Manual / Guide · 2015
Second half of the owner's manual for the WS1080/WS1088 digital handhelds, from editing objects onward: scanlists, searching, recording and playback, weather monitoring and SAME alerts, settings, troubleshooting and frequency coverage. Begins where Part 1 ends.
Editing Objects Manually ® From the main menu, select Browse Objects, browse to an object and press Menu. Note: Not all options are available on all objects. Cancel Changes Cancels changes you have just made. Save Changes Saves changes you have just made. Edit System Edits system parameters. Frequency Edit object frequency. Alpha Tag The object name. Press < or ® to move the cursor; press AorWto change the value. Set Scanlists Changes the objects Scanlists. DG Mode Toggles between analog, digital and auto. RX Mode Changes object's receive mode: FM, NFM (Narrow FM), Auto, AM SOQ Mode Changes object's Squelch mode: None, CTCSS, DCS, NAC, SRCH (Search) SQ Search Turns Squelch Search on or off Store SQ Code Only appears when MENU is pressed while monitoring a conventional channel that is set for CTCSS or DCS search mode. Select Shore SO code to store the value of the found CTCSS or DCS code. Subsequent transmissions must have matching CTCSS or DCS squelch codes to be monitored by the WS1080. SQ Exclude Tums Squelch Exclude on or off. Allows certain CTCSS/DCS codes to be excluded. Locked Out Locked objects (indicated by an L) are not scanned. Skipped Skipped objects are not scanned. Priority EZ Scan frequently checks priority channels for activity. Priority status is indicated by an upper case P. Delay The scanner waits for a reply for two seconds after a transmission ends before resuming a scan Attenuate Applies attenuation to the channel. AGC Reduces interference from strong local transmitters. (Only available for conventional frequencies.) 36 ® 2015-11-10 9:56:07 Untitled-1 37 ® Audio Boost Increases audio level when channel becomes active. Alarm An alarm sounds when activity is found for a frequency or talkgroup. Press < or P to select an alarm sound. Light Press < or P® to select the desired light options: Leave — use default backlight settings On - turn the backlight on Flash — flash according to the set flash pattern Flash Pattern A light pattern used to identify the channel. On Time/Off Time The backlight duration for each flash pattern step. (10 millisecond increments. 50 = 500 milliseconds = .5 seconds). LED Enable Turns on/off the Alert LED for this object LED Flash Alert LED will flash when enabled. Color Count Select 1 to 4 colors to be displayed when Object is Active. Option 0= off Record Set Recording when Object is active. Delete Object Removes the channel from EZ Scan’s working memory. The channel remains in the library data. 37 2015-11-10 9:56:07 Untitled-1 38 ® Alert LED Settings Note: The EZ Scan PC application allows you to group objects (such as all Keller Fire Department) and edit the color to red. Even add an alert tone to differentiate Keller Fire from Hurst Fire. The following instructions show you how to edit color of an individual object from the keypad. The Alert LED has been enhanced. These enhancements provide powerful new capabilities for customizing the Alert LED, giving you even more flexibility to show unique colors and flash patterns when transmissions are received on important talkgroups and channels. The following program charts are examples of how the Alert LED can be configured to produce unique and noticeable effects and colors. 1. Press MENU. 2. Select Browse Objects. 3. Use the < or ® to select a Scanlist. 4. Use the Aor © to select an object within the selected Scanlist. 5. Press MENU to enter object options. (options are shown in the following examples) Scroll till “Flash Pattern” is shown and press the P. 6. A list of 8 characters are displayed (55555555). Adjust each one to obtain the flash pattern desired. Options are 0-9 and A-F. See Flash pattern chart for how each number/letter will control the Alert LED. 7. Once set press SEL to accept the flash rate. Press q to import the items. (This may take several minutes.) : Oo @] 1) Oo 8 ® @) ( 1: ¢ '@) e) ese a @ @) 'e) @ 2 © eo) @ oOo A @ oO 3: O '@) © e & ® oO @ @ 5: ® oo @® ob * &® Oo @ 6: ¢ o@ @ 0 E @ @ ® ) 7: © © ® ® : w& @ ® . @=on soff EXAMPLE: Using the above chart with pattern 3B3B3B3B, the LED pattern for "3" is "off/off/on/on" and the LED pattern for "B" is "on/ off/on/on." With this selection the Alert LED will flash back and forth between "off/off/on/on" and “on/off/on/on." The flash pattern goes in order from left to right. NOTE: Both the flash rate and color options are in hexadecimal format. 