Contents

 

The FCC Wants You To Know

1

Scanning Legally

2

Introduction

3

Using this Manual

5

Understanding Scanning

6

Conventional Scanning

6

Simplex Operation

6

Repeater Operation

6

Trunked Scanning

7

Motorola Trunking

7

EDACS Trunking

8

LTR Trunking

9

Understanding Banks and Channels

9

Getting More Information

10

Front and Rear View

11

Display Icons

12

Included With Your Scanner

13

Setting Up Your Scanner

14

Connecting an Antenna

14

Mounting an Antenna

14

Optional Antenna

14

Typical Mounting Methods

15

Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle

15

Applying Power for Vehicle Installation

16

Desktop Installation

17

Applying Power Using Standard AC Power

17

Connecting an External Speaker

17

Connecting an Earphone

17

Listening Safely

18

Connecting the Clone Cable

18

Connecting the Tape Recorder

18

Basic Operation

19

Turning On the Scanner

19

Setting the Squelch

19

Using the Menu

20

Manually Selecting a Channel

20

Scanning Programmed Channels

20

Locking/Unlocking Banks

20

Locking/Unlocking Channels

21

Restoring All Locked Out Channels

21

Priority Scanning

21

Priority Plus Scanning

21

Listening to the Input Channel

21

Dimmer Light Setting

22

Controlling How Much Information Appears

22

Turning the Key Beep On/Off

22

Locking the ENTER key

22

Disabling the APCO25 Card

23

Muting All Audio

23

Setting Squelch Mode

23

Trunk Scanning Options

23

Searching for Active Talkgroups (ID Search)

23

Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan)

24

Monitoring Talkgroup ID’s

24

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