Manual / Guide · 2015
First half (pp. 1–35) of the owner's manual for the WS1080/WS1088 digital handhelds: package contents, scanning legally, setup and controls, the EZ Scan library and PC software, and creating conventional and trunked-talkgroup objects. Continued in Part 2.
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The WS1080 / WS1088 scanner with Object Oriented User Interface is designed to help the hobbyist build a collection of channels to scan: e Start small and expand ¢ Organize channels and talkgroups e Remove unwanted channels and talkgroups What is Object Oriented Scanning? Programming scanning receivers can be challenging, but object-oriented programming simplifies the process by using common conventions for scanning concepts that have common characteristics. A Scannable Object is any defined item that can be @ scanned or monitored, including: @ ® Conventional, non-trunked radio frequencies e Talkgroups used on a trunked radio system e Radio services ¢ Defined searches Because scannable objects are defined by the same basic elements, the Object Oriented User Interface (OOUI) is designed to simplify scanning by managing all scannable objects similarly. When you learn how to program one type of object, you can program other types of scannable objects as well. Untitled-1 4 2015-11-10 9:55:59 ® Features Functional keypad and backlit LCD display USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip, County) Detects and masks encrypted voice audio Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and Database Library USB Interface 2.0 or earlier Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA) PC Software to customize your settings Signal Strength Meter 200 Scanlists Weather Radio Functions Multi-system Trunking Spectrum Sweeper Headphone Jack Programmable Alert LED Programmable Audio Alarms V-Scanner II Storage System Audio Recording Built-in Clock/Calendar Built-in Services Searches Built-in Discriminator output Package Contents Handheld Scanner Antenna USB Cable Micro SD Card (Installed in the Scanner) PC Software included on SD Card Swivel Belt Clip User Guide Quick Start Guide Untitled-1 5 2015-11-10 9:55:59 Untitled-1 6 ® Scanning Legally Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to. These include: Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other means of private telephone signal transmission) Paging transmissions Any intentionally decoded scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal). This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties. We encourage responsible, legal scanner use. In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization. Even where not permitted, mobile use of a scanner is typically permitted if you are a licensed Amateur Radio operator capable of emergency radio communications. If interested, see www.arrl.org for information on becoming a ham radio operator. 2015-11-10 9:55:59 | e | FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ¢ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits. Untitled-1 7 2015-11-10 9:56:00 | e | Antenna To connect the included antenna: 1. Align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the tabs on the antenna jack. 2. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna’s base clockwise until it locks into place. You can use a variety of antennas. To connect and external antenna, follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna. Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. You may also need a BNC adapter. @ WARNING: Use extreme caution when installing or @ removing an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna touches a power line, touching the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. DO NOT attempt to do so yourself. N ae —— COAXIAL CABLE LIGHTNING ARRESTOR GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) 2——=— GROUND CLAMPS METER PANEL AND SERVICE ENTRANCE —___ “Eg oo _. POWER SEAVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250. PART H) NEC «NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE Untitled-1 8 2015-11-10 9:56:00 Untitled-1 9 ® WARNING: Outdoor antennas must be properly grounded to prevent static buildup and lightning damage. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information about proper grounding of the antenna mast, connection of coaxial cable to an lightning arrestor, size of grounding conductors, location of the lightning arrestor and connection of grounding conductors to grounding electrodes. Disconnect your radio from the outdoor antenna during electrical storm activity to prevent damage. Headphones and Speakers You can plug headphones (not supplied) or an amplified speaker (not supplied) with a 1/8 inch (3.5mm) stereo mini-plug in the headphone jack on top of your scanner. This automatically disconnects the internal speaker. NOTE: Use an amplified speaker; a non-amplified speakers may not provide sufficient volume for comfortable listening. