selected for a trunked system, press HOLD/MAN, and the radio will seek and acquire the trunked system control channel.
ID Search Hold and Direct Entry ID Hold Mode
Just like in Conventional Search, Hold lets you pause ID Search on an interesting transmission without storing the talkgroup into memory.
If you hear an interesting ID during Search mode, and want to continue listening to it
• Press HOLD/MAN to stop the search.
If you want to listen to a specific ID, while in Hold mode
• Use the keypad to enter the ID you want and press
SCAN, RSM or SEARCH | M ID:4128 | |
(SEARCH key can not be | ||
867.8375 FM | ||
used for EDACS). | ||
MOT ID:8192 | ||
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If you want to resume searching | Bank:04 MOT TYP2 |
•Press RSM to return to Search mode.
Note: ID Hold feature is also applied to ID Scan mode.
ID Lockout
Like conventional scanning, it’s possible to lockout unwanted traffic. This is particularly important in trunked systems because in many areas, water meters, door alarms, traffic signals, and other mechanical devices are assigned IDs just like other users. Also some departments scramble or encumber their communications, and you may want to lock out these unintelligible broadcasts.
To Lockout an ID, press L/O when the | ||
ID you want to lockout displays. | 867.8375 FM | |
The ID is locked out. You can | MOT ID:8192 | |
LIST Tag | ||
Lockout up to 200 IDs. | ||
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Note: If you Lockout an ID in Search mode, it is also locked out in Scan List mode.
Conversely, if you Lockout an ID while in Scan List mode, it is locked out in Search mode. For information about Scan Lists see page 47.
EDACS BLOCKOUT is a powerful form of ID LOCKOUT that can be used only with AFS and EDACS systems. This feature lets you lockout entire Agencies or Fleets, not just individual talkgroups. Using ID BLOCKOUT you can, for example, prevent Search from stopping on any of hundreds of
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