PRESIDENT MC-8050 DSC Owner's Manual page 11

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when the transmission stops, the radio will continue scanning.
In scan mode, you can get
the following information
from the display (some
indicators will not always
be displayed).
Using the radio in
scan mode
• You cannot transmit while
in scan mode.
• You must have two or more channels in memory to start a scan.
• To save a channel into memory, select the channel, then press and hold WX-MeM for two
seconds. Memory will show on the display.
• To remove a channel from memory, set the radio to that channel, then press and hold WX-
MeM for two seconds. Memory will no longer show on the display.
• To activate scan mode, press and hold CLR-sCAn. Press and hold CLR-sCAn again to
return to the previous mode.
• When the radio automatically stops on a channel, press CHAnneL UP to leave that chan-
nel and resume scanning.
• To end the scan, press the microphone's PUsH to tALk, CALL-MeM, or WX-MeM but-
tons. The radio remains on the last scanned channel.
Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch
If you activate Weather Alert
Watch while operating in scan
mode, the radio checks the
most recentlyused weather
channel every seven seconds,
then continues scanning the
next channel in memory.
To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off, press and hold
CALL-MenU while the radio is idle. Select Setup and
then WX Alert Mode. Use CHAnneL UP and CHAnneL
DoWn to choose WX Alert Mode setting ON or Off.
Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks channels 16 and
9 every two seconds, then goes on to scan the next channel; with Dual Watch turned on, the
When it detects a signal, the radio stays on the
channel until you press the
signal stops.
08
10
11
12
The radio scans about
5 channels in 1 second.
Transmit power
last used
All scanned
channels must
be in memory
Normal scan
mode or Triple/
Dual-watch on
button or the
CHANNEL UP
13
1 Watt
Memory
Scanning Channels
01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07
11
Resume scan
17
20
15
Channel mode
(USA, CANadian,
or INTernational)
07
INT
Current
channel being
scanned
Scan list (if the
text is too long,
the line scrolls)

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