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Grecom 0715 Owner's Manual

Advanced digital scanner with object oriented user interface

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    LMIT ....................SRVC ....................SWPR ....................The FCC Wants You To Know ..............Scanning Legally ..................Getting Familiar With Your 0715 ............... 0715 Front View .................... 0715 Rear View ..................... 0715 Accessories ..................Understanding the Display Icons ............... Understanding the Keypad ................
  • Page 3 Limit Search Object (LMIT) ............... Essential Limit Search parameters ..........Spectrum Sweeper Object (SWPR) ..........Essential Spectrum Sweeper parameters ........Service Search Object (SRVC) ............Essential Service Search parameters ........Grouping Objects in Scan Lists ............Geographically ................... By trunking system ................
  • Page 4 Loading A Stored V-Scanner Folder To Main Memory ....Erasing V-Scanner Folders ............Standard Text Entry Method and QuickText ..........Entering and Editing Alphanumeric Information ......... Using QuickText ..................Customizing QuickText ................Detailed Menu Reference .................. GLOB Menu Reference ................CONV Menu Reference ................
  • Page 5: Introduction

    However, if you consider yourself to be an experienced scanning hobbyist and are feeling adventurous, we invite you to dive right in and get started programming your favorite “objects” into the radio. 0715 User Manual Page 1...
  • Page 6: Features

    V-Scanners is over 37,800 objects! SKYWARN Storm Spotter Functionality - Instant, one button access to frequencies used by storm spotter networks. You can monitor storm conditions as they occur, and become aware of 0715 User Manual Page 2...
  • Page 7 P25 Network Access Code (NAC) is used to provide selective squelch operation on conventional digital channels. Your 0715 will detect the NAC that is being used on a P25 conventional digital channel, and allow you to program NAC codes to block transmissions that do not have a matching NAC, including analog traffic on the same frequency!
  • Page 8: Overview Of The Object Oriented User Interface

    Early microprocessor controlled scanners eliminated the need for crystals and increased the number of channels that could be scanned. Without keypads and numeric or alphanumeric displays these early microprocessor controlled radios still relied on the 0715 User Manual Page 4...
  • Page 9 GRE s engineers have studied the challenges of programming and operating today s current crop of trunked scanning receivers. We have also carefully studied how scanning hobbyists like to use their radios, and the role the Internet plays in the scanning 0715 User Manual Page 5...
  • Page 10 As our engineers studied the scanning hobby and those who use scanners, they began to realize that the scanning hobby had much in common with hobbies that involve collections, like stamp collecting, coin collecting, and so on. 0715 User Manual Page 6...
  • Page 11: What Is Object Oriented Scanning

    “Scannable Objects”. What is Object Oriented Scanning? To put it simply, Object Oriented Scanning describes a new user interface design for scanning receivers (the Object Oriented User Interface, or OOUI). In Object Oriented Scanning, we introduce 0715 User Manual Page 7...
  • Page 12 Finally, Object Oriented Scanning makes it exceedingly easy for 0715 User Manual Page 8...
  • Page 13: About This Manual

    Instead of entering these parameters over and over again every time you create a new TGRP on the same trunked radio system, you create a 0715 User Manual Page 9...
  • Page 14: Conv

    The FCC Wants You To Know This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC 0715 User Manual Page 10...
  • Page 15: Scanning Legally

    These include: • Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other means of private telephone signal transmission) • Paging transmissions • Any intentionally decoded scrambled or encrypted transmissions 0715 User Manual Page 11...
  • Page 16 In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization. 0715 User Manual Page 12...
  • Page 19: 0715 Accessories

    0715 Accessories Yellow battery holder for rechargeable batteries Antenna Black battery holder for standard batteries Figure 3 - 0715 Accessories 0715 User Manual Page 15...
  • Page 20: Understanding The Display Icons

    Understanding the Display Icons Your 0715 features a high contrast, backlit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) to provide important information about the status of the radio while you are programming and using it. The LCD includes a row of icons at the top that provides information about the status of the scanner while it is operating.
  • Page 22 V-Scanner mode - Toggles Temporary Lockout on active or selected object, L/OUT applies permanent lockout (can be changed in the FUNC L/OUT GLOB menu) - Enter key - Pauses scan or search operation on active object 0715 User Manual Page 18...
  • Page 23: Getting Started

