Radio Shack ADV0801, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...including patent rights copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems Inc This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile reverse engineer or disassemble the Object Code or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human readable form U S Pat Nos 5 870 405 an...

Page 2: ...ive right in and get started programming your favorite objects into the radio Features Intuitive Object Oriented User Interface Design is designed for ease of use yet powerful enough to satisfy the most sophisticated experts Common data entry browsing and control methods are used for non trunked conventional channels trunking talkgroups search configurations and Signal Stalker II setups The radio ...

Page 3: ...lyzes 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 very common on digital systems This makes the radio easier to listen to and provides you with a more enjoyable scanning experience LTR Home Repeater AutoMove Takes the guesswork o...

Page 4: ...ented Scanning we introduce the concept of the Scannable Object A Scannable Object is defined as something that can be scanned The Scannable Object concept is very important in the OOUI design Recall that one of the more frustrating things about current trunking scanners is that entirely different methods of programming and interacting with the radio are used depending on whether the user is worki...

Page 5: ...logies We suggest that you keep the following OOUI Tenets in mind as you proceed with your study of this manual If you find yourself confused or stuck about the basics of Object Oriented Scanning it may be helpful to review this section again 1 The OOUI memory organization is nothing more than a large list of Scannable Objects 2 A Scannable Object is simply something that can be scanned including ...

Page 6: ...r it to operate There are parameters that are associated with trunking systems such as the type of trunked radio system technology used the frequencies that the system uses to broadcast control data etc Instead of entering these parameters over and over again every time you create a new TGRP on the same trunked radio system you create a TSYS object with all of the system parameters then specify th...

Page 7: ... no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equ...

Page 8: ...ception of illegal transmissions This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions Do not open your scanner s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor Doing so could subject you to legal penalties We encourage responsible legal scanner use In...

Page 9: ...d typically enhances in some way the action of the button that follows it When using FUNC press the FUNC key first and release it then press the next key T The scanner is currently receiving trunking control channel data G The attenuator is set for Global mode A The attenuator is currently active S The radio s squelch circuit is open meter Signal meter indicating strength of the received signal ba...

Page 10: ... FUNC RIGHT locks keypad MAN Places scanner in Manual Mode for monitoring single objects SCAN Places scanner in Scan Mode for scanning enabled objects FUNC SCAN launches Signal Stalker II TUNE Allows direct tuning of any valid frequency FUNC TUNE loads the current or most recently scanned frequency into TUNE SRCH Dedicated Search mode for service and frequency searches ATT Toggles Attenuator on an...

Page 11: ...er to disengage the retaining catch at the top of the belt clip from the back of radio and slide the belt clip upwards To install the belt clip slide it down into the belt clip receptacle on the rear of the radio Press down on the belt clip until it locks in place Slide the belt clip over your belt pocket or waistband Powering Your Scanner You can power your scanner with four AA batteries not supp...

Page 12: ... GLOB immediately above it in the LCD 3 Press v nine times or until the middle line of the display reads Battery Alkaline 4 Press or to select the type of batteries that are installed in the radio Use Alkaline for standard alkaline batteries NiCad for nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and NiMH for nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries 5 Press F1 the SAVE softkey to save your battery sett...

Page 13: ...could have no usable power Caution You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 500mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner s PWR DC 9V jack Using an adaptor that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adaptor Headphones and Speakers You can plug headphones or an amplified speaker neither included into ...

Page 14: ...tion much like the softkeys on many Automatic Teller Machines Their meaning can change depending on the operational state that the radio is in Right now the softkeys on your radio should read as follows NEW EDIT GLOB Let s focus on the NEW softkey for a few minutes As you might have guessed NEW is an invitation for you to create a new Scannable Object CONV TGRP LMIT SRVC or STLK So what would you ...

Page 15: ...n of the menu for a conventional channel object and there are more parameters that can be accessed if you scroll down We also see three new softkeys Save Exit Dflt The Save softkey will save your new CONV object to the file system when pressed but don t press it yet The Exit softkey aborts the creation of the new CONV object and the Dflt softkey restores the selected CONV menu parameter to its def...