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones: Set the volume to zero before putting on headphones. With the headphones on, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. Avoid increasing the volume after you set it. Over time, your sensitivity to a volume level decreases, so volume levels that do not cause discomfort might damage your hearing. Avoid or limit listening at high-volume levels. Prolonged exposure to high-volume levels can cause permanent hearing loss. Wearing headphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in most areas. Even though some headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can present a traffic hazard. Exercise extreme caution! 2015-11-10 9:56:00 Untitled-1 10 ® A low battery warning sounds every 30 seconds (default setting) when the batteries are ae low. 1. Be sure to turn the scanner off! 2. Slide open the battery compartment cover. Battery Type Selector 3. Set the Battery Type Selector: e ALKA - Alkaline e NI-MH — Rechargeable NI-MH 4. Install four AA batteries, matching the polarity symbols (+ and -). 5. Replace the cover. WARNING: Never install alkaline batteries with the Battery Type Selector switch set to NI-MH. Alkaline batteries can get hot or explode if you try to recharge them. Recycle Rechargeable Batteries Recycle your old rechargeable batteries at one of the many collection sites in the U.S. and Canada. To find the site nearest you, visit www.call2recycle.org or call toll- free 1-877-2-RECYCLE. Battery Notes: Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type. Do not mix old and new batteries, different battery types (alkaline or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of different capacities. Dispose of batteries promptly and properly; do not burn or bury them. For long-term storage (a month or longer), remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can damage electronic parts. Do not overcharge rechargeable batteries. Overcharging shortens battery life. 10 2015-11-10 9:56:01 Untitled-1 11 ® External Power Always turn the scanner off before connecting or disconnecting power sources. Use the supplied USB cable to connect the scanner to a USB power source (not included). Some USB power adapters can interfere with the scanner's reception. Using an incompatible USB cable may damage your scanner. NOTE: If your vehicle’s engine is running, you might hear electrical noise from the engine while scanning. This is normal. Swivel Belt Clip Swivel clip allows the scanner to move with you and easily move it out of the way without unclipping it from your belt. To attach the Swivel clip to the scanner; align the belt clip grooves to the slots on the back of the scanner. Slide the clip down until it clicks in place. To remove the belt clip, pull back on the small tab and slide the clip upward. 11 2015-11-10 9:56:01 Untitled-1 12 ® Understanding the Keypad Your scanner features an easy-to understand backlit keypad. WS1080 WS 1088 POWER - press and hold (!) for one second to turn on and off. Press briefly to confirm the backlight level MENU - provides access to additional functions related to the current operating mode of the scanner, and provides access to the Main Menu where the main functions are controlled. WX - provides instant access to NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts and SAME Weather Alert Receiver mode. Press twice to select SCYWARN® Scanlist. (SKYWARN® requires one-time programming) ATT — controls the attenuator function and cycles between per object attenuation mode, Global attenuation mode, and Global attenuation on. PRI — toggles the Priority setting for selected or active object, Fn PRI toggles Priority Mode on or off while scanning. SKIP — if pressed while monitoring or paused on an Object will temporarily disable reception on the Object. Pressing SKIP again while the Object is selected will resume normal monitoring. The SKIP key can also be programmed to permanently lockout an object if selected in the settings menu. When editing text, pressing the SKIP key clears all text at and to the right of the cursor. When in Playback mode, the SKIP key stops playback of the current recording, and when playing multiple recordings, advances to the next recording. When in Weather mode, the SKIP key toggles between Normal weather radio mode and SAME Standby mode. In many Menu functions, the SKIP key is used to cancel or abort a pending change. Fn — activates alternate key functions. 