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Summary of Contents for BCD396XT

Page 1: ...ted Some proprietary information has been removed formatting has been modified and extensive editing has been performed to make the text more readable However you will almost certainly find a handful...

Page 2: ...0 Channel Alert 10 Alpha Tagging 10 Duplicate Input Alert 10 Number Tag 10 Trunk Tracking 10 Multi Site System 11 Control Channel Only 11 P25 One Frequency Trunking 11 Priority ID Scanning 11 Preempti...

Page 3: ...ing 13 Band Scope 13 PC Control 14 LCD and Keypad Backlight 14 Alert Tone Level 14 Battery Low Alert 14 Battery Save 14 Key Lock 14 Key Safe Mode 14 Audio AGC 14 Repeater Reverse 14 Memory Backup 14 D...

Page 4: ...27 Menu Mode 28 General Operations 28 Error Messages 31 Top Menu 32 Program System 32 Program Site 45 Program Group 55 Program Channel 59 Program Location 67 Srch CloCall Opt 72 Search for 78 Close Ca...

Page 5: ...n During Priority Scan 143 PRIORITY ID SCAN 144 Priority ID Scan 144 Key Operation During Priority ID Scan 144 SEARCH MODE 145 Display during Search Mode 145 General Operation 145 Service Search 146 C...

Page 6: ...ration During Weather Alert Scan Hold Mode 170 TONE OUT MODE 172 Display during Tone Out Mode 172 Tone Out Standby Mode 173 Tone Out Search Mode 175 Tone Out Hold Mode 176 Key Operation During Tone Ou...

Page 7: ...E 202 Battery Type Select 202 Charging the Battery 202 OTHERS 205 AVAILABLE SYSTEM SETTINGS 205 System Settings 205 System Option Settings 205 Site Settings 206 Site Frequency Settings 206 Channel Set...

Page 8: ...9950 NFM 5 0 VHF High Band 162 0000 173 9875 NFM 12 5 Federal Government 174 0000 215 9500 WFM 50 0 TV Broadcast 7 13 216 0000 224 9800 NFM 20 0 1 25 Meter Amateur Band 225 0000 379 9750 AM 25 0 UHF...

Page 9: ...em Notes about limits x The actual results will be limited by the first absolute limit you hit For example if you have created 1000 sites you will not be able to create a new system even though you ha...

Page 10: ...r search range so that it can be automatically locked out or unlocked during power up Channel Alert You can set a separate audible visual alert for each channel Alpha Tagging You can assign an alphanu...

Page 11: ...ID Scanning For Motorola systems that have channel priority active on the system if you flag a channel as priority and the system also has that TGID identified as a priority channel the scanner will...

Page 12: ...Broadcast Screen Allows the scanner to ignore hits on Pager FM UHF TV VHF TV NOAA WX and custom band frequencies Attenuator You can attenuate the incoming signal for channels that get interference fr...

Page 13: ...or fire tone out standby If you do not know the tones being used the scanner can detect the tones when it receives a page Location Based Scanning The scanner can automatically lock and unlock systems...

Page 14: ...is alert level is set at the same level as the key beep volume level Battery Save You can turn on off this function by Menu Operation This works when there is no transmission over 1 minute in the foll...

Page 15: ...Friday November 07 2008 15 Design The below is a design reference There might be some differences between this image and the actual final design...

Page 16: ...rmal Mode and the F icon disappears Scroll Control x Selects a channel or frequency in Hold Mode x Selects Menu items in Menu Mode x Selects a character while editing the Name x Sets the level in Volu...

Page 17: ...setting of Close Call x Long press to start Close Call Only Mode L O Lockout Key x Press once to temporarily lock out a system channel a search frequency or a location data This lock out is canceled w...

Page 18: ...f you press no pri the scanner returns to the previous mode without unlocking Light Power Key Lock x Press to illuminate the LCD back light according to Menu setting x Press and hold to turn the scann...

Page 19: ...Long press to start WX Scan except WX Scan Mode Decimal no pri Priority Key x Press to cancel these displays while displaying Error or Warning message x Press to input decimal for frequency x Press to...

Page 20: ...nu Mode x Press to go back up one menu level when in the Menu Mode x Press after entering the value to indicate going to a number tagged system or channel Function Menu Key x Press to go to the editin...

Page 21: ...d Quick Key for Systems Channel Group are displayed The number for the currently scanned SQK set flashes In SCAN HOLD mode the Quick Key number for the current System Channel Group appears Enabled Use...

Page 22: ...hannel set to W K Signal Indicator This icon shows strength of the signal from 0 to 5 KEYPAD LOCK This icon will appear only when the KEYLOCK function is On BATTERY Low Alert This icon blinks when the...

Page 23: ...es gps key etc to accept the entry or setting the scanner will sound high middle beep 75 ms high beep 25 ms silent 75 ms middle beep Error Tone When you press a key that does not have a valid function...

Page 24: ...Scroll Control knob When you move the cursor from the left to the right the scanner will sound a single middle beep 100 ms Or when you move the cursor from the right to the left the scanner will soun...

Page 25: ...also backed up Notes on the Last Mode x LAST MODE means the mode when the scanner is turned off It resumes Scan Mode Custom Service Quick Search Mode Weather Mode Close Call Only Tone Out Mode each Ho...

