Setting delay time and scanning speed (BCD436HP)

[unity2016]

I'm wondering if there is a way to set a delay time universally for all channels. As of now, my BCD436HP will lock on a channel and then once it loses any sort of signal, almost immediately it will start to scan. I would like to be able to change it to four of five seconds. Only place I have been able to find it is in individual channel settings and for quick search.

Also, is there any way to change the scanning speed universally?

 

[troymail]

I'm wondering if there is a way to set a delay time universally for all channels. As of now, my BCD436HP will lock on a channel and then once it loses any sort of signal, almost immediately it will start to scan. I would like to be able to change it to four of five seconds. Only place I have been able to find it is in individual channel settings and for quick search.

Also, is there any way to change the scanning speed universally?

As far as I know, it has to be set per channel/talkgroup and the default is 2 seconds (although some have reported the same as you that the delay doesn't always seem to work).

 

[unity2016]

As far as I know, it has to be set per channel/talkgroup and the default is 2 seconds (although some have reported the same as you that the delay doesn't always seem to work).

Thanks, that's super annoying, maybe they can fix that in the future.

 

[jonwienke]

I'm wondering if there is a way to set a delay time universally for all channels. As of now, my BCD436HP will lock on a channel and then once it loses any sort of signal, almost immediately it will start to scan. I would like to be able to change it to four of five seconds.

Use the Add Channels On Range option in Sentinel to export your local systems to a Favorite List. You can edit the Delay setting for channels in a Favorite List, but not in the Main Database. If you have ProScan, you can do a global search and replace on the Delay setting

Also, is there any way to change the scanning speed universally?[/QUOTE]

No. The scanner scans analog channels at about 80 channels per second. Digital trunked system sites take about 1-2 seconds per control channel, due to the nature of the data being broadcast.

 

[UPMan]

1) You can only adjust the delay for items in Favorites Lists. Main dB uses a 2 second scan resume (delay).

2) What do you mean? It scans at the speed it scans (and for trunked systems, it doesn't actually "scan" in the traditional sense, as it sits on the control channel...a single frequency...and checks channel grants and channel updates as they come across).

 

[mikewazowski]

Threads merged.

 

[Ubbe]

It would be nice if that 2 sec deafult for delay (in DB scan) could be set somewhere to another value.
The hold time for digital systems dictates how long the scanner stays on a sites frequency to detect any calls being set up.

In DMR DT3 systems a 2 sec hold time will get almost all calls and 3 sec will catch all ( I believe it depends on the superframes with the information appearing at 2,5s intervals or something). So remember to not scan unneccesary sites in a system that are too weak or carry the same conversations as another site. It will otherwise slow down the scanning conciderably.

/Ubbe

 

[ofd8001]

The ARC536 software has a tool that will allow somewhat of a global ability to change delay time. However that lasts until the next full database update and the process has to be repeated.

As others have suggested, your better option is to create a Favorites List where you can set delay times as desired. (There may be some channels you want a short delay and others where a longer delay might be good).