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Setup
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Setup
Scanner Setup
A
frequency
, expressed in kHz or MHz, is the tuning location of a
station.
Your scanner saves frequencies to
channels
and groups the
channels into banks. The scanner’s 10
banks
each hold 100
channels (1,000 channels total).
The scanner is preset to the most common AM or FM receive
modes for each frequency range. However, some amateur
transmissions may operate in a different mode. If the transmission
sounds weak or distorted, you may have the channel set to the
wrong
receive mode
:
AM –
Amplitude Modulation, primarily used for aircraft, military,
some amateur and government transmissions.
FM –
Frequency Modulation, used for most public safety
transmissions, broadcast, business, and most amateur radio
transmissions.
CT –
FM transmissions with Continuous Tone Coded Squelch
System (CTCSS)
DC –
FM transmissions with Digital Coded Squelch (DCS)
MO –
Motorola Trunking System
ED –
EDACS Trunking System
LT –
LTR Trunking System
Note:
If you change the receive mode using
MODE
key,
the scanner shows the receive mode for small caps (ex.
fm,
am, ct, or dc
). If you want to change the default setting,
press
FUNC
then press
MODE
.
Defining a Channel
Go to www.radioreference.com for the latest frequency references.
To define a channel:
1.
Press
MAN
.
2.
Enter the bank (0-9) and channel number (00-99) where you want
to store the frequency (Example: 101 for Bank 1, Channel 1).
3.
Press
MAN
again. “
M”
and the bank and channel number
appear.
4.
Press
PROG
. “
M”
changes to “
P”
.
5.
Use the number keys to enter the frequency (including the
decimal point). If you make a mistake, press
CLEAR
to delete a
single digit or hold
CLEAR
about 2 seconds to start over.
Note:
Your scanner automatically rounds to the nearest
valid frequency. For example, if you enter 151.553, your
scanner rounds to 151.550.
6.
If necessary, press
MODE
to change the receiving mode.
7.
Press
ENT.
If the frequency is already stored in the bank,
“Dupl.Freq.
ChXXX”
appears. To copy the duplicate frequency anyway,
press
ENT
or press
CLEAR
to cancel.
If you made a mistake in Step 5,
“Invalid Freq.”
briefly
appears and the scanner beeps when you press
ENT.
Go back
to step 5 again.
8.
Press
MAN
again. “
M”
and the bank and channel number
appear.
Note:
For information about adding text tags to a channel
or bank, see
“Text Tags”
on Page 47.
