Kenwood TK-280

303ff · Post by **303ff** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:06 pm

Hello, I have a Kenwood TK-280 and when you turn the radio on it has 1 volume setting!! There is no in between just high of off?? Any ideas???

Wes · Post by **Wes** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:23 pm

The TK-280/380 radios has a feature called minimum volume setting, sounds like someone has programmed this function to max level........

Wes

57Shasta · Post by **57Shasta** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:33 pm

Minimum volume is for 780/880 mobiles. Sounds to me like you lost the ground to your volume pot. Check pot and connections.

n7maq · Post by **n7maq** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:07 pm

The MIN volume CAN BE set in the TK280/380. Just try to reprogram it.

Jim.

kc2kuy · Post by **kc2kuy** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:17 pm

What about the SQ level? I just got mine and i can't find it in the software at all?

fire_master_21 · Post by **fire_master_21** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:24 pm

57Shasta wrote:Minimum volume is for 780/880 mobiles. Sounds to me like you lost the ground to your volume pot. Check pot and connections.

minimum volume setting for the Tk 280 is under optiional features and then tone features

n7maq · Post by **n7maq** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:33 pm

It's done from the test menu. Also can be done from the front if it's programmed to go into test mode. 1 for wide, and 1 for NB.
PM me directly with your email address, I can send you a copy of the service info.

Jim

kc2kuy · Post by **kc2kuy** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:20 pm

OK what if you don't have any test eqmt? I went to the test menue and it won't let me do a thing...Thanks.....Also my MIN volum is still loud and again the test menu won't let me do a thing...

n7maq · Post by **n7maq** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:03 pm

OK, the SQL level is set from the test menu.

For the min volume, Open the KPG-49D, read your radio, or open your data file. Under the “EDIT” pull down menu select, and open “OPTIONAL FEATURES”, then in the lower right of the screen you will see “TONE FEATURE”, open that, and set the “MINIMUM VOLUME” to 0, or off. Reprogram the radio, and you are set.

Jim.