Creating Your First New Objects
When the scanner is first turned on after it is unpacked, you are
working with a clean slate. You will notice that your scanner tells
you this:
Press NEW to
create objects
NEW EDIT GLOB
The scanner is in program mode and is ready for you to enter the
first Objects into the memory. The scanner prompts you to
Press NEW to create objects
.
You will also notice that there are three pushbutton keys beneath
the display, and above each button in the display, a label that
indicates the current function of these three keys. These keys
are called
softkeys
, and they function much like the softkeys on
many Automatic Teller Machines. Their meaning can change
depending on the operational state that the radio is in. Right now,
the softkeys on your radio should read as follows:
NEW EDIT GLOB
Lets focus on the
NEW
softkey for a few minutes. As you might
have guessed,
NEW
is an invitation for you to create a new
Scannable Object (CONV, TGRP, LMIT, SRVC, or SWPR). So,
what would you like to create first? We suggest that you start
with a Conventional Channel Object (CONV) first, to get familiar
with the radios user interface and display.
Conventional Channel Object (CONV)
A Conventional Channel Object (CONV) is a record that stores
the parameters for a regular, non-trunked conventional AM or FM
channel. When you create a CONV object, you are creating an
object that will allow you to scan and monitor a “plain old radio
channel”, that is, a single frequency and the associated
parameters that are necessary for you to receive traffic on that
frequency.
Essential Conventional Channel parameters
CONV objects are the simplest objects supported by the radio.
By this we mean that there really isnt that much for you to do if
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