Uniden BC350A English Owners Manual - Page 8

[FIRE/EMG] KEY [AIR] KEY [POLICE] KEY [WX] KEY [MRN] KEY [SEARCH] KEY Press [FIRE/EMG] to start scanning fire and emergency frequencies. The FIRE/EMG bank already has 197 pre-programmed frequencies. They are used for fire department and emergency communications, including paramedics. Because new frequencies may be activated in your local area, ten extra open channels in this bank have been provided for programming additional frequencies. (See the programming procedures for programming new frequencies into this bank.) The AIR band bank key is fully pre-programmed (108.000 to 136.975 MHz). Press [AIR] to start searching through all 1,160 frequency steps of the AIR band. Press [POLICE] to start scanning police frequencies. The POLICE bank contains over 700 known frequencies used by the police, including state troopers, local police and sheriff, etc. For new frequencies, 20 more channels in this bank have been provided for you to program. (See the programming procedures for storing new frequencies into this bank.) Seven NOAA frequencies are programmed into the Weather (WX) bank. Press [WX] to find your local weather channel. All 90 marine channels are programmed into the Marine (MRN) bank. Press [MRN] to start scanning marine channels. Press [SEARCH] to start searching active frequencies within the band previously selected with the [BAND] key. Normally, the search continues from the frequency where it left off in the previous search. In Search Mode, (after pressing [SEARCH]), the [BAND] key becomes active. Use [BAND] to select the band you wish to search. When selecting a band to search, release the key and the scanner will automatically start searching upward from the lowest frequency of its band. (The symbol appears next to "SRCH" on the display.) To search from a higher frequency to a lower frequency, press [DOWN]. (The symbol is now displayed next to "SRCH". 8