Radio Shack 20-426 manual Beyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems

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Beyond the Basics

tracking Motorola systems

There are really two types of Motorola trunking systems. These are usually referred to as Type I and Type II systems. Type I only occurs on some 800 MHz systems. All VHF and UHF trunking systems use Type II. One important distinction between these two systems is the amount of data transmitted by each radio when its push-to-talk button (PTT) is pressed. Every radio in a trunked system is assigned a unique ID so the central site computer can identify it when it’s used. Both Type I and Type II systems place radios (or radio users) into groups, called talk groups, and these talk groups are also assigned unique IDs. Some radios have access to only one talk group, while others have access to many talk groups. The talk group(s) each radio can access is called the radio’s afﬁliation(s). In a Type II system, when someone uses their radio, only the radio ID is transmitted when PTT is pressed, whereas in a Type I system the radio ID and its current afﬁliation are both transmitted when PTT is pressed.

Why the difference? Type II systems are slightly more advanced because the central computer maintains a database which is used to determine each radio’s afﬁliation(s).

Changes to a Type II system are easier than Type I because the system manager only needs to update the database instead of reprogramming individual radios.

Another difference between the systems is that Type I systems are arranged in a ﬂeet-subﬂeet hierarchy. For example, it is possible for a city using a Type I system to designate 4 ﬂeets, each with 8 subﬂeets. Their ﬂeets might be the police department, the ﬁre department, utilities, and administration. The police may decide to further divide their ﬂeet into subﬂeets such as dispatch, tactical operations, detectives, north, south, east and west side patrols, and supervisors. All the available police radios would then be assigned to one of the police subﬂeets. Determining the

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Contents Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Basics Power your scannerSet up your scanner BasicsHighway patrol alerts Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Scanning a private bankWarranty Contents SkywarnSignal Stalker Wired programmingHOLD/RESUME Your scanner’s keypadTo Do This Your scanner’s rear view Trunk Your scanner’s displayFCC wants you to know Mounting the scanner in your vehicle Install your scannerPower your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only Rear View From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighterConnecting the supplied antenna Connecting an external antennaConnect your scanner Use extreme caution when installing or removing an Connecting an external speakerListening Safely Set up your scanner Turn on your scannerSet the squelch Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequencies Common scanner termsScanning overview Basics Storing known frequencies into channels Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Channel storage banksBeyond the Basics Locking out channels Locking out a channel in hold modeLocking out a channel in scanning mode Beyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequencyRestoring a locked-out channel in hold mode Memory lockRestoring all locked-out channels Beyond the Basics Hold/resume Direct channel accessScanning a private bank Changing the priority channel Beyond the Basics Priority scanService scanning Beyond the Basics Band search Setting a search bandSearch hold Data skipStoring search frequencies Beyond the Basics Frequency skipDelay Highway patrol alerts Highway patrol/local police scanningSelecting the state State Code Order Press these buttons Action Setting the alert tone volume Beyond the Basics Scan holdHighway warning alert Skip frequencies Adjusting alertHighway patrol priority channels Muting the alert toneTrunked highway frequencies About Skywarn SkywarnNWR Same Programming Fips Programming a Fips codeBeyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Trunk tracking Setting the squelchProgramming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Edacs talk groups Motorola talk groupsReceiving trunked systems LTR talk groupsID scan hold mode ID scan modeDirect entry id hold mode ID search modeID search hold mode ID monitor mode Programming scan lists during searchDeleting a stored ID ID lockout Reviewing ID lockoutRestoring locked-out IDs Setting the delay mode for trunking mode Setting priority in trunking modeTrunking frequency conﬁrmation Multi-track Moving between scan list memoriesAbout multi-track Programming Edacs system frequencies Edacs trackingSpecial Edacs features Beyond the Basics An Edacs trunked systemAFS partial entry Edacs ID blockout Edacs ID range searchEdacs Scat Tracking LTR systemsBeyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 User-deﬁned ﬂeet maps Selecting a Preset Fleet MapFleet Map Size Codes Size code restrictions Programming a user ﬂeet mapProgramming a Hybrid system You can only enter within a range of 5-100 kHz, and 5 or Toggling the status bit Control channel only mode Disconnect tone detect option end code If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more than Cloning your scanner Birdies Replacing the fuse in the DC power cordProperly Beyond the Basics Resetting your scannerDrive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms? Frequently asked questions FAQsError appears on the display. What does it mean? If Frequencies SpeciﬁcationsGlossary Care Service and repair