    NOTE: Two battery holders are included with your 0715. The black battery holder should be used with non-rechargeable alkaline batteries. The yellow battery holder should be used with rechargeable NiMH or NiCAD batteries.
  • Page 24: Attach The Antenna

    You will also notice that there are three pushbutton keys beneath the display, and above each button in the display, a label that indicates the current function of these three keys. These keys are called softkeys, and they function much like the softkeys on 0715 User Manual Page 20...
  • Page 25: Conventional Channel Object (Conv)

    Program Mode when it is first turned on, which allows for creation and editing of Scannable Objects. If this is the first time you have turned on your radio, you should see these softkey labels at the bottom of your screen: 0715 User Manual Page 21...
  • Page 26 Also note that a few lines of context sensitive help are available for each menu item. To see the help 0715 User Manual Page 22...
  • Page 27 Scan List 01. There are a total of twenty regular Scan Lists in your radio, a special Favorites Scan List, and a scan list to hold Skywarn objects. Scan List membership for an object is 0715 User Manual Page 23...
  • Page 28: Talkgroup Object (Tgrp)

    The first time you make a TGRP, you must also create a TSYS that contains the system parameters associated with the trunked radio system itself. Once you create a TSYS object for a particular trunked radio system, you can use the TSYS object 0715 User Manual Page 24...
  • Page 29 We are entering a new Motorola Type II 800 MHz system, so we can leave the Type: field as-is. It s a good idea (in fact, a REALLY good idea, for reasons you will see as you proceed) to 0715 User Manual Page 25...
  • Page 30 TGRP object that allows you to monitor all talkgroup call traffic on the associated trunked radio system. Wildcard TGRP objects allow you to quickly find and store new or unknown talkgroups on a trunked radio system. When a Wildcard TGRP 0715 User Manual Page 26...
  • Page 31 DISPATCH” for the tag. Scroll to the Tag: field and press the key on the 5-way pushbutton pad. Using the text entry methods that you have previously employed for naming your CONV and TSYS objects, name your new talkgroup “POLICE DISPATCH”: <space> 0715 User Manual Page 27...
  • Page 32: Using Dupe To Speed Up Object Entry

    Scan and Manual operation. Activating Scan Mode will cause your scanner to scan through all Scannable Objects that are members of enabled Scan Lists and are not locked out. Manual Mode allows you to browse the 0715 User Manual Page 28...
  • Page 33 Scan Lists, respectively. Only Scan Lists that contain objects are shown when browsing. A quick low-high wrap beep is played when the scanner reaches the last occupied Scan List and wraps back to the beginning. 0715 User Manual Page 29...
  • Page 34 When the scanner is stopped on a TGRP while scanning, or paused in Manual Mode, the display will appear as follows: When the scanner is stopped on a conventional channel while scanning, or while paused in Manual Mode, the display will appear as follows: 0715 User Manual Page 30...
  • Page 35: Advanced Startup Topics

    About Object Numbering Your 0715 is different from other types of scanners in how it stores your scannable objects in memory. Instead of fixed channels and banks, objects are stored in the first available block of free memory and assigned an Object ID.
  • Page 36: Limit Search Object (Lmit)

    TGRP object setup to specify the FrLO: and FrHi: limits, and provide a name for your search in the Tag: field. When finished, press the Save softkey to store your LMIT search as a new object. 0715 User Manual Page 32...
  • Page 37: Spectrum Sweeper Object (Swpr)

    HINT: It can take some time for the 0715 to process all of the frequencies in a LMIT search. You can experiment with different size frequency ranges to find a LMIT search setup that does not interfere excessively with scanning of other object types.
  • Page 38: Essential Spectrum Sweeper Parameters

    Spectrum Sweeper object by itself by pressing the SWPR softkey after navigating to the SWPR object in Manual Mode. When the SWPR object stops on an active frequency, the display will appear as follows: 0715 User Manual Page 34...
  • Page 39: Service Search Object (Srvc)

