Creating Your First New Objects; Conventional Channel Object (Conv) - Grecom PSR-310 Owner's Manual

Creating Your First New Objects

When the scanner is first turned on after it is unpacked, you are working with
a clean slate. You will notice that your scanner tells you this:
The scanner is in program mode and is ready for you to enter the first Ob-
jects into the memory. The scanner prompts you to Press NEW to create
objects.
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 func-
tion of these three keys. These keys are called softkeys, and they function
much like the softkeys on many Automatic Teller Machines. Their meaning
can change depending on the operational state that the radio is in. Right
now, the softkeys on your radio should read as follows:
NEW EDIT GLOB
Let's focus on the N E W softkey for a few minutes. As you might have
guessed, NEW is an invitation for you to create a new Scannable Object
(CONV, TGRP , LMIT, SRVC, or SWPR). So, what would you like to create
first? We suggest that you start with a Conventional Channel Object (CONV)
first, to get familiar with the radio's user interface and display.

Conventional Channel Object (CONV)

A Conventional Channel Object (CONV) is a record that stores the param-
eters for a regular, non-trunked conventional AM or FM channel. When you
create a CONV object, you are creating an object that will allow you to scan
and monitor a "plain old radio channel", that is, a single frequency and the
associated parameters that are necessary for you to receive traffic on that
frequency.
Essential Conventional Channel parameters
CONV objects are the simplest objects supported by the radio. By this we
mean that there really isn't that much for you to do if you want to create one.
There are only a few essential parameters in the CONV object fields that
must be set correctly for a CONV object to work. The Frequency must be set
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