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Beyond the Basics
selecting the EDACS (Ed) talk
group ID format
Your scanner can also enter or display
EDACS (Ed) talk groups in decimal format
(0-2047).
1. Select the trunking programming mode
and the bank you want to change.
2. Press S or T to select EDACS (Ed),
then press E/PGM.
3. Press S or T to select AFS, then press
E/PGM.
4. Press S or T to select AFS ON or AFS
OFF, then press E/PGM. You can use
this feature to translate decimal talk
group lists to the much more powerful
AFS format. It is very easy to use. Be
sure to become familiar with AFS partial
entry, and your scanning will become
far more fl exible and effi cient.
EDACS (Ed) talk group ID range
search
When your scanner searches EDACS (Ed)
talk group IDs, the scanner can search
within a range you set for agency or fl eet
listings. For example, if you want to search
within the 01 agency, while in hold mode
press 0, 1, •/CLR /DELAY then SRCH. Or
if you want to search within the 01 agency
and 01 fl eet, while trunking press 0, 1, •/