GME TX6200 - Manual (Page 14)

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USING THE GROUP SCAN MODE
Group Scan allows you to transmit
and receive normally on your priority
(working) channel, but between breaks
in the conversation, the TX6200 will scan
and listen to several other channels. The
receiver will continue to 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 Push-To-Talk
switch at any time, the radio will transmit
on the priority channel in the usual way.
SETTING UP THE GROUP SCAN
To setup your radio for Group Scan:
1. Select the Group Scan mode
by pressing the F key followed
immediately by the OS/GS key. ‘GS’
is displayed.
2. Program your Priority channel memory
with your preferred working channel.
3. Program the required ‘other’ channels
into your Group Scan memory.
SCANNING IN THE GROUP
SCAN MODE
To scan in the Group Scan mode, briefly
press the SCAN key. A high beep will be
heard, ‘SCAN’ will appear in the display
and the radio will begin scanning.
NOTE: If there are no channels programmed
in the Group Scan memory when you press
the SCAN key, a low beep will be heard and
the command will be ignored.
When scanning, the TX6200 scans all the
channels programmed into the Group
Scan memory, with the priority channel
being scanned after every fourth channel
(dealer programmable option, if you
require different timing for your priority
channel, please contact your dealer).
• If your radio pauses on a busy channel
and you don’t wish to listen to that
conversation, briefly press the or
channel selector key. The radio will
skip over that channel and resume
scanning from the next channel in
the sequence.
• If a signal is heard on a scanned
channel, scanning will pause on that
channel and remain there for as long
as the channel is busy, and for 5
seconds after the channel has cleared,
as long as there are no signals on
the priority channel. During this time
the receiver will continue to check
the priority channel for signals every
2 seconds, resulting in a series of
small ‘breaks’ in the reception of the
‘paused’ channel. If no signals are
heard after 5 seconds, the radio will
resume scanning.
• If a signal appears on the priority
channel at any time (even when
paused on a scan channel) the
receiver will switch straight to the
priority channel and will stay there
for as long as the channel is busy.
During this time you can transmit on
the priority channel in the usual way.
Once there has been no activity on
the priority channel for 5 seconds, the
radio will resume scanning the
other channels.
• To transmit on a non-priority channel,
exit the scan mode, select the required
channel then talk in the usual way. To
resume scanning press the SCAN key.
• To transmit on the priority (working)
channel AT ANY TIME, simply press the
Push-To-Talk switch while the radio is
scanning. The radio will switch straight
to the priority channel. When you
have finished your conversation and
there has been no further activity on
the priority channel for 5 seconds, the
radio will resume scanning the other
channels.
• To go directly to the Priority channel,
briefly press the PRI key. The radio will
exit the Scan mode.