Kenwood 144 Connecting With A Regulated Power Supply, Connecting With A Cigarette Lighter Socket

CONNECTING WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY

To connect the transceiver with an appropriate regulated power supply, use an optional PG-2W DC cable.

1Confirm that the power switches of both the transceiver and power supply are OFF.

2Connect the optional PG-2W DC cable to the power supply; red lead to positive (+) terminal, and black lead to negative (–) terminal.

Black Red

Fuse Regulated power supply

CONNECTING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET

To connect the transceiver with the cigarette lighter socket in your vehicle, use an optional PG-3J Cigarette Lighter cable.

DC IN jack	To cigarette
	lighter
	socket

To connect with an external 24 V power source via a DC-DC converter, only use the optional PG-3J Cigarette Lighter cable. Using the PG-2W DC cable in this situation may cause a fire.

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3Connect the barrel plug on the DC cable to the DC IN jack on the side of the transceiver.

DC IN jack

Note:

2 4 V

2 4 V

2 4 V

DC-DC converter

PG-3J 1 2 V

Cigarette lighter socket

1 2 V PG-3J

DC-DC converter

1 2 V PG-2W

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◆Only use the power supplies recommended by your authorized KENWOOD dealer.

◆The supply voltage must be between 5.5 V and 16 V to prevent damaging the transceiver. If input voltage exceeds approximately 18 V, warning beeps sound and a warning message appears.

Note: If input voltage exceeds approximately 18 V, warning beeps sound and a warning message appears.

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