38 2015-11-10 9:56:07 ® On Solid - Single Color These settings will illuminate the LED with a single color, solid, no flashing when the Object is receiving traffic. Flash Pattern n/a On Time n/a Off Time n/a LED Enable Checked LED Flash Unchecked Color Count 1 Color 1 FFOOOO (red) Color 2 n/a Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Slow Flash - Single Color These settings will illuminate the LED with a single color, flashing on and off at the rate of one cycle per second. Flash Pattern 55555555 On Time 50 Off Time 50 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 1 Color 1 FFOOOO (red) Color 2 n/a Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Slow Flash - Two Color The settings shown above will illuminate the LED with a two colors, flashing on and off at the rate of one cycle per second. The LED will be illuminated for 1/2 second and off for 1/2 second each period and will alternate colors each flash. Flash Pattern 55555555 On Time 50 Off Time 50 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 2 Color 1 FFOOOO (red) Color 2 QOOOFF (blue) Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a 39 2015-11-10 9:56:07 ® Highway Department 1 - Strobe Effect These settings produce a rapid yellow pulsing strobe effect. Flash Pattern A8A8A8A8 On Time 5 Off Time 9 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 1 Color 1 FFFFOO (yellow) Color 2 n/a Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Highway Department 2 - Strobe Effect These settings produce a rapid yellow and white strobe erect. Flash Pattern A8A8A8A8 On Time 5 Off Time 9 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 2 Color 1 FFFFOO (yellow) Color 2 FFFFFF (white) Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Police Department 1 - Strobe Effect These settings produce a rapid blue pulsing strobe effect. Flash Pattern A8A8A8A8 On Time 5 Off Time 9 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 1 Color 1 QOOOFF (blue) Color 2 n/a Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Untitled-1 40 40 2015-11-10 9:56:07 Untitled-1 41 ® Police Department 2 - Strobe Effect The settings produce a rapid blue continuous strobe effect. Flash Pattern AAAAAAAA On Time 5 Off Time 9 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 1 Color 1 QOOOFF (blue) Color 2 n/a Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Police Department 3 - Strobe Effect These settings produce an alternating blue/red strobe effect. Flash Pattern AAAAAAAA On Time 5 Off Time 9 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 2 Color 1 QOOOFF (blue) Color 2 FFOOOO (red) Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Fire/EMS 1 - Strobe Effect The settings produce an intense red/white strobe effect. Flash Pattern AFAFAFAF On Time 5 Off Time 1 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 2 Color 1 FFOOOO (red) Color 2 FFFFFF (white) Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a 9:56:08 ® Fire/EMS 2 - Strobe Effect These settings produce a rapid red/white strobe effect. Flash Pattern AAAAAAAA On Time 5 Off Time 9 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 2 Color 1 QOOOFF (blue) Color 2 FFOOOO (red) Color 3 n/a Color 4 n/a Christmas Tree Just for fun. - Flasher Effect Flash Pattern FFFEEFFE On Time 50 Off Time 1 LED Enable Checked LED Flash Checked Color Count 4 @ Color 1 FF0000 (red) Color 2 FFFFFF (white) Color 3 OOFFOO (green) Color 4 FFFFFF (white) Untitled-1 42 42 | e | Recording and Playback Your scanner features a powerful audio recording system that captures transmissions that occur on selected Objects to the Micro SD card using the high quality, industry standard .AU audio file format. For example, a 2GB Micro SD card with a very large scanning configuration (e.g., 500 MB) still leaves room for over 50 hours of recording time and thousands of recorded transmissions! Here are just a few of the things you can do with the audio recording system: ¢ Record all transmissions that occur on talkgroups or channels that are of interest to you for later review. e Perform attended or unattended searches for new frequencies, automatically storing audio with frequency information for all transmissions found while searching. ¢ Record all transmissions that occur on ALL talkgroups or channels, providing an instant recall function to replay a prior transmission that was missed or unintelligible. Audio recording is not enabled by default. To enable audio recording, make sure that the Enable Record @ option in the Settings menu is checked, and set the @ Record flag in any Objects that you wish to record. You may wish to record audio for all of your programmed Objects, which provides the ability to instantly replay any transmission that the radio receives in cases where the traffic may be difficult to copy. When recording is enabled radio wide and for selected Objects, you will see the @ icon flash in the display when the audio recorder is actively recording audio information. When the Micro SD card is almost full, the F icon will appear in the display to indicate that recording is suspended. Delete or archive old audio files to make room for new recordings. To playback recorded audio iles: 1. From the Main Menu, select Playback to enter the Playback System. 