12 ® 2015-11-10 9:56:01 Untitled-1 13 ® P/II/SEL — controls the Scan, Pause, and Playback modes, and is used in menus to select, enable, or disable options. Four Way Push button Pad —- AV, <4 P keys are used for navigation while browsing objects and menus. Alphanumeric Keypad (WS1088) — quick data entry of frequencies, talkgroup ID’s and labels. While scanning, pressing 1 thru 200 will toggle the selected scanlist on or off. Each button must be pressed within 2 second of the last. If more than 1 scanlist will be toggled on or off, press the decimal once as a separator. Pressing the decimal twice will end the sequence. Example: If you wish to toggle scanlist 9 you press 9 If you wish to toggle scanlist 9, 11, and 22 simply press the following 9.11.22 0r9.11.22.0r9. 11. 22. Turn on Scanner and Set Squelch Preset squelch between 10 and 12 o'clock position. While scanning, turn the knob down (counterclockwise) until you hear noise then up (clockwise) a little past where the noise stops. The higher the squelch is set, the stronger the signal required to break the squelch. Squelch Power Press and hold to turn ON/OFF. Press briefly to toggle the backlight. 13 2015-11-10 9:56:01 Untitled-1 14 ® Setting Bandplan and Clock When you first power up your scanner it will prompt you to set the bandplan, date and time. Press the < or ® key to select the USA or Canada bandplan, then press P/II/SEL. -Bandplan- -Bandplan- =] USA > a Canada ie Press SEL to Set Press SEL to Set The scanner will then prompt you to enter the current date and time. Press the < or ® key to select the desired digit, then press the A key. Press the < or ® key to change the value, then press P/II/SEL. You can skip this process by pressing the SKIP key. You can set the clock at any time using the EZ Scan Software. -Set Clock- 2014-06-03 Sat 11:00:25 Press SEL to Set or SKIP to Exit The Bandplan and Date/Time prompts appear only once on initial power-up. You can change the Date and Time from the Main Menu and the Bandplan from the Setting menu. 14 2015-11-10 9:56:02 Untitled-1 15 ® Program Methods There are two methods to program your scanner. To get started quickly, you can use “Set Location.” The set location method stores objects in your area automatically and puts them in Scanlists 151 and higher. These Scanlists are already named, “Multi Dispatch,” “Law Tac,” “Interop” “Fire Talk,” and so forth. This method gets you scanning in minutes, but you cannot monitor a single police or a single fire department — they will all be together in the same Scanlist. Also, if you use set location, and wish to add a new location, be sure to “Clear Channels” to erase old objects before storing the new location. If you store more than one ZIP code, the scanner will spend a great deal of time searching for objects that are out of range. That will cause the scanner to miss some local transmissions you want to hear. Although it takes longer, experienced users will want to program Scanlists on their own using the “Preferred” method. Use “Browse Library” to select your state and county and look for agencies of interest. Check the boxes of objects you wish to import, select the Scanlist you want to put them in and perform the import (see Preferred Programming). Once you save objects to a Scanlist, rename the Scanlist so you don’t forget what you stored there. Then import more objects into a different Scanlist and rename that one. In this way, you can create Scanlists such as Bethel Police, Hurst Police, Bethel Fire, Shenango EMS, etc. Individual scanlists allow you to decide exactly what you want to scan. 15 2015-11-10 9:56:02 Untitled-1 16 ® Setting Location Your scanner can select services to scan based on your location. Press MENU and scroll to “Set Location” and press the P key. You can specify your location by City, County or ZIP Code. Scroll to the desired method and press the > key. If you select City or County, the scanner will prompt you for your State. Use the AorW key to select the first letter of your State, then press the P/II/SEL key. Scroll to your state and press the ® key. Use the AorW key to select the first letter of your City or county, then press the P/II/SEL key. Scroll to your City or County, then press the P key. Select County: First letter: A SEL = Done If you select ZIP Code, the scanner will prompt you to enter your five-digit ZIP