Program Methods - Whistler WS1080 Owner's Manual

PROGRAM METHODS

Program Methods
There are two methods to program your scanner. To
get started quickly, you can use "Set Location." The set
location method stores objects in your area automatically
and puts them in Scanlists 151 and higher. These
Scanlists are already named, "Multi Dispatch," "Law
Tac," "Interop" "Fire Talk," and so forth. This method
gets you scanning in minutes, but you cannot monitor
a single police or a single fire department – they will all
be together in the same Scanlist. Also, if you use set
location, and wish to add a new location, be sure to "Clear
Channels" to erase old objects before storing the new
location. If you store more than one ZIP code, the scanner
will spend a great deal of time searching for objects that
are out of range. That will cause the scanner to miss some
local transmissions you want to hear.
Although it takes longer, experienced users will want to
program Scanlists on their own using the "Step by Step"
method. Use "Browse Library" to select your state and
county and look for agencies of interest. Check the boxes
of objects you wish to import, select the Scanlist you
want to put them in and perform the import (see Manual
Programming pg. 23). Once you save objects to a
Scanlist, rename the Scanlist so you don't forget what you
stored there. Then import more objects into a different
Scanlist and rename that one. In this way, you can create
Scanlists such as Bethel Police, Hurst Police, Bethel Fire,
Shenango EMS, etc. Individual scanlists allow you to
decide exactly what you want to scan.
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