Page 16: ... 3 F 4 3 I 7 3 R 3 2 E Press ENT or DONE softkey to store the new tag information for your CONV object Now you are ready to store your first CONV object There are other parameters that you can change and we invite you to scroll through the CONV menu to see the other settings that are available You can experiment with the different settings If you make a change that you aren t certain about press t...

Page 17: ...n A detailed description of each type of system supported by this radio and the essential parameters required to make the different types of trunked radio systems work properly is provided in the Detailed Menu Reference So if all of this makes sense to you then you should proceed and enter the required data for the system you wish to monitor to make a new TSYS as you create your TGRP If not please...

Page 18: ...he DONE softkey to store the control channel frequency Press the v key and repeat this step to add any other control channels used by the system Typically a Motorola trunked radio site or system will have one active control channel and three backup control channels You need only enter the active control channel for the scanner to track the system but if the system switches to a backup control chan...

Page 19: ...fy a radio ID to watch for in the ID field You ll want to scroll down two more clicks to the Tag field and enter an easy to remember name for your talkgroup that corresponds with its purpose on the trunked radio system For this example let s assume that this is a police dispatch talkgroup and we would like to use the name POLICE DISPATCH for the tag Scroll to the Tag field and press SEL Using the ...

Page 20: ... the desired Radio ID in the TGID field and set the Type field to Private NOTE Remember by default all new objects are mapped to Scan List 01 For now just let your new objects go to the default Scan List 01 Later in this section we will show you how you can group your objects into Scan Lists Using DUPE to speed up object entry DUPE is a powerful feature that will help you when entering multiple ob...

Page 21: ... range of the trunked radio system for those TGRPs you will see the T icon flash periodically while the radio is scanning The T icon indicates that the scanner is receiving control channel data from a trunked radio system To pause the scanner on an active object so that the scanner does not resume scanning press the PSE Pause key while the scanner is stopped on that object and press PSE or SCAN to...

Page 22: ...c information about how you can create other types of Scannable Objects and how you can group your Scannable Objects into different Scan Lists and work with the Scan Lists to quickly enable or disable groups of objects that you want to monitor You can also read the Detailed Menu Reference section of this manual to learn more about the different object types and their parameters and how to perform ...

Page 23: ... find the previously stored TGRP objects that need to be checked before declaring that the found talkgroup is new and should be scanned as a Wildcard hit If you park on a Wildcard TGRP object in MAN mode the scanner is not able to see the previously stored TGRP objects and every call on the trunked radio system will come up as a wildcard hit Displaying Memory Usage Your scanner can report how much...

Page 24: ... order for a search range to function correctly The FrLO and FrHi lower and upper frequency limits must be specified so the scanner will know where to begin the search and where to end the search and start again The Mode must be set properly although by default the scanner will automatically choose the receive mode that most likely applies to the active frequency as the search proceeds And again w...

Page 25: ...rby transmitters As you become more familiar with STLK operation you may wish to include or exclude some bands in your sweeps to check other frequency ranges or to limit the amount of time the scanner spends sweeping frequency ranges where local transmitter activity is less likely This will speed up operation and when used while scanning will allow the radio to return to scanning for activity on C...

Page 26: ...Object SRVC is similar to a LMIT search but is optimized for a specific radio service and can search for activity associated with a type of service across multiple frequency bands Essential Service Search parameters The only critical parameter needed for a Service Search to function is the service type When you set up a Service Search you will want to specify the type of service that you wish to s...

Page 27: ...frequencies used in the US and Canada When finished press the Save softkey to store your SRVC search as a new object Once your SRVC object is saved you can use it while scanning or launch the SRVC search by itself by pressing the SRCH softkey after navigating to the SRVC object in Manual Mode When the SRVC search stops on an active frequency the display will appear as follows LCD illustration To r...

