TECHNISONIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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TFM-500 Installation & Operating Instructions
TiL 98RE243 Rev. N/C Issue 12
2-1
SECTION 2 – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.1
FEATURES
The equipment has several important operating features that provide maximum flexibility,
performance, and versatility. These features include:
1.
VHF and UHF bands that can be configured to be operated independently or as a single unit.
2.
The unit can be set up as a cross band repeater, linking a VHF and UHF frequency in both
directions.
3.
200 memory positions per band which can each be programmed with a transmit and receive
frequency with 25 or 12.5 kHz channel spacing, Tx/Rx CTCSS tones or DPL codes, and a 9-
character alphanumeric title.
4.
2 guard channels that can each be programmed with an Rx frequency with 25 or 12.5 kHz
channel spacing, CTCSS Tx tone or DPL code, and a 9 character alphanumeric title.
5.
Scanning of pre-programmed memories with selective memory scanning, in 5 scan lists.
6.
Priority scans of memory channel 1, if desired.
7.
Direct frequency entry mode.
8.
Receive frequency simplex function.
9.
RF output power is switchable between 1 watt and 8-10 watts.
10.
Lockout of keyboard to prevent inadvertent entries.
11.
Variable frequency mode to manually scan up and down in 2.5 kHz steps.
12.
LED display variable dimming mode.
13.
Selectable 90 second Tx time out feature.
14.
Quick download of any of the VHF memory positions to the guard memories.
15.
PC Memory Upload or Download capability.
16. Configuration Menu
– Pressing
ENTER
,
RCL,
and
FUNC
together while turning the radio
ON, will put it into the configuration mode. The programming features affected are:
a) DPL
– DPL can be turned ON or OFF with the M.UP and M.DN (4 and 7) keys. This only
removes the DPL entry step from the programming sequence and does not stop memories
that already have DPL codes from working. This also applies to the rest of the on/off
configurable items.
b) Scan
– Scan can be disabled. Selecting FUNC and SCAN will do nothing if Scan is OFF.
The scan list indicator (+) will still display if was previously programmed.