Page 26: ...me Adjustment Press Scroll Control again or wait for 10 seconds to quit from the volume level control mode Press Function Scroll Control to enter the P25 Condition Mode Squelch Adjust Mode To adjust t...

Page 27: ...r setup The number following ERR indicates the APCO decoder error rate This number preceding AUTO shows threshold value Press Scroll Control key or Function Scroll Control key to quit the P25 Conditio...

Page 28: ...previous mode Notes x Tapping the Scroll Control can be used instead of E yes gps in Menu Mode or at various prompts x NEXT item is a lower item in this document Therefore the next item of the lowest...

Page 29: ...h range name or other system name x A group name is the same as another group name in the same system x A channel name is the same as another channel name in the same group x A custom search range nam...

Page 30: ...is out of the range in Band Coverage the scanner displays Out of Band Press Any Key and sounds an Error Tone Press any key to return to editing mode Out of Band Press Any Key For Channel Frequencies...

Page 31: ...longitude input The acceptable range of latitude and longitude is as follows x Latitude 90 00 00 00 S 00 00 00 00 N 90 00 00 00 N x Longitude 180 00 00 00 E 000 00 00 00 W 180 00 00 00 W The actual na...

Page 32: ...Menu Items These systems are sorted by the order in which they were created New System is displayed as the last menu item Note When no systems have been programmed only New System appears The limit of...

Page 33: ...or a P25 One Freq Trunk system If you select an EDCS type you need to select more system type information from the following WIDE NARROW Select for an EDACS WIDE NARROW system SCAT Select for an EDACS...

Page 34: ...ences The first line displays the System name For example the following figure shows it is in settings of the System named System 1 C System 1 C Edit Name Edit Sys Opti on Edit Group Turn the Scroll C...

Page 35: ...e System when the scanner is Scan Mode Turn the Scroll Control to select the Quick Key for the System The Quick Key can be set from 0 to 99 and Not assigned Press a number key to jump the cursor to th...

Page 36: ...canner is forced to hold and scan System Channels before moving to the next System even if there is no traffic on the Channels You can set it from 0 to 255 seconds by pressing a number key Press E yes...

Page 37: ...orola 800 Type I Hybrid Systems require a Fleet Map that sets specific Fleet SubFleet parameters There are 16 preset Fleet Maps listed in PRESET FLEET MAP that you can choose and these are usually a g...

Page 38: ...revious menu However Size Codes once selected by pressing E yes gps are not canceled Motorola 800 Type I and Type II Select Custom and set all blocks to Size Code 0 The scanner treats this System as M...

Page 39: ...his menu Set Alert Tone Set Alert Light Press E yes gps to enter the setting Set Alert Tone If Set Alert Tone is selected user can determines how the scanner treats the Talk Group that set with emerge...

Page 40: ...ht blinks fast Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous menu Set ID Format DEC HEX You can select the format for TGIDs on P25 and MOT type system Decimal Format The scanner uses...

Page 41: ...d other lines display TGIDs that are locked out Turn the Scroll Control to choose TGIDs Unlock Y N ID 12340 ID 11111 ID 34567 Press E yes gps to unlock the TGID Press no pri to advance to the next loc...

Page 42: ...displays Nothing Locked Then press any key to return to previous menu Nothi ng Locked Press Any Key Set Audio AGC When Audio AGC function is On the scanner judges the volume level and changes the volu...

Page 43: ...This menu is used to set P25 NAC Network Access Code option for the P25 One Freq Trunk systems You can select from the following items Search The scanner search for all the P25 NAC Set P25 NAC The sc...

Page 44: ...Note This operation also copies all sites Groups and Channels belonging to the System Delete System You can delete the current system and all associated settings by select this menu item The scanner p...

Page 45: ...ys Over Limit and sounds an Error Tone Creating a New Site Press E yes gps to create a new site After a new site is created the scanner assigns a default site name of Site xxx yyy TTT xxx System index...

Page 46: ...Plan P25 This setting menu is shown when the selected system is a P25 Standard Trunked system Usually the scanner stores the plan automatically when it receives the plan from a repeater Therefore you...

Page 47: ...for each System To select the custom Band Plan number turn the Scroll Control to select its number from 1 to 6 Band Plan 1 Band Plan 2 Band Plan 3 Band Plan 4 Band Plan 5 Band Plan 6 Then press E yes...

Page 48: ...e table are Band Plan Base Freq Lower Base Freq Upper Offset Polarity Spacing 1 851 025MHz 854 000MHz 440 25 kHz 2 851 0125MHz 868 9875MHz 0 25 kHz Set Site Type You can select the site type for EDACS...

Page 49: ...allow frequency duplication in a System If the entered frequency is already stored into that System the scanner sounds an Error Tone and displays Frequency Exists Frequency Exi sts Press Any Key Then...

Page 50: ...ocked out Lockout The system is locked out Press E yes gps to accept the selection and return to the previous menu Volume Offset SCAT systems only This option is used to set a volume offset for each s...