Code. Use the AorW key to adjust each digit, then use the < or ® key to select each digit. When you are done, press the P/II/SEL key. ZIP Code 00000 <P) moves cursor SEL=OK MENU=BACK NOTE: Although you can program multiple locations, to get maximum scanner performance its best to program only 1 location or ZIP code. Scanning multiple locations will cause missed transmissions due to the scanner searching for out of range frequencies. You can accept a preselected set of Default Types for your location, or you can specify Custom Types (see next section). To select the Default Service Types, press the P key, then the P/II/SEL key to import the Default Set of Service Types for that City or County. Wait for the Import process to end, then press the P/II/SEL. -Confirmation- Really do import operation? SEL=Yes SKIP=No To perform additional imports, press the P/II/SEL key and proceed as before. Press the SKIP key to return to the Main Menu. 16 2015-11-10 9:56:02 ® To select Custom Types, press the P® key. Scroll through the list of Services and press the P/II/SEL key to select Services you wish to import. A check mark appears next to each selected Service. Services: SEL = Toggle Multi Dispatch Law Dispatch O Fire Dispatch O EMS Dispatch O When you are done, press the ® key, then the P/ II/SEL key to import the selected services. Press the SKIP key to return to the Service list without importing. To perform additional imports, press the P/II/SEL key and wait for import process to end. Press the SKIP key to return to the Main Menu. Services selected through Set Location are automatically assigned to Scanlists beginning at number 151; each selected Service is assigned to a separate & Scanlist, which is given the name of the service. & These Scanlists are automatically selected for Scanning. You can select or deselect Scanlists as desired through the Scanlist item on the Main Menu. NOTE: Press < or MENU to return to main menu. To clear all data from the current Folder on the Set Location menu scroll to Clear Channels and press the > key. On the Confirmation screen press the P/II/SEL key to clear the data, or press the SKIP key to return to the Set Location menu without clearing. -Confirmation- Really clear ALL programmed data from the current folder? SEL=Yes, SKIP=No NOTE: The Clear Channels function erases all of your current scanning data; all Scanlists in this Folder will be empty. Use this function carefully, as it cannot be undone. Does not affect V-Scanner folders content. 17 Untitled-1 17 2015-11-10 9:56:02 Untitled-1 18 ® Power up Password Set a user defined power-on password to restrict access to the radio. 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to Set Password and press P. 3. Use the arrows to set the password. 4. Use the P/II/SEL key to accept the updated settings, or the MENU key to exit without saving changes. NOTE: Power-on password can be reset by anyone using the EZ Scan software. Password provides only limited protection from immediate unauthorized use. Understanding the Display Your scanner features a high contrast, backlit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) to provide you with information about the status of the scanner while you are using it. A menu-driven user interface provides access to the settings that control what the scanner monitors. Below are examples of the scanners menu. -MainMenu- Scan > Scanlists Set Location Browse Library Browse Objects A “Scan” display shows a scrolling list of enabled Scanlists while scanning, and displays attenuator and trunking control channel status. Below provides an example of the Scanning display. Scan gg GP Fire County Police Sheriff City Police State Police 2015-11-10 9:56:03 ® Individual Object displays are shown when the scanner is monitoring activity on an enabled Object. The LCD includes a row of icons at the top that provides information about the status of the scanner while monitoring an Object. The amount of information displayed is configured using the Simple Display option in the Settings menu. For example, with Simple Display set to “on”, the following data is displayed for trunking talkgroups: ¢ Icons ¢ Scanlist ° Object type and “psDr” status ¢ Trunking system ¢ Scanlist Below is an example of an individual Object display with Simple Display set to “on”. sull Gc > County Police Group: psDR Police North Public Safety Display showing reception of a trunking talkgroup with Simple Display set to “on”. With Simple Display set to “off”, additional data is displayed on the screen. The amount and type of data displayed can be customized using