    Srvc: field and select the type of search you want to define using the keys on the 5-way pushbutton pad. Service types include Public Safety, Aircraft, Amateur, CB, Marine, FRS/GMRS/ MURS/DOT and Railroad, and provide frequency coverage as follows: 0715 User Manual Page 35...
  • Page 40 SRVC search by itself by pressing the SRCH softkey after navigating to the SRVC object in Manual Mode. When the SRVC search stops on an active frequency, the display will appear as follows: 0715 User Manual Page 36...
  • Page 41: Grouping Objects In Scan Lists

    There are 20 regular Scan Lists available, a special “FAV” Scan List for one-button access to your favorite Scannable Objects, and a Skywarn Scan List. 0715 User Manual Page 37...
  • Page 42: Geographically

    It may be desirable to segregate object types by assigning them to specific Scan Lists. For example, you can assign a group of LMIT or SRVC searches to a single Scan List, and easily activate or deactivate searching on those objects by enabling or disabling 0715 User Manual Page 38...
  • Page 43: By Application

    “up” through the objects assigned to the current Scan List navigates “down” through the objects assigned to the current Scan List navigates “up” through the active Scan Lists in the radio navigates “down” through the active Scan Lists in the radio 0715 User Manual Page 39...
  • Page 44: Enabling And Disabling Scan Lists

    5-way pushbutton pad to toggle the Scan List on or off. Press the SAVE softkey to save settings for that Scan List, then press SAVE again to confirm your global changes and exit the GLOB menu. 0715 User Manual Page 40...
  • Page 45: Other Startup Topics

    0715 as you become more experienced with its operation. Finding Stored Objects Easily The 0715 s browse feature makes it easy to scroll to the Scan Lists and Scannable Objects you have created, using the keys on the 5-way pushbutton pad while the scanner is in PGM or Manual Mode.
  • Page 46: Object Lockout

    When an object is L/OUT locked out, traffic is not received on that object until it is unlocked. Four types of lockout functions are available in the 0715, temporary lockout, permanent lockout, search lockout and talkgroup lockout. Temporary Lockout Temporary lockout locks out an object until the scanner is turned off.
  • Page 47: Permanent Lockout

    LMIT searches, some SRVC searches, and SWPR objects. Frequency lockout is used to lock out undesired frequencies that are found during searches. To apply search lockout during a search, press the FrL/O softkey while the scanner is stopped on the undesired frequency: 0715 User Manual Page 43...
  • Page 48: Talkgroup Lockout

    TGRP objects. To apply lockout on an undesired wildcard hit, press the lockout during a search, press the TGL/O softkey while the scanner is stopped on the undesired talkgroup: 0715 User Manual Page 44...
  • Page 49: Deleting Objects

    EDIT, then the CURR softkey to edit and save the TGRP object. Deleting Objects Objects that you know longer need to use can easily be deleted from the 0715 s memory, making room for new objects. To delete an object, press PGM, then use the keys to navigate to the object you wish to delete.
  • Page 50: Turning Priority Scan Mode On Or Off

    Priority are checked for activity before any other TGRPs are checked, and during the reply delay time after non- priority TGRP calls. Additionally, your 0715 decodes the subaudible priority data that is present on analog Motorola talkgroup calls, and will switch to a 0715 User Manual...
  • Page 51: Audible Alarms And The Alert Led

    Audible Alarms and the ALERT LED Your 0715 features a very powerful ALERT LED with Audible Alarm capability that allows you to set different types of visual and audible notifications for the different types of objects you create.
  • Page 52: Dedicated Search Modes

    Using Dedicated Spectrum Sweeper (SWPR) Mode Dedicated SWPR mode lets you access and run the Spectrum Sweeper easily and quickly. Press while in the FUNC SCAN Manual, Program or Scan Modes to access the Spectrum Sweeper dedicated mode. 0715 User Manual Page 48...
  • Page 53 6: 470-512 MHz UHF-T Band 7: 764-806 MHz 700 MHz Band 8: 806-869 MHz 800 MHz Band 9: 896-1300 MHz 900 MHz Band, 23 cm Amateur Band In Public Safety, the sub bands are defined as follows: 0715 User Manual Page 49...
  • Page 54: Using Dedicated Tune Mode

