Realistic PRO-2005 - Using the Delay Feature; Setting the Scanning Speed; Locking out Channels

USING THE DELAY FEATURE
Many agencies use two-way radio systems that might have
a period of several seconds between a query and a reply.
To keep from missing a reply, program a delay on the
channels you identify
as operating this way. To program a
delay, manually select the channel, and press [DELAY].
"DELAY" appears
in the display. Now, when you are scan-
ning through channels, your scanner pauses for two
seconds after the completion of each transmission on that
channel before resuming scanning.
Some radio systems, especially those above
800 MHz, use
a special "trunked" system.
In these systems, the transmit-
ter selects an available frequency each time the operator
keys the radio. Therefore,
it is possible for the query to be
on one frequency and the reply on another. To ensure the
best possibility of hearing the full reply, you want the scan-
ner to begin scanning immediately when the first transmis-
sion ends.
In this case, select the channel manually and
ensure that "DELAY"
is not in the display. If "DELAY" is indi-
cated, press [DELAY] to turn off this feature for that chan-
nel.
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SETTING THE SCANNING SPEED
Your scanner has two different scanning speeds - 8 chan-
nels per second and 16 channels per second. To switch
between the two scanning speeds, press [SPEED] during
scanning.
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS
You can increase the effective scanning speed by locking
out channels that you have not programmed. Manually
select the channel, and then press [LlOUT], so that "LOCK-
OUT" appears in the display. This is also handy for locking
out channels that have a continuous transmission, such
as
a weather channel. You can still manually select locked-out
channels for listening.
To disable the lock-out function, manually select the chan-
nel and press [LJOUT]. Or, press [LIO RVW] in manual or
program mode to call out locked-out channels one by one.
Then, press [LIOUT] again.
Note: You can lock out as many channels as you like. But
there must
be at least one channel that you have not lock-
ed out in each bank.