Page 28: ...eel free to group your objects in the manner that best suits your listening style If you choose to group your objects by geographical area and find that the best set of Scannable Objects for your area includes a mix of trunked talkgroups and conventional channels go right ahead and put them all in the same Scan List There are no limitations as to the type of objects that can exist together in the ...

Page 29: ...ey the radio suspends scanning of all objects in the radio except for those that are set to FAV YES in their object menus You can also add any object to the FAV Scan List by pressing the FUNC key then FAV while the object is active during SCAN mode or while parked on the object in MAN and PROGRAM mode It is also possible to clear the FAV Scan List completely by pressing PGM then the GLOB softkey t...

Page 30: ...s navigates up through the objects assigned to the current Scan List v navigates down through the objects assigned to the current Scan List navigates up through the active Scan Lists in the radio navigates down through the active Scan Lists in the radio Scroll down in the object s parameters menu to the Scan Lists field With the Scan Lists field highlighted use the on the 5 way pushbutton pad to s...

Page 31: ...Scan List mappings the object will be placed in a special NS Scan List that can be accessed using the keys while in Manual Mode or PGM mode Once you scroll to the NS Scan List you can use the v keys to scroll to the objects found there and edit the Scan List setting by pressing the PGM key then the EDIT and CURR softkeys to see the object s menu Other Advanced Startup Topics Here are some more sta...

Page 32: ...escribed above When the scanner finds a matching object you may press MAN to begin monitoring of the found object in Manual mode You may also press PGM to exit FIND and execute programming tasks at the found object position If you wish to edit the object press the EDIT softkey If you wish to continue searching press the NEXT softkey FIND keeps the last search text you specified stored so that you ...

Page 33: ...so that radio traffic associated with the major incident is not interrupted You could press the PSE or MAN keys to listen to a single object if communications for the major incident are only being conducted on single channel or talkgroup More often several talkgroups are used to provide communications for major incidents so if you park on a single object you may miss communications on other object...

Page 34: ...then the Del softkey to clear the entire list Talkgroup Lockout Talkgroup lockout is similar to search lockout as it allows you to lockout undesired talkgroups while searching for new talkgroup activity with wildcard TGRP objects To apply lockout on an undesired wildcard hit press the TGL O softkey while the scanner is stopped on the undesired talkgroup Applying wildcard lockout to an undesired ta...

Page 35: ... to continue searching until the desired TSYS is located Once the TSYS has been located press the PGM key then press FUNC CL The scanner will ask you to confirm the delete command before removing the object from the scanner s memory then provide a final warning that all TGRPs associated with the TSYS to be deleted will be lost if you proceed Press the YES softkey at both warnings to delete the TSY...

Page 36: ...lect Off Stat or Roam When set to Off the scanner will find the first usable control channel in the control channel list and use it until it is no longer usable When set to Stat ionary the scanner will track the system using any control channel in the list that is usable When set to Roam the scanner will attempt to locate and use the best possible control channel and ignore others until the contro...

Page 37: ...set to ON Turning Object Priority On or Off Priority for CONV and TGRP objects can be toggled on or off using the following methods Press the PRI key when the scanner stops on the object while it is active The plD indicator in the object display will show p for Object Priority Off and P for Object Priority On Browse to an object in Manual Mode or PGM mode then press the PRI key to toggle Object Pr...

Page 38: ...ect is incremented each time a transmission is received on an object making it possible for you to determine the objects that are the least and most active By default the Hit Counter feature is turned off To turn the Hit Counter on press PGM then the GLOB softkey and use the v key to scroll down to the Hit Counts item Use the keys to toggle Hit Counts on and off When finished press the SAVE softke...

Page 39: ...sh controls whether the LED remains on solid or flashes when the object is active LED Color 0 7 sets the color of the LED By default color 0 is used for LED off You can change the LED colors in the Global Settings menu Latch LED keeps the LED on after activity on the object is finished This is useful in cases where you need to know if an object was active while you were away from the scanner Backl...

