Motorola APX 900 - Selecting a Channel by Using Channel Search Button; Mode Select Feature; Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey

d. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to confirm the selected channel.
• Select a channel using the radio menu Channel Up or Channel Down:
a.
or to ChUp or ChDn.
b. Press the Menu Select button directly below ChUp or ChDn.
Positions of ChUp and ChDn on the display may differ each time you release the Menu
Select button. Read carefully before you press.
5.3
Selecting a Channel by using Channel Search Button
This feature allows you to do a quick search for a specific channel in your radio by keying in the alias of
the channel.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
• Press the preprogrammed Channel Search button.
• or to Srch and press the Menu Select button directly below Srch.
A blinking cursor appears on the Channel Search screen.
2 Use the keypad to type or edit your channel name.
3 To initiate searching, press the Menu Select button directly below Srch once the entry is done.
To exit this procedure, press the Back button.
One of the following scenarios occurs:
• The display shows Searching. Once found, the display shows the matched channel name and the
radio changes its transmission to the selected channel.
• If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat
step 2 to search again.
• If the entry does not match, the display shows Channel name not found.Repeat step 2 to
search again; or press
or the Back button to exit.
5.4
Mode Select Feature
The Mode Select feature allows you to save the current zone and channel on your radio to one of the
Mode Select feature menus (MS01–MS05) on a programmable side button (MS01–MS13).
When programmed, pressing the button changes the transmission to the saved zone and channel.
When the Preconfigurable Preset Zone and Channel field is enabled, pressing and holding the
preferred Mode Select menu saves the current zone and channel to one of the Mode Select menus.
The radio displays MS0x is programmed.
NOTE: Your radio must be programmed for you to use this feature.
5.4.1
Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey
Five softkeys are available for you to save the frequently used zone and channel.
Prerequisites: Enable the Preconfigurable Preset Zone and Channel field.
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