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Setting the Scan Options
Storing Scan Skip Frequencies
You can store up to five frequencies for your HTX-242 to skip when
scanning. This lets you prevent the HTX-242 from stopping on
beacon or packet repeater frequencies.
1. Press
VFO
.
2. Hold
F
for at least 1 second.
FUNC
flashes.
3. Press
MR
. The HTX-242 displays
SC
and the current scan
resume setting.
4. Repeatedly press
▲
until the HTX-242 displays
S1
and the
first scan skip frequency (or –––.––– if no frequency is
stored).
5. Select the first scan skip frequency by rotating
TUNE
, press-
ing
UP
or
DOWN
on the microphone, or directly entering the
last five digits of the frequency.
6. Press
▲
for the next scan skip memory—
S2
,
S3
,
S4
, or
S5
.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each scan skip frequency.
8. Press
MR
or PTT to save the setting.
Setting the Scan Resume Condition
When you scan VFO frequencies or frequencies you stored in mem-
ory, the HTX-242 stops at any signal strong enough to break
squelch. The HTX-242 is preset to
ti
, meaning it resumes scan-
ning in 10 seconds, even if the signal continues.
Follow these steps to change the scan resume condition.
1. Press
VFO
.
2. Hold
F
for at least 1 second.
FUNC
flashes.
3. Press
MR
. The HTX-242 displays
SC
and the current option.
4. Rotate
TUNE
, or press
UP
or
DOWN
on the microphone, to
select the desired option.
5. Press
MR
or PTT to save the setting.
ti
Resumes scanning in 10 seconds
cr
Resumes scanning after the carrier drops and the
scan resume delay expires
SE
Does not resume scanning
