programming zone up and down keys on an A9 head

[thomasp5]

Hello all,

i'm having a bit of a problem with a Spectra radio and A9 head combination. the radio is set up as a zone radio with 8 zones and 32 modes. i programmed the head to use the #1 key as zone up and the #4 key as zone down. all works well until i try to use the phone mode with scratchpad or keypad dial. all the numbers work fine except the 1 and 4 which elicit a bad key beep. very inconvenient. i have tried all manor of things with no success, is there a way to tell the radio to ignore the zone up and down key function when in the phone mode? no luck searching through these forums using any number of terms. have tried three different code plugs with the same result. i can program the zoneXX keys to work for the 8 zones and things work OK why doesn't it work with up and down? ( changing zone name on first press makes no difference)
any insight would be much appreciated.
radio is T83GXA--A9AK single head, no DEK box, no PA SW ver 6.07
head is a 1063A no kit #
prog SW 06.00.05

[Jim202]

Hello all,

i'm having a bit of a problem with a Spectra radio and A9 head combination. the radio is set up as a zone radio with 8 zones and 32 modes. i programmed the head to use the #1 key as zone up and the #4 key as zone down. all works well until i try to use the phone mode with scratchpad or keypad dial. all the numbers work fine except the 1 and 4 which elicit a bad key beep. very inconvenient. i have tried all manor of things with no success, is there a way to tell the radio to ignore the zone up and down key function when in the phone mode? no luck searching through these forums using any number of terms. have tried three different code plugs with the same result. i can program the zoneXX keys to work for the 8 zones and things work OK why doesn't it work with up and down? ( changing zone name on first press makes no difference)
any insight would be much appreciated.
radio is T83GXA--A9AK single head, no DEK box, no PA SW ver 6.07
head is a 1063A no kit #
prog SW 06.00.05

Is there a way you can use 2 of the buttons above the display for the zone up and down? On my heads I have a scan button, an MPL button and a direct button being used. That leaves 3 other buttons for what ever functions you think you may need.

Jim

[thomasp5]

Jim,

thank you for your input. the software doesn't offer the option to program the buttons above the display as up and down, only zonexx. perhaps i need a different series control head.

tom

[Jim202]

Jim,

thank you for your input. the software doesn't offer the option to program the buttons above the display as up and down, only zonexx. perhaps i need a different series control head.

tom

I won't be back in the office until Friday. Don't have the software with me to look at the options. I will try to take a peak then and see what the program has. I don't change the head settings that often on the Spectra, only the channel info.

If I forget by the afternoon then, irritate me with a message or PM.

Jim