All Scan And Channel Lock Out; Shadow Watch Scan; Use The Foghorn - NorthStar NS100 SS Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

All scan and channel lock out

While scanning, USA
radio models will
shadow watch on
CH70 for incoming
DSC calls.

Shadow watch scan

Use the foghorn

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When you are on a working channel, hold
down SCAN for at least two seconds to start
scanning all working channels. CH16 (the
priority channel) is scanned once every two
seconds. ALL SCAN is shown on the LCD
screen.
Press <ENT to lock out (skip over) an 'always
busy" channel when in ALL SCAN mode. An
X is shown on the LCD screen to indicate a
locked out channel. You cannot lock out CH16
or CH70.
The USA radio models use shadow watch
mode to scan for incoming DSC signals on
CH70 in any channel bank (USA, CAN, INT).
Shadow watch mode means that the scanning
operation is not shown on the LCD screen
When visibility is reduced by fog, you can
operate a manual or automatic foghorn through
the external speaker. The manual foghorn
will sound whenever you press or hold down
PTT. The automatic foghorn will sound for five
seconds once every minute.
You can also adjust the foghorn volume or
leave it at the default level.
1. Press FUNC then 9 to enter fog mode. FO is
shown on the LCD screen.
2. Press >ENT to select the automatic foghorn
OR
move the cursor to MANUAL and then press
To unlock a locked out channel, press <ENT
when the channel is displayed. The X disappears
to show it is now unlocked.
If a signal is received, scanning stops at that
channel and BUSY appears on the LCD screen.
Scanning starts again four seconds after the
BUSY annunciator disappears.
To stop at the current channel and cancel the
SCAN mode, press SCAN again or <ESC.
unless a DSC signal on CH70 is detected.
The European radio models have a dedicated
DSC CH70 receiver and don't use shadow
watch mode.
>ENT to select the manual foghorn.
4. When the foghorn is blowing you can press
^VOL to increase or VOLv to decrease the
foghorn volume. The LCD screen will show
the current foghorn volume as a percentage
e.g. 50% VOLUME.
5. The foghorn's listening function allows sounds
picked up by the hailer horn to be heard
over the radio. When the LCD screen shows
LISTENING, you can press ^VOL to increase
or VOLv to decrease the volume.
Press <ESC when you want to exit from the
foghorn mode.