Owner's Manual

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Model MXT500
SCANNING FOR ACTIVE CHANNELS
Your MXT500 includes an “auto-scan” mode that continuously scans all 15
GMRS channels for activity.
1.Press the SCAN button to enter “auto-scan” mode.
• Your radio will rapidly scan through the 15 GMRS channels and will
pause on any active channel.
• “Auto-scan” will resume when there has been no activity on the
current channel for ve seconds.
2.To transmit during “auto-scan”, press and hold the PTT button on the
microphone while the radio is paused on the desired channel.
• The radio will remain on the active channel for three seconds after the
PTT button is released.
3.To exit “auto-scan” mode, press the SCAN button.
NOTE: If you transmit during “auto-scan” and the “auto-scan” has not
found and active channel, it will transmit on the last selected
channel.
USING SCAN SKIP
Scan skip allows you to opt out of scanning specic channels when using
“auto-scan”.
1. Before using scan skip, be sure the radio is powered on (see POWER
ON/OFF).
2. Select the channel you would like to remove from the auto-scan list
(see SELECTING AN ACTIVE CHANNEL).
3. To remove a channel from the “auto-scan” list, press and hold the SCAN
button.
• The period after the CH icon on the LCD will disappear noting that the
channel is inactive in the “auto-scan” list.
4. To add a channel to the “auto-scan” list, press and hold the SCAN
button.