Scanning channels
Your
Activating, Deactivating Normal Scan
1)Press the “CALL” button + key. You will see the channel numbers cycling continuously.
2)To stop scanning press the “CALL” button + key.
,If when deactivating Normal scan you press the “CALL” button + key, the radio will be in
Priority scan. If you press the “CALL” button + key to deactivate the Normal scan the radio will now be in Dual Watch (as described later). In this case to deactivate both scans you must first press
the “CALL” button + then press the correct buttons “CALL” button + key.
Reviewing the Scan-List.
1)Scroll the channel list, channels which show the “•“ icon, are in the “SCAN” list.
2)Select the channel, which is to be added or deleted from the “Scan” list.
Adding and removing channels from the Scan list is not available during scanning.
3)Press “CALL” + “MON” button, the “•” icon will appear or disappear. (See step 1 above.)
NOTE: If the Scan List has no channels, a low tone (error beep) will be heard when the “CALL”
+ key is pressed, no channel will be scrolled in the display. At least two channels must be in the Scan List for the Unit to be put in the SCAN Mode.
When a signal is received on a channel, the radio will stop scanning and the speaker will become
If CTCSS/DCS have been previously programmed, the scanning will stop only if the received carrier has the correct CTCSS or DCS code for that channel.
If “PTT” is pressed during scanning, the radio will transmit on the first vacant channel. In case of no activity, the Unit will automatically resume scanning.
Selecting a Priority Channel
One channel can be assigned as a “Priority Channel”. The scanning will look back at the priority channel most frequently. Channel 1 is factory set as the priority channel.
Current radio version only allows for PC programming of another priority channel.
Using a Priority Channel
1)To activate Priority channel, press the “CALL” + key. A "P" will be displayed in the lower right corner of the display to confirm your selection.
Activate scan by pressing “Call” + key. . (For this scan to work properly you must have at least 6 channels in the scan list.)
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