Page 40: ...saving a search object This is handy for those times where you need to run a search quickly Dedicated search modes do not create new search objects or use previously created search objects Using Dedicated Signal Stalker II STLK Mode Dedicated STLK mode lets you access and run the Signal Stalker II easily and quickly Press FUNC SCAN while in the Manual Program or Scan Modes to access the Signal Sta...

Page 41: ...the MODE softkey to change the receive mode AM FM NFM from the default for the current frequency range au Press STOR to create a new CONV object using the found frequency Use the keypad to enter a new frequency and press ENT to make that the TUNE frequency Using FUNC TUNE from any other mode will load the last active frequency from the other mode into TUNE For example pressing FUNC TUNE while park...

Page 42: ...d You may wish to use the ADV0801 s Tune LED feature to obtain a visual indication of signal strength using the tri color LED To activate the Tune LED press PGM then the GLOB softkey Press the v key until Tune LED Off appears in the display Use the keys to toggle Tune LED on or off then press the SAVE softkey to save your changes to the radio s configuration memory Using dedicated Limit and Servic...

Page 43: ...C search mode press the SRCH key on the keypad repeatedly until the desired service search is indicated on the display The following service searches are available Railroad searches the Association of American Railroads AAR VHF railroad frequencies used in the US and Canada Public Safety PubSafety Searches commonly used public safety frequencies Groups are as follows 0 33 4 46 5 MHz VHF Low Band 1...

Page 44: ...nna or switch to an external antenna that gives you clear reception of a local NOAA weather broadcast Weather Radio Mode Weather radio mode allows you to receive weather broadcasts from your local weather service anytime of the day To use weather radio mode simply press the WX button on the keypad The scanner will quickly scan and lock on to the first active weather radio frequency it receives You...

Page 45: ... SAME message received if no SAME location codes are entered A list of SAME location codes can be found online at this web site http www nws noaa gov nwr indexnw htm sametable In addition to the code for your location you may wish to enter additional codes for surrounding areas and any other areas of interest so that you can receive advance warning of adverse or dangerous weather that may be heade...

Page 46: ... code will be ignored When a SAME location event code storage location is set for Entry ON and Lockout ON the radio will process the SAME location event code that is stored there and will lock out the specified event code A SAME location event code storage location set for Entry OFF and Lockout ON will not be processed because Entry is set to OFF In case of a conflict i e two identical codes and e...

Page 47: ... following steps are used to create a SAME entry that provides all weather alerts for a given location Press the WX key to enter Weather mode Press the SAME softkey to add or edit SAME entries Use the or v keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to scroll to the desired SAME code entry Press the SEL key on the 5 way pushbutton pad to edit the selected SAME entry With the Entry field selected press on the...

Page 48: ...used to lock out individual event or area codes We recommend that you leave Lockout set to off for general purpose weather alerting When you have finished editing your SAME entry press the Save softkey to store the data then press the Save softkey to save all SAME changes and return to the Weather mode Activating SAME Standby Mode After you have entered your desired SAME codes you can activate the...

Page 49: ...on for later use If you travel frequently you may want to create V Scanners for the areas where you travel V Scanners are also useful for backing up your configurations Once you have main memory configured the way you like it you can save it to a V Scanner where it will remain untouched until you delete overwrite or recall it Then if you happen to make a mistake while using your main memory that y...

Page 50: ...ory to the V Scanner folder This will take approximately four seconds to complete Loading A Stored V Scanner Folder To Main Memory To load the contents of a previously saved V Scanner folder into your scanner s main memory press FUNC then PGM to enter V Scanner mode then press the Load softkey Use the v keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to scroll to the desired V Scanner folder then press the Load ...

Page 51: ...phabet numbers and punctuation symbols Your scanner also features exclusive QuickText feature which allows you to store up to 10 commonly used text items for instant recall while editing alphanumeric fields Entering and Editing Alphanumeric Information A Standard Text Entry Method is used for entering alphanumeric information into the radio This method allows easy access to each letter in the alph...

