Selecting A Channel By Using Channel Search Button; Mode Select Feature; Saving A Zone And A Channel To A Softkey - Motorola APX 5500 User Manual

1.3

Selecting a Channel by using Channel Search Button

When and where to use: This feature allows you to do a quick search for a specific channel in your
radio by keying in the alias of the channel. Your radio prompts the first found channel if a match is
found.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions.
• Press the preprogrammed Channel Search button.
• or to ChSr and press the Menu Select button directly below ChSr.
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 ChSr once the entry is done.
To exit this procedure, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl .
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
search again; or press
1.4

Mode Select Feature

Mode Select allows a long press to save the current zone and channel of your radio to a programmable
button, keypad button, or a softkey; then once programmed, the short-press of that button or softkey
changes the transmission to the saved zone and channel.
There are two methods to save the selected zone and channel:
• Softkeys
• Programmable buttons and keypad buttons (digit 0 to 9)
NOTICE: Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature.
1.4.1

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey

When and where to use: Five softkeys are available for you to save the frequently used zone and
channel.
Procedure:
1 Toggle from your current zone and channel to the required zone and channel.
2 or to MS1, MS2 ... or MS5.
3 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below one of the softkey (MS1–MS5).
You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved.
or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit.
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