Keys and their functions

Key Overview

The diagram below shows the keys and what they are called throughout the guide:

Operating the controls

Each button has at least two different actions which you control using the key combinations explained below.

• Tap : press the button and release it immediately
• Double tap : press the button twice, as quickly as possible (within 1 second)
• Press & hold : press the button and keep it pressed for at least 2 seconds before releasing it
• FUNCTION + tap : press and release FUNCTION , then tap the button
• FUNCTION + Double tap : press and release FUNCTION , then double tap the button
• FUNCTION + Press & hold : press and release FUNCTION , then press and hold the button

Using the FUNCTION button

When you tap FUNCTION (the scroll knob), the scanner remembers the FUNCTION + key combination for the next 3 seconds; during this time, it displays an F icon at the top of the screen.

If you want the scanner to maintain the FUNCTION + key combination longer, press & hold FUNCTION. The scanner remembers the FUNCTION + key combination until the next time you tap FUNCTION; during this time, it displays Function Key Holding and flashes the F icon at the top of the screen.

Key functions in different operation modes

The keys have different functions in each operation mode:

• Scan and Search mode key functions
• Hold mode key functions
• Close Call mode key functions
• Priority Scan mode key functions
• GPS mode key functions
• Tone Out mode key functions
• Band Scope mode key functions
• Available functions in Key Safe mode