Motorola APX 4000 - Building a Scan List & Scanning

BUILDING A SCAN LIST & SCANNING:
4-WAY NAVIGATION BUTTON
ScnL
The APX 4000/6000portable radio is capable of scanning
other talk
-
groups in addition to the talk
-
group your radio is
tuned
to. In order for the radio to scan, it requires you
build a scan list. While it is possible to select a number of
additional talk
-
groups, it is recommended that you not scan
more than three in addition to your home talk
-
group as the
constant
radio traffic can potentially become distracting.
Use the
4
-
way navigation button
to scroll the menu bar
until you see “
ScnL
.” This is shorthand for “
Sc
a
n
L
ist.”
Select “
ScnL
” using the appropriate
menu select button
.
Once in the scan screen you can see three options on the
bottom of the display: “
Sel
” is select, “
Del
” is delete, and
“
Rcl
” is recall. Your talkgroup
selection will be highlighted
in light blue (
as shown
. If you select “
)
Rcl
,” this will display
talkgroups that have already been programmed into your
list; each press brings up another scanned talkgroup. If you
wish
to delete one from your list, select “
Del
.” If there is
not an existing scan list, the radio will tone and the
highlighted bar will remain on a single talkgroup.
To navigate between zones, press either the left or right
arrow
key on the
4
-
way navigation button
. Once your
reach the zone you are looking for, press the up or down
arrow keys until the talkgroup you wish to scan is
highlighted in light blue. To add this talkgroup to your scan
list, press
button.
Sel
.”
To exit this function press the “Home”
Once your scan list is built to your liking, use the purple button
on the side of the radio
(
shown at left)
to turn scan on
or off.
If scan is active, the icon shown to the left will appear on the
the main display of the radio. Also on the top display for
the APX 6000.
There are a variety of factors that impact scanning for users
of the system. Essentially, if you
are affiliated with a tower and
no one else affiliated with that tower has selected
your
scanned
talkgroup as
their primary
talkgroup, you will not
hear it on scan.
Rcnt
Menu
Select
Buttons