User's Manual

20-527 Owner’s Manual Draft
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5. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER.
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to enter the other trunking group frequencies for EDACS or additional control
channel frequencies for Motorola systems.
7. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving mode.
Storing Text Tags
You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 16 characters) for easy identification of
channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks.
Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel
1. Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where you want to enter the text, then press MANUAL again.
M and the bank and channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display (for example: M100).
2. Press PGM. M changes to P.
3. Press TEXT. The cursor appears at the third line.
4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “Finding and Storing Active Frequencies” on Page XX).
Note: If you make a mistake, press ^ or v to move to the character you want to change.
For example, to identify amateur (ham) radio transmissions in the 6 meter range, input “HAM 6m” as
follows:
• “H” is the second letter associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4 then 2.
• “A” is the first letter associated with 2 on the keypad. Press 2 then 1.
• “M” is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 then 1.
• “Space.” Press ./DELAY.
• “6” is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad. Press 1 then 6.
• “m” is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 and FUNC (for the lower case set), then
press 1.
5. Press ENTER to input the text.
Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID
1. Press PGM.