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–Settings– Menu
Priority Mode
When checked, Priority Mode is enabled. Objects
that have Priority enabled in the Object Edit Menu
will be checked more frequently for activity.
Priority Time
Controls how frequently conventional channel
priority objects are checked.
G Atten Mode
When checked, Global Attenuator mode is
enabled and iSCAN applies attenuation to every
object and search, ignoring the individual object’s
attenuation setting.
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Note:
Global Attenuation must be
activated (next menu item).
G Atten On
Activates Global Attenuation.
Key Beeps
Enables or disables key beep sounds.
Beep Volume
Controls the volume of key beep sounds.
Alert Volume
Controls the volume of object and low battery
alert sounds.
Contrast
Sets the contrast of the LCD display.
LiteMode
Sets the backlight mode to On, Stealth, Normal,
Key, or Ignore.
LiteArea
Controls whether the LCD, keypad, or both should
be illuminated when the backlight is active.
LiteTime
Controls how long the backlight stays on.
Welcome Text 1-5
Sets the text displayed when iSCAN is first turned
on.
Blink Time 1-2
For alternating display elements, controls the
amount of time each item is displayed.
Show Radio ID
When enabled, displays the Radio ID (if available
for trunk radio systems that use the Radio ID
feature).
PC/IF CCDump
When enabled, trunking control channel data is
sent to the
PC/IF
port.
Low Batt Time
Controls the interval (seconds) between low-
battery alert sounds.
Searching
iSCAN features three search modes: Signal Stalker II, Service Search,
and Limit Search. When you find a frequency, you can store it as an
object in a playlist.
Signal Stalker II
Signal Stalker II sweeps rapidly through frequency ranges in 1 MHz
blocks, looking for transmissions from nearby strong signal sources.
To use Signal Stalker II:
1.
Press
MENU
to access the Main Menu, scroll to
Search
, and
press
to enter to the Search Menu.
2.
Scroll to
Signal Stalker
and press
to enter the Stalker Menu.
• Select
All Bands
to perform a Signal Stalker II search on all
common land mobile radio bands.
• Select
Public Safety
to perform a faster Signal Stalker II
search on frequency ranges commonly used for public safety
communications.
iSCAN will immediately begin to sweep the frequency ranges
you have selected.
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Note:
Press
SKIP
to block reception of undesired signals.
To store found objects in playlists:
1.
Press
MENU
when you find a frequency you want to store.
2.
Select
Store Channel
.
3.
Press
SEL.
The new object is added to the first playlist and has
the alpha tag “Stalker.”
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Note:
To move the new object to another playlist or edit
the alpha tag, use the Object Edit Menu (see
) or the PC
).
To change the Signal Stalker II options:
Press
MENU
while Signal Stalker II is active. The following options
are available: