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1 Individual Scanners
2 Setting up radio systems in your
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3 General scanning information
4 External resources
5 Legal and Safety Information
5.1 General Precautions
5.2 FCC Information
5.3 Warranty and Support
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5.4 User Guide Information
6 Important Note
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Setting up radio systems in your scanner
Conventional Systems
EDACS SCAT Systems
EDACS Trunked Systems
LTR Trunked Systems
Motorola Trunked Systems
Standard P25 Trunked Systems
P25 One-Frequency Trunked Systems
General scanning information
Radio Systems Overview
Deciphering Trunked Systems
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Location-based Scanning
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Radio Reference
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General Precautions
FCC Information
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All content (including any media) contained within in this guide is copyright 2009 by
Uniden America Corporation unless otherwise specified. Any content not belonging
to Uniden America is marked as such and used with permission.
Content or information in external sources are neither the intellectual property not
the responsibility of Uniden America Corp. Uniden America makes no claim to the
accuracy or completeness of external content.
Astro®, DPL®, Digital Private Line®, Motorola®, PL®, PRIVACY PLUS®, Private
Line®, SMARTNET®,and SMARTZONE® are registered trademarks of Motorola,
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LTR® is a registered trademark of E.F. Johnson Co.
EDACS® is a registered trademark of M/A-COM Private Radio Systems Inc.
Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.
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1 Important information
1.1 General Precautions
1.2 Specifications
1.3 FCC Information
1.4 Warranty and Support
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1.5 User Guide Information
2 Operation overview
3 Setting up the hardware
4 Programming your scanner
5 Operating your scanner
General Precautions
Specifications
FCC Information
Warranty and Support Information
User Guide Information
Operation overview
Available operation modes
Menu reference
Keys and their functions
Reading the display
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Setting up the hardware
Included with the scanner
Installing the batteries
Connecting the antenna
Attaching the belt clip
Connecting a GPS receiver
Programming your scanner
Setting up systems
Programming Number Tags
Programming Quick Keys
Programming Search Keys
Programming locations
Setting alerts
Operating your scanner
Using Number Tags
Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and Search Keys
Using Tone Out mode
Using Close Call mode
Using Band Scope mode
Using GPS mode
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Since a conventional system is really a collection of frequencies, the first thing you need to know is the frequency for each
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1 Programming a Conventional
System
1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.2 Create at least 1 channel
group
1.2.1 Channel group properties
1.3 Create at least 1 channel in
each group
Conventional System
Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a basic conventional system. (Click here for a legend of the diagram.)
You can download a planning worksheet for conventional systems as a pdf file or an Excel spreadsheet file.
1.3.1 Channel properties
Programming a Conventional System
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To program a conventional system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order (click here for
information on using the menu):
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select Conventional.
3. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
4. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to change it.
5. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required, you can
operate the system without changing the default settings.
System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option
name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Quick key (Edit Sys Option#Set Quick Key)
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
Hold time (Edit Sys Option#Set Hold Time)
Lockout (Edit Sys Option#Set Lockout)
P25 wait time (Edit Sys Option#P25 Waiting Time)
Startup key (Edit Sys Option#Set Startup Key)
Copy system
Available operations
Delete system
Create at least 1 channel group
Each conventional system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and all systems must contain at least 1 channel group.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group.
3. If you need to change any of the channel group properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required,
you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Channel group properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit Group menu. If necessary, the sub-menu
and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Group
Create at least 1 channel in each group
Each conventional system can contain up to 1000 channels in each group, and all groups must contain at least 1 channel.
1. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel.
3. Input the frequency for this channel in MHz.
4. If you need to change any of the channel properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required, you can
operate the system without changing the default settings.
Channel properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit Channel menu. If necessary, the submenu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
Frequency (Edit Frequency)
Analog/digital (Set Audio Type)
CTCSS/DCS (Edit Channel#Set CTCSS/DCS) (analog channels)
P25 Network Address (Edit Channel#P25 NAC Option) (digital channels)
Recommended
Modulation (Set Modulation)
Name (Edit Name)
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Alert (Set Alert)
Optional
Attenuator
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Priority (Set Priority)
Volume Offset
Copy Channel
Available operations
Delete Channel
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This section deals with EDACS SCAT systems. Click here for information on EDACS Wide and Narrow systems. Below is an example of an EDACS SCAT system from
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1 Programming an EDACS
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1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.2 Create a site
1.2.1 Site properties
1.3 Create at least 1 frequency
1.3.1 Frequency properties
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EDACS SCAT System
And here is a conceptual layout diagram of a basic EDACS SCAT system. (Click here for a legend of the diagram.)
Programming an EDACS System
To program an EDACS system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select EDCS.
3. The scanner will prompt you for the sub-type. Select SCAT.
4. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
5. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to change it.
6. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the
default settings.
System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Automatic gain control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
Copy system
Available operations
Delete system
Create a site
Each EDACS SCAT system must contain exactly 1 site.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Site menu.
3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default
settings.
Site properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each
property.)
Required
Recommended
None
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Attenuator (Set Attenuator)
Optional
Available operations
Hold time (Set Hold Time)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Modulation (Set Modulation)
Startup key (Set Startup Key)
None
Create at least 1 frequency
Each EDACS SCAT system must contain at least 1 frequency in its site.
1. Open the Edit Site menu.
2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency.
3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site.
4. If you need to change any of the frequency properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the
default settings.
Frequency properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the frequency under the Set Frequencies sub-menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed
beside each property.)
Required
None
Recommended
Optional
Available operations
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Frequency
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1 Programming an EDACS
System
1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.2 Create at least 1 site
1.2.1 Site properties
1.3 Create at least 1 frequency in
each site
1.3.1 Frequency properties
2 Programming a system for
Scanning
2.1 Create at least 1 channel
group
2.1.1 Channel group properties
2.2 Create at least 1 channel in
EDACS Wide System
Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a basic EDACS Wide system. (Click here for a
legend of the diagram.)
You can download a planning worksheet for EDACS systems as a pdf file or an Excel
spreadsheet file.
each group
2.2.1 Channel properties
Programming an EDACS System
To program an EDACS system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order
(click here for information on using the menu):
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Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select EDCS.
3. The scanner will prompt you for the sub-type. Select Wide/Narrow.
4. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
5. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to
change it.
6. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary, the sub-menu
and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Automatic gain control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
Emergency alert (Edit Sys Option#Emergency Alert)
ID format (Edit Sys Option#Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or (AFS/DEC))
ID scan/search (Edit Sys Option#ID Scan/Search)
Priority ID scan ( Priority ID scan)
Copy system
Available operations
Delete system
Review Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Rvw ID:Srch L/O)
Clear All Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Clr All L/O IDs)
Create at least 1 site
Each EDACS system can contain up to 256 sites, and all systems must contain at least 1 site.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site.
3. When you enter a new site, the scanner will prompt you to select the Site Type. Select
Wide (standard) or Narrow, according to the site type.
4. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now. Unless a property
is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Site properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
Site type (Set Site Type)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Attenuator (Set Attenuator)
Optional
Available operations
Hold time (Set Hold Time)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Modulation (Set Modulation)
Startup key (Set Startup Key)
Delete Site
Create at least 1 frequency in each site
Each trunked system can contain up to 23 frequencies in each site, and all sites must contain at
least 1 frequency.
1. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created.
2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency.
3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site.
4. When you enter a new frequency, the scanner will prompt you for the logical channel
number or LCN for that frequency. Enter a number from 1 through 30.
5. If you need to change any of the frequency properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Frequency properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the frequency under the Set Frequencies submenu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
Recommended
Optional
Available operations
Logical channel number (Input LCN)
None
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Frequency
Programming a system for Scanning
Once you create the system and at least 1 site, you can Search the system with no problems.
However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to program the required elements in
following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create at least 1 channel group
Each EDACS system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any system you want to scan
must contain at least 1 channel group.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group.
3. If you need to change any of the channel group properties, you can do that now. Unless
a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default
settings.
Channel group properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit Group menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Group
Create at least 1 channel in each group
Each trunked system can contain up to 500 channels in each group, and all groups must contain
at least 1 channel.
1. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel.
3. Input the Talk Group ID (TGID) for this channel.
4. If you need to change any of the channel properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Channel properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit Channel menu.
If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
TGID (Edit Talk Group ID)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Alert (Set Alert)
Optional
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Priority (Set Priority)
Volume Offset
Copy Channel
Available operations
Delete Channel
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1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.1.2 Site properties
1.2 Create at least 1 frequency in
each site
1.2.1 Frequency properties
2 Programming a system for
Scanning
2.1 Create at least 1 channel
group
2.1.1 Channel group properties
2.2 Create at least 1 channel in
each group
2.2.1 Channel properties
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LTR System
Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a basic LTR system. (Click here for a legend of the
diagram.)
You can download a planning worksheet for LTR systems as a pdf file or an Excel
spreadsheet file.
For more information on the different types of LTR systems and how they work, see the
Logic Trunked Radio page at Radio Reference's Wiki .
Programming an LTR System
To program an LTR system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order
(click here for information on using the menu):
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select LT.
3. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
4. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to
change it.
5. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary, the sub-menu
and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Automatic gain control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
ID scan/search (Edit Sys Option#ID Scan/Search)
Priority ID scan (Edit Sys Option#Priority ID Scan)
Copy system
Available operations
Delete system
Review Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Rvw ID:Srch L/O)
Clear All Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Clr All L/O IDs)
Site properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Attenuator (Set Attenuator)
Optional
Available operations
Hold time (Set Hold Time)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Modulation (Set Modulation)
Startup key (Set Startup Key)
Delete Site
Create at least 1 frequency in each site
Each LTR system can contain up to 20 frequencies in each site, and all sites must contain at
least 1 frequency.
1. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created.
2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency.
3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site.
4. When you enter a new frequency, the scanner will prompt you for the logical channel
number or LCN for that frequency. Enter a number from 1 through 20.
5. If you need to change any of the frequency properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Frequency properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the frequency under the Set Frequencies submenu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
Recommended
Optional
Available operations
Logical channel number (Input LCN)
None
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Frequency
Programming a system for Scanning
Once you create the system and at least 1 site, you can Search the system with no problems.
However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to program the required elements in
following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create at least 1 channel group
Each LTR system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any system you want to scan must
contain at least 1 channel group.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group.
3. If you need to change any of the channel group properties, you can do that now. Unless
a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default
settings.
Channel group properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit Group menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Group
Create at least 1 channel in each group
Each trunked system can contain up to 500 channels in each group, and all groups must contain
at least 1 channel.
1. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel.
3. Input the Talk Group ID (TGID) for this channel.
4. If you need to change any of the channel properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Channel properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit Channel menu.
If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
TGID (Edit Talk Group ID)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Alert (Set Alert)
Optional
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Priority (Set Priority)
Volume Offset
Copy Channel
Available operations
Delete Channel
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1 Programming a Motorola System
1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.2 Create at least 1 site
1.2.1 Site properties
1.3 Create at least 1 frequency in
each site
1.3.1 Frequency properties
2 Programming a system for
Scanning
2.1 Create at least 1 channel
group
Motorola 800 MHz System
2.1.1 Channel group properties
2.2 Create at least 1 channel in
each group
2.2.1 Channel properties
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Even though some (or all) of the System Voice channels are APCO 25, this system, and
others like it, is correctly programmed as a Motorola 800 MHz system, per the information
given for the System Type.
Motorola UHF System (400 MHz band)
Motorola VHF System (100-200 MHz band)
Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a basic Motorola system. (Click here for a legend of
the diagram.)
You can download a planning worksheet for Motorola systems as a pdf file or an Excel
spreadsheet file.
For more information on the different types of Motorola systems and how they work, see the
Motorola page at Radio Reference's Wiki .
Programming a Motorola System
To program a Motorola system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order
(click here for information on using the menu):
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select MOT.
3. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
4. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to
change it.
5. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary, the sub-menu
and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Fleet map (Edit Sys Option#Edit Fleet Map)
Required
(Required for Motorola Type I or Type I/II Hybrid systems only)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Automatic gain control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
Emergency alert (Edit Sys Option#Emergency Alert)
End code (Edit Sys Option#Set End Code)
ID format (Edit Sys Option#Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or (AFS/DEC))
ID scan/search (Edit Sys Option#ID Scan/Search)
Priority ID scan (Edit Sys Option#Priority ID Scan)
Status bit (Edit Sys Option#Set Status bit)
Copy system
Available operations
Delete system
Review Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Rvw ID:Srch L/O)
Clear All Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Clr All L/O IDs)
Create at least 1 site
Each Motorola system can contain up to 256 sites, and all systems must contain at least 1 site.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site.
3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now. Unless a property
is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Site properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Band plan (Edit Band Plan)
Recommended
Name (Edit Name)
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Attenuator (Set Attenuator)
Optional
Control channel only (Set C-Ch Only)
Hold time (Set Hold Time)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Modulation (Set Modulation)
P25 wait time (P25 Waiting Time)
Startup key (Set Startup Key)
Available operations
Delete Site
Create at least 1 frequency in each site
Each trunked system can contain up to 30 frequencies in each site, and all sites must contain at
least 1 frequency.
1. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created.
2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency.
3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site.
4. If you need to change any of the frequency properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Frequency properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the frequency under the Set Frequencies submenu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Recommended
None
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Frequency
Programming a system for Scanning
Once you create the system and at least 1 site, you can Search the system with no problems.
However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to program the required elements in
following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create at least 1 channel group
Each Motorola system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any system you want to scan
must contain at least 1 channel group.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group.
3. If you need to change any of the channel group properties, you can do that now. Unless
a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default
settings.
Channel group properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit Group menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Optional
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Available operations
Delete Group
Create at least 1 channel in each group
Each trunked system can contain up to 500 channels in each group, and all groups must contain
at least 1 channel.
1. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel.
3. Input the Talk Group ID (TGID) for this channel.
4. If you need to change any of the channel properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Channel properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit Channel menu.
If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
TGID (Edit Talk Group ID)
Audio type (Analog or digital) (Set Audio Type)
Recommended
Name (Edit Name)
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Alert (Set Alert)
Optional
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Priority (Set Priority)
Volume Offset
Copy Channel
Available operations
Delete Channel
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1 Programming a P25 System
1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.2 Create at least 1 site
1.2.1 Site properties
1.3 Create at least 1 frequency in
each site
1.3.1 Frequency properties
2 Programming a system for
Scanning
2.1 Create at least 1 channel
group
2.1.1 Channel group properties
2.2 Create at least 1 channel in
each group
2.2.1 Channel properties
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Standard P25 System
Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a basic P25 system. (Click here for a legend of the
diagram.)
For more information on P25 systems and how they work, see the Project 25
Radio Reference's Wiki .
page at
Programming a P25 System
To program a P25 system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order (click
here for information on using the menu):
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select P25.
3. The scanner will prompt you for the sub-type. Select Standard trunk.
4. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
5. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to
change it.
6. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary, the sub-menu
and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Automatic gain control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
ID format (Edit Sys Option#Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or (AFS/DEC))
ID scan/search (Edit Sys Option#ID Scan/Search)
Priority ID scan (Edit Sys Option#Priority ID Scan)
Copy system
Available operations
Delete system
Review Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Rvw ID:Srch L/O)
Clear All Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Clr All L/O IDs)
Create at least 1 site
Each P25 system can contain up to 256 sites, and all systems must contain at least 1 site.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site.
3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now. Unless a property
is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Site properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Band plan (Edit Band Plan)
Recommended
Name (Edit Name)
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Attenuator (Set Attenuator)
Optional
Available operations
Hold time (Set Hold Time)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Startup key (Set Startup Key)
Delete Site
Create at least 1 frequency in each site
Each P25 system can contain up to 20 frequencies in each site, and all sites must contain at
least 1 frequency.
1. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created.
2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency.
3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site.
4. If you need to change any of the frequency properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Frequency properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the frequency under the Set Frequencies sub-
menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Recommended
None
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Frequency
Programming a system for Scanning
Once you create the system and at least 1 site, you can Search the system with no problems.
However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to program the required elements in
following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create at least 1 channel group
Each P25 system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any system you want to scan must
contain at least 1 channel group.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group.
3. If you need to change any of the channel group properties, you can do that now. Unless
a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default
settings.
Channel group properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit Group menu. If
necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Group
Create at least 1 channel in each group
Each trunked system can contain up to 500 channels in each group, and all groups must contain
at least 1 channel.
1. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel.
3. Input the Talk Group ID (TGID) for this channel.
4. If you need to change any of the channel properties, you can do that now. Unless a
property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
Channel properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit Channel menu.
If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
TGID (Edit Talk Group ID)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Alert (Set Alert)
Optional
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Priority (Set Priority)
Volume Offset
Copy Channel
Available operations
Delete Channel
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P25 one-frequency systems are almost identical to standard P25 systems, except
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1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.2 Create exactly 1 site
1.2.1 Site properties
1.3 Create exactly 1 frequency in
the site
1.3.1 Frequency properties
2 Programming a system for
Scanning
2.1 Create at least 1 channel
group
2.1.1 Channel group properties
2.2 Create at least 1 channel in
each group
2.2.1 Channel properties
Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a P25 one-frequency system. (Click
here for a legend of the diagram.)
For more information on P25 systems and how they work, see the Project 25
page at Radio Reference's Wiki .
Programming a P25 One-frequency System
To program a P25 one-frequency system, you'll need to program the required
elements in following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select P25.
3. The scanner will prompt you for the sub-type. Select One-Freq trunk.
4. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
5. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if
you want to change it.
6. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now.
Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
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System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary,
the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Network address (Edit Sys Option#P25 NAC Option)
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Automatic gain control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio
AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
ID format (Edit Sys Option#Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or
(AFS/DEC))
ID scan/search (Edit Sys Option#ID Scan/Search)
Copy system
Available
operations
Delete system
Review Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Rvw ID:Srch L/O)
Clear All Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Clr All L/O IDs)
Create exactly 1 site
Each P25 one-frequency system must contain exactly 1 site.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site.
3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now.
Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
Site properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site
menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside
each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Attenuator (Set Attenuator)
Optional
Available operations
Hold time (Set Hold Time)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Modulation (Set Modulation)
Startup key (Set Startup Key)
Delete Site
Create exactly 1 frequency in the site
A P25 one-frequency system contains exactly 1 frequency.
1. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created.
2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency.
3. Enter the frequency for this site.
4. If you need to change any of the frequency properties, you can do that now.
Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
Frequency properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the frequency under the Set
Frequencies sub-menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are
listed beside each property.)
Required
None
Recommended
None
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Frequency
Programming a system for Scanning
Once you create the system and site, you can Search the system with no
problems. However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to program the
required elements in following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create at least 1 channel group
Each P25 system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any system you want
to scan must contain at least 1 channel group.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group.
3. If you need to change any of the channel group properties, you can do that
now. Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
Channel group properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit
Group menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed
beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Group
Create at least 1 channel in each group
Each trunked system can contain up to 500 channels in each group, and all groups
must contain at least 1 channel.
1. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel.
3. Input the Talk Group ID (TGID) for this channel.
4. If you need to change any of the channel properties, you can do that now.
Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
Channel properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit
Channel menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed
beside each property.)
Required
TGID (Edit Talk Group ID)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Alert (Set Alert)
Optional
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Volume Offset
Copy Channel
Available operations
Delete Channel
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2.2 How a trunked system works
2.3 A real life example
In a conventional radio system, each group of users is assigned one (for simplex systems) or two frequencies (for repeater systems).
For example, the police in your area might operate on 460.500 MHz, the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway department
on 37.900 MHz, etc. All transmissions from each group always go out on the on the same frequency--the police won't randomly
switch to 500.000 MHz, for instance.
Since each group always stays on the same frequency and frequencies never overlap, it's very easy to follow conversations on
conventional systems: when your scanner stops on a frequency, you usually know who it is, and more importantly, you can stop on a
channel and listen to an entire conversation.
