56 Basic operationSelecting a zoneYour radio may be programmed to use zones. A zoneis a collection of channels. Zones are a way ofgrouping channels, for example, by public safetyagency type (fire, police, ambulance, etc.) or bygeographical region (Dallas, Houston, etc.).To select a zone:1 Press Menu and select Zones.2 Scroll to the zone you want.3 Press Select.Your radio may indicate the zone in which it iscurrently operating in the following ways:■ the name of the zone appears below thechannel name in the default radio display, or■ the zone icon appears as a letter in the top rightcorner of the display.Other ways of selecting a zoneYou may also be able to use the following controls toselect a zone:■ 3-way selector (see "About the radio controls" onpage 38)■ left selection key (see "Using the left selection keyQuick Access menu" on page 47)■ scroll keys (see "Using the scroll key QuickAccess menu" on page 46)■ function keys to scroll through zonesABChannel 12Zone 28zone represented asone or two lettersprogrammedzone nameMenu
