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Beyond the Basics
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to enter the other trunking group
frequencies for EDACS or additional control channel
frequencies for Motorola systems.
7. If necessary, press
MODE
to change the receiving mode.
storing text tags
You can customize your scanner by storing text tags
(up to 16 characters) for easy identifi cation of channel
transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks.
assigning a text tag to a channel
1. Press
MAN
, enter the channel number where you want to
enter the text, then press
MAN
again.
M
and the bank and
channel number appear at the upper left corner of the
display (for example:
M100
).
2. Press
PGM
.
M
changes to
P
.
3. Press
TEXT
. The cursor appears at the third line.
4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “Text Input
Chart”).
If you make a mistake, press
e
or
d
to move to the
character you want to change.
For example, to identify amateur (ham) radio
transmissions in the 6 meter range, input “HAM 6m” as
follows:
• “H” is the second letter associated with 4 on the
keypad. Press
4
then
2
.
• “A” is the fi rst letter associated with 2 on the keypad.
Press
2
then
1
.
• “M” is the fi rst letter associated with 6 on the keypad.
Notes
Notes
