During the search of one of the preprogrammed services, the lowest display line will indicate the service that you are searching. To stop the search, press ▲ /HOLD or LIMIT /▼. Rotate the VFO or using ▲ or ▼ to move up or down one programmed frequency or press RSM to resume searching.
Service Search Skip
You can set the scanner to skip the unwanted frequencies during Service Search. 100 skipped frequencies are programmable.
1.To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping at the frequency you want to skip.
2.To cancel a skip during search, press ▲/HOLD or LIMIT /▼, select the desired frequency by rotating the VFO or using ▲ or ▼, then press L/O.
To restore all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for 2 seconds.
Note: • You can not skip set frequency in WEATHER Service mode.
SRVC --CH 453.6000 NFM
SERVICE SEARCH PUBLIC SAFETY
•If you start the Service Searching while all frequencies in Service Search menu are set to skipped the frequencies, you hear a beep and the scanner moves to the Hold mode.
NWR-SAME Alert
In addition to the conventional weather broadcasts, your BC785D is compatible with NWR- SAME weather alert. When the scanner receives NOAA’s Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) coded weather emergency signal, it sounds the alert siren with a specified message. You must program your FIPS code to identify the specific area where you are located.
1.Press MENU.
2.Select 1:SERVICE OPTION / 1:WEATHER / 2:ALERT by rotating the VFO and pressing E.
3.Select 1:ON by rotating the VFO or using ▲ or ▼ and pressing E.
☞Remember! You can also use ▲ or ▼ instead of rotating the VFO. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO control.
SRVC 2CH 162.6000 FM SERVICE SEARCH WX ALERT ON
Note: You can also set Alert mode to OFF by pressing RSM without entering the Menu mode.
4.When the unit receives a warning signal, it shows a message with the alert siren defined. (For
5.To deactivate, just press any key or it is automatically canceled and the alert siren stops.
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