Advanced Features
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Scan
When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity.
The LED blinks yellow.
During a dual mode scan, if you are on a digital channel, and your radio locks onto an analog channel, it automatically switches from digital mode to analog mode for the duration of the call. This is also true for the reverse.
There are two types of scans:
•Main Channel Scan (Manual): Your radio scans all the channels/groups in your scan list. On entering scan, your radio may – depending on the settings – automatically start on the last scanned “active” channel/group or on the channel where scan was initiated.
•Auto Scan (Automatic): Your radio automatically starts scanning when you select a channel/group that has Auto Scan enabled.
NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.
Starting and Stopping Scan
Procedure:
1Press the programmed Scan button.
OR
Use the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel with Auto Scan enabled.
2When Scan is enabled, the LED blinks yellow and you hear a positive indicator tone.
OR
When Scan is disabled, the LED turns off and you hear a negative indicator tone.
Responding to a Transmission During a Scan
During scanning, your radio stops on a channel/group where activity is detected. The radio stays on that channel for a programmed time period known as “hang time”.
Procedure:
1Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you
hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond.
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