Page 51: ...s menu Set Lockout This option allows you to lock or unlock the current system When the system is locked out the scanner does not check it Unlocked The system is unlocked Temporary L O The system is t...

Page 52: ...nInfo You can set the location data for the current site The setting items are Set Latitude Set Longitude Set Range Set GPS Enable Turn Scroll Control to select the item and Press E yes gps to go to t...

Page 53: ...the setting unit is determined by the setting in Set Unit When you select mile in Set Unit the displayed unit will be mile When you select km in Set Unit the displayed unit will be km The valid setti...

Page 54: ...400 ms 500 ms 600 ms 700 ms 800 ms 900 ms 1000 ms Press E yes gps to accept the selection and return to the previous menu Delete Site You can delete the current site and all associated settings by se...

Page 55: ...m is 20 So if you try to select New Group when there are already 20 Groups in that System the scanner displays Over Limit and sounds an Error Tone Then it returns to Group selection Select the Group N...

Page 56: ...el Set LocationInfo You can set location data for the current channel group so it is automatically locked and unlocked as you change location when using an external GPS You set the following items Set...

Page 57: ...DDD MM SS ss is selected in Set Pos Format the display is the following Set Longi tude 000 00 00 00 W If DEG DDD dddddd is selected in Set Pos Format the display is the following Set Longi tude 000 0...

Page 58: ...group When the channel group is locked out the scanner does not check it Unlocked The channel group is unlocked Temporary L O The channel group is temporarily locked out Lockout The channel group is...

Page 59: ...New Channel and enter a TGID when there are already 500 Channels in the system the scanner displays Over Limit and sounds an Error Tone Then it returns to Channel selection The limit of Channels and S...

Page 60: ...the TGID Note Numbers only up to 5 digits Motorola Type ID Hex Format ID Turn Scroll Control to select Hex character from 0 to F Press 4 LEFT ifx or 6 RIGHT disp to move cursor left or right Press E...

Page 61: ...r LTR systems Press the number keys to enter the Area code Home repeater and User ID Note 6 digit numbers Area code 0 or 1 Home repeater 01 20 User ID 000 254 I Call Motorola EDACS P25 For any MOT Sys...

Page 62: ...ay Edit Name You can provide a name for the channel Refer to FONT DATA for the characters that can be entered Press E yes gps to accept the name entered The scanner returns to the previous menu Edit F...

Page 63: ...u can set the CTCSS DCS options from the following items However these options do not display when setting for trunked system Off The scanner ignores all tones and opens squelch on any signal Search T...

Page 64: ...The scanner uses FM Broadcast demodulation Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous menu Set Attenuator You can attenuate RF reception on the frequency On The frequency will be a...

Page 65: ...Level1 15 The alert is fixed to the selected audio level Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous menu Set Alert Light You can select whether the scanner should have an alert li...

Page 66: ...accept the selection and return to the previous menu Copy Channel You can copy a Channel and all associated settings by selecting this menu item The Channel Information is copied to the Copy Buffer wh...

Page 67: ...Location Mode POI Settings You can set the following items Edit Name Set Type Set Alert Set LocationInfo Set Range Set Lockout Delete Location New Location Turn Scroll Control and press E yes gps to g...

Page 68: ...ert1 4 the scanner goes to the Alert Level selection Auto The alert is set to the same volume as normal audio Level1 15 The alert is fixed to the selected audio level Set Alert Light You can select wh...

Page 69: ...Blink The alert light blinks fast Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous menu Note This setting menu appears in Dangerous Xing and Dangerous Road Set LocationInfo You use this...

Page 70: ...urns on the Alert Light when you go into range of the location North 0 South 180 NE 45 SW 225 East 90 West 270 SE 135 NW 315 Press E yes gps to accept the and return to the previous menu Note This set...

Page 71: ...nu Delete Location You can delete the current location and all associated settings by select this menu item The scanner prompts Confirm Delete to confirm deletion Press E yes gps to delete the current...

Page 72: ...ose Call and CC Auto Store The mode in which a setting is applied showed in the following table Service Search 1 Custom Search 1 Quick Search Search and Store Close Call CC Auto Store CC Hits System B...

Page 73: ...s that are locked out in Search Mode or Close Call Mode Any frequency in this list will be skipped if encountered in these modes The first Line displays Unlock Y N and the remaining lines display lock...

Page 74: ...nner then returns to the previous menu Set Each Band You can turn on or off each of the following bands Pager On Off Various according to FCC allocation FM On Off 88 1000 107 9000 MHz UHF TV On Off 47...

Page 75: ...s NAC code Press E yes gps to set this setting and return to the previous menu Note For AM WFM or FMB modulation this setting is ignored and the scanner treats this setting as Off If you set this func...

Page 76: ...ue to minimum 1 Or press no pri to return to editing state and the entered value is If you enters over 256 the scanner prompts Out of Range and Set Max Y N Press E yes gps to set the value to maximum...

Page 77: ...rsor on the item Press E yes gps to change the setting on off and press Menu to return to the previous menu P25 Waiting Time The feature is used to set a wait time for P25 decode After receiving a tra...

Page 78: ...r CB Radio FRS GMRS MURS Racing FM Broadcast Military Air Special Press E yes gps to exit from Menu Mode and start searching the selected band See Service Search Edit Service Select Service Search Ran...

