Easier to Read Pro-106/197/PSR500/600 Digital Scanner Manual

The radios, all made by GRE, are identical in operation. Programming isn't too hard once you figure out how to navigate the new menus. These are another excellent set of radios that have many fine features for scanning, searching, and trunking. However, the manuals that come with the radios are still a mess. The PSR manuals aren't too bad but the RS manuals are the worst I've ever seen. If you've owned a trunktracker before you pretty much know how to set the settings. You just have to figure out where they all are in the midst of all the new features.

An overview of the features can also be view at my Digital Trunking Radio Comparison Chart page.

Pros:
These radios are packed with new features for scanning, searching, and especially for digital trunking. The audio is great and setting up a digital system is fairly easy right out of the box. 'Object Oriented Memory' also allows you to add service, limit, and stalker/sweeper objects to your scan lists. Squelch 'Search' for conventional objects will search for CTCSS, DCS, and NAC codes. They include an 'Expert Settings' menu for fine tuning many other parameters. Multi-site trunking, P25 NAC functionality, 21 V-Scanner Folders, 'multiple' priority channels, hit counters, 'Qtext' can be programmed then used for alpha-tagging, adjustable scan/search delay, the 'Automove' feature arranges LTR freqs in correct LCN order, and the 'Duplication' feature saves programming parameters for similar objects. 'Flexstep' is great for entering channels in any 1.25 MHz step but the search ranges and limit search are still fixed steps. The display is as bright and big as my Pro-97. There is a configurable LED for visual alerts as well as audible alerts for most objects. The high speed interface is a nice upgrade too.

Cons:
The number buttons on the keypad are very tiny, too close together, and relatively hard to press compared to my older scanners. The clear lens designed over the display on the Pro 106 bulges up just begging for scratches. The VHF air service search still has the same 8.33 MHz fixed steps which we, here in the states, do not use to make it ridiculously slow if not worthless. You can view the frequency of a conventional channel with the alpha tag but not the ID of a trunked system with the tag unless it's a 'Private' ID (?). No status bits for Motorola IDs.

There is a 32 control channel limit for a trunking system. Large Multi-site systems will have to be broken up into smaller systems. 'Duplication' will copy a system but each ID can only be associated with one system. You will have to have to re-enter (or duplicate) all the IDs for the new systems. That's when the software comes in handy.

I think they went overboard on some of the features like light intensities for each color of the LED (about 576), and most people won't be programming their IDs or text tags in HEX format. There are a lot of settings in these radios the average Joe (or Mary) won't understand or need just to scan or trunktrack their local systems. The descriptions of some of the settings in the 'Expert Settings' menu are truly vague and, as of this writing, there are limited or no instructions on how change the parameters for improvement. When there is no documentation in the manual for certain features, I have provided links to other resources that have tried to explain how to use and tweak them.

If you have a big database of channels to program you will definitely need the programming software ($35) and the programming cable (if you bought the Pro 106/197- another $35). Qtext is great but still, much easier with the software. With all the features and setting it will save you hours of programming and frustration.

I will assume you know how to obtain the basic information from the original manual such as following safety procedures, putting the batteries in, connecting the antenna, etc. as I will concentrate on the main functions of the scanner.

I decided to write and print this for myself to make it easier to use the radio and am happy to share it with you. This should also make it easier for most people to use some of the more advanced features of the radio (and get their money’s worth if you paid full-price for the radio new) as I will try to explain procedures a little more clearly and in a more logical order. Granted, these radios aren't simple so you will have to spend some time on them but this manual will make it easier.

I hereby absolve myself from anything that happens to anyone or the scanner as a result of the information you will be reading. You are welcome to copy and/or print these pages and use them in the scanning hobby as long as don't change them or charge anyone money for them.

Check back often as this document will be updated and revised from time to time.

Main Features

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Object Oriented Memory - You can have about 1800 'objects' for each of the 21 V-Scanner Folders (plus the main memory loaded in the scanner). Like Dynamic Memory, you use only the amount of memory you need. Total memory capacity is over 37,800 objects.

V-Scanner Technology - allows you to save complete radio configurations within the radio for recall into main memory as needed. 21 V-Scanner Folders are provided (plus the main memory loaded in the scanner), each capable of storing over 1,800 objects.

Multi-Site Trunking - allows you to scan systems covering a very large geographic area that use multiple antenna sites and operate on different frequencies but use the same Talk Group IDs.

Preprogrammed - systems for most major metropolitan areas.

Simultaneous Trunktrack, Scan, and Search - scans conventional and trunked frequencies together at the same time along with any search objects (including any Stalker/Sweeper objects) programmed.

22 Scan Lists - 20 lists to program, use, and select like traditional banks with a 'Favorites' list and a 'SkyWarn' list.

Signal Stalker/Spectrum Sweeper - quickly sweeps the scanner's frequency ranges for transmissions from nearby sources.

Multi-System Trunking - you can track Digital Motorola, Motorola, GE/Ericsson (EDACS), and LTR trunking systems including VHF, UHF, 380, and 700MHz systems.

Weather Alert - can be set to automatically sound the alarm tone to advise of hazardous weather conditions when it detects the alert signal on the local NOAA weather channel (SAME standby mode) or you can scan and set the weather channel as a priority channel.

Automatic Adaptive Digital Tracking (ADT) - when monitoring P25 digital systems, instantly adapts the digital decoder to the digital modulation format of the transmitted signal, then analyzes the signal over 50 times each second and adapts to any subtle changes caused by multipath or fading. No cumbersome manual adjustments are required.

Digital AGC - instantly compensates for low user audio levels that are common on digital systems.

P25 NAC Functionality - P25 Network Access Code (NAC) is used to provide selective squelch operation on conventional digital channels. The scanner will detect the NAC that is being used on a P25 conventional digital channel, and allow you to program NAC codes to block transmissions that do not have a matching NAC, including analog traffic on the same frequency.

Control Channel Only Scanning - automatically determines the trunking frequencies for Motorola trunking systems once the control channels are programmed.

LTR Home Repeater AutoMove - enter the LTR system frequencies in any order, and the scanner will automatically move the frequencies to the proper home repeater slots as transmissions are received on the system.

High Speed PC Interface - use a USB Scanner programming cable for full duplex mode at 6 times the speed of previous scanner models for PC transfer and 8 times the speed of previous models for radio to radio cloning.

Built-In Discriminator Data Output - in simple ASCII output using the PC/IF port.

Menu with Context Sensitive Help - each menu item provides a few lines of help text that provide assistance with programming and using the scanner.

Object Duplication - useful when entering multiple ID objects that are in the same trunked radio system, or multiple conventional objects that have similar parameters or tag names.

Alert LED - programmable LED can be configured to illuminate or flash when certain objects are active. User-defined colors and brightness levels can be specified.

Flexstep - allows you to enter a frequency in any 1.250 MHz step.

Backlit Keypad and Display - you select one or the other or both to light (or not), when you press the light button, on any key press (function ignore), or on any key press with that key's function.

Audible Alarms - programmable audible alerts can be configured to sound when certain scannable objects are active.

Real-time Signal Strength Indicator - shows relative strength of received signals with customizable thresholds.

Temporary/Permanent Lockouts - lets you temporary or permanently lockout any object.

Hit Counters - keeps track of how many transmissions are received for each object type.

Multiple Priority Scan - the scanner will sample multiple conventional objects for activity periodically while scanning and monitoring other objects. The scanner will also give IDs priority over other IDs while checking a particular trunking system for activity.

Scan/Search/Trunking Delay - variable delay (0 to 25 seconds) before searching for another object so you can hear more replies that are made on the same object.

Data Cloning - lets you transfer the programmed data from one scanner to another. You can also download the programmed data from a PC to the scanner or upload the programmed data to the scanner (using an optional two-way PC cable) with optional software.

16 Character, 4-line, Dot Matrix Text Display - lets you program a text label for each object so you can easily identify the transmission.

7 Service Search Bands - Marine, CB, FRS/GMRS/MURS, Police/Fire, Air, and Ham ranges to reduce search setup and monitor interesting frequencies more quickly.

Tune Search - The scanner will allow you to start searching up or down from a specific frequency.

Attenuation - lets you program your scanner (per object or globally) to reduce the scanner's sensitivity to strong local signals or noise caused by these signals to reduce interference.

HyperScan and HyperSearch - scans up to 55 channels per second and searches up to 90 steps per second.

Low Battery Alert - with customizable battery icon threshold values for NiMH, alkaline, and NiCd batteries (icon off, icon on, icon blink off, icon blink on).

Three Power Options (HH models) - lets you power the scanner using internal batteries; alkaline, Ni-Cad, or Ni-MH; external AC power using an optional 9 volt 500-mA AC adapter/charger (and RS ‘type C’ adaptaplug); or DC power using an optional 9 volt DC cigarette-lighter power cable adaptor.

Object 'Find' - lets you search by lockout status or by text.

Key Lock - lets you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental changes to the scanner's programming.

Key Confirmation Tones - the scanner sounds a tone when you press a key, perform an operation correctly, and an error tone if you make an error. Can be turned off.

Memory Backup - keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time if the radio loses power.

Understanding Object Orientated Memory

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First we had 'Dynamic Memory' to get used to and now we have 'Object Oriented Memory' to figure out. Memory organization is nothing more than a large collection of scannable objects assigned to Scan Lists. A scannable 'object' is any frequency, ID, Stalker/Sweeper search, limit search, or service search. Trunking systems are configuration objects that are used to scan ID objects. Trunking systems objects are not assigned to Scan Lists because (according to these radios) you don't scan a trunking system; you scan the IDs it generates. You only have to program any object once, then it can be scanned from any list(s) it is assigned to. The searches can be used the same (dedicated) way and/or be treated as 'objects' (except the 'Tune' search).

There is however, a 32 control channel limit for Multi-site systems. ID objects can be assigned to multiple Scan Lists but can be assigned to only one trunking system. So if you have a big state-wide site that has more than 32 control channels, you will have to split it into smaller sites and duplicate common IDs.

Each scannable object is assigned to one or more of the 20 main lists, the 'Favorites List' (#21), or the 'SkyWarn List' (#22) and select the list number(s) to scan like traditional banks. You can put any type of scannable object in any list with any other scannable object. Conventional, search, and Talk Group objects for example can all go in the same list. The main lists, 1-20, can be scanned with any other list but the 'Favorites List' and the 'Skywarn List' will only scan objects in each respective list and no other lists. There is also a 'No Scan List' (#0) you can use to just store objects (like encrypted IDs, locked out stuff) but rumors have said this will give the radios errors.

The only disadvantage here is there are only 22 lists to put everything in. But, you can put as many objects in these 22 locations that memory allows. The objects do have numbers associated with them but are assigned by the scanner as 'blocks'. Motorola systems use 10 blocks each, EDACs and LTR systems 4 blocks, Search/Stalker/Sweeper objects 2 blocks, and Talk Group or conventional objects 1 block. The Win500 software will allow you to re-assign the object numbers in the order you prefer.

The V-Scanner Folders allow you to save complete radio configurations. Twenty-one V-Scanner Folders are provided (plus the main memory in the scanner), each capable of storing over 1,800 objects. Total memory capacity of main memory combined with V-Scanners is over 37,800 objects. (I come up with 39,600 objects).

Like Dynamic Memory, you use only the amount of memory you need. Unlike Dynamic Memory, you don't have to 'build' systems or groups first to program them. They are 'created as you go'. Also, there are no limits (except total memory) for conventional systems, IDs, or conventional channels for each list.

Understanding Trunking

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Trunking systems let a large group of 2-way radio users (or even different groups of 2-way radio users) efficiently use a set of frequencies. Instead of selecting a specific frequency for a transmission, the user’s radio selects a programmed trunking bank in the system when that user presses their PTT (push to talk) button. The trunking system automatically transmits the call on the first available frequency, and also sends (on a different frequency called a Data or Control channel) a code that uniquely identifies that transmission as a talkgroup ID (or just ID). So when you are trunktracking a system, you are listening to active IDs transmitting in the system (each using the first available frequency in the system). Trunking systems in general allocate and use fewer frequencies among many different users.

Since the trunking system might send a call and its response on different frequencies, it is difficult to listen to trunked communications using a conventional scanner. These scanners let you monitor the control channel frequency so you can hear calls and responses for users and more easily "follow" conversations than with a conventional scanner.

