Kenwood NXR-901, NXR-900 User Manual

NXR-900/ NXR-901

800MHz DIGITAL BASE-REPEATER/ 900MHz DIGITAL BASE-REPEATER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

BASE-RELAIS NUMÉRIQUE 800MHz/ BASE-RELAIS NUMÉRIQUE 900MHz

MODE D'EMPLOI

BASE-REPETIDOR DIGITAL 800MHz/ BASE-REPETIDOR DIGITAL 900MHz

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCTIONES

NXR-900/ NXR-901 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

800MHz DIGITAL BASE-REPEATER/ 900MHz DIGITAL BASE-REPEATER

THANK YOU!

We are grateful you purchased this

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believe this easy-to-program repeater will be highly effective in your communications system, and will keep personnel operating at peak efficiency.

Kenwood

incorporates the latest in advanced technology into all of our products. As a result, we feel strongly that you will be pleased with the quality and features of this product.

PRECAUTIONS

• Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture; to prevent fire 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

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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 fine and/or imprisonment.

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Refer service to qualified technicians only.

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repeater. We

This repeater is intended for use as a fixed base station with

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the antenna located outdoors on the rooftop or on an antenna tower. (except USA and Canada)

This repeater is designed for a 13.8 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.

UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT

The following unpacking information is for use by your

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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, file a claim with the carrier immediately.

Front glass B10-2781-XX 1 Dressed screw N08-0563-XX 1 Bracket J29-0725-XX 2 Flat head machine screw N32-4008-XX 4 Handle and screw set K01-0421-XX 1 DC cord E30-3344-XX 1 Lead wire with connector (15 pin) E37-1381-XX 1 Fuse (7.5 A) F05-7521-XX 1 SYNC Cable E30-7701-XX 1 Instruction Manual B62-2410-XX 1

dealer, an authorized

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service center, or the

Item Part Number Quantity

FCC WARNING

This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made.

INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL DEVICE USER REQUIRED BY THE FCC

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can generate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to

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which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer for technical assistance.

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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, or KMC-9C microphone to the

MICROPHONE

jack on the front panel.

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OCXO UNIT (KXK-3):Option

The OCXO unit (KXK-3) is an Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) unit.

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

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Front Panel

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STATUS

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TAKE

RPT

MON

DISABLE

POWERCTRL OCXO BUSY TX

OVER

ABC

VOLUME

MICROPHONE

OFF/

COM

Speaker

CH/STATUS Display

Two 17-segment digits display the channel number, name, or status.

STATUS indicator

Indicates the status of the repeater. (NXDN mode)

Programmable Function keys

Press these keys to activate their programmable functions.

COM jack

Connect to the PC using a RS-232C standard DB9 (Female) cross cable.

VOLUME control

Turn clockwise until a click sounds, to unmute the audio. Rotate to adjust the audio. Turn counterclockwise fully to mute the audio.

MICROPHONE jack

Connect a microphone to this 8-pin modular jack.

POWER indicator

Lights green when power is supplied to the jack. Blinks red when an abnormal voltage is present.

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Rear Panel

RX TX

TEST/SPKR

CONTROL I/O

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SYNC

LAN REF OUT REF IN

DC 13.8V

1!2

While blinking, the repeater cannot be used.

indicator

Lights red while transmitting.

BUSY indicator

Lights green while a signal is being received.

OCXO indicator

The OCXO indicator shows the state of the reference 10 MHz oscillator :

Lights Green when using a reference signal from an

optional OCXO unit (KXK-3).

Lights Orange when using a reference signal from another

repeater.

Lights red when no reference signal is available or when

an error occurs.

Does not light when the reference signal is an internal

VCXO signal.

CTRL indicator

The CTRL indicator shows the control channel status

while using Digital trunking : Lights Green when the repeater is used as control channel. Blinks Green when using a non-dedicated control channel.

FUSE

DC 13.8V

RX IN

jack

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

TEST/SPKR jack

Test input/output jack. Connect an external speaker to this jack.

CONTROL I/O jack

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

SYNC 1 / 2 jack

Connect to another repeater to use synchronous frame signaling for digital trunking.

LAN jack

Connect to Ethernet.

REPEATER OPERATION

Please consult your dealer for programming the repeater.

Note:

Due to the frequency stability on the 6.25 kHz bandwidth channel, when operating the repeater using an optional OCXO unit, allow the unit to warm up after turning the power on. Refer to the KXK-3 instruction manual concerning the warm up duration. After turning on the power, wait for approximately 10 seconds for the VCXO or 5 minutes for the OCXO (when mounting) to warm up. During this time, the CH/STATUS Display will blink. The keys will function when they are pressed.

When power is applied to the unit, the green. Turn the

VOLUME

control clockwise until a click sounds,

POWER

to unmute the audio. Rotate to adjust the audio. Turn the

VOLUME

The

control counterclockwise fully to mute the audio.

indicator lights green while receiving a signal and the

BUSY

indicator lights red while transmitting.

indicator lights

REF OUT jack

Connect to another repeater within the site to supply a

reference signal.

REF IN jack

Connect from another repeater within the site to receive a

reference signal.

FUSE

Insert 7.5 A blade fuse into this fuse holder.

13.8V jack

Connect a 13.8 V DC power supply to this jack.

OUT jack

Connect a TX antenna or a duplexer to this BNC receptacle.

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 fleet.

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Transmit

The

Listen to the channel before transmitting, to make sure it

Press the microphone

When you finish speaking, release the

indicator lights green while a signal is being received.

BUSY

is not being used.

switch, then speak in your

PTT

normal speaking voice.

The TX indicator lights red while transmitting.

switch.

PTT

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