Page 79: ...You can select to attenuate RF reception on all frequencies in the search range On The frequencies are attenuated Off The frequencies are not attenuated Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return...

Page 80: ...h setting Set Quick Key You Y E ed by turning Scroll Control Quick Key for search is used to rapidly enable or disable the range The searching order does not change by this setting Press E yes gps to...

Page 81: ...rch this range before moving to the next even if there is no traffic on the frequencies You can change the hold time from 0 the scanner checks all frequencies of the range regardless of time to 255 se...

Page 82: ...AGC P25 Waiting Time Search with Scan Press E yes gps to enter each item Note The first line displays the name of the selected Custom Search Edit Name You can name the custom range Refer to FONT DATA...

Page 83: ...s Narrowband FM demodulation FM The scanner uses FM demodulation WFM The scanner uses Wideband FM demodulation FMB The scanner uses FM Broadcast demodulation Press E yes gps to accept the entry and re...

Page 84: ...You can select one of the following options to assign a band plan that the scanner will use if it detects a Motorola control channel Note that if the actual received channel does not use the specifie...

Page 85: ...r will wait for the set duration to check if there is any P25 signal Selectable waiting times are 0 ms 100 ms 200 ms 300 ms 400 ms 500 ms 600 ms 700 ms 800 ms 900 ms 1000 ms Press E yes gps to accept...

Page 86: ...o FRS GMRS MURS Racing FM Broadcast Military Air Other Once a search range is selected by pressing E yes gps any time a frequency in that search range goes active the scanner checks to see if that fre...

Page 87: ...belongs is turned off Nothing to Scan The Group that stores found Channels already has the number of Max Auto Store or more Channels stored Over Limit Note The following selections are invalid The sca...

Page 88: ...Mode Pressing Menu exits this mode and the scanner goes to the Menu Mode If you exit from Menu Mode the scanner goes to each Search Mode selected Search for storing operation Pressing FUNC Menu also e...

Page 89: ...n the scanner automatically stores new CC hits up to the limit set by the Max Auto Store setting into the Group named Found Channels of System named Close Call automatically created if it does not exi...

Page 90: ...er checks all frequencies of the range regardless of time to 255 seconds by using the number keys If you choose a setting other than 0 the scanner goes to next system or search when the hold time elap...

Page 91: ...Detail of this setting Close Call Search Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous menu Set CC Alert You can edit these settings Set Alert Tone Set Alert Light Set CC Pause Press...

Page 92: ...ght Pattern selection On The alert light is set to on Slow Blink The alert light blinks slowly Fast Blink The alert light blinks fast Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous men...

Page 93: ...6 9916 MHz VHF High 1 On Off 137 0000 224 9800 MHz VHF High 2 On Off 225 0000 319 9500 MHz UHF On Off 320 0000 512 0000 MHz 800MHz On Off 763 0000 775 9937 MHz 793 0000 823 9875 MHz 849 0125 868 9875...

Page 94: ...sec Press no pri to return to the editing state If you enter over 10 sec for the interval time the scanner prompts Out of Range and Set Max Y N Press E yes gps to select the maximum value 10 sec Press...

Page 95: ...anged from default setting the displayed items are as follows Alert Only SAME 1 SAME 2 SAME 3 SAME 4 SAME 5 All FIPS If you select Alert Only the scanner immediately sounds a Weather Alert Siren for W...

Page 96: ...Group has 8 entries You can edit the desired FIPS Code Stored codes are displayed as Menu Items For example if the SAME Group has 043221 043227 and selectable items are as follows No 1 043221 No 2 04...

Page 97: ...return to the previous menu Set Audio AGC When On the scanner judges volume of the signal and changes the volume automatically You can turn On or Off AGC for Analog audio Analog On Off On Audio AGC is...

Page 98: ...s The Names of the Tone Out channels are displayed as Menu Items Default names as follows Tone Out 1 Tone Out 2 Tone Out 3 Tone Out 10 Select the Name and press E yes gps to go to Tone Out Settings To...

Page 99: ...rmal NFM The scanner uses Narrowband FM demodulation FM The scanner uses FM demodulation Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous menu Set Attenuator You can attenuate RF recepti...

Page 100: ...et Alert Light Press E yes gps to enter the setting Set Alert Tone You can set whether the scanner should sound an Alert Tone when a tone out channel becomes active Off No alert sounds Alert 1 9 The s...

Page 101: ...n Slow Blink The alert light blinks slowly Fast Blink The alert light blinks fast Press E yes gps to accept the entry and return to the previous menu Active means that the scanner detects Tones and Mu...

Page 102: ...Connect two BCD396XTs and select this menu to copy and override all data from one to another Master Slave The scanner you set to Master s data will be copied to the scanner you set to Slave Then go t...

Page 103: ...has the following items Set Mode Set Dimmer Set Color Press E yes gps to enter each setting Set Mode This option can be used to set the backlight activation mode You can select from the following opt...

Page 104: ...s E yes gps to set the Beep volume level and return to the previous menu Battery Option This menu has the following items Set Battery Save Set Charge Time Press E yes gps to enter each setting Set Bat...

