Description Of Operating Functions - Vertex Standard VX-820 Operating Manual

Description of Operating Functions

M
ONITOR
Press the assigned programmable key to cancel
CTCSS- and DCS-controlled squelch; the BUSY/
TX indicator will blink green. Press and hold this
button for 1.5 seconds to hear background noise
(unmute the audio); the BUSY/TX indicator will
glow green.
S
CAN
The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple sig-
nals programmed into the transceiver. While scan-
ning, the transceiver will check each channel for the
presence of a signal, and will stop on a channel if a
signal is present.
To activate scanning:
Press the assigned programmable key to activate
scanning.
The scanner will search the channels of each chan-
nel, looking for active ones; it will pause each time
it finds a channel on which someone is speaking.
Press the assigned programmable key again to dis-
able scanning. Operation will revert to the pro-
grammed revert channel.
VX-820 O M
PERATING ANUAL
A O
DVANCED PERATION
Note: Your dealer may have programmed your ra-
dio to stay on one of the following channels if you
press the PTT switch during scanning pause:
D
UAL
The Dual Watch feature is similar to the SCAN fea-
ture, except that only two channels are monitored:
To activate Dual Watch:
Press the assigned programmable key.
The scanner will search the two channels; it will
pause each time it finds a channel on which some-
one is speaking.
To stop Dual Watch:
Press the assigned programmable key.
Operation will revert to the "Dual Watch Start"
channel.
Current channel ("Talk Back")
"Last Busy" channel
"Priority" channel
"Scan Start" channel
W
ATCH
The current operating channel; and
The Priority channel.
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