User's Manual

98 Operating in conventional mode
Scanning a group of channels
The scan function is used to monitor a programmed
group of channels, looking for activity. While the radio is
scanning for activity, the orange LED glows and the
scanning icon appears in the display. When activity is
detected on a channel in the scan group, the radio stops
on that channel. The orange LED begins flashing, the
radio unmutes and you can hear the call. Scanning
resumes once the channel is no longer busy.
The section “Selecting a group” on page 79 explains
how to activate scanning.
Standard and background scanning
The two types of scanning that may be available on your
radio are standard scanning, and background scanning.
Background scan can only be activated by using a
function key programmed for background scan. It differs
from standard scanning in that the channel that was
selected when background scan was activated is also
included as a scan-group member.
Making a call while scanning
If you wish to make a call while your radio is scanning:
1 Lift the microphone off the microphone clip.
2 Press the PTT key to transmit. If the orange LED is
flashing, or background scan is active, your radio will
now call the currently selected channel.
3 If standard scan is active and there has been no
recent activity on the channel (the orange LED is
glowing rather than flashing), then the channel that
is called depends on the way your radio has been
programmed. The possible options are:
—your radio calls a predetermined channel e.g.
your dispatcher,
—your radio calls the channel where activity was
last detected, or