Tekcom TP-318 Family Radio Transceiver User Manual

Tekcom Industries Limited Family Radio Transceiver Users Manual

Users Manual

TEKCOM Industries LimitedPage 1 of 6OWNER’S MANUALTP-318 (US Version)September 8, 2000INTRODUCTIONYour FRS radio is a lightweight radio that you can carry almost anywhere. Use it at shopping malls,amusement parks, or sports events to contact family and friends, or in a neighborhood watch forvital communications.You can start using your FRS radio immediately without any license required! Your radio comeswith 14 channels and you can talk with another person who has a FRS radio and is on the samechannel and privacy code that you are using.Your radio also offers a multifunctional liquid crystal display with backlight, auto-squelch whicheliminates noise between transmission, power saving, built-in modulation limiter circuit whichautomatically adjust the radio for a wide variety of voice levels to ensure a clear transmission,automatic shut off timer, memory retention, low battery indication and keypad lock.USING THE RADIOA. DISPLAYYour radio comes with a multifunctional backlight display. By pressing any buttonexcept the CALL and PTT, the backlight will illuminate for 7 seconds. The liquidcrystal display has been enlarged to show all of the operating modes.
TEKCOM Industries LimitedPage 2 of 61. “BUSY”: Displayed when a call is being received.2. “VOL” : Displayed the current volume.3. “VOX” : Displayed when the VOX is enabled.4. “CTCSS”: Displayed when the CTCSS privacy mode is enabled.5. “”: Displayed when the keypad lock has been activated.6. “”: When this symbol is visible, it indicates the batteries are low. Replace the batteriesafter this indicator is on.7. “ ” : Displayed when your radio is transmitting or the CALL button is pressed.8. Shows the selected channel number.9. Shows the selected CTCSS code number.10. “SCAN”: Displayed when the transceiver scans through all the channels.11. “INT”: Displayed when the intercom is enabled.B. FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS
TEKCOM Industries LimitedPage 3 of 61. CALL ButtonYou can cause a ringer sound on all radios tuned to the same FRS channel and/or the privacy codeas your radio. To send a page, press and hold down the CALL button. At this time, the speakerrings a bell, and the icon is displayed and the outer (( )) icon flashes.2. Push-To-Talk buttonTo talk, hold down Push-To-Talk. Speak into the microphone in a normal tone of voice when the icon is displayed. When you finish speaking, release Push-To-Talk button.3. MON buttonPress this button to open the automatic squelch and allow background noise to be heard. ReleaseMON button to turn the auto-squelch back on.In addition, MON button is also a double-function buttona) MON + PowerAfter inserting the Microphone /Speaker plug into the jack, press and hold MON button, thenpress POWER button to enable or disable the intercom function.b) MON + MODEPress and hold MON button, then press MODE button to enable or disable the CTCSSprivacy mode operation.To determine CTCSS privacy code setting. Press and hold MON, then press MODE buttonfor two seconds until CTCSS icon displays and the below privacy codes indicator flashes,press ∆∆∆∆ or ∇∇∇∇ button to select the desired code among 1 and 38. Press MODE button onceto confirm and exit the setting mode and your radio is now in the privacy mode operation.c) MON + ∆∆∆∆Press and hold MON button, then press ∆∆∆∆ button to enable or disable the VOX function. Todetermine VOX setting, press and hold MON button, then press ∆∆∆∆ button for two secondsuntil VOX icon displays and the below VOX codes indicator flashes. Press ∇∇∇∇ to select thedesired code among 1 and 3. While pressing and holding MON button, press ∆∆∆∆ buttononce to confirm and exit the setting mode and your radio is now in the VOX operation. 3 isthe most easy to activate transmit and 1 is the most difficult to activate.d) MON + ∇∇∇∇You can activate or deactivate the key pad lock to avoid accidental pressing of keys.Press and hold MON button, then press ∇∇∇∇ button to activate/deactivate the keypad lock.4. LCD DisplayYour transceiver has a multifunctional liquid crystal display with backlight.5. Power buttonYou can press POWER button to turn on the unit. Pressing the button again will turn off the unit.Please take out the batters if you don't use the unit for a long time.6. Mode buttonPress MODE button and display the current mode you can press ∆∆∆∆ or ∇∇∇∇ button to obtain thecomfortable volume.