Page 105: ...e Time for Analog AGC Selectable values are from 4 to 6 by steps of 1 Press E yes gps to accept the selection and return to the previous menu Reference Gain In this menu you can set the Reference Gain...

Page 106: ...ps to accept the selection and return to the previous menu Adjust Contrast This function sets the contrast of the display from Contrast 1 to Contrast 15 Press E yes gps to accept the selection and ret...

Page 107: ...This option sets the time format 12H The scanner uses 12 hour format 24H The scanner uses 24 hour format Press E yes gps to accept the data and return to the previous menu Set Time Zone This option se...

Page 108: ...enu items 25 0 AM 5 0 26 9 AM 5 0 27 4 AM 5 0 28 0 NFM 20 0 29 7 NFM 10 0 50 0 NFM 20 0 54 0 WFM 50 0 72 0 FM 5 0 76 0 WFM 50 0 88 0 FMB 100 0 108 0 AM 8 3 137 0 NFM 12 5 144 0 NFM 5 0 148 0 NFM 12 5...

Page 109: ...rrent band as FMB modulation Turn Scroll Control to select the value press E yes gps to set the selection and go to the Step Setting menu Selectable step values are 5 0 kHz 6 25kHz 7 5kHz 8 33kHz 10 0...

Page 110: ...y that is used the number and percent of systems sites and channels that are created This display is as follows Memory Used 62 SYSTEM 135 27 SITE 921 92 CHN 15758 63 The Value is displayed until you p...

Page 111: ...and sites whose Startup Key do not match are locked out Systems and Sites whose startup key are assigned are not affected if they were locked or unlocked before their lockout status does not change Qu...

Page 112: ...d out 3 The Quick Key for groups to which that group belongs is disabled 4 The system site containing the channel is locked out 5 The Quick Key for systems sites to which that system belongs is disabl...

Page 113: ...scanning Close Call Hits system the scanner scans from top system again You can change the scanning direction by turning Scroll Control The scanning order of the systems sites belonging to the same Q...

Page 114: ...sable that SQK Systems belonging to disable SQKs are not scanned You cannot enable or disable an SQK if no system or site is assigned to it The displayed GQKs channel Group Quick Keys show the status...

Page 115: ...n Not for AM WFM or FMB modulation The scanner continuously scanning each system system hold time setting However the scanner surely scans all unlocked channels at least 1 time even if this takes long...

Page 116: ...nother TGID it monitors the found TGID But if there is only the TGID that was being monitored just before it monitors that TGID again Press L O to lock out the TGID and store it to the list of ID Lock...

Page 117: ...Decimal Format ID i123456h Hexadecimal Format EDACS I Call ID i12345 I Call wild card i0 The scanner will display the received I Call for wild card Example I Call wild card ID i0 while scanning ID i12...

Page 118: ...that matches the PARTIAL ID it displays the full received ID Example PARTIAL ID ID 01 01 while scanning ID 01 015 when it receives a ID Quick Save for ID Search Press E yes gps to quickly store a TGI...

Page 119: ...sing C CH Only Mode When the scanner receives a trunked system channel grant the V Ch blinks and the C Ch lights The scanner has 30 Channel Activity Indicators to visualize trunked system activity Thi...

Page 120: ...second line GPS Location Unlock Site 1 1 MOT S0 GRP When the scanner goes outside the set range the group or site is automatically temporarily locked out The scanner displays Location L O on first lin...

Page 121: ...ata Stream Output Extend When data stream output function is set to extend the scanner will output the data stream in the following format Msg Type CC data decoded description Msg Type ASCII character...

Page 122: ...ter Number Hex 2 digits 5 bits III ID Number Hex 2 digits 8 bits FF Free Repeater Number Hex 2 digits 5 bits For example LTR 0 01 01 FA 02 P25 P25 X1X2X3X4X5X6X7X8X9XAXBXC X1 XC message Hex 24 digits...

Page 123: ...lk Group ID Hex 4 digits 16 bits dddd Talk Group ID for Receiver Hex 4 digits 16 bits ccc LCN Hex 3 digits 10 bits ffffffff Frequency BCD 8 digits CPT TG tttt CH ccc VC ffffffff Call for Patch Multise...

Page 124: ...LCN Hex 2 digits 5 bits ffffffff frequency BCD 8 digits PAT ppp MEM mmm Patch List Update ppp Patch ID Hex 3 digits 11 bits mmm Member ID Hex 3 digits 11 bits SIT ss Site ID ss Site ID Hex 2 digits 6...

Page 125: ...CNM TG tttt CH ccc VC ffffffff Group Voice Channel Grant Update tttt Talk Group ID Hex 4 digits 16 bits cc LCN Hex 3 digits 12 bits ffffffff Frequency BCD 8 digits CIV TG tttttt TGR dddddd CH ccc VC...

Page 126: ...evious mode without unlocking In a trunked system press Scan srch key in Function Mode to change ID Search and ID Scan for the system When you select a system while the scanner is Temporary System Hol...

Page 127: ...ll Control to select a system and return to the previous mode Press L O in Function Mode to toggle lockout state for the selected system Press 1 9 0 in Function Mode to enable or disable GQKs for the...

