Bank/Ch; Batt - AOR AR1000 Manual

The Display
These are guides, since different modes can crop up in various bands. Scanner-
oriented magazines and frequency guides can give you more information on
specific frequencies and transmission modes. While other scanners default to a
transmission mode for a specific range, with the AR1000, you can always set the
mode explicitly, so you'll never miss out on unusual transmissions.

BANK/CH

The BANK/CH indicator is used to tell you which scan bank and channel or
search bank you are in. If the SEARCH indicator is on, the bank represents the
current search bank. If you are in Scan or Manual mode, it represents the scan
channel.
The AR1000 uses the notion of banks and channels. There are ten banks (0
through 9) with 100 channels per bank (0 through 99). You specify a specific
memory location by pressing BANK, and then entering a bank number and a
channel number. For practical purposes, however, you can simply think of them
as channel numbers from 0 to 999.

BATT

The BATT indicator comes on when you have a low battery condition. It lets
you know that you only have a few minutes of battery power left. The time can
range anywhere from minutes to seconds. In practice, the BATT indicator is not
very useful. Unlike many other scanners, the AR1000 does not give you an
audible warning when you are in a low battery situation, so, unless you are
frequently looking at the display, you may never see the BATT indicator before
the scanner dies. Fortunately, this is not a real problem, because you have very
little to lose if your batteries die. In other scanners, the channel frequencies are
maintained by the batteries and a backup capacitor. You may have an hour after
the batteries die before you lose all your programmed frequencies. With the
AR1000 and its non-volatile memory, you never have this problem. You will
never lose programmed frequencies when the batteries die. The worst problem
you will face is that you may think your scanner has been scanning or searching
for a while, without finding any activity, when, in fact, the scanner has curled up
its toes and died. Once you get used to the life cycle of your batteries, you can
pretty well anticipate when you need to check for dead batteries.
Be aware that you cannot program a frequency into a scan channel or set up a
search bank when BATT is flashing. The scanner will take the values you enter,
but the changes will not be made permanent to the scan channel or search bank.
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