User's Manual

EVX-5300/-5400 OpErating Manual
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adVancEd opEratIon
DirEct ch Entry
(
This function is only available in the
EVX-5400
and requires the Optional
MH-75
A8J
16-Keypad Microphone
)
You can recall the desired channel directly using this function:
r
Press (or press and hold) the assigned
PF
key. A tone will sound, and the cur-
rent group/channel number will appear on the display.
r
Enter the desired group number (two digits) and channel number (two digits)
on the
MH-75
A8J
’s keypad.
r
Press the
[
P4
]
key (or
MH-75
A8J
’s
[
D
]
key) to store the new setting. The dis-
play indicates “- SET -” briey, then reverts to the normal channel indication.
You may cancel the new setting by pressing the
[
P3
]
key (or
MH-75
A8J
’s
[
C
]
key). In this case, the display indicates “- CANCEL -” briey.
scan
The Scanning feature is used to monitor multiple channels programmed into the
transceiver. While scanning, the transceiver will check each channel for the pres-
ence of a signal, and will stop on a channel if a signal is present.
EVX-5300/-
5400
can scan both digital and analog frequency programmed channels simultane-
ously.
To activate scanning:
r
Press (or press and hold) the assigned
PF
key to activate scanning on the chan-
nel which is pre-programmed into the scan list by your Vertex Standard dealer.
r
The scanner will search the programmed channels, looking for active ones; it
will pause each time it nds a channel on which someone is speaking.
r
Press (or press and hold) the assigned
PF
key again to disable scanning. Op-
eration will revert to the programmed revert channel.
Note: Your Vertex Standard dealer may have programmed your radio to stay on
one of the following channels if you press the
PTT
switch during the scanning
pause:

“Scan Pause” channel (“Talk Back”)

“Last Busy” channel

“Priority-1/-2” channel

“User Programmed” channel (“Select Channel”)

“Scan Start” channel