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I-Call Motorola/EDACS

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I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) I-Calls are direct unit-to-unit transmissions that are not heard by other system users. Your BC780XLT can receive these transmissions. How you receive I-Calls depends on whether you are in Search or Scan mode. During I-Call reception the display will show the Unit ID number of either the transmitting or receiving mobile unit, not a talkgroup. Unit IDs will display differently according to the type of trunked system, and will replace the 'n's shown here. EDACS and MOTOROLA TYPE 1 innnnn MOTOROLA TYPE 2 7nnnnnn Hint -- There are thousands of Unit IDs in typical systems, but relatively few I-Calls at a given moment, so it is normally best to let the scanner to receive any I-Call without trying to specify particular units. I-CALLS IN SEARCH MODE In SEARCH mode, the scanner default is that I-Call reception is OFF. This means that I-Calls will not be received until you program them to be ON. You have three choices for controlling I-Call reception. Through the Menu system, go to TRUNK DATA / BANK NO / I-CALL , and make your selection. The menu choices are: I-CALLs TALKGROUPS 1 OFF Not received Received normally 2 ON YES Received normally 3 ONLY YES NOT RECEIVED This is the BC780XLT default Use this choice to receive I-Calls together with normal talkgroup traffic. Use this setting to listen to I-Calls, and block all talkgroup reception. For quick access to this mode, press then SRCH. In I-Call ONLY mode, the display will show I-CALL, to warn that only I-Calls will be received. You can HOLD any I-Call ID. Because you can only hold on one ID, and there are two IDs involved in any I-Call communication (the transmitting and the receiving units), you might not hear the full conversation, but you probably will. In SEARCH mode, when you hear an interesting I-Call, you can enter the instant shortcut then SRCH to enter I-Call ONLY mode. This blocks all talkgroup traffic and lets you hear just the I-Call. To return to normal reception, you must use the Menu system to select the ON or OFF option. Note: When storing I-Call IDs, remember that the ID will be for only one of the units - either the transmitting or receiving unit. Unless you specifically want to receive a certain ID, it might be better to use the special code in the HINT below. 46

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I-Call (Motorola/EDACS)
I-Calls are direct unit-to-unit transmissions that are not heard by other system users. Your
BC780XLT can receive these transmissions. How you receive I-Calls depends on whether
you are in Search or Scan mode.
During I-Call reception the display will show the Unit ID number of either the transmitting or
receiving mobile unit, not a talkgroup. Unit IDs will display differently according to the type of
trunked system, and will replace the 'n's shown here.
EDACS and MOTOROLA TYPE 1
i
nnnnn
MOTOROLA TYPE 2
7
nnnnnn
Hint
--
There are thousands of Unit IDs in typical systems, but relatively few I-Calls at a
given moment, so it is normally best to let the scanner to receive any I-Call without
trying to specify particular units.
I-CALLS IN SEARCH MODE
In SEARCH mode, the scanner default is that I-Call reception is OFF. This means that
I-Calls will not be received until you program them to be ON. You have three choices for
controlling I-Call reception. Through the Menu system, go to TRUNK DATA / BANK NO /
I-CALL , and make your selection. The menu choices are:
In I-Call ONLY mode, the display will show
I-CALL
, to warn that only I-Calls will
be received.
You can HOLD any I-Call ID. Because you can only hold on one ID, and there are two IDs
involved in any I-Call communication (the transmitting and the receiving units), you might not
hear the full conversation, but you probably will.
☞
In SEARCH mode, when you hear an interesting I-Call, you can enter the instant
shortcut
then
SRCH
to enter I-Call ONLY mode. This blocks all talkgroup traffic
and lets you hear just the I-Call. To return to normal reception, you must use the
Menu system to select the ON or OFF option.
Note
:
When storing I-Call IDs, remember that the ID will be for only one of the units
–
either
the transmitting or receiving unit. Unless you specifically want to receive a certain ID,
it might be better to use the special code in the HINT below.
I-CALLs
TALKGROUPS
1
OFF
Not received
Received normally
This is the BC780XLT default
2
ON
YES
Received normally
Use this choice to receive I-Calls
together with normal
talkgroup traffic.
3
ONLY
YES
NOT RECEIVED
Use this setting to listen to
I-Calls, and block all talkgroup
reception. For quick access to
this mode, press
then
SRCH
.