Orion Scan

[Muxlow]

I have a question about scanning on the orion
I have some conventional channels id like to scan.
When i dont have the mic hooked up the radio scans fine and the scan light stays on
But when i hook the mic up the scan light blinks and the unit will not scan.
What setting is not set rite for this to happen?

 

[WCRadioGuy]

Check your keypad options to make sure that Hookswitch Disable Scan if checked.

 

[Muxlow]

Yes it is checked. Should i uncheck it?
Will that make it stop blinking at me when the mic is hooked up?

 

[Muxlow]

Taa daaaa. Fixed it
I have another question now... With the SC4 file.. since it jumps every thing up 10 i cant program in any of the low freqs can i? Like something thats 411.0000 it wont let me do it as 401.0000
So with anything under 413 wont work?

And how do i set up a dual radio? Once i have the dual radio cable? So i can be running a convention 403-440 and a 800 edacs from one control head

And why not add this here too why im thinking about it. How do i get the audio from the radio to get switched over to the pa speaker... so when im out of the car i can hear the transmissions thru the pa speaker?

I have a ss2000 with the correct cable for it, i just need the P4 control head cable to be able to use it.. i have the extended option cable thou. So once i get that would that need to be used?

 

[flecom]

Taa daaaa. Fixed it
I have another question now... With the SC4 file.. since it jumps every thing up 10 i cant program in any of the low freqs can i? Like something thats 411.0000 it wont let me do it as 401.0000
So with anything under 413 wont work?

correct

And how do i set up a dual radio? Once i have the dual radio cable? So i can be running a convention 403-440 and a 800 edacs from one control head

if you have a dual radio cable you have to setup a master and a slave radio, you do this in Network Options under the multiple radio section... program a button on your head for RAD to select between radios, or you can program a RAD1 button and a RAD2 button to select a specific radio...

finally make sure they have the same firmware revision also to avoid issues...

And why not add this here too why im thinking about it. How do i get the audio from the radio to get switched over to the pa speaker... so when im out of the car i can hear the transmissions thru the pa speaker?

I have a ss2000 with the correct cable for it, i just need the P4 control head cable to be able to use it.. i have the extended option cable thou. So once i get that would that need to be used?

make sure the jumper in the head is set to allow the audio to go to the SS2000... i dont remember off the top of my head where it goes...

as far as the programming, go into external speaker options.... enable external speaker, should be active low if i remember correctly... also if you want PA, enable it, active low, output 7

 

[Muxlow]

Ok. So now that iv fixed the scann problem i have another one kinda.
When i take the radio off of scan.. and its just on a normal channel.. i dont hear anything when i should be. But when i push the scan button i can hear that channel
Why is that? What little click did i make to do that?

 

[LID109]

Options
Scan Options
Scan with CG....check this only if you have the correct ctcss on the receive for that channel


Sounds like you have an incorect CTCSS on the receive of that channel and when you start scanning, It ignores that setting and scans the channels with CSQ.

 

[Muxlow]

Even if that channel has no ctcss it still dont work on them. Only when scan is on

 

[DPapay]

Sounds like Lid is correct, for whatever reason, the channel guard is incorrect. If you do not know what the correct one is, blank out the RX CG for that channel. It will rx everything on that channel.