•While Trunking is operating in scan mode, press SRCH and it will move to ID Search mode and ID Scan mode.
Search Hold Feature
1.Press HOLD/RESUME at anytime to stop the search. To move up or down 1 frequency step, use the or key.
2.Press HOLD/RESUME to resume searching.
Data Skip
A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This means the UBCT8 will occasionally stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skip many of these types of transmissions during search.
1.To activate the Data Skip feature, press DATA in Scan or Search mode. “ DATA” appears on the display.
2.To deactivate the Data Skip feature, press DATA again. “ DATA” disappears.
When Data Skip is active, your scanner may pause momentarily on an unwanted signal but will resume searching in two or three seconds. The Data Skip feature is active as well as Scan mode and Service Search mode. Data Skip does not function during Service Scanning band (for AM or Wide FM Transmission), Priority Scan, and Trunking mode.
Frequency Skip
If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set the scanner to skip the frequency.
To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping on the frequency you want to skip or when in Search Hold mode.
Note: You can program up to 100 skip frequencies.
The 101st skip frequency entered causes the first skipped frequency to unlock. To restore a Locked out/Skipped channel.
1.Select the desired frequency by using the or key in Search Hold mode.
2.Press L/O, and then press HOLD/RESUME.
To restore all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for 2 seconds in Search Hold mode.