3:MODE
for the receiver mode choices and then press
E
or
VFO
.
Select
4:ALPHA TAG
to enter an alpha tag using the
VFO
and then press
E
.
Select
5:TRUNK
to switch ON or OFF for Trunk Search.
Starting Chain Search
1. After setting the search ranges, select
1:SERVICE OPTION
/
:CHAIN SEARCH
/
1:CHAIN SEARCH
by rotating the
VFO
and pressing
E
.
2. Select
1:ON
by rotating the
VFO
and pressing
E
.
3. Press
SRCH
to search up to 10 ranges continuously.
☞
Remember! You can also use
▲
or
▼
instead of rotating the
VFO
.
Also instead of pressing
E
, you can press the
VFO
control.
Note
: • If
CHAIN SEARCH
is
OFF
, only 1 range can be searched.
• When searching stops, press
RSM
to resume searching.
• When you rotate the
VFO
while searching, you can change the search direction to
up or down.
• When searching in WFM, it will stop before reaching
the desired frequency if the step is other than 50 kHz
or 100 kHz.
Search Hold Feature
1. Press
▲
/
HOLD
or
LIMIT
/
▼
at anytime to stop the search.
2. Press
RSM
or
SRCH
to resume searching.
Data Skip
A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This means the BC785D will
occasionally stop on data signals and unmodulated
transmissions. You can automatically skip many of these types
of transmissions during search. To activate the Data Skip
feature, enter into the Menu mode.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Select
3:SYSTEM OPTION
/
7:DATA SKIP
by rotating the
VFO
and pressing
E
.
3. Select
1:ON
by rotating the
VFO
and pressing
E
.
☞
Remember! You can also use
▲
or
▼
instead of rotating the
VFO
.
Also instead of pressing
E
, you can press the
VFO
control.
When Data Skip is active, your scanner may pause momentarily on an unwanted signal
but will resume searching in 2 or 3 seconds. The Data Skip feature is active as well as
Scan mode and Service Search mode. Data Skip does not function during AM/WFM
band Scan, Chain Search for AM/WFM band, or WX Search, Priority Scan, and Trunking
mode.
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SRCH 12.5k
1240.0000 NFM
Range 1
25cm Amateur Grp
SYSTEM OPTION
5:PC CONTROL
6:CLONE
7:DATA SKIP
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