Responding To A Transmission During A Scan; Deleting A Nuisance Channel - Vertex Standard VXD-720 Operating Manual

Responding to a Transmission During a
Scan
During scanning, your radio stops on a channel/
group where activity is detected. The radio stays on
that channel for a programmed time period known
Procedure:
1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0
cm) from your mouth.
If the Channel Free Indication feature is en-­
abled, you will hear a short alert tone the mo-­
ment the transmitting radio releases the PTT
button, indicating the channel is free for you to
respond.
2 Press the PTT button during hang time. The
LED lights up solid green.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if en-­
abled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
OR
Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if en-­
abled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
4 Release the PTT button to listen.
5 If you do not respond within the hang time,
the radio returns to scanning other channels/
groups.
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Deleting a Nuisance Channel
If a channel continually generates unwanted calls
temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the
scan list.
This capability does not apply to the channel
designated as the Selected Channel.
Procedure:
1
nuisance channel, press the programmed Nui-­
sance Channel Delete button until you hear a
tone.
2 Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button.
The nuisance channel is deleted.
Deleting a "nuisance" channel is only possible
through the programmed Nuisance Channel
Delete button. This feature is not accessible
through the menu.