These trunking scanners trunktrack the following types of systems:

Motorola Type I
Motorola Type II
Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
Motorola Type II Smartnet
Motorola Type II Smartzone
Motorola Type II Smartzone Omnilink
EDACS Standard (Wide)
EDACS Standard Networked
EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
EDACS Narrowband Networked
EDACS SCAT
LTR Standard
Project 25 Standard

When you program Motorola frequencies into the scanner, one frequency is the control (or data) channel, and the rest are voice frequencies shared by all the users. There may be 3 or 4 frequencies assigned as (primary or alternate) control channels but only one control channel will be active at a time. These scanners will allow you to program just the Motorola control channels into the trunking system and the voice channels will automatically be found. EDACS systems need all the frequencies for the system programmed and in the correct LCN (Logical Channel Number) order.

The control channel is continually transmitted to the field units and has a sound similar to listening to a boat engine over the phone (in manual mode; you won't hear this when you are trunking the system). This control channel is also a good check to see if you can trunktrack the system. If you can't hear a control channel when you step through the trunking frequencies (in manual mode), you either don't have all the frequencies or are too far away to receive the control channel and the system. Motorola systems are limited to a maximum of 28 frequencies per system, Ericsson EDACS systems are limited to 25 frequencies per system.

LTR systems work a little differently. This type of system encodes all trunking information as digital subaudible data that accompanies each transmission. LTR systems typically do not have a dedicated control channel. The frequencies also have to be in LCN (Logical Channel Number) order or the correct 'slot' for the system to trunktrack properly. These radios have a 'Auto Move' feature that allows you to enter the frequencies in any order in the scanner will position the frequencies in the proper 'slot' base on the received subaudible data. Each repeater has its own controller, and all of these controllers are synchronized together. Even though each controller monitors it's own channel, one of the channel controllers is assigned to be a master that all controllers report to. Each of these controllers sends out a data burst approximately every 10 seconds so that the subscriber units know that the system is there. This data burst is not sent at the same time by all the channels, but happens randomly throughout all the system channels. If you listen to the frequencies of an LTR system in manual mode (not trunking), on every channel in the system you will hear this data burst that will sound like a short blip of static like someone keyed up and unkeyed a radio within about 500 msec. LTR systems are limited to 20 frequencies per system.

Trunkscanning is basically scanning IDs that are programmed into ID locations (same concept as frequencies into channels). You can then trunkscan just the programmed IDs. Trunktracking is searching for all IDs in a system (same concept as searching for frequencies in a band).

Radio Reference.com has an excellent page explaining the various types of trunking systems in more detail here.

Understanding IDs

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ID Formats

Motorola IDs come in two formats: Type I and Type II. Each format displays and uses Talk Group IDs in slightly different ways.

Type I IDs are in the format FFF-SS where FFF is the fleet and SS is the sub-fleet. Type I systems are usually organized with different IDs assigned to different fleets. For example, a valid fleet/subfleet ID identifying all detectives within a police department might be 000-12, where 000 identifies all police IDs and 12 identifies the Detective division. To properly trunk a Type I system, you have to program the fleet map for the system.

Type II IDs are identified by a 5-digit number. Valid (programmable) Talk Group IDs are divisible by 16.

Type I/II hybrid systems use both Type I and Type II formats for Talk Group IDs.

EDACS IDs come in two formats: AFS (Agency-Fleet-Subfleet) and Decimal.

AFS IDs are in the form AA-FFS where AA is the agency, FF is the fleet, and S is the sub-fleet. EDACS systems are organized with different IDs assigned to different fleets and agencies. For example, a valid agency/fleet/subfleet ID identifying all detectives within a police department in an agency might be 06-101, where 06 identifies the agency (Police), 10 identifies the Police division (East side), and 1 identifies the Detective division.

Decimal IDs are shown as a decimal number from 0 to 2047.

You can find a chart showing Decimal and AFS equivalents here: Conversion Chart.

LTR IDS are in the format A-HH-UUU where A is the area code (0 or 1), HH is the home repeater (01-20), and UUU is the user ID (000-254).

ID Types

Talk Group Wildcard IDs will monitor all talkgroup IDs on the trunked radio system. A wildcard TGRP object allows you to receive calls on the system that are not already stored as objects in the radio's memory.

Talk Group IDs will only monitor talkgroup radio traffic on the specified TGID.

Private Call Wildcard IDs will monitor all private call IDs on the trunked radio system.

Private Call IDs will only monitor private call radio traffic on the specified TGID.

Radio IDs are individual radio IDs associated with talkgroup or private call IDs.

Understanding Receive Modes

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Each conventional channel can have its own receive mode:
Auto, AM, FM, or NFM.

Auto - Receives transmissions in the modulation sent.

AM - Receives transmissions in AM modulation.

FM - Receives transmissions in FM modulation.

NFM - Receives transmissions in NFM modulation.

Understanding CTCSS/DCS/NAC

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Each conventional channel can have its own squelch mode:
None, CTCSS, DCS, P25, or Search.

None no codes will be searched.

CTCSS - PL codes appear (if received) in the format xxx.x, where xxx.x is a frequency in Hz.

DCS - DPL codes appear (if received) in the format xxx, where xxx is an octal code.

P25 - NAC codes appear (if received) as a 3-digit number.

Search - the scanner will search and display any codes (if received).

Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS), Digital Coded Squelch (DCS), Network Access Code (NAC), are three methods used to prevent interference by other radio communications. Your scanner can receive transmissions that use these codes (or sometimes referred to as tones).

Coded squelch techniques involve the transmission of a special 'code' signal along with the audio of a radio transmission. A receiver with coded squelch only activates when the received signal has the correct 'code'. This lets many users share a single frequency, and decreases interference caused by distant transmitters on the same channel. In all major metropolitan areas of the United States, every available radio channel is assigned to more than one user. Public safety radio systems on the same frequency are usually set up at a distance of 40 miles apart, or more. This means that you may hear transmissions from a distant system when your local system is not transmitting. By programming the code (or tone) for a local channel the scanner will not stop on transmissions from the distant system.

With few exceptions, such as the VHF Aircraft and Marine bands, almost every other VHF or UHF radio system uses some form of coded squelch. By far, CTCSS is the most popular mode among non-trunked systems. Usually, but not always, VHF channels will use CTCSS and UHF channels will use DCS. P25 (digital) conventional channels will use only NAC.

For more information visit Radio Reference's respective pages on CTCSS, DCS, and NAC.

Scanning Terminology

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Searching- the process of searching for frequencies in programmed frequency bands or service searches.

Scanning- the process of stepping through objects in scan lists. You can also program a limit, service, and/or Stalker/Sweeper search as an object in a scan list and therefore scan a search.

Trunktracking- the process of searching for active talkgroup IDs in trunked systems, in scan lists.

Program Mode- used for programming objects in scan lists, programming/duplicating/finding objects, and accessing the radio settings menus.

Manual Mode- used for monitor single objects.

Search Mode- the mode the radio is in while performing a dedicated (one at a time) Stalker/Sweeper, service, limit, or tune searches.

Clone Mode- used for cloning scanners and uploading/downloading to/from scanners using a computer.

V-Scanner Mode- used for loading and storing radio configurations.

A Look at the Keypad

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Your scanner's keys might seem confusing at first, but this information should help you understand each key's function.

Key

Function(s)

F1,F2,F3

Soft keys that select function in display directly above key.

,	Used to navigate menus and scan lists.

,	Used to navigate menus and objects in scan lists.

SEL (Select)

Enters sub-menus for objects. Selects/de-selects scan lists in object menus; same as ENT (enter). Clears help menu.

FUNC-SEL

Brings up help menu for selected menu item.

FUNC

When tagging, toggles capital/small letters; 1st and 2nd set of characters.

Turns the backlight off/on in normal mode.

FUNC-

Locks/unlocks the keypad.

MAN (Manual)

Allows you (navigate to and) monitor single objects.

SCAN/

Scans the enabled scan lists.

FUNC-SCAN

Starts dedicated Signal Stalker/Spectrum Sweeper search.

TUNE

Starts a 'Tune' search.

FUNC-TUNE

Starts a 'Tune' search at the current or most recently scanned frequency.

SRCH (Search)

Selects dedicated service and limit searches.

ATT (Attenuator)

Toggles the attenuator on/off for a specific object.

FUNC-ATT

Toggles the global attenuator on/off.

PRI (Priority)

Toggles priority setting on/off for a specific object.

FUNC-PRI

Toggles priority mode on/off.

FAV (Favorites)	Scans the Favorites scan list (only).
FUNC-FAV	Adds the displayed object to the Favorites scan list.
WX/	Enters weather scan mode.
FUNC-WX/	Scans the Skywarn scan list (only).

PGM (Program)

Enters program mode.

FUNC-PGM

Enters V-Scanner mode.

L/OUT (Lockout)	Locks (or temporarily locks, depending on the setting) or unlocks an object.
FUNC-L/OUT	Locks (or temporarily locks, depending on the setting) or unlocks an object.

ENT (Enter)

Accepts text and numbers.

PSE (Pause)

Pauses scan or search mode.

1-0/A-Z

Inputs numbers or characters. Used to turn scanlists 1-10 on/off.

FUNC- 1-0

Used to turn scanlists 11-20 on/off. FUNC-0 toggles zeromatic tuning on/off in dedicated search mode.

CL (Clear)

Clears an incorrect entry.

FUNC-CL

Clears an entire entry field.

./DELAY

Inputs decimal point for frequency, space for text, or hyphen for TGID.

FUNC-./DELAY

Toggles delay on/off for an object.

Turning On The Scanner And Setting the Squelch

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Make sure the scanner's antenna is connected before you turn it on.
1. Turn the VOL and SQ knobs clockwise to about the 10:00 o'clock position.
2. Press TUNE
3. Turn SQ down (counterclockwise) until you hear noise.
4. Turn SQ up (clockwise) a little past where the noise stops. The higher the squelch is set, the stronger the signal required to break the squelch
5. If noise starts breaking the squelch, turn SQ up to decrease the scanner's sensitivity. To hear weaker signals, turn SQ down to increase its sensitivity.
6. Press SCAN to scan or PGM to begin programming.

Basic Settings for Navigation

You may want to change some settings right away to help you program your stuff a little easier.

Press and hold

until the scanner beeps to keep the backlight on.
Press PGM to enter program mode.
Press F3 (GLOB) to bring you to the 'Radio Settings' menu.
Press

until the cursor is blinking in front of LCD BlinkOFF. For alternating text displays, this sets the display time for the secondary display. Enter a value that is comfortable to view. 150 (1.5 seconds) is the default setting. I prefer something around 1 second (100).
Press

until the cursor is blinking in front of LCD BlinkOn. For alternating text displays, this sets the display time for the primary display. Enter a value that is comfortable to view. 50 (.5 seconds) is the default setting. I prefer something around 1 second (100).
Press F1 (Save) to save the settings and exit the GLOB menu.

At least it helped me.

Navigating the Menus

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If you just bought the radio new, right out of the box (or reset it), when you turn it on you will (should) see "Press NEW to create objects" in the display, otherwise press PGM to enter program mode.

The 3 'soft keys', F1, F2, and F3 activate the function shown in the LCD display above each softkey.

NEW (F1) will create a new object.
EDIT (F2) will edit. duplicate, or find an object.
GLOB (F3) will bring you to the 'Radio Settings' menu.
FUNC then GLOB (F3) will bring you to the 'Expert Settings' menu.

When you enter a menu, press the

keys to navigate to the parameter you wish to change.
Pressing and holding the

keys will scroll faster.
Pressing FUNC then

will bring you to the top of the menu (or any sub menu) and FUNC then

will bring you to the bottom.
Pressing FUNC then SEL (or ENT) will enable the 'help' for the selected item. Press SEL or ENT again to exit 'help'.
Pressing SEL or ENT activates entry fields.

The active parameter is always the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing colon.

For most numeric entries (except Contrast) simply enter the new value and press F1 (Done).
For most selectable entries (like Yes, No, On, Off, etc. and Contrast) use the

keys to select the new parameter.
For entries with SEL after them, press SEL/ENT to bring you to another menu to change the parameter.
Pressing

, or

will allow you to navigate inside the sub-menus and place the blinking cursor on what you want to edit.

Use the 'soft keys' (F1, F2, and F3) in the sub menus to Save, Undo, Exit, Stop, Reset, Del, Cancl or for Done, Qtxt, Yes, No, Dflt, and OK.

Main menu changes do not take effect until the menu is saved-F1 (Save). If you forget to save any changes, you will see 'Unsaved Changes! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit without saving.

