NX5K cant select RF decks

[KC3AWP]

Good evening all,

Just recently installed a second NX5700 on my setup giving me a single head (KCH-19) dual deck setup (both 5700's). Setup and multi deck programming went fine from what I understand, I get no errors when booting and I see the second RF deck on my control head but I can not switch to it. All programmed keys give an error beep when pressed and when I put a menu option to select RF deck, it does not appear.

Ive double checked the firmware, dip switches, programming steps, etc and Im not quite sure where im missing why Im unable to select my second deck. Any tips where to look in programming. Both radios are running firmware 4.60.0 but I also attempted this at firmware 4.23.0 as well.

 

[kd4efm]

What button do you have deck A, and Deck B assigned? Is it in the menu?

Kch19 only shows 1 deck at a time but the number of decks connected on the left.

 

[KC3AWP]

What button do you have deck A, and Deck B assigned? Is it in the menu?

Kch19 only shows 1 deck at a time but the number of decks connected on the left.

I have func+up as rf deck up and func+dn as rf deck down. Do I need to assign a deck per button? I imagined it more as a scroll then a select if that makes sense.

And when I ment it show's both decks, I ment it shows me the selected deck 1 and 2 next to my channel name, confirming it sees the other deck.

 

[ramal121]

Master Data Operation (Multi Deck Setup) points to the deck you're programming the buttons for?

 

[KC3AWP]

Ok so after multiple reprogramming and pointing the deck select at different buttons, Its now happy with my AUX button being the RF deck select button. It must be particular on what button is assigned to rf deck selection is what I imagine.

Question 2: theres no way to have both decks audio come out the internal speaker if there is traffic on both monitored channels, the way a Kenwood D710 does? Right now I have deck A internal speaker and deck b external speaker with deck b usually being -9bd unselected.

 

[tweiss3]

Ok so after multiple reprogramming and pointing the deck select at different buttons, Its now happy with my AUX button being the RF deck select button. It must be particular on what button is assigned to rf deck selection is what I imagine.

Question 2: theres no way to have both decks audio come out the internal speaker if there is traffic on both monitored channels, the way a Kenwood D710 does? Right now I have deck A internal speaker and deck b external speaker with deck b usually being -9bd unselected.

Not with the 19 head, you need an external speaker for each deck.

 

[kd4efm]

just so all are aware again



KCH-19 SHOWS A DECK PER DISPLAY (1 DECK AT A TIME)
KCH-20 AND 21 SHOWS ALL DECKS IN MULTI-DECK DISPLAY

 

[wd8chl]

As to speakers, plug a speaker into each deck. Then what come out the speaker in the head will be what you have selected, and the other two will be equivalent to a console "unselect" audio.

 

[KC3AWP]

This is what I’m planning on doing. I have two KES-5A’s. One is installed and the other will be going in shortly.