Basic Operations
Power on
Turn on/off volume switch clockwise to power
on.
1. Led will flash blue as the TA-388
powers up
2. LCD will display Logo and
Startup
p
Welcome message
3. LCD will display ‘Landing’ text once a
network is identified (This can take 20
seconds)
4. Once logged onto a network, the LCD will
display the signal strength in the top left
and battery capacity in the top right. User
address and radio groups if available are
also displayed on the LCD.
5. The Blue status bar will indicate ‘Idle
status’
Power off
Turn the volume switch anticlockwise to
power off. The LED will illuminate red and
the LCD will display the ‘Off’ icon during the
shutting down process. This takes about 5
seconds.
Transmitting
Press the PTT and the LED will illuminate
red indicating the radio is in transmit mode.
When in the transmitting mode, the LCD Blue
status bar will indicate ‘my turn to talk’.
Receiving
When the LED is illuminated blue, it indicates
the radio is receiving a transmission. The blue
status bar will indicate the receivers name
or ident.
Group Switching
1. Press the ‘MENU’ key and then push ‘OK’
to select ‘Choose Group’.
2. Short press
G
or
H
, to choose the group
you want to use.
3. Push ‘MENU’ (Add) to select
4. The LCD display will now indicate the
group the radio will transmit to when
pushing the PTT.
Selective Call
There are two kinds of selective call: group
selective call and individual selective call.
1. Press the ‘MENU’ key and then push ‘OK’
to select ‘Choose Group’.
2. Short press G or H, and choose the group
the user belongs to. Press ‘OK’ to select.
3. Short press G or H to choose the
individual one you want to talk alone and
press ‘MENU’ (add) key.
4. The display will indicate ‘Temporary Group
– Calling’ and the individual name.
5. Press the PTT to initiate communication.
6. If the PTT is not pushed within 120
seconds, the radio will revert to the
default group.