If you later find out that you don't like your new setting(s), you can always go back to the parameter, press F3 (Dflt), and restore the default setting. See also Finding Objects.

You can restore all global settings to their defaults without affecting your programmed objects or V-Scanners. Turn the radio off then back on and press 0 then 2 during the welcome screen. Press ENT to confirm the global parameter reset then ENT again to reboot.

After you have programmed at least 2 scannable objects (not trunked systems) , pressing

in manual mode will select each object in the current scan list. After you have programmed in at least 2 scan lists, pressing

in manual mode will select each scan list.

The top left of the display will show the Scan List number then the object number; ex: 01-0010.

Global Settings Menu

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The GLOB (Radio Settings) menu allows you to change the radio-wide settings used by the scanner. The default settings will work fine for most users but you will probably want to personalize the radio to suit your individual needs.

Press PGM then F3 (GLOB).

See Navigating Menus if you are new to the radio.

Main menu changes do not take effect until the menu is saved-F1 (Save). If you forget to save any changes, you will see 'Unsaved Changes! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit without saving.

Contrast	Dim LED (197/600)	Priority	Key Repeat	Search Delay
Owner	Battery (106/500)	WxPri	LCD BlinkOff	SRCH Dig AGC
Clone Send	Lo Batt Alert (106/500)	Scan Lists	LCD BlinkOn	SRCH SuprTrk
Alert Mode	Battery Info (106/500)	SRCH L/Outs	LED BlinkOff	TLO=FUNC L/O
Sound Mode	Charge Time (106/500)	Clear FAV	LED BlinkOn	DupChecksSQ
Key Beeps	AttenMode	Memory Info	Pri Channels	TGID Format
Light Mode	Global Atten	Tune LED	Pri Interval	TGRP Ignore
Light Area (106/500)	Clear Hits	Color 0-7	TGRP Pri Int	ShowCCInfo
Light Secs (106/500)	Hit Counts	Qtxt 0-9	QuickPriRtn	Set password
Light Level (197/600)	Dflt ScanList

Contrast: Press

to select the best contrast.

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Owner: Allows you to edit the welcome screen seen when you turn on the radio.

Press SEL/ENT to edit.
You are allowed 4 lines of (16 character) text. Press

to select line 1-4.
Enter text or Qtext for the selected line.
Press

to select another line and enter more text or Qtext.
Press F1 (Done) to save and exit.

Clone Send: You can transfer data to and from another Pro 106 or Pro 197, or a PSR500 to PSR600 using a cable which has a 1/8-inch stereo phone plug on both ends. Both working memory and global settings are transferred.

Turn on both radios.
Connect the cable to each scanner's PC/IF jack.
On the sending radio press PGM then GLOB.
Scroll to 'Clone Send:' and press SEL/ENT when you are ready to send to the target radio.
Press F1 (Done) on the sending radio to exit.
The target radio should(?) reboot when finished.

Alert Mode: Controls the alert LED and audible alarm behavior.

Press

to select:
Off - no alerts.
Both - uses the Alert LED and Tone.
Tone - uses the audible alarm only.
Light - uses the Alert LED only.

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Sound Mode: When set to 'On', allows all radio beeps including Key Beeps. Must be 'On' for audible alarms.

Press

to select On, or Stlth (stealth-off).

Key Beeps: Press

to select On, or Off.

Light Mode: Controls how the backlight operates.

Press

to select On, Stlth (stealth-off), Norml, Key, or Ignre.
On(106/500) - backlight is on and stays on when you turn on the radio.
Stlth - disables backlight.
Norml - uses the backlight button on the keypad. Press to turn on for the amount of time set in Light Secs.
Key(106/500) - backlight turns on when any key is pressed for the amount of time set in Light Secs.
Ignre(106/500) - backlight turns on when any key is pressed for the amount of time set in Light Secs and the key's normal function is ignored for the first press. Pressing any key again (when the light is on) will activate its function.

Note: You can still press and hold the backlight button in any mode (except Stlth) to keep it on and then press it to turn it off. When you power off the radio it will revert to its set mode in the GLOB menu.

Light Area: Controls what is lighted.

Press

to select Both, LCD, or Keybd.
Both - lights the display and keyboard.
LCD - lights the display only.
Keybd - lights the keyboard only.

Light Secs: Controls how long the backlight stays on.

Enter the amount of time, 1 - 99 seconds, the backlight will stay on in Norml, Key, or Ignre modes.

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Light Level (197/600): Controls backlight intensity. When Dim LED is set to Yes, it also controls the Alert LED intensity. Accessed from the front panel using the DIM key.

Press

to select:
Brit - lights the display bright.
Dim - lights the display dim.
Off - display light is off.

Dim LED(197/600): When set to 'Global', DIM key and Light Level setting also control intensity of alert LED.

Press

to select Global or Normal.

Battery (106/500): Allows you to select which type of batteries you are using.

Press

to select NiMH, Alkaline, or NiCad.

Lo Batt Alert (106/500): Controls the critical battery audible alert. 0 = off.

Enter the amount of time, (0=off) - 60 seconds, between alert beeps.

Battery Info (106/500): Allows you to view the battery voltage and DAC value.

Press SEL/ENT to view.
Will show 'Charge: (and time left)' if charging.
Will show 'Charger is off' if charging has been stopped.

Charge Time (106/500): Allows you to set the battery charge time in hours. 0 = off. The battery charger charges at a current rate of 150 mA. The charger is disabled when Battery is set to Alkaline. The default charge time (99) will charge 9 hours for Ni-Cd batteries and 16 hours for Ni-MH batteries.

Enter the amount of time, 0 - 16, 99 hours, the charger will charge.

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AttenMode: This setting controls how the attenuator is applied to the objects in the radio. The attenuator reduces the amount of signal at the receiver input and helps reduce interference from strong nearby transmitters.

Press

to select Normal or Global.
Normal - the attenuator follows the individual object attenuator setting.
Global - applies attenuation radio-wide (when activated, see next entry), regardless of individual object settings. 'G' will appear in the display when scanning or searching.

Note: You can also do this by pressing FUNC then ATT in Scan or Search mode.

Global Atten: When set to 'On', turns the global attenuator on only when AttenMode is set to Global.

Press

to select On or Off. 'A' will appear in the display when scanning or searching.

Note: You can also do this by pressing ATT in Scan or Search mode.

Clear Hits: Clears all the hit counters for all objects if Hit Counts (see next entry) has previously been set to On. You can clear each object's hit count by going to the object's menu.

Press SEL/ENT. 'Really clear all object hit count data?' will appear. Press F1 (Yes) to clear or F3 (No) to exit.

Hit Counts: When set to 'On', keeps track of how many transmissions are received (or not) for each object type.

Press

to select Yes or No.

Dflt ScanList: Sets the default destination Scan List for new objects and Stor (F3) location for Stalker/Sweeper, Limit, Service, and Tune searches. Use 1-20 for the normal Scan Lists. Use 0 for the 'not scanned Scan List' (no scan list mappings are specified). Use 21 for the Favorite Scan List. Use 22 for the Skywarn Scan List.

Enter 0 - 22 and press ENT.

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Priority: Turns priority scan on or off. The display will show 'PRI' when priority is on and 'pri' when priority is off.

Press

to select On or Off. See also Priority Scanning.

Notes: You can also do this by pressing FUNC then PRI in scan mode. You can enabled priority scan even with no objects set for priority.(?)

WxPriority: Allows you to set and include a weather channel when Priority is On. Weather priority mode samples the specified weather frequency periodically while scanning to see if the All Hazards 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone (WAT) is present. If the WAT is present, the scanner will sound an alarm and tune to the programmed weather frequency to monitor the nature of the alert. The display will show 'PRI' when priority is on and 'pri' when priority is off. See also Priority Scanning.

Press

to select Off or one of the preprogrammed weather channels.

Note: You can also do this by pressing WX then PRI in Scan or Search mode.

Scan Lists: Allows you to enable (turn on) and disable (turn off) the (normal; 1-20) Scan Lists to scan.

Press SEL/ENT to edit.
Press

to select the Scan List and press SEL/ENT to enable or disable the list

Note: You can also do this by pressing the number keys on the keypad in Scan mode.

SRCH L/Outs: Allows you to enter a sub menu for reviewing, editing or deleting search lockout frequencies.

Press SEL/ENT to edit. Scroll to the lockout frequency.
To delete a frequency press F3 (Del).
To edit a frequency enter the new frequency.
Press F1 to save and exit.

Clear FAV: Clears the 'Favorites Scan List.

Press SEL/ENT. 'Really remove all object from FAV scan list?' will appear. Press F1 (Yes) to clear or F3 (No) to exit.

Memory Info: This will show you total objects and the free space percentage.

Press SEL/ENT. Press F1 (Done) to exit.

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Tune LED: When set to 'On', activates the signal strength driven LED when in 'Tune' mode. The color of the LED will change as the signal increases from 'color 0' to 'color 7'(?).

Press

to select On or Off.

Color 0-7: Here is where you customize the colors used to illuminate or flash when certain objects are active. These settings set intensity of red, green, and blue for each of the 8 selectable colors. By default, Color 0=Off, Color 1=Red, Color 2=Yellow, Color 3=Green, Color 4=Cyan, Color 5=Blue, Color 6=Magenta, and Color 7=White.

For each color, (0-7), press SEL/ENT to edit.
Press

to select R (red), G (green), or B (blue).
Use the number keys (0-9) to set preset intensities or press

to select your own custom intensity.
Press

to select the next color and repeat.
Press F1 (Done) to save and exit.

Qtxt 0-9: See Customizing Qtext.

Key Repeat: When set to 'On', allows you to press and hold keys like

to navigate through the menu faster.

Press

to select On or Off.

LCD BlinkOff: For alternating text displays, sets the display time for the secondary display element. (object number, channel name, ID name/number, search name)

Enter the amount of time, 1 - 250 x10 ms (10 - 2500 ms), the secondary element will display. Enter 1 for 'off'.

LCD BlinkOn: For alternating text displays, sets the display time for the primary display element. (system name, scan status, scan list name)

Enter the amount of time, 1 - 250 x10 ms (10 - 2500 ms), the primary element will display. Enter 1 for 'off'.

LED BlinkOff: When the Alert LED setting for an object is set to 'Flash', this is the amount of time the LED stays turned off.

Enter the amount of time, 1 - 250 x10 ms (10 - 2500 ms), the secondary element will display. Enter 1 for 'off'.

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LED BlinkOn: When the Alert LED setting for an object is set to 'Flash', this is the amount of time the LED stays turned on.

Enter the amount of time, 1 - 250 x10 ms (10 - 2500 ms), the primary element will display. Enter 1 for 'off'.

Pri Channels: Sets the number of conventional priority channels to check during a priority scan. 0 checks all conventional priority channels. See also Priority Scanning.

Enter the number of priority channels, 0 - 250, the scanner will check.

Pri Interval: Sets how often the scanner checks the priority channels. See also Priority Scanning.

Enter the amount of time, 2 - 100 x100 ms (.2 - 10 seconds), the scanner will do a priority check.

TGRP Pri Int: When set to 'On', the scanner interrupts trunked activity to check for conventional priority channels according to the Pri Interval setting when priority is turned on. Default is On. See also Priority Scanning.

Press

to select On or Off.

QuickPriRtn: When set to 'On', does not wait for verification of correct CTCSS, DCS or NAC when returning to an active conventional channel after priority sampling.

Press

to select On or Off.

Search Delay: Sets the 'wait for reply' delay for all (Tune, Stalker/Sweeper, Service, Limit) search modes.

Enter the amount of time, 1 - 250 x100 ms (.1 - 25 seconds), for the delay.

Note: You can also do this by pressing FUNC then ./DELAY in search mode. You can enabled priority scan even with no objects set for priority.(?)

SRCH Dig AGC: When set to 'On', sets AGC for digital audio in all search modes. Useful to compensate for low or high digital audio levels caused at the system.

Press

to select On or Off.

SRCH SuprTrk: Alternative DSP decoding algorithm is applied to all search types. When set to 'On', may help reception on some systems.

Press

to select On or Off.

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TLO=FUNC L/O: Controls the operation of the L/OUT key. When set to 'Off', pressing L/OUT performs a Temporary lockout of the selected object. When set to 'On', pressing L/OUT performs a Permanent lockout of the selected object. Temporary lockouts reset when the scanner is turned off. The default is 'Off'.

Press

to select On or Off.

