TKR-750 GENERAL / SYSTEM SET-UP INTRODUCTION PERSONNEL SAFETY SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL The following precautions are recommended for person- nel safety : This manual is intended for use by experienced techni- • DO NOT transmit until all RF connectors are verified se- cians familiar with similar types of commercial grade com- cure and any open connectors are properly terminated.
TKR-750 OPERATING FEATURES 1. Controls and Functions 1-1. Front Panel 1 Speaker 7 Programmable Function keys Press these keys to activate their programmable func- 2 CH/STATUS Display tions. Two, 7-segment digits display the channel number or sta- tus. PF1 key (left side)
TKR-750 OPERATING FEATURES • “E2” is displayed when the channel data is not written. 2. Two 7-segment LED displays • Channel display (1~16) : While operating normally in user mode. • “E3” is displayed when PLL is unlocked. Receiver PLL unlocked = flashing BUSY LED.
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TKR-750 OPERATING FEATURES 3. Programmable Functions TKR-750 contains many Programmable Functions tabled below. Programmable Function Description AUX Out 1~5 Off AUX Out 1 to 5 ports become deactivated, respectively. AUX I/O 1~6 Off AUX I/O 1 to 6 ports become deactivated, respectively.
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TX Disable/Enable Toggles between transmitter inhibited and transmitter enabled (normal). The following Programmable Functions are output functions used to tell the condition of the TKR-750 to an external device. The output functions can be assigned to only AUX Outputs as follows.
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TKR-750 OPERATING FEATURES 4. Trigger Assignment The Programmable Functions described above can be assigned to PF keys, AUX input, Save on/off, Start up, and Power supply according to following table. In the last column of the table, when the Programmable Functions is assigned to any PF keys, it expresses that the LED in the PF key turns on either conditions.
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Turns on in Disable status. None Do not turn on. The Multi Table function enables the TKR-750 to decode 5. Simplex/Duplex Operation any one of the 16 QT/DQTs pre-programmed into the Multi The Simplex/Duplex function is used to specify whether Table.
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ADD channels is done in ascending order. audio. The TKR-750 can select the time between 140 to 200 2) Single Priority Scan : The Priority channel is set as either ms that the QT reverse burst is sent.
15. RF Power to the Receive Audio (RA) port and a speaker if the Send CW ID to RA function is set to Yes. The TKR-750 contains 8 The TKR-750 is able to switch transmission output on a message banks for CW Message. CW Message 1 to 8 is per-channel basis.
The TKR-750 repeater is programmed by using a personal 21. Start Up computer, programming interface and KPG-66D software. When the TKR-750 is first turned on or is reset, up to 3 3-2. Connection Procedure functions pre-programmed into the Start Up function are 1.
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4-1. Preface The KPG-46 is required to interface the TKR-750 to the The TKR-750 uses flash memory to allow it to be easily computer. It has a circuit in its D-sub connector (25-pin) upgraded when new features are released in the future.
TKR-750 INSTALLATION 1. External Power Supply Connection TX-RX unit (B/2) control section (Rear Connectors) : See Page 3 Component side This unit has two external power supply connectors : Main DC and Backup. If an external DC power supply is connected to the main...
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TKR-750 INSTALLATION 3. External Speaker (KES-4) The TKR-750 has a internal built-in speaker (5W/8Ω), and the external speaker output from the TEST/SPKR connector (15-pin) on the rear of the radio is 4W/4Ω. Use external speaker KES-4. 3-1. Connection for the KES-4 With the TKR-750 When taking the AF output from the TEST/ Fig.
TKR-750 MODIFICATION 1. Modification for Sinking the Collector Current Up 2. DC Source Switch Auxiliary output 1 and 2 can each be modified to sink up To prevent the power supply from turning off due to 600mA of the collector current. The following modification...
TKR-750 MODIFICATION / DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR 3. Trickle Charge for Backup Battery DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR If the external DC power supply is connected to the Main DC connector and a backup battery (12V rechargeable type) How to Remove the Panel Assy (ABS)
The BPF L5/L6/L7 attenuates the unwanted signals, and 1. Outline sends only the necessary signal to the first mixer DBM A1. The TKR-750 is a VHF/FM repeater designed to operate in the frequency range of 136 to 174MHz. 2-2. First Mixer...
