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Scanning 1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to begin scanning. 2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing their number on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank turns off, and the banks channels are not scanned. Note: One Bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the same time. If you try to turn off all the banks, the first bank is automatically selected. To restore a bank to active scanning, press the banks number on your keypad. The banks indicator will display again. SCAN 3. During normal scanning the scanner skips unprogrammed or locked out channels. 4. When a transmission is received, the scanner stops on that channel. When the transmission ends, scanning resumes automatically. If you want to stop on a channel during scanning, press MAN. 1 CHANNELS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Frequency Locked Out (L/O) Frequency not entered If you want to resume scanning, press SCAN. To directly access a specific channel: There are several ways to access a specific channel quickly. 1. Press MAN. 2. Using the keypad, enter the channel number. 3. Press MAN again. Another method is as follows: 1. Press the VFO control until CHAN is displayed. 2. Rotate the VFO control until the desired channel is displayed. The scanner will automatically go to manual mode. Note: You can accidentally change the frequency if you don't verify that CHAN is displayed. If FREQ is displayed, you will be changing the frequency when you rotate the VFO control. Just don't press E or it will be changed! 23

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1.
After programming frequencies, simply press
SCAN
to
begin scanning.
2.
The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being
currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing
their number on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank turns off, and the
banks channels are not scanned.
Note
:
One Bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the same
time. If you try to turn off all the banks, the first bank is automatically selected.
To restore a bank to active scanning, press the banks number on your keypad.
The banks indicator will display again.
3.
During normal scanning the scanner skips
unprogrammed or locked out channels.
4.
When a transmission is received, the scanner stops
on that channel. When the transmission ends, scanning
resumes automatically.
If you want to stop on a channel during scanning,
press
MAN
.
If you want to resume scanning, press SCAN.
To directly access a specific channel:
There are several ways to access a specific channel quickly.
1.
Press
MAN
.
2.
Using the keypad, enter the channel number.
3.
Press
MAN
again.
Another method is as follows:
1.
Press the
VFO
control until
CHAN
is displayed.
2.
Rotate the
VFO
control until the desired channel is
displayed. The scanner will automatically go to
manual mode.
Note
:
You can accidentally change the frequency if you don
’
t
verify that
CHAN
is displayed. If
FREQ
is displayed, you
will be changing the frequency when you rotate the
VFO
control. Just don
’
t press
E
or it will be changed!
Scanning
1
3
4
5
9
10
2
6
7
8
CHANNELS
Frequency
not entered
Frequency
Locked Out
(L/O)
SCAN