2. The Playback System will place you at the last audio file that was recorded by the radio. Press the P/II/SEL key to play the file, or use the A and W keys to scroll to another file for playback. W keys to scroll to another file for playback. 43 Untitled-1 43 2015-11-10 9:56:08 ® Untitled-1 44 ® 3. While playing a file, the A and W keys set the playback volume, and the < or ® keys move backward and forward in the file being played in five second increments. The SKIP key ends playback of the current ile. 4. After scrolling to a file, you can press the MENU key for a list of playback options. Main Menu jumps to the Main Menu. ¢ Back jumps back to the list of recorded files. e Play From Here plays the current recording and all recordings afterwards. © Delete All deletes all recorded audio files. ° Delete Earlier deletes recorded audio files prior to the selected audio file. ¢ Delete Later deletes the selected audio file and all recorded audio files after the selected file. The EZ Scan Software includes advanced audio file playback and management features in addition to the audio playback and management features in the radio. Using IF Output Your scanner can provide its IF/discriminator output signal to the headphone jack. The IF/discriminator output is unsquelched and unfiltered, making it ideal for third party signal analysis and decoding software and hardware. To activate IF Output mode: 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to the Program Menu, Press SEL, Global Settings, Press SEL to continue. 3. Scroll past the Expert section to the IF Out setting. 4. Press the P to scroll through the available options: Off = disables the IF output function. HP = routes the IF/discriminator to the headphone jack. HP/SP = routes the IF/discriminator signal to the headphone jack and the speaker. 44 2015-11-10 9:56:08 | e | Internal Clock/Calendar Your scanner includes a real time clock/calendar that is used to correctly date and time stamp recorded audio files. The first time you power on your scanner, you will be prompted to set the time and date. If batteries are allowed to fully discharge, or if they are removed from the scanner for more than a few minutes, the date and time will need to be set again. You can also set the date and time over the USB connection using the EZ Scan Software, or directly on the radio using the Set Clock function in the Main Menu. Scanning Monitoring and Scanning When programmed, your scanner provides two basic functions for scanning radio transmissions: © Monitoring — Listening to a single object. ¢ Scanning — Checking multiple saved objects, stopping when a transmission is detected. To scan more quickly, you can skip or lock out frequencies that you do not wish to scan. A skipped frequency is ignored during the current scan; a locked out frequency is ignored for all scans unless it is unlocked. ® To monitor a frequency or talkgroup: ® 1. From the main menu, select Browse Objects, then press P. 2. Use the direction keys to browse Scanlists and objects. 3. Press P/II/SEL to monitor the displayed frequency. 4. Press < or ® to select another object or press P/II/SEL to begin scanning. To scan your active Scanlists: 1. Press MENU. 2. Select Scan from the main menu and press or P/II/SEL. 3. To pause the scan, press P/II/SEL when scanner stops on a transmission. To resume scanning, press P/II/SEL again. 45 Untitled-1 45 2015-11-10 9:56:08 ® To enable or disable Scanlists: (WS1080) 1. Select Scanlists from the main menu, and then press 2. Press SEL to enable a Scanlist. A checkmark (/) indicates an active Scanlist. A square (L) indicates a disabled Scanlist. 3. Press < or MENU to return to Main Menu. To enable or disable Scanlists: (WS1088) 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 or9.11.22.0r9.11. 22.. To lock out objects: 1. From main menu, select Browse Objects, then press 2. Use the AW keys to browse objects then press MENU. @ 3. Select Locked Out and press B®. A checkmark (/) @ indicates Lockout is selected. A square (D) indicates Lockout is disabled. An uppercase L in the display indicates a locked out frequency. NOTE: The SKIP button can be programmed in the Settings Menu (first option under the Expert section) to perform the Lockout function. To skip transmissions while scanning: 1. Wait for scanner to stop on the transmission and press SKIP. An uppercase S in the display indicates a skipped object. 2. To skip a specific object, you can browse to the object and press SKIP. 3. To restore a skipped object, browse to it and press SKIP. 4. To restore all skipped objects, in the main menu, select Restore Skipped and press P. NOTE: If the specific object is locked out vs. skipped the SKIP button may have been programmed as Lockout function. 