Programming Motorola
Systems
Follow the instructions in this section to program information for Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Digital trunking systems.
Using Control Channel Programming
Your scanner has a powerful feature that lets you program in only the control channels for Motorola 800 and 900 MHz systems. This can greatly shorten the time it takes to program system information.
2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK → Select the bank
→:CNTRL CH ONLY
For 900 MHz systems, you can then simply turn the feature on or off. For 800 MHz systems, you need to select the band plan for the system:
1:PLAN1
Use if the last three digits of all of the frequencies used by the system end in 125, 375, 625, or 875.
2:PLAN2
Use if the highest frequency used by the system is above 866 MHz and if the last three digits end in 000, 125, 250, 375, 500, 625, 750, or 875.
3:PLAN3
Use if the last three digits of all the frequencies in the system end in 000, 250, 500, or 750.
4:PLAN4
Use if the highest frequency in the system is below 866 MHz and if the last three digits end in 000, 125, 250, 375, 500, 625, 750, or 875.
5:OFF
Select to turn off control channel programming for this bank.
Note: • Many systems alternate control channels. To prop- erly track the system, you need to program all alter- nate control channels.
•If you do not know all of the frequencies for a sys- tem, but know at least one control channel, start by selecting Plan 1 (the most common type). If you notice that you seem to be missing transmissions and replies, try each of the other plans until you find the one that works best.
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