Discovery mode question

[Hoggorm]

Hi,

Regarding the BCD536HP Discovery mode:

1 – What is the difference between Duration and Time-out timer?

If Duration is 30 sec, but Time-out timer is 10, what happens compared to 30 and 60?

2 - What does the Delay option? What is the difference between 0 and 2 sec?

Thank you

 

[dave3825]

Duration is how long it will record. Time out is how long it will stay on a channel before it moves on and resumes scanning. That Setting Does NOT control recording.


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Discovery Mode info,
Set Record Duration This sets the record duration of the transmission.

None 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 300, or 600 sec.

Set Time-Out Timer This is used to keep a stuck channel from stealing the whole Run in a session.

Off, 10, 30, or 60 sec

 

[Hoggorm]

So if the scanner detects voice, it will record for 30 sec before it will continue scanning, but if the scanner detects just noise, it will continue after 10 sec instead?

 

[UPMan]

The scanner cannot distinguish between noise and voice. The timer applies to any reception (i.e. any time squelch opens).

 

[trunker]

The scanner cannot distinguish between noise and voice. The timer applies to any reception (i.e. any time squelch opens).

So if you were to enable the timer will it override the duration setting?
Sounds like if you use the timer, the longest duration will only be the timer setting even if duration is set higher, correct?

 

[UPMan]

No. Duration is how long the scanner will record any particular channel for a session before it considers it "discovered." For example, if set for 60 seconds, that could be 6 10-second transmissions, 4 15-second transmissions, tec.

Time-out-timer is how long the scanner will allow any one transmission to continue before it forces scan resume and is primarily there to keep the scanner from "camping" on a broadcast channel, stuck mic channel, or interference channel.