46 Untitled-1 46 2015-11-10 9:56:09 ® Untitled-1 47 ® TIP: Consider how you plan to organize your objects for scanning. You can organize your scan lists geographicall , assigning objects for your location in one list and objects for other locations in different lists. You can organize your scan lists by trunking system, assigning TGRP objects associated with specitic trunked radio systems to separate lists. To rename a Scanlist: 1. Select Scanlist from the main menu, and then press >. 2. Select a Scanlist and press ®. The Scanlist name appears. 3. Press < or B® to move the cursor; press A or W to change the character. Press SKIP to delete a character. To set priority objects. Priority is used only when you want regular scanner operation interrupted to ear something on your priority object(s): 1. Browse to the object and press Menu. 2. Select Priority and press ®. A checkmark V) indicates an Priority is selected. A square (LD) indicates Priority is disabled. NOTE: To set priority, Priority Mode must be enabled in the Configuration menu. Setting any object as a priority can cause normal scanner interruption. Scanlist and Scan Sets Scan Sets are an exciting new feature with the WS1080 / WS1088. There are 20 Scan Sets that work in conjunction with Scanlists to provide additional scan object selection capability and flexibility. Each Scan Set contains a list of all 200 normal Scanlists plus the special Skywarn® Scanlist. With Scan Sets you can quickly select large groups of Scanlists to enable or disable, just by enabling or disabling the Scan Sets that contain the desired groups of Scanlists, instead of individually editing the list of enabled Scanlists every time you want to change the group of Scanlists you wish to monitor. For example: On Scanlists 01 through 30 you decide to put all of City1. On Scanlists 31 through 50 you decided to put all of City 2, on Scanlists 51 through 62 you decided to put all of City 3. When you move from city to city, it would take some time to individually toggle off the unwanted scanlists and toggle on the new ones. This is where Scan sets come in. 47 2015-11-10 9:56:09 Untitled-1 48 ® NOTE: When you start a scan, the first thing the scanner does is check to see what Scan set(s) is (are) enabled. It finds Scan set 01 on by default. Next it checks to see what Scanlists are permitted in Scan set 01 and it finds that every scanlist is checked (all are allowed). This means the scanner will use the checked Scanlist boxes to control what Scanlists are scanned. If you have objects stored and the scanner reports, “Nothing to Scan!" Check to see if you accidentally unchecked the box for Scan set 01. Rename Scan set 01 to City 1 name and uncheck all boxes 31 and up. Leave Skywarn® checked so you can enable Skywarn if you are in City 1. Rename Scan set 02 to City 2 name and check scanlist boxes 31 through 50 and Skywarn, all others should be off. And finally, rename Scan set 03 to City 3 name and check boxes for Scanlists 51 through 62 and Skywarn. Now when changing from city to city, simply uncheck the Scanset box for the city you are leaving and check the box for the one you are entering. You can locate active frequencies quickly and easily using one of the Scanner’s three convenient frequency search modes: ¢ Spectrum Sweeper — sweeps rapidly through frequency ranges in 1MHz blocks. Unlike the Frequency counter method used in other scanners, Spectrum Sweeper is far more sensitive, arguably just as fast and the only technology that lets you lock out and keep searching in the same band. e Service Search — searches through frequencies used by the following radio services: Public Satety, Aircraft, Railroad, Amateur, CB,Marine, and FRS/ GMRS/MURS. This is a good way to find activity on local frequencies. e Limit Search — searches within a range of frequencies that you define. To use Spectrum Sweeper: 1. In the main menu, select Search, and press ® to enter the search menu. 2. Select Spectrum Sweeper and press P. 3. Select All Bands or Public Safety and press right (P) to start the search. Spectrum Sweeper sweeps through frequency ranges in 1 MHz blocks. 4. Press MENU to stop search which enters Sweeper menu where you can select fewer bands to search. 48 2015-11-10 9:56:09 ® To perform a Service Search: 1. In the main menu, select Search, and press ® to enter to the search menu. 2. Select Service Search and press P. 3. Scroll through the available services, select a service, and press P to start the search. 4. Press MENU to stop search which enters service menu. To perform a Limit Search: 1. In the main menu, select Search, and press ® to enter to the search menu 2. Select Limit Search, and press ®. The search begins immediately. 3. To change the search range, press MENU. 4. Scroll to Lo and press ®. 5. Press < or B® to move the cursor; press A or W to change the value. 6. Press SEL to save the new value and return to the search menu. 7. Scroll to Hi and press P. 8. Press < or ® to move the cursor; press A or W to change the value. 9. Press SEL to save the new value and return to the search menu. 10. Press < to continue the search. 