Help - 396XTL Blinking HOLD while scanning

[nosoup4u]

I'm not sure what happened, but HOLD is blinking and the radio just scans 1 bank. Anything see this before? I tried uploading the default settings in freescan and it didn't help.

[BenScan]

I had that happen the other day. I reprogrammed (including erasing), with FreeScan, and it worked again. It happened more than once, but I'm not sure what caused it.

[nosoup4u]

Thank you. That worked. Looks like maybe the first bug fix for the first firmware update. This should be a sticky or at least in the wiki if it isn't already there.

[KE4ZNR]

It's called system hold and it is a new feature in the 346/396XTs...
No need to totally wipe then reprogram the radio...
This is why I recommend sitting down and reading the Complete Reference guide from beginning to end because the XTs have a bunch of new features
Marshall KE4ZNR

[KE4ZNR]

Originally Posted by nosoup4u

Thank you. That worked. Looks like maybe the first bug fix for the first firmware update. This should be a sticky or at least in the wiki if it isn't already there.

Nope not a bug and no need for a sticky and no need to report it.
It is a feature.
Marshall KE4ZNR

[DaveIN]

It comes in handy actually. That way you don't need to turn off or lockout systems when you just want to monitor the current system only for a short time.

[nosoup4u]

That actually is a nice feature. I must have passed right over that when looking through the docs. Thanks for the info.

[KE4ZNR]

Originally Posted by nosoup4u

That actually is a nice feature. I must have passed right over that when looking through the docs. Thanks for the info.

I quickly realized how useful it was myself. Now I use it almost daily to help monitor a system without going fully stopping scanning.
Happy Monitoring!
Marshall KE4ZNR

[BenScan]

Ahhh, thanks for pointing that out. I sure don't remember pressing hold for that long when it happened.
And, yes it is a very useful mode.

Ben