TEKCOM Industries LimitedPage 4 of 67. AntennaProvides excellent reception.8. ∆∆∆∆ buttonPress ∆∆∆∆ button to move one channel up. Release when you reach the desired channel.To Operate the ScanPress and hold ∆∆∆∆ or ∇∇∇∇ button for two seconds allows the unit to begin scanning up or down throughthe channels. If a valid signal is present, the radio will stop on the active channel and remainstopped for 5 seconds. If no button is pressed, the scan mode will then immediately resume for thenext channel after the signal disappears within 5 seconds or after 5 seconds have elapsed.If no signal is found on a channel, the unit will immediately continue to scan when no button ispressed.During scan, if ∆∆∆∆ or ∇∇∇∇ button is pressed, the unit will exit scan mode and stop at the currentdisplayed channel.In two cases, pressing PTT, CALL, and MON buttons will cause the scan to turn off and stop at thecurrent displayed channel.9. ∇∇∇∇/ Automatic Shut Off ButtonPress ∇∇∇∇ to move one channel down. Release when you reach the desired channel.The timer automatically turns off the unit if it is idle for 2 hours. Hold ∇∇∇∇ while turning on the radio toenable or disable the timer. ON or OF (off) appears briefly.Then, if the radio is idle for 2 hours, OF appears steadily. Press any button to operate the radioagain. OF disappears and the last selected channel appears.10. External Microphone/Speaker JackConnect a special speaker/microphone or earphone (supplied).In addition, you can recharge Ni-Cd batteries using an optional battery charger of DC 6V 60Ma (notsupplied). After turn off the unit, plug the charger barrel plug into the Mic jack on the side of the unit,then connect the charger to a standard AC outlet.For Ni-Cd batt, the charging time is about 7-8 hours; For Ni-MH batt, the charging time is 14-15hours.11. Battery CompartmentPress and push back the battery door to release.C. OPERATION1. Insert three alkaline or Ni-Cd batteries into the battery compartment, noting polarity.Ni-Cd batteries must be charged for a minimum of 10 hours before initial use.(Alkaline batteries are not rechargeable. Do not connect to external power orcharger when using alkaline batteries).2. To set the privacy code or time out timer, check the function instructions.3. Press POWER button to turn the unit on. Press the “MON” button, and adjust the volume for anormal listening level.
TEKCOM Industries LimitedPage 5 of 64. Select the desired channel and/or CTCSS privacy code.5. Press Push-To-Talk button to transmit or CALL button to cause a page.6. To receive, simply release Push-To-Talk button.Note: You can only communicate with another radio that is using the same channel and/or the sameCTCSS privacy code as your radio.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSFrequency Range.................................................................…………....467.5625~467.7125 MHz 462.5625~462.7125 MHzChannels.........................................................................................……………......................14Power supply.....................................................................….........……………....3 AAA AlkalineSensitivity at 12dB Sinad...........................................................……............………….......0.5µVAdjacent Channel Rejection.................................................……………….........................45dBAudio Distortion .............................................................………………..................................7%RF Output Power.....................................................……………..……. 300mW ERP@ 4.5VDCHarmonic Emissions..............................................…………….........................Less than 45dBDimensions (HWD)................................................…..………….................….…..57×97×27mmWeight (without batteries)...........................................………...........…………..… approx. 82gCHANNEL FREQUENCIESFrequency: MHz01=462.5625 05=462.6625 09=467.5875 13=467.687502=462.5875 06=462.6875 10=467.6125 14=467.712503=462.6125 07=462.7125 11=467.637504=462.6375 08=467.5625 12=467.6625CTCSS PRIVACY CODESFrequency: Hz01=67.0 11=97.4 21=136.5 31=192.802=71.9 12=100.0 22=141.3 32=203.503=74.4 13=103.5 23=146.2 33=210.704=77.0 14=107.2 24=151.4 34=218.105=79.7 15=110.9 25=156.7 35=225.706=82.5 16=114.8 26=162.2 36=233.607=85.4 17=118.8 27=167.9 37=241.808=88.5 18=123.0 28=173.8 38=250.309=91.5 19=127.3 29=179.910=94.8 20=131.8 30=186.2
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