Page 52: ... 73 6 16 00 E 32 S 74 7 17 F 01 F 33 T 81 8 18 F 02 G 41 U 82 9 19 F 03 H 42 V 83 0 10 _ F 04 I 43 W 91 01 F 05 J 51 X 92 02 F 06 K 52 Y 93 03 F 07 L 53 Z 94 04 F 08 M 61 1 11 05 F 09 N 62 2 12 06 F 00 Using QuickText QuickText allows you to store up to 10 commonly used text items for instant recall while editing alphanumeric fields For example as you search for store and name new CONV or TGRP obj...

Page 53: ... look like this after you load the QTXT SHERIFF SHERIFF note that cursor is positioned at end of the word Once you are finished editing your QTXT storage location press the SAVE softkey to save the QTXT then press the SAVE softkey again to save the changes you made to the GLOB menu Power On Configuration Key Sequences Your ADV0801 features power on keypress sequences that are used as shortcuts to ...

Page 54: ...ner for future reference Care Keep the scanner dry if it gets wet wipe it dry immediately Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments Handle the scanner carefully do not drop it Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Modifying or tampering with the scanner s internal components can cause a malfunction and mig...

Page 55: ...o channels programmed or Ensure that the scanner has more only one channel programmed or than one channel programmed all channels locked out and enabled for scanning SQUELCH control is not adjusted Turn SQUELCH control clockwise properly until scanning resumes The scanner does The digital channel or talkgroup The scanner can only receive not receive digital or trunking systems is not using APCO 25...

Page 56: ...s does not resolve your problem you may wish to initialize the entire scanner to factory defaults This operation will result in the clearing of your programmed data and the loss of any custom changes you have made to the radio s global parameters Use this option as a last result and if possible save your working memory to a V Scanner folder prior to performing this operation NOTE This procedure cl...

Page 57: ...sive Object Oriented User Interface which features a powerful menu system that is used to configure the various Scannable Objects that your scanner is capable of receiving The ADV0801 design also includes a Global Settings GLOB menu that provides unprecedented control over the radio wide settings used throughout your scanner This section of the manual provides detailed information about all of the...

Page 58: ...h menu line or following the 0 2 global settings reset procedure described above GLOB Menu Reference The GLOB menu stores all of the radio wide settings used by the scanner The GLOB menu allows you to tweak these settings to your liking The default settings will work fine for most users but most users will want to use the GLOB menu to personalize the radio to suit their individual tastes The activ...

Page 59: ...nt of time the backlight remains on for Normal Key and Ignore light modes Battery NiMH Loads low battery profile for each different battery type Battery Alkaline or NiCad Loads low battery profile for each different battery type Lo Batt Alert 0 60 seconds Controls critical battery audible alert 0 off Battery Info SEL Displays current battery voltage DAC value and charge time remaining if battery i...

Page 60: ...0 Use 0 for the ns not scanned Scan List no Scan List mappings are specified Use 21 for the FAV Scan List Use 22 for the SKYWARN Scan List Priority On or Off Turns Priority Scan On or Off Priority Scan can also be toggled by pressing FUNC PRI while scanning WxPri On or Off Toggles Weather Priority Mode on or off Also accessed by pressing WX then PRI Scan Lists SEL Enters sub menu for Scan List set...

Page 61: ... the primary display element LED BlinkOff 1 250 x 10 mS When the ALERT LED setting for an object is set to Flash this is the amount of time the LED stays turned off LED BlinkOn 1 250 x 10 mS When the ALERT LED setting for an object is set to Flash this is the amount of time the LED stays turned on Pri Channels 0 250 Number of priority CONV channels to check during a priority scan sampling 0 sample...

Page 62: ...EX Selects TGID display format TGRP Ignore Yes or No If set to Yes TGRP wildcards will ignore calls on previously stored TGRPS that are mapped to disabled Scan Lists ShowCCInfo Yes or No For Motorola and P25 systems shows current control channel index from TSYS frequency list and frequency alternating with the voice frequency CONV Menu Reference The CONV menu is used when creating new Conventional...

