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Programming/Editing Optional Settings
Channel-Level Settings
These settings affect only the channel you are programming.
Editing the Channel Name
program system E
Select the system E
Edit Group E
Select the group E
Edit Channel E
Select the channel E
Edit Name E
Follow these steps to enter/edit the channel name.
1. Rotate the scroll control to select the first letter.
2. Press and hold down then rotate the scroll
control once to select the next letter.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until you have entered the
channel name. Then press E or press down on the
scroll control to accept the setting.
Hints:
• Each channel name can be up to 16 characters.
Abbreviate as necessary to fit.
• The channel name appears on the second line of the
display when the scanner stops on a channel.
• If you do not enter a channel name, the scanner
displays the frequency (for conventional systems) or
the talk group ID (for trunked systems) when it stops
on a channel.
•Press twice to delete the current character.
•Press three times to clear the entire alpha tag.
• Channel names take up extra memory. To maximize
channels, use channel names only where necessary.
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