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XL-200M Preset Error

aglowgibbon

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I'm not sure if this is a bug or user error, but I have set three of the soft buttons on my XL-200M to be fixed preset channels. Sometimes, it will go straight to the channel I set, as expected. Other times, it will go to a different channel entirely, seeming like it is going back to a channel I previously had set. If I push the button a second time, it goes to the correct channel.

Is this an expected behavior or how do I fix this?
 

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You probably want scan off then have a ramp switch for add/delete. That will toggle 3 priorities or no scan.
IIR, pressing 'CLR' reverts to last state. (or maybe the clear sets the displayed frequency)
What 3 buttons are you programming, it may not like more than one preset, but you can configure a ramp swithch to scroll through scannels or custom scan list.
 
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What firmware is in your XL200M?

You probably want scan off then have a ramp switch for add/delete. That will toggle 3 priorities or no scan.
IIR, pressing 'CLR' reverts to last state. (or maybe the clear sets the displayed frequency)
What 3 buttons are you programming, it may not like more than one preset, but you can configure a ramp swithch to scroll through scannels or custom scan list.
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Looks like I found the issue myself. This was checked under supervisory and caused the conditions I explained above.
 
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