Key Beep - This is another term for the tone you hear as a
keypad acknowledgement beep. The default setting is on.
If you have turned the Key Beep off, you now have a silent
keypad. You will not hear a tone each time you press a key.
NWR S.A.M.E. Weather Alert - In 1994, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began
broadcasting coded signals called FIPS (Federal
Information Processing System) codes along with the
standard weather broadcasts for stations in your area.
These codes identify an emergency and the specific
geographic area (such as your county) affected by the
emergency. The scanner was developed with SAME
(Specific Area Messaging Encoding) technology.
This allows you scanner to receive, interpret, and display
the information about the codes so you can determine if the
emergency might affect you area.Each FIPS code identifies
a specific geographic area (defined by the National Weather
Service) so your scanner sounds an alert only when a
weather emergency is declared in those locations.
This helps you more efficiently track the weather conditions
in and around your area.
PC Control - This term is associated with the ability to
program frequencies and other useful information via a
computer by means of third party software. You can change
the transfer speed on the scanner needed to be compatible
with your PC. (See page 81)
Scan List - When you designate a bank to be a trunking
bank, your scanner sets up 10 Scan Lists, which are simply
list of your favorite IDs. Each list can contain up to 10 IDs,
so you can store a total of 100 IDs for each trunk bank.
These lists are designed to help you organize the trunking
system users into categories.
Screen Mask - Screen Mask reduces the amount of
information that appears on the display. Alpha tags that you
have set for a channel along with a few function icons will
appear only on the display. This mode is particularly useful
in public safety vehicles where that are already overloaded
with information. Screen Mask does not work in Search
mode.
Status Bit - This term refers to Motorola Type II systems.
There is a method by which special types of
communications utilize unique talk group numbers.
For example, if all emergency calls are set to occur on a
specific talk group number then you will not miss the
transmission even if you have not programmed all the talk
group numbers. With the Status Bit on and you have
programmed the unique number, then you don’t have to
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