Up until the late 1980s, this was the primary way that radio systems operated. Some examples of conventional radio systems are
Aircraft
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Amateur radio
FRS/GMRS users
Small, private radio systems
Trunked radio systems
Several major trends have converged that have resulted in agencies moving to more efficient trunked radio systems:
Higher levels of radio usage has meant that there aren’t enough individual frequencies available to allow every group to have
their own frequency.
Technology advances have brought down the overall cost and complexity of implementing a trunked radio system while
increasing the features available to the agency and individual radio users.
Roll-out of major statewide trunked systems makes it easier for even small agencies to “piggy back” onto the larger system for
less cost than replacing existing systems.
Trunked system basics
There are three major elements common to most trunked systems:
System Controller
The system controller is a special computer that assigns voice channels to users as they key up their radio. The controller is the
“brains” behind the trunking system.
Voice Frequency Pool
The voice frequency pool is a selection of radio frequencies available to the system controller for assigning voice traffic. By
assigning voice frequencies to channels only as they are needed, a trunked system can support many more channels than it
actually has frequencies.
Talk Group IDs
A Talk Group ID identifies which user or agency has been assigned a particular voice frequency at any particular moment. The
Talk Group ID is essentially the user's "channel": since each voice frequency is used over and over by all the agencies on the
system, trunked systems rely on the Talk Group ID to identify which particular user or agency is talking.
How a trunked system works
A typical communication on a trunked system goes something like this:
1. A user selects the channel they want to communicate on and presses the PTT button on the side of their radio.
2. This sends a channel request message to the controller that the user wants to start a transmission on the Talk Group ID (the
channel) that they selected.
3. The controller locates an unused voice frequency and assigns it to that Talk Group ID.
4. The controller then sends out a channel grant message to all radios on the system so everyone knows where to find the
voice channel for that Talk Group.
5. At this point, the original user’s radio beeps, and the user can begin their transmission. While this sounds complicated, in real
life this process takes about half a second (sometimes less).
When the user releases the PTT button, the controller releases the voice frequency from its Talk Group ID assignment, leaving the
frequency free for the next user that becomes active.
A real life example
A typical 20-frequency trunked system can support hundreds of channels. For example, the Fort Worth system includes over 400
channels providing communication support for Fort Worth agencies (Police, Fire and Ambulance) and agencies in the surrounding
cities of Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Forest Hill, Haltom City and Richland Hills. In addition, the same system also supports the
Tarrant County Sheriff and Texas Christian University. (You can see its setup in the RadioReference database .)
Before moving to the trunked system, the Police had only 6 channels (North, South, East, West, Information, and Tactical). Since
moving to the trunked system, they are now able to provide 11 channels for North Side PD alone: a main dispatch channel, three
“talkaround” channels, a supervisor channel, a bike patrol channel, and several community patrol channels. Other police districts have
similar channel requirements, and now special operations teams such as SWAT, Narcotics, and Traffic each have one or more
dedicated channels for their use as well.
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1.1 System Type
1.1.1 P25 Systems
1.1.2 LTR Systems
1.1.3 Motorola Systems
1.1.4 EDACS Systems
1.1.5 Conventional Systems
1.1.6 Non-scannable Systems
1.2 System Voice
1.3 System Frequencies
1.4 Talk Group IDs (Channels)
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To the average radio user, the complexity of a trunked system is invisible. Their
radio is programmed up at the radio shop. They can still easily select who they need
to communicate with by selecting a channel on their two-way. They can even
directly call other radio users without tying up a dispatch channel…something they
could never do before. As a scanner user, on the other hand, you need to know the
different types of trunking systems in use, what options are available on each
system, and three key pieces of information about any trunking system before you
start any actual programming:
System Type
System Frequencies
IDs of the Talk Groups you want to hear
All of this information is usually available from the online database at
RadioReference . The picture to the right shows a screenshot of a system from
the database, with the pertinent information highlighted.
System Type
There are five major types of scannable systems; some of these also have
subtypes. In the RadioReference database, you can generally determine the radio
system type by looking at the line labeled System Type at the top of the screen
(inside the red square in the screenshot).
P25 Systems
These are identified in the RadioReference database as Project 25 Standard. If the
System Type line says anything else, then it is not a P25 system (even though it
might have some P25 channels).
LTR Systems
These systems are identified as LTR Standard in the system type.
Motorola Systems
There are several subcategories of Motorola systems, but they will all have some
form of Motorola in the system type: Motorola Fleetnet, Motorola Smartnet, Motorola
Smartzone, etc. Once you have identified that it is a Motorola system, you can
check the system frequencies to confirm its subtype:
Motorola 800: all of the frequencies are in the 800 MHz range
Motorola 900: all of the frequencies are in the 900 MHz range
Motorola UHF: all of the frequencies are between 400 and 512 MHz
Motorola VHF: all of the frequencies are between 100 and 200 MHz.
EDACS Systems
There are three subtypes of EDACS systems:
EDACS Wide: identified as EDACS Standard in the system type.
EDACS Narrow: identified as EDACS Narrowband in the system type.
EDACS SCAT: identified as EDACS Scat in the system type (these systems
operate on a single frequency).
Conventional Systems
This fifth type of scannable system is a general catchall for all non-trunked
systems. See Conventional Systems for more information.
Non-scannable Systems
There are several system types that cannot be monitored with a scanner, either
because the systems use proprietary digital formats that are not licensable by
scanner manufacturers, or because the systems are not in wide enough use to
make it cost-effective for manufacturers to develop a scanner that can monitor
them.
These non-scannable systems are identified in the system type as:
EDACS w/ESK
LTR Passport
OpenSky Standard
MPT1327
Tetra
System Voice
The other line inside the red square in the screenshot is System Voice, which
summarizes the kinds of voice modulation used on the system. You’ll find the
following voice types:
Analog (can be heard with any trunking scanner)
APCO-25 (can be heard with a digital scanner)
ProVoice (cannot be heard by any scanner)
VSELP (cannot be heard by any scanner)
The system voice also tells
us when digital channels
are mixed in with analog
channels on the same
system. Unfortunately, this
means the system voice
line can cause a lot of
confusion. Just remember:
system voice does not
define the system type.
For example, in the system information shown to the left, we see that APCO-25 can
be used as a voice type on a Motorola system that is not actually a P25 system.
When we're trying to determine whether a system is a P25 system, we need to
ignore the “System Voice” line and focus on the System Type line. If there is P25
Voice on a non-P25 system, the scanner can sort this out while scanning.
System Frequencies
The system frequencies section in the database lists all the frequencies used by
the system (see the blue square in the screenshot above on the right). For
Motorola and P25 systems, you will need to program only the system control
channel frequencies: those are the frequencies shown in red (for primary control
channels) and blue (for alternate control channels) in the database.
For EDACS and LTR systems, you will need to program all the listed frequencies
and their associated LCN (that is a small number right next to the frequency).
Some systems have multiple sets of frequencies. These are called multi-site
systems: each set of frequencies corresponds to a different physical antenna site.
Talk Group IDs (Channels)
The Talk Group information section (inside the green rectangle) shows the different
channels on the system and which agency uses them. You'll need to go through
the list and make a note of the channels you want to hear. Then you can start
thinking about how you want to organize those channels.
(Keep in mind that this screenshot shows just a few of the channels on a single
system. One of the great features available to subscribers on RadioReference is the
ability to tag channels directly on the site and print out a nicely-formatted hardcopy
of each system. It makes this task much, much easier.)
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Location-based scanning allows you to control which systems/sites and channel groups are
scanned based on your exact location. This frees you from having to manually enable and
disable systems or channel groups as you change location.
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2 The Antenna-Centric Approach
2.1 Finding an antenna location
3 Combining for Efficiency
4 See Also
the location for the center point for each system/site or channel group you want to control
the radius or distance from the center point you want to set as the range for each
system/site or channel group
if you are scanning while traveling, you may want to include the heading (direction) of travel
some type of mapping method. If you don't want to use paper maps, you might try a mapping
software (such as Microsoft® Streets and Trips or Delorme® Street Atlas) that allows you to
draw markings and overlays on maps.
a GPS receiver with a serial data output (NMEA)
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There are many different approaches you can use to determine where to place a center point for
a system/site or channel group. The two most common are the geopolitical approach and the
antenna-centric approach. For large trunked systems, you may find that a combination of these
two approaches works best.
The Geopolitical Approach
With the
geopolitical
approach, you
want the
scanner to turn
on the
system/site or
channel group
at the limit of
relevance
rather than
reception. This
approach is
useful for
scanning
targets that
have a welldefined
jurisdiction and
their
transmission
are only relevant when you are within that jurisdiction.
To use the geopolitical approach, find the geographical center of the scanning target's “territory”
(whether city, county, district, precinct, or other agency jurisdiction), and set these coordinates as
your center point location. Then, adjust the range or radius to cover the boundaries of that
target.
To use this method, use your chosen mapping application to zoom out so that the entire target is
visible, then, draw a circle that just covers the target’s boundaries. Adjust the size of the circle to
the nearest 1/2 mile increment.
Depending on the shape of the territory, you may have to choose between a lot of overlap or not
covering the entire area: jurisdiction, you might end up with a large amount of overlap. You'll
have to decide which radius that best suits your application.
For example, if your territory is a city, you'll have a lot of "extra" area if you use one single
location:
On the other hand, if you sub-divide the area, you may end up with areas that are not covered:
The Antenna-Centric Approach
Using an antenna-centric approach, you set the physical antenna location as the system/site’s
center point and the antenna's actual reach as the range.
Finding an antenna location
You can find the physical location of antennas using the databases available at Radio
Reference or the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration site. Both sites list the latitude,
longitude, and height of the antenna, and both sites can map the exact location for you. (Radio
Reference is more user-friendly, so it's easier to find what you're looking for.)
Combining for Efficiency
Because many trunked systems have both multiple antenna sites and multiple agencies with
differing geographic boundaries, you may want to combine the approaches:
1. Use the antenna centric approach at the site level: set the geographic coordinates of the
antenna as the central location for each site.
2. Use the geopolitical approach at the channel group level. Within the same system, set
up a channel group for each agency, and set the central point of the agency territory as
the group location.
With both approaches combined into a single system, the scanner will now seamlessly switch
between antenna sites as needed to keep the scanner tuning only to those sites you can receive
well, and will also turn channel groups on and off as you relocate to different jurisdictions.
See Also
Connecting a GPS receiver
Programming locations
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Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police
and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private
companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline
(telephone and telegraph) service providers.
It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However,
there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally listen to. These
include:
Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of
telephone signal transmission)
Pager transmissions
Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to
fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the
contents of such a conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the
conversation (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner has been designed to prevent the reception of cellular telephone
transmissions and the decoding of scrambled transmissions. This is done to comply
with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to
modify to pick up these transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make
any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to
monitor. Modifying or tampering with your scanner’s internal components or using it
in a way other than as described in the manual could invalidate your warranty and
void your FCC authorization to operate it.
In some areas, mobile and/or portable use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a
permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea
everywhere) to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the
scene of an incident without authorization.
A license is required to use this product in Canada!
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Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following:
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Be sure to use only a monaural earphone with this scanner. You can also use an
optional 32 Ω stereo headset. Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset might
be potentially hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is monaural,
but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo headset.
Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before
plugging in the monaural earphone or a stereo headset of the proper impedance
(32 Ω). Otherwise, you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing
damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume control or
squelch control setting. This might be particularly true of the type of earphone that is
placed in the ear canal.
Liquid Exposure Warning
Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or
electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture!
Power Disconnection Caution
Important: If you have not installed any batteries in the scanner, never disconnect
the AC adapter while the scanner is powered on. This might corrupt the scanner’s
memory.
Always turn the scanner off before disconnecting AC power.
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IMPORTANT! This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to
the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The
Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal
crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to
market this radio when altered to receive them. The installation, possession, or use
of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a
permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. Your local law enforcement
officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your
community.
For more details, see Scanning Legally.
Modification Notice
Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or
operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this User's Guide,
could void your authority to operate this product.
Part 15 Information
This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning
receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
scanner generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this scanner does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the scanner on and off, you are encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the scanner and the receiver
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
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One-Year Limited Warranty
The following warranty applies to the following scanners:
BCD396XT
BC346XT
If your scanner is not listed, the warranty information below may not apply.
Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service!
WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”)
ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail
owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship
with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be
of no further effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale. The warranty is
invalid if the Product is
(A) damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary,
(B) modified, altered, or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or
any configurations not sold by Uniden,
(C) improperly installed,
(D) serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service
center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty,
(E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system
not manufactured by Uniden, or
(F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operating
Guide for this product.
STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the product does not conform to this
warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect, warrantor will repair the defect
and return it to you without charge for parts, service, or any other cost (except
shipping and handling) incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection
with the performance of this warranty. THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH
ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE
PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF
ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY
OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE
REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion might not apply to you.
LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you might
also have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty is void outside
the United States of America.
PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after
following the instructions in this Operating Guide you are certain that the Product is
defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). Include
evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you
to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, or
delivered, to warrantor at:
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Astro®, DPL®, Digital Private Line®, Motorola®, PL®, PRIVACY PLUS®, Private
Line®, SMARTNET®,and SMARTZONE® are registered trademarks of Motorola,
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Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.
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Certificated in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Subpart C
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1 General
2 Frequency Range
3 Special Functions
3.1 Band Scope Function
3.2 Two-Tone-Sequential
3.3 WX Alert
4 Supported trunking systems
5 Dynamic memory allocation
capacity
6 Heterodyne System
7 CTCSS and DCS Tones
Attenuation
20dB nominal
310mW nominal into 24Ω speaker
Audio Output Power
Scan Rate
Search Rate
20mW nominal into 32Ω stereo headphone
100 channels per second max
(Conventional mode)
300 steps per second max
(5kHz steps only)
Antenna Jack: SMA Type
External Jacks
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Phone Jack: 3.5mm (1/8 in.) Stereo Type
DC Power Jack: EIAJ TYPE- (Center Positive)
GPS/Remote Interface Jack: 4pin Mini Type
Internal Speaker: 24 Ω, 0.8 W Max.(1.26 in.)
3 x AA Size Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteries (2300mAh)
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Power Requirements
3 x AA size Alkaline Batteries
AC Adapter (6V DC 800mA Regulated) (AD-1001)
Nominal: -20
Operating Temperature
Size
Weight
to +60
Close Call: -10
to +60
-4°F to +140°F
+14°F to +140°F
2.40 in.(W) x 1.22 in.(D) x 5.35 in.(H) (Without Antenna)
0.37 lbs (Without Battery and Antenna)
Direct PC control
Remote Functions
Display
Database management
Wired cloning
64 x 128 Full Dot Matrix LCD with multi-color back light
Sensitivity (nominal) 12dB SINAD
0.4uV
25 – 27.995 MHz
AM
0.3uV
28 – 53.98 MHz
NFM
0.5uV
54 – 71.95 MHz
WFM
0.2uV
72 – 75.995 MHz
FM
0.4uV
76 – 107.9 MHz
FMB
0.3uV 108 – 136.9916 MHz
AM
0.3uV 137 – 173.9875 MHz NFM
0.5uV
174 – 215.95 MHz
WFM
0.3uV
216 – 224.98 MHz
NFM
0.3uV
225 – 379.975 MHz
AM
0.3uV
380 – 512 MHz
NFM
0.3uV
763 – 960 MHz
NFM
0.5uV
1240 – 1300 MHz
NFM
Signal Noise Ratio (nominal)
50dB
25 – 27.995 MHz
AM
41dB
28 – 53.98 MHz
NFM
55dB
54 – 71.95 MHz
WFM
47dB
72 – 75.995 MHz
FM
60dB
76 – 107.9 MHz
FMB
50dB 108 – 136.9916 MHz AM
41dB 137 – 173.9875 MHz NFM
55dB
174 – 215.95 MHz
WFM
40dB
216 – 224.98 MHz
NFM
51dB 225 – 379.975 MHz
AM
40dB
380 – 512 MHz
NFM
41dB
763 – 960 MHz
NFM
37dB
1240 – 1300 MHz
NFM
Close Call Sensitivity (nominal):
350uV
VHF Low1 Band
160uV
VHF Low2 Band
70uV
Air Band
60uV
VHF High1 Band
56uV
VHF High2 Band
100uV
UHF Band
200uV
800MHz+ Band
Frequency Range
Frequency Range
(MHz)
Modulation
Step
(kHz)
Name
25.0000 - 26.9600
AM
Petroleum Products & Broadcast
Pickup
26.9650 - 27.4050
AM
CB Class D Channel
27.4100 - 27.9950
AM
Business & Forest Products
28.0000 - 29.6800
NFM
20
10 Meter Amateur Band
29.7000 - 49.9900
NFM
10
VHF Low Band
50.0000 - 53.9800
NFM
20
6 Meter Amateur Band
54.0000 - 71.9500
WFM
50
VHF TV
72.0000 - 75.9950
FM
Intersystem & Astronomy
76.0000 - 87.9500
WFM
50
VHF TV
88.0000 - 107.9000
FMB
100
FM Broadcast
108.0000 - 136.9916
AM
8.33
Aircraft Band
137.0000 - 143.9875
NFM
12.5
Military Land Mobile
144.0000 - 147.9950
NFM
2 Meter Amateur Band
148.0000 - 150.7875
NFM
12.5
Military Land Mobile
150.8000 - 161.9950
NFM
VHF High Band
162.0000 - 173.9875
NFM
12.5
Federal Government
174.0000 - 215.9500
WFM
50
VHF TV
216.0000 - 224.9800
NFM
20
1.25 Meter Amateur Band
225.0000 - 379.9750
AM
25
Military Aircraft Band
380.0000 - 399.9875
NFM
12.5
Military Land Mobile
400.0000 - 405.9875
NFM
12.5
Miscellaneous
406.0000 - 419.9875
NFM
12.5
Federal Government Land Mobile
420.0000 - 449.9875
NFM
12.5
70 cm Amateur Band
450.0000 - 469.9875
NFM
12.5
UHF Standard Band
470.0000 - 512.0000
NFM
12.5
UHF TV
763.0000 - 775.99375
NFM
6.25
Public Service Band
793.0000 - 805.99375
NFM
6.25
Public Service Band
806.0000 - 823.9875
NFM
12.5
Public Service Band
849.0125 - 868.9875
NFM
12.5
Public Service Band
894.0125 - 960.0000
NFM
12.5
Public Service Band
1240.0000 1300.0000
NFM
25
25 cm Amateur Band
Special Functions
Band Scope Function
Frequency Span 0.2 Mhz To 500 Mhz
Frequency Step 5 Khz To 100 Khz
Two-Tone-Sequential
250.0-3500.0Hz , 0.1Hz Step Programmable
WX Alert
1050 Hz Tone System
NWR-SAME System (Warning / Watch / Statement)
Supported trunking systems
MotorolaSystems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid)
EDACS Systems: FM, NFM, and SCAT
LTR Systems
APCO Systems: Astro Imbe, Astro 25
Dynamic memory allocation capacity
Systems: 500 max
Groups: 20 per system
Site: 1000 max (All) 256 per system
Channels: 25000 max (40128 memory blocks)
Channels per Trunked System: 500 max
Heterodyne System
1st IF: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz / 265.5 to 265.6 MHz
2nd IF: 10.8 MHz
3rd IF: 450 kHz
CTCSS and DCS Tones
CTCSS Tone Frequencies (50 frequencies total)
67.0
69.3
71.9
74.4
77.0
79.7
82.5
85.4
88.5
91.5
94.8
97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3
131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 159.8 162.2 165.5 167.9
171.3 173.8 177.3 179.9 183.5 186.2 189.9 192.8 196.6 199.5
203.5 206.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 229.1 233.6 241.8 250.3 254.1
DCS Tone Codes (104 codes total)
023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047
051 053 054 065 071 072 073 074
114 115 116 122 125 131 132 134
143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172
174 205 212 223 225 226 243 244
245 246 251 252 255 261 263 265
266 271 274 306 311 315 325 331
332 343 346 351 356 364 365 371
411 412 413 423 431 432 445 446
452 454 455 462 464 465 466 503
506 516 523 526 532 546 565 606
612 624 627 631 632 654 662 664
703 712 723 731 732 734 743 754
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1 Scan mode
2 Search mode
3 Hold mode
4 Close Call mode
5 Close Call Only mode
6 Priority Scan mode
7 Priority Plus Scan mode
8 GPS mode
9 Weather mode
10 Weather Alert mode
11 Tone Out mode
12 Band Scope mode
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Scan mode
The scanner checks each frequency in the user-programmed list of frequencies.
