Scan; Turning Scan On Or Off; Turning Scan On While Disregarding The Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only); Transmitting While The Scan Is On - Motorola APX 5500 User Manual

• A Priority-Two Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as
the Priority-Two channel. The LED blinks green.
• No icon indicates that the current channel is deleted from the scan list.
2.5

Scan

This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of
channels.
2.5.1

Turning Scan On or Off

Procedure:
Perform one of the following actions.
• Press the preprogrammed Scan button to initiate or stop scan.
• or to Scan and press the Menu Select button directly below Scan.
If the scan is enabled, the display shows Scan on and the scan status icon.
If the scan is disabled, the display shows Scan Off.
The radio returns to the Home screen.
2.5.2
Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code
(Conventional Channels Only)
When and where to use: You can still receive fleetwide, system-wide, dynamic regrouping, incoming
telephone interconnect, and Private Conversation/Call Alert calls while scanning for activity.
You may respond to these types of calls as you would normally on the selected channel. However,
when scanning different channels while in talkgroup scan, incoming Private Conversation/Call Alert
calls may be missed.
Procedure:
or to Mon and press the Menu Select button directly below Mon.
The brief Monitor on display indicates that the radio is disregarding the squelch code.
2.5.3

Transmitting While the Scan is On

This feature allows the user to transmit using radio programmed for talkback scan and non-talkback
scan.
2.5.3.1

Transmitting Using Radio Programmed for Talkback Scan

Procedure:
Press the PTT button to transmit on the channel indicated by the display.
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