    By default, TUNE mode is paused when first activated. Press to begin searching from the current frequency. Press the keys on the 5-way pushbutton pad to change the search direction. Press the FrL/O softkey to add a found frequency to the lockout list. 0715 User Manual Page 50...
  • Page 55: Using Dedicated Limit And Service Search Modes

    CONV object. Using dedicated Limit and Service search modes key provides immediate access to the dedicated SRCH search modes of your 0715. Pressing the key cycles SRCH through each search mode in this order: Limit, Railroad, Public Safety, Aircraft, Ham, CB, Marine, and FRS/GMRS/MURS/DOT.
  • Page 56: Using Dedicated Srvc Mode

    Using dedicated SRVC mode Your scanner s dedicated SRVC search modes provide you with the ability to instantly access each of the scanner s service search ranges without creating a new SRVC object. 0715 User Manual Page 52...
  • Page 57 6: 1240-1300 MHz 23cm Band CB - Searches the citizen s band radio frequencies Marine - Searches the VHF-FM marine radio band FRS/GMRS/MURS/DOT/STAR (F/G/MURS) - Searches the FRS, GMRS, MURS, DOT and STAR radio frequencies 0715 User Manual Page 53...
  • Page 58: Using Weather Modes

    Press the STOR softkey to create a new CONV object using the found frequency. Using Weather Modes Your 0715 also functions as a powerful weather alert receiver. There are three modes of weather alert operation available to you. Weather Radio Mode Weather radio mode allows you to receive weather broadcasts from your local weather service anytime of the day.
  • Page 59: Weather Priority Mode

    Tone (WAT). If WAT is found, the radio will sound an alarm and monitor the weather alert audio. SAME Standby Mode SAME Standby Mode locks the radio on the specified weather frequency, where it waits to receive a Specific Area Message 0715 User Manual Page 55...
  • Page 60 This tells the radio to alert on any SAME message with a location code that matches 48 for the state of Texas. Your scanner also allows you to specify the event code. The default alert code is “***”, which is best for most general purpose 0715 User Manual Page 56...
  • Page 61: Same Entry Examples

    Lockout: OFF SAME Entries 2-10: Code: ****** Event: *** Entry: OFF Lockout: OFF The above entry for 048113 will receive all SAME messages for 048113. SAME Entry 1: Code: 048113 Event: *** Entry: ON Lockout: OFF 0715 User Manual Page 57...
  • Page 62: Entering Same Location And Event Codes

    The following steps are used to create a SAME entry that provides all weather alerts for a given location. Press the key to enter Weather mode. Press the SAME softkey to add or edit SAME entries. The scanner display will show the following: 0715 User Manual Page 58...
  • Page 63 5-way pushbutton pad to edit the selected SAME entry. The scanner display will appear as follows: With the Entry: field selected, press on the 5-way pushbutton pad to turn the entry on. 0715 User Manual Page 59...
  • Page 64 SAME location code. Use the keypad to enter a SAME code. NOTE: The 0715 supports entry of Extended SAME codes, which can include numbers and letters. The text entry mode is used to enter both numerical SAME codes and extended SAME codes. To enter a numerical SAME code, simply precede each number in the SAME code with “1”.
  • Page 65: Activating Same Standby Mode

    SCAN Using V-Scanner Storage Your 0715 features two types of memory storage. Main memory is used to store your programming that is used for everyday monitoring and scanning. V-Scanner memory is used to store complete copies of your scanner s main memory for later recall, including objects, global settings and dedicated search configurations.
  • Page 66: Saving Main Memory To A V-Scanner Folder

    Loading A Stored V-Scanner Folder To Main Memory To load the contents of a previously saved V-Scanner folder into your scanner s main memory, press , then to enter V- FUNC Scanner mode, then press the Load softkey. Use the keys 0715 User Manual Page 62...
  • Page 67: Erasing V-Scanner Folders

    Press the YES softkey to proceed, or the NO softkey to abort. Standard Text Entry Method and QuickText Your 0715 features a high-contrast, backlit alphanumeric display that provides constant feedback about what the radio is doing while scanning and monitoring your “scannable objects”. To get the most out of your scanner and this display, you will want to name your objects as you program them into the radio.
  • Page 68 FUNC key while entering text. For punctuation, the FUNC key accesses a second set of punctuation marks. The 0715 character set and corresponding entry codes are provided below for reference. 0715 User Manual Page 64...
  • Page 69: Using Quicktext