For trunked systems, it checks each Talk Group ID in the user-programmed list.
When it detects a signal, the scanner stays on the channel and opens squelch. For
trunked systems, if the Talk Group ID becomes active, the scanner switches to the
audio channel and opens squelch. When the signal stops, the scanner continues
the scan.
To enter Scan mode, tap SCAN. (This is the default mode when the scanner
powers on.)
Search mode
The scanner checks each frequency that falls within a user-programmed range. For
trunked systems, it checks each control channel in the user-programmed list. When
it detects a signal, the scanner stays on the channel and opens squelch. For
trunked systems, when it detects an active Talk Group ID, the scanner switches to
the audio channel and opens squelch. When the signal stops, the scanner
continues the search.
To enter Search mode, FUNCTION+ tap SCAN. The scanner asks if you want
to perform the Quick Search: tap YES if this is the search you want. To start a
different search, tap NO: the scanner takes you to the Search for... menu, and
you can select your search.
Hold mode
The scanner stays on the current channel and enables save and edit options
(options vary depending on the type of system).
To enter Hold mode, tap HOLD.
Close Call mode
Every two seconds, the scanner interrupts its current operation, searches for
signals that are stronger than other signals on the selected band, then returns to
the previous operation. When it detects a close call hit, the scanner can switch to
the channel and open squelch (depending on the setting).
To enter Close Call mode, FUNCTION + tap HOLD.
Close Call Only mode
The scanner stops the current operation and only performs Close Call checks as
described above.
To enter Close Call only mode, FUNCTION + press & hold HOLD.
Priority Scan mode
At a specified interval, the scanner interrupts its current operation, checks the userdesignated priority channels, then resumes the previous operation. You can set the
interval for priority scan checks.
To enter Priority Scan mode:
1. Enter Hold mode.
2. FUNCTION + tap NO.
Priority Plus Scan mode
The scanner stops the current operation and only performs Priority Scan checks as
described above.
To enter Priority Plus Scan mode:
1. Change the priority scan setting to Plus On.
2. Enter Hold mode.
3. FUNCTION + tap NO.
GPS mode
(Requires a connected GPS receiver.) The scanner displays longitude, latitude, and
heading information.
To enter GPS mode, FUNCTION + tap GPS.
Weather mode
The scanner checks each of the 10 National Weather Radio channels and opens
squelch when it detects a signal. When the signal stops, the scanner continues
checking the other weather channels.
To enter Weather mode, FUNCTION + press & hold WX.
Weather Alert mode
This is similar to Weather mode: the scanner checks each of the 10 National
Weather Radio channels and stays on a channel when it detects a signal. However,
in Weather Alert mode, the scanner only opens squelch if it detects the EAS alert
tone.
To enter Weather Alert mode:
1. Enter Weather mode.
2. FUNCTION+ tap WX.
Tone Out mode
The scanner checks up to 10 user-programmed channels for two-tone sequential,
single, or group paging tones. When it detects a tone that matches the
configuration for that channel, the scanner displays the tone information and opens
squelch.
To enter Tone Out mode, tap MENU, then scroll down and select Tone-Out
for...
To exit Tone Out mode, enter Scan mode.
Band Scope mode
The scanner searches a frequency ranges and displays a visual representation of
the signal level.
To enter Band Scope Mode:
1. Set one of the 3 search keys to a Band Scope search.
2. Enter Search mode.
3. Press & hold the designated search key.
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Wired Clone
Settings
Using the menu
To open the menu, tap MENU.
Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to move the cursor and highlight
menu items. The currently highlighted item appears in reversed-out text.
To select the highlighted item or confirm an option setting, tap E-YES or press
down on the SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob.
To cancel an option setting, press NO.
To go back one level in the menu, tap MENU.
To exit the menu, press LOCKOUT. The scanner goes back to the operating
mode it was in before you entered the menu.
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2.1 Using the FUNCTION button
3 Key functions in different
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Operating the controls
Each button has at least two different actions which you control using the key
combinations explained below.
Tap: press the button and release it immediately
Double tap: press the button twice, as quickly as possible (within 1 second)
Press & hold: press the button and keep it pressed for at least 2 seconds
before releasing it
FUNCTION + tap: press and release FUNCTION, then tap the button
FUNCTION + Double tap: press and release FUNCTION, then double tap the
button
FUNCTION + Press & hold: press and release FUNCTION, then press and
hold the button
Using the FUNCTION button
When you tap FUNCTION, the scanner remembers the FUNCTION + key
combination for the next 3 seconds; during this time, it displays an F icon at the top
of the screen.
If you want the scanner to maintain the FUNCTION + key combination longer,
press & hold FUNCTION. The scanner remembers the FUNCTION + key
combination until the next time you tap FUNCTION; during this time, it displays
Function Key Holding and flashes the F icon at the top of the screen.
Key functions in different operation modes
The keys have different functions in each operation mode:
Scan and Search mode key functions
Hold mode key functions
Close Call mode key functions
Priority Scan mode key functions
GPS mode key functions
Tone Out mode key functions
Band Scope mode key functions
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Attenuator
icon
Steady: The attenuator is turned on for the current channel.
Blinking: The attenuator is turned on globally (for all channels).
x.xx: The remaining battery voltage is displayed in place of the
X’s.
Battery
level icon
Blinking icon: The battery is low. (If the AC adapter is connected
while the icon is blinking, the battery is incorrectly installed, is the
wrong type, or has gone bad.)
This icon has several available states:
P25: The received signal is digitized voice (APCO P25)
LNK: The current channel is configured as a voice channel,
but the scanner is receiving data on it.
DAT: The current channel is configured as a control channel,
and the scanner is receiving data on it.
Channel
info icon
ENC: The received signal is encrypted P25 digitized voice,
and the scanner has muted the audio.
Cxx.x: The scanner has detected a CTCSS code; the
received code is displayed in place of the X’s.
DCSxxx: The scanner has detected a DCS code; the received
code is displayed in place of the X’s.
PNxxxx: The scanner has detected a P25 network address
code (NAC); the received code is displayed in place of the
X’s.
Normal (open) icon:
Steady: Close call priority mode is on.
Close call
icon
Blinking: Close Call Only mode is on, or the scanner has
detected a close call signal.
Reversed (filled) icon:
Steady: Close call DND mode is on.
Blinking: Close call DND mode is on, and the scanner has
detected a close call signal.
Function
icon
Group
number
line (GRP)
Hold icon
IFX icon
Keypad
lock (or
GPS) icon
Lockout
icon
Modulation
icon
Priority
icon
Priority
scan icon
Steady: You tapped the FUNCTION key; the scanner will
remember the FUNCTION + key combination for the next 3
seconds.
Blinking: You pressed & held the FUNCTION key: the scanner will
remember the FUNCTION + key combination until you tap
FUNCTION again.
In Scan mode: The group Quick Key numbers (GQK) of any
unlocked groups in the current system or site are displayed on
this line. The GQK number of the group that is currently being
scanned blinks.
In Hold mode: This line displays the GQK number of the current
group only. In Custom Search mode: The numbers of any
programmed search ranges are display on this line. The number
of the custom range that is currently being searched blinks.
The scanner is in Hold mode.
You switched to the intermediate frequency (IF exchange).
(key symbol): The keypad is locked.
GPS: The scanner is receiving data from the GPS device.
The current channel is locked out.
This icon displays the modulation type of the current channel: AM,
FM, NFM, FMB, or WFM.
The current channel is set as a priority channel.
Steady: Priority scan is turned on.
Blinking: Priority Plus scan is turned on.
(PRI)
REP icon
The Repeater Find feature is turned on.
Signal
level icon
This icon displays the strength of the current signal; the icon
ranges from zero bars (no signal) to five bars (strong signal).
System
number
line (Sx:)
Weather
alert icon
In Scan mode: The system/site Quick Key numbers (SQK) of any
unlocked systems or sites are displayed on this line. The SQK
number of the system or site that is currently being scanned
blinks. For SQK numbers above 9, the tens digit replaces the X in
the icon; the ones digits are shown on this line.
In Hold mode: This line displays the SQK number of the current
system or site only. For SQK numbers above 9, the tens digit
replaces the X in the icon; the ones digit is displayed on this line.
In Service Search mode: The icon SCR replaces the System
numbers if the broadcast screen feature is turned on.
Weather Alert Priority scan is turned on.
Special displays
In some operation modes, the display can be very different from the main display.
These modes also have 2 or 3 different displays you can cycle through.
Band Scope mode display
Hold mode displays
GPS mode display
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trunking scanner
SMA antenna
NiMH rechargeable
batteries (3)
AC adapter
SMA-to-BNC adapter
for external antennas
Data transfer cable
Belt clip
Wrist strap
The CD contains a static version of the manual that you can use offline. The cover for the battery compartment might
be packed separately, also.
If any of these pieces are missing or damaged, contact customer service immediately. Never used damaged
equipment.
Install the batteries
Your scanner can use either regular alkaline batteries or rechargeable
nickel-metal hydryde (NiMH) batteries.
The batteries that came with your scanner are rechargeable NiMH.
To install the batteries,
1. Remove the cover from the battery compartment.
2. Make sure that the charge switch is set to the correct battery
type:
Use the Alkaline setting for any regular or nonrechargeable battery
Use the NiMH setting for any rechargeable battery
3. Make sure the polarity (plus and minus) of each battery
matches the diagram inside the compartment.
4. Replace the battery compartment cover.
Connect the antenna
To connect the antenna, just screw it onto the SMA connector at the top of the scanner.
If you want to use an external antenna, attach the included SMA/BNC adapter to the scanner's
SMA connector.
Then, connect your external antenna to the BNC connector.
Note: Always use 50 - or 75-ohm, RG-58, or RG-8, coaxial cable
and the supplied SMA/BNC adapter to connect an outdoor antenna.
If the antenna is over 50 feet from the scanner, use RG-8 low-loss
dielectric coaxial cable. Cable loss increases with higher frequency.
Attach the belt clip
Hold the belt clip with the logo facing you and the hinge facing the top of the scanner. Place the clip over the post,
and slide the belt clip straight up until you hear it click into place.
Place the clip over the post.
Slide the clip up into place.
To remove the belt clip
Rotate the belt clip so the hinge faces the bottom of the scanner. Slide the belt clip straight up until it comes free
from the post.
Rotate the belt 180 degrees.
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Outputs both the Global Positioning System Fix (GGA) and Recommended Minimum Specific
GNSS (RMC) data sentences
Provides a serial data (RS-232) connection
Configuring your scanner
1. Go to the Settings menu and select Set Serial Port.
2. Select 4800 bps for the baud rate.
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Connecting the receiver
1. Connect your GPS receiver to a null modem adapter or cable.
2. Connect the data cable that was supplied with your scanner to the null modem.
The data cable has a DE-9 socket (female) connector. To connect to the data cable,
you need a DE-9 plug (male) connector. (DE-9 connectors are often called DB-9
connectors.)
Depending on your GPS connection and your null modem, you might need a gender
changer and/or a DB-25-to-DE-9 adapter.
3. Connect the data cable to the scanner's data port.
4. When the scanner recognizes the GPS input, it displays a confirmation message and
shows the GPS icon on the display.
If the GPS receiver does not have a lock on the satellites, the scanner displays
Searching for Satellite.
Troubleshooting
If you can't get the scanner to recognize the GPS receiver:
Check the cables. Make sure you have exactly one null modem (either a cable or an adapter)
somewhere in the connection: a straight-through connection will not work.
Check the receiver's baud rate. Most compatible GPS receivers use a baud rate of 4800 bps,
but it's possible your receiver is using a non-standard baud rate. Set the scanner's baud rate
to match the GPS receiver's.
If the scanner recognizes the GPS receiver but doesn't lockout systems as you expected:
Make sure the GPS receiver has a lock on the satellites.
Check the location configuration for the sites and channel groups in the system.
1. For each site or channel group, go to the Set LocationInfo menu.
2. Check the range, latitude, and longitude settings to make sure they are correct.
3. Make sure the Set GPS Enable option is set to Yes.
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Number Tags let you quickly navigate to a specific system or channel.
You can assign Number Tags at the system level (System Number Tag, or
SNT), at the channel level (CHannel Number Tag, or CHNT), or at both levels.
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1 Programming Number Tags
1.1 Assigning an SNT
1.2 Assigning a CHNT
2 Using Number Tags
You can assign an SNT to the temporary system Close Call Hits that is created
during Close Call searches. This system and its SNT operate like any other
system.
You can assign Number Tags to service searches and custom search ranges.
These search Number Tags operate like regular SNTs.
Programming Number Tags
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Assigning an SNT
SNTs can range from 0 to 999.
No two systems can have the same SNT. (This includes SNTs assigned to the
Close Call Hits system or any search ranges.)
To a system:
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the number tag to.
3. Select Edit Sys Option, then select Set Number Tag.
4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this system.
To the Close Call Hits system:
1. Open the Close Call menu.
2. Select Hits with Scan, then select Set Number Tag.
3. Enter the number tag you want to use for the Close Call Hits system.
To a service search range:
1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Service, then select the service search range you want to
assign the number tag to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Number Tag.
4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this search range.
To a custom search range:
1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Custom, then select the custom search range you want to
assign the number tag to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Number Tag.
4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this custom search range.
Assigning a CHNT
You can assign CHNTs to channels even if the system does not have an
assigned SNT. However, without an SNT, you can only navigate to these
channels from within that system itself.
CHNTs must be unique within their own system, but you can re-use CHNTs in
other systems.
CHNTs can range from 0 to 999.
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system containing the channel you want to assign the number
tag to.
3. Select Edit Group, then select the channel group you want.
4. Select Edit Channel, then select the channel you want to assign the
number tag to.
5. Select Set Number Tag.
6. Enter the number tag you want to use for this channel.
Using Number Tags
To navigate
directly to:
A system or
search range
A channel in the
current system
Key sequence
1. Tap HOLD.
2. Enter the SNT.
3. Tap MENU.
1. Tap HOLD.
2. Enter the CHNT.
3. Tap MENU.
Example
If the SNT is 4, enter
HOLD / 4 / MENU.
If the CHNT is 27, enter
HOLD / 27 / MENU.
1. Tap HOLD.
A channel in a
different system
2. Enter the SNT
followed by the
decimal point.
3. Enter the CHNT.
4. Tap MENU.
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CHNT is 27,
enter HOLD / 4.27 /
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Quick Keys
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Quick Keys let you enable or disable systems and channel groups during a
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1 Programming Quick Keys
1.1 Assigning an SQK
1.2 Assigning a GQK
2 Using Quick Keys
2.1 To use SQK 0 through 9
2.2 To use SQK 10 through 99
2.3 To use a GQK
You can assign Quick Keys at the system/site level (System/site Quick Key, or
SQK), at the channel group level (Group Quick Key, or GQK), or at both levels.
You can assign an SQK to the temporary system Close Call Hits that is created
during Close Call searches. This system and its SQK operate like any other
system.
You can assign Quick Keys to service searches and custom search ranges.
These search Quick Keys operate like regular SQKs.
Programming Quick Keys
Assigning an SQK
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Multiple systems, sites, and search ranges can share the same SQK.
All systems and sites assigned to the same SQK will be enabled (or disabled)
when you enter the Quick Key.
SQKs range from 0 to 99.
To a conventional system:
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Edit Sys Option, then select Set Quick Key.
4. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for this system.
To a trunked system:
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Edit Site, then select the site you want.
4. Select Set Quick Key, then enter the Quick Key you want to use for this
site.
To the Close Call Hits system:
1. Open the Close Call menu.
2. Select Hits with Scan, then select Set Quick Key.
3. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for the Close Call Hits system.
To a service search range:
1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Service, then select the service search range you want to
assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Quick Key.
4. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for this search range.
To a custom search range:
1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Custom, then select the custom search range you want to
assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Quick Key.
4. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for this custom search range.
Assigning a GQK
All channels in the channel group will be enabled (or disabled) when you enter
the GQK.
Multiple channel groups in the same system can share the same GQK.
However, all of these channel groups will be enabled (or disabled) when you
enter the GQK from within that system.
You can assign GQKs to channel groups even if their system does not have an
assigned SQK.
You can only use GQKs within the current system: the GQK will not affect a
channel group in another system.
GQKs range from 0 to 9.
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system containing the channel group you want to assign the
Quick Key to.
3. Select Edit Group, then select the channel group you want.
4. Select Set Quick Key, then enter the Quick Key you want to use for this
channel group.
Using Quick Keys
Quick Keys only work in Scan mode.
Entering the Quick Key toggles the enabled/disabled state of the
system/site/search range or channel group (i.e., if the system is currently
enabled, entering the Quick Key will disable it, and vice-versa).
To use SQK 0 through 9
Enter Scan mode.
Tap the number key that matches the SQK. (For example, if the SQK is 4, just
enter 4.)
Any systems, sites, or search ranges assigned to this SQK become disabled.
(If they were already disabled, they become enabled.)
To use SQK 10 through 99
Enter Scan mode.
Tap the decimal point (./NO), then enter the SQK. (For example, if the SQK is
32, enter ./NO / 32.)
Any systems, sites, or search ranges assigned to this SQK become disabled.
(If they were already disabled, they become enabled.)
To use a GQK
Enter Scan mode.
Go to the system that contains the channel group you want to enable or
disable.
Tap FUNCTION, then tap the number key that matches the GQK. (For
example, if the GQK is 7, enter FUNCTION / 7.)
Any channel groups assigned to this SQK within the current system only
become disabled. (If they were already disabled, they become enabled.)
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The scanner has three Search Keys that you can assign to a special search range;
the Search Keys are set to number keys 1, 2, and 3:
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Search Key 1
Search Key 2
Search Key 3
Programming Search Keys
1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Set Search Key, then select the search key you want to program.
3. Select the search range you want to assign to this Search Key. Choose
one of the pre-programmed service search ranges, one of the 10 custom
search ranges, a Tone-Out search, or a Band Scope search.
If the Search Key you selected starts a Tone-Out search, the scanner switches to
Tone-Out mode and searches the most-recently-used Tone-Out channel (out of the
10 available). If you want to search a different Tone-Out channel, use the SELECTVOLUME-SQUELCH knob to select the Tone-Out channel you want to use.
Using Search Keys
To start the search assigned to a Search Key, FUNCTION+ tap that Search Key.
For example, to start the search assigned to Search Key 2, FUNCTION+ tap 2.
(You can't use the Search Keys when the scanner is in Scan mode or GPS mode.)
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Programming locations
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1 Programming a location for a
site
2 Programming a location for a
channel group
3 Programming general locations
3.1 To create a new location
3.2 For Dangerous Xing and
Dangerous Roads only
3.3 Edit an existing location
To use Location-based Scanning with a particular system, you will need to program
your scanner with the geographic coordinates you want to use for each site or
channel group. You can also program your scanner to alert you when you approach
particular locations.
Programming a location for a site
Each system site can have separate location information.
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to program for location based scanning.
3. Select Edit Site, then select the first site you want to assign a location to.
4. Select the Set LocationInfo menu and enter the latitude, longitude, and
range for this site.
5. Change the Set GPS Enable field to On.
6. Go back to the Edit Site menu and repeat these steps with any other sites
you want to program for this system.
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Programming a location for a channel group
Each channel group in a system can have separate location information.
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to program for location based scanning.
3. Select Edit Group, then select the first channel group you want to assign a
location to.
4. Select the Set LocationInfo menu and enter the latitude, longitude, and
range for this site.
5. Change the Set GPS Enable field to On.
6. Go back to the Edit Group menu and repeat these steps with any other
sites you want to program for this system.
Remember: You have to turn on Set GPS Enable before
the location information can effect that site or channel group.
