Scan, Keypad Lock, Display Illumination

Model GXT5000 Series

SCAN

Your GXT5000 Series can scan all 22 channels for activity. To enter, quickly press the SCAN/LOCK button. Repeat the same procedure to exit. Your radio will rapidly scan each of the 22 channels and stop on any active channel. Your radio will resume scanning after 4 seconds when the channel is no longer active. The CHANNEL SCAN icon will also appear on the display.

When you press the PTT button to transmit on an active channel, the scanning function will stop and remain on the active channel for 5 seconds before resuming scan when PTT button is no longer pressed.

To resume scanning, quickly press the / button.

KEYPAD LOCK

To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the SCAN/ LOCK button for 2 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. PTT, SOS, MONITOR, and CALL buttons will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad.

DISPLAY ILLUMINATION

During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 5 seconds. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU, TRANSMIT POWER HI/LO, and SCAN/LOCK buttons are pressed.

VOX (Hands-free Transmission)

Your radio has 5 VOX level settings: (oF/1~5).

To set VOX on, press the MENU button until the display shows “VOX” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, an “oF” icon appears. Select “1~5” by pressing the / buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.

VOX will be more sensitive on the “1” setting than on the “5” setting.

To turn VOX off, press the MENU button until the display shows “VOX” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, a “1~5” icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the / buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.