Operating Manual

4-8 5100 ES Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual March 2008
Radio-wide Features
4.9.2 Radio Wide Scanning
Radio wide scanning monitors the channels in the pre programmed radio-wide scan list.
This scan list can include up to 16 channels of any type and assigned to any zone (see
Section 4.10.2). Radio wide scanning is turned on and off by the Radio Wide Scan option
switch or menu parameter as follows. If this switch or menu parameter is not programmed,
radio wide scanning is not available.
• Enable Radio Wide Scanning using the Radio Wide Scan option switch or menu
parameter. Radio wide scanning is enabled when “RW Scn On” is briefly displayed and
the icon is indicated.
• To turn radio wide scanning off, press the Radio Wide Scan option switch again or
select “Off” in the menu. Scanning is disabled when “RW Scn Off” is briefly displayed
and the icon is no longer indicated.
• If the zone or channel is changed while radio wide scanning, scanning continues
normally.
Priority sampling is not availabe when using Radio Wide Scan.
Note Use radio wide scanning only if two different channel types need to be scanned at the same
time such as conventional and SMARTNET/SmartZone. Otherwise, use the more efficient
“Priority Scan” feature, which has less chance of missed scanned traffic.
4.9.3 Scan Hold Time
When a message is received or transmitted while scanning, there is a delay before
scanning resumes. The delay after receiving a call prevents another message from being
received before a response can be made. The delay after transmitting ensures that a
response is heard instead of another message occurring on some other channel.
Separate delay times are programmable for Radio Wide and Priority scanning. With radio
wide and conventional priority scanning, delays of 0-7.5 seconds are programmable in 0.5-
second steps. With SMARTNET/SmartZone and P25 Trunked priority scanning, a scan
delay of 2-10 seconds can be programmed in 0.5-second steps.
4.9.4 Transmitting in the Scan Mode
Scanning can be performed in the Priority Scan Mode or the Radio Wide Scan Mode.