Special Features
To start scanning, briefly press and release . The scan indicator displays and the radio begins to scroll through the channel and Interference Eliminator Code combinations.
When the radio detects activity, it stops scanning and you can hear the transmission on that channel. To respond and talk to the person transmitting, press within 5 seconds.
To stop scanning, briefly press and release .
Note: If you press while the radio is scanning, the radio transmit on the channel you selected before you activated scan. If no transmission occurs within 5 seconds, scanning will resume.
Advanced Scan
If the radio stops scanning on a channel you do not want to listen to, briefly press and release or to resume scanning for the next active channel.
Removing Channels from the Scan List (Nuisance Delete Feature)
To prevent the radio from scanning a channel, press and hold or for at least 3 seconds, then release, when the scan first stops on that channel. This temporarily removes the channel from the scan list. Press to exit scan mode. Press a second time to activate scan again. To restore a previously deleted channel, turn the radio off and then back on. The channel is now restored.
Note: You cannot remove your home channel from the scan list. The home channel is the channel your radio was set to when you started the scanning.
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