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Contents
The FCC Wants You to Know ..................................................................... 8
Scanning Legally ........................................................................................ 8
Introduction ............................................................................................... 10
Feature Highlights ..................................................................................... 11
About This Manual .................................................................................... 16
Using the Multifunction Scroll Control .................................................... 16
Entering Text ......................................................................................... 16
How the Scanner’s Controls Are Represented in This Manual .............. 17
Understanding Scanning .......................................................................... 19
Understanding the Scanner’s Memory ..................................................... 19
What is Scanning? .................................................................................... 19
What is Searching? ................................................................................... 20
What is CTCSS/DCS? .............................................................................. 20
Conventional Scanning ............................................................................. 22
Simplex Operation ................................................................................. 23
Repeater Operation ............................................................................... 23
What is Trunk Tracking? ...........................................................................24
Trunked Scanning .....................................................................................24
Types of Trunking Systems ......................................................................26
Motorola Trunking ..................................................................................26
EDACS Trunking ...................................................................................27
LTR Trunking ......................................................................................... 28
I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) ........................................................................... 29
Where To Get More Information ............................................................... 29
Information On The Internet ................................................................... 29
Included With Your Scanner ..................................................................... 31
Setting Up Your Scanner .......................................................................... 32
Using Internal Batteries ............................................................................ 32
Using Rechargeable Batteries .................................................................. 33
Removing the Display Sticker ...................................................................34
Using AC Power ....................................................................................... 34
Connecting the Antenna ...........................................................................35
Connecting an Optional Antenna ...........................................................35
Connecting an Earphone/Headphone ...................................................... 35
Connecting an Extension Speaker ........................................................... 35
Attaching the Belt Clip ..............................................................................36
Attaching the Wrist Strap .......................................................................... 36
A Look At The Keypad .............................................................................. 36
A Look At The Display .............................................................................. 39
Using Menu ............................................................................................... 41
Using Func ................................................................................................ 41
Basic Operation ......................................................................................... 42
Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch .................................... 42
Scanning Systems .................................................................................... 43
Preprogrammed System Tips ................................................................ 43
Selecting Systems to Scan .......................................................................44
Selecting System Channel Groups ...........................................................45
Locking/Unlocking Systems ......................................................................45
Locking/Unlocking Channels ....................................................................45
ID Scan/ID Search Mode ..........................................................................46
Temporarily Holding On a System ............................................................46
Holding On a Channel ..............................................................................46
Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search ...................................................47
Quick-Storing Channels or Talk Group ID’s ..............................................47
Quickly Recalling Channels ......................................................................48
Monitoring Trunking Activity ......................................................................48
Toggling Channel Alpha Tags ................................................................. 48
Using the Menu ..........................................................................................49
Programming Systems Menu ................................................................... 51
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