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Programming Radio Systems
To edit an existing system, use the menu to navigate to the system setting you want to change. This section assumes you are programming a new system.
Programming radio systems is completed in two major steps. Don't skip either step!
1.Plan the system.
2.Program the system into your scanner according to the plan you prepared in Step 1.
To make planning easier, planning worksheets are included in the back of this manual for each system type. Copy the worksheets, then use them to plan out how you will program the scanner.
Important! Before you start programming your scanner, make sure the batteries are fresh or fully charged. If the scanner loses power while you program it, its memory might be corrupted which will require you to reinitialize it (see “Initializing the Scanner’s Memory” on Page 40). All information programmed in the scanner,including preprogrammed systems, might be lost.
General Notes
•You can store up to 200 systems.
•The number of system channels you can have is limited only by the amount of scanner memory remaining.
•You can store up to 20 channel groups per conventional system.
•Total channels are limited to about 2500.
•Channels that have text tags use more memory than those that do not. If you use a text tag for every channel, total channels are reduced from 2500 (1600 is typical).
Quickly Programming Racing Systems
You can use the menu system to program a racing system (see “Manually Programming Racing Systems” on
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