GME TX6500S - Manual (Page 18)

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• To transmit while scanning, press the PTT
i. If the radio is scanning when the PTT is pressed, the scan will pause and the radio will
transmit on the working channel (the working channel is the last-selected channel). You
can now converse on that channel in the usual way. Once the channel has been clear for 5
seconds scanning will resume.
ii. If the radio was paused on a busy channel, it will transmit on that channel and that channel
will then become the working channel. You can now converse on that channel in the usual
way. Once the channel has been clear for 5 seconds scanning will resume.
• If your radio is scanning and you need to use your Priority channel (for an urgent call or an
emergency), briefly press the key. 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 while 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 in the usual way.
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 20 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 20
e.g. Scanning channels 1 – 8 with Priority Channel 20 in Group Scan
Selecting group scan
Briefly press the key then the key until ‘GROUP’ is displayed.
Programming Group Scan channels
The Group Scan memory is empty by default so you will need to add channels to it before use.
To add or remove channels from the Group Scan memory:
1. Check that the radio is not already scanning. If it is, briefly press the key to stop the scan
function.
2. Select the required channel using the or keys.
• If is not visible above the channel display, the selected channel is not in the scan memory.
To add it, hold the key for a few seconds until a high beep is heard. will appear to
confirm the channel is now in memory.
• If the channel is currently in the scan memory will be visible above the channel display. To
remove the channel, hold the key until a low beep is heard. will disappear indicating
the channel is no longer in memory.
3. Repeat step 2 to add or remove other channels in the Group Scan memory.
To Scan
To start scanning, briefly press the key. A high beep will be heard and the icon will animate.
NOTE: If there are no channels programmed in the Group Scan memory when you press the key,
a low beep will be heard and the command will be ignored.
Operating in the Group Scan mode
In Group Scan mode, the TX6500S scans all the channels programmed into the Group Scan memory
with the priority channel being scanned after every fifth channel.
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