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To view active IDs in a trunked system
display. Press Scan to resume.
To view the Trunking Activity Indicators
Note: For Motorola systems you must program all system frequencies (control and voice frequencies) for this feature to work.
To lock out a channel or frequency
To lock or unlock a group see
To lock out a system/search
To unlock a conventional channel
To unlock and/or review locked out IDs
To unlock all IDs see Clear All L/O
press and hold Func-don't let go then scroll to the system/search and press L/O. Releasing Func will return to scanning.
To unlock a system/search
See also Locking/Unlocking
To unlock search frequencies
Hold on any channel then press and hold Func then 2(WX). Scroll to 'Weather Scan' and press E/yes.
To start Weather Scan
Programming a Displayed ID (in ID Search Mode)
To program a displayed ID into an existing group during ID
You will see 'Quick TGID Save?' in the display then press (.)no.
At the 'Select Group' prompt, scroll to the group where you want to store the ID and press E/yes.
After storing the ID, you will be at the
If you don't want to edit the channel settings or are done editing the channel, press Scan to return to scanning.
Note: If the ID is already stored in the group, 'TGID Exists' Accept? (Y/N)' appears. Press (.)no to return to searching (or search hold) or E/yes to go
to the 'Edit Channel' menu.
Optimizing P25 Performance
These steps work only when you can clearly receive the system. If you are in a weak-signal area or receive interference, these steps will not work. These steps do not
compensate for weak signals or signals subject to interference.
If you set an incorrect decode threshold level in Step 5, the scanner might stop decoding all digital signals in the system. If this happens, change the setting to a value
between 8 and 12 then repeat these steps.
See also: P25 audio level decode adjustment
1. Make sure the system's
2. Hold on an active digital channel on the system.
3. While holding down Func, briefly press the scroll control twice. The next to last line on the display now shows the digital error rate and the AUTO decode
threshold start level (0-20). The last line on the display shows the decode threshold levels for the system.
4. Allow the scanner to monitor channel activity for several minutes. The error rate should drop for each transmission and the threshold levels should automatically
adjust to a more optimal setting. Then, once the threshold level settles to a stable setting, make a note of the values. This is the system's optimum decode
threshold.
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press Hold while scanning the system you want to monitor. Scroll to the (noisy) control channel. Active IDs will scroll in the
press Vol while scanning a trunked system. You will be able to see the indicators for 10 seconds.
quickly press L/O.
Locking/Unlocking Groups.
while receiving the system/search, quickly press Func then L/O.
see Locking/Unlocking Channels.
see Reviewing Locked out
IDs.
Systems/Searches.
see Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies.
Search, press E/yes.
'Edit Channel' menu to complete the settings for the new channel.
at Radio Reference.com.
'Adjust P25 Level' option is set to 'Auto'.
IDs.
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