Operating instructions
Operation  DMH Series VHF Radio 
BK RADIO  Page 3-13 
When a signal is detected, scanning stops and the message is received. The 
received channel is shown in place of the transmit channel. 
Once the signal ends, the radio continues to monitor the channel for the 
preset scan delay time before it resumes scanning. 
3.11.1.1  BASIC SCAN 
1.  Press the SCN button to enable Scan (an arrow will appear above the button). 
2.  If Priority Scan is enabled, press the PRI button to turn it off. 
The display indicates Scan operation by flashing the SCN annunciator (alphanumeric 
mode) or by two flashing bars (numeric mode). 
3.11.2  SCAN CHANNEL GUARD CHANNELS 
1.  Press the SCN button to enable Scan (an arrow will appear above the button). 
2.  If the CG button has an arrow over it, press the CG button once to turn Channel 
Guard Disable off. 
When a signal is detected, scanning stops while the radio checks for the proper 
Channel Guard value. If the signal contains the proper Channel Guard value, the 
radio receives the message. Otherwise, the radio resumes scanning immediately. 
3.11.3  NUISANCE CHANNEL DELETE 
With Channel Scan on and Nuisance Channel Delete enabled, pressing and holding 
the [SCN] button for more than 1 second will temporarily remove a currently active 
channel from the Scan List. If the radio is equipped with a keypad microphone, 
pressing the [CLR]  key while Scan is on will accomplish the same thing. Not all 
microphones support these functions. Contact your dealer to determine which 
features are available with your microphone and have been enabled in the radio.  
When the radio is powered off and back on, the pre-programmed Scan List will be 
restored. 
3.11.4  TRANSMIT WITH SCAN ON 
When operating in Scan mode, the radio transmits on the channel selected by the 
Channel Selector knob. 
1.  Select a transmit channel by turning the Channel Selector knob. 
2.  Press and hold the PTT switch and talk in a normal voice. When the PTT switch 
is released, the radio continues to monitor the selected channel for the preset 
scan delay time before it resumes scanning. 
3.11.5  TALKBACK SCAN 
If your radio is programmed for Talkback Scan, press PTT while a channel is active 
or while scan delay time remains. You will be responding on the transmit frequency of 
the received channel. 