the Show options in the Settings menu. For example, below is the same Object displayed with Simple Display set to “off” and Show Radio ID set to “ ”, on”: ¢ Icons ¢ Scanlist ¢ Object type and “psDr” status ° Object name ¢ Trunking system © Radio ID 19 Untitled-1 19 2015-11-10 9:56:03 sill Gc County Police TGRP psDR Police North Public Safety Radio ID: 18249 Display showing reception of a trunking talkgroup with Simple Display set to “on” and Show Radio ID enabled. There are many combinations of data that can be shown on the Object display using the Show options in the Settings menu. You can learn more about these options in the Settings Menu section of the guide. “osDr” Indicators In the Individual Object displays there are four characters on the right hand side of the display that indicate the status of priority, skip/lockout, delay ® and recording for the selected or active object. The ® following indicators are possible: P= priority off, P= priority on s= skip off, S= skip on, L=lockout on d= delay off, D=delay on r= recording off, R=recording on 20 Untitled-1 20 2015-11-10 9:56:03 Untitled-1 21 ® Display Icons A row of icons at the top of the display provides status information about the scanner. These icons are defined as follows: S Squelch circuit (or “gate”) is open G When present, the attenuator is set for Global mode A When present, the attenuator is active GA When present, Global attenuator is on, and the attenuator is active AM AM mode is active FM FM mode is active NE Narrow FM mode is active DG The radio is receiving P25 digital audio with AGC Dg The radio is receiving P25 digital audio without AGC D2 The radio is receiving P25 Phase II digital audio, with or without AGC Fn Function key is active > Scan mode (scanning) [J Pause mode (monitoring a single Object) @ Being recorded on the active or selected Object @ Recording is enabled but recording is suspended. The SD card is almost out of space. all Signal meter indicating strength Currently receiving trunking control channel data Encrypted digital traffic detected IF The radio's IF (discriminator) output mode is active. P/p Priority On/Priority Off S/s Skip On/Skip Off D/d Delay On/Delay Off L/- Lock Out On/Lock Out Off GE: Battery status Indicator # External power connected 21 ® 2015-11-10 9:56:03 Untitled-1 22 ® EZ Scan Library Your scanner comes with an installed Micro SD card that contains the entire USA/Canadian Radio Reference database as well as the EZ Scan software. NOTE: Make a copy of the EZ Scan software files in case the SD card is lost or damaged. To remove the Micro SD card from the scanner: WARNING: To prevent corrupted data on the Micro SD Card, always turn the scanner off using the front panel power key before opening the battery compartment cover. 1. Turn off scanner, unplug external power, and remove the batteries. 2. Press and release the Micro SD card. 3. To reinsert the Micro SD card, with the label facing the front of the radio press it in until it clicks in place. NOTE: Always use the EZ Scan software “Prepare Scanner Memory/SD Card For Use” option under the “Scanner/ SD Card"menu to format the Micro SD Card if the card is not performing as expected or if the scanner does not power up with the Micro SD Card. The Micro SD card comes formatted for the standard FAT file system with a cluster size of 32k. To format additional cards (2GB or smaller), use only the EZ Scan software to format the Micro SD card. ¢ Format using the FAT file system with 32k clusters. e If you use Micro SD cards larger than 2GB, format using FAT32 with 32k clusters. ¢ Formatting the Micro SD card for other file system types may cause EZ Scan to malfunction. Connecting the scanner to a computer with the supplied USB cable allows you to access the card with the EZ Scan software and update the Library, edit the configuration and stored objects, optimize the card, and reformat the card if necessary. You can also connect the SD Card to an external reader, which may provide faster data transfer rates when compared to accessing the card while it is in the radio. 