Programming general locations
You can program general locations (i.e., locations that are not associated with a
site or channel group). There are three types of general locations:
points of interest (POI)
intersections (Dangerous Xing)
roads (Dangerous Road)
You can program the scanner to alert you when you come within a designated
distance of that location.
To create a new location
1. Open the Program Location menu.
2. Select the type of location you want to create.
3. Select New Location to create a new location of this type.
If you want to create a different type of location, go back to the
Program Location menu and select that location type.
4. If you want to change the default location name, select Edit Name and
enter a new name.
5. Select Set LocationInfo and enter the latitude and longitude for this location.
6. Select Set Range and enter the distance from this location you want the
scanner to alert you.
7. Choose the Alert Tone and Alert Light you want the scanner to use when
you come within range of this location.
For Dangerous Xing and Dangerous Roads only
In addition to range, you can specify a heading and a speed limit for these types of
locations:
If you set a speed limit, the scanner will only trigger an alert when you are
within the location's range and your current speed is over the programmed
speed limit.
If you set a heading, the scanner will only trigger an alert when you are within
the location's range and your current heading is +/- 45 degrees from the
programmed heading. (For example, if you set the heading as North, the
scanner will trigger an alert if your current heading is North-east but not if your
current heading is due East.)
Edit an existing location
1. Open the Program Location menu.
2. Select the type of location you want to edit; the scanner lists the existing
locations of that type in alphabetical order.
3. Select the location you want to edit, then change any of the location
settings you want.
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the different alerts and how to program them:
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alert when
Follow these steps
Edit the channel properties (Edit Channel#Set Alert):
1. Go to the Program System menu and select the
system that contains the channel you want set the
alert for.
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A channel
becomes active
2. Select Edit Group, then select the group you want.
3. Select Edit Channel, then select the channel you
want to set the alert for.
4. Select Set Alert.
5. Choose the Alert Tone and Alert Light you want the
scanner to use.
An active Talk
Group on a
system
contains an
emergency flag
Edit the system properties (Edit Sys Option#Emergency
Alert):
1. Go to the Program System menu and select the
system you want set the alert for.
2. Select Edit Sys Option, then select Emergency
Alert.
3. Choose the Alert Tone and Alert Light you want the
scanner to use.
Edit the Close Call properties:
1. Go to the Close Call menu.
The scanner
detects a Close
Call hit
2. Select Set CC Alert.
3. Choose the Alert Tone and Alert Light you want the
scanner to use.
4. For Close Call Alerts, you can also have the
scanner pause before it resumes searching. Select
Set CC Pause to activate this feature.
Edit the Tone-Out channel properties:
1. Go to the Tone-Out for... menu.
The scanner gets
a hit on a Tone-
2. Select Tone-Out Setup, then select the Tone-Out
channel you want to set the alert for.
Out channel
3. Select Set Alert.
4. Choose the Alert Tone and Alert Light you want the
scanner to use.
You approach a
particular location
Point of
Interest(POI)
Dangerous
Road
Dangerous
Intersection
(Dangerous
Xing)
Edit the location properties:
1. Go to the Program Location menu and select the
type of location you want set the alert for.
2. Select the particular location.
3. For a POI, select Set Alert, then choose the Alert
Tone and the Alert Light you want to use.
4. For a Dangerous Road or Xing, the alert tone is
preset. Select the Alert Volume and the Alert Light
you want to use.
NOTE: The scanner also triggers alerts for Weather Alerts (WX
Operation#Weather Alerts),
but you can't edit the alert tone and light.
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Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and
Search Keys
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Quick keys let you enable and disable systems and channel groups (disabled
systems and channel groups are ignored during scans).
You must be in Scan mode to use Quick Keys.
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System Quick Keys (SQKs) let you enable or disable systems, sites or search
ranges: just enter the SQK from the number pad.
Group Quick Keys (GQKs) let you enable or disable channel groups inside the
current system: Tap FUNCTION, then enter the GQK from the number pad.
Startup Keys
Startup Keys let you lock and unlock several systems, sites, and search ranges
all at the same time.
When you activate a Startup Key, the scanner unlocks all systems, sites, and
search ranges that are assigned to that same Startup Key; the scanner also
locks all systems, sites, and search ranges that are assigned to a different
Startup Key.
To activate a Startup Key, press & hold the number key while you power the
scanner on.
Search Keys
Search Keys let you quickly start one of 3 programmed searches.
To start the search assigned to a Search Key, FUNCTION+ tap that Search
Key.
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With the tone out feature, the scanner monitors up to 10 different channels for
paging tones (two-tone sequential, single tone, and group tone). Normally, the
scanner monitors each of the 10 channels in turn. However, if any tone-out
channels share the same frequency, modulator, and attenuator settings, the
scanner checks these channels simultaneously.
Configuring Tone Out channels
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To configure Tone-Out channels:
1. Go to the Tone-Out for... menu.
2. Select Tone-Out Setup.
3. Select the Tone-Out channel (Tone-Out 1 through Tone-Out 10) you want
to configure.
4. Select Set Frequencies and choose the frequencies for this channel
5. Select Set Tone and program Tone A and Tone B.
6. Set any of the other properties as you prefer (they aren't required).
Frequencies Set Frequencies
Required
Recommended
Tone A and Tone B Set Tone
Name (Edit Name)
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) (Set Audio AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Set Delay Time)
Alert (Set Alert)
Using Tone-Out Mode
To start a Tone-Out search:
1. Tap MENU.
2. Scroll down and select Tone-Out for...
3. Select Tone-Out Standby to start the search.
The scanner starts searching the most recently-used Tone-Out channel (and
any other Tone-Out Channels that have the same frequency).
If you want to search a different channel, just turn the SELECT-VOLUMESCROLL knob until you find the channel you want.
To exit Tone-Out mode, tap SCAN.
Key operation in Tone Out Mode
Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to change the channel.
FUNCTION + tap MENU to go to the Tone-Out for... menu.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Hold (Close
call)
Tap
Enter Hold mode
(the scanner
opens squelch).
Enter the number on the key.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Toggle Close
Call modes.
Start the search range assigned to this Search Key.
FUNCTION
Enter Close Call
+ Press &
Only mode.
hold
1 (Search 1)
2 (Search 2)
3 (Search 3)
NA
NA
NA
4 (IF exchange)
5 (Volume
offset)
6 (Display
mode)
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Scan (Search)
Tap
Enter Scan
mode.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Display the
Quick Search
screen (enter
Search mode).
Switch to the
intermediate
frequency (IF).
NA
NA
Action on:
Lockout
7 (Attenuation)
8 (Reverse
freq.)
9 (Modulation)
Tap
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
NA
Enter the number on the key
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
FUNCTION
Enter the number on the key.
Toggle the
attenuator state
for this channel.
Toggle the
NA
Change the
modulation.
+ Press &
hold
NA
attenuator state
for all signals.
NA
NA
Backlight
(Power, Lock)
No (Decimal,
Priority)
0 (Weather)
Yes (Enter,
GPS)
Enter the
number on the
key.
Edit the current
Tone-Out
channel.
NA
NA
NA
Enter GPS
mode.
NA
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
During a system
message:
Turn on the LCD
Cancel the
backlight.
message and
exit that screen.
Press &
hold
Turn the
scanner on or
off.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lock or unlock
the keypad.
NA
Change the WX
Alert Priority
settings.
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
NA
Enter Weather
mode.
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When the scanner is in Close Call mode, it performs a close call check every 2
seconds. The scanner switches to the selected bands and searches for unusually
strong signals (indicating the transmitter is probably somewhere close by). After the
close call check, the scanner returns to its previous function.
In Close Call Only mode, the scanner only performs close call checks.
The Close Call menu lets you change the operation settings of the close call
feature. You can change the overall close call options through the Srch/CloCall Opt
menu.
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Key operation in Close Call mode
Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to resume searching.
FUNCTION + tap MENU to go to the Close Call menu.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Hold (Close
call)
1 (Search 1)
2 (Search 2)
3 (Search 3)
When the
scanner detects
Disable the Close Call band associated with this key.
a Close Call hit:
Tap again to enable.
Enter Hold
mode.
Toggle Close
Call mode.
Start the search assigned to this Search Key.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Scan (Search)
Enter Scan
mode.
4 (IF exchange)
5 (Volume
offset)
6 (Display
mode)
Disable the Close Call band associated with this key.
Tap again to enable.
Display the
Quick Search
screen (enter
Search mode).
Switch to the
intermediate
frequency (IF).
NA
NA
Action on:
Lockout
7 (Attenuation)
8 (Reverse
freq.)
9 (Modulation)
Tap
Temporarily lock
out the current
Close Call
frequency (until
you turn the
scanner off).
Disable the
Close Call band
associated with
this key. Tap
again to enable.
NA
NA
Double tap
Permanently
lock out the
current Close
Call frequency.
NA
NA
NA
Press &
hold
Unlock all Close
Call and Search
frequencies.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Review the list
of locked out
IDs.
Toggle the
attenuator state
for this channel.
NA
Change the
modulation.
NA
Toggle the
attenuator state
for all signals.
Show the
reverse
frequency for
the current
frequency. (The
scanner returns
to the current
frequency when
you release the
key.)
NA
Backlight
(Power, Lock)
No (Decimal,
Priority)
0 (Weather)
Yes (Enter,
GPS)
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
During a system
message:
Turn on the LCD
Cancel the
backlight.
message and
NA
When monitoring
a Close Call
frequency: store
the current
exit that screen.
frequency.
Press &
hold
Turn the
scanner on or
off.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lock or unlock
the keypad.
NA
Change the WX
Alert Priority
settings.
Enter GPS
mode.
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
NA
Enter Weather
mode.
NA
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In a band scope search, the scanner starts at the lowest frequency in the range
and moves up the search range.
In Max Hold Search mode, the scanner displays the strongest signal that it
found.
To turn on Band Scope mode:
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Band Scope mode is the default setting for Search Key 3. To turn on Band Scope
mode, enter Search mode, then tap FUNCTION + 3 (SR3). (To change the Search
Key assignment, see Search Keys#Programming Search Keys.)
Reading the display in Band Scope mode
Key operation in Band Scope mode
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Hold (Close
call)
1 (Search 1)
2 (Search 2)
3 (Search 3)
Tap
Enter Hold
mode.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Toggle Close
Call modes.
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
Enter Close Call
+ Press &
Only mode.
hold
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Scan (Search)
4 (IF exchange)
5 (Volume
offset)
6 (Display
mode)
Tap
Enter Scan
mode.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Change the
band scope
search type.
NA
NA
NA
Lockout
7 (Attenuation)
8 (Reverse
freq.)
9 (Modulation)
NA
Toggle the
attenuator state
for the current
signal.
NA
Change the
modulation.
Toggle the
attenuator state
for all signals.
NA
NA
No (Decimal,
Priority)
0 (Weather)
Yes (Enter,
GPS)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Enter GPS
mode.
NA
Action on:
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
FUNCTION
+ Tap
FUNCTION Unlock all items
+ Press &
regardless of
hold
type.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Backlight
(Power, Lock)
During a system
message:
Turn on the LCD
Cancel the
backlight.
message and
exit that screen.
Press &
hold
Turn the
scanner on or
off.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lock or unlock
the keypad.
NA
Change the
Weather Alert
Priority settings.
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
NA
Enter Weather
mode.
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1 See Also
2 Reading the display in GPS
mode
2.1 Main GPS display
2.2 Location alert display
2.3 Location review display
3 Key operation in GPS mode
See Also
GPS mode is only one small part of location-based scanning. For more information on using your scanner with a
GPS receiver, see the following links:
Location-based Scanning contains
an overview of why you might want to use a GPS receiver with your scanner
an explanation of two different approaches to location-based scanning
some information on fining antenna locations
Programming locations contains
details on how to program locations for systems, sites, and channels
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details on how to program Points of Interest (POI), Dangerous Roads, and Dangerous Intersections
(Dangerous Xing)
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information on reviewing and editing locations
Connecting a GPS receiver contains
details on which GPS receivers are compatible
instructions on connecting a GPS receiver
troubleshooting tips if you can't the receiver working with the scanner
Reading the display in GPS mode
There are several displays available in GPS mode.
Main GPS display
Location alert display
Location review display
Key operation in GPS mode
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Hold (Close call)
Toggle Hold mode on the
scan or search running in
the background.
1 (Search 1)
2 (Search 2)
3 (Search 3)
NA
NA
NA
4 (IF exchange)
5 (Volume
offset)
6 (Display mode)
NA
NA
NA
When reviewing locations:
Enter Scan Hold mode.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Scan (Search)
Return to previous
operation.
Tap
When reviewing locations:
Enter Scan mode.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Cycle through the
available displays.
NA
NA
NA
Lockout
7 (Attenuation)
8 (Reverse
freq.)
9 (Modulation)
NA
NA
NA
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Temporarily lockout the
current Location Alert.
Tap
When reviewing locations:
Toggle the Lockout status
of the current location.
Double
Tap
Permanently lockout the
current Location Alert.
NA
NA
NA
Press &
hold
When reviewing locations:
Unlock all locations of the
current type (POI,
Dangerous Road or
Crossing).
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
When reviewing locations:
Unlock all locations
regardless of type.
NA
NA
NA
No (Decimal, Priority)
0 (Weather)
Yes (Enter, GPS)
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Backlight (Power, Lock)
During a system
message: Cancel the
message and exit that
screen.
Open the location
review location list.
When reviewing
locations:
Edit the selected
location.
Tap
Turn on the LCD backlight.
Press &
hold
Turn the scanner on or off.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lock or unlock the keypad.
NA
NA
NA
NA
When reviewing
locations:
Replace the select
location's
coordinates with the
coordinates of your
current position.
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
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When reviewing
locations:
Close the location review
list.
NA
NA
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Program System
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The Program System menu lets you create systems and edit existing systems. All
existing systems are listed in alphabetical order: select the system you want to edit,
or select New System to create a new one.
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1 Edit Name
2 Edit Sys Option
3 Edit Site
4 Edit Group
5 Copy System
6 Delete System
7 New System
When you create a new system, the scanner prompts you to select a system type;
the system type you select controls what options are available for the system setup.
You can't change a system type once the system is created: if you need to change
the system type, delete the system and create it all over again as a new system.
The System Type options are:
P25: Use for any P25 system. When you select this system type, the scanner
prompts you to choose Standard Trunk or One-Freq.
MOT: Use for any Motorola system.
EDCS: Use for any EDACs system. When you select this system type, the
scanner prompts you to choose WIDE/NARROW or SCAT.
LT: Use for any LTR system.
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Conventional: Use for any non-trunked system.
REMEMBER: once you select a system type, you can’t change it!
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Edit Sys Option
This menu lets you set the options for each system.
Edit Site
(trunked systems only) This menu lets you create sites and edit existing sites. All
existing sites are listed in alphabetical order: select the site you want to edit, or
select New Site to create a new one.
Edit Group
This menu lets you create groups and edit existing groups. All existing groups are
listed in alphabetical order: select the group you want to edit, or select New Group
to create a new one. You can have up to 20 groups in each system.
Copy System
Make a copy of this system and all its settings including all sites, groups, channels,
and frequencies. The scanner prompts you to enter a new system name.
Delete System
Delete this system and all its settings; this includes sites, groups, channels, and
frequencies.
New System
Create a new system.
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You have the following options for systems (click on any setting for an explanation):
Options available for all systems:
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1 Options available for all
systems:
1.1 Set Quick Key
1.2 Set Startup Key
1.3 Set Number Tag
1.4 Set Lockout
1.5 Set Hold Time
1.6 Set Delay Time
1.7 Set End Code
1.8 Set Audio AGC
1.9 P25 Waiting Time
2 Trunked system options
2.1 ID Scan/Search
2.2 Edit Fleet Map
2.3 Priority ID Scan
2.4 Set Status Bit
2.5 Emergency Alert
2.6 Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or
(AFS/DEC)
2.7 Rvw ID:Srch L/O
2.8 Clr All L/O IDs
3 P25 System options
3.1 P25 NAC Option
Set Quick Key
Assign this system or site to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it
during scanning. Enter a number from 0 to 99; tap NO (the decimal point) if you
don’t want to assign this system or site to a Quick Key. (For more information, see
Quick Keys.)
Set Startup Key
Assign this system or site to a Startup Key so you can lock or unlock it during
power up. Enter a number from 0 to 9; tap NO (the decimal point) if you don’t want
to assign this system or site to a Startup Key. (For more information, see Startup
Keys.)
Set Number Tag
Assign a number to this system or channel that you can use to tune directly to a
specific channel. Choose a number from 0 to 999. (For more information, see
Number Tags.)
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out a system, site, or channel so the scanner will
ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out a system or site, all
channels within that system or site will be locked out. Choose one of the following
options:
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Unlocked: The system, site, or channel is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system, site or channel is locked out until you turn the
scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system, site, or channel is permanently locked out.
Set Hold Time
Set the minimum number of seconds the scanner should spend checking this
system or site even if there is no traffic on any channel. (The scanner always
checks each channel in a system or site once even if the hold time is set to 0
seconds.) Select the number of seconds from 0 through 255 (2 is the default).
Set Delay Time
Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops
before moving on to the next channel. Select 0, 1, 2 (default), 5, 10, or 30
seconds.
To have scanner leave the channel after a designated number of seconds whether
the transmission stops or not, select one of the negative values. Choose -10
seconds to have the scanner leave the channel after 10 seconds even if the
transmission is still going on; choose -5 seconds or -2 seconds to have the scanner
leave after 5 seconds or 2 seconds, respectively.
Set End Code
Choose whether the scanner recognizes any end transmission codes when deciding
to leave a channel. You have the following options:
Analog: The scanner recognizes only analog end transmission codes.
Analog-Digital: The scanner recognizes both analog and digital end codes.
Ignore: The scanner waits for the carrier signal to drop before it leaves a
channel.
Set Audio AGC
Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this system. When you activate this
feature, the scanner automatically adjusts the volume for each channel based on
the signal strength. You can turn on the gain control for Analog and Digital signals
separately.
To change the settings for the audio AGC, see Settings#Adjust Audio AGC.
P25 Waiting Time
On channels that contain a mix of analog and digital signals (i.e., where the Audio
Mode is set to All), it is possible to have false decode problems caused by digital
noise at the beginning of transmissions. To prevent this, a user-configurable P25
wait time (from 0 to 1000 ms) has been added.
During the wait time, the scanner evaluates the received signal; if it detects P25
data, the scanner opens squelch immediately. If it does not detect any P25 data,
the scanner opens squelch as soon as the wait time expires.
Note: Any analog transmissions on this channel will lose the first part of
the transmission, up to the wait time you set here.
Select the number of milliseconds (after the start of a transmission) the scanner
should wait while checking for P25 data. Choose a number from 0 through 1000 ms
in 100 ms increments. The scanner only applies the wait time setting to
Conventional or Motorola (non P25) systems, and only when the channel's Audio
Mode setting is All.
Trunked system options
The following options are available for trunked systems only:
ID Scan/Search
Choose whether the scanner only checks the Talk Group IDs that you program (ID
Scan) or checks all the Talk Group IDs it can find (ID Search) when scanning this
site.
Edit Fleet Map
(Motorola Type I or Hybrid systems only) This menu lets you choose one of the 16
pre-programmed fleet maps; select Custom to manually program your own fleet
map information. (See Motorola fleet maps for more information.)
Priority ID Scan
Choose On to have the scanner check any priority-labeled channels in this system
during Priority Scan mode. Choose Off if you want the scanner to ignore this
system when scanning priority channels.
Set Status Bit
Choose Yes to have the scanner check the status bit in each TalkGroup ID, or
choose Ignore to ignore all status bits in this system.
Emergency Alert
This menu lets you configure whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light
when it detects an emergency flag within an active Talk Group. (Compare this to
the channel setting Set Alert, which can trigger an alert tone and light whenever a
channel becomes active.) The settings for Set Alert Tone and Set Alert Light are
common to both types of alerts.
Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or (AFS/DEC)
Trunked systems have three different formats for the Talk Group ID, but not all
formats are used by each system type. Choose the Talk Group ID format used by
this system:
Dec: The system uses a decimal (base 10) format for the Talk Group IDs
(available for all trunked systems)
Hex: The system uses a hexadecimal (base 16) format for the Talk Group IDs
(available for P25 and Motorola systems only)
AFS: The system uses the Agency-Fleet-Subfleet format for the Talk Group
IDs (available for EDACS wide or narrow systems only)
Rvw ID:Srch L/O
This feature displays a list of all locked out Talk Group IDs. If you want to unlock a
Talk Group ID, just select it from the list and press YES.
Clr All L/O IDs
Choose yes to unlock all the Talk Group IDs in this system or site. (Choose no to
cancel and go back to the previous screen.)
P25 System options
The following options are only available for P25 systems:
P25 NAC Option
(P25 single frequency systems only) Choose whether the scanner searches for a
specific Network Access Code (NAC) for this system or frequency.
Search: The scanner searches for all NACs in this system or frequency.
Set P25 NAC: The scanner searches for only the NAC you enter here. If you
select Set P25 NAC, the scanner prompts you to enter the NAC the scanner
should search for: enter a hexadecimal number between 0 and FFF.
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Edit Group
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When you create a new channel group, the scanner automatically assigns a default
name of Group XX, where XX is a 2-digit sequential number (1 through 20).
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1 Options available for all groups:
1.1 Edit Name
1.2 Set Quick Key
1.3 Edit Channel
1.4 Set LocationInfo
1.5 Set Lockout
1.6 Delete Group
1.7 New Group
Options available for all groups:
You have the following options for channel groups:
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Set Quick Key
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Assign this group to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it during
scanning. Enter a number from 0 to 9; tap NO (the decimal point) if you don’t want
to assign this group to a Quick Key. (For more information, see Quick Keys.)
Edit Channel
Use this menu to program channel information for this group.
Set LocationInfo
Use this menu to program location information for this group.
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out a system, site, or channel so the scanner will
ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out a system or site, all
channels within that system or site will be locked out. Choose one of the following
options:
Unlocked: The system, site, or channel is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system, site or channel is locked out until you turn the
scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system, site, or channel is permanently locked out.
Delete Group
Delete this group and all its settings, including any channels and frequencies.
New Group
Create a new group.
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Use this menu to configure geographic information for each system or site. With
this information and a standard NMEA GPS input, the scanner can automatically
change which systems, sites and channel groups it scans as you change location.
You must set the location information if you want to use Location-based Scanning.
Set Latitude and Set Longitude
Enter the latitude and longitude of the center of this system or site. You can use
any geographical coordinates as the center, but most often it will be the physical
location of the antenna, the center of a city, county, or other geopolitical territory, or
some combination of the two.
Set Range
Enter the maximum distance from the center that this site or channel will be active.
As long as your position is within the radius you enter here, the scanner monitors
this site or channel; when you leave the channel range, the scanner locks out this
site or channel. The scanner treats the number you enter here as miles or
kilometers depending on the value you selected in the Set Unit field in the Set GPS
Format menu (under the main Settings menu). Enter a range from 0.5 through
125.0 mi/ki, in 0.5 mi/km steps.
Set GPS Enable
(must have a GPS unit connected) Turn this feature on if you want the scanner to
lock out this site or channel when you leave the range.
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Edit Channel
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1 Edit Frequency (conventional
systems)
2 Edit Talk Group ID (trunked
systems)
3 Options available for all
channels:
3.1 Edit Name
3.2 Set Audio Type
3.3 Set Number Tag
3.4 Set Modulation
3.5 Set Attenuator
3.6 Set Priority
3.7 Set Alert
3.8 Set Lockout
3.9 Volume Offset
3.10 Copy Channel
3.11 Delete Channel
3.12 New Channel
4 Analog channel options
4.1 Set CTCSS/DCS
5 Digital channel options
5.1 P25 NAC Option
This menu lets you create channels and edit existing channels. All existing
channels are listed in alphabetical order: select the channel you want to edit, or
select New Channel to create a new one. You can have up to up to 1000 channels
in a conventional system and 500 channels in a trunked system.
When you create a new channel, the scanner prompts you to enter the frequency
(in a conventional system) or the Talk Group ID (in a trunked system) for the
channel: you can edit these at any time through this menu.
Edit Frequency (conventional systems)
Enter a valid frequency for this band. If the frequency is invalid or if it already
exists, the scanner sounds an error tone and prompts you enter the frequency
again.
Edit Talk Group ID (trunked systems)
Options available for all channels:
You have the following options for channels (click on any setting for an
explanation):
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Set Audio Type
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Select the type of audio signal contained on this channel. Choose Digital Only or
Analog Only according to the signal type; select All if this channel might contain
both digital and analog signals.
Set Number Tag
Assign a number to this system or channel that you can use to tune directly to a
specific channel. Choose a number from 0 to 999. (For more information, see
Number Tags.)
Set Modulation
Select what type of modulation the scanner should use for this frequency or
channel. (Only the modulation types available for this frequency or channel are
displayed.)
Auto The scanner uses the default modulation type for this frequency's band.
AM
The scanner treats the frequency as an AM band.
NFM The scanner treats the frequency as a Narrowband FM band.
FM
The scanner treats the frequency as an FM band.
WFM The scanner treats the frequency as a Wideband FM band.
FMB The scanner treats the frequency as an FM broadcast band.
Set Attenuator
Turn on attenuation to reduce the signal strength by 20 dB. You can turn on
attentuation for individual frequencies and channels or for entire sites. If you turn on
attenuation for a site, all frequencies within that site will be attenuated.
Set Priority
Choose whether this channel should be flagged as a priority channel so the
scanner checks it during priority scans and searches.
Set Alert
This menu lets you configure whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light
whenever this channel or frequency becomes active. (Compare this to the system
setting Emergency Alert, which triggers a tone and light when a Talk Group
contains an emergency flag.) The available options for Set Alert Tone and Set Alert
Light are common to both types of alerts.
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out a system, site, or channel so the scanner will
ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out a system or site, all
channels within that system or site will be locked out. Choose one of the following
options:
Unlocked: The system, site, or channel is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system, site or channel is locked out until you turn the
scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system, site, or channel is permanently locked out.
Volume Offset
The scanner can automatically adjust the volume when it tunes to this channel or
frequency. Enter one of the following options:
Softer
No Change
Louder
-3, -2, -1
0 (default)
+1, +2, +3
Copy Channel
Copy this channel and all its settings into the buffer. When a channel is stored in
the buffer, the scanner adds Paste Channel to the bottom of the Program Channel
menu whenever you are editing a compatible system (that is, a system that is the
same type as the one you copied the channel from).
Delete Channel
Delete this frequency or channel and all associated settings.
New Channel
Create a new channel.
Analog channel options
The following options are available only when the Audio Type is set to Analog.
Set CTCSS/DCS
(Conventional systems only) Choose one of the following CTCSS/DSC options for
this channel:
Off
The scanner ignores all CTCSS and DCS tones and opens squelch on
any signal.
Search
The scanner displays any received CTCSS and DCS tones, but it
opens squelch on any signal.
CTCSS
The scanner prompts you to enter a CTCSS code; it will only open
squelch if the received signal contains a CTCSS tone that matches the
one you enter here.
DCS
The scanner prompts you to enter a DCS code; it will only open
squelch if the received signal contains a DCS tone that matches the
one you enter here.
The scanner prompts you to enter a CTCSS or DCS code that you
Set
want to lockout for this channel. The scanner will not open squelch if
Lockout
the received signal contains a matching CTCSS or DCS tone.
Digital channel options
The following options are available only when the Audio Type is set to Digital.
P25 NAC Option
Choose whether the scanner searches for a specific Network Access Code (NAC)
for this system or frequency.
Search: The scanner searches for all NACs in this system or frequency.
Set P25 NAC: The scanner searches for only the NAC you enter here. If you
select Set P25 NAC, the scanner prompts you to enter the NAC the scanner
should search for: enter a hexadecimal number between 0 and FFF.
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Edit Site
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When you create a new site, the scanner automatically assigns a default site name
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1 Options available for all sites:
1.1 Edit Name
1.2 Set Quick Key
1.3 Set Startup Key
1.4 Set Frequencies
1.5 Set Modulation
1.6 Set Attenuator
1.7 Set Lockout
1.8 Set Hold Time
1.9 Set LocationInfo
1.10 Delete Site
1.11 New Site
2 Options available for Motorola
systems
2.1 Edit Band Plan
2.2 P25 Waiting Time
2.3 Set C-Ch Only
3 Options available for P25
systems
3.1 Edit Band Plan (P25)
4 Options available for EDACS
systems
4.1 Set Site Type
Site XXX-YYY TTT
where XXX is a 3-digit system index number, YYY is a sequential site number (1
through 256), and TTT is one of the following 3-letter type codes:
EDC (any EDACS system)
LTR (any LTR system)
MOT (any Motorola system)
P25 (a standard P25 system)
1FQ (a single-frequency P25 system)
Options available for all sites:
You have the following options for sites:
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Set Quick Key
Assign this system or site to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it
during scanning. Enter a number from 0 to 99; tap NO (the decimal point) if you
don’t want to assign this system or site to a Quick Key. (For more information, see
Quick Keys.)
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Set Startup Key
Assign this system or site to a Startup Key so you can lock or unlock it during
power up. Enter a number from 0 to 9; tap NO (the decimal point) if you don’t want
to assign this system or site to a Startup Key. (For more information, see Startup
Keys.)
Set Frequencies
Use this menu to program frequencies for this site.
Set Modulation
Select what type of modulation the scanner should use for this frequency or
channel. (Only the modulation types available for this frequency or channel are
displayed.)
Auto The scanner uses the default modulation type for this frequency's band.
NFM The scanner treats the frequency as a Narrowband FM band.
FM
The scanner treats the frequency as an FM band.
Set Attenuator
Turn on attenuation to reduce the signal strength by 20 dB. You can turn on
attentuation for individual frequencies and channels or for entire sites. If you turn on
attenuation for a site, all frequencies within that site will be attenuated.
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out a system, site, or channel so the scanner will
ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out a system or site, all
channels within that system or site will be locked out. Choose one of the following
options:
Unlocked: The system, site, or channel is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system, site or channel is locked out until you turn the
scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system, site, or channel is permanently locked out.
Set Hold Time
Set the minimum number of seconds the scanner should spend checking this
system or site even if there is no traffic on any channel. (The scanner always
checks each channel in a system or site once even if the hold time is set to 0
seconds.) Select the number of seconds from 0 through 255 (2 is the default).
Set LocationInfo
Use this menu to program location information for this site.
Delete Site
Delete this site and all its settings; this includes any frequencies.
New Site
Create a new site.
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Edit Band Plan
P25 Waiting Time
Set C-Ch Only
If you activate this feature, you can monitor this system by programming only the
control channel (instead of programming the control channel and all the voice
channels).
Options available for P25 systems
Edit Band Plan (P25)
Normally, the scanner receives the band plan automatically from the repeater.
However, if for some reason the repeater does not send the band plan, you can
program it manually.
The scanner will prompt you for the following information:
Band
plan
number
Input
Base
Freq
Input
Spacing
Select one of the 16 available band plan slots.
Enter the lower limit of the band frequency. Valid frequencies are
between 25.00000 MHz and 1300.00000 MHz at each 5.0 Hz step
(25.000000 MHz, 25.000005 MHz, 25.000010 MHz, etc.).
Enter the number of kHz between each channel. Valid spacings
range between 125 kHz and 128 kHz at each 125 Hz step
(125.000 kHz, 125.125 kHz, 125.250 kHz, etc.)
When you're finished, the scanner renames the band plan in the following pattern:
{band plan number} :{base frequency} / {spacing}
So a band plan label of 6:534.02585/127.750 means this is band plan number 6,
with a base frequency of 534.02585 MHz and 127.750 kHz between each channel.
Options available for EDACS systems
Set Site Type
Select Wide (standard) or Narrow according to the EDACS site type.
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1.1 Set Number Tag
1.2 Set Lockout
2 Volume Offset
3 Delete Frequency
4 New Frequency
4.1 LCN (EDACS and LTR
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This menu lets you create frequencies and edit existing ones. All existing
frequencies are listed in numeric order: select the frequency you want to edit, or
select New Frequency to create a new one. When creating frequencies, keep the
following rules in mind:
You can't duplicate frequencies within a site.
You can store at least 500 frequencies per site.
You can store up to 1000 frequencies per site, depending on the number of
TGID in the entire system.
Edit Frequency
Enter a valid frequency for this band. If the frequency is invalid or if it already
exists, the scanner sounds an error tone and prompts you to re-enter the frequency.
Set Number Tag
Assign a number to this system or channel that you can use to tune directly to a
specific channel. Choose a number from 0 to 999. (For more information, see
Number Tags.)
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Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out a system, site, or channel so the scanner will
ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out a system or site, all
channels within that system or site will be locked out. Choose one of the following
options:
Unlocked: The system, site, or channel is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system, site or channel is locked out until you turn the
scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system, site, or channel is permanently locked out.
Volume Offset
The scanner can automatically adjust the volume when it tunes to this channel or
frequency. Enter one of the following options:
Softer
No Change
Louder
-3, -2, -1
0 (default)
+1, +2, +3
Delete Frequency
Delete this frequency or channel and all associated settings.
New Frequency
Create a new frequency.
LCN (EDACS and LTR systems)
When you enter a new frequency on an EDACS wide or narrow system or an LTR
system, the scanner prompts you enter a logical channel number (LCN). Enter a
number from 1 through 20 for an LTR system or a number from 1 through 30 for
an EDACS wide or narrow system.
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1 Scanning vs. Searching
1.1 Scanning trunked systems
1.2 Searching trunked systems
2 Default Scan Mode
3 Locked Items
4 Key operation in Scan mode
4.1 Special keys
4.2 Keypad controls
5 Key operation in Search mode
5.1 Special keys
5.2 Keypad controls
Scan and Search mode have very similar operations. In both Scan and Search
modes, the scanner steps through a set of frequencies and checks for activity. For
Scan mode, you program each individual frequency or Talk Group ID you want the
scanner to check; for Search mode, you designate a range of frequencies, and the
scanner will check each individual frequency that falls within that range.
With trunked systems, Scan mode and Search mode are very similar, so the
scanner can combine the two in a single operation, switching from one to the other
depending on the settings of each individual system:
Scanning trunked systems
The scanner scans a system if the ID Scan Search option is set to ID Scan
The scanner only checks for activity on unlocked Talk Group IDs that are
programmed for this system.
If any programmed Talk Group ID becomes active, the scanner switches to the
voice channel and monitors the transmission until it ends or until the Delay
Time expires.
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The scanner checks each unlocked Talk Group ID at least once; if the hold
time has expired, it moves on to the next system.
Searching trunked systems
The scanner searches a system if the ID Scan Search option is set to ID
Search.
When any Talk Group ID becomes active, the scanner checks to see if that ID
is locked out.
If the ID is unlocked, the scanner switches to the voice channel and monitors
the transmission until it ends or until the Delay Time expires.
The scanner monitors the system until the hold time expires, then moves on to
the next system.
Default Scan Mode
In the default Scan mode, the scanner checks frequencies in the following order:
1. Scans or searches any unlocked systems programmed to system Quick
Keys (SQKs) in ascending order starting with the system or site assigned
to SQK #1.
In the system, the scanner first checks any unlocked groups assigned
to group Quick Keys (GQKs)in ascending order starting with the
system or site assigned to SQK #1 (through GQK #0).
The scanner then checks any remaining unlocked groups in that
system in the order in which you created them. If none of the groups in
the system have been assigned to GQKs, the scanner checks all
unlocked groups in the order in which you created them.
The scanner does not check systems if the SQK is disabled off.
The scanner does not check groups if the GQK is turned off.
2. Scans any remaining unlocked conventional systems (not assigned to an
SQK) in alphabetical order based on the system's Name. (The scanner
checks groups within each system as described in step 1.)
3. Checks all unlocked trunked systems (not assigned to an SQK) in
alphabetical order based on the system's Name. (The scanner checks
groups within each system as described in step 1.)
4. Searches through the designated general service frequencies (Public
safety, Military, Air, etc.).
5. Searches through any unlocked frequencies saved in the Custom Search
list.
6. Checks any frequencies saved in the Close Call Hits list.
Locked Items
The scanner does not check locked out items in either scanning or searching:
A system or site is considered locked if
its SQK is turned off
its Set Lockout field is set to Locked Out or Temporary L/O
A group is considered locked if
the system or site containing it is locked
its GQK is turned off
its Set Lockout field is set to Locked Out or Temporary L/O
A channel or frequency is considered locked if
the group containing it is locked
its Set Lockout field is set to Locked Out or Temporary L/O
Key operation in Scan mode
Special keys
Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to change the direction of the
scan.
While monitoring a channel, tap the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to
resume scanning.
FUNCTION + turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to select a system.
The scanner starts scanning at the system you select here.
FUNCTION + tap MENU to edit the current system.
Keypad controls
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Hold (Close
call)
Tap
Enter Hold
mode.
Press &
hold
Scan the current
system only.
Press & hold
again to return to
normal scan.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Toggle Close
Call modes.
FUNCTION
Enter Close Call
+ Press &
Only mode.
hold
1 (Search 1)
2 (Search 2)
3 (Search 3)
Disable the systems or sites assigned to this
system/site Quick Key (SQK). Tap again to enable.
NA
NA
NA
Disable the groups or channels assigned to this
group Quick Key (GQK). Tap again to enable.
NA
NA
NA
4 (IF exchange)
5 (Volume
offset)
6 (Display
mode)
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Scan (Search)
Resume
scanning.
When scanning
a conventional
system, display
the Quick
Search prompt
(enter Search
FUNCTION
mode).
+ Tap
When scanning
a trunked
system: Switch
between ID
Scan and ID
Search.
Disable the systems or sites assigned to this
system/site Quick Key (SQK). Tap again to enable.
Disable the groups or channels assigned to this
group Quick Key (GQK). Tap again to enable.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Lockout
7 (Attenuation)
8 (Reverse
freq.)
9 (Modulation)
Tap
Temporarily lock
out the current
channel,
frequency, or
location (until
you turn the
scanner off).
Permanently
lock out the
Double tap current channel,
frequency, or
location.
Press &
hold
Unlock all
channels,
groups, and
frequencies in
the current
system.
Temporarily lock
out the current
FUNCTION system, site, or
+ Tap
search range
(until you turn
the scanner off).
FUNCTION
+ Double
tap
Permanently
lock out the
current system
or site.
FUNCTION Unlock all items
+ Press &
regardless of
hold
type.
Disable the systems or sites assigned to this
system/site Quick Key (SQK). Tap again to enable.
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Disable the groups or channels assigned to this
group Quick Key (GQK). Tap again to enable.
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
No (Decimal,
Priority)
0 (Weather)
Yes (Enter,
GPS)
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Backlight
(Power, Lock)
Alert the
scanner to a 2digit quick key
entry. The next
two digits you
press will be
treated as a
Turn on the LCD
single SQK
backlight.
number.
During a system
Disable the
systems or sites
assigned to this
system/site
Quick Key
(SQK). Tap
Edit the current
channel.
message:
Cancel the
message and
exit that screen.
again to enable.
Press &
hold
Turn the
scanner on or
off.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lock or unlock
the keypad.
Toggle Priority
mode.
NA
Enter GPS
mode.
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
NA
NA
Store the
currently location
information.
Key operation in Search mode
Special keys
Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to change the direction of the
search.
While monitoring a channel, tap the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to
resume searching.
In Custom Search mode, FUNCTION + turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL
knob to select a custom search range. The scanner starts at the custom search
range you select here.
FUNCTION+ tap MENU to go to the Search for... menu.
During a Quick Search, FUNCTION+ tap MENU to go to the Srch/CloCall Opt
menu.
Keypad controls
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Hold (Close
call)
Tap
Enter Hold
mode.
Disable the custom search range assigned to this
Quick Key (SQK). Tap again to enable.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Toggle Close
Call modes.
Start the search range assigned to this Search Key.
FUNCTION
Enter Close Call
+ Press &
Only mode.
hold
Key Name
1 (Search 1)
NA
2 (Search 2)
NA
3 (Search 3)
NA
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Scan (Search)
Switch to Scan
mode.
