Radio Shack 20-426 manual Direct entry id hold mode, ID search mode, ID search hold mode

Beyond the Basics

direct entry id hold mode

Enter the ID you want to receive by using 1 through 9, 0 (or ./ CLR) and press d, and you can listen to a specific ID (without storing ID to the list).

ID search mode

Once you have programmed all the frequencies for a trunked system, search will let you immediately start hearing transmissions. When in the trunking mode, press SRCH and the scanner begins to find any active IDs. When the scanner finds the control channel data, the scanner begins trunking, and -- --- appears on the display until the scanner finds an ID. If the scanner does not find an ID in about 1 second, it moves on to conventional channels in the same bank or to the next active bank. This may happen a few times (if the signal is weak) when the scanner comes around to that bank again. The scanner will recognize the control channel was lost when no ID can be found, even if the scanner tries ten times.

The scanner will begin to search for the control data channel. If it finds any non-locked-out IDs, you will hear it. You will then hear any replies that follow within the specified periods.

After that, the scanner will move on and not continuously search the system for additional IDs (on busy systems you would never leave the system if this were the case). If you press e while monitoring an ID, the radio will check if any other IDs are active (it will disregard the ID you just left), and none are active, the scanner resumes searching.

ID search hold mode

If you hear an interesting ID during search mode and want to continue listening to it, press HOLD/RESUME. HOLD and the ID appear.

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