Viewing And Changing The Priority Status; Scan; Turning Scan On Or Off; Deleting A Nuisance Channel - Motorola APX 3000 User Manual

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Chapter 7 : Advanced Features
7.3.3

Viewing and Changing the Priority Status

Procedure:
Press the Top Side (Select) button to change the priority status of the currently displayed
channel or the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel.
The radio shows one of following priority status icons and scenarios:
• A Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as a non-priority channel.
The LED lights up solid green.
• A Priority-One Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list
as the Priority-One channel. The LED rapidly blinks green. You hear all traffic on the Priority-
One channel, regardless of traffic on non-priority channels.
• 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.
7.4

Scan

This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a programmed list of
channels. Scanning is halted if you initiate a call and resumes when the call has ended.
7.4.1

Turning Scan On or Off

Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Scan button to toggle SCAN ON or SCAN OFF to initiate or stop 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.
7.4.2

Deleting a Nuisance Channel†

When and where to use:
If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (termed "nuisance" channel), you can
temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the scan list.
This capability does not apply to priority channels or the designated transmit channel.
NOTE: Deleting a nuisance channel is only possible through the preprogrammed Nuisance
Channel Delete button.
Procedure:
When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted, perform one of the following actions:
• Press and hold the preprogrammed Scan button to delete the nuisance channel.
• Press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete button.
The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list.
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