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Duplicate Frequency Alert, Storing Text Tags

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Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which has been stored in another channel, you will hear a beep and the other channel displays WARNING. Press to clear and start again. --- OR --- Press E again to store the frequency in both channels. Storing Text Tags You can customize your scanner by storing text tags for easy identification of banks, channel transmissions, trunking talkgroup IDs, etc. The text tags can be set at the menu mode. (Refer to Understanding Menu System on page 13.) Assigning a Bank Tag to a Bank 1. Press MENU. 2. Press E to select SYSTEM DATA. 3. Press or to select BANK TAG and then press E. 4. Select the bank number to be tagged using or and then press E. 5. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate VFO to change letters, and then press or to shift right or left. Both capital and lower case letters are available, as well as numbers and punctuation marks. 6. After entering the desired text, press E or SELECT. Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press (decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared. Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1. Press MENU. 2. Press or to select CH DATA and then press E. 3. Select the channel number to be tagged using or and pressing E. You can also enter the channel number in using the keypad and then press E. 4. Press or to select ALPHA TAG and then pressing E. Note: • If you have not stored a frequency in the channel, UNREGISTERED will appear in the display. 5. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate VFO to change letters, and press or to shift right or left. Both capital and lower case letters are available, as well as numbers and punctuation marks. 6. After entering the desired text, press E, SELECT or VFO. 21

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Duplicate Frequency Alert
If you enter a frequency which has been stored in
another channel, you will hear a beep and the other
channel displays
WARNING
.
Press
to clear and start again.
––– OR –––
Press
E
again to store the frequency in both channels.
Storing Text Tags
You can customize your scanner by storing text tags for easy identification of banks, channel
transmissions, trunking talkgroup IDs, etc. The text tags can be set at the menu mode. (Refer
to Understanding Menu System on page 13.)
Assigning a Bank Tag to a Bank
1.
Press
MENU
.
2.
Press
E
to select
SYSTEM DATA
.
3.
Press
▲
or
▼
to select
BANK TAG
and then press
E
.
4.
Select the bank number to be tagged using
▲
or
▼
and then press
E
.
5.
The cursor appears on the display. Rotate
VFO
to change
letters, and then press
▲
or
▼
to shift right or left. Both
capital and lower case letters are available, as well as
numbers and punctuation marks.
6.
After entering the desired text, press
E
or
SELECT
.
☞
Remember!
You can also use the
VFO
control for scrolling.To clear a mistake while
entering the frequency, press
(decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared.
Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel
1.
Press
MENU
.
2.
Press
▲
or
▼
to select
CH DATA
and then press
E
.
3.
Select the channel number to be tagged using
▲
or
▼
and pressing
E
.You can also
enter the channel number in using the keypad and then press
E.
4.
Press
▲
or
▼
to select
ALPHA TAG
and then pressing
E
.
Note
:
•
If you have not stored a frequency in the channel,
UNREGISTERED
will appear in the display.
5.
The cursor appears on the display. Rotate
VFO
to
change letters, and press
▲
or
▼
to shift right or left.
Both capital and lower case letters are available, as
well as numbers and punctuation marks.
6.
After entering the desired text, press
E
,
SELECT
or
VFO
.