Scanning - E.F. Johnson Company 5300 Series Operating Manual

Scanning

Introduction
Scanning monitors the channels in the scan list for messages your
transceiver is programmed to receive. When a message is detected, scan-
ning stops and the message is received. Shortly after the message is
complete, scanning resumes (unless it has been disabled). The micro-
phone must on-hook for scanning to occur (unless the transceiver is
programmed to not detect the off-hook condition).
There are two scan modes available: Standard and Radio Wide. The
standard type is unique to the type of channel selected, and the Radio
Wide type is the same for all channel types. Only one type of scanning
can be enabled at a time. Therefore, if standard scanning is enabled when
the Radio Wide Scan switch is pressed, standard scanning is automati-
cally disabled and vice versa. Refer to the following for more
information.
Standard Scanning
Standard scanning monitors only channels that are the same type as
that currently selected. For example, if a conventional channel is selected,
only conventional channels are scanned. Standard scanning operates as
follows.
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To turn standard scanning on, press the SCAN option switch. Scanning
is enabled when a rotating
follows and "SCAN ON" is briefly displayed.
is indicated in the right status display as
Scan Enable Indicator
GENERAL OPERATION
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