Page 63: ... Code parameter below Squelch Code CTCSS Hz DCS Code P25 NAC Sets CTCSS tone DCS code or P25 NAC depending on Sq Mode setting Use Search to detect tone or code value for selected squelch type L Out On or Off Permanent lockout for the CONV channel Also accessed by pressing FUNC L OUT while the scanner is stopped on the CONV object Priority On or Off Turns Priority Mode on or off for the CONV object...

Page 64: ...EXPERT BELOW Modulation AM FM NFM AU Modulation setting for the CONV channel In most cases AU will work fine Use AM to override and force AM modulation FM to force FM modulation NFM to force narrow FM modulation Atten On or Off When on applies 20 dB of attenuation to all transmissions on the CONV channel Useful in areas where interference from nearby strong signals is present Delay On or Off Contr...

Page 65: ...ts 1 20 Sets membership in Scan Lists Use keys to scroll through Scan Lists Use SEL key to toggle Scan List membership A next to the Scan List number indicates that the object is mapped to that Scan List TSYS New or previously stored trunking system object TSYS To enter a new trunking system use the keys to scroll through the stored systems until NEW appears then press SEL to enter the parameters ...

Page 66: ...mplete unless overridden by a subsequent object that is also using the ALERT LED Backlight On Off or Flash Controls whether the backlight should be on off or flashing while the object is active Alarm None Chirp Hi Lo Alert Ring 2 Chirp Fast Hi Lo DTMF Sets the Audible Alarm for the TGRP object When an Audible Alarm is selected the selected alarm will play at the beginning of each transmission on t...

Page 67: ...ype MOT 800 900 MOT VHF UHF P25 MANUAL P25 AUTO EDACS STD EDACS NAROW LTR Sets the trunking system type Choose MOT800 900 if the system is a Motorola 800 or 900 MHz analog or digital trunked radio system that uses the 3600 baud control channel Use P25 AUTO for most Project 25 systems that send channel table information over the system control channel Use P25 MANUAL if it is necessary to manually s...

Page 68: ...s 6 dB audio level boost for all activity on this TSYS Dwell 0 200 x 100 mS 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 Digital AGC On or Off Controls Digital AGC f...

Page 69: ...ooking for a new site T Tables Normal Splinter Custom For Motorola and P25 systems only sets custom channel tables Use to select option press SEL on Custom to enter custom table information Fleet Map SEL For Motorola Type I systems only sets fleet map LMIT Menu Reference The LMIT menu is used when creating new Limit Search objects or editing existing Limit Search objects All menus are shown in the...

Page 70: ...y default 0 LED Off 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Cyan 5 Blue 6 Magenta 7 White Latch LED On or Off Normally the ALERT LED is active only while the object is receiving a transmission When Latch is on the ALERT LED will remain lit after the transmission is complete unless overridden by a subsequent object that is also using the ALERT LED Backlight On Off or Flash Controls whether the backlight should be...

Page 71: ...arch hit instead of an adjacent frequency Search Dir Up or Down Sets search direction used when LMIT object is active Hit Count Numeric value Increments each time a transmission is received on the LIMT object Global Hit Counts must be set to ON Press the Dflt softkey to reset to 0 SRVC Menu Reference The SRVC menu is used when creating new Service Search objects or editing existing Service Search ...

Page 72: ...band radio frequencies Marine Searches the VHF FM marine radio band FRS GMRS MURS DOT STAR F G MURS Searches the FRS GMRS MURS DOT and STAR radio frequencies Railroad searches the Association of American Railroads AAR VHF railroad frequencies used in the US and Canada Groups to scroll SEL to toggle on off Toggle search groups when Pub Safety Aircraft and Amateur service searches are used Tag Alpha...

