EFJohnson 8500 Portable Radio User Manual


 
CONTROLS
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S (System) - Pressing this key increases the selected system. Holding it
down causes the function to repeat. Only programmed systems can be
selected. Turning power on with this switch pressed changes the loudness
of the clear-to-talk tone.
G (Group) - Pressing this key increases the selected group. Holding it
down causes the function to repeat. Only programmed groups can be
selected.
SCN (Scan) - Turns the scan feature on and off. Scan is enabled when
“SCN” is indicated in the lower part of the display. Scanning is actually
occurring when “IN SCAN” is indicated in the upper part of the display.
Turning power on with this key pressed enables/disables the key press
tone.
LCK (Lock) - Used to lock systems out of the scan list so that they are
not scanned. Also adds locked out systems or groups back into the scan
list. Pressing this key changes the status of whatever system or group was
selected last. The system or group is locked out and not scanned if is
indicated next to “SYS” or “GRP”. Turning power on with this switch
pressed enables/disables the keypad.
RTN (Return) - Is programmed to select either the home or last active
system/group.
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Switch - Pressing this switch turns the transmitter
on as indicated by in the display and a lighted transmit indicator on
the top panel. This switch is the lower half of the rubber switchpad on the
side.
Auxiliary Switch - Pressing this switch with a Multi-Net system selected
temporarily suspends system or group scanning. Pressing it twice halts
scanning until it is again pressed twice or scanning is re-enabled by the
SCN key. Pressing it with a conventional system selected enables the
monitor mode. This switch is the lower part of the upper half of the
rubber switchpad on the side.
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