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TKR-750 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 2-4. Audio Amplifier 3. Transmitter Circuit The audio amplifier circuit is located in control section of The transmitter circuit consists of the following circuits : TX-RX unit (X57-626 B/2). The recovered audio signal ob- 3-1 microphone circuit, 3-2 modulation level adjustment cir-...
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TKR-750 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 3-3. Driver and Final Power Amplifier Circuit The transmit signal is generated by the TX VCO (A2), amplified by Q11, and sent to final unit (X45-362). This am- plified signal is amplified by Q2, Q3, and Q4, and is passed to the FINAL stage.
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TKR-750 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 4-2. Transmitter PLL 4. PLL Frequency Synthesizer The transmitter PLL circuit is located in VCO unit A2 (X58- The PLL frequency synthesizer circuit consists of the fol- 479) on TX-RX unit (X57-626 A/2), and consists of VCXO X3, lowing circuits : 4-1 receiver PLL circuit, 4-2 transmitter PLL VCO’s (Q350 and Q351), a single-chip PLL IC IC300, buffer...
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TKR-750 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 5-5. Display Circuit 5. Control Circuit The display circuit (X54-333) contains two 7-segment The control circuit mainly located in the control section of LEDs D506, D507 (orange : see the operation manual for TX-RX unit (X57-626 B/2) consists of the following : 5-1 CPU,...
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TKR-750 5-6. DSP 6. DC Power Supply Circuit The DSP circuit filters transmit/receive audio signal and 6-1. DC Source Switching Relay Circuit encode/decodes signaling (QT, DQT). This circuit consists 1. The final unit contains a relay (K1) for switching between of IC618, IC612, IC613, IC614, IC603, IC606, IC608, IC610, the Main DC and Backup Battery.
TKR-750 SEMICONDUCTOR DATA DSP : 320VC5402PGE (TX-RX unit IC618) Pin Function Pin No. Name Function Pin No. Name Function NC1,NC2 – Not used (No connection) BFSR1 Frame sync. for receiver input – (LRCK : 16.128kHz) DVDD – VDD for I/O pins (+3.3V)
TKR-750 SEMICONDUCTOR DATA / DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS Final Unit (X45-3620-XX) Pin No. Name Function NC13 – Not used (No connection) Ref No. Part name Description HPI data bus DC amplifier TOUT0 – Not used (No connection) Thermostat EMU0 Emulator 0 (to JTAG connector)
TKR-750 DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS TX-RX Unit (X57-6260-XX) Ref No. Part name Description Q600 DC switch Ref No. Part name Description Q601 Transistor DC switch IC1,2 Buffer amplifier Q602 DC switch IC3~5 Voltage regulator Q603 Transistor Inverter D/A converter Q604 DC switch...
TKR-750 PARTS LIST New Parts. indicates safety critical components. L : Scandinavia K : USA P : Canada Parts without Parts No. are not supplied. Y : PX (Far East, Hawaii) T : England E : Europe Les articles non mentionnes dans le Parts No. ne sont pas fournis.
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST FINAL UNIT (X45-3620-XX) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation CK73FB1H103K CHIP C 0.010UF L9-11 L34-4520-05 AIR-CORE COIL C43,44 CK73GB1H102K CHIP C 1000PF L34-4523-05 AIR-CORE COIL...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST FINAL UNIT (X45-3620-XX) DISPLAY UNIT (X54-3330-20) TX-RX UNIT (X57-6260-XX) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation 02DZ5.1(Y) ZENER DIODE R511,512 RK73GB1J103J CHIP R 1/16W 1SS355 DIODE...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6260-XX) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation CC73GCH1H180J CHIP C 18PF C109 CC73GCH1H270J CHIP C 27PF CC73GCH1H220J CHIP C 22PF C110 CC73GCH1H030C CHIP C 3.0PF...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6260-XX) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation C639 CK73GB1E103K CHIP C 0.010UF C753,754 C92-0628-05 CHIP-TAN 10UF 10WV C640 C92-0628-05 CHIP-TAN 10UF 10WV C755...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6260-XX) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation CN603 E40-5887-05 PIN ASSY RK73GB1J102J CHIP R 1.0K 1/16W CN604 E40-5702-05 PIN ASSY RK73GB1J103J CHIP R...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6260-XX) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation R92-1252-05 CHIP R 0 OHM R638 RK73GB1J102J CHIP R 1.0K 1/16W R87,88 RK73GB1J102J CHIP R 1.0K...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6260-XX) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation R735 RK73GB1J333J CHIP R 1/16W R808 RK73GB1J102J CHIP R 1.0K 1/16W R736,737 RK73GB1J473J CHIP R 1/16W...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST TX-RX UNIT (X57-6260-XX) RX PLL/VCO (X58-4780-10) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation Q1,2 2SC3357 TRANSISTOR C359 CC73GCH1H080B CHIP C 8.0PF 2SC3356(R24) TRANSISTOR C360,361 CK73FB1C474K CHIP C 0.47UF...
