User's Manual

Unde rsta nding Sc a nning

These numbers are in the form AHHUUU, where:

A = Area code (0 or 1)

H = Home repeater (01 through 20)

U = User ID (000 through 254)

When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel

set to the LTR mode, it first decodes the LTR data included

with the transmission. In the ID search mode, the scanner

stops on the transmission and displays the talk group ID on

the display. In the ID scan mode, the scanner only stops

on the transmission if the LTR data matches a talk group

ID that you have stored in the bank’s talk group ID list and

have not locked out. LTR systems are frequently pro-

grammed so that each radio has a unique user ID.

Where To Get More Information

By itself, this manual really only provides part of what you

need to know to have fun scanning – how to program and

use the scanner. The two included conventional and

trunking frequency guides will give you a good head start

on the other part of what you need to know – what fre-

quencies have interesting content.

Information On The Internet

The Internet is a great source for current frequencies and

information about scanning. Many web sites have lists of

frequencies for your area. You can use a search engine to

find and use them.

Make a list of the agencies you want to listen to, then look

up the frequencies and systems used by those agencies.

Here are a few useful sites:

• http://www.scannermaster.com * - frequency

resources and home of Police Call.

You can also call them at 1 800 SCANNER (hours are

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time Monday

through Friday).