11. Press MENU to stop search when enters Limit Menu To save found frequencies: 1. Press MENU. 2. Then select Store Channel and press SEL. EZ Scan adds the frequency to the default Scanlist and names it based on the search type. 49 Untitled-1 49 2015-11-10 9:56:09 Untitled-1 50 ® Search Settings To change search settings, press MENU while the search is active. Spectrum Sweeper Settings e Atten — Attenuation. On or Off. ¢ Zeromatic — On or off. ¢ Delay —How long scanner waits after a transmission before resuming. ° Special Mode - Skips 1MHz block where you have skipped five or more frequencies. Special Mode is useful when you are close to many high-power transmitters that are close together in frequency. ¢ Frequency Ranges — Defines a frequency range to focus a search. Service Search Settings e Atten — Attenuation. On or Off. e Zeromatic — On or off. ¢ Delay —How long scanner waits after a transmission before resuming. e Frequency Ranges — Defines a frequency range to focus a search. @ Rx Mode — Set the RX modulation mode to automatic, or forces AM mode or FM mode. RX Mode functions in Aircraft and Amateur bands, Press < or ® to change. Limit Search Settings e Atten — Attenuation. On or Off. e Zeromatic — On or off. ¢ Delay —How long scanner waits after a transmission before resuming. ¢ Lo — Lowest frequency in the search range. ¢ Hi — Highest frequency in the search range. 50 2015-11-10 9:56:10 Untitled-1 51 Saving Found CTCSS, DCS or NAC CODES When importing objects from the Library, squelch codes are automatically imported. If this information is missing, your scanner can quickly identify these codes during a search, if present. When a channel includes a CTCSS, DCS or NAC code, the code appears on the bottom line of the display, followed by an” 4", which indicates a valid CTCSS, DCS or NAC code: CTCSS 127.3 4 To save the found code with the channel: 1. When a CTCSS or DCS code is found by the search feature, press MENU. Store SO code appears. 2. Press SEL. After the code is saved, the scanner will only stop on transmissions that have a matching CTCSS, DCS or NAC squelch code present. NOTE: In the Settings Menu, Simple Display must be unchecked to display and save found CTCSS, DCS or NAC codes. 51 2015-11-10 9:56:10 | e | Weather Monitoring A weather alert tone includes a digitally-encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) signal, FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) code, and an event code. Before you can use SAME Stand by Mode, you must program at least one FIPS code. Unless you are near a county boarder, enter only the FIPS code for your county. This prevents alerting when events happen in nearby counties. To receive severe weather broadcasts while scanning other channels, set your local NOAA channel as the Weather Priority channel, but be aware that normal scanner audio will be regularly interrupted when the scanner jumps away to check for a weather alert. To program FIPS Codes: 1. Look up your local FIPS code(s) (located at: www.NWS.NOAA.gov/NWR/indexnw.htm). 2. Press @ to activate Weather Mode, then press MENU. 3. Scroll to SAME1 Tag and press ® to name the channel. Press < or ® to move the cursor; press & or ® VY to change the character. ® 4. Scroll down to SAME _ 1 FIPS and press P to enter a FIPS code. Press < or ® to move the cursor; press A or W to change the character. 5. Scroll down to SAME1 Enable and press SEL orb. 6. To program more FIPS codes (up to 10), repeat steps 3-5. 7. When finished, select Save Changes and press SEL or P. NOTE: Programming only one FIPS code will result in alerts intended only for your county. For fringe areas, it may be beneficial to program a second FIPS code for nearby counties. 52 Untitled-1 52 2015-11-10 9:56:10 Untitled-1 53 ® Entering SAME Location and Event Codes The following steps are used to create a SAME entry that provides all weather alerts for a given location. Press the WX key twice to enter Weather mode. Use the A or W keys on the 4-way push button pad to scroll to the desired SAME code entry. Press the SEL key to edit the selected SAME entry. With the Entry field selected, press Pon the 4-way push button pad to turn the entry on. Scroll to the Code: field and press Pon the 4-way push button pad to enter a SAME location code. Use the keypad to enter a SAME code. Scroll to the Event field. Note the current default of ***, which will allow all messages for the specified SAME location code. We recommend that you leave the event code with "***” to receive all alerts. Scroll to the Tag: field. We suggest that you enter a tag name here that corresponds with the SAME location code that you have entered. Press Pon the 4-way push button pad to edit the tag name. Use the <P AW keys on the 4-way push button pad or the standard text entry method to enter your tag. Using our Dallas County example, you would enter the following: 31D 21A 53L 53.L 21A 74S .