DupeCheckSQ: If set to 'Yes', dupe checking will check the stored frequency and any squelch settings when checking for duplicate conventional objects.

Press

to select Yes or No.

TGID Format: Sets Talk Group ID format display.

Press

to select:
Norm - for EDACS AFS format, Motorola, and LTR systems.
Dec - for EDACS Decimal format, Motorola, and LTR systems.
Hex - for EDACs and Motorola - shows IDs in Hexidecimal format.

TGRP Ignore: If set to 'Yes', TGRP wildcards (in the current scan list) will treat stored TGRPS in disabled scan lists as wildcards.

Press

to select Yes or No.

ShowCCInfo: If set to 'Yes', shows current control channel frequency (indexed from TSYS frequency list) alternating with the voice frequency for Motorola and P25 systems.

Press

to select Yes or No.

Set password: Sets power-on password. (default 0000 is no password).

Press SEL/ENT.
To set new password then press F1 (Yes).
Enter text (or numbers) for new password and press F1 (OK).

Expert Settings Menu

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The Expert Settings menu allows you to adjust some of the more advanced features of these scanners. The default settings will work fine in most cases but you will probably want to fine tune the radio to suit your individual needs.

Press PGM then FUNC then F3 (GLOB).

See Navigating Menus if you are new to the radio.

Main menu changes do not take effect until the menu is saved-F1 (Save). If you forget to save any changes, you will see 'Unsaved Changes! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit without saving.

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All settings in menu order

Max Tunes	WX Lstn Time	ADC Cal	HD2 Holdoff	EDACS UnMute
SQ Wait 1	StalkScanSQ2	RSSI Sig Cal	96CC HD2 TO	EDACS ET HO
SQ Wait 2	StalkSrchSQ2	Bat Icon Cal	96VC SQ TO	Trunking Ch#
RF SQ Fade	StalkSrchSQ1	Zeromatc Cal	96VC XF TO	Show RadioID
DG Int Prime	StalkAMDelay	ZM Delay	HD2 Qual DG	RadioIDAlert
Noise Thresh	StalkFMDelay	ACSQ SrcInt	SubaudDelay	138-174 5kHz
WX Check Int	SpclStalkLmt	ACSQ PolInt	M36 ET Patt	CCDump
WX 1050Hz Th	SearchTunes	HD5 Fade	EndtoneMot	DSPDump
WX Alrm Time	FlexStep	HD2 Qualify	EndtoneEDACS

Settings by Type

General Tuning	P25 Trunking	Motorola Trunking	Stalker/Sweeper Settings	Weather Settings
Digital Tuning	CTCSS/DCS/NAC	EDACS Trunking	Zeromatic Settings	Misc Settings

General Tuning

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SQ Wait 1	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>General Tuning> In-band SQ Timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Expert Settings>Squelch Time Same Band
Default Value: 10 (10 ms)	Values: 1-200, x1 ms (1 - 200 ms)	Menu Help Text: Squelch wait time, same band

The amount of time to wait for a signal on a frequency while scanning (scan speed) in the same band. The lower the value the faster the scan speed, the higher the value, the slower the scan speed. There is probably a possibility of setting the value too low and the scanner would not stop on active frequencies. These values also impact searching and tuning. [1]

SQ Wait 2	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>General Tuning> Out-of-band SQ Timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Expert Settings>Squelch Time Different Band
Default Value: 15 (15 ms)	Values: 1-200, x1 ms (1 - 200 ms)	Menu Help Text: Squelch wait time, new band

The amount of time to wait for a signal on a frequency while scanning (scan speed) in a different band. The lower the value the faster the scan speed, the higher the value, the slower the scan speed. There is probably a possibility of setting the value too low and the scanner would not stop on active frequencies. These values also impact searching and tuning. [1]

RF SQ Fade	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>General Tuning> RF SQ Fade Timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Expert Settings>RF Fade Time
Default Value: 10 (100 ms)	Values: 0-99, x10 ms (0 - 990 ms)	Menu Help Text: RF SQ fade delay

Length of time to wait before closing the squelch after lost signal (squelch tail).

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SearchTunes	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> General Tuning> SRCH tunes in SCAN	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options> Max Search Tunes per Scan Cycle
Default Value: 0 (entire range)	Values: 0-9999 tunes (frequencies)	Menu Help Text: Max search tunes per scan loop 0=entire range

Maximum number of frequencies to check in each limit, service, or stalker(sweeper) search object while scanning.

Digital Tuning

DG Int Prime	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>Digital> Digital detect timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Expert Settings>Digital Detect Time
Default Value: 60 (600 ms)	Values: 1-100, x10 ms (1 - 1000 ms)	Menu Help Text: Preselect DG audio

Controls how long the scanner waits to automatically detect digital (P25 CAI) transmissions, when the type of transmission isn't known/expected ahead of time. [4]

Noise Thresh	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>Digital> Noise threshold	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Expert Settings>Noise Threshold
Default Value: 20	Values: 1-128	Menu Help Text: Noise threshold value for DSP.

Sounds like the number of noisy 'bits' that the scanner will allow prior to retuning or adjusting with the DSP. I have better results with a lower value. [2]

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P25 Trunking

96CC HD2 TO	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>P25 Trunking> CC detect timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> P25 Settings>CC HD2 Timeout
Default Value: 30 (300 ms)	Values: 10-250, x10 ms (100 - 2500 ms)	Menu Help Text: 9600CC SQ to HD2 timeout

Length of time to wait for P25 control channel detection timeout.

96VC SQ TO	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>P25 Trunking> VC RF SQ timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> P25 Settings>VC SQ Timeout
Default Value: 50 (500 ms)	Values: 10-250, x10 ms (100 - 2500 ms)	Menu Help Text: 9600VC RF SQ timeout

Length of time to wait for P25 voice channel RF squelch timeout.

96VC XF TO	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>P25 Trunking> VC Digital timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> P25 Settings>VC XF Timeout
Default Value: 100 (1000 ms)	Values: 10-250, x10 ms (100 - 2500 ms)	Menu Help Text: 9600VC SQ to XF timeout

Length of time to wait for P25 voice channel digital IMBE timeout.

HD2 Qual DG	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>P25 Trunking> Qualify CC in analyze	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> HD2 Settings>Qualify Time (Digital)
Default Value: 100 (1000 ms)	Values: 10-250, x10 ms (100 - 2500 ms)	Menu Help Text: HD2 qual time to unmute 96CC

Length of time to check for a P25 control channel before unmuting in 'Analyze'.

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CTCSS/DCS/NAC

ACSQ SrcInt	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>CTCSS/DCS/NAC> Search Interval	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> HD5 Settings>Search Delay
Default Value: 500 (500 ms)	Values: 10-2000, x1 ms (10 - 2000 ms)	Menu Help Text: Wait for HD5 sig in auto CSQ srch

Length of time to wait for a CTCSS/DCS/NAC signal in auto squelch search.

ACSQ PolInt	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>CTCSS/DCS/NAC> Query Interval	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> HD5 Settings>Query Interval
Default Value: 100 (100 ms)	Values: 10-1000, x1 ms (10 - 1000 ms)	Menu Help Text: Interval to poll for CSQ value

The interval of time to check for a CTCSS/DCS/NAC signal.

HD5 Fade	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>CTCSS/DCS/NAC> Fade Timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> HD5 Settings>Fade Delay
Default Value: 2000 (2000 ms)	Values: 10-2500, x1 ms (10 - 2500 ms)	Menu Help Text: CSQ fade delay

Length of time to wait after losing a CTCSS/DCS/NAC signal.

HD2 Qualify	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>CTCSS/DCS/NAC> End detect qualify	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> HD2 Settings>Qualify Time (Analog)
Default Value: 75 (75 ms)	Values: 1-1000, x1 ms (1 - 1000 ms)	Menu Help Text: CSQ end detect threshold

Length of time to check to detect an end of signal turn off code command.

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HD2 Holdoff	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>CTCSS/DCS/NAC> Delay after end	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> HD2 Settings>Mute Time
Default Value: 500 (500 ms)	Values: 10-1000, x1 ms (10 - 1000 ms)	Menu Help Text: CSQ post-end wait time

Length of time to mute a signal after an end of signal turn off code command.

Motorola Trunking

SubaudDelay	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>Motorola Trunking> Subaudible start delay	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Motorola Sub-Audible Settings>Delay Time
Default Value: 150 (150 ms)	Values: 0-65535, x1 ms (0 - 65535 ms)	Menu Help Text: Delay before we start subaudible decode

Length of time to wait to check for Motorola subaudible data to decode.

M36 ET Patt	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>Motorola Trunking> Endtone pattern	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Motorola Sub-Audible Settings> End Tone Pattern
Default Value: 2B2B	Values: 0x0000-0xFFFF	Menu Help Text: Mot3600 Endtone 16-bit pattern to detect

The Motorola 3600 end tone 16-bit pattern to detect an end of signal command.

EndtoneMot	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>Motorola Trunking> Endtone threshold	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Motorola Sub-Audible Settings>End Tone Threshold
Default Value: 80	Values: 0-250	Menu Help Text: # of >baud bits to trig 3600CC analog end

The Motorola 3600 end tone number of bits required to mute at end of signal.

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EDACS Trunking - control how the scanner behaves after it has already recognized a "call grant" message. [4]

EndtoneEDACS	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>EDACS Trunking> Endtone threshold	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> EDACS Settings>End Tone Threshold
Default Value: 10	Values: 0-250	Menu Help Text: # of >baud bits to trig 4800CC analog end

While on a "voice frequency", qualifying time in bits for the "endtone" to indicate end of transmission. [4]

EDACS UnMute	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>EDACS Trunking> GCG unmute delay	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> EDACS Settings>GCG Unmute Delay
Default Value: 18 (180 ms)	Values: 0-100, x10 ms (0 - 1000 ms)	Menu Help Text: EDACS unmute delay

After tuning to a 'voice frequency', a delay before unmuting audio. [4]

EDACS ET HO	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>EDACS Trunking> Endtone holdoff	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> EDACS Settings>End Tone Holdoff
Default Value: 35 (350 ms)	Values: 0-100, x10 ms (0 - 1000 ms)	Menu Help Text: EDACS post end-tone holdoff

After returning to the CC from a "voice frequency", how long to ignore any calls on the same "voice frequency". [4]

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Signal Stalker/Spectrum Sweeper Settings

Max Tunes	Win500 Name - Extended Settings>General Tuning> Max cached tunes	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options>Resume Delay Time
Default Value: 20 (frequencies)	Values: 1 to 1000 tunes (frequencies)	Menu Help Text: Max tunes before complete RF HW update.

The setting value appears to set the number of tunes (frequencies) prior to restart of new Stalker/Sweeper group. [5]

StalkScanSQ2	Win500 Name Extended Settings>Spectrum Sweeper> Wide SQ timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options>Squelch Delay in Scan Mode
Default Value: 5 (5 ms)	Values: 1-100, x1 ms (1 - 100 ms)	Menu Help Text: Stalker(Sweeper) scan large sig qual

Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency during Stalker/Sweeper while scanning.

StalkSrchSQ2	Win500 Name Extended Settings>Spectrum Sweeper> Narrow SQ timeout 2	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options> Squelch Delay #2 in Search Mode
Default Value: 5 (5 ms)	Values: 1-100, x1 ms (1 - 100 ms)	Menu Help Text: Stalker(Sweeper) search large sig qual

Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency during Stalker/Sweeper while searching.

StalkSrchSQ1	Win500 Name Extended Settings>Spectrum Sweeper> Narrow SQ timeout 1	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options> Squelch Delay #1 in Search Mode
Default Value: 10 (10 ms)	Values: 1-100, x1 ms (1 - 100 ms)	Menu Help Text: Stalker(Sweeper) search small sig qual

Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency during Stalker/Sweeper while searching.

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StalkAMDelay	Win500 Name Extended Settings>Spectrum Sweeper> AM unmute delay	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options>Unmute Delay (AM Mode)
Default Value: 150 (150 ms)	Values: 1-255(300-PSR?), x1 ms (1 - 255[300-PSR?] ms)	Menu Help Text: Stalker(Sweeper) unmute delay - AM mode

Length of time to wait to unmute in AM mode during Stalker/Sweeper.

