• or to CHSR and press the Menu Select button directly below CHSR.
A blinking cursor appears on the Channel Search screen.
2 Use the keypad to type or edit your channel name.
3 To initiate searching, press the Menu Select button directly below CHSR once the entry is done.
To exit this procedure, press the Menu Select button directly below CNCL .
One of the following scenarios occurs:
• The display shows SEARCHING. Once found, the display shows the matched channel name and the
radio changes its transmission to the selected channel.
• If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows INVALID ENTRY. Repeat
step 2 to search again.
• If the entry does not match, the display shows CHANNEL NAME NOT FOUND.Repeat step 2 to
search again; or press
or the Menu Select button directly below EXIT to exit.
5.4
Mode Select Feature
Mode Select allows a long press to save the current zone and channel of your radio to a programmable
button, keypad button, or a softkey. Once programmed, the short-press of that button or softkey
changes the transmission to the saved zone and channel.
NOTICE: Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature.
5.4.1
Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey
When and where to use: Five softkeys are available for you to save the frequently used zone and
channel.
Procedure:
1 Toggle from your current zone and channel to the required zone and channel.
2
or to MS1, MS2 ... or MS5.
3 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below one of the softkeys (MS1–MS5).
You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved.
NOTICE: To change the programmed zone and channel, repeat this procedure.
Short press of the programmed softkey changes your current transmission to the zone and
channel programmed in this softkey.
5.4.2
Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button
When and where to use: You can save the frequently used zone and channel to the programmable
buttons and keypad digit 0 to 9 buttons.
Procedure:
1 Toggle from your current zone and channel to the required zone and channel.
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