Page 128: ...tional channel and the scanner is detecting a CTCSS DCS tone data or P25 NAC data you can store the tone data into the current channel by pressing E yes gps The scanner prompts Set Found CTCSS DCS and...

Page 129: ...channel or TGID is unlocked Press this key twice within one second to lockout the monitored channel or TGID in ID Search Mode When the scanner is turned off these lockouts remain Long press this key...

Page 130: ...a system site or a search range When the scanner is turned off these lockouts remain Long press this key to display the prompt Unlock All Systems to unlock all systems sites search ranges and Close C...

Page 131: ...tor On Sx This icon appears with icons of the SQK from 0 to 99 x shows the current ten s place for the SQK GRP This icon appears with icons of the GQK 1 9 0 General Operation Turn Scroll Control to se...

Page 132: ...Activity Indicators for a conventional system it displays just like Mode 1 for conventional For example the scanner displays as follows when the channel name for D In Display Mode 2 and 3 e CC Pri or...

Page 133: ...RP Press 6 RIGHT disp in Function Mode to change the Display Mode In Display Mode 1 the scanner displays the TGID name on the second line and the V Ch frequency under the second line In Display mode 2...

Page 134: ...ings When the scanner receives a TGID it displays the received TGID on the second line If the TGID is already stored into the system and it is named the channel name is displayed instead of the TGID T...

Page 135: ...ll Control clockwise when the scanner is on the last channel in the system the scanner goes to the next system If you turn Scroll Control counterclockwise when the scanner is on the first channel in t...

Page 136: ...l number tags assigned Store Frequency You cannot use this function to store a frequency for a trunked System To quickly store a frequency into a channel for a conventional system enter the frequency...

Page 137: ...ct a system to store this TGID Select the system and the channel group then the TGID is stored In system selection the scanner displays only the systems whose TGID format matches the TGID you entered...

Page 138: ...number tag For example if you want to select Channel E from the below example press 7 5 Menu System A Number tag 1 Channel A Number tag 1 Channel B Number tag 5 Channel C Number tag 100 System B Numb...

Page 139: ...ess this key to unlock all channels in the current system for conventional systems Long press this key to unlock all frequencies of the site and all TGIDs of the current system for trunked system site...

Page 140: ...Search Hold Mode for the current frequency x If the current system is a trunked system x Press E yes gps to start ID Search x Press no pri to go to Search for x Press L O to cancel this prompt x Press...

Page 141: ...e global attenuator setting 8 rev key Long press this key to show the reverse frequency for the current frequency And release this key to return to the current frequency 9 mod key Press this key to to...

Page 142: ...channel the scanner is unable to scan over 100 channels at once If there are more than 100 unlocked priority channels the first 100 channels will be scanned for priority scanning but others won t The...

Page 143: ...all Priority Channels are locked out the scanner displays Priority Scan No Channel and sounds an Error Tone Then Priority Plus Scan stops Press any key to cancel it Priority Scan is turned off automat...

Page 144: ...l channel as during the channel delay period Motorola system can receive priority IDs while the scanner is on the voice channel However for this to work the channel must also be assigned as a priority...

Page 145: ...s also displayed on right end HAM Radio 29 6000MHz NFM While searching locked out frequencies are skipped The lockout information is common to all Searches and Close Call You can confirm or unlock the...

Page 146: ...s Public Safety 30 9000MHz NFM If the search range is one that includes channel numbers like CB or Marine the scanner displays the frequency and the channel number The frequency unit is not displayed...

Page 147: ...ys Locked Out then resumes searching from the next frequency If you turn off the current search range number the scanner searches from the next range The scanner stays on a frequency until the delay t...

Page 148: ...searching resumes immediately Receive Motorola Control Channel The scanner starts trunking Acquired TGIDs are displayed The first line displays the system name and system ID name ID in turn The second...

Page 149: ...can make the scanner perform this function by menu selection See Search and Store for details In this operation the setting of Set C Ch Only is invalid Quick Search Quick Search searches all bands Yo...

Page 150: ...on the frequency and the second line displays the frequency While monitoring the frequency press SCAN srch in Function Mode or turn Scroll Control to resume searching Press L O once to lock out the f...

Page 151: ...frequencies that are locked out in Search Mode and Close Call Mode 1 9 0 key Press this key to turn on or off each custom search range However this key operates only in Custom Search and does not ope...

Page 152: ...toggle the attenuator state for the search range Long press this key to toggle global attenuator 8 rev key Long press this key to show the reverse frequency for the current frequency And release this...

Page 153: ...nlocked Press SCAN srch in Function Mode or Hold key to restart searching Custom Search Range Select Turn Scroll Control knob in Function Mode to select the Custom Search Range Once the Range is chang...

Page 154: ...If you store the detected frequency while receiving location data from a GPS unit the channel name of the stored frequency becomes the current Latitude Longitude data The channel name format depends o...

Page 155: ...frequencies that are locked out in Search Mode and Close Call Mode 1 9 0 key Press this key to enter numbers and go to Direct Entry no pri key Press this key to input decimal point hyphen or i for Dir...

Page 156: ...this key to toggle the attenuator state for the search range Long press this key to toggle global attenuator 8 rev key Long press this key to show the reverse frequency for the current frequency And...

