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Still another method of direct access to a specific channel:
1 Press
MAN
.
2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the channel. (or press and hold ▲ or ▼ to scroll more quickly.)
Lastly to step up through the channels one at a time, repeatedly press
MAN.
RF Attenuation Feature
The BC 780XLT comes with an RF Attenuation feature. If you're near an unusually strong
signal source, the signal may overload the scanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly on
that signal and miss other transmissions.
The RF Attenuation feature works in all modes and attenuates (reduces) the incoming signal
strength to prevent stronger signals from overloading the scanner.
The RF attenuation is set at the menu mode.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. For Search mode, press ▲ or ▼ to select SEARCH
EVENT and then press
E
.
OR
For Scan mode, press ▲ or ▼ to select CH DATA
and then press
E
. Then you must enter your channel
data by pressing ▲ , ▼ or direct keypad entry. Then
press
E
.
3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select ATTENUATOR and then
press
E
.
4. Set to ON using ▲ or ▼ and then press
E
.
ATT
appears on the display.
☞ Remember! You can also use the
VFO
control for scrolling. Also instead of pressing
E
, you can press the
VFO/SELECT
control or press the
SELECT/MUTE
key.
Note: Attenuation will only be active for the specified channel. In SEARCH mode, it is applied
to the search ranges in all banks.
Setting the Delay Mode
A default delay of 2 seconds is automatically set for each frequency or talkgroup. A different
delay can be set for each programmed channel so that when scan or search stops on a
channel there is a brief pause before the scanning cycle resumes. To set the delay feature,
enter into the menu mode.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select CH DATA and then press
E
.
3. Select the channel number to be delayed using ▲ or ▼ and
then press
E
.
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select DELAY and then press
E
.
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