Realistic PRO-43 - Locking Out Channels; Turning Banks On and Off

CANCELLING A SCAN DELAY
Some radio systems, especially those above 800 MHz, use
a special trunked system. In these systems, the transmitter
selects an available frequency each time the operator keys
the radio. It is therefore possible for the query to be on one
frequency and the reply on another. In this case, you have a
better chance of hearing the full reply if the scanner im¬
mediately resumes scanning when a transmission ends. For
each channel that operates this way, manually select the
channel and ensure dly does not appear, if it does, press
DELAY to turn off the delay for that channel.
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS
You can increase the effective scanning speed by locking
out channels you have not programmed. This is also handy
for locking out channels that have a continuous transmis¬
sion. Manually select each channel and press L/OUT so L/o
appears on the display. You can still manually select locked-
out channels. To unlock a channel, manually select the
channel and press L/OUT so l/o disappears from the display.
Note: There must be at least one unlocked channel in each
bank.
TURNING BANKS ON AND OFF
As explained in "Understanding Channel Storage Banks,"
the scanner splits the 200 channels into 10 banks of 20
channels each. The small bars that appear under the num¬
bers at the top of the display when you scan are the bank in¬
dicators.
When you turn off a bank, the scanner does not scan any
channel in the bank. To turn a bank on or off, while scanning
press the number key corresponding to the bank you want
to turn on or off. Press 0 to turn on or off Bank 10. if the bank
indicator is on, the bank is turned on and the scanner scans
all channels within that bank that are not locked out. If the
bank indicator is off, the scanner does not scan any of the
channels within that bank.
You can still manually select any channel in a bank, even if
the bank is turned off. You cannot turn off ail banks.
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