StalkFMDelay	Win500 Name Extended Settings>Spectrum Sweeper> FM unmute delay	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options>Unmute Delay (FM Mode)
Default Value: 50 (50 ms)	Values: 1-255(300-PSR?), x1 ms (1 - 255[300-PSR?] ms)	Menu Help Text: Stalker(Sweeper) unmute delay - FM mode

Length of time to wait to unmute in FM mode during Stalker/Sweeper.

SpclStalkLmt	Win500 Name Extended Settings>Spectrum Sweeper> 'Special' lockout limit	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Sweeper/Search Options> Max Lockouts Per Range in SPCL
Default Value: 5 (lockouts)	Values: 1-20 (lockouts)	Menu Help Text: Special Stalker(Sweeper) lockout count before skip

The maximum number of Special Stalker/Sweeper lockouts per range before skipping.

Zeromatic Settings

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Zeromatc Cal	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Zeromatic Thresholds	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> ZeroMatic Settings
Default Values: 5kHz In Lo-252 5kHz In Hi-552 5kHz Out Lo-210 5kHz Out Hi-594 In Lo-210 In Hi-594 Out Lo-174 Out Hi-633	Values: 1-1023	Menu Help Text: Zeromatic tune thresholds

Customize the zeromatic tune threshold values for 5kHz ranges and non-5kHz ranges (entrance low value and high value, exit low value and high value). See also [6].

ZM Delay	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> ZM Check delay	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> ZeroMatic Setting>Check Delay
Default Value: 5 (5 ms)	Values: 0-1000, x1 ms (0 - 1000 ms) Actually only able to enter values up to 100. [3]	Menu Help Text: Zeromatic check delay

Weather Settings

WX Check Int	Win500 Name - Weather Settings> Weather Priority Settings> Check interval	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Timer Settings> 1050 hz Tone Detect Threshold
Default Value: 60 (6 seconds)	Values: 5-250, x100 ms (.5 - 25 seconds)	Menu Help Text: Weather 1050 chk interval in SCAN and MAN modes

Interval of time to check for a weather alarm signal on a channel while scanning (WX Priority). See also Priority Scanning.

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WX 1050Hz Th	Win500 Name - Weather Settings> Weather Priority Settings> 1050Hz qualifier	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Timer Settings> Timeout
Default Value: 20 (200 ms)	Values: 7-250, x10 ms (70 - 2500 ms)	Menu Help Text: Weather 1050Hz qualify time

Length of time to wait on the weather frequency to check for the alarm signal.

WX Alrm Time	Win500 Name - Weather Settings> Weather Priority Settings> Alarm timeout	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Timer Settings> Alarm Settings: Length
Default Value: 0 (0 seconds)	Values: 0-600, x1 sec (0 - 600 seconds)	Menu Help Text: WX SAME alert time to unmute 0=unmute @1050

Length of time to wait before unmuting the weather frequency after an alarm.

WX Lstn Time	Win500 Name - Weather Settings> Weather Priority Settings> Listen time	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Timer Settings> Listen
Default Value: 90 (90 seconds)	Values: 30-999, x1 sec (30 - 999 seconds)	Menu Help Text: WX Listen Time Auto-remute time after unmute

Length of time to listen to the weather frequency after an alarm unmuted the radio.

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Misc Settings

FlexStep	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Enable FlexStep	PSREdit Name - General Configuration> Other Options>Enable FlexStep
Default Value: Off	Values: Off/On	Menu Help Text: On= Allow any 1250Hz freq Off=Enforce fixed steps

When set to 'On' allows you to enter a frequency down to any 1250 Hz (1.25 kHz - .00125) step (except in the civil air band 108-136 where the step size is fixed at 8.333 kHz), otherwise the scanner will use the default steps.

ADC Cal	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> TUNE mode display	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Tune Mode Text
Default Value: Off	Values: OFF, RSSI, ZM, DSP	Menu Help Text: Show various data within Tune Mode on LCD line 3

Allows you to customize the information shown in the display while in 'Tune' mode. See also Analyzing Trunking Systems.

RSSI Sig Cal		Win500 Name - Extended Settings> RSSI Bar Thresholds	PSREdit Name - Weather/Advanced Configuration> Signal Strength Values
Default Values: Bar 1: 370 Bar 2: 450 Bar 3: 520 Bar 4: 610 Bar 5: 680	Suggested: Values: Bar 1: 470 Bar 2: 540 Bar 3: 610 Bar 4: 680 Bar 5: 750	Values: 1-750	Menu Help Text: Signal strength meter thresholds

Allows you to customize the signal strength meter bar threshold values for the bars 1-5. Settings of 470 540 610 680 750 provide a wider range indication of signal strength than the default settings. [4]

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Bat Icon Cal		Win500 Name - General Settings>Battery Settings> Icon Thresholds				PSREdit Name - General Configuration> PSR-500/Pro-106 Settings Battery Settings>Voltage Thresholds
Setting Names: NiMH OFF NiMH ON NiMH BlinkH NiMH BlinkL Alk OFF Alk ON Alk BlinkH Alk BlinkL NiCd OFF NiCd ON NiCd BlinkH NiCd BlinkL	Default Values: 511 502 498 484 471 462 444 430 502 493 480 466	Default Voltages: 4.55 4.47 4.44 4.31 4.20 4.12 3.96 3.83 4.47 4.39 4.28 4.15	Suggested Values: 452 451 450 449 452 451 450 449 452 451 450 449	Suggested Voltages: 4.03 4.02 4.01 4.00 4.03 4.02 4.01 4.00 4.03 4.02 4.01 4.00	Values: 1-1023	Menu Help Text: Battery icon thresholds

Allows you to customize when the low battery icon shows solid in the display (and hear the audio alert if enabled) and when it blinks. You can set how long you wish to see each based on the voltage of the batteries. My radio will die at about 3.4 volts when it's left alone scanning or searching but be careful; if you set the thresholds too low the radio will die instantly if you put a load on it (navigate menus, switch operations, etc). with the voltage too low - and probably not a good idea for a $500 scanner.

OFF: Voltage level when the solid icon goes off if charging.
ON: Voltage level when the solid icon goes on while scanning/etc. Low battery warning.
BlinkH(OFF): Voltage level when the blinking icon goes off if charging.
BlinkL(ON): Voltage level when the blinking icon goes on while scanning/etc. Time to change/recharge the batteries.

Note: The scanner won't let you load/store V-Folders when the low battery icon is in the display.

My opinion on how to best use this feature, which is shown in my suggested settings, would be to just have the icon blink (and also enable the audio alarm if I'm not real close to the radio) when it's time to replace/recharge the batteries at about 4.0 volts. The radio could start acting strange if you let it drop any lower. I don't need a 1 hour notice to change the batteries which is what the defaults will give you.

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Trunking Ch#	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Show trunked chan w/VC	PSREdit Name - General Configuration> Other Options>Show Trunking Channel
Default Value: Off	Values: Off/On	Menu Help Text: Show CC Chan # while showing VC

When set to 'On' shows the trunking channel number in the middle of line 4 of the display. F2 (TSYS) still functions.

Show RadioID	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Show Radio IDs for group calls	PSREdit Name - General Configuration> Other Options>Enable RadioID Display
Default Value: No	Values: No/Yes	Menu Help Text: Show RadioID in group calls, if available, on line 4

When set to 'Yes' shows the radio ID (not tgrp ID), if available, on line 4 of the display. F1 (TGL/O), F2 (TSYS), and F3 (Stor) still function. On some trunked systems (e.g. Mot 3600 if the system is programmed for it, and LTR for some talkgroups), will look at low-speed data on the voice frequency, checking for any priority Talk Group information [4].
Notes: If you enter (program) private TGRP objects with the various RadioIDs and alpha tag them, the scanner will show the tag instead of the numeric ID (on line 4). RadioIDs only show in SCAN mode, not PAUSE or MANUAL. RadioIDs are only available on group calls for certain types of trunked systems (i.e. not LTR), and then only if the scanner receives the initial "grant" message on the control channel. If you are scanning more than just a single TSYS, the scanner will likely miss that initial "grant" message and won't be able to show any Radio ID or (if programmed) alpha tag. [8]

RadioIDAlert	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Use RadioID Alert	PSREdit Name - General Configuration> Other Options>Use RadioID Alert Values
Default Value: No	Values: No/Yes	Menu Help Text: Use RadioID's alert setting if showing tag on line 4

The scanner will use any LED/backlight/tone alert settings from programmed Private TGRP objects instead of the group TGRP object's alert settings. For example, you could have a dispatch console's radio ID programmed as a Private TGRP object with alert settings different from the normal "Police Dispatch" Group TGRP object's settings. When the console initiates the call, the scanner will use the alert settings from the Private TGRP object instead of from the Group TGRP object. [8] [9]

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138-174 5kHz	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Allow 5kHz steps 138-174 MHz	PSREdit Name - General Configuration> Other Options>Use 5khz steps from 138-174 Mhz
Default Value: No	Values: No/Yes	Menu Help Text: Allow 5kHz steps between 138 and 174 MHz

If turned on (Yes), 5 kHz steps are used in ALL modes (except in the civil air band 108-136 where the step size is fixed at 8.333 kHz). If not turned on (No), use the 'normal' steps. CONV objects created in one "mode" will tune based on the "active mode" - that is, if you create a CONV object 138.005 MHz with the feature enabled, the radio will tune to 138.000 MHz if the feature is not enabled (although 138.005 will be displayed). [10]

CCDump	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Dump trunking data to PC/IF	PSREdit Name - General Configuration> Other Options>Enable CC Dump
Default Value: No	Values: No/Yes	Menu Help Text: Dump CC msgs to PC/IF

Enables the Control Channel Dump feature.

DSPDump	Win500 Name - Extended Settings> Echo DSP comms to PC/IF	PSREdit Name - General Configuration> Other Options>Enable DSP Dump
Default Value: No	Values: No/Yes	Menu Help Text: Dump CPU<->DSP msgs to PC/IF

Enables the DSP Dump feature.

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Abbreviations:

ADC = Analog to Digital Conversion?	HD2 in CTCSS/DCS = reverse burst/turn off code detect	RSSI = Received Signal Strength Indication
CC = Control Channel	HD2 in DG = P25 CC detect	SQ = Squelch
CSQ = Carrier Squelch	HD5 = CTCSS/DCS/NAC detect	VC = Voice Channel
DG = Digital	HW = Hardware	WX = Weather
DSP = Digital Signal Processor	IMBE = Improved Multi-Band Excitation	XF = IMBE detect
ET = End Tone	NAC = Network Access Code	ZM = Zeromatic

RF = Radio Frequency

CAI = Common Air Interface

Programming (Creating) Objects

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Programming Object Orientated memory is relatively easy and straight forward compared to Dynamic memory. The only real confusing twist is you have to go into the 'Talkgroup' menu to get to the 'Trunked System' menu to create a trunking system. I believe that is so you won't forget to program a 'Wildcard' ID which allows you to monitor all talkgroups.

There is a 'duplication' feature that allows you make a copy of an object and all of its parameters and tweak any parameters for the new object. Good for agencies that have multiple frequencies with the same name, tone code, alert settings, etc.

The scanner is designed to be programmed by 'Scan List'. Once you set the Default Scan List, you can simply program any type of object into any of the 20 main lists, the 'Favorite List' #21, the 'SkyWarn List' #22, or put that object into more than one list.

See Finding Objects to change anything after programming.

To Create a new Conventional object press PGM then F1 (NEW) then F2 (CONV).
Go to the CONV Channel Menu.

To Create a new Trunked System object press PGM then F1 (NEW) then F1 (TGRP).
A new 'Wildcard' ID is created that will receive all (not private) talkgroups.
Press

until TSYS: is selected.
Press

to select NEW then press SEL/ENT.
Go to the Trunked System Menu.

To Create a new Talkgroup object press PGM then F1 (NEW) then F1 (TGRP).
A new 'Wildcard' ID is created that will receive all (not private) talkgroups.
Go to the Talkgroup Menu.

To Create a new Limit Search object press PGM then F1 (NEW) then F3 (SRCH) then F1 (LMIT).
To Create a new Service Search object press PGM then F1 (NEW) then F3 (SRCH) then F2 (SRVC).
To Create a new Stalker/Sweeper Search object press PGM then F1 (NEW) then F3 (SRCH) then F3 (STLK).
Go to the Stalker/Sweeper, Limit, or Service Menu.

To program a regular Stalker/Sweeper, Limit, or Service Search go to Dedicated Searches.

CONV (Conventional) Channel Menu

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The CONV menu is used when creating /editing Conventional channel objects.

See Navigating Menus if you are new to the radio.

