Why does scanning/searching abandon an active frequency?
If scanning or searching stops on an active frequency and then resumes scanning before the transmission is over, you have two things to check. #1 You have set the delay to a negative value (-2, -5 or -10) which tells the scanner to leave the frequency after the elapsed time even if there is an active transmission. Turn off the delay or set it to a positive value (1, 2 or 4). For more details, see pages 15, 19 and 24 of the BC780XLT Operating Guide. #2 You have Data Skip turned on and pauses in voice traffic are being deemed an empty carrier by this feature which causes scanning/searching to resume when it shouldn’t. Turn off Data Skip. For more details, see pages 14 and 29 of the BC780XLT Operating Guide. Q:What is Smart Scanner? A: This is a feature of the BC780XLT that allows the radio to dial into the Uniden server via a 1-900 telephone number and automatically program the radio with frequencies, trunking IDs and fleet maps for your geographic area. It does this based on a ZIP code