    SEL to insert the QuickText phrase at the cursor location. As a shortcut, you may press the number key on the numeric keypad that corresponds with the QuickText item you wish to use, instead of scrolling and pressing SEL. 0715 User Manual Page 65...
  • Page 70: Customizing Quicktext

    GLOB menu. Detailed Menu Reference Your 0715 scanner uses GRE s exclusive Object Oriented User Interface, which features a powerful menu system that is used to configure the various scannable objects that your scanner is capable of receiving.
  • Page 71 HINT: It s easy to fix things if you inadvertently change a parameter and then can t remember how to make it right again. Each parameter includes a Dflt softkey, which, when pressed, restores the factory default setting for that parameter. 0715 User Manual Page 67...
  • Page 72: Glob Menu Reference

    Controls the ALERT LED and Audible Alarm behavior. Both allows the LED and Tone. Tone Both, Tone, ALERT MODE allows the audible alarm only. Light allows the Light, Off LED only. Off deactivates the ALERT LED and Audible Alarm feature. 0715 User Manual Page 68...
  • Page 73 Sets LCD contrast. Use keys on 5-way CONTRAST pushbutton pad. Enters sub menu to set Welcome Message text OWNER display. Sets QTXT (Quick Text) 0-9 text. Use “$” to QTXT0-9 Text value indicate end of text. 0715 User Manual Page 69...
  • Page 74 Clone Recv Press to receive data using clone mode Clear Hits Press to clear all hit counters. Clear FAV Press to clear the Favorites scan list. Memory Info Press to see the current memory usage. 0715 User Manual Page 70...
  • Page 75: Conv Menu Reference

    On or Off traffic after a transmission on the CONV channel. Sets the amount of time (in 100 millisecond Delay Time 1-200 intervals) for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On, e.g., 20=2 seconds. 0715 User Manual Page 71...
  • Page 76 When On, the CONV object is a member of the Skywarn On or Off Skywarn scan list. Increments each time a transmission is received Numeric Hit Count on the CONV object. Press the Dflt softkey to value reset to 0. 0715 User Manual Page 72...
  • Page 77: Tgrp Menu Reference

    Turns Priority Mode on or off for the TGRP Priority On or Off object. Solid or Controls whether the ALERT LED flashes or LED Flash Flash remains on solid when the ALERT LED is used. 0715 User Manual Page 73...
  • Page 78 When On, the TGRP object is a member of the On or Off Favorites scan list. Increments each time a transmission is received Numeric Hit Count on the TGRP object. Press the Dflt softkey to value reset to 0. 0715 User Manual Page 74...
  • Page 79: Tsys Menu Reference

    Use Yes when the system is known to use Narrow FM modulation. Most 900 MHz analog Narrow FM Yes or No trunked radio systems utilize NFM modulation. This setting has no effect on digital trunked radio system performance. 0715 User Manual Page 75...
  • Page 80 For Motorola and P25 systems only - sets Normal, custom channel tables. Use ,to select option, T Tables Splinter, press on Custom to enter custom table Custom information Fleet Map For Motorola Type I systems only - sets fleet map 0715 User Manual Page 76...
  • Page 81: Lmit Menu Reference

    When on, applies 20 dB of attenuation to all hits received on the LMIT search. Useful in areas Atten On or Off where interference from nearby strong signals is present. 0715 User Manual Page 77...
  • Page 82 When On, the LMIT object is a member of the On or Off Favorites scan list. Increments each time a transmission is received Numeric Hit Count on the LMIT object. Press the Dflt softkey to value reset to 0. 0715 User Manual Page 78...
  • Page 83: Srvc Menu Reference

