User's Manual

TEKCOM Industries Limited
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arrived channel.
Programming for Normal or Priority Scan
1. Turn the unit off. Press and hold the MONI button while turning the power on until there are
characters appear on LCD. The unit displays “02” or “03”. Release the MONI button.
2. Press the MONI button again. The radio displays “n-sc” or “P-sc”.
3. Press UP or DOWN key to choose “n-sc” for normal scan, or “P-sc” for priority scan.
4. Press the 16 key once to store programming.
Deleting Channels from Scan
To delete a channel from scan, select the channel to be deleted. Press the MONI and
SCAN/DUAL button keys at the same time. “L” appears on the LCD, indicating the channel is
locked out of scan. This is useful for bypassing channels that are continuously busy. To activate a
skipped channel, select the channel to be activated then press the MONI and SCAN/DUAL keys
at the same time.
Dual and Triple Watch Scanning
To scan selected channels, there are three options: Dual Watch, Dual Watch with Weather Alert,
and Triple Watch.
In Dual Watch scanning, your radio toggles between Channel 16 and the current channel. In Dual
Watch with Weather Alert scanning, the TM-882 toggles between Channel 16, the current weather
channel, and the current VHF channel. In Triple Watch scanning, it toggles between Channel 16,
the Call Channel, and the current channel.
Programming for Dual, Dual with Weather, or Triple Watch Scanning
1. Turn the unit off. Press the MONI button while turning the power on until there are characters
appear on LCD. Release the MONI button.
2. Press the UP or DOWN key until “02du” (for Dual Watch), “03du” (for Dual Watch with
Weather Alert), or “03tr” (for Triple Watch) appears on the LCD.
3. Press the 16 key or turn off the radio to store programming.
To scan channels, press the SCAN/DUAL key. The radio begins scanning channels using the
scan method programmed in the radio. The characters “DUAL” or “TRI” appears on the LCD.
The TM-882 rapidly scans through channels, and stops scanning on busy channels. The radio
remains stopped several seconds after the signal disappears allowing time to answer the call if
necessary.
In Dual Watch scanning, the radio constantly monitors Channel 16 for an alert signal.
In Dual Watch with Weather Alert and Triple Watch scanning, the radio constantly monitors the
selected weather channel and Channel 16 for an alert signal.