Main menu changes do not take effect until the menu is saved-F1 (Save). If you forget to save any changes, you will see 'Unsaved Changes! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit without saving.

Scan Lists	DCS Code	LED Color	SkyWarn	Digital AGC
Freq	P25 NAC	Latch LED	Modulation	SuperTrack
Tag	L/Out	Backlight	Atten	AudioBoost
Sq Mode	Priority	Alarm	Delay	Hit Count
CTCSS Hz	LED Mode	Fav	Delay Time

Scan Lists: This is where you select which Scan List(s) you want the object to be in for scanning.

Press

to select each list (01-22) then press SEL/ENT to select any/every list you want the service search object to be in. A * (asterisk) will appear in front of each list the object will be assigned to. If you just want to 'store' an object in the 'ns' list make sure you deselect every * in front of each list.

Note: The * will always be in front of the Default Scan List. If you want to select a different list, don't forget to deselect the default Scan List.

Freq: Enter the frequency and press SEL/ENT. See also FlexStep.

Tag: Press SEL/ENT to change the default object name-'Channel' to something different.

See Entering text or Using Quick Text.

Sq Mode: Press

to select:

Search - automatically analyzes signals to determine squelch mode and code.
None - ignores subaudible squelch.
CTCSS - to receive tone coded squelch.
DCS - to receive digital coded squelch.
P25 - to receive Project 25 conventional digital squelch (NAC-Network Access Code).

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CTCSS Hz: Press

to select the tone or Search when SQ Mode is set to CTCSS.

DCS Code: Press

to select the digital tone or Search when SQ Mode is set to DCS.

P25 NAC: Press

to enter the NAC code when SQ Mode is set to P25. Press F3 (Dflt) to select Search.

See Entering text to enter the (decimal) number code or Hex code.

L/Out: Used to lock or unlock objects. Depending on the setting of the L/Out button in the GLOB menu, this will perform a permanent lockout or temporary lockout. Temporary lockouts reset to unlocked if you have turned the scanner off.

Press

to select On or Off.

Priority: When set to 'On', the object will be included in priority scan when Priority is set to On. See also Priority Scanning.

Press

to select On or Off.

Note: You can also do this by pressing PRI when the object is in the display in manual, program, or scan modes.

LED Mode: Controls whether the Alert LED flashes or remains on solid at the beginning of each transmission or anytime the scanner stops on the object while scanning. Alert Mode must be set to Light or Both in the GLOB menu for the LED to function.

Press

to select Flash or Solid.

LED Color: Sets the LED color for the object as defined in the GLOB menu for the LED mode. By default, 0=LED Off, 1=Red, 2=Yellow, 3=Green, 4=Cyan, 5=Blue, 6=Magenta, and 7=White.

Press

to select the color 0-7.

Latch LED: When set to 'On', the Alert LED will remain in the LED Mode after the transmission is complete or until it is overridden by the next object that is also using an Alert LED.

Press

to select On or Off.

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Backlight: Sets how the backlight will function while the object is active. Does not function when Light Mode is set to Stlth in the GLOB menu.

Press

to select Off, On, or Flash.

Alarm: Sets the selected audio alarm to play at the beginning of each transmission or anytime the scanner stops on the object while scanning. Alert Mode must be set to Tone, or Both in the GLOB menu for the alarm to function.

Press

to select None, Chirp, Hi-Lo, Alert, Ring, 2-Chirp, Fast Hi-Lo, or DTMF #.

Fav: When set to 'Yes', the object is included in the 'Favorites List' (list #21).

Press

to select Yes or No.

SkyWarn: When set to 'Yes', the object is included in the 'SkyWarn List' (list #22).

Press

to select Yes or No.

Modulation: Selects the receive mode for the object. Auto will work fine unless you want to force a mode.

Press

to select:
Auto - automatically detects the receive mode.
AM - forces AM mode.
FM - forces FM mode.
NFM -forces NFM mode.

Atten: When set to 'On', applies 20 dB of attenuation to the object. Useful in areas where interference from nearby strong signals is present.

Press

to select On or Off.

Delay: When set to 'On', a delay is used to wait for reply traffic after a transmission according to the Delay Time setting-see next entry.

Press

to select On or Off.

Note: You can also do this by pressing FUNC then ./DELAY when the object is in the display in manual, program, or scan modes.

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Delay Time: Enter the amount of time, 1-250 x 100 ms (.1 - 25 seconds), for the delay.

Digital AGC: When set to 'On', instantly compensates for low user audio levels that are common on digital systems.

Press

to select On or Off.

SuperTrack: Alternative DSP decoding algorithm. When set to 'On', may help reception on some systems.

Press

to select On or Off.

AudioBoost: When set to 'On', sets a 6 dB boost to audio levels when the object is active.

Press

to select On or Off.

Hit Count: When Hit Counts is set to On in the GLOB menu, this will increment each time a transmission is received on the object.

Enter a number (0-9999) to change the count if you wish or press F3 (Dflt) to reset to 0.

TSYS (Trunked System) Menu

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The Trunked System menu is used when creating/editing trunking system objects. Trunked system objects are assigned object numbers but are not assigned to scan lists; just the talkgroups associated with the system are assigned to the scan lists. There is a 32 control channel limit for a trunking system (??). Large Multi-site systems with more than 32 control channels will have to broken up into smaller systems. 'Duplication' will copy a system but each ID can only be associated with one system. You will have to have to re-enter (or duplicate) all the IDs for the new system. That's when the software comes in handy.

See Navigating Menus if you are new to the radio.

Main menu changes do not take effect until the menu is saved-F1 (Save). If you forget to save any changes, you will see 'Unsaved Changes! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit without saving.

Type	Narrow FM	SuperTrack	Threshold Hi (Motorola)
Tag	AudioBoost	AutoMove HRs (LTR)	Threshold Lo (Motorola)
Frequencies	Dwell	Invert Data (EDACS Narrow)	T Tables (Motorola)
L/Out	DIG AGC	Multi-Site (Motorola)	Fleet Map (Motorola)
Atten		Check All CC (Motorola)

Type: Selects the type of trunking system.

Press

to select:
MOT 800/900 - for Motorola 800 or 900 MHz analog or digital trunked radio system that uses the 3600 baud control channel.
MOT VHF/UHF - for Motorola VHF/UHF analog or trunked radio systems.
P25 MANUAL - for Project 25 systems where it is necessary to manually set the channel table information or if you wish to use the default 800 MHz table data.
P25 AUTO - for most Project 25 systems that send channel table information over the system control channel.
EDACS STD - for most 800 MHz EDACS systems using the 9600 BPS control channel.
EDACS NAROW - for most 900 MHz and some VHF/UHF EDACS systems using the 4800 BPS control channel.
LTR - for Logic Trunked Radio (LTR) systems.

Tag: Press SEL/ENT to change the default object name-'System' to something different.

See Entering text or Using Quick Text.

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Frequencies: Press SEL/ENT to enter the frequencies for the trunking system. For Motorola systems you only need to enter the control channel frequencies. Note: EDACS frequencies have to entered in LCN order.

Enter the frequency and press SEL/ENT.
Press

to move to the next channel number and repeat for all the frequencies.
Press F1 (Save) to exit.

L/Out: Used to lock or unlock systems. Not affected by the setting of the L/Out button in the GLOB menu.

Press

to select On or Off.

Atten: When set to 'On', applies 20 dB of attenuation to all transmissions in the system. Useful in areas where interference from nearby strong signals is present.

Press

to select On or Off.

Narrow FM: Use Yes when the system is known to use Narrow FM modulation. Most 900 MHz analog trunked radio systems utilize NFM modulation.

Press

to select Yes or No.

AudioBoost: When set to 'On', sets a 6 dB boost for all activity on the system.

Press

to select On or Off.

Dwell: Sets the amount of time the scanner dwells on a Motorola, P25, or EDACS system control channel for activity on programmed talkgroups. Use 0 for automatic mode, which uses control channel information to determine when all current talkgroup information has been broadcast by the system.

Enter the amount of time, 0-200 (X 100 ms [5=.5 sec.]), for the delay.

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DIG AGC: When set to 'On', instantly compensates for low user audio levels that are common on digital systems.

Press

to select On or Off.

SuperTrack: Alternative DSP decoding algorithm. When set to 'On', may help reception on some systems.

Press

to select On or Off.

AutoMove HRs: When set to 'On', you may enter the LTR system frequencies in any orderand the scanner will automatically move the frequencies to the proper home repeater slots as transmissions are received on the system.

Press

to select On or Off.

Invert Data (EDACS Narrow): For some EDACS Narrow systems, the control channel data may need to be inverted. [4]

Press

to select Yes to invert or No.

Multi-Site (Motorola): Used with networked Motorola and P25 trunked radio systems. The multi-site feature mainly concerns how the scanner "looks" at the control channels you have programmed into a particular TSYS object. [11]

Press

to select:
Off - the scanner will find the first usable control channel in the control channel list and use it to track the system.
Roam - while moving, the scanner will attempt to lock on the best site it can find. The scanner will always attempt to lock on to control channels where the decoding quality is greater than 'Threshold Hi', and will search for new control channels when the decoding quality of a control channel drops below 'Threshold Lo' (see next entries below). If no control channels are available that meet the Threshold Hi criteria, the scanner will seek the best control channel to use, and continue checking periodically for a new control channel that meets the Threshold Hi criteria.
Stat - intended to allow you to scan through all decent quality control channels while stationary (say, at home or work) so that you can hear all of the available traffic on all of the available receivable decent quality control channels depending on the Check All CC setting below. [11]

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Threshold Hi (Motorola): When Multi-Site is set to Roam, sets the control channel decode % threshold for a site to be considered good when looking for a new site.

Enter the percentage (1-99) and press SEL/ENT. Default setting is 95(%).

Threshold Lo (Motorola): When Multi-Site is set to Roam, sets the control channel decode % threshold for a site to be considered out of range, which will begin the process of looking for a new site.

Enter the percentage (1-99) and press SEL/ENT. Default setting is 75(%).

Check All CC (Motorola): When Multi-Site is set to Stat (stationary) This setting determines how the scanner scans the control channels.

Press

to select Off or On.
Off - the scanner will check a new control channel on each pass, starting with the next frequency in line after the previous pass. It will check only one control channel per pass. [4]
The scanner will park on a different decent quality control channel each time it scans that TSYS. [11]
On - the scanner will park on each decent control channel in the list successively looking for programmed talk groups BEFORE leaving that TSYS and moving on to other TSYS's or conventional channels. [11]

T Tables (Motorola): For Motorola and P25 systems only selects the default trunking table or allows you to customize 16 trunking channel tables. Also allows you to set the base, offset, and step for UHF/VHF systems. See also next entry below.

Press

to select Default or Custom.
If Custom is selected, press SEL/ENT to edit the tables.

Press

to select Table 1-16 and press SEL/ENT.
Enter the Lo Channel and press SEL/ENT.
Enter the Hi Channel and press SEL/ENT.
Enter the Offset and press SEL/ENT.
Enter the Base Frequency and press SEL/ENT.
Enter the Step and press SEL/ENT.
Press F1 (Save) to save the table and exit.
Press

to move to the next table number and repeat for all the tables (as needed).
Press F1 (Save) to save all trunking tables and exit.

Programming the Offset and Base Frequency

To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF-lo (406-512 MHz) trunked systems, you must program the applicable offset and base frequency for each system. This can be done after you program the trunking frequencies and system. If you don't know the offset and base frequency, I have found an explanation at the Trunked Radio Systems User’s Page. Look for 'Determining Base and Offset Frequencies for the BC245xlt' by John C.

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Fleet Map (Motorola): Programs the Fleet Map for Motorola Type I or Type IIi systems. See also next entry below.

Press

to select one of the pre-set fleet maps, or Custom.
If Custom is selected, press SEL/ENT to edit the size codes for the blocks.

Press

to select the Block (0-7) then press

to select the size code S(0-14).
Press

to move to the next Block and repeat for all the Blocks (as needed).
Press F1 (Save) to save the fleet map and exit.

Programming a Fleet Map

Motorola Type I or Type IIi systems require you to program a fleet map. This allows you to receive the talkgroup IDs correctly. If you don’t know which fleet map to use, you can try a method I found at Radio Reference.com.. Since it is rather lengthy, I will just give you the link. Determining Type I Motorola Fleet Maps by Dave Goodson. If you know the fleet map by name, E1P1, E1P2, etc., I have listed 16 pre-set fleet maps so you can see the size codes.

