Searching; Signal Stalker Ii - Radio Shack iScan 20-107 User Manual

–Settings– Menu
Priority Mode When checked, Priority Mode is enabled. Objects
that have Priority enabled in the Object Edit Menu
will be checked more frequently for activity.
Priority Time Controls how frequently conventional channel
priority objects are checked.
G Atten Mode When checked, Global Attenuator mode is
enabled and iSCAN applies attenuation to every
object and search, ignoring the individual object's
attenuation setting.
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Note: Global Attenuation must be
activated (next menu item).
G Atten On Activates Global Attenuation.
Key Beeps Enables or disables key beep sounds.
Beep Volume
Controls the volume of key beep sounds.
Alert Volume Controls the volume of object and low battery
alert sounds.
Contrast Sets the contrast of the LCD display.
LiteMode Sets the backlight mode to On, Stealth, Normal,
Key, or Ignore.
LiteArea Controls whether the LCD, keypad, or both should
be illuminated when the backlight is active.
LiteTime Controls how long the backlight stays on.
Welcome Text 1-5 Sets the text displayed when iSCAN is first turned
on.
Blink Time 1-2 For alternating display elements, controls the
amount of time each item is displayed.
Show Radio ID When enabled, displays the Radio ID (if available
for trunk radio systems that use the Radio ID
feature).
PC/IF CCDump When enabled, trunking control channel data is
sent to the PC/IF port.
Low Batt Time Controls the interval (seconds) between low-
battery alert sounds.
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Searching

iSCAN features three search modes: Signal Stalker II, Service Search,
and Limit Search. When you find a frequency, you can store it as an
object in a playlist.

Signal Stalker II

Signal Stalker II sweeps rapidly through frequency ranges in 1 MHz
blocks, looking for transmissions from nearby strong signal sources.
To use Signal Stalker II:
1. Press MENU to access the Main Menu, scroll to
press to enter to the Search Menu.
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2. Scroll to Signal Stalker and press
• Select All Bands to perform a Signal Stalker II search on all
common land mobile radio bands.
• Select Public Safety to perform a faster Signal Stalker II
search on frequency ranges commonly used for public safety
communications.
iSCAN will immediately begin to sweep the frequency ranges
you have selected.
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Note: Press SKIP to block reception of undesired signals.
To store found objects in playlists:
1. Press MENU when you find a frequency you want to store.
2. Select Store Channel .
3. Press SEL. The new object is added to the first playlist and has
the alpha tag "Stalker."
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Note: To move the new object to another playlist or edit
the alpha tag, use the Object Edit Menu (see page 29) or the PC
Application (see page 46).
To change the Signal Stalker II options:
Press MENU while Signal Stalker II is active. The following options
are available:
Search , and
to enter the Stalker Menu.
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