VX-2500 OPERATING MANUAL Page 9
ADVANCED OPERATION
SCAN
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”)
SCAN A/D (ADD/DELETE)
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.
DUAL WATCH
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.