Monitoring A Single Channel While In; Using Open Scan; Using Group Scan - GME GA9800 Instruction Manual

programmed in the same way as other Selcall Idents .
1 . P ress the CALL button to select the 'CALL TO' mode .
'CALL TO' will be displayed with a memory location
number on the left and an associated 5 digit Selcall
Ident or ALPHA Name on the right .
2 . R otate the Channel switch to select the memory
location 11 . If your radio is in ALPHA mode, PAGER will
be displayed . This is a fixed ALPHA name for the Paging
memory and cannot be changed . If necessary, briefly
press the F key followed by the ALPHA key to select the
IDENT display mode .
Select Memory Location 11
3 . Enter the required Selcall ident as follows:
(a) B riefly press the Channel knob . The right-hand
digit of the Selcall Ident will flash .
(b) R otate the Channel knob to select the required
number in the flashing digit position . (c) Briefly
press the Channel knob again to select the next
digit position .
(d) R epeat steps (b) and (c) to program all 5 digits as
required .
4 . N ow press and hold the Channel knob . The Selcall Ident
will flash for a few seconds, then the radio will beep as
the Ident is stored in the Paging memory .
MONITORING A SINGLE CHANNEL WHILE
IN PAGE MODE
To monitor a single channel in the Page mode:
1 . Select the required channel using the channel switch .
2 . B riefly press the F key followed by the PAGE key . 'PAGE'
will be displayed along with the selected channel . The
page mode is now active .
Selected
Channel
Note: The display lighting will extinguish after 10 seconds
to conserve power in case the radio is to be left in Page
mode for an extended period . This also makes the radio less
visible if it is left in an unattended vehicle at night .
Once the Page mode is selected, you can transmit and receive
on the selected channel in the usual way . However, the
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Channel switch and the SCAN, OS/GS, DUP and CALL
keys are disabled .
Note: If the selected channel has been tagged for Quiet
operation, the QUIET mode will be automatically selected and
QUIET will be displayed . In this case, you will not be able to
transmit .
If you Selcall Ident is received on the selected
channel:
Your TX4400 will send an acknowledge beep back to the
caller then change to the Paging channel and transmit the
Page Ident . It will finally return to the selected channel,
sound the alarm and display the Ident or Alpha Name of
Call To
the caller .
Mode
Meanwhile the other receiver will be beeping to tell you
Enter
that someone has called you . You can then return to your
Pager Ident
TX4400, identify the caller's Ident and return the call .
Note: Before transmitting on the Paging channel, the
TX4400 will check the channel for activity and will not
transmit if the channel is in use . Only when the channel is
clear will the paging Ident be sent .
SCANNING IN PAGE MODE
1 . S elect the required SCAN group, program the required
2 . N ow briefly press the F key followed by the PAGE key .

USING OPEN SCAN

If the radio is scanning in the Open Scan mode, you will
not be able to transmit unless the scan has stopped on a
busy channel .

USING GROUP SCAN

If the radio is scanning in the Group scan mode, you can transmit
on the Priority channel at any time .
USING THE QUIET MODE
If any channels have been tagged for Quiet operation, the
QUIET mode will be automatically selected and 'QUIET' will
be displayed . You will not be able to transmit .
Page
If while scanning on any channel, your Selcall Ident is
Mode
received:
Selected
The TX4400 will stop scanning on that channel, send an
acknowledge beep back to the caller then change to the
Paging channel and transmit the Page Ident . It will finally
return to the channel, sound the alarm and display the
Ident or Alpha Name of the caller .
Meanwhile the other receiver will be beeping to tell you
that someone has called you . You can then return to your
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channels and then briefly press the SCAN key . The radio
will begin scanning .
'PAGE' will be displayed .
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