Edit Name – Allows you to rename the channel.
Edit Talk Group ID – Allows you to change the channel's
Talk Group ID.
Set Audio Type: Lets you set the channel to Analog,
Digital, or All.
Delay: 2 sec – Lets you set the channel delay (the amount
of time the HomePatrol‐1 stays
transmission ends before continuing scanning.
2, 5, 10, or 30 seconds – HomePatrol‐1 waits the
specifie
d amount of time.
0 Seconds – HomePatrol‐1 resumes scanning
soon a
s a transmission ends.
‐10, ‐5 seconds – Forces scan resume after the
set duration, even if the transmission continues
Set Alert – Lets you set an alert tone that will so
whenever the channel becomes active.
Volume Offset – Allows you to set a
channel that will either reduce (negative values) or
increase the channel's volume relative
Set Service Type – Lets you change the service type
assignment for the channel.
Copy Channel – Puts the channel information into the
copy buffer. This can be used to quickly
settings for an additional channel (after you Copy a
channel, a menu option appears to Paste Channel at the
add channel menu).
Move Channel – lets you move a channel to a differe
department (more than one department must exist
the system for this option to
Delete Channel – deletes the current channel from the
Department.
Setting a Department's Location
You can define a departments location using either a
single circle (defined by the centerpoint's latitude and
longitude and the distance from the center, or range) o
by using rectangles (each rectangle def
latitude and longitude of opposing corners).
on
a frequency after a
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volume offset for the
to other channels.
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ined by the
At the Department Menu, select Set Location.
Then, select whether you will use a circle or rectangle(s)
to define the department's location.
as
.
If you select Circle, tap the existing coordinates.
Then, use the form to enter the latitude and longitude of
the circle's center.
r
Note, the format used to enter the location is set by the
button in the lower right corner of the screen. In this
example, we show coordinates using DMS format.
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