Motorola T5530, T5550 manual Special Features

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Scanning Channels

Use scanning to monitor channels and codes for transmissions or to find someone in your group who has accidentally changed channels.

To start scanning, briefly press and release or . The scan indicator displays .

When the radio detects channel activity, it stops scanning and you can hear the transmission. To respond to the transmitting, press within 5 seconds.

Note: If your radio's Interference Eliminator Code is set to while scanning, the radio checks for activity on each channel regardless of the code used on the

channel. If your radio's Interference Eliminator Code is set to , the radio

checks for activity only on channels using codes and ignores channels using code .

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 remove a channel so the radio does not stop on it while scanning, press and hold or for at least 3 seconds, then release. This temporarily removes the channel from the scan list.

To restore the channel, turn the radio off and then back on.

Note: You cannot remove the channel your radio was set to when you started the scan (called your home channel).

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