Searching for Talk Group IDs
If you tune the scanner to an active Motorola 
control channel, the Motorola System ID and 
the approximate control channel message 
decode success rate appears. This helps you 
identify the system and the reception quality. 
When the scanner decodes control channel data 
from a Motorola system, COTRL appears on the 
display. 
To search for Talk Group IDs:
1.  Set the bank to Open mode.
2.  Press SCAN. The scanner scans through all 
unlocked channels in the active banks.
3.  When the scanner stops on a transmission, 
press TRUNK. The scanner displays the ID 
location:
Sub-bank. ID Location
0-4 00-29
Example: 2-01
If the ID has already been saved, “ID was 
saved” appears.
If you try to store more than 150 talk 
group IDs in a bank, “Memory Full!” 
appears. 
Saving a Talk Group ID
Each of the 10 banks contains 5 sub-banks that 
each hold 30 Talk Group IDs. (You can save up 
to 1,500 Talk Group IDs.) When the scanner 
receives a trunked transmission, it searches 
the associated sub-bank for the Talk Group 
ID to decode data for Motorola, EDACS (GE/
Ericsson), and LTR (EF Johnson) systems. 
To dene a Talk Group ID:
1.  Press PGM, then press TRUNK to enter the 
ID program mode.
2.  Press FUNC, then use  or  to select a 
bank. 
3.  Repeatedly press MODE to select a trunking 
mode (Motorola, EDACS, or LTR).
4.  Repeatedly press TRUNK to select the sub-
bank.
5.  Press  or  to select the location where to 
store the Talk Group ID.
6.  Use the number and decimal point keys to 
enter the Talk Group ID:
  For ED Talk Group IDs, you can enter either 
a decimal or AFS code. The default setting 
is decimal ID entry. 
  To use the AFS code, press FUNC then 2, 
“AFS Format” appears for about 2 seconds. 
You can then enter the AFS code.
  If you make a mistake, “Invalid ID value” 
appears when you press ENT. Go back to 
Step 3.
  If you entered an ID that is already stored 
in same bank, “Dupl. ID of X-XX appears.” 
To store the ID code, press ENT. To cancel, 
press CL.
7.  Press ENT. 
For information about adding text tags to 
a Talk Group ID, see “Text Tags” on Page 
44.
Deleting Talk Group IDs
You can delete an individual Talk Group ID or all 
Talk Group IDs in a bank.