GME TX3120S - Manual (Page 21)

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• If you need to use your Priority channel (for an
urgent call), briefly press the Channel control.
The scan will be cancelled and the radio will
jump straight to the Priority channel.
GROUP SCAN
Group Scan allows you to scan a number of
channels for activity whilst also monitoring your
Priority channel. The receiver will scan the other
channels ONLY WHILE THERE ARE NO SIGNALS
ON THE PRIORITY CHANNEL. If a signal appears
on the Priority channel it will override any signals
being received on any of the other channels. In
addition, if you press the PTT at any time, the
radio will transmit on the Priority channel.
e.g: Scanning channels 1 – 8 with priority
channel 20 in Group Scan
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 20 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 20
Selecting Group Scan
To select Group Scan;
1. Press and hold the Channel control to enter
the menu. The display will show the current
Squelch level setting.
2. Rotate the Channel control until ‘OPEN’,
‘GROUP’ or NETWK’ is displayed then press the
Channel control to select it.
3. Rotate the Channel control to ‘GROUP’ for
Group Scan.
When finished press and hold the Channel control
to exit the menu.
Programming the Scan Memory
1. Select the required channel using the Channel
control (or press the or keys).
2. Check to see if the symbol is displayed on
that channel.
• If is displayed, the selected channel is
already in the scan memory. To remove it, press
and hold the
key. will disappear
from the display.
• If is not displayed, the selected channel
is not in the scan memory. To add it, press and
hold the
key. will now be displayed
on that channel.
Repeat to add or remove other channels in the
scan memory.
Select your Priority Channel
Program your Priority channel as described earlier
under ‘Priority Channel’.
Operating in the Group Scan Mode
To begin scanning, briefly press the key. A
high beep will be heard and the icon will
animate. During this time the channel numbers will
change rapidly as the channels are scanned with
the Priority channel scanned every fourth channel.
• If a signal appears on the Priority channel – at
any time – the radio will switch directly to
the Priority channel and will stay there for
as long as the channel remains busy. During
this time you can transmit and receive on the
Priority channel. Once the Priority channel has
been clear for 5 seconds the radio will resume
scanning the other channels.
• If a signal appears on any other channel,
scanning will pause on that channel and will
remain there while the channel is busy – as
long as there are no signals on the Priority
channel. During this time, the receiver will
continue to check the Priority channel every 2
seconds resulting in a series of small breaks