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MANUAL
Basic Functions
Antenna
The antenna is f xed.
Battery Pack
To attach the battery pack to the radio, place the leading parts into the holes an the bottom of the radio.
Next, press the battery pack at the upper part (belt clip holder) against the radio until the battery pack
locks in.
To remove the battery pack from the radio, push down the clips on the left and right side of the battery
pack with your thumb and index f nger until the battery pack is released.
Turn Power On / Off
To power on the radio, turn the On / Off switch clockwise beyond the barrier. A beep tone will be heard
followed by the words „
Power On
“ and the actual channel number if the functions beep tone and voice
annunciation have been activated.
To power off the radio, turn the On / Off switch counter-clockwise above the barrier.
Adjustment of Volume
To be able to set a comfortable volume level after turning the radio on, activate the monitor function
(see page 21 Monitor) and adjust the volume level.
Transmit
To transmit, keep pressing the PTT key until you are f nished with your message. For best sound
qualitiy, speak with a middle loud voice with a distance of approximately 4 inches to the microphone.
During transmission, the control LED lights up red.
After release of the PTT key, the radio returns automatically to reception mode.
Reception
Upon reception of signals, the control LED f ashes green.
When CTCSS/DQT is used, all signals that are encoded with a different or no CTCSS/DQT code are
not audible, the speaker is muted, i.e. the LED f ashes green but no signal is heard.
Advanced Functions
The following settings can only be programmed with the optional software T-UP8. More details can be
found in the software‘s manual.
Time-Out-Timer
The higher the Tx power and the longer the transmission time, the greater the power usage with the
consequence of a temperature rise. To avoid too long, uninterrupted transmission, the Time-Out-Timer
function can be activated. Following options are possible : Off, 30s, 60s, 90s, 120s, 150s, 180s, 210s,
240s, 270s, 300s.
By default, time-out-timer function is deactivated.
Squelch
The squelch function mutes the speaker when no signals or very weak signals are present.
The
sensitivity level can be set between 1 and 9. The higher the number, the greater the sensitivity of the
squelch, i.e. signals have to be very strong for the speaker to get unmuted.
By default, the squelch is set to level 5.
Voice Annunciation
Most functions and changes of settings are announced in either english or german language.
The
possible settings are Off, english and german.
Call Tone
The TeCom-FM contains a call tone function that is, by default, deactivated. The call tone can be
individually programmed via the software T-UP8.
For call-tone programming, three different tones are available that can be combined to a melody with
a max. of 8 tones. The duration of the call tone, as well as the time intervals between the tones can
be determined. Transmission of the call tone is combined with the PTT key. It can be determined if the
call tone is to be sent before / after / before and after the signal.
More details about programming the call tone can be found in the manual of the software.
VOX
The VOX function allows hand-free communication with the TeCom-FM; no pushing of the PTT-key is
necessary when sending messages. The radio automatically switches to transmit mode, as soon as
the volume level reaches a set level.
The VOX sensitivity can be set via software on a scale from 1 - 9. By default, the value 5 is set.
CTCSS / DQT
The CTCSS / DQT coding system allows to f lter unwanted signals. If members of a group use the
same CTCSS / DQT code, only signals with the same CTCSS / DQT code will be audible in the
speaker. When receiving a dif ferent CTCSS / DQT signal or no encoded signal, the speaker will
remain muted upon receiption of this signal.
The codes are un-audible analogue subtones (CTCSS) or digitial tone sequences (DQT) that
accompany the sent signal. There are 50 CTCSS and 210 DQT codes available.
By default, no code is activated.