Page 73: ...When an Audible Alarm is selected the selected alarm will play anytime the scanner stops for activity on the SRVC object while scanning Fav On or Off When On the SRVC object is a member of the Favorites Scan List EXPERT BELOW Modulation AM FM NFM AU Modulation setting for the SRVC search In most cases AU will work fine Use AM to override and force AM modulation FM to force FM modulation NFM to for...

Page 74: ...us different parameters The active parameter is always the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire STLK menu is shown below STLK Parameter Options Description Scan Lists On or Off for Scan Lists 1 20 Sets membership in Scan Lists Use keys to scroll through Scan Lists Use SEL key to toggle Scan List membership A next to the Scan List number indicates that the object is mapped to ...

Page 75: ...s used LED Color 0 7 Sets LED color to 0 7 as defined in the GLOB menu By default 0 LED Off 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Cyan 5 Blue 6 Magenta 7 White Latch LED On or Off Normally the ALERT LED is active only while the object is receiving a transmission When Latch is on the ALERT LED will remain lit after the transmission is complete unless overridden by a subsequent object that is also using the ALER...

Page 76: ...ter frequency of a search hit instead of an adjacent frequency Special On or Off STLK works by quickly sweeping the RF spectrum in 1 MHz increments to find nearby strong signals If the 1 MHz sweep indicates that activity is present in the 1 MHz range STLK sweeps that range to find the source Search Dir Up or Down Sets search direction used when STLK object is active Hit Count Numeric value Increme...

Page 77: ...z FM 894 00000 901 987500 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 902 00000 939 987500 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 940 00000 960 000000 MHz 6 25 kHz FM 1240 0000 1300 00000 MHz 6 25 kHz FM Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service 824 848 9875 MHz and 869 893 9875 MHz Appendix B General Specifications Item Specification Working Memory 1800 programmed objects using flexible Scannable Object system Pr...

Page 78: ...LO uses low side of 1st IF 3rd IF 455 kHz The 3rd LO uses the low side of the 2nd IF Frequency Range VHF Low 25 00000 54 00000 MHz VHF Aircraft 108 00000 136 99166 MHz VHF High 137 00000 174 00000 MHz 216 00250 224 9950 MHz 225 00000 299 93750 MHz UHF Low T 300 00000 512 00000 MHz UHF High 796 00000 960 00000 MHz 1240 00000 1300 0000 MHz Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiote...

Page 79: ...ludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service Internal Speaker 36 mm 8 ohms dynamic Operating Voltage 6 VDC 4 ea AA alkaline NiCAD or NiMH External Power and Charge Voltage 9 VDC 500 mA regulated power supply Dimensions Approximately 2 56 w x 1 65 d x 5 71 h inches 65 w x 42 d x 145 h mm Weight Approximately 8 5 ounces 240 grams not including batteries and antenna Memory...

Page 80: ...e lines that are provided will be adequate for almost all circumstances Rarely if ever should a user in the building not have access to an outside line when needed and the number of lines available is not overkill such that money is wasted on unneeded excess capacity In radio trunking works in a very similar way Instead of each radio user or user group having their own dedicated radio channel a sm...

Page 81: ...s regarding activity for their talkgroup and in the event that the home channel is busy a free channel elsewhere on the system that is available for communications if needed When a user in a distributed control system needs to speak they press the push to talk button on their radio If the home channel is not in use the controller sends a data message out over the home channel that tells the other ...

Page 82: ...are as follows CTCSS CTCSS stands for Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System In CTCSS the transmitter sends a special low level audio tone continuously while a transmission is in progress This is known as a subaudible tone the level and frequency are such that they are difficult or impossible to hear in a receiver s speaker The receiver or your scanner will detect and decode this tone and if it matc...

Page 83: ...tion is sent as a series of data packets and each packet includes the NAC that has been configured in the transmitter A receiver can be programmed to unmute and play a voice transmission only when the packets from the transmitter include the correct NAC Your scanner operates in the same way Like CTCSS and DCS it can detect the NAC that is in use on a transmitter and will allow you to store the cod...