VX-2500 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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A
DVANCED
O
PERATION
S
CAN
The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple channels programmed into the trans-
ceiver. While scanning, the transceiver will check each channel for the presence of a
signal, and will stop on a channel if a signal is present.
Press the assigned
PF
button to activate scanning.
The scanner will search the channels of each channel, looking for active ones; it
will pause each time it finds a channel on which someone is speaking.
Press the assigned
PF
button again to disable scanning. Operation will revert to
the programmed
revert channel
.
Note
: Your dealer may have programmed your radio to stay on one of the following
channels if you press the
PTT
switch during scanning pause:
“Last Busy” Channel
“Home” Channel
“Scan Start” Channel
Current channel (“Talk Back”)
S
CAN
A/D (A
DD
/D
ELETE
)
Press the assigned
PF
button to delete the current channel from Scanning. Alter-
natively, press and hold the assigned
PF
button for 2 seconds to delete the current
channel from Scanning.
When you delete a channel, the “
PRG
” icon will disappear on the LCD. To
restore a particular channel to your scanning list, press and hold in the assigned
PF
button again for 2 seconds; the “
PRG
” icon will appear on the LCD.
D
UAL
W
ATCH
The
Dual Watch
feature is similar to the
Scan
feature, except that only two chan-
nels are monitored:
The current operating channel; and
The “Priority” channel.
To activate
Dual Watch
:
H
Press the assigned
PF
button.
H
The scanner will search the two channels; it will pause each time it finds a
channel on which someone is speaking.
To stop
Dual Watch
:
H
Press the assigned
PF
button.
