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Beyond the Basics
time. As the scanner looks through
the frequencies, you see them on the
display. When the scanner fi nds the
controlling data channel, the scanner
begins trunking.
searching a trunked bank
Once the data channel is acquired, the
scanner begins a trunk search.
With the search function, you will be able
to fi nd all the active talk groups within the
trunked system.
Press SCAN/MANUAL. You can switch to
the trunk scan mode from the trunk search
mode. See “scanning the talk group ID
lists”.
While scanning conventional frequencies,
follow the steps below to switch to the
trunk mode after the scanner fi nds the data
channel.
1. Press TRUNK. The scanner begins
scanning both trunking and
conventional banks.
2. Hold down TRUNK for about 1 second.
The scanner switches to the trunk scan
mode.
3. Hold down TRUNK for about 1 second
again. The scanner switches to the
trunk search mode.