<space> 23C 63 O 82U 62N 81T 93 Y Scroll to the Alarm: field. Note that you can specify different alarm sounds for this SAME entry. We recommend that you use the default setting here for general purpose weather alerting. 53 2015-11-10 9:56:10 Untitled-1 54 ® Scroll to the Lockout: field. Note that Lockout is currently set to off. Lockout is a special purpose parameter that can be used to lock out individual event or area codes. We recommend that you leave Lockout set to off for general purpose weather alerting. When you have finished editing your SAME entry, press the SEL key to store the data, then press the SEL key to save all SAME changes and return to the Weather mode. Activating SAME Stand by Mode After you have entered your desired SAME codes, you can activate the SAME Standby Mode to begin standby operation. The radio will remain silent until a SAME transmission is received with a code that matches one that you have stored. When a matching SAME message is received, your radio will sound a siren alarm (adjust volume in Settings), then will play the audio message that follows the Warning Alert Tone (WAT). To activate SAME standby mode, press the WX key, use the A or W keys to find the best weather radio transmitter for your location, then press the SKIP key. This will change to STBY to indicate that SAME Standby Mode is active, and the scanner will alert when a matching SAME message is received. Press the SEL key again to exit SAME Standby Mode, or press MENU. When your local NWS office activates a SAME warning that matches a FIPS code stored in your scanner, you will first hear a siren alarm and see the LED flash to alert you to the incoming alarm. The LED flashes RED for warnings, YELLOW for watches, and BLUE for tests and administrative messages. The scanner sounds the siren until the NWS transmission of the 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone (WAT) begins. Once the WAT begins, the scanner’s speaker will unmute, and you will hear the WAT play as an alert that the voice portion of the SAME warning is about to begin. You will then hear the voice portion of the SAME warning. Your scanner will resume SAME Standby operation 90 seconds after the SAME warning starts. You may reset stand by mode by pressing the STBY soft key twice at any time. To activate SAME Stand by Mode: 1. Press ® and then press < or P to select a NOAA channel. 2. Press SKIP to enter Stand by Mode. The speaker silences and SKIP = Normal appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. To return to Normal Weather Mode, press SKIP again. 54 ® 2015-11-10 9:56:10 ® To activate Weather Priority: 1. Press to begin scanning for weather frequencies. When scanner stops on the strongest NOAA channel, press MENU. 2. Select Priority and press < or ® to select the channel. Be aware that normal scanner audio will be regularly interrupted when the scanner jumps away to check for a weather alert. 3. Scroll to Save Changes and press P/II/SEL or ® to save. During severe weather Skywarn® repeaters relay severe weather reports from Amateur Radio operators in the field to local National Weather Service offices. When there is no severe weather these repeaters are used for routine communications by licensed Amateur Radio operators. Monitoring Skywarn®, you will hear actual reports as they are called in You will hear locations near you and you will hear those reports minutes before they are relayed on NWS Weather broadcasts and much sooner than on radio or TV. To import Skywarn® Frequencies: 1. Browse for Skywarn® frequencies in the EZ Scan @ library and import them to the Skywarn® Scanlist. If not @ found in the library, check with a local Amateur Radio club. Find a local one at www.arrl.org. 2. Enable the Skywarn® Scanlist. To activate Skywarn®: 1. Press Qonce to enter Weather Mode. 2. Press Qpagain to activate Skywarn®. NOTE: Skywarn® temporarily disables all other Scanlists. Remember, local EOC offices (county sheriff or local police) are an important part of Skywarn®. Feel free to add EOC talkgroups to your Skywarn® scanlist. 55 Untitled-1 55 2015-11-10 9:56:11 Untitled-1 56 ® Configuring Using V-Scanner Storage V-Scanner II Storage System -Scanner II (VS-II) system provides you with a way to store multiple configurations on your scanner. VS-II configurations are created, managed and copied to the SD Card using the EZ Scan software. You can load stored VS-II configurations by selecting the V-Scanner option from the Main Menu, then scrolling to the desired VS-II configuration using the < or ® keys. Press the SEL key to activate the selected VS-II configuration. Any changes that you have made to the current VS-II or default configuration will be automatically saved to the SD Card before the selected VS-II configuration is loaded. All V-Scanner folder creation and management is performed using the EZ Scan software. Data in your VS-II folders is updated automatically in the field as you use them. Unlike previous versions of the V-Scanner feature, it is not necessary