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TKR-750 PARTS LIST RX PLL/VCO (X58-4780-10) TX PLL/VCO (X58-4790-10) Desti- Desti- Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description Ref. No. Address Parts No. Description parts nation parts nation Q300,301 2SC4116(GR) TRANSISTOR L360,361 L33-1268-15 SMALL FIXED INDUCTOR Q302 2SC4215(Y) TRANSISTOR L362 L40-8271-34...
To connect the TX-RX unit A/2 (CN14) to the TX-RX unit 150.10 150.00 146.10 146.00 B/2 (CN602) while in servicing, you can use the 36-pin flat 155.10 155.00 155.90 156.00 cable, E37-0979-05, which is available from the KENWOOD 165.10 165.00 140.10 140.00 parts center. 170.10 170.00 148.10 148.00 158.50...
TKR-750 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 1. Setting & 1) Connect the unit to a suitable DC power supply. 2) Turn the DC source switch on after connecting a PC and FPU cable to the radio. → “P.G.” appears on LED display Firmware →...
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TKR-750 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment 10. TX 1) High CH (Automatically) f. counter TX-RX CN19 PC adj. frequency (A/2) 173.9975MHz (tune) 2) Low CH (Automatically) PC adj. 136.0025MHz 11. Setting 1) Insert 8 pin cable and the coaxial cable to CN16, and CN19 on TX-RX side.
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TKR-750 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment (Narrow) 3) CH : 2 (Narrow) Rear RX ANT PC adj. SSG output : 3dB below to Adjust to point of 12dB SINAD level Audio TEST/SPKR...
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TKR-750 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment ± 0.1kHz (Narrow) 2) A-low CH (TX VCO A low) MOD ANA Rear TX OUT PC adj. A-center CH (VCO A center) 2.05kHz A-high CH (TX VCO A high)
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TKR-750 ADJUSTMENT Measurement Adjustment Item Condition Specifications/Remarks Test- Unit Terminal Unit Parts Method equipment ± 0.1kHz 27. Test tone 1) VCO-A CH (TX VCO A center) MOD ANA Rear TX ANT PC adj. deviation VCO-B CH (TX VCO B center) or...
TKR-750 TERMINAL FUNCTION Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function Final Unit (X45-3620-XX) Name Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function STB1 Strobe data for shift register Name Clock data input TX driver input signal (Coaxial) Serial data input – – Reserved...
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TKR-750 TERMINAL FUNCTION Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function TX-RX Unit (X57-6260-XX) (B/2) : Control Section Name Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function Enable input for RX PLL Name Enable input for TX PLL CN600 O Power supply output after power...
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TKR-750 TERMINAL FUNCTION Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function Name Name – Ground O RX data output (voice & data) O Output enable for shift register I/O Programable I/O 3 TEMP High temperature detector signal input...
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TKR-750 TERMINAL FUNCTION Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function Connector Terminal Terminal I/O Terminal function Name Name Clock input for PLL EMON External monitor switch input Reference frequency signal input “L”: Monitor on, “H”: Monitor off CN350 – Ground EPTT...
TKR-750 KES-4 (EXTERNAL SPEAKER) When Using an External Speaker 1. Make sure the unit‘s power is tuned off. 2. When using the external speaker, remove the jumper lead from the connector, and attach the speaker cable. 3. When not using the external speaker, replace the jumper lead and insert the connector into the speaker jack (pin9 and 12).
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TKR-750 SPECIFICATIONS (K,K2 TYPE) GENERAL Frequency Range ........ K : 146 to 174MHz K2 : 136 to 150MHz Number of Channels ......16 channel Channel Spacing ......... Wide : 30kHz, 25kHz Narrow : 15kHz, 12.5kHz (PLL channel stepping 2.5kHz/5kHz/6.25kHz/7.5kHz) Operating Voltage ....... 13.6V DC± 15% Current Drain Standby ..........
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