Page 157: ...le the scanner is staying on a repeater frequency or a reverse frequency it does not prompt for any new Close Call hits The scanner checks Close Call transmissions while scanning or searching every 2...

Page 158: ...ignore the Close Call hit and return to the previous state In this state pressing Scroll Control L O or Menu operates the same as pressing no pri and other keys are invalid If you ignored the hit duri...

Page 159: ...Otherwise it returns to the previous mode Press L O once to temporarily lock out the frequency The scanner displays Temporary L O Press L O twice in a second to permanently lock out the frequency The...

Page 160: ...se Call hit frequency Or if it has not yet received a Close Call hit the keypress is ignored and the scanner sounds an Error Tone Press the number keys from 1 sr1 to 7 att to switch each band on or of...

Page 161: ...layed For example if the scanner finds a transmission on 174 0000 MHz it displays as follows In this condition the scanner does not check for other Close Call hits While holding on a frequency turning...

Page 162: ...If you exit from Menu Mode it goes to Close Call Only Mode Pressing Menu in Function Mode exits this mode and goes to the Close Call Menu Pressing Scan srch in Function Mode prompts Quick Search and...

Page 163: ...lock out the current frequency When the scanner is turned off the frequency is unlocked Press this key twice in a second to permanently lock out the current frequency When the scanner is turned off t...

Page 164: ...is key to toggle the global attenuator status 8 rev key Long press this key to show the reverse frequency for the current frequency And release this key to return to the current frequency 9 mod Key Pr...

Page 165: ...de Scan srch key Press this key to display the prompt for starting Quick Search The scanner displays the prompt Press E yes gps to start Quick Search press no pri to go to Menu Mode at Search for pres...

Page 166: ...Press this key to change the modulation mode 0 WX key Press this key to change WX Alert Priority Mode Long press this key to start WX Scan E yes gps key Press this key to change to the GPS Mode Menu k...

Page 167: ...Scan 162 5500MHz CH1 FM If the signal is lost the scanner resumes scanning for Weather Channels Weather Alert Scan The scanner starts this when you either select the Weather Alert function in Menu Mod...

Page 168: ...EOM For example the scanner displays as follows when it decodes the SAME data that has an Event Code of EAN Warning WX EMG Notify If the scanner is set to All FIPS the scanner sounds a Weather Alert...

Page 169: ...lch and remains on the Weather Channel If you presses any key again the scanner goes to Weather Scan Hold Mode WX Alt Priority function does not work while the scanner is in Weather Scan Mode Search a...

Page 170: ...ress this key to toggle global attenuator 0 WX key Press this key to change to WX Scan or WX Alert Scan If you press this key in WX Scan Mode you can selects how the WX Scan works and the scanner star...

Page 171: ...arch range set at Set Search Key 4 LEFT ifx Key Press this key to exchange IF intermediate frequency for the current frequency 7 att key Press this key to toggle the attenuator state for the search ra...

Page 172: ...Out Search FM These icons show the modulation type ATT This icon shows the attenuator status of the current channel When Global attenuator is on this icon blinks IFX This icon shows when the current...

Page 173: ...to Tone A If the first tone matches Tone A the scanner confirms that the tone is present for more than 250ms Then the second tone is confirmed whether it detects second tone less than 500ms If the se...

Page 174: ...0000 NFM On 1800 0 2800 0 CH 5 137 0000 FM Off 2000 0 3000 0 CH 6 138 0000 Auto NFM Off 1000 0 2000 0 Modulation setting Auto follows the initialization of Band Coverage However when modulation of th...

Page 175: ...For single tone pages the Tone must be present between 1 25 3 75 seconds For group tones Tone must be present for more than 3 75 seconds If one kind of these tones is detected the scanner begins to c...

Page 176: ...a new tone out sequence that has not been register yet The found tone out sequence will flash You can return to the Tone Out Search Mode by pressing Hold If you press E yes gps you will be prompted t...

Page 177: ...Mode press this key to go to Tone Out Hold Mode and release the mute In Tone Out Hold Mode press this key to go to Tone Out Standby Mode or Tone Out Search Mode and the scanner is muted 1 9 0 key Pre...

Page 178: ...ey to go to Close Call Only Mode 1 3 sr 1 3 key Press this key to start searching the search range set at Set Search Key 4 LEFT ifx key Press this key to exchange IF intermediate frequency for the cur...

Page 179: ...ended Minimum Specific GNSS Data based on NMEA 0183 ver 3 01 Display Mode in GPS Mode There are 6 kinds of Display Mode in GPS Mode GPS DATA ETA Clock Elevation Speed and Location And there are two di...

Page 180: ...direction to the selected POI x The left side of the 1st line displays the current direction of travel x The 2nd line displays the distance to the selected POI x The right side of the 1st line display...

Page 181: ...his is displayed as DDDD dd mi DDDD dd distance According to the setting of Set Unit mi mile or km is displayed for a unit The ETA to the POI This is displayed as hhh mmm hh hour mm minute The latitud...

Page 182: ...splays POI as Location Alert System Type and the distance to the destination Dangerous Xing Road The scanner may ring an Alert three times at different timings The screen displays ALERT for on the fir...

