

Lights green while a signal is being received.

TX indicator

Lights red while transmitting.

TX OUT jack

Connect a TX antenna or a duplexer to this receptacle.

CONTROL I/O jack

Connect a repeater controller or a remote panel to this DB-25 interface.

REF IN jack

Connect to a 10 MHz external oscillator.

RX IN jack

Connect an RX antenna or a duplexer to this BNC receptacle.

FUSE

Insert 15 A blade fuse into this fuse holder.

REPEATER OPERATION

Note: Please consult your dealer for programming the repeater.

When power is applied to the unit, the POWER indicator lights:

Green when using the DC jack.

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Rotate the VOLUME control to adjust the audio. The BUSY indicator lights green while receiving a signal and the

TX indicator lights red while transmitting.

DC 13.6V jack

Connect a 13.6 V DC power supply to this jack.

N SYNC 1 / 2 jack

Conventional IP :

Connect KTI-3 (Network Interface Unit). Type-D Trunking : Connect each repeater with optional N-SYNC cable. (N-SYNC cable) :

E30-7701-XX (20 cm/ 0.7 ft) or E30-7717-XX (1 m/ 3.3 ft)

TEST/SPKR jack

Test input/output jack. Connect an external speaker to this jack. When using a Built-in speaker, connect the attached Lead wire with connector (15 pin) to this jack.

TRANSCEIVER OPERATION

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Receive

Adjust the volume to your desired level. You may need to

readjust the volume if you are having interference while receiving a message from your dispatcher or another member in your ﬂ eet.

The BUSY indicator lights green while a signal is being

received.

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Transmit

1 Listen to the channel before transmitting, to make sure it

is not being used.

2 Press the microphone PTT switch, then speak in your

normal speaking voice. The TX indicator lights red while transmitting.

3 When you ﬁ nish speaking, release the PTT switch.

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