to “save” and “load” the VS-II folders you are working with - just select the desired VS-II folder and the radio handles the rest automatically. NOTE: It is not possible to create or delete VS-I folders while in the field. All VS-II folder management is accomplished using the EZ Scan software. Configuration Settings To access configuration settings, select Program Menu then Global Settings from the main menu, and press P. ¢ Cancel Changes — Cancels changes you have just made. e Save Changes — Saves changes you have just made. ° Default Vals — Restores default settings. ¢ Simple Display — Limits displayed information. ° Default SL — Sets the default Scanlist. Priority Mode — Enables Priority mode. ° Priority Time — Time between priority scans. e Enable Record — Turns on the record feature. ¢ Search Record — when active unit records transmissions found while searching. © G Atten Mode — Enables Global Attenuation. © G Atten On - Activates Global Attenuation. 56 2015-11-10 9:56:11 ® ¢ Search Dg AGC - Applies Digital AGC to found digital transmissions. ¢ G AGC Mode - Enables Global AGC. ¢ G AGC On - Activates Global AGC. ¢ Scan Sets Opt - Turns on Scan Set Feature. ¢ Sounds — Sets EZ Scan beeps and alert sounds. ¢ Alerts Controls audio alerts. ° Key Beeps — Enables or disables key tones. ¢ Beep Volume - Sets key tone volume. e Alert Volume —Object volume. ¢ Contrast — Sets the LCD contrast. ¢ LModeBAT - Backlight mode during battery operation. ¢ LModeEXT — Backlight mode (external power). Lite Area —- Sets LCD and keypad lighting. e Lite Time — Backlight duration. ¢ Lite Level —Controls backlight brightness. ¢ Welcome Text 1-5 — Sets the text displayed on five @ lines of the display when the scanner is first turned on. @ VVV Expert VVV ¢ Skip - Programmed to “lockout” will permanently locks out an object when the SKIP button is pressed. © Blink Time 1-2 — Controls the amount of time each item is displayed. ¢ Show Radio ID — Displays the Radio ID for trunked systems, if available. Tag Only. e Use RID Alert —Controls alert for Radio ID transmissions. e Show VC/CC — Displays voice and control channel. Simple Display must be unchecked. Show Radio ID will override if available. ¢ Show TGID — Displays talkgroup ID. Simple Display must be unchecked. ¢ Show Site Name — Displays trunking site name, only if two or more trunking system sites are programmed. Simple Display must be unchecked. ¢ CONV TGID — Displays the talkgroup ID for P25 conventional talkgroup calls. Simple Display must be unchecked. 57 Untitled-1 57 2015-11-10 9:56:11 ® ¢ CONV Radio ID — Displays the Radio ID for P25 conventional calls. Simple Display must be unchecked. e PC/IF CCDump — Streams ASCII Control Channel Dump data over the USB interface for trunking control channels. To file - Stores ASCII Control Channel Dump data to the SD card. Limit 100 Trim Logs ¢ Low Batt Time — Interval (seconds) between low battery alert sounds. ¢ Charge Time — Sets the radio charge time. ¢ TG Disp — Display format for talkgroup IDs. ¢ M36 Stat Bits — Uses status bits to track Motorola 3600 baud trunking talkgroup calls. ¢ M36 ENC e EDACS Dig © BandPlan — Selects USA or Canada. e FlexStep - Permits using Split channel frequency. © ¢ EncMode — For encrypted voice calls: Noise, Silent, or @ Tone. e EncLevel — Sets the encrypted call tone level. e IF Out —Routes the IF Discriminator signal to the headphone jack. ¢ DSP Level Adapt -Controls how fast the DSP adjusts to varying P25 levels (default: 64). Higher values = faster rates. e ADC Gain — Controls input signal to CODEC (default: +OdB). ¢ DAC Gain - Sets output signal from CODEC, varying the audio level of decoded digital signals ( (default: +OaB). e Auto Power On At 00:00 Mode: ¢ Location Select 58 Untitled-1 58 2015-11-10 9:56:12 Untitled-1 59 Using EZ Scan Software to Update the Scanner 1. Turn off the Scanner. 2. Connect the scanner to your computer using the USB cable supplied. The computer should recognize the scanner’s Micro SD card as a new drive. If an auto run screen appears, close it. 3. Select Check for CPU Firmware Update in the update menu. 4. Click Check for Updates on the update screen. 5. If there are available updates, click Update My Scanner. 6. Please be patient, this can take several minutes. When complete, click Done. DSP Firmware Updates 1. Turn off the Scanner. 2. Connect the scanner to your computer using the USB cable supplied. The computer should recognize the scanner’s Micro SD card as a new drive. If an auto run screen appears, close it. 3. Select Check for DSP Firmware Update in the update menu. 4. Click Check for Updates. 5. If there are available updates, click Update My Scanner. 6. Please be patient, this can take several minutes. When complete, click Done. Updating the Library (PC) To update the PC library: 1. Onthe Library Import Tab, click the Update Channels button. A second Import screen appears. 