Pro-97 display question

[351stGoff]

When in Scan mode, it shows all the banks I'm scanning through, and each number has a Plus sign (+) or a minus sign (-) below it...what do those mean? I don't think I'm getting anything on the banks that have the minus sign, but those are the banks I want to listen to most.

 

[KLH]

The + & - signs mean a bank that is open or closed.
If a bank is closed (-) then the scanner will not pickup any trunk IDs that are not programmed into the scanner.
If the bank is open (+) then if you are missing an ID, the scanner will go ahead and stop on that ID, and show you the ID while listening to their transmission.

 

[351stGoff]

hence the next question...how to you change from a closed bank to an open bank or vise versa? Appreciate the answer by the way.

 

[KE5BCP]

Page 79 of the pdf owner's manual:
"changing the open/closed mode
1. Press MAN.
2. Press FUNC then "up" or "down" to select the channel storage bank.
3. Press FUNC then ./DELAY. Bank OPEN. or Bank CLOSED.
appears. After that message disappears, the fifteenth
digit on the second line of the display changes from + to
– or vice versa."

 

[351stGoff]

Yeah I got there...naturally I didn't think about the manual until after I posted. Thanks again!

I do have another question though that I can't find any reference to (at least not with my current, limited knowledge of this damn radio) in the manual. There are 2 banks programmed in my scanner, that when I shoot through them manually, I can hear transmissions on the frequencies, but when in scan mode and scanning through the banks, nothing is ever heard. Anyone know what's up with that?

 

[KE5BCP]

Are they trunked or conventional frequencies?

 

[351stGoff]

They are trunked on a Motoroloa Type II Smartnet system I believe. You can see the systems here: http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=22

And here: http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=23