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ADV0801 Owner's Manual Draft
You have included a Signal Stalker II object in your scan configuration so that you can find
nearby strong transmitters while you are scanning. You can use an Audible Alarm to alert you
when the radio receives a Signal Stalker II hit, and turn on the backlight so that you can read
the display and operate the keypad to save or lock out the new frequency. This technique is also
useful for TGRP wildcards.
You wish to assign different LED colors to different types of public safety agencies, i.e., red for
fire, rescue and EMS, blue for law enforcement, yellow for emergency management, and so on.
When there is activity you can tell if it is related to law enforcement, fire/rescue and EMS or
emergency management at a glance, even if the transmission is short or difficult to copy.
The possibilities for the ALERT LED with Audible Alarm capability are limited only by your
imagination.
Dedicated search modes
In addition to its powerful ability to store different types of frequency searches as objects, your
scanner provides fast access to dedicated frequency search modes that allow you to execute
searches or run the Signal Stalker II without having to go through the process of setting up and
saving a search object. This is handy for those times where you need to run a search quickly.
Dedicated search modes do not create new search objects or use previously created search
objects.
Using Dedicated Signal Stalker II (STLK) Mode
Dedicated STLK mode lets you access and run the Signal Stalker II easily and quickly. Press
FUNC SCAN while in the Manual, Program or Scan Modes to access the Signal Stalker II
dedicated mode.
NOTE: When a signal is being received, the Band softkey (F1) changes to FrL/O. You can access
the Band softkey by pressing FUNC F1 when the F1 key function is FrL/O.
Operation of the dedicated Signal Stalker II mode is almost identical to that of the object mode,
with one exception. When running the Signal Stalker II as a Scannable Object, you must use
the object menu to enable or disable the Signal Stalker II sub-bands when operating in Scan
Mode. When dedicated Signal Stalker II mode is used, you may press the numeric key on the
keypad that corresponds with the sub-band you wish to enable or disable. Disabling a sub-band
will cause the Signal Stalker II system to skip the frequencies within that sub-band as it
performs its sweeps. The sub-bands are defined as follows:
0: 25-54 MHz
1: 108-137 MHz
2: 137-174 MHz
3: 216-300 MHz
4: 300-406 MHz
5: 406-470 MHz
6: 470-512 MHz
VHF Low Band
VHF Aircraft Band
VHF High Band
220 MHz Commercial/Amateur Band
UHF Military Air Band
UHF Band
UHF-T Band
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