Channel Scan - Cobra microTALK PR3800DX Owner's Manual

Mode Functions
Operation

Channel Scan

Your microTALK ® radio can automatically scan channels.
To scan channels:
Mode/Lock Button
1. Press the Mode/Lock button until the
Scan icon and the channel numbers
flash on the display.
2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down
Scanning Channels
button to begin scanning channels.
The radio ignores specific privacy
codes while scanning channels.
Channel Buttons
The Scan icon will continue to be displayed
when scan is on. Your radio will continue to
scan all channels and stop if an incoming
transmission is detected. Your radio will
remain on that channel for 10 seconds.
While setting channel scan, if you do not
press any buttons for 15 seconds, your radio
will automatically return to Standby mode on
the channel or channel/privacy code displayed
before you entered mode functions.
During channel scan (while receiving an incoming
transmission), you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to
communicate on that channel. Your radio
will remain on that channel and return
to Standby mode.
b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down
button to resume scanning channels.
If you press the Talk button while scanning,
but more than 10 seconds after receiving a
transmission, you will transmit on the channel
on which you last received a transmission.
This will return the radio to Standby mode.
If you do not press any button within
10 seconds after receiving a scanned
transmission, your radio will automatically
resume scanning channels.
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Introduction
During channel scan (while not receiving a transmission),
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you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on the
channel or channel/privacy code that was displayed before
you entered mode functions or the channel on which, during
scanning, you last received a transmission. This will then
return the radio to Standby mode.
b. Press the Mode/Lock button to proceed to set privacy
code scan on the channel that was either displayed before
you entered mode functions or on which, during channel
scanning, you last received a transmission (see below for
further details).
c. Press the Enter/Hi•Low button to return to Standby mode
on the channel/privacy code that was displayed before you
entered mode functions or the channel on which, during
scanning, you last received a transmission.
Privacy Code Scan
Your microTALK ®
(01 through 38) within one channel.
Select Channel
Mode/Lock Button
Scan Privacy Codes
Channel Buttons
Operation
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radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes
To scan privacy codes:
1. While in Standby mode, press the
Channel Up or Channel Down button
to choose the channel on which you
wish to scan privacy codes.
2. Press the Mode/Lock button until the
Scan icon and the privacy code numbers
flash on the display.
3. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down
button to begin scanning privacy codes
within the channel you selected.
The Scan icon will continue to be displayed
when privacy code scan is on. Your radio will
continue to scan privacy codes and stop as an
incoming transmission is detected. Your radio
will remain on that channel/privacy code for
10 seconds.
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