Tekcom TM-338, Owner'S Manual

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CONTROLS AND LCD DISPLAY
2.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
2.1.1 BASE STATION (PANEL)
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Volume and On/Off Knob 0-270° rotary control Power off at Zero
Degree.
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Squelch knob 0-270° rotary control.
? Channel/Select/enter Rotary encoder (no stop) with momentary
push
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In VHF (USA or INT), WX, and MEM mode,
the default operation selects cha nnels in the
active band. With the knob is rotated the
channel is displayed on the LCD Display
In DSC Mode and Set-Up (in Channel 70
Selected), the default rotary operation selects
(using an arrow ">") from menu items on screen,
and the momentary push action enters the
selected item. See DSC Operation for detailed
description.
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Band: Press and release BAND button to enter normal
VHF Mode (USA and INT bands). Successive
press and release toggles between USA and INT
band.
WX:
Press and release to select Weather channel
mode.
When in WX mode, the radio continually monitors
the active weather channel for the NOAA weather
alert tone. The "Cloud" icon appears on the
display to indicate that NOAA weather alert is
functioning and a subsequent alert tone.
When in WX mode, further WX key presses have
no effect.
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Memory: Press and release for less than 1 second to select
Memory Mode. “MEM” characters appear on the
display indicate Mode of operation. While in
memory mode channel knob selects from memory
channels programmed into the radio.
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DSC: Press and release to select DSC Mode. Channel
70 is automatically selected, and the Send Call
Menu appears on the display. See DSC
Operation for complete description of DSC
function.
? Hi/Low: Press and release HI/LO to toggle between 23
Watt power output and 1 watt output. “HI” or “LO”
icon appears on LCD display to indicate setting.