15 OPERATOR CONVENIENCES

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL

CONTROL OPERATION

(K-type ONLY)

When in Remote Control mode, the DTMF keys of the

If you have a Kenwood TH-D7A handheld transceiver,

control transceiver will function as shown in the table

below. Each time you press the desired key, the

you can use it to remotely control the 144 MHz and

transceiver will automatically enter transmit mode and

440 MHz bands of the TS-2000(X) transceiver, using

send the corresponding command to the mobile.

FM mode. You will be controlling one band on the

 

TS-2000(X) transceiver while sending DTMF tones to

Note: If you are using a transceiver without a remote control

the other band from the remote control transceiver.

function, manually send “AXXX#YA#” where “XXX” is your 3-digit

This function is useful, for example, when you want to

secret number and “Y” is a single-digit control command. If you do

not add ”A#” on the end, you can skip sending “AXXX#” next time;

control the VHF/ UHF FM repeater function of the

however, the mobile may be accidentally controlled by other stations.

TS-2000(X) transceiver from a location outside your

 

 

 

 

 

1

DCS ON

 

9

MR

home or vehicle.

 

Note:

2

TONE ON

 

0

LOW

◆ To remotely control the TS-2000(X), you can also use a handheld

 

 

 

 

 

3

CTCSS ON

 

A

ENTER

transceiver which does not have a remote control function, but a

 

DTMF function. You must, however, manually send DTMF tones

4

DCS OFF

 

B

TONE SEL

for control code strings. Skip steps 1 and 3 in “PREPARATION”,

 

below.

5

TONE OFF

 

C

REPEATER ON

◆ FCC rules permit you to send control codes only on the 440 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

band.

6

CTCSS OFF

 

D

REPEATER OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREPARATION

7

CALL

 

 

DOWN

 

 

 

 

 

8

VFO

 

#

UP

 

 

Assuming that the 144 MHz band of the TS-2000

 

 

 

 

 

To change the transmit/ receive frequency:

transceiver will be controlled.

On the control transceiver:

([VFO] ➡ [ENTER] ➡ [0] ~ [9] (enter the necessary

1 Program a 3-digit secret number.

digits) ➡ [ENTER]) or ([VFO] ➡ [UP]/ [DOWN])

To recall a memory channel:

 

 

• If you are using a TH-D7A, see “WIRELESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE CONTROL” in its instruction manual.

([MR] ➡ [ENTER] ➡ [0] ~ [9] (enter the necessary

2 Select the transmit frequency on the 440 MHz

digits) ➡ [ENTER]) or ([MR] ➡ [UP]/ [DOWN])

 

 

 

 

 

band.

To change the tone (or CTCSS) frequency:

3 Enter the Remote Control mode.

([TONE SEL] ➡ [0] ~ [9] (enter 2 digits; ex. [0], [5])

On the TS-2000 transceiver:

➡ [TONE SEL])

 

 

• Use Nos. 01 to 38 shown in the table on page 35.

4 Access Menu 61C, and select the same secret

• First activate the Tone or CTCSS function. You

number that you selected in step 1.

can select a separate tone frequency for the Tone

5 Select the receive frequency on the 440 MHz

and CTCSS functions.

 

 

band of the sub-receiver.

 

 

 

 

 

•Mate this frequency with the transmit frequency on the control transceiver.

6Select the 144 MHz band as the TX band or Control band for the main transceiver.

7To have the TS-2000(X) transceiver send a control acknowledgment to the handheld, access Menu 61D and select “ON”.

Note: While in Wireless Remote Control mode, you can perform only the following operations on the TS-2000(X) transceiver.

•

Transmit

•

Acknowledge ON/ OFF

•

Secret Number Change

•

Partial/ Full Reset

•DTMF tones which represent the secret number will be used as an acknowledgment.

8Access Menu 61E and select “ON”.

•“” appears when the TS-2000(X) enters Remote Control mode.

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