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Trunking Operation
3. Use the number keys to enter a valid frequency
within the trunk system, then press
E (SVC)
.
BANK
and the bank number, the channel number, and
E
(EDACS) or
M
(Motorola) appears depending upon
the trunk system selected.
Notes:
• If you enter an invalid frequency (outside the
selected range), the scanner beeps, the channel
number flashes and
Error
appears. If this hap-
pens, press
MON/CLR
(
•
) to clear the frequency,
then repeat the entry.
• For EDACS systems, you must enter the fre-
quencies in logical channel number (LCN) order.
• If you try to enter a duplicate frequency in a bank,
the scanner beeps and the channel which was
previously stored appears.
• It is very important that you enter all the listed fre-
quencies for the selected agency in Step 3. Oth-
erwise, trunking will not occur when you press
SRC
in Step 6.
4. Press either
PROG
or
8
88
8
to select the next channel
in the bank.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until you enter all desired fre-
quencies in that bank.
6. Press
SCAN
, then
SRC
to begin searching for the
trunk’s data channel and scan conventional fre-
quencies at the same time.
As
the scanner looks through the frequencies, you
see them on the display. When the scanner finds
the controlling data channel, the scanner begins
trunking.
E2
–
900
Motorola Type II, 900 MHz frequencies
E2
–
Hi
Motorola Type II, VHF frequencies
E2
–
UHF
Motorola Type II, UHF frequencies
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