Note: If you select size code S-12, S-13, or S-14, these restrictions apply:

S-12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4 or 6.

S-13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4.

S-14 can only be assigned to Block 0.

Since these size codes require multiple blocks, you will be prompted for the next available block. For example, if you assign Block 0 as S-12, the scanner prompts you for block 2, the next block available, instead of block 1. If you assign Block 0 as S-14, you would not see another prompt because S-14 uses all available blocks.

TalkGroup Menu

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Here is where you create/edit talkgroup IDs and get into the 'Trunked System' menu. If you have a lot of IDs to program and don't have the software, 'Duplication' will be your best friend. This will allow you to set all the parameters for an ID, i.e. delay, LED color, etc., duplicate it, and just change the ID number.

See Navigating Menus if you are new to the radio.

Main menu changes do not take effect until the menu is saved-F1 (Save). If you forget to save any changes, you will see 'Unsaved Changes! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit without saving.

Scan Lists	Tag	LED Color	Fav
TSYS	L/Out	Latch LED	SkyWarn	AudioBoost
ID	Priority	Backlight	Delay	Hit Count
Type	LED Mode	Alarm	Delay Time

Scan Lists: This is where you select which Scan List(s) you want the ID to be in for scanning.

Press

Note: The * will always be in front of the Default Scan List. If you want to select a different list, don't forget to deselect the default Scan List.

TSYS: This is where you select a trunking system to be associated with the ID.

Press

to select the trunking system you want the ID to be in.

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ID: A 'Wildcard' is a special type of ID object that allows you to monitor all Talk Group traffic on the trunked system and is created by default. IDs can be classified as 'Group' or 'Private' - see Type below. Wildcard IDs monitor all Talk Group traffic on the system and you have the option to save (F3) or lock out (F1) new Talk Groups as they appear.
See also ID Types.

Press F3 (Dflt) for a Wildcard ID - see Type below.
Motorola Type II - a 1-5-digit ID number. Valid Talk Group IDs are divisible by 16.
Motorola Type I - fff-ss where fff is the fleet and ss is the sub-fleet.
EDACS (AFS) - aa-ffs where aa is the agency, ff is the fleet, and s is the sub-fleet.
EDACS (Decimal) - the default EDACS format is AFS. If you want to enter in Decimal format you will have to change TGID Format in the Glob menu to 'Decimal' first, then enter the 1-4 digit ID number.
LTR - a-hh-uuu where a is the area code (0 or 1), hh is the home repeater (01-20), and uuu is the user ID (000-254).

Type: Selects the ID Type.

Press

to select:
Group - will only monitor Talk Group radio traffic on the specified Talk Group ID.
Private - will only monitor private radio traffic on the specified Private ID or RadioID. IDs designated as 'Private' can also be tagged and viewed on line 4 of the display when 'Show RadioID' is set to Yes.

Tag: Press SEL/ENT to change the default ID name-'*ID ' to something different.

See Entering text or Using Quick Text.

L/Out: Used to lock or unlock IDs. Depending on the setting of the L/Out button in the GLOB menu, this will perform a permanent lockout or temporary lockout. Temporary lockouts reset to unlocked if you have turned the scanner off.

Press

to select On or Off.

Note: locking out Talk Group IDs that have private RadioIDs associated with them will also lock out those private RadioIDs.

Priority: When set to 'On', the ID will be given priority over other IDs when Priority is set to On.See also Priority Scanning.

Press

to select On or Off.

Note: You can also do this by pressing PRI when the object is in the display in manual, program, or scan modes.

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LED Mode: Controls whether the Alert LED flashes or remains on solid at the beginning of each transmission or anytime the scanner stops on the ID while scanning. Alert Mode must be set to Light or Both in the GLOB menu for the LED to function.

Press

to select Flash or Solid.

LED Color: Sets the LED color as defined in the GLOB menu for the LED mode. By default, 0=LED Off, 1=Red, 2=Yellow, 3=Green, 4=Cyan, 5=Blue, 6=Magenta, and 7=White.

Press

to select the color 0-7.

Latch LED: When set to 'On', the Alert LED will remain in the LED Mode after the transmission is complete or until it is overridden by the next object that is also using an Alert LED.

Press

to select On or Off.

Backlight: Sets how the backlight will function while the ID is active. Does not function when Light Mode is set to Stlth in the GLOB menu.

Press

to select Off, On, or Flash.

Alarm: Sets the selected audio alarm to play at the beginning of each transmission or anytime the scanner stops on the ID while scanning. Alert Mode must be set to Tone, or Both in the GLOB menu for the alarm to function.

Press

to select None, Chirp, Hi-Lo, Alert, Ring, 2-Chirp, Fast Hi-Lo, or DTMF #.

Fav: When set to 'On', the ID is included in the 'Favorites List' (list #21).

Press

to select Yes or No.

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SkyWarn: When set to 'On', the ID is included in the 'SkyWarn List' (list #22).

Press

to select Yes or No.

Delay: When set to 'On', sets whether a delay is used to wait for reply traffic after a transmission according to the Delay Time setting-see next entry.

Press

to select On or Off.

Note: You can also do this by pressing FUNC then ./DELAY when the object is in the display in manual, program, or scan modes.

Delay Time: Enter the amount of time, 1-250 x 100 ms (.1 - 25 seconds), for the delay. The default time is 20 (2 seconds).

AudioBoost: When set to 'On', sets a 6 dB boost to audio levels when the ID is active.

Press

to select On or Off.

Hit Count: When Hit Counts is set to On in the GLOB menu, this will increment each time a transmission is received on the object.

Enter a number (0-9999) to change the count if you wish or press F3 (Dflt) to reset to 0.

Stalker/Sweeper, Service, and Limit Object Menus

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These menus are used when creating/editing Stalker/Sweeper, Service, and Limit Search objects.

See also SearchTunes in the 'Expert Settings' menu to set the maximum number of frequencies to check in each search object while scanning.

These searches can also be used as the normal standalone operations-see Dedicated Searches.

See Navigating Menus if you are new to the radio.

Main menu changes do not take effect until the menu is saved-F1 (Save). If you forget to save any changes, you will see 'Unsaved Changes! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit without saving.

Options for All Searches:

Scan Lists	LED Mode	Backlight	Atten	Zeromatic
Tag	LED Color	Alarm	Delay	Search Dir
L/Out	Latch LED	Fav	Delay Time	Hit Count

Options for Stalker/Sweeper Searches:

Type

Sub-bands

Special

Options for Services Searches:

Srvc

Groups

Channels

Modulation

Options for Limit Searches:

FrLo

FrHi

Scan Lists: This is where you select which Scan List(s) you want the object to be in for scanning.

Press

to select each list (01-22) then press SEL/ENT to select any/every list you want the object to be in. A * (asterisk) will appear in front of each list the object will be assigned to. If you just want to 'store' an object in the 'ns' list make sure you deselect every * in front of each list.

Note: The * will always be in front of the Default Scan List. If you want to select a different list, don't forget to deselect the default Scan List.

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Tag: Press SEL/ENT to change the default object name-'Signal Stalker(Sweeper)' to something different.

See Entering text or Using Quick Text.

Press

to select On or Off.

Press

to select Flash or Solid.

LED Color: Sets the LED color as defined in the GLOB menu for the LED mode. By default, 0=LED Off, 1=Red, 2=Yellow, 3=Green, 4=Cyan, 5=Blue, 6=Magenta, and 7=White.

Press

to select the color 0-7.

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Latch LED: When set to 'On', the Alert LED will remain in the LED Mode after the transmission is complete or until it is overridden by the next object that is also using an Alert LED.

Press

to select On or Off.

Backlight: Sets how the backlight will function while the object is active. Does not function when Light Mode is set to Stlth in the GLOB menu.

Press

to select Off, On, or Flash.

Press

to select None, Chirp, Hi-Lo, Alert, Ring, 2-Chirp, Fast Hi-Lo, or DTMF #.

Fav: When set to 'Yes', the object is included in the 'Favorites List' (list #21).

Press

to select Yes or No.

Atten: When set to 'On', applies 20 dB of attenuation to the object. Useful in areas where interference from nearby strong signals is present.

Press

to select On or Off.

Delay: When set to 'On', a delay is used to wait for reply traffic after a transmission according to the Delay Time setting-see next entry.

Press

to select On or Off.

Note: You can also do this by pressing FUNC then ./DELAY when the object is in the display in manual, program, or scan modes.

Delay Time: Enter the amount of time, 1-250 x 100 ms (.1 - 25 seconds), for the delay. The default time is 20 (2 seconds).

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Zeromatic: When set to 'On', enhances the scanner's ability to lock on to the actual center frequency of a search hit instead of an adjacent frequency.

Press

to select On or Off.

Search Dir: Press

to select the search direction, Up or Down.

Hit Count: When Hit Counts is set to On in the GLOB menu, this will increment each time a transmission is received on the object.

Enter a number (0-9999) to change the count if you wish or press F3 (Dflt) to reset to 0.

Options for Stalker/Sweeper Searches:

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Type: Allows you to search from all bands or just Public Safety bands.

Press

to select:
All Bands - will allow you to search from all the sub-bands the scanner can receive.
Pub Safety - will allow you to search from just the Public Safety sub-bands.

Sub-bands: Allows you to select which Stalker/Sweeper bands that will be searched.

Press

to select:
0-9 pressing SEL/ENT for each band (0-9) you want to search if searching from all the sub-bands.
0-4 pressing SEL/ENT for each band (0-4) you want to search if searching from just the Public Safety sub-bands.

Special: Turns Special Signal Stalker/Spectrum Sweeper on or off.

Press

to select On or Off.

Options for Services Searches:

Srvc: Allows you to select the type of service search.

Press

to select Pub Safety, Aircraft, Amature, CB, Marine, FRS/GM/MURS, or Rail.

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Groups: Allows you to select which groups that will be searched for Pub Safety, Aircraft, and Amature service searches.

Press

to select each group then press SEL/ENT to enable the group. A * (asterisk) will appear in front of each selected list.

Channels: Allows you to select which channels will be searched for CB, Marine, and FRS/GM/MURS service searches.

Press SEL/ENT. Press

to locate the channels you want to scan. Press SEL/ENT to disable or enable each channel. A * (asterisk) will appear in front of each selected channel to be scanned.

Modulation: Selects the receive mode for the Service Search object. Auto will work fine unless you want to force a mode.

Press

to select:
Auto - automatically detects the receive mode.
AM - forces AM mode.
FM - forces FM mode.
NFM -forces NFM mode.

Options for Limit Searches:

FrLo: Enter the lower frequency of the limit search and press SEL/ENT.

FrHi: Enter the upper frequency of the limit search and press SEL/ENT.

Duplicating Objects

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Finding Objects

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There are 5 different ways to locate objects:

1. By Object number:

Press MAN, the object number, then SEL/ENT.
To edit the object, press PGM, F2 (EDIT), then F2 (CURR).

2. By Browsing:

Press MAN. Press

to select the Scan List where the object is located.
Press

to locate the object in the scan list.
To edit the object, press PGM, F2 (EDIT), then F2 (CURR).

3. By Object Type:

Press PGM. Press F2 (EDIT), then

until CONV, TGRP, TSYS, SRCH, or STLK is over any softkey (F1, F2, or F3)
Press the softkey under the object type you wish to locate.
Press

to select the Scan List where the object is located.
Press

to locate the object in the list.
To edit the object, press F2 (EDIT).

4. By Text:

Press PGM, F2 (EDIT), F3 (FIND), then F2 (Text).
Enter the string of text to find or press F3 (Qtxt) to insert any programmed Quicktext.
Press F1 (OK) to search. Press F3 (NEXT) to search again.
To edit the object, press F2 (EDIT).

5. By L/O Status:

Press PGM. Press F2 (EDIT), FIND (F3) is over any softkey,, then press the softkey under FIND. Press

to locate the object in the list, press F2 (EDIT), then F2 (CURR).

Organizing Objects

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Deleting Objects

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Using the Favorites List and Skywarn List

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The Favorites List and Skywarn List are 2 list that can be scanned independently from the regular 20 lists. They scan the objects in their respective list only and no other lists. The Skywarn list is really just another Favorites list and is empty until an object is assigned to it. The Favorites List is scanlist #21 and the Skywarn List #22 when selecting lists in the menus. Objects in the Skywarn and Favorites lists can also be assigned to one or more of the other 20 lists.