Page 183: ...nt the scanner does not ring an alert the display changes to Location Alert Mode If Car 1 accelerates to a speed higher than the limit set for the point after it enters range the scanner will ring an...

Page 184: ...ing value by long pressing E yes gps key in Function Mode The moment you press E yes gps key in Function Mode the scanner holds the current location data Then the scanner displays the dialog for selec...

Page 185: ...ayed under the second line For POI Range is displayed as RANGE 0 10 MILE or RANGE 0 10 KM For Dangerous Xing or Dangerous Road Heading and Limit Speed are displayed as HEAD xxx and LS 75M or LS 75K Th...

Page 186: ...gerous Xing Road Settings However pressing MENU in this edit menu returns to Review Location Mode and pressing L O in this menu goes to GPS Mode x If you select New Location in the editing menu the sc...

Page 187: ...r operation is Scan Mode or Search Mode the scanner goes to Hold Mode by pressing this key Or it is Scan Hold or Search Hold the scanner resumes scanning or searching L O key Press this key once to te...

Page 188: ...f the frequency is unlocked Or the scanner automatically unlocks the locked out location when it moves 4 miles or more from the Alert Point Press this key twice in a second to permanently lockout the...

Page 189: ...can monitor the displayed frequency Close Call Priority Scan Weather Scan and GPS functions do not work in Band Scope Mode Scope Mode SRCH MF 850 8125 START END 850 00 852 00 Search Mode with Normal S...

Page 190: ...hes and displays the signals of the frequency range in real time The scanner displays SRCH The frequency range expressed in 32 bars is determined by the center frequency and span If the frequency rang...

Page 191: ...Setting Screen This screen is displayed to operate the band scope settings This screen displays center frequency of the range search step and span of the range on the bottom line You can change these...

Page 192: ...192 You can restart searching by pressing FUNC L O The scanner also restarts searching if you change any parameter or search mode In Hold Mode the scanner searches a search range only once...

Page 193: ...can select from 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 2 4 6 8 10 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 MHz Search Step You can change the search step to find a transmission The search time changes d...

Page 194: ...this key to enter the Menu Mode Normal Mode during Setting Screen Scroll Control Knob Sets the level in Volume Squelch Level Control mode Turn this knob to change the selected item parameter except CF...

Page 195: ...ss this key to start Service Search Custom Search Tone Out Mode or Band Scope Mode in Set Search Key 4 LEFT ifx Key In Hold Mode press this key to exchange IF intermediate frequency 7 att key Press th...

Page 196: ...cond it fails with an error Press L O to return to Menu Mode at Wired Clone In the Slave Unit when Scan srch key is pressed and the display is Clone Slave Waiting Data the only control that will work...

Page 197: ...Slave Unit receives invalid data it continues waiting for valid data Key Operation During Clone Mode Confirm State Scan srch key The scanner start data transfer Menu key The scanner goes to Menu at W...

Page 198: ...On or Off While the keypad is locked any key operation other than Hold Func and turning Scroll Control key are invalid Of course Func key is also valid to cancel the keypad lock status Pressing any o...

Page 199: ...fx 5 lvl 6 RIGHT disp 7 att 8 rev 9 mod 0 wx no pri E yes gps O O O O O O O O Menu O O O O O O O O O Function Mode Scan srch O O O O O Hold O 4 O 4 O 4 O 4 O 4 O 4 O 4 O 4 L O O O O O 1 3 sr1 3 O 5 O...

Page 200: ...UNC key and the number key the scanner does not set Key Safe Operation LAST MODE means the mode when the scanner is turned off It resumes Scan Mode Custom Service Quick Search Mode Weather Mode Close...

Page 201: ...f the scanner during initialization the scanner starts initializing again at next power on After clearing data the scanner displays Restore Preprogram List Yes E No then you can select whether to rest...

Page 202: ...o charge the batteries connect the AC adapter to the scanner s power jack after installing the Ni MH batteries with correct setting of the battery type switch The scanner charges the installed Ni MH b...

Page 203: ...time elapses it displays Charge Complete Charge Complete If a battery is not installed it displays No Battery No Battery If the scanner detects that the battery cannot be charged it displays Battery E...

Page 204: ...he scanner charges the battery and it operates ordinarily When the scanner cannot judge the battery to be a good one at once the scanner checks the battery and the battery icon is displayed If the sca...

Page 205: ...tem O O O O O O O Delete System O O O O O O O System Option Settings System Option Settings CNV P25 MOT EDACS LTR Standard Trunk One Freq Trunk WIDE NARROW SCAT Set Quick Key O Set Startup Key O Set N...

Page 206: ...Modulation O O O O Set Attenuator O O O O O O Set Lockout O O O O O O Set Hold Time O O O O O O Set C Ch Only O Set LocationInfo O O O O O O P25 Waiting Time O Delete Site O O O O O New Site O O O O...

Page 207: ...dit Name O O O O O O Edit Frequency O Edit TGID O O O O O Set Audio Type O O Set Number tag O O O O O O Set Modulation O Set Attenuator O Set Priority O O O O O Set Alert O O O O O O Set Lockout O O O...

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