2. Click the Update Channels button. The library will be updated to the latest version. NOTE: The procedure to update the RadioReference library requires an internet connection. 2015-11-10 9:56:12 Untitled-1 60 @ Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments. Handle the scanner carefully; do not drop it. Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt, andwipe it witha damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Modifying or tampering with the scanner’s internal components can cause amalfunction andmight invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. Birdie Frequencies Birdies are operating frequencies, which all scanners have, that are created inside the scanner’s receiver and can cause interference. If the interference is not severe, you adjusting the squelch might omit the birdie, but if you program one of these frequencies after a search, you will hear only noise on that frequency. If ou suspect that a frequency you have programmed is eing affected by a birdie, try removing the antenna. Removing the antenna will help determine if the interfering signal is a birdie signal being generated inside of the scanner, or the result of an external interference source. If the noise on a frequency is not affected when the antenna is removed, it is almost certainly the result of a birdie. If the noise disappears when the antenna is removed, the noise is most likely coming from an external source. Moving the scanner may reduce or solve the issue. 60 2015-11-10 9:56:12 Untitled-1 61 Troubleshooting/Error Messages For detailed troubleshooting/error messages, please visit the FAQ section of our website at www.whistlergroup.com or call toll free 866-923-8719. Should you experience difficulty, please refer to the following troubleshooting guide for assistance. Poor or no reception ¢ Weak signals from distant stations. Reposition for best reception. 2-Way radio reception is line-of- sight. Consider an outdoor antenna; the first 30 feet ot elevation makes the most difference. e Attenuator in use on weak signals. Check performance with and without attenuator activated, use setting with best reception. ¢ Strong signal overload from nearby transmitter. Check performance with and without attenuator activated, use setting with best reception. ¢ Loose or defective antenna. Inspect antenna and connectors and correct any problems found. ¢ Incorrect modulation mode selected. Ensure that proper modulation mode is selected for the type of system being monitored. If necessary, use the PC Application to change modulation mode. "Scanning not available” shown in display ¢ The batteries are low and all functions that write data to the MicroSD Card (including scanning) are disabled to prevent data corruption. Recharge or replace the batteries. The scanner is on but does not scan ¢ The squelch may not be adjusted correctly. Turn the squelch control counterclockwise. The scanner does not recognize the MicroSD Card e The Micro SD Card is not properly formatted. Use the PC Application to reformat the card. If using Windows to format the card, the card format must be FAT or FAT32 with 32kB clusters. Check all three boxes. ¢ The MicroSD Card may not be inserted fully. Press the MicroSD Card into the slot until a click is heard and the card is fully inserted in the slot. ¢ The MicroSD Card may be defective. Replace with a new MicroSD Card. 61 2015-11-10 9:56:12 ® “Init SD Card” appears when the scanner is turned on ¢ The MicroSD Card is not properly formatted. Use the PC Application to reformat the card. ¢ The MicroSD Card may not be inserted fully. Press the MicroSD Card into the slot until a click is heard and the card is fully inserted in the slot. The scanner does not function e Ensure that the scanner is equipped with fresh batteries. If powering the scanner from external power, make certain that the USB power plug is fully inserted into the scanners USB jack. Low battery warning beeps and message on LCD display ¢ Recharge rechargeable batteries or replace alkaline batteries. Ensure that the battery type selection switch in the battery compartment is set to the correct battery type. e Please consider using an external charger whenever possible to keep batteries maintained. MicroSD Card error messages The scanners MicroSD Card must be formatted ® correctly for proper operation. If the MicroSD Card is corrupted, defective, improperly formatted or missing or if essential files or directories are not present on the card, the scanner displays an error message. If you experience an error message while using your scanner in the field, take a moment to ensure that the MicroSD card is fully inserted in the slot. If this does not correct the problem, refer to the following table for the meanings of the various error codes and steps you can take to correct the problem: Code | Meaning Corrective Action 01-00 | General heap error Contact Support and provide error code information 01-01 | Unable to allocate from heap Contact Supp