Understanding The Display; Display Icons; Channel Status Indicators - Radio Shack iScan 20-107 User Manual

Understanding the Display

The menu-driven user interface provides access to the settings that
control what iSCAN monitors. The Main Menu display is show below.
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M a i n M e n u
P l a y
B r o w s e O b j e c t s
P l a y l i s t s
S e a r c h
B r o w s e L i b r a r y
The "Now Playing" display shows a scrolling list of enabled playlists
while iSCAN is scanning.
N o w P l a y i n g
F i r e
C o u n t y P o l i c e
S h e r i f f
C i t y P o l i c e
S t a t e P o l i c e
The "Individual Object Display" is shown when the scanner is
monitoring activity on an object. The "Display Icons" across the top
provide status information. The "Channel Status Indicators" show
the status of priority, skip, lockout, and delay functions.
Display
Icons
C o u n t y P o l i c e
C h a n n e l :
P o l i c e N o r t h
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Note: To see more information in the Individual Object Display,
disable the "Simple Display" option in the Settings Menu. (See
"Changing iSCAN's Settings" on page 31.)
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
p s D
Channel
Status
Indicators
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Display Icons

In the Individual Object Display, the row of icons at the top of the
display provides the following status information about iSCAN:
Squelch circuit is open.
Signal meter indicating strength of the received signal.
The scanner is receiving trunking control channel data.
Attenuator is set for Global Mode.
Attenuator is active.
iSCAN is in Play Mode (scanning).
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iSCAN is in Pause Mode (monitoring a single object).
Battery status indicator. All black indicates battery is
fully charged. An animated icon indicates the Ni-MH
battery is being charged (Battery Type Selection
switch must be set to NI-MH and radio connected to
external power).
External power indicator. Present when iSCAN is
connected to external power and Battery Type
Selection switch is set to ALKA.
Also present when Battery Type Selection switch is set
to NI-MH and the charge cycle has completed.

Channel Status Indicators

In the Individual Object Display, three characters on the right-hand
side indicate the status of priority, skip, lockout, and delay.
P priority on p priority off
S skip on s skip off
L lockout on - -
D delay on d delay off
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