User Manual

PSR-410 O/Manual
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existing or new Scan List groups. Object Oriented Scanning makes it very easy to delete or
deactivate objects and Scan Lists that you do not want to listen to, including a powerful temporary lockout
mode that allows you to zero in on activity associated with a specific incident, then restore your desired
configuration when the incident is over. Finally, Object Oriented Scanning makes it exceedingly easy for the
scannist to enjoy the collection of channels and talkgroups they have programmed into the scanner, and to
share them with other scannists.
A Few Things To Remember about Object Oriented Scanning
Object oriented scanning is completely different from any prior scanning receiver technology. Accordingly,
some users may find it difficult to visualize and understand how Object Oriented Scanning works. This may
be especially true for users who have become very familiar with more recent scanning receiver
technologies.
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 conventional channels,
trunking talkgroups, limit searches, service searches and Spectrum Sweeper setups.
3. In OOUI scanning, there are no "systems", "banks", "groups", "sub-groups" or "ID lists". There is simply a
very large collection of objects, each with their own attributes. Scannable Objects all exist at the same level
or hierarchy within the scanner - no single type of Scannable Object is more important than another, and
Scannable Objects do not have dependencies on or links to other Scannable Objects in order for them to
function properly.
4. The primary method of grouping the collection of objects is by mapping them to Scan Lists. Mapping a
Scannable Object to one or more Scan Lists does not change the physical location of the object in the
memory system. Even when an object is mapped to one or more Scan Lists, the object itself has not moved
nor changed from what it is - a simple, standalone object that is part of a larger collection.
About this manual
Object abbreviations used in this document
We described how your new GRE scanner utilizes an Object Oriented User Interface in the Introduction
and Overview sections of this manual. You learned that the key components of this new user interface are
the Scannable Objects, which are, of course, “things that can be scanned”. As you begin to use your new
scanner, you will notice that the object names are abbreviated so that they can easily fit into the 16
character LCD. (Imagine what the radio's display would look like if “Trunking Talkgroup Object” was spelled
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