Tekcom TP 318 Users Manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
TP-318 (US Version)
September 8, 2000
INTRODUCTION
Your F RS r adi o is a lightweight radio that you can carry almost any where. Use it a t shopping malls,
amusement parks , or sports ev ents to co ntac t family a nd friends, o r in a neighborhood watch for
vital communications.
Yo u ca n st art usi ng yo ur FR S ra dio immedia te ly wi tho ut any li ce nse re quir ed! Y our ra dio c omes
with 14 channels and you can talk with another person who has a FRS radio and is on the same
channe l and privacy code that you a re using.
Your radio also offers a multifunctional liquid crystal display with backlight, auto-squelch which
eliminates noise between transmission, power saving, built-in modulation limiter circuit which
automatically 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 RADIO
A. DISPLAY
Your radio comes with a multifunctional backlight display. By pressing any button
except the CALL and PTT, the backlight will illuminate for 7 seconds. The liquid
crys tal disp lay has b een enlarged to sh ow all of the oper ating mod es .
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1. “
2.
BUSY”:
“VOL” :
Displayed when a call is being received.
Displayed the current volume.
3.
4.
5.
6.
“VOX” :
Displayed when the
“CTCSS”:
“
“
”:
”:
When this symbol is visible, it indicates the batteries are low. Replace the batteries
Displayed when the
Displayed when the keypad lock has been activated.
VOX
is enabled.
CTCSS
privacy mode is enabled.
after this indicator is o n.
7. “ ”
Displayed when your radio is transmitting or the
:
8. Shows the selected channel number.
9. Shows the selected
“SCAN”:
10.
11.
“INT”:
Displayed when the transceiver scans through all the channels.
Displayed when the intercom is enabled.
CTCSS
code numbe r.
B. FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS
CALL
button is pressed.
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