The Favorites List is an easy way to scan one or just a few objects at a time without reprogramming anything as it is easy to add objects or clear the list.

To add an object to the Favorites List press FUNC the FAV when the object is in the display. Or, when programming an object, select '21' in the 'Scan Lists:' option of the menu or 'Yes' in the 'FAV:' option of the menus.
To clear the Favorites List press PGM the GLOB, scroll down to 'Clear FAV' and press SEL/ENT. At 'Really remove all objects from FAV scan list?', press F1 (YES).
To scan the Favorites List press FAV.

The Skywarn list is meant to be a more permanent list (for Skywarn channels maybe?).

To add an object to the Skywarn List when programming an object, select '22' in the 'Scan Lists:' option of the menu or 'Yes' in the 'Skywarn:' option of the menus.
To scan the Skywarn List press FUNC then WX.

Using the Alert LED and Audible Alarms

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The LED, audible, and backlight alarms allow you to set an alert for any or each object that is received while scanning. There is a choice of 7 different audible alarms (or no alarm) and/or 8 main or thousands of custom colors to choose from (or no color) for the LED when each object is active. There is also a global setting for all alerts on or off or just audible or LED alerts on or off. You can also set the backlight to flash (or not) as an alarm when an object is active. There is also a setting that allows you to use the LED as a signal strength meter.

The following setting are available and explained in more detail within the object menus:

LED Mode: (Flash or Solid) Controls whether the Alert LED flashes or remains on solid at the beginning of each transmission or anytime the scanner stops on the object while scanning.

LED Color: Sets the LED color for the object as defined in the GLOB menu for the LED mode. By default, 0=LED Off, 1=Red, 2=Yellow, 3=Green, 4=Cyan, 5=Blue, 6=Magenta, and 7=White.

Latch LED: When set to 'On', the Alert LED will remain in the LED Mode after the transmission is complete or until it is overridden by the next object that is also using an Alert LED.

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Backlight: Sets how the backlight will function (Off, On, or Flash) while the object is active.

Alarm: Sets the selected audio alarm to play (None, Chirp, Hi-Lo, Alert, Ring, 2-Chirp, Fast Hi-Lo, or DTMF #) at the beginning of each transmission or anytime the scanner stops on the object while scanning.

Text Tagging and Qtext

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You can program text tags (up to 16 characters) for the welcome screen, any Stalker/Sweeper, limit, or service search, and each scan list, conventional channel, trunking system, or ID.

Entering Text Manually:
1. Navigate to the Tag: option (or Owner: for the welcome screen) in the menu of the object you wish to tag and press SEL/ENT.
2. Press FUNC then CL to clear the existing tag if desired.
3. Move the cursor to the position where you want to insert the text.
4. Select each letter by pressing the corresponding number key below each letter. The display will then show the available letters.
5. Select 1 for the first letter, 2 for the second letter, 3 for the third letter, or 4 for the fourth letter.

To toggle between capital and small letters at any time, press FUNC.
To insert a space, press . (period).
To insert a number, press 1 first, then enter the desired number.
To insert a special character, press 0 first, (then FUNC if you want to see the second set of characters) then the second number of the desired character.
If you want to clear the existing character, place the cursor to the right of the character (??) and press CL.
If you want to clear the whole text field press FUNC then CL.
If you want to move the cursor to the beginning of the text field, press FUNC then

.
If you want to move the cursor to the end of the text field, press FUNC then

.

6. Press F1 (Done) to save the tag and exit.

Customizing Qtext:

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QuickText allows you to store up to 10 of your commonly used entries to select when editing alphanumeric fields.

1. Press PGM then GLOB.
2. Press

to scroll to Qtxt1 and press SEL/ENT.
3. Enter the text you wish to assign to Qtxt1.

Note: When you use the Qtext entry in a text field, any unused spaces will be filled with space characters. If you want to leave room for adding more text after the Qtext entry, enter a space and a dollar sign ($) (or just a dollar sign [$]). When you use the Qtext in a text field, the edit cursor will be placed where the dollar sign is positioned so you can continue adding text.

4. Press F1 (Done) to save the Qtext and exit.
5. Press

to scroll to the next Qtxt entry and repeat for each of the 9 remaining entries.
6. Press F1 (Save) to save the GLOB menu and exit.

You can, at anytime, press F2 (Undo) to exit. You will see 'Unsaved Ganges! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit, cancel any changes, and return to the GLOB menu.
You can, at anytime, press F3 (Qtext) to use existing Qtext for any new Qtext buy selecting the number assigned to any existing Qtext.
You can also press F3 multiple times to add more than one Qtext. For example, if you want to change Qtext1 (Fire $) to 'Police Sheriff $', press F3 (Qtxt), and 2 to select 'Police $', then F3 (Qtxt), and 3 to select 'Sheriff $'.

Using Qtext:
1. Navigate to the Tag: option (or Owner: to change the welcome screen) in the menu of the object you wish to tag and press SEL/ENT.
2. Press FUNC then CL to clear the existing tag if desired. Move the cursor to the position where you want to insert the text.
3. Press F3 (Qtxt) then

to scroll to the Qtxt item (1-10) you want to insert and press ENT. Or, press the number key (1-10) corresponding to the Qtxt you want to insert and press ENT. Continue adding text or another Qtext entry (press F3 [Qtxt] again).
4. Press F1 (Done) to save the tag and exit.

You can, at anytime, press F2 (Undo) to exit. You will see 'Unsaved Ganges! Go Back?'. Press F1 (Yes) to go back or F3 (No) to exit, cancel any changes, and return to the previous menu.

Scanning the Scan Lists

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The easiest way to store tone codes is 'on the fly' by pressing F3 (Stor) when you receive them. Otherwise see Sq Mode: in the CONV menu.

When scanning a search object, pressing SCAN with move to the next scannable object.

A Look at the Display

Turning Scan List On and Off

To turn Scan Lists off or on

Using Pause and Manual

Temporary/Permanent Object Lockout

Temporary Lockout locks out conventional objects, programmed talkgroup objects (not IDs found with wildcard objects), and search objects (not search frequencies) until the scanner is turned off. When the scanner is powered on again, all objects that have been temporarily locked out are unlocked.

The F1 softkey permanently locks out search frequencies when searching (FrL/O), and talkgroups found with the wildcard IDs (TGL/O) and will not perform temporary lockouts.

To Temporarily Lockout an Object:
When the scanner stops on an object, press the L/OUT button.
or
In Manual or Program Mode,
Press

to select the Scan List where the object is located.
Press

to locate the object in the list.
Press the L/OUT button.
The lowercase 'l' flashes in the display to show the object is temporarily locked out.

Permanent Lockout locks out conventional objects, programmed talkgroup objects (not IDs found with wildcard objects), and search objects (not search frequencies) permanently until they are unlocked.

To Permanently Lockout an Object:
When the scanner stops on an object, press FUNC + the L/OUT button.
or
In Manual or Program Mode,
Press

to select the Scan List where the object is located.
Press

to locate the object in the list.
Press FUNC + the L/OUT button.
The uppercase 'L' appears in the display to show the object is permanently locked out.

Note: By default, pressing the L/OUT button toggles a temporary lockout (on or off) and FUNC + L/O toggles a permanent lockout for an object. To change the L/OUT button to toggle a permanent lockout when pressed and FUNC + L/O to toggle a temporary lockout see Setting the Function of the L/Out Button.

Unlocking Objects/Frequencies

To unlock a Conventional, Talkgroup, or Search object:
In Manual or Program Mode,
Press

to select the Scan List where the object is located.
Press

to locate the object in the list.
To unlock a temporary lockout press the L/OUT button. The flashing lowercase 'l' in the displays solid to show the object is unlocked.
To unlock a permanent lockout press FUNC + the L/OUT button. The uppercase 'L' in the display changes to the lowercase solid 'l' to show the object is unlocked.

To unlock a Limit, Service, or Stalker/Sweeper Search Frequency:
Press PGM then F3 (GLOB) to enter the Global Settings Menu.
Press

to locate SRCH L/Outs then press SEL/ENT.
Press

to locate the frequency then press F3 (Del) to unlock.
Press F1 (Save) to exit.

To unlock a Search Channel (for CB, Marine, and F/G/MURS searches):
Press SRCH until the CB, Marine, or F/G/MURS search is active.
Press PSE (Pause) to pause the search.
Press F2 until 'all' is in uppercase (ALL).
Press

to locate the locked out channel indicated with an 'L' next to the channel number and press the L/OUT button to unlock.

Using the Attenuator

Priority Scanning

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Conventional Priority Scanning will give priority to conventional objects that have their priority mode set to 'On'. The scanner will sample the conventional objects for activity periodically while scanning and monitoring other objects. This sampling will cause a brief muting of received audio when it occurs while another object is active. The more conventional objects that are set for priority, the longer this audio muting will be, since it takes a certain amount of time to sample each priority conventional object for activity. It will not check for conventional objects when scanning search or Stalker/Sweeper objects.
The TGRP Pri Int setting will interrupt trunked activity to check for conventional priority channels when set to (default) 'On'.
The Priority Channels setting allows you to specify how many priority channels will be sampled.
The Pri Interval setting allows you to set the sampling interval.
The QuickPriRtn setting when set to 'On', will not wait for verification of correct CTCSS, DCS or NAC when returning to an active conventional channel after priority sampling.

Talk Group Priority Scanning will give priority to IDs that have their priority mode set to 'On'. IDs configured for priority are checked for activity before any other IDs are checked, and during the reply delay time after non-priority ID calls. On some trunked systems (e.g. Mot 3600 if the system is programmed for it, and LTR for some talkgroups), will look at low-speed data on the voice frequency, checking for any priority Talk Group information [4]. It will not check for IDs when scanning conventional, search, or Stalker/Sweeper objects.
Priority works for RadioIDs associated with 'Private' IDs.
Priority does not work for RadioIDs associated with 'Group' IDs, the scanner will only check the 'Group' IDs.

The TGRP Pri Int setting will interrupt trunked activity to check for conventional priority channels when set to (default) 'On'.

Weather Priority Scanning will give priority to a weather channel that has its priority mode set to 'On'. Weather Priority mode samples the specified weather frequency periodically while scanning to see if the 'All Hazards 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone' (WAT) is present. If the WAT is present, the scanner will sound an alarm and tune to the specified weather frequency to monitor the nature of the alert
The WX Check Int setting allows you to set the interval of time to check for a weather alarm signal on a channel while scanning.

All objects with their priority mode set to 'On' are given equal priority status. No object has higher priority over any another. This should be considered when choosing your objects that will have their priority mode set to 'On'.

To Turn Priority Scanning On press FUNC then PRI while scanning or use the Priority setting in the GLOB menu.

Analyzing Trunking Systems

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Various information about trunking systems can be see in 'Tune' or 'Analyze' modes.
First, make sure the ADC Cal setting in the 'Expert Settings menu is set to (default) 'Off' (for 'Tune' mode only).

To see this info in 'Tune' mode, press the TUNE button. Enter the frequency for the type of infomation below and press SEL/ENT.

To see this info (except system type) in 'Analyze' mode, press the PGM then F2 (EDIT), press

until TSYS is above any softkey (F1, F2, or F3), then press that softkey. Press

to select the system you want to analyze and press MAN. Press F3 (Analyze) then

to select the control channel to analyze.

Motorola P25 9600 baud CC

Primary display (LCD BlinkOn)

Secondary display (LCD BlinkOff)

system type
P25

system type
P25:

NAC
nnn

system ID
Sy:sss

RFSS
Rrrr

site number
Sttt

system type
P25

control channel
ccc.cccc

decoding quality
qq%

NAC
Nnnn

WACN
W:wwwww

NAC=Network Access Code

RFSS=Radio Frequency Sub System

WACN=Wide Area Communication Network

Motorola 3600 baud CC

Primary display (LCD BlinkOn)

Secondary display (LCD BlinkOff)

system type
M36

control channel
ccc.cccc

tone
CT:cc.ccc

system type
M36

control channel
ccc.cccc

decoding quality
qq%

system ID
SID:ssss

site number
Sttt

EDACS (Wideband) 9600 baud CC

Primary and Secondary display

system type
EDW

control channel
ccc.cccc

decoding quality
qq%

?
Ccc

site number
S:nn

site type
h/H/s/S/a/A

h=not home site H=is home site
s=not SCAT site S=is SCAT site
a=not aux site A=is aux site

EDACS (Narrowband) 4800 baud CC

Primary and Secondary display

system type
EDN