4 (IF exchange)
5 (Volume
offset)
6 (Display
mode)
Disable the custom search range assigned to this
Quick Key (SQK). Tap again to enable.
Resume
searching.
When monitoring
a channel,
switch to
intermediate
frequency (IF).
NA
Toggle the
available
displays.
Action on:
Lockout
7 (Attenuation)
8 (Reverse
freq.)
9 (Modulation)
Tap
Temporarily lock
out the current
frequency (until
you turn the
scanner off).
Double tap
Permanently
lock out the
current
frequency.
NA
NA
NA
Press &
hold
Unlock all
frequencies in in
the seach range
and in Close
Call checks.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Review the list
of locked out
IDs.
Toggle the
attenuator state
for the current
search range.
NA
Change the
modulation.
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
Disable the custom search range assigned to this
Quick Key (SQK). Tap again to enable.
Toggle the
attenuator state
for all search
ranges.
Show the
reverse
frequency for
the current
frequency. (The
scanner returns
to the current
frequency when
you release the
NA
key.)
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Backlight
(Power, Lock)
No (Decimal,
Priority)
During a system
message:
Turn on the LCD
Cancel the
backlight.
message and
exit that screen.
0 (Weather)
Yes (Enter,
GPS)
Disable the
custom search
range assigned Store the current
to this Quick
frequency.
Key (SQK). Tap
again to enable.
Press &
hold
Turn the
scanner on or
off.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lock or unlock
the keypad.
NA
Change the WX
Alert Priority
options.
Enter GPS
mode.
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
NA
Switch to
Weather mode.
NA
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All Talk Group IDs must be in the proper format for each system type.
Motorola Type I Systems
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Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
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1 Motorola Type I Systems
2 Motorola Type II Systems
3 P25 Single Frequency Systems
or Standard System Trunk Site
4 EDACS Wide or Narrow
Systems
4.1 AFS format
5 I-Call system (Motorola, P25, or
EDACS)
6 LTR systems
BFFF-SS
B = Block # (1 digit)
F = Fleet # (2-3 digits)
S = Sub-Fleet # (1-2 digits)
Press the decimal key to enter the hyphen.
(If you try to enter a hexadecimal TGID for a Type I system, the scanner treats
the entry as a decimal number.)
Motorola Type II Systems
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Decimal format: Enter the TGID in numbers only, up to 5 digits
Hexadecimal format: up to 3 characters
Select the first Hex character (0 through F), then move the cursor to the
right and select the second character. Press yes when you're finished.
P25 Single Frequency Systems or Standard System Trunk
Site
Decimal format: Enter the TGID in numbers only, up to 8 digits
Hexadecimal format: up to 4 characters
Select the first Hex character (0 through F), then move the cursor to the
right and select the second character. Press yes when you're finished.
EDACS Wide or Narrow Systems
AFS format
Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
AA-FFS
A = Agency # (00 - 15)
F = Fleet # (00 - 15)
S = Sub-fleet # (0 - 7)
Press the decimal key to enter the hyphen.
Enter 0 for the SubFleet # to treat it as a wildcard (any SubFleet within that
Fleet). You can enter 000 for the Fleet # and SubFleet # to treat them both as
wildcards as long as the Agency # is not 00.
I-Call system (Motorola, P25, or EDACS)
Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
i{ID number}
Press the decimal key to enter the lower-case i, then enter the ID number.
LTR systems
Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
AHHUUU
A = Area Code (0 or 1)
H = Home repeater (01 - 20)
U = User ID (000 - 254)
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Edit Band Plan
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(Motorola systems only) The scanner prompts you to choose one of the two
standard band plan types: 800/900 Standard or 800 Splinter. Choose Custom if you
need to create your own band plan.
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1 Creating a custom band plan
1.1 Band plan number
1.2 Set Base Freq
1.3 Set Offset
1.4 Set Spacing
Creating a custom band plan
You will need to create a custom band plan for a Motorola VHF and UHF system.
When you select Custom, the scanner prompts you for the following information:
Band plan number
Select one of the 6 available band plan numbers, from Band Plan 1 through Band
Plan 6.
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Set Base Freq
1. Input the lower limit of the band frequency.
2. Input the upper limit of the band frequency.
(See Calculating upper base frequencies for more information.)
Set Offset
Enter the offset.
Set Spacing
Select the number of kHz between each channel. Your options are:
5.00
6.25
10.00
12.50
15.00
18.75
20.00
25.00
30.00
31.25
35.00
37.50
40.00
43.75
45.00
50.00
55.00
56.25
60.00
62.50
65.00
68.75
70.00
75.00
80.00
81.25
85.00
87.50
90.00
93.75
95.00
100.00
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Single-Frequency P25 Trunked Systems
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Single-frequency P25 systems are almost identical to standard P25 systems,
except they only have one site per system and the system can use a P25 network
address. Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a single-frequency P25 system.
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1 Programming a SingleFrequency P25 System
1.1 Create a system
1.1.1 System properties
1.2 Create exactly 1 site
1.2.1 Site properties
2 Programming a system for
Scanning
2.1 Create at least 1 channel
group
2.1.1 Channel group properties
2.2 Create at least 1 channel in
each group
2.2.1 Channel properties
Programming a Single-Frequency P25 System
To program a single-frequency P25 system, you'll need to program the required
elements in following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select P25.
3. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
4. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if
you want to change it.
5. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now.
Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
System properties
(All of these options can be found under the Program System menu. If necessary,
the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property.)
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Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Network address (Edit Sys Option#P25 NAC Option)
Number tag (Edit Sys Option#Set Number Tag)
Automatic gain control (AGC) (Edit Sys Option#Set Audio
AGC)
Optional
Delay time (Edit Sys Option#Set Delay Time)
ID format (Edit Sys Option#Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or
(AFS/DEC))
ID scan/search (Edit Sys Option#ID Scan/Search)
Copy system
Available
operations
Delete system
Review Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Rvw ID:Srch L/O)
Clear All Locked-Out IDs (Edit Sys Option#Clr All L/O IDs)
Create exactly 1 site
Each single-frequency P25 system must contain exactly 1 site.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site.
3. Select the Set Frequencies menu and enter the frequencies for this site.
4. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now.
Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
Site properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site
menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed beside
each property.)
Required
Frequencies (Set Frequencies)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Attenuator (Set Attenuator)
Optional
Available operations
Hold time (Set Hold Time)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Startup key (Set Startup Key)
Delete Site
Programming a system for Scanning
Once you create the system and site, you can Search the system with no
problems. However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to program the
required elements in following order (click here for information on using the menu):
Create at least 1 channel group
Each P25 system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any system you want
to scan must contain at least 1 channel group.
1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group.
3. If you need to change any of the channel group properties, you can do that
now. Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
Channel group properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit
Group menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed
beside each property.)
Required
None
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Quick key (Set Quick Key)
Location information (Set LocationInfo)
Optional
Available operations
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Delete Group
Create at least 1 channel in each group
Each trunked system can contain up to 500 channels in each group, and all groups
must contain at least 1 channel.
1. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created.
2. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel.
3. Input the Talk Group ID (TGID) for this channel.
4. If you need to change any of the channel properties, you can do that now.
Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without
changing the default settings.
Channel properties
(All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit
Channel menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and the exact option name are listed
beside each property.)
Required
TGID (Edit Talk Group ID)
Name (Edit Name)
Recommended
Number tag (Set Number Tag)
Alert (Set Alert)
Optional
Lockout (Set Lockout)
Volume Offset
Copy Channel
Available operations
Delete Channel
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Introduction to SAME messages
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Hazard alerts are transmitted with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) data,
which includes:
Nature of the alert
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Affected counties
Expiration time
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Receivers that can decode the SAME data can filter alerts by area and/or hazard
level and show details about the alert on a display. For a table of all the alerts and
the code meanings, click here.
FIPS Codes
The US National Weather Service uses 6-digit Federal Information Processing
System (FIPS) codes to issue hazard alerts in specific areas. You can choose
which areas you want to hear alerts for by programming the appropriate FIPS codes
into your receiver: the receiver only sounds the alert tone if an incoming FIPS code
matches one of the areas you entered.
Each county (or parish, etc.) is designated by a 5-digit FIPS code; parts of a county
are marked by a section code inserted at the front:
Code
Country area
Entire County (default)
Northwest
North Central
Northeast
West Central
Central
East Central
Southwest
South Central
9
Southeast
Very few counties are large enough to use the section code; most counties just
code all hazards as 0 for the entire county.
If you use 0 for the section code, you will receive all alerts for that county
regardless of the transmitted section code (because the entire county includes
all sections of the county).
If you use any other section code, you will only receive alerts for that section
and entire county alerts. For example, if you program the section code as 5
(Central), you will receive alerts transmitted with section code 0 and section
code 5. You will not receive alerts that are transmitted with section codes 1
through 4 or 6 through 9.
For a complete index of the FIPS codes used in SAME broadcasts, see the United
States and Territories Table at the National Weather Radio website, or call 1-888NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263) for a voice menu.
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Calculating upper base frequencies
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Custom Band Plans (800 Custom, VHF, UHF) require that you enter both a lower
and an upper base frequency value. Here's how to determine these values.
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The Lower Base Frequency (or Base) is always the base frequency as provided in
the RRDB. The Upper Base Frequency is calculated from the following formulas:
For sites with a single band plan:
Base + ( (759 - Offset) * Step )
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Where:
Base = the lower base frequency listed in RRDB.
Offset = the offset for this entry.
Step = the step for this entry.
For sites with multiple band plans:
Upper Base n = Base n + (Offset n+1 - 1 - Offset n ) * Step n
Where:
Basen is the lower base frequency for the entry.
Offsetn+1 is the Offset for the next band plan (for the last table, use 760)
Offsetn is the offset for this band plan
Stepn is the step for this band.
For example:
Custom Frequency Table
Entry
Base
Spacing
Offset
155.4150
15.0
380
157.2000
12.5
436
157.4700
15.0
454
Plugging these values into our formula, we get:
For entry A:
Upper
BaseA
BaseA +
(OffsetB - 1
- OffsetA
* StepA
Upper
BaseA
155.415 MHz
(436 - 1
- 380)
* 15kHz
Upper
BaseA
155.415 MHz
55
Upper
BaseA
155.415 MHz
0.825 MHz
Upper
BaseA
156.240 MHz
Upper
BaseB
BaseB +
(OffsetC - 1
- OffsetB
* StepB
Upper
BaseB
157.200 MHz
(454 - 1
- 436)
* 12.5 kHz
Upper
BaseB
157.200 MHz
17
Upper
BaseB
157.200 MHz
0.2125 MHz
Upper
BaseB
157.4125 MHz
Upper
BaseC
BaseC +
Upper
BaseC
Upper
BaseC
* 0.015 MHz
For entry B:
* 0.0125 MHz
For entry C:
(OffsetC+1 1
- OffsetC
* StepC
157.470 MHz
(760 - 1
- 454)
* 15 kHz
157.470 MHz
305
Upper
BaseC
157.470 MHz
4.575 MHz
Upper
BaseC
162.045 MHz
* 0.015 MHz
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Close Call
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1 Close Call Only
2 CC Auto Store
3 Hits with Scan
3.1 Set Quick Key
3.2 Set Number Tag
3.3 Set Lockout
3.4 Set Hold Time
4 Set CC Mode
5 Set CC Override
6 Set CC Alert
6.1 Set Alert Tone
6.2 Set Alert Light
6.3 Set CC Pause
7 Set CC Bands
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The Close Call (CC) feature searches for signals that are stronger than other
signals on the band (indicating the transmitter is probably somewhere close by).
This menu lets you change the operation settings of the close call feature; you can
change the overall close call options through the Srch/CloCall Opt menu.
Close Call Only
Search the selected bands for close call hits; the scanner stops all other scanning
for a close call only search.
CC Auto Store
Start a close call search. When a close call hit is detected, the scanner stores that
frequency in the system named Close Call in the Found Channels group. The
scanner saves found channels until it reaches the number set in the Max Auto
Store setting on the Srch/CloCall Opt menu.
Hits with Scan
The scanner stores the 10 most recent close call hits to a temporary system; you
can set the options for this temporary system, just like you can for permanent
systems. The scanner deletes the 10 saved frequencies in this temporary system
when you turn the power off. If you want to save the any of these frequencies
permanently, you need to store them to a programmed system or use the CC Auto
Store feature.
Set Quick Key
Assign this system or site to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it
during scanning. Enter a number from 0 to 99; tap NO (the decimal point) if you
don’t want to assign this system or site to a Quick Key. (For more information, see
Quick Keys.)
Set Number Tag
Assign a number to this system or channel that you can use to tune directly to a
specific channel. Choose a number from 0 to 999. (For more information, see
Number Tags.)
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out a system, site, or channel so the scanner will
ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out a system or site, all
channels within that system or site will be locked out. Choose one of the following
options:
Unlocked: The system, site, or channel is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system, site or channel is locked out until you turn the
scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system, site, or channel is permanently locked out.
Set Hold Time
Set the minimum number of seconds the scanner should spend checking this
system or site even if there is no traffic on any channel. (The scanner always
checks each channel in a system or site once even if the hold time is set to 0
seconds.) Select the number of seconds from 0 through 255 (2 is the default).
Set CC Mode
Choose whether scanner runs close call checks in the background, while you're
performing other scans or searches. (The scanner never runs close call checks
when you're in weather mode or tone-out mode.)
Off: The scanner does not run close call checks in the background.
CC DND: The scanner runs close call checks every 2 seconds, but it will not
leave an active channel for a close call check. The scanner run close call
checks while you are monitoring a transmission.
CC Pri: The scanner runs close call checks every 2 seconds, even if the
current channel is active. The scanner runs the close call check even while you
are monitoring a transmission.
Set CC Override
Choose On if you want the scanner to stop its current operation and automatically
jump to the frequency when it detects a close call hit. Choose Off if you want the
scanner to alert you to the close call hit and prompt you to change frequency; if you
choose not to change frequency, the scanner times out and returns to its previous
operation.
Set CC Alert
Decide whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light when it detects a close
call hit. (Compare this to the system setting Emergency Alert, which triggers a tone
and light when a Talk Group contains an emergency flag.) The available options for
Set Alert Tone and Set Alert Light are common to both types of alerts.
Set Alert Tone
Set Alert Light
Set CC Pause
Choose how long you want the scanner to pause on a close call hit before going
back to its previous operation; this setting only applies when the Set CC Override
feature is turned off. Choose a pause time of 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, or 60 seconds. If
you want the scanner to wait for your input whenever it detects a close call hit,
select Infinite.
Set CC Bands
Choose whether you want the scanner to search for close call hits on the frequency
bands listed below. Select each band you want to search, then press YES to turn
that band On. The scanner only searches for close call hits on bands that are
turned on.
VHF Low 1 : 25.0000 - 53.9800 MHz
VHF Low 2 : 54.0000 - 107.9000 MHz
Air Band : 108.0000 - 136.9916 MHz
VHF High 1 : 137.0000 - 224.9800 MHz
VHF High 2 : 225.0000 - 319.9500 MHz
UHF : 320.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
800 MHz + : 763.0000 - 775.9875, 793.0000 - 823.9875, 849.0125 - 868.9875,
894.0125 - 960.0000, and 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz
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Introduction
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1 Introduction
2 Priority Scan menu
2.1 Set Priority
2.2 Set Interval
2.3 MaxCHs/Pri-Scan
Priority mode has two "sub modes" (similar to Close Call and Close Call Only):
In Priority Scan mode, the scanner pauses the current operation at a
designated interval to check for activity on any unlocked channels set as priority
channels. After the priority channel check is complete, the scanner resumes the
previous operation.
In Priority Plus Scan mode, the scanner stops the current operation and only
checks the priority channels.
Priority Scan menu
Use the Priority Scan menu to control how Priority mode operates:
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Set Priority
Choose one of the following priority scan methods:
On: Enter Priority Scan mode; also, the scanner performs a normal priority
scan whenever you enter Priority mode in the future.
Plus On: Enter Priority Plus Scan mode; also, the scanner performs a priority
plus scan whenever you enter Priority mode in the future.
Off: Exit Priority mode, and do not go into Priority mode in the future.
Set Interval
Decide how many seconds you want the scanner to wait between priority channel
checks. Enter a number between 1 and 10 seconds. (This setting is used in normal
priority scans only.)
MaxCHs/Pri-Scan
Decide how many priority channels the scanner checks during each interval. Enter
a number between 1 and 100. If the number of priority channels is greater than the
number you enter here, the scanner divides them into groups. For example, if you
set the maximum channels to 20 and there are 100 priority channels, the scanner
checks those 100 channels in groups of 20 and takes a total of 5 intervals to
complete the priority scan.
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The Program Location menu lets you create and edit points of interest (POI),
intersections(Dangerous Xing), and roads (Dangerous Road). The available settings
vary for each location type.
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1 POI
1.1 Edit Name
1.2 Set Type
1.3 Set Alert
1.3.1 Set Alert Light
1.3.2 Set Alert Tone
1.4 Set LocationInfo
1.5 Set Range
1.6 Set Lockout
1.7 Delete Location
1.8 New Location
2 Dangerous Xing and Dangerous
Road menus
2.1 Edit Name
2.2 Set Type
2.3 Set Alert Volume
2.4 Set Alert Light
2.5 Set LocationInfo
2.6 Set Heading
2.7 Set Speed Limit
2.8 Set Lockout
2.9 Delete Location
2.10 New Location
POI
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Set Type
When you create a location, the location is created as the type you are currently
viewing (POI, Dangerous Xing, or Dangerous Road). If you want to change the
location type, you can select the new location type here.
When you change the location type, the scanner goes back to the Program
Location menu. Select the new location type to edit this location; the scanner resets
the available options based on the new location type.
Set Alert
This menu lets you configure whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light
when you approach this location.
Set Alert Light
This setting is exactly the same as its counterpart on the system, site, and channel
menus. Click on the setting for a complete explanation.
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Choose one of the available alert tones for this POI:
Alert 1:
1047 Hz
Silence
1568 Hz
Silence
for
for
for
for
Alert 2:
125 ms
50 ms
125 ms
50 ms
Silence
1319 Hz
Silence
1568 Hz
for
for
for
for
50 ms
125 ms
175 ms
125 ms
1047 Hz
Silence
1319 Hz
1568 Hz
for
for
for
for
125 ms /
50 ms /
125 ms /
125 ms
1047 Hz for 200 ms / Silence for 200 ms / 1760 Hz for 250 ms /
Silence for 100 ms / 1397 Hz for 250 ms
Alert 3:
2093 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for 125 ms /
Silence for 50 ms / 2093 Hz for 125 ms
Alert 4:
1319 Hz for 25 ms
Silence for 50 ms
1319 Hz for 25 ms
/ Silence for 50 ms
/ 1175 Hz for 25 ms
/ 1397 Hz for 25 ms /
/ Silence for 50 ms /
Off (No alert tone sounded).
If you select an alert tone, the scanner prompts you to select the volume level
(Level 1 through Level 15) you want to the alert tone to use; leave the volume at
Auto to have the scanner sound the alert tone without changing the volume.
Set LocationInfo
Enter the latitude and longitude for this location.
Set Range
Enter how far out from this location you want the scanner to alert you. You can
configure the scanner to sound an alert tone and flash a light when you reach the
radius entered here. The scanner treats the number you enter here as miles or
kilometers depending on the value you selected in the Set Unit field in the Set GPS
Format menu (under the main Settings menu). Enter a range from 0.05 through 4.0
mi/km, in 0.05 mi/km steps.
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out this location so the scanner no longer checks
it.
Choose Unlocked (default), Temporary L/O (the location is locked out until you turn
the scanner off and back on), or Lockout (the location is locked out until you
change this setting).
Delete Location
Delete this location and its settings, including any alert settings.
New Location
Create a new location.
Dangerous Xing and Dangerous Road menus
(The settings and available options for dangerous crossings and dangerous roads
are exactly the same.)