22 2015-11-10 9:56:03 Untitled-1 23 ® For reference, below is the directory structure for the Micro SD Card. You may wish to make a copy of the CDAT folder on your computer as a backup. The CDAT folder contains your EZ Scan programming. Modifying these directories or their contents outside of the scanner or the EZ Scan software is not recommended, and may cause the scanner to malfunction. BTMP Contains various temporary files used by the scanner CDAT Contains your programming CDAT_VS.nnn Contains programming for V-Scanner folder number nnn,where nnn may range from 001 to 200 DB Contains the Library MTMP Contains various temporary files used by the scanner STMP Contains various temporary files used by the scanner CURVS.DAT Configuration information CONFIG.BIN Configuration information REC Audio recordings SOFTWARE EZ Scan Software WARNING: Modifying these files, directories or contents of directories is not recommended, and may cause the scanner to malfunction, and may result in loss of programming data. Maximum Card Size You can purchase additional cards to store different configurations or backups for your EZ Scan data. Up to a 32GB SD card may be used. We recommend SanDisk Micro SD cards 23 2015-11-10 9:56:04 | e | Installing EZ Scan Software A method for programming a new scanner is using the supplied USB cable and the included software. Also www.RadioReference.com provides a range of resources to help improve your overall scanning experience. EZ Scan easy-to-use software helps you: ¢ Make changes to EZ Scan’s programming and configuration ¢ Update the Library to the most current version e Update EZ Scan’s firmware for enhancements and bug fixes © Format and maintain the Micro SD card To install, connect the scanner to your computer's USB port. Using windows explorer, open the SD Card to view files, select software, then select setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions. Accept all prompts when asked. User's can also insert the SD Card into your computer via a card reader, open the SD Card, find and open the "Software" folder and click on "setup.exe", then follow the on-screen instructions. You can import, configure, and update the librar @ directly with your scanner or with the EZ Scan software. @ Library Updates Your EZ Scan comes with the most current library data available from www.RadioReference.com. However, you can use the EZ Scan Software to check for updates to the library data. NOTE: Updating the Radio Reference library requires an internet connection. To check for library updates: 1. Select Check for Library Update in the update menu. Select Check for Updates to start. 2. If updates are available, click Download Updates. 3. When the update is complete, click Done. 24 Untitled-1 24 2015-11-10 9:56:04 Preferred Programming - from Library 1. From the Main Menu, select Browse Library. . Select country. . Select first letter of State/Province. . Select Counties/Cites. 2 3 4. Select State/Province. 5 6. Select first letter of County. 7 . Select County. 8. Select Data Type NOTE: Police/Fire and Emergency services will be in “Categories” for smaller towns, “Systems” for larger ones. 9. Select desired agency, category or system available for the county. 10. Select desired subcategory. Investigate listings by pressing P® to go deeper into that selection. When the cursor switches from the right side of the screen to the left, you are at the bottom of a category. NOTE: When selecting a System, check at least one of the “Sites” within your range, then go further into Categories to ® find objects. ® 11. Use the SEL button to check boxes for services you wish to monitor. Press SEL to un-check a selected service and at anytime press < to go back. Once all desired objects have been checked, press MENU. 12. Select Import Selected. 13. Select desired scanlist location for selected objects and press to save. Note that Scanlist 001 is already selected, so no need to select another scanlist the first time. For the next scanlist, uncheck the first scanlist and check the box for the desired scanlist, otherwise, you will be adding every object to the first scanlist. 14. Press SEL to continue to main menu. 15. Select Scanlists from main menu. Use the A/V/<4/> to rename the scanlist if desired. Confirm box beside desired scanlist is checked. 16. Repeat steps to add additional scanlists, or select Scan from the Main Menu to begin scanning. 17. Once you are happy with your programming, Use the EZ Scan PC application to save data from the scanner. Of course you can use any combination of programming from the Scanner Keyboard or the PC app, just keep track of which has the most updated list. NOTE: When traveling or for quick programming, refer to location based, ZIP code programming. 