NX-300
Document Copyrights
Copyright 2008 by Kenwood Corporation. All rights re-
served.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, translated,
distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other-
wise, for any purpose without the prior written permission
of Kenwood.
Disclaimer
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation
of this manual, Kenwood assumes no responsibility for er-
rors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for dam-
ages resulting from the use of the information contained
herein. Kenwood reserves the right to make changes to any
products herein at any time for improvement purposes.
INTRODUCTION
SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL
This manual is intended for use by experienced techni-
cians familiar with similar types of commercial grade com-
munications equipment. It contains all required service
information for the equipment and is current as of the pub-
lication date. Changes which may occur after publication
are covered by either Service Bulletins or Manual Revisions.
These are issued as required.
ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS
When ordering replacement parts or equipment informa-
tion, the full part identifi cation number should be included.
This applies to all parts : components, kits, or chassis. If the
part number is not known, include the chassis or kit number
of which it is a part, and a suffi cient description of the re-
quired component for proper identifi cation.
Service Manual List
Title
Parts number
NX-300
B51-8811-00
NX-300
B51-8811-10
Note: Refer to page 10 for compatibility information of the Control unit and TX-RX unit.
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Firmware Copyrights
The title to and ownership of copyrights for firmware
embedded in Kenwood product memories are reserved for
Kenwood Corporation. Any modifying, reverse engineer-
ing, copy, reproducing or disclosing on an Internet website
of the firmware is strictly prohibited without prior written
consent of Kenwood Corporation. Furthermore, any resell-
ing, assigning or transferring of the fi rmware is also strictly
prohibited without embedding the firmware in Kenwood
product memories.
NXDN Transceivers:
The AMBE+2(TM) voice coding technology is embedded
in the fi rmware under the license of Digital Voice Systems,
Inc.
GENERAL
PERSONAL SAFETY
The following precautions are recommended for personal
safety:
• DO NOT transmit until all RF connectors are verifi ed se-
cure and any open connectors are properly terminated.
• SHUT OFF and DO NOT operate this equipment near
electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere.
• This equipment should be serviced by a qualifi ed techni-
cian only.
SERVICE
This transceiver is designed for easy servicing. Refer to
the schematic diagrams, printed circuit board views, and
alignment procedures contained within.
Remarks
Market code
First edition
Revised
K,K2,K3,K4
This service manual
Control unit number
X53-4260-XX
K,K3
(J79-0131-19)
X53-4260-XX
(J79-0131-29)
TX-RX unit number
X57-7370-10
(J79-0128-19)
X57-7370-XX
(J79-0128-39)