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Set Type
When you create a location, the location is created as the type you are currently
viewing (POI, Dangerous Xing, or Dangerous Road). If you want to change the
location type, you can select the new location type here. When you change the
location type, the scanner goes back to the Program Location menu. Select the
new location type to edit this location; the scanner resets the available options
based on the new location type.
Set Alert Volume
Activate the alert tone for this location. Select the volume level (Level 1 through
Level 15) you want to the alert tone to use, or select Auto to have the scanner
sound the alert tone without changing the volume. If you don't want the scanner to
sound an alert as you approach this location, select Off.
The tone pattern varies depending on what type of location this is:
Dangerous Xing alert tone:
1175 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 50 ms /
Silence for 50 ms / 1397 Hz for 250 ms
Dangerous Road alert tone
1568 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1760 Hz for 50 ms /
Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms /
2093 Hz for 50 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1047 Hz for 250 ms
Set Alert Light
This setting is exactly the same as its counterpart on the system, site, and channel
menus. Click on the setting for a complete explanation.
Set LocationInfo
Enter the latitude and longitude for this location.
Set Heading
Decide whether the scanner alerts you of this Dangerous Xing or Road each time
you approach it or only when you are traveling in a particular direction. To make the
alert direction-dependent, select the direction from the list; select All Range to be
alerted regardless or your direction.
Set Speed Limit
Decide whether the scanner alerts you of this Dangerous Xing or Road each time
you approach it or only when you are traveling above a certain speed. To make the
alert speed-dependent, enter the speed limit for this location; leave the speed limit
blank to be alerted regardless or your speed. The scanner treats the number you
enter here as miles or kilometers depending on the value you selected in the Set
Unit field in the Set GPS Format menu (under the main Settings menu). Enter a
range from 0 through 200 mi/km, in 1 mi/km steps.
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out this location so the scanner no longer checks
it.
Choose Unlocked (default), Temporary L/O (the location is locked out until you turn
the scanner off and back on), or Lockout (the location is locked out until you
change this setting).
Delete Location
Delete this location and its settings, including any alert settings.
New Location
Create a new location.
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With this feature, the scanner searches a system and saves any frequencies it finds
activity on. When the scanner detects activity on a frequency, it verifies that the
frequency has not already been stored, then adds the frequency to the Found
Channels group. (Since these frequencies are stored with individual systems, you
must have at least one programmed system to use the Search and Store feature.)
The scanner displays a list of all programmed systems. Select the system you want
to search and add found channels to. The options you have depend on the type of
system you select:
If the system you selected is a conventional system, the scanner prompts you
to select a custom search or a preset service search range.
If the system you selected is a trunked system, the scanner prompts you to
select a site within that system. The scanner searches the site for active Talk
Groups and stores the Talk Group ID to the Found Channels group. (If the site
you selected is locked, the scanner automatically unlocks it and begins the
search.)
If the system you selected is an EDACS SCAT system, the scanner displays
an error message: the search and store feature can't be used on EDACS
SCAT systems.
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Use this menu to start a search, to change the options for the three different types
of searches, and program the 3 search keys.
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1 Service Search
2 Edit Service
2.1 Set Delay Time
2.2 Set Attenuator
2.3 Set Audio AGC
2.4 P25 Waiting Time
2.5 Search with Scan
3 Custom Search
4 Edit Custom
4.1 Edit Name
4.2 Edit Srch Limit
4.3 Set Delay Time
4.4 Set Modulation
4.5 Set Attenuator
4.6 Set Step
4.7 Set C-Ch Only
4.8 Set MOT BandPlan
4.9 Set Audio AGC
4.10 P25 Waiting Time
4.11 Search with Scan
5 Search and Store
6 Set Search Key
Service Search
Start a search of one of the 12 preset service bands. Choose from Public Safety,
News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS/MURS, Racing,
FM Broadcast, Military Air, or Special.
Edit Service
This menu lets you change the default settings for the 12 preset service bands.
Select the service you want to edit from the list, then set the following options:
Set Delay Time
Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops
before moving on to the next channel. Select 0, 1, 2 (default), 5, 10, or 30
seconds.
To have scanner leave the channel after a designated number of seconds whether
the transmission stops or not, select one of the negative values. Choose -10
seconds to have the scanner leave the channel after 10 seconds even if the
transmission is still going on; choose -5 seconds or -2 seconds to have the scanner
leave after 5 seconds or 2 seconds, respectively.
Set Attenuator
Turn on attenuation to reduce the signal strength by 20 dB. You can turn on
attentuation for individual frequencies and channels or for entire sites. If you turn on
attenuation for a site, all frequencies within that site will be attenuated.
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Set Audio AGC
Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this system. When you activate this
feature, the scanner automatically adjusts the volume for each channel based on
the signal strength. You can turn on the gain control for Analog and Digital signals
separately.
To change the settings for the audio AGC, see Settings#Adjust Audio AGC.
P25 Waiting Time
On channels that contain a mix of analog and digital signals (i.e., where the Audio
Mode is set to All), it is possible to have false decode problems caused by digital
noise at the beginning of transmissions. To prevent this, a user-configurable P25
wait time (from 0 to 1000 ms) has been added.
During the wait time, the scanner evaluates the received signal; if it detects P25
data, the scanner opens squelch immediately. If it does not detect any P25 data,
the scanner opens squelch as soon as the wait time expires.
Note: Any analog transmissions on this channel will lose the first part of
the transmission, up to the wait time you set here.
Select the number of milliseconds (after the start of a transmission) the scanner
should wait while checking for P25 data. Choose a number from 0 through 1000 ms
in 100 ms increments. The scanner only applies the wait time setting to
Conventional or Motorola (non P25) systems, and only when the channel's Audio
Mode setting is All.
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Custom Search
Start a search of the 10 custom search ranges.
Edit Custom
This menu lets you program the ten custom search ranges. Select the custom
search you want to edit from the list, then set the following options:
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Edit Srch Limit
Change the range of frequencies covered by this custom search. The scanner
prompts you to input the lower frequency limit and then the upper frequency limit.
Set Delay Time
Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops
before moving on to the next channel. Select 0, 1, 2 (default), 5, 10, or 30
seconds.
To have scanner leave the channel after a designated number of seconds whether
the transmission stops or not, select one of the negative values. Choose -10
seconds to have the scanner leave the channel after 10 seconds even if the
transmission is still going on; choose -5 seconds or -2 seconds to have the scanner
leave after 5 seconds or 2 seconds, respectively.
Set Modulation
Select what type of modulation the scanner should use for this frequency or
channel. (Only the modulation types available for this frequency or channel are
displayed.)
Auto The scanner uses the default modulation type for this frequency's band.
AM
The scanner treats the frequency as an AM band.
NFM The scanner treats the frequency as a Narrowband FM band.
FM
The scanner treats the frequency as an FM band.
WFM The scanner treats the frequency as a Wideband FM band.
FMB The scanner treats the frequency as an FM broadcast band.
Set Attenuator
Turn on attenuation to reduce the signal strength by 20 dB. You can turn on
attentuation for individual frequencies and channels or for entire sites. If you turn on
attenuation for a site, all frequencies within that site will be attenuated.
Set Step
Select the number of kHz between each channel. Choose 5.0, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10.0,
12.5, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 50.0 or 100.0 kHz. Select Auto to use the default step for
this band.
Set C-Ch Only
If you activate this feature, you can monitor this system by programming only the
control channel (instead of programming the control channel and all the voice
channels).
Set MOT BandPlan
If this custom search is a Motorola system, you need to select a band plan, just like
you do when you program a Motorola system for scanning. See Edit Band Plan for
more information.
Set Audio AGC
Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this system. When you activate this
feature, the scanner automatically adjusts the volume for each channel based on
the signal strength. You can turn on the gain control for Analog and Digital signals
separately.
To change the settings for the audio AGC, see Settings#Adjust Audio AGC.
P25 Waiting Time
On channels that contain a mix of analog and digital signals (i.e., where the Audio
Mode is set to All), it is possible to have false decode problems caused by digital
noise at the beginning of transmissions. To prevent this, a user-configurable P25
wait time (from 0 to 1000 ms) has been added.
During the wait time, the scanner evaluates the received signal; if it detects P25
data, the scanner opens squelch immediately. If it does not detect any P25 data,
the scanner opens squelch as soon as the wait time expires.
Note: Any analog transmissions on this channel will lose the first part of
the transmission, up to the wait time you set here.
Select the number of milliseconds (after the start of a transmission) the scanner
should wait while checking for P25 data. Choose a number from 0 through 1000 ms
in 100 ms increments. The scanner only applies the wait time setting to
Conventional or Motorola (non P25) systems, and only when the channel's Audio
Mode setting is All.
Search with Scan
Search and Store
Search a stored system and save the frequency information of any active channels.
Set Search Key
The scanner has three one-touch search keys (number keys 1, 2, and 3) that you
can assign to any saved search range.
1. Select the search key you want to program (Search Key 1 through Search
Key 3).
2. Select the search range you want to assign to this key. The search range
can be a service search, a custom search, a tone-out search, or a band
scope search.
3. Press YES to confirm the selection.
Once you assign a search range to a key, you can start the search just by pressing
and holding the appropriate key.
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2 Set
3 Set
4 Set
5 Set
Quick Key
Startup Key
Number Tag
Lockout
Hold Time
Assign this system or site to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it
during scanning. Enter a number from 0 to 99; tap NO (the decimal point) if you
don’t want to assign this system or site to a Quick Key. (For more information, see
Quick Keys.)
Set Startup Key
Assign this system or site to a Startup Key so you can lock or unlock it during
power up. Enter a number from 0 to 9; tap NO (the decimal point) if you don’t want
to assign this system or site to a Startup Key. (For more information, see Startup
Keys.)
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Set Number Tag
Assign a number to this system or channel that you can use to tune directly to a
specific channel. Choose a number from 0 to 999. (For more information, see
Number Tags.)
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out a system, site, or channel so the scanner will
ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out a system or site, all
channels within that system or site will be locked out. Choose one of the following
options:
Unlocked: The system, site, or channel is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system, site or channel is locked out until you turn the
scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system, site, or channel is permanently locked out.
Set Hold Time
Set the minimum number of seconds the scanner should spend checking this
system or site even if there is no traffic on any channel. (The scanner always
checks each channel in a system or site once even if the hold time is set to 0
seconds.) Select the number of seconds from 0 through 255 (2 is the default).
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Set Alert Tone
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Choose one of the 9 different tone patterns for the scanner to use for the alert tone:
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Alert
4000 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for 20 ms » 4000 Hz for 50 ms » Silence
for 20 ms » 4000 Hz for 50 ms
800 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for 20 ms » 1050 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for
20 ms »
(repeat twice)
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Alert
800 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for 20 ms » 1050 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for
20 ms » 4000 Hz for 100 ms
Alert
120 Hz for 10 ms » 800 Hz for 10 ms » 1200 Hz for 10 ms
(repeat 5 times)
Alert
1200 Hz for 150 ms
Alert
1200 Hz for 70 ms » Silence for 50 ms » 1200 Hz for 70 ms
Alert
2000 Hz for 200 ms » Silence for 10 ms » 800 Hz for 150 ms
Alert
500 Hz for 40 ms » Silence for 10 ms » 500 Hz for 40 ms » Silence for
10 ms » 500 Hz for 40 ms
Alert
Off
(repeat 3 times)
2400 Hz for 70 ms » Silence for 20 ms » 3000 Hz for 70 ms » Silence
for 70 ms
(repeat twice)
No alert tone sounded.
If you select an alert tone, the scanner prompts you to select the volume level
(Level 1 through Level 15) you want to the alert tone to use; leave the volume at
Auto to have the scanner sound the alert tone without changing the volume.
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You can configure the scanner to search for tones in several different ways, based
on the values you enter for Tone A and Tone B:
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Tone A
setting
Positive number
Tone B Setting
Positive number
Monitor the channel for two-tone pages only. The scanner opens
squelch and displays the tone information when the following occur:
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Operation
1. The scanner detects a tone that matches the value you set
for Tone A.
2. The tone is at least 250 ms long.
3. Within 500 ms, the scanner detects a second tone that
matches the value set for Tone B.
4. The second tone is at least 100 ms long.
Tone A
setting
Positive number
Tone B Setting
0.0 Hz
Monitor the channel for single-tone pages only. The scanner opens
squelch and displays the tone information when the following occur:
Operation
1. The scanner detects a tone that matches the value you set
for Tone A.
2. The tone is at least 1.25 seconds long and not more than
3.75 seconds long.
Tone A
setting
0.0 Hz
Tone B Setting
Positive number
Monitor the channel for group tones only. The scanner opens
squelch and displays the tone information when the following occur:
Operation
1. The scanner detects a tone that matches the value you set
for Tone B.
2. The tone is at least 3.75 seconds long.
Tone A
setting
0.0 Hz
Tone B Setting
0.0 Hz
Monitor the channel for two-tone pages, single-tone pages, and
group tones. This tone out search mode works as follows:
1. All detected tones are compared to the three criteria listed
above.
Operation
2. If the tone meets any one of the criteria, the scanner
checks to see if this tone frequency is already saved to a
tone out channel with the same frequency, modulation, and
attenuator settings.
3. If the detected tone matches a saved tone, the scanner
opens squelch.
4. If the detected tone does not match any saved tones, the
scanner opens squelch, flashes the tone information on the
display, and asks if you want to save the tone information.
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2 Tone-Out Setup
2.1 Edit Name
2.2 Set Frequencies
2.3 Set Tone
2.4 Set Delay Time
2.5 Set Alert
2.5.1 Set Alert Tone
2.5.2 Set Alert Light
2.6 Set Audio AGC
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Tone-Out Setup
This menu lets you configure the 10 tone-out channels. Select the channel you
want to edit from the list, then set the frequency, tone, and other options for that
channel.
Edit Name
Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they
can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the
SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to choose the character you want, then press
6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.
Set Frequencies
Use this menu to program frequencies for this Tone Out channel.
Set Tone
This menu lets you configure the type of tone out search. Select the tone you want
to edit (Edit Tone A or Edit Tone B), then set the frequency for that tone. Enter a
frequency between 250 Hz and 3500 Hz, or set the frequency to 0 Hz. (See Tone A
and Tone B Settings for more information.)
Set Delay Time
Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops
before moving on to the next channel. Select 0, 1, 2 (default), 5, 10, or 30 seconds.
To have the scanner wait for your input before moving on to the next channel,
select Infinite.
Set Alert
Decide whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light when it detects a tone
on this channel. (Compare this to the system setting Emergency Alert, which
triggers a tone and light when a Talk Group contains an emergency flag.) The
available options for Set Alert Tone and Set Alert Light are common to both types of
alerts.
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Set Alert Light
Set Audio AGC
Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this Tone-Out channel. When you
activate this feature, the scanner automatically adjusts the volume for the channel
based on the signal strength.
To change the settings for the audio AGC, see Settings#Adjust Audio AGC.
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Hold mode lets you edit the current frequency, system, site, or channel. You can
access these functions by using the different key operations:
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2.1 Conventional system display
2.2 Trunked system display
2.3 Service search with scan hold
display
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Key operation in Hold mode
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Hold (Close
call)
Tap
Enter Hold
mode.
FUNCTION Enter Close Call
+ Tap
mode.
FUNCTION
Enter Close Call
+ Press &
Only mode.
hold
1 (Search 1)
2 (Search 2)
3 (Search 3)
Enter the number on the key
NA
NA
NA
Start the Quick Search assigned to this key.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Key Name
Scan (Search)
4 (IF exchange)
5 (Volume
offset)
6 (Display
mode)
Enter Scan
mode.
NA
NA
NA
Enter Search
mode.
Switch to an
alternate
intermediate
frequency to
avoid
interference.
Change the
Rotate through
volume offset for
the three
the current
available display
signal.
modes.
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lockout
7 (Attenuation)
8 (Reverse
freq.)
9 (Modulation)
NA
Toggle the
attenuator state
for the current
signal.
NA
Change the
modulation type.
Toggle the
attenuator state
for all signals.
Switch to the
reverse repeater
frequency of the
current signal.
NA
No (Decimal,
Priority)
0 (Weather)
Yes (Enter,
GPS)
NA
Save the current
frequency into
memory.
FUNCTION Unlock all items
+ Press &
regardless of
hold
type.
Key Name
(2nd
operation)
Action on:
Tap
Backlight
(Power, Lock)
During a system
message:
Turn on the LCD
Cancel the
backlight.
message and
exit that screen.
Press &
hold
Turn the
scanner on or
off.
NA
NA
NA
FUNCTION
+ Tap
Lock or unlock
the keypad.
Turn Priority
scan on or off.
Change the
weather alert
priority setting.
Enter GPS
mode.
FUNCTION
+ Press &
hold
NA
NA
Enter Weather
mode.
NA
Reading the displays in Hold mode
The display information in Hold mode varies depending on the type of system the
scanner is Holding on.
Conventional system display
When the scanner is holding on a conventional system, it displays the following
screens:
To see the alternate information on the display at the top, cycle through the
display modes.
To see the display at the bottom of the diagram, tap FUNCTION.
For an explanation of System and Channel Number Tags, see Number Tags.
For an explanation of the volume offset level, see Volume Offset.
Trunked system display
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The scanner contains 16 pre-programmed fleet maps you can select. The table
below gives the size code for each block of the preset fleet maps:
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2 Custom Fleet Maps
3 How Fleet Maps Work
3.1 Blocks
3.2 Size Codes
Block number
Preset 1
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Preset 2
Preset 3
Preset 4
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12
12
Preset 5
Preset 6
10
Preset 7
10
10
11
Preset 8
Preset 9
Preset 10
Preset 11
Preset 12
Preset 13
11
Preset 14
10
12
Preset 15
11
11
12
Preset 16
10
10
11
12
12
12
Custom Fleet Maps
To program a custom fleet map, select Custom under the Edit Fleet Map option.
Then, select the appropriate size code for each block. Remember, not all size
codes are available for all blocks:
Block
Valid Size Codes
Block 0
0 - 14
Block 1
0 - 13 (14 not valid)
Block 2
0 - 13 (14 not valid)
Block 3
0 - 13 (14 not valid)
Block 4
0 - 13 (14 not valid)
Block 5
0 - 12 (13, 14 not valid)
Block 6
0 - 12 (13, 14 not valid)
Block 7
0 - 11 (12, 13, 14 not valid)
How Fleet Maps Work
Blocks
Talk Group IDs can range from 0 to 65,535. To make it easier to handle this many
IDs, the system divides the TGID range into 8 equal blocks:
Block
Starting ID
Ending ID
Block 0
8191
Block 1
8192
16383
Block 2
16384
24575
Block 3
24576
32767
Block 4
32768
40959
Block 5
40960
49151
Block 6
49152
57343
Block 7
57344
65535
Size Codes
Each block is assigned a size code based on the way the control channel sends
the TGID data. Note that codes 12, 13, and 14 take up more than one block:
Size Code
Fleet / SubFleet / ID
Number of Blocks Needed
(as Type II ID)
128 / 4 / 16
2
16 / 8 / 64
8 / 8 / 128
1 / 16 / 512
64 / 4 / 32
32 / 8 / 32
32 / 4 / 64
16 / 4 / 128
8 / 4 / 256
10
4 / 8 / 256
11
2 / 16 / 256
12
1 / 16 / 1024
13
1 / 16 / 2048
14
1 / 16 / 4096
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Use this menu to configure global options for the following scanners:
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1 Set Backlight
1.1 Set Mode
1.2 Set Dimmer
1.3 Set Color
2 Adjust Key Beep
3 Battery Option
3.1 Set Battery Save
3.2 Set Charge Time
4 Adjust Audio AGC
5 Adjust Contrast
6 Set C-CH Output
7 Set GPS Format
7.1 Set POS Format
7.2 Set Time Format
7.3 Set Time Zone
7.4 Set Unit
8 Set Serial Port
9 Band Defaults
9.1 Set Modulation
9.2 Set Step
10 P25 LP Filter
11 See Scanner Info
11.1 % Memory Used
11.2 Firmware Version
Set Backlight
This menu lets you configure the display and key backlight.
