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Attenuating All Search Ranges, Setting DELAY for All Search Ranges, Setting a Search Range

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Attenuating All Search Ranges If you are near a strong RF source, you might need to attenuate the input signal in order to search properly. To turn on this option for all search ranges: 1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 4:ATTENUATOR 1:ON The attenuator is turned on. 2:OFF The attenuator is turned off. Setting DELAY for All Search Ranges You can set the scanner to have a 2-second delay after the end of a transmission before searching resumes. This slows searching, but helps you prevent missing replies on a frequency. 1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 3:DELAY 1:ON The delay is turned on. 2:OFF The delay is turned off. Setting a Search Range Before you can use a range search, follow these steps to program at least one of the 10 custom search ranges. 1. Activate the search range mode by using the menu: 1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 2:SEARCH RANGE or by pressing and holding SEARCH for 2 seconds. 2. Use the scroll bar to select the range you want to program, then press E. 3. Set the following options: 1:RANGE Select, then follow the prompts to enter the lower and upper frequency limits for the search range. 2:STEPS Select, then set the step size to use while searching the custom range. If you select 9:AUTO, the scanner will use the step sizes most often assigned for each band. 31

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Attenuating All Search Ranges
If you are near a strong RF source, you might need to
attenuate the input signal in order to search properly. To turn
on this option for all search ranges:
1:SERVICE OPTION
→
:CHAIN SEARCH
→
4:ATTENUATOR
1:ON
The attenuator is turned on.
2:OFF
The attenuator is turned off.
Setting DELAY for All Search Ranges
You can set the scanner to have a 2-second delay after the
end of a transmission before searching resumes. This slows
searching, but helps you prevent missing replies on a
frequency.
1:SERVICE OPTION
→
:CHAIN SEARCH
→
3:DELAY
1:ON
The delay is turned on.
2:OFF
The delay is turned off.
Setting a Search Range
Before you can use a range search, follow these steps to
program at least one of the 10 custom search ranges.
1.
Activate the search range mode by using the menu:
1:SERVICE OPTION
→
:CHAIN SEARCH
→
2:SEARCH RANGE
or by pressing and holding
SEARCH
for 2 seconds.
2.
Use the scroll bar to select the range you want to
program, then press
E
.
3.
Set the following options:
1:RANGE
Select, then follow the prompts to enter the lower and
upper frequency limits for the search range.
2:STEPS
Select, then set the step size to use while searching
the custom range. If you select
9:AUTO
, the
scanner will use the step sizes most often assigned
for each band.
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