I'm a noob and just received this Kenwood ProTalk TK-3402U16P radio. In an effort to save some money, I bought this model radio from a pawn shop on eBay. It was sold as "new", and from what I can tell it is new, as it was in the box, wrapped in plastic, etc. and no sign of ever having been handled, but I'm getting some strange indications I which I'd like help with if anyone has experience with this radio.
After charging the battery, I turned the radio on and cycled through all of the channels. The radio verbalizes the channel number. When I select channels 8-12 and 14-16, the LED alternates between Orange/Red, which the manual indicates that means "Frequency not programmed". The speaker emits a constant tone when these channels are tuned, which may be normal. All other channels 1-7 and 13 have the LED off, unless I key the mike, and then the LED goes red, which signifies transmit according to the manual, which I assume is OK.
I was under the impression, according to the attached document, that all 16 channels were supposed to be programmed to some default frequencies. So, I saw there is an "ALL RESET MODE" near the bottom of the 2nd page, and when I tried holding down all 3 buttons while powering the radio on, nothing happens. I don't get the orange LED nor voice prompts. I tried some of the other things in that manual, like setting a frequency, but nothing works.
I have the programming cable on order, and I have the Kenwood programming software KPG-159DN v1.50 on hand, so once the cable comes in, I'll try to see if I can set up the frequencies as needed.
Any help would be appreciated.
After charging the battery, I turned the radio on and cycled through all of the channels. The radio verbalizes the channel number. When I select channels 8-12 and 14-16, the LED alternates between Orange/Red, which the manual indicates that means "Frequency not programmed". The speaker emits a constant tone when these channels are tuned, which may be normal. All other channels 1-7 and 13 have the LED off, unless I key the mike, and then the LED goes red, which signifies transmit according to the manual, which I assume is OK.
I was under the impression, according to the attached document, that all 16 channels were supposed to be programmed to some default frequencies. So, I saw there is an "ALL RESET MODE" near the bottom of the 2nd page, and when I tried holding down all 3 buttons while powering the radio on, nothing happens. I don't get the orange LED nor voice prompts. I tried some of the other things in that manual, like setting a frequency, but nothing works.
I have the programming cable on order, and I have the Kenwood programming software KPG-159DN v1.50 on hand, so once the cable comes in, I'll try to see if I can set up the frequencies as needed.
Any help would be appreciated.