Set Mode
Choose how you want the backlight to operate:
10 sec
The scanner keeps the backlight on for 10 seconds after the last
operation.
30 sec
The scanner keeps the backlight on for 30 seconds after the last
operation.
Squelch
The scanner turns on the backlight when a signal breaks squelch.
Keypress The scanner turns on the backlight when you press a key.
Infinite
The scanner leaves the backlight on all the time.
Set Dimmer
Select the brightness of the backlight. Your options are high (brightest), middle, and
low (dimmest).
Set Color
Select the color of the backlight. Your options are blue, red, magenta, green, cyan,
yellow, and white.
Adjust Key Beep
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Select the volume level (Level 1 through Level 15) you want the keybeep to use, or
select Auto to have the scanner sound the keybeep without changing the volume. If
you don't want the scanner to beep when you press the keys, select Off.
Battery Option
This menu lets you configure the advanced battery control features:
Set Battery Save
Turn the battery save feature on or off.
Set Charge Time
Enter the amount of time you want the battery to draw power while charging.
Adjust Audio AGC
Configure how the scanner handles the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for Analog
and Digital signals:
Parameter
Definition
Analog
settings
Digital
settings
How frequently the AGC factor updates.
Decrease this value to make AGC respond
Response
faster (but this could result in “pumping”).
Time
Increase this value to make AGC respond
more slowly.
-4 to +6
-8 to +8
(default=0) (default=0)
The reference level that AGC attempts to
Reference
adjust the volume to. If digital and analog
Gain
volumes don't match, adjust this parameter.
-5 to +5
-5 to +5
(default=0) (default=0)
Gain
Range
The total dynamic range of the AGC
adjustments. A larger value allows a wider
variation in volume.
0 to 15
NA
Adjust Contrast
Select one of the 15 available contrast levels for the display. As you scroll through
the options, the display adjusts to the highlighted contrast level; press YES when
you see the display contrast you want to use.
Set C-CH Output
Choose how you want the scanner to handle control channel data:
Off: The scanner will not output the control channel data.
On: The scanner will output the control channel data.
Extend: The scanner will output the control channel data along with any
description.
Set GPS Format
Configure how the scanner displays position coordinates, time, and units during
GPS operation:
Set POS Format
Select how the scanner displays longitude and latitude:
DMS: DDD° MM' SS.ss: Display coordinates in degrees (DDD), minutes (MM,
and seconds (SS.ss).
DEG: DDD.dddddd: Display coordinates as decimal degrees.
Set Time Format
Select 12H for 12-hour (am/pm) time format or 24H for 24-hour time format.
Set Time Zone
Set the number of hours your local time zone differs from universal time
(GMT/UTC). Select from -14 hours to +14 hours in half-hour (0.5 h) increments.
Set Unit
Select the unit used for distance: mile or kilometer (km).
Set Serial Port
Set the baud rate for the scanner's serial port. Choose from 4800, 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600, or 115200 bps; select Off to disable the serial port.
Band Defaults
Use this menu to change the default modulation and frequency step or spacing
used for each band. The scanner displays the list of available bands in the
following format:
{Frequency} : {modulation type} / {step}
Select the frequency band you want to edit. The scanner prompts you for the
following information:
Set Modulation
Select the type of modulation you want the scanner to use as the default for this
band: AM, Narrowband FM (NFM), FM, Wideband FM (WFM), or FM broadcast
(FMB).
Set Step
Select the number of kHz between each frequency or channel step: 5.0, 6.25, 7.5,
8.33, 10.0, 12.5, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 50.0, or 100.0 khz.
P25 LP Filter
This setting lets you set the scanner to apply a software filter that removes the
4kHz tone you can hear on some P25 systems. Note that turning on this setting
increases the CPU load and could slightly degrade P25 decode performance on
some systems.
See Scanner Info
This menu lets you see detailed information about the memory and firmware.
% Memory Used
See the percent of overall memory used (Memory Used) along with the number of
programmed Systems, Sites, and channels (CHN) and the percent of available
memory positions used for each.
Firmware Version
See the firmware version (Version) and the serial number (SN) of the scanner.
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This menu lets you set general options for how the scanner operates in Search and
Close Call modes.
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1 Freq Lockouts
2 Broadcast Screen
2.1 Set All Band On
2.2 Set All Band Off
2.3 Set Each Band
2.4 Program Band
3 Tone/Code Search
4 Repeater Find
5 Max Auto Store
6 Set Delay Time
7 Set Attenuator
8 Set Audio AGC
9 P25 Waiting Time
Freq Lockouts
Rvw Search L/O: This option displays a list of all locked out frequencies. To
unlock any frequency on the list, just select it and press YES.
Unlock All: This option removes the locks on all frequencies at once.
Broadcast Screen
Choose whether you want the scanner to screen out common broadcast bands and
ignore hits on these bands. You can screen out signals on 5 preset bands and up
to 10 custom bands. The preset bands are:
Pager
FM (88.1000 - 107.9000 MHz)
UHF TV (470.0000 - 512.0000 MHz)
VHF TV (54.0000 - 72.0000, 76.0000 - 88.0000, and 174.0000 - 216.0000
MHz)
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NOAA WX (161.6500, 161.7750, 162.4000, 162.4250, 162.4500, 162.4750,
162.5000, 162.5250, 162.5500, and 163.2750 MHz)
Your options for broadcast screening are listed below:
Set All Band On
Turn on screening for all broadcast bands and ignore any hits on these frequencies.
Set All Band Off
Turn off screening for all broadcast bands, and treat hits on these frequencies the
same as any other band.
Set Each Band
Turn screening on or off for each band individually. The scanner displays the bands
listed above. Select the band you want to change, then press YES to toggle the
setting.
Program Band
Create up to 10 custom bands that you want the scanner to screen out hits on.
1. Select a custom band slot (Band 1 through Band 10).
2. When the scanner prompts you, input the lower frequency limit.
3. When the scanner prompts you, input the upper frequency limit.
4. Once you create the custom band, turn screening on or off the same way
you did for the preset bands.
Tone/Code Search
Choose whether the scanner searches an active frequency for CTCSS/DSC tones
(CTCSS/DSC Search), P25 NAC codes (P25 NAC Search), or neither (Off). (The
scanner ignores this setting in AM, WFM, and FMB bands.)
Repeater Find
If you turn this feature on, whenever the scanner detects a signal on a common
repeater input frequency, it automatically searches for that signal on the output
frequency. If it finds the signal on the output frequency, the scanner displays
Repeater Found and switches to monitor the output frequency.
Max Auto Store
Enter the maximum number of hits you want the scanner to store during Search
and Store mode or Close Call Auto Store mode. When the number of stored hits
reaches the number you enter here, the scanner stops storing hits. Enter a number
from 1 to 256.
Set Delay Time
Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops
before moving on to the next channel. Select 0, 1, 2 (default), 5, 10, or 30
seconds.
To have scanner leave the channel after a designated number of seconds whether
the transmission stops or not, select one of the negative values. Choose -10
seconds to have the scanner leave the channel after 10 seconds even if the
transmission is still going on; choose -5 seconds or -2 seconds to have the scanner
leave after 5 seconds or 2 seconds, respectively.
Set Attenuator
Turn on attenuation to reduce the signal strength by 20 dB. You can turn on
attentuation for individual frequencies and channels or for entire sites. If you turn on
attenuation for a site, all frequencies within that site will be attenuated.
Set Audio AGC
Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this system. When you activate this
feature, the scanner automatically adjusts the volume for each channel based on
the signal strength. You can turn on the gain control for Analog and Digital signals
separately.
To change the settings for the audio AGC, see Settings#Adjust Audio AGC.
P25 Waiting Time
On channels that contain a mix of analog and digital signals (i.e., where the Audio
Mode is set to All), it is possible to have false decode problems caused by digital
noise at the beginning of transmissions. To prevent this, a user-configurable P25
wait time (from 0 to 1000 ms) has been added.
During the wait time, the scanner evaluates the received signal; if it detects P25
data, the scanner opens squelch immediately. If it does not detect any P25 data,
the scanner opens squelch as soon as the wait time expires.
Note: Any analog transmissions on this channel will lose the first part of
the transmission, up to the wait time you set here.
Select the number of milliseconds (after the start of a transmission) the scanner
should wait while checking for P25 data. Choose a number from 0 through 1000 ms
in 100 ms increments. The scanner only applies the wait time setting to
Conventional or Motorola (non P25) systems, and only when the channel's Audio
Mode setting is All.
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Startup Keys let you change the lockout state for several systems, sites, and search
ranges all at the same time. When you activate the Startup Key, the scanner
checks all systems, sites, or search ranges and locks or unlocks them according to
these rules:
If any systems, sites, or search ranges do not have a Startup Key assigned,
the scanner does not change their locked/unlocked state (i.e., if they are
unlocked, it leaves them unlocked).
If any systems, sites, or search ranges do have an assigned Startup Key, the
scanner compared the assigned Startup Key to the one you activated:
If a system's Startup Key does not match the one you activated, the
scanner locks that system.
If a system's Startup Key matches the one you activated, the scanner
unlocks that system and enables all of its Quick Keys.
Assigning Startup Keys
Multiple systems, sites, and search ranges can share the same Startup Key.
Startup Keys range from 0 to 9.
If you do not want a system, site, or search range to be affected by any Startup
Keys, enter the decimal point for the Startup Key (this is the default setting).
To a conventional system:
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the Startup Key to.
3. Select Edit Sys Option, then select Set Startup Key.
4. Enter the Startup Key you want to use for this system.
To a trunked system:
1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the Startup Key to.
3. Select Edit Site, then select the site you want.
4. Select Set Startup Key, then enter the Startup Key you want to use for this
site.
To a service search range:
1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Service, then select the service search range you want to
assign the Startup Key to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Startup Key.
4. Enter the Startup Key you want to use for this search range.
To a custom search range:
1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Custom, then select the custom search range you want to
assign the Startup Key to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Startup Key.
4. Enter the Startup Key you want to use for this custom search range.
Using Startup Keys
To activate a Startup Key:
1. Turn the scanner off.
2. Press & hold the number key that corresponds to the Startup Key while you
power the scanner on. (e.g. To activate Startup Key configuration # 2,
press & hold 2 on the number pad while turning the scanner on.)
3. Continue holding the number key until the scanner display shows the
number of the Startup Key configuration (In the example above, the display
shows Startup Config. Key No. 2).
For example, say you have 4 systems programmed according to the table below:
Assigned Startup Key
State
Locked
None (.)
Unlocked
None (.)
Locked
Unlocked
Here is the result if you power on the scanner while you press and hold 3:
Assigned Startup Key
Previous state
Resulting state
Locked
Unlocked
None (.)
Unlocked
Unlocked (no change)
None (.)
Locked
Locked (no change)
Unlocked
Locked
Here is the result if you power on the scanner while you press and hold 5:
Assigned Startup Key
Previous state
Resulting state
Locked
Locked
None (.)
Unlocked
Unlocked (no change)
None (.)
Locked
Locked (no change)
Unlocked
Locked
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This menu lets you configure how the scanner operates in Weather (WX) mode and
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2 Weather Alert
2.1 Alert Only
2.2 SAME 1 through SAME 5
2.3 All FIPS
3 Program SAME
3.1 Edit Name (SAME)
3.2 Edit County
4 Set Delay Time
5 Set Attenuator
6 Set Audio AGC
7 WX Alt Priority
Weather Scan
Start a normal weather scan. In normal weather scan mode, the scanner does not
react to alert tones on weather channels.
Weather Alert
Choose how you want the scanner to filter any alerts it detects on the weather
channels:
Alert Only
The scanner responds to all alert tones detected on the weather channels,
regardless of region or hazard level. When an alert is detected, the scanner sounds
an alert siren and opens squelch on the weather channel.
SAME 1 through SAME 5
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Choose one of 5 programmable regions to filter alerts by. The scanner only
responds to alerts that affect the selected region you select here, and only if the
hazard level is an Advisory, a Watch, or a Warning. When an alert is detected, the
scanner sounds an alert siren, displays available information (hazard level, type,
etc.) on the screen, and opens squelch on the weather channel.
All FIPS
The scanner responds to alerts regardless of region, but only if the hazard level is
an Advisory, a Watch, or a Warning. When an alert is detected, the scanner sounds
an alert siren, displays available information (hazard level, type, etc.) on the screen,
and opens squelch on the weather channel.
Program SAME
You can pre-program up to 5 regions for filtering hazard alerts, then select one of
these regions on the Weather Alert menu. The scanner will only respond to alerts in
the selected region.
Edit Name (SAME)
Enter the name you want to use for each region. The default names are SAME 1
through SAME 5.
Edit County
Enter the designated FIPS code for up to 8 counties. To edit a FIPS code, select it
from the list. Use the number keypad to enter the 6-digit code, and press YES
when you're finished. If you don't enter all 6 digits, the scanner can't store the code
and displays it as "-----" on the county list.
(See Introduction to SAME messages for more information.)
Set Delay Time
Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops
before moving on to the next channel. Select 0, 1, 2 (default), 5, 10, or 30
seconds.
To have scanner leave the channel after a designated number of seconds whether
the transmission stops or not, select one of the negative values. Choose -10
seconds to have the scanner leave the channel after 10 seconds even if the
transmission is still going on; choose -5 seconds or -2 seconds to have the scanner
leave after 5 seconds or 2 seconds, respectively.
Set Attenuator
Turn on attenuation to reduce the signal strength by 20 dB. You can turn on
attentuation for individual frequencies and channels or for entire sites. If you turn on
attenuation for a site, all frequencies within that site will be attenuated.
Set Audio AGC
Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this system. When you activate this
feature, the scanner automatically adjusts the volume for each channel based on
the signal strength. You can turn on the gain control for Analog and Digital signals
separately.
To change the settings for the audio AGC, see Settings#Adjust Audio AGC.
WX Alt Priority
Select On if you want the scanner to check the weather channels in the
background during Scan, Search, or Close Call mode. The scanner can't run
Weather Alert Priority check in Search and Store, Close Call Auto Store, or ToneOut modes.
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Since the 10 NOAA weather channels now cooperate with the FCC and DHS to
alert you of other hazards besides weather, it's important to understand how
weather mode works:
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The scanner does not run close call checks in the background while monitoring
the weather channels.
Normal weather scan treats the weather channels like any other channel: the
scanner cycles through the channels, pausing whenever it detects a signal. In
normal weather scan, the scanner does not react to alert tones on these
channels.
With a Weather alert scan, the scanner checks the weather channels for alert
tones and only opens squelch when it detects one. You can program the
scanner to filter alerts by region through the Weather Alert menu.
With a Weather alert priority scan, the scanner checks the weather channels
every 5 seconds when you are in scan or search mode or close call mode.
Weather alert priority scan does not function in the search and store modes
(Search and Store or Close Call Auto Store) or in Tone Out mode.
Weather menus
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Wired Clone
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This feature allows you to copy all the settings from one scanner to the other:
1. Use the included data cable to connect the two scanners.
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2. On the scanner you want to copy from, go to the Wired Clone menu and
select Master.
3. On the scanner you want to copy to, go to the Wired Clone menu and
select Slave.
The master scanner checks to make sure the slave is properly connected and ready
to receive, then begins the data transfer. Do not disconnect the data cable or
turn off either scanner during the transfer.
When the transfer is finished, both scanners display a Complete message. Reboot
the slave scanner to load the new settings.
All settings and data saved on the Slave scanner will be erased!
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CEA Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) Event Codes
Received Code Event Name
Event Level Short Name (Scanner Display)
ADR
Administrative Message
Advisory
Admin Message
AVA
Avalanche Watch
Watch
Avalanche
AVW
Avalanche Warning
Warning
Avalanche
BHW
Biological Hazard Warning
Warning
Biological
BWW
Boil Water Warning
Warning
Boil Water
BZW
Blizzard Warning
Warning
Blizzard
CAE
Child Abduction Emergency
Advisory
Child Emergency
CDW
Civil Danger Warning
Warning
Civil Danger
CEM
Civil Emergency Message
Warning
Civil Emergency
CFA
Coastal Flood Watch
Watch
Coastal Flood
CFW
Coastal Flood Warning
Warning
Coastal Flood
CHW
Chemical Hazard Warning
Warning
Chemical Hazard
CWW
Contaminated Water Warning
Warning
Contam. Water
DBA
Dam Watch
Watch
Dam Break
DBW
Dam Break Warning
Warning
Dam Break
DEW
Contagious Disease Warning
Warning
Contagious
DMO
Practice/demo
Advisory
System Demo
DSW
Dust Storm Warning
Warning
Dust Storm
EAN
Emergency Action Notification
Warning
EMG Notify
EAT
Emergency Action Termination
Advisory
EMG End
EQW
Earthquake Warning
Warning
Earthquake
EVA
Evacuation Watch
Watch
Evacuate Note
EVI
Immediate Evacuation
Warning
Evacuate Note
FCW
Food Contamination Warning
Warning
Food
FFA
Flash Flood Watch
Watch
Flash Flood
FFS
Flash Flood Statement
Advisory
Flash Flood
FFW
Flash Flood Warning
Warning
Flash Flood
FLA
Flood Watch
Watch
Flood
FLS
Flood Statement
Advisory
Flood
FLW
Flood Warning
Warning
Flood
FRW
Fire Warning
Warning
Fire
FSW
Flash Freeze Warning
Warning
Flash Freeze
FZW
Freeze Warning
Warning
Freeze
HLS
Hurricane Statement
Advisory
Hurricane
HMW
Hazardous Material Warning
Warning
Hazardous
HUW
Hurricane Watch
Watch
Hurricane
HWA
High Wind Watch
Watch
High Wind
HWW
High Wind Warning
Warning
High Wind
IBW
Iceberg Warning
Warning
Iceberg
IFW
Industrial Fire Warning
Warning
Industrial Fire
Received Code Event Name
Event Level Short Name (Scanner Display)
LAE
Local Area Emergency
Advisory
Local EMG
LEW
Law Enforcement Warning
Warning
Law Enforcement
LSW
Land Slide Warning
Warning
Land Slide
NAT
National Audible Test
Advisory
National Audible
NIC
National Information Center
Advisory
National Info
NMN
Network Notification Message
Advisory
Network Message
NPT
National Periodic Test
Advisory
Nation Periodic
NST
National Silent Test
Advisory
Nation Silent
NUW
Nuclear Power Plant Warning
Warning
Nuclear Plant
POS
Power Outage Advisory
Advisory
Power Outage
RHW
Radiological Hazard
Warning
Radiological
RMT
Required Monthly Test
Advisory
Monthly
RWT
Required Weekly Test
Advisory
Weekly
SMW
Special Marine Warning
Warning
Special Marine
SPS
Special Weather Statement
Advisory
Special WX
SPW
Shelter In-place Warning
Warning
Shelter
SVA
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Watch
Thunderstorm
SVR
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Warning
Thunderstorm
SVS
Severe Weather Statement
Advisory
Severe WX
TOA
Tornado Watch
Watch
Tornado
TOE
911 Telephone Outage Emergency Advisory
911 Phone Outage
TOR
Tornado Warning
Warning
Tornado
TRA
Tropical Storm Watch
Watch
Tropic Storm
TRW
Tropical Storm Warning
Warning
Tropic Storm
TSA
Tsunami Watch
Watch
Tsunami
TSW
Tsunami Warning
Warning
Tsunami
TXB
Transmitter Backup On
Advisory
TX Backup On
TXF
Transmitter Carrier Off
Advisory
TX Carrier Off
TXO
Transmitter Carrier On
Advisory
TX Carrier On
TXP
Transmitter Primary On
Advisory
TX Primary On
VOW
Volcano Warning
Warning
Volcano
WFA
Wild Fire Watch
Watch
Wild Fire
WFW
Wild Fire Warning
Warning
Wild Fire
WSA
Winter Storm Watch
Watch
Winter Storm
WSW
Winter Storm Warning
Warning
Winter Storm
**A
Unrecognized Watch
Watch
Unrecognized
**E
Unrecognized Emergency
Advisory
Unrecognized
**S
Unrecognized Statement
Advisory
Unrecognized
**W
Unrecognized Warning
Warning
Unrecognized
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