25 ® Untitled-1 25 2015-11-10 9:56:04 | e | Backup into the first V-Scanner folder PC Objects can be backed up to the first available V-Scanner folder from the Set Location menu (See V-Scanner II section for a discussion of Folders). We recommend you back up your data to guard against accidental changes or deletions. From the Set Location menu scroll to Backup Data and press the P key. -Set Location- By City By County By ZIP Code Backup Data Clear Channels Press the P/II/SEL key to back up your data, or press the SKIP key to return to the Set Location menu without backing up. & -Confirmation- & Really backup to first available VScanner folder? SEL=Yes, SKIP=No Updating the Library (EZ Scan) To update the EZ Scan library: In the Main Menu, select Update from Lib and press P. The scanner asks if you want to use new Alpha Tag (names) from the library. Press SEL for yes or SKIP for no. NOTE: Unit must be connected to an external power source. 26 Untitled-1 26 2015-11-10 9:56:04 Untitled-1 27 ® Library Structure Each State contains three data types: e Agencies — Statewide conventional frequencies * Counties/Cities — County or independent city e Systems — Statewide Trunked systems, control frequencies (sites) and talkgroups. Each County contains three data types: e Agencies — Local conventional frequencies * Categories — Public Service conventional frequencies e Systems — Public Service Trunked systems, control frequencies (sites) and talkgroups. NOTE: Not all states have a statewide trunked radio system. WARNING: Modifying these directories or their contents is not recommended and may cause EZ Scan to malfunction. EZ Scan Library Notes eA "D" indicates that the item uses an unsupported digital modulation and cannot be monitored. ¢ An “S” indicates a trunked system that is not supported by the scanner. A gray box (LB) indicates that some frequencies in a grouping are selected, but not all. Manual Programming - Enter Conventional Frequency 1. Press MENU to access Main Menu. 2. Scroll to and select “Program Menu” then “Add Conv Freq”. 3. Simply write over the existing frequency or press “SKIP” to clear. Using the alphanumeric keypad (WS1088) or the AV, <P buttons, enter the desired conventional frequency. Press SEL when finished. 4. Scroll to “Save Changes” then press SEL. 5. Press MENU returns to Main menu. 27 2015-11-10 9:56:05 Untitled-1 28 ® Standard Text Entry Method Your scanner features a high-contrast, backlit alphanumeric display that provides constant feedback about what the radio is doing while scanning and monitoring your “Scannable Objects”. To get the most out of your scanner and this display, you will want to name your objects as you program them into the radio. This allows for easy identification of active objects while the radio is scanning, and makes it easier than ever to find objects that you wish to monitor, edit or delete using the powerful FIND feature. Your scanner uses a simple text entry method that allows entry of all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation symbols. Entering and Editing Alphanumeric Information (WS1088) A Standard Text Entry Method is used for entering alphanumeric information into the radio. This method allows easy access to each letter in the alphabet by pressing two keys that represent the letter. Take a moment to study the numeric keys on the keypad and you will notice that keys 2-9 each have three or four letters silk screened on the front panel just above each key. To enter a letter in an alphanumeric text field, simply press the number key below the letter you wish to type first, then press the number key that corresponds with the position of the letter in the silk screen group. For example, the number 2 is used to access the letters A, B and C. To type the letter A, press 2 to select the ABC group, then 1 to select the irst letter in the group, A. Likewise, to type the letter B, press 2 to select the ABC group, then press 2 again to select the second letter in the group. And, to type the letter C, simply press 2, then 3 to select the third letter in the “ABC” group. To enter numbers in alphanumeric text fields, press 1 first, then the number you wish to type. To enter punctuation, press 0 first to see the first set of punctuation, then press the number key that corresponds with the position of the desired punctuation mark in the set. Press the . (period) key to enter a space. While using Standard Text Entry, the Fn key serves as a shift key. For letters, uppercase text is typed by default, and you can shift to lowercase by pressing the Fn key before entering a character. For punctuation, the Fn key accesses a second set of punctuation marks. The shift action of the Fn key remains active until it is pressed again. Use the < keys to move the cursor to the desired location in edit fields. Press Fn < or Fn ® to move the cursor to the beginning or end of an edit field, respectively. 28 ® 2015-11-10 9:56:05 ® The cha