OK let me explain. First of all, the DMA scanners are new to me. I've used conventional (programmable, not crystal) scanners years ago. I am just now easing back into monitoring. I purchased an SDS100 about a month ago. I have found some GREAT documentation online as well as a LOT of advice. Marksscanners put out a GREAT "easy to read" web page for the SDS100.
I am VERY new to this type of scanner so please bear with me. There is a ton of features I don't yet understand, or know how to use. "Baby steps". For my first few questions: I have a very small set of favorites lists. I have set the delay on each entry for 4 sec. (PD's in my area are slow to respond).
1. If the scanner stops on a channel, and I don't want to finish listening to the transmission, is there a single button I can press to continue the scanning? I know I can stop and restart scanning by pressing the "channel" soft key twice. Any way to do it with one key press.
2. With my old BC 100XLT there was a priority button, that if I could quickly make a transmitting channel a priority channel. Is there any such means on the SDS100 ? I am aware that I can do it in Sentinel, but I'd like the convenience of being able to do it on the fly.
3. Regarding setting the channel delay. Within Sentinel I couldn't find a global (System or Depart) delay setting to make ALL the entries in that particular list (in my case) 4 sec. I had to do them by setting it at the top of a particular column, then dragging it down to all the cells. Is there a global setting at either the System or Department level for this somewhere?
Thank you.
I am VERY new to this type of scanner so please bear with me. There is a ton of features I don't yet understand, or know how to use. "Baby steps". For my first few questions: I have a very small set of favorites lists. I have set the delay on each entry for 4 sec. (PD's in my area are slow to respond).
1. If the scanner stops on a channel, and I don't want to finish listening to the transmission, is there a single button I can press to continue the scanning? I know I can stop and restart scanning by pressing the "channel" soft key twice. Any way to do it with one key press.
2. With my old BC 100XLT there was a priority button, that if I could quickly make a transmitting channel a priority channel. Is there any such means on the SDS100 ? I am aware that I can do it in Sentinel, but I'd like the convenience of being able to do it on the fly.
3. Regarding setting the channel delay. Within Sentinel I couldn't find a global (System or Depart) delay setting to make ALL the entries in that particular list (in my case) 4 sec. I had to do them by setting it at the top of a particular column, then dragging it down to all the cells. Is there a global setting at either the System or Department level for this somewhere?
Thank you.
