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To talk on your working channel while the radio is scanning,
simply press the PTT. Scanning will pause and your radio will
switch to your working channel allowing you to transmit and
receive on that channel. When your conversation has finished
and the channel has been clear for 5 seconds, scanning will
resume.
If the scan pauses on any busy channel and you wish to talk
on that channel, simply wait for a break in the conversation
and press the PTT. The busy channel now becomes your
working channel, replacing your previous working channel.
Once your conversation has finished and the channel has been
clear for 5 seconds, scanning will resume.
If you need to use your Priority Channel while your radio is
scanning (perhaps for an urgent call or an emergency), briefly
press the key followed by the
LEVEL
key. The radio will
jump straight to the Priority Channel and the Scan mode will
be cancelled.
If you wish to remain on a busy channel, briefly press the
key while the scan is paused on that channel. The radio
will exit Scan mode and remain on the busy channel.
GROUP SCAN MODE
Before scanning, store your preferred Priority Channel.
Scanning in the Group Scan Mode
When scanning, the radio scans all the channels programmed
into the Group Scan memory, with the Priority Channel being
scanned after every fourth channel.
If a signal appears on the Priority Channel – at any time – the
receiver will switch straight to it and will stay there for as
long as the Priority Channel is busy. During this time you can
transmit on the Priority Channel in the usual way. Once there
has been no activity for 5 seconds, the radio will resume scan-
ning the other channels.
If a signal appears on one of the other channels, scanning
will pause on that channel and will remain there while the
channel is busy, as long as there are no signals on the Priority
Channel. During this time the receiver will continue to check
the Priority Channel for signals every 2 seconds, resulting in a
series of small ‘breaks’ in the reception of the paused channel.
Once there has been no activity on any channel for 5 seconds,
the radio will resume scanning.
If your radio is paused on a busy channel and you wish to
remain there, briefly press the key. The radio will exit
the Scan mode and remain on the busy channel.
NOTE: The radio will no longer be monitoring the Priority
Channel (unless it is the same as the busy channel).
To resume scanning, press the key again.
To transmit on the Priority (working) Channel AT ANY TIME
while scanning, simply press the PTT key. The radio will
switch straight to the Priority Channel. When you have
finished your conversation and there has been no further
activity on the Priority Channel for 5 seconds, the radio will
resume scanning the other channels.
To go directly to the Priority Channel, briefly press the
key followed by the
LEVEL
key. The radio will exit Scan mode.
AUTO SKIP
If while scanning, a busy channel becomes a nuisance by
constantly causing the scan to pause, you can skip over it by
pressing the Skip button (or the or key while the
radio is paused on that channel. This will temporarily remove
the busy channel from the scan for 30 seconds to allow it
time to become clear. The radio will then resume scanning
from the next channel in the sequence. After 30 seconds the
skipped channel becomes active in the scan again. You can
use this method to temporarily remove multiple busy channels
from the scan if required.
If the unwanted busy channel continues to delay the scan
after the 30 second skip period has elapsed, you can
completely remove that channel from the scan group for the
duration of the current scan session by holding the
key while the radio is paused on that channel. The ‘nuisance’
channel will be removed from the scan group for the duration
of that scan session. To restore the channel, simply stop and
restart the scan session using the key. You can use this
method to remove multiple busy channels from the current
scan session if required.
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