A.

GENERAL

SOFTWARE LICENSE NOTICE :

1. The copyright for the software is the property of the KENWOOD Corporation.
2. The software shall not be used or copied except as authorized in writing by the KENWOOD
Corporation.
3. KENWOOD Corporation accepts no responsibility for damages, consequential or otherwise,
caused by the use of the software.
4. The specifications of the software are subject to change without notice.
5. The software has been carefully designed; however, after reviewing the given descriptions, if
you have questions, encounter mistakes, or need additional information, please contact the
KENWOOD Corporation.

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KPG-49D software is a tool for programming the TK-780/880/280/380/980/981/480/481

transceiver.
(TK-980/981/480/481 does not have Conventional Format)
Using this software, first enter programming data into the computer, and then transfer the data to
a transceiver. You can print out the data on a printer. You can also retrieve data from a
transceiver to edit on the computer.
SUPPLIED ITEMS
Your programming software package includes the following:

3 floppy disks (3.5", 1.44MB)

Installation manual

APPLICABLE TRANSCEIVERS
This programming software supports the following transceivers:

Conventional Format
TK-780 (Mobile;VHF)
TK-880 (Mobile;UHF)
TK-280 (Portable;VHF)
TK-380 (Portable;UHF)

Trunking Format
TK-780 (Mobile;VHF)
TK-880 (Mobile;UHF)
TK-280 (Portable;VHF)
TK-380 (Portable;UHF)
TK-980 (Mobile;800MHz)
TK-981 (Mobile;900MHz)
TK-480 (Portable;800MHz)
TK-481 (Portable;900MHz)

B. INTRODUCTION

HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

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This software is designed for use on an IBM PC, PS/2 and compatible computers with 10 Mbytes
hard disk space, 32 Mbytes RAM.

Super VGA monitor or better.

800X600 or higher resolution recommended.

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The operating system must be Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Me/XP.

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The computer must have a serial communication port to connect to a transceiver and be
compatible with an IBM asynchronous communications adapter. You may select from the
COM1-COM20 port on the computer.

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Use a Kenwood KPG-36(for portable) or a KPG-46(for mobile) programming cable to connect

the computer to the transceiver. A commercially available DB-25 male to DB-9 female adapter
may be needed depending on the port configuration of your computer.

Caution :

The computer resources may run short if you run the KPG-49D and other software
simultaneously.

C. CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT

PROCEDURE:
1. Switch OFF the power to the computer.
2. Connect the 25-pin connector on the KPG-36/46 cable to the COM1 - COM20 port on the
computer. If the computer's COM port has 9 pins, use the DB-25M to DB-9F adapter.
3. Switch ON the power to the computer.
4. Power OFF the transceiver.
5. Connect the other end of the KPG-36/46 cable to the universal connector on the transceiver.
6. Power ON the transceiver.

D. PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW

PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGY:
This section explains three typical programming operations.
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When the programming data is transferred from the PC to the transceiver (writing the
programming data) or vice versa (reading the programming data), the transceiver will
automatically enter PC mode. "PROGRAM" appears on the display.

CREATING AND WRITING NEW DATA TO TRANSCEIVER

1. Specify the transceiver model you want to program. (Model)
2. Input all necessary data. (Channel Information, Edit/Optional Features, etc.)
3. Write the data to the transceiver. (Program/Write Data to Radio)
4. Save the data to a disk if desired. (File/Save As)

MODIFYING DATA PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN TO A TRANSCEIVER

1. Read the transceiver data. (Program/Read Data from Radio)
2. Modify the data. (Channel Information, Edit/Optional Features, etc.)

3. Write the modified data to the transceiver. (Program/Write Data to Radio)

4. Save the data to a disk if desired. (File/Save As)

MODIFYING DISK DATA, THEN WRITING TO A TRANSCEIVER

1. Read the disk data. (File/Open)
2. Modify the data. (Channel Information, Edit/Optional Features and so on)
3. Write the data to the transceiver. (Program/Write Data to Radio)
4. Save the data to a disk if desired. (File/Save As)