Press SCAN, and select the bank(s) you wish to receive, just as you select banks in conventional scanning and ID scanning.
Hint: Press and hold RSM for 2 seconds, the scanner will move to the next trunking bank.
Talkgroups display differently in Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. You should read the appropriate parts of this guide to understand the formats.
The display indicates the bank and the type of trunked system you are monitoring. You can change this to display a bank tag by using the System Option menu.
Regardless of the system, you won't know exactly who you are receiving until you listen for a while, or refer to frequency guides or internet sites such as www.bearcat1.com.
Of course, figuring out who each ID represents is half the fun of TrunkTracking.
Later, when you learn more about a system, you will want to store lists of talkgroups. Then you can scan specific agencies and users, and use the many other features your radio provides.
ID Monitor Mode
To enter Scan Hold mode for conventional system in the bank selected for a trunked system, press ▲/HOLD 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 or LIMIT/▼ 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 SRCH (SRCH key can not be used for EDACS).
If you want to resume searching
•Press RSM to return to Search mode.
Note: ID Hold feature is also applied to ID Scan mode.
MID:4128 867.8375 NFM
MOT ID:8192 Bank:04 MOT TYP2
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 | ||
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To Lockout an ID, press L/O when the ID you want to | ||
867.8375 NFM | ||
lockout displays. | ||
MOT ID:8192 | ||
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The ID is locked out. You can | LIST Tag | |
Lockout up to 200 IDs. |
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