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Page 1: ...elch Volume Trunking Activity Indicators Keypad and Knob Controls Locking Unlocking Channels Navigating the Menu Locking Unlocking Groups A Look at the Display Locking Unlocking Systems Searches Auto...

Page 2: ...you can program The sound quality is great for a mini scanner When tone search is enabled for searching or for a channel it will search for CTCSS and DCS tones not just one or the other The Close Call...

Page 3: ...n lets you include selected service custom search ranges during scan operation Close Call RF Capture Technology lets you set the scanner so it detects and provides information about nearby radio trans...

Page 4: ...group channel talk group ID custom search range Tone out and SAME group using up to 16 characters per name Custom Alerts you can program your scanner to alert you when a channel is received you recei...

Page 5: ...turn custom and service searches on and off This is not the same as locking out or unlocking systems groups which you can also do They are just the number keys on the scanner but once assigned to syst...

Page 6: ...ystem might send a call and its response on different frequencies it is difficult to listen to trunked communications using a conventional scanner These scanners let you monitor the control channel fr...

Page 7: ...police department might be 000 12 where 000 identifies all police IDs and 12 identifies the Detective division To properly trunk a Type I system you have to program the fleet map for the system Type...

Page 8: ...ontents Note this applies to a fresh scanner right out of the box or one that has been reset Press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn on the scanner The scanner should start scanning one of the prep...

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Page 10: ...ation menu in Any Weather Mode Press and hold Func then Menu to go to the Tone out for menu in Tone out Mode Func Press and hold to enter Function mode Hold Press to hold on a channel frequency search...

Page 11: ...repeater frequency in Scan Search Close Call Only Hold Modes E yes att Press to select a menu item or save a name in Menu Mode Press to enter the Menu mode for a displayed channel in Scan Mode Press t...

Page 12: ...Scan Search Modes HOLD appears in Hold Mode L O appears if the system group channel frequency search is locked out in Hold Mode PRI appears in priority mode and blinks in priority plus mode in Scan Mo...

Page 13: ...Hold Modes shows the tone code if received for a conventional frequency if programmed and blinks in CTCSS DCS search mode in Receiving or Hold Modes P25 appears if the channel is receiving digitalized...

Page 14: ...PS Trunked 137 144 12 5 NFM Military Land Mobile 794 806 12 5 NFM PS Trunked 144 148 5 NFM 2 Meter Ham 806 824 12 5 NFM PS 148 150 7875 12 5 NFM Military Land Mobile 849 869 12 5 NFM PS Trunked 150 8...

Page 15: ...hit a talkgroup ID is transmitted with an emergency alert or you receive a Tone out hit For each alert in the scanner you can select from 9 different tone patterns and 15 volume settings Worksheets I...

Page 16: ...tem press Menu At Program System press E yes At Select System scroll to New System and press E yes At Select Sys Type scroll to MOT and press E yes Scroll to the type of Motorola system you want to pr...

Page 17: ...then press E yes Repeat to program the rest of the trunking frequencies Press Scan to exit Then see Editing System Options to customize the system Then see Creating Groups Then see Programming Freque...

Page 18: ...that you want to edit and press E yes Scroll to Edit Sys Option and press E yes Scroll to the options below and press E yes Press Scan Srch to return to scanning when done with editing Set Quick Key...

Page 19: ...t Delay Time for the system sets in seconds the amount of time the scanner stays on a channel after the transmission has ended before resuming scanning This setting applies to all channels in the syst...

Page 20: ...s E yes At Select Plan scroll to Band Plan 1 6 and press E yes At Set Base Freq press E yes At Input Lower enter the lower base frequency and press E yes At Input Upper enter the upper base frequency...

Page 21: ...terval of 16 Yes the scanner treats all received ID s as unique ID s Contents Set End Code Motorola only sets how the scanner handles the transmission end code sent by most Motorola systems The defaul...

Page 22: ...nlock scroll to the ID and press E yes to unlock Nothing Locked appears if nothing is locked out Press Menu to return Clr All L O IDs allows you to unlock all the locked IDs in a system Scroll to Clr...

Page 23: ...Set Lockout Set Quick Key Delete Group Edit Name allows you to change the name of a group At Edit Name press E yes See Entering Text Press Scan to exit or Menu to return Set Quick Key sets the quick...

Page 24: ...to Hold to enter another frequency or Scan to exit Contents Quickly Storing an ID Note You have to program the trunking system first See Programming Trunking Systems To program a ID into a Quick Save...

Page 25: ...yphen then the fleet and subfleet and press E yes Note If you omit the fleet and or subfleet still need the hyphen the scanner treats these fields as wildcards will treat the fleet and or subfleet as...

Page 26: ...s Scan to exit or Menu to return Set Priority conventional only This setting controls whether the scanner treats the channel as a priority channel while scanning There doesn t seem to be a limit to ho...

