GME TX6200, Instruction Manual

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TX6200 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L PAGE 13
Group Scan Selected
immediately by the OS/GS key. A
beep will be heard and the display
will change to reflect the scan group
you have selected.
3. Select the required channel by
pressing the or channel
selector keys.
• If ‘M’ is visible to the right of the
channel number, the selected channel
is already in the scan memory. It can
be removed by holding the
SCAN
key in for a few seconds until a low
beep is heard. ‘M’ will then disappear
indicating the channel is no longer
in memory.
• If ‘M’ is not visible, then the selected
channel is not in the memory. To add
it, hold the SCAN key in for a few
seconds until a high beep is heard.
‘M’ will now appear.
4. Repeat step 3 to add or remove other
channels in the scan memory.
TO START SCANNING
To scan in the selected scan mode, briefly
press the
SCAN key. A high beep will be
heard, ‘SCAN’ will appear in the display
and the radio will begin scanning.
NOTE:
If there is only one channel
programmed into the Open Scan memory or
none in the Group Scan memory, a long low
beep will be heard when you press the
SCAN
key and the command will be ignored.
TIP: Even though the TX6200 scans at up
to 25 channels per second, the display will
appear to be scanning at a slower rate. This
is normal. The display is only simulating
the effect of scanning since the display of
individual channel numbers at the actual
scanning speed would blurr together and
become unreadable.
SCANNING IN THE OPEN SCAN
MODE
• If a busy channel is found, scanning
will pause on that channel to allow
the signal to be heard and will remain
there for as long as the channel
remains busy. Once the channel has
been clear for 5 seconds, scanning will
resume automatically.
• If your radio pauses on a busy channel
and you don’t wish to listen to that
conversation, briefly press the or
channel selector key. The radio will
skip over that channel and resume
scanning from the next channel in
the sequence.
• If your radio is paused on a busy
channel and you wish to remain there,
briefly press the
SCAN key. The radio
will exit the Scan mode and remain on
the busy channel.
• To transmit while paused on a busy
channel, simply press the Push-To-
Talk (PTT) switch. The SCAN mode
will be put on hold and the radio will
stay on that channel. You can now
converse on that channel in the usual
way. When you have finished your
conversation, briefly press the
or channel selector key to
resume scanning.
• If your radio is scanning and you need
to use your Priority channel (for an
urgent call or an emergency), briefly
press the PRI key. The Scan mode will
be cancelled and the radio will jump
straight to the Priority channel.
NOTE:
In the Open Scan mode your TX6200
will not allow you to transmit while it is
scanning. If the PTT switch
is
pressed while
scanning, the radio will give a low beep and
will ignore the command. Your radio will only
transmit while it is paused on a busy channel.
ENDING THE SCAN
To stop scanning, briefly press the
SCAN key. A low beep will be heard and
‘SCAN ’ will disappear from the display.
As long as the radio was not on a busy
channel, it will return to the last channel
you selected, otherwise it will stay on the
busy channel.