    Marine - Searches the VHF-FM marine radio band FRS/GMRS/MURS/DOT/STAR (F/G/MURS) - Searches the FRS, GMRS, MURS, DOT and STAR radio frequencies Railroad - searches the Association of American Railroads (AAR) VHF railroad frequencies used in the US and Canada 0715 User Manual Page 79...
  • Page 84 When Latch is on, the ALERT LED will remain lit after the Latch LED On or Off transmission is complete, unless overridden by a subsequent object that is also using the ALERT LED. 0715 User Manual Page 80...
  • Page 85 When On, the SRVC object is a member of the On or Off Favorites scan list. Increments each time a transmission is received Numeric Hit Count on the SRVC object. Press the Dflt softkey to value reset to 0. 0715 User Manual Page 81...
  • Page 86: Swpr Menu Reference

    Use key to toggle Lists 1-20 Scan List membership. Controls whether a Delay is used to wait for reply Delay On or Off traffic after a transmission on the SWPR search. 0715 User Manual Page 82...
  • Page 87 ALERT LED. On, Off or Controls whether the backlight should be on, off Backlight Flash or flashing while the object is active. 0715 User Manual Page 83...
  • Page 88 When On, the SWPR object is a member of the On or Off Favorites scan list. Increments each time a transmission is received Numeric Hit Count on the SWPR object. Press the Dflt softkey to value reset to 0. 0715 User Manual Page 84...
  • Page 89: Index

    ......... Finding stored objects using FIND ......... Five way pushbutton pad ..........Frequency, mode and step table ........Front view. 0715 ............. Getting Familiar With Your 0715 ........Getting Started ............... GLOB menu Reference ..........Introduction ..............Keypad, understanding ..........
  • Page 90 Priority, turning on and off for objects ......Priority, turning Priority mode on and off ......QTXT (QuickText) ............Quicktext, how to customize .......... Rear view, 0715 ............. Remote Control Protocol ..........Remote control protocol, Get LCD ......... Remote control protocol, Get Status ......
  • Page 91 V-Scanner storage, using ..........V-Scanner, erasing folders ..........V-Scanner, loading a stored folder to main memory ..V-Scanner, saving main memory to a folder ....Weather modes, using ........... Weather priority mode ............ Weather radio mode ............0715 User Manual Page 87...
  • Page 92: Appendix A - Remote Control Protocol Version 0.01

    Appendix A - Remote Control Protocol Version 0.01 The 0715 includes a simple remote control interface protocol that is suitable for use with a PC application designed to provide a remote control and display capability. The ideal PC application should provide a means by which a user can interact with a visual representation of the scanner s keypad and display.
  • Page 93: Get Lcd

    4: up arrow icon bit 5: down arrow icon bit 6: LCD backlight status Send Key Command: STX K <keycode> ETX <sum> Response: (no response) Key codes for the Send Key command are as follows: 0715 User Manual Page 89...
  • Page 94 Code Code Code Code SCAN FUNC TEXT SRCH L/OUT MODE TUNE NOTE: To initiate the “press and hold” action for the Light key, send code 32 ORed with 0x80 (value is 0xA0) 0715 User Manual Page 90...
  • Page 95: Appendix B - Frequency, Step And Mode Specifications

    902.00000 - 928.000000 MHz 5 kHz 928.00125 - 939.987500 MHz 12.5 kHz 940.00000 - 960.000000 MHz 6.25 kHz 1240.0000 - 1300.00000 MHz 6.25 kHz *Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service: 824-848.9875 MHz and 869-893.9875 0715 User Manual Page 91...
  • Page 96: Appendix C - General Specifications (Preliminary)

    137.00000 - 174.00000 MHz 216.00250 – 224.9950 MHz 225.00000 – 299.93750 MHz UHF Low/T 300.00000 – 512.00000 MHz UHF High 764.00000 – 960.00000 MHz* 1240 .00000 – 1300.0000 MHz *Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service 0715 User Manual Page 92...
  • Page 97 6 VDC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) External Power and 9 VDC 500 mA regulated power supply Charge Voltage Dimensions Approximately 2.56(w) x 1.65(d) x 5.71(h) inches, 65 (w) x 42 (d) x 145 (h) mm 0715 User Manual Page 93...
  • Page 98 Approximately 8.5 ounces, 240 grams (not including batteries and antenna) Included accessories GRE compact helical antenna, owners manual, alkaline battery holder, NiCAD/NiMH battery holder, belt clip Memory backup No backup battery required, utilizes non-volatile EEPROM memory 0715 User Manual Page 94...