Page 27: ...earches for and displays any CTCSS or DCS tone that accompanies the transmission CTCSS the scanner only opens squelch if the CTCSS tone you select is also present with the signal The scanner then prom...

Page 28: ...be scanned To continue scanning move on to the next channel press Scan or turn the scroll control To change the scan or search direction turn the scroll control backward or forward To toggle System q...

Page 29: ...re the ID and press E yes After storing the ID you will be at the Edit Channel menu to complete the settings for the new channel If you don t want to edit the channel settings or are done editing the...

Page 30: ...and hold Func then press 1 Pri each time to select one of two priority modes or off Off scans normally with no priority On the scanner interrupts every 2 seconds and checks the priority channels PRI...

Page 31: ...scroll to system that contains the channel and press E yes At Select Group scroll to the group that contains the channel and press E yes At Select Channel scroll to the channel and press and hold Fun...

Page 32: ...ower limit of the frequency range and press E yes At Set Upper Limit enter the upper limit of the frequency range and press E yes Scroll to the next band and repeat Press Menu twice to return CTCSS DC...

Page 33: ...to test the Close Call feature with a nearby transmitter and you do not talk into the transmitter the scanner will detect this as data and will skip the frequency when Data Skip is on Set Step This se...

Page 34: ...he scanner s preprogrammed frequencies See Edit Service Search first To start a Service Search press and hold Func then press Scan Srch At Quick Search press no Or Press Menu Scroll to Search For and...

Page 35: ...press L O to exit Custom Search lets you search the scanner s 10 programmed frequency ranges See Editing a Custom Search first Contents To start a Custom Search in scan mode Press and hold Func then...

Page 36: ...irst to lock out the birdies data noise etc channels This will prevent the scanner from stopping on them and doing a memory check each time it passes To Auto Store Conventional frequencies press and h...

Page 37: ...ou run a Close Call AutoStore The Close Call feature works well for locating the source of strong local transmissions such as mobile and handheld two way radios in areas with no other strong transmiss...

Page 38: ...hile scanning the scanner overrides the current audio with the Close Call hit CC Found and Press Any Key appear for the length of time set in Close Call Pause or until the signal is lost if longer Wit...

Page 39: ...isten appear for the length of time set in Close Call Pause If you do not press E yes the scanner will return to scanning Press E yes to listen to and display the frequency for the delay time set in S...

Page 40: ...ecific Area Messaging System is a system developed by the National Weather Service to reduce the number of alerts received by consumers by allowing them to hear alerts only for the county ies they are...

Page 41: ...hannels Warning If you receive an alert it will be at FULL volume Scroll to Weather Alert and press E yes Scroll to 1 of 7 options and press E yes Alert Only the scanner immediately sounds a weather a...

Page 42: ...Menu to return then scroll to Tone Out 2 and repeat to program more tones Press Menu to return Using Tone Out Standby See Setting up Tone out first Press Menu Scroll to Tone Out for and press E yes S...

Page 43: ...roll to Level 1 15 or Auto the scanner sets the alert beep to the master volume level and press E yes Set Battery Save this setting turns the battery saver on or off The scanner turns off power for 1...

Page 44: ...l AUDIO AGC settings are displayed Rotate the scroll control to change the setting Press and hold Func then rotate the scroll to select another setting Press the scroll knob to exit DIGITAL AGC RESPON...

Page 45: ...Time from 0 to 1000 mS and press E yes to save and exit Memory Used this setting lets you view the amount of memory left in the scanner Scroll to See Scanner Info and press E yes Scroll to Memory Use...

Page 46: ...oodson Determining Motorola VHF UHF Base and Offset Frequencies I have found an explanation at Radio Reference com that describes how to do this if you don t have the information The Trunked Radio Sys...

Page 47: ...ware Strong Signals Software page bcTool Freeware ScanControl arc396 Butel software Scancat Lite Plus BD396T Manager Linux software ID Tracker II Advanced Virtual Control BCD396T Radio Control for the...

Page 48: ...otorola Hybrid system Type IIi has blocks of the system that are Type I Fleets Subfleets and Type II talkgroups The maps that are Hybrid systems are in bold Preset Map 1 Preset Map 2 Preset Map 3 Pres...

Page 49: ...1 3 1 3 1 4 1 10 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 11 2 10 2 4 2 10 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 4 3 4 3 11 3 11 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 11 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 4 5 0 5 0 6 0 6 4 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 12 6 12 6 12 7 0 7 4 7 0 7...

Page 50: ...rgency ID 3 Talkgroup patch to another ID 11 DES Talkgroup patch ID 4 Emergency Patch ID 12 DES Emergency Patch ID 5 Emergency multi group ID 13 DES Emergency multi group ID 6 ID 14 ID 7 Multi select...

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