Auto Storing
The scanner automatically stores active frequencies if its Auto Store feature is turned ON. But the frequencies already stored can not be stored. To make use of this feature, set a search range first (see page 36), then enter into the Menu mode. If you start this feature without setting a search range, NO LIMIT DATA appears on the display.
1.Press MENU.
2.Select 1:SERVICE OPTION / :CHAIN SEARCH / 7:AUTO STORE by rotating the VFO and pressing E.
3.Select 1:ON by rotating the VFO and pressing E.
☞ Remember! You can also use ▲ or ▼ instead of rotating the | AUTO STORE | |
VFO. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO | SELECT BANK | |
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4. Select the bank number you want to use with the keypad. |
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The selected bank number appears on the display. |
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Note: If the selected bank has no free channels to store, CH | AUTO STORE | |
DATA FULL will appear on the display and you will | ERROR | |
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7.After the search has gone through the search range, press ▲/HOLD to stop this feature. STORE END appears on the display. You may want to let it run through the search range several times again because during the first pass there may not have been any transmissions at that particular time on that frequency.
Squelch (SQ) Mode
The scanner can be set to the following SQ modes.
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AUTO STORE
•Carrier SQ mode (default setting)
The scanner will stop on any transmission or squelch opening, regardless of whether any subaudible tone has been programmed for the channel or search range.
•Tone SQ mode
The scanner will stop on any active frequency for which either no subaudible tone has been programmed or for which the
•Tone Search mode
During any transmission, the scanner will begin searching all possible subaudible tones, one of which may also be in use. The scanner counts up through the CTCSS tones and instantly determines any possible DCS tone. See Page 91 for a listing of the tones that the BC785D decodes.
Note: When Tone Search is active in Scan mode, once the CTCSS or DCS display flashes a tone repeatedly (meaning that it has found the tone match), you can press E to program that frequency with the captured tone. When you change the mode to Tone SQ from Tone Search that frequency and tone will be programmed.
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