Kenwood Nexedge User manual

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NX-410
800MHz DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ÉMETTEUR-RÉCEPTEUR NUMÉRIQUE 800MHz
MODE D’EMPLOI
TRANSCEPTOR DIGITAL 800MHz
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

800MHz DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER
NX-410
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ENGLISH
Terminal Descriptions
Universal connector
It is possible to use a resin-based cover for the Universal connector.
NO. Name Description Impedance I/O
1 SSW Ext/Int Speaker Switch Input High Impedance I
2 SP+ BTL Output + for External Speaker
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3 SP- BTL Output - for External Speaker O
4 MSW Ext/Int MIC Switch Input High Impedance I
5 EMC External MIC Input N I
6 ME External MIC GND GND -
7 PTT External PTT Input High Impedance I
8 PF Programable Function Key Input High Impedance I
9 OPT Man Down Input High Impedance I
10 E GND GND -
11 5V 5V power supply output 5V O
12 TXD Serial Data Output CMOS O
13 RXD Serial Data Input CMOS I
14 NC Not used - -
Antenna Terminal
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Battery Terminal
The battery terminal uses a spring plate.
The negative terminal connects to the chassis ground.
The battery is mounted on the rear side of the transceiver using a sliding
mounting method.

THANK YOU
We are grateful you have chosen Kenwood for your land
mobile radio applications.
This instruction manual covers only the basic operations of your
NEXEDGE portable radio. Ask your dealer for information on any
customized features they may have added to your radio.
NXDN™
NXDN™ is a protocol name for a new digital communications
system using 4-level FSK technology which has been
co-developed by Kenwood and Icom.
NOTICES TO THE USER
XGovernment law prohibits the operation of unlicensed radio
transmitters within the territories under government control.
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SAFETY: It is important that the operator is aware of and
understands hazards common to the operation of any
transceiver.
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. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390,
#5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, #5,517,511,
#5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166.

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