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Follow these steps to turn status bit ig-
nore on or off.
1. Hold down SCAN until the current
status bit ignore setting ( ON or
OFF ) appears.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select ON or OFF ,
then press E .
Identifying a Trunked
Frequency
To identify a trunked frequency, press
▼ when the scanner stops on a talk-
group ID. The trunked frequency brief-
ly flashes twice. To show the fre-
quency longer, hold down
▼ . The
scanner beeps, then the trunked fre-
quency and talkgroup ID alternate.
Switching EDACS Format
The EDACS system uses two group
ID formats: Agency-Fleet-Subfleet
(AFS) and Decimal. If you use a list of
IDs shown in one format (AFS) and
the ID you want to receive is in the
other format (such as decimal, for ex-
ample), hold down
SVC to switch to
the decimal format. The ID appears in
decimal format and
E flashes.
EDACS ID Range Search
To make searching for EDACS IDs
faster, set a range for the Agency or
Fleet listings. Simply use the number
keys to enter the Agency or the Agen-
cy and the Fleet listing, then press
SEARCH . Note the following exam-
ples.
Example 1
Agency = 01
Press 0 1 . SEARCH.
01 --- appears during search.
Example 2
Agency = 01, Fleet = 01
Press 0 1 . 0 1 SEARCH.
01-01- appears during search.
To stop an ID range search, press
SEARCH again.
Using Trunk Scanning Scan
Delay
Many trunked systems have a period
of 2 or more seconds between a trans-
mission and a reply. You can pro-
gram a 5-second delay so the
scanner holds on an ID for 5 seconds
to wait for a reply. The scanner contin-
ues to monitor the frequency for 5 sec-
onds after the transmission stops
before resuming scanning.
Press DELAY to turn trunk scanning
scan delay on or off. DELAY appears
when trunk scanning scan delay is
set.
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