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Beyond the Basics
Important: If you are scanning any system other than a Motorola Type I system, be sure status bit ignore is set to ON or you will miss some transmissions.
Follow these steps to turn status bit ignore on or off.
1.Set the scanner to conventional programming mode and then press
TRUNK.
2.Select the bank.
3.Repeatedly press S or T to select Motorola Type, then press E/PGM.
4.Repeatedly press S or T to select S- bit, then press E/PGM.
5.Repeatedly press S or T to select ON or OFF, then press E/PGM.
identifying a trunked frequency
While ID scanning (looking for IDs within a trunked system) or performing an ID search, press T to see the current trunked frequency. (The frequency flashes twice.) Then hold down T until a confirmation tone sounds and the ID and the frequency alternately appear.
To return to normal operation, press T.
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