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USING PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan through channels and still not miss important
or interesting calls on a frequency you select. You can program one frequency
into the priority channel. As the scanner scans, if the priority feature is turned
on, the scanner checks the priority channel for activity every 2 seconds.
1. Press
PGM
, then press
PRI/ALERT
.
PCH
and
000.0000
or the previously-
stored frequency appear.
2. Enter the frequency you want to enter into the priority channel, then press
ENT
. The display flashes twice.
To program a weather channel as the priority channel:
1. Press
WX
.
2. Select the weather channel you want to program as the priority channel.
3. Press and hold
ENT
then
PRI
.
P ChAnnEL
is displayed momentarily. Aftter
P ChAnnEL
appears,
PCH
flashes and
000.0000
or the previously-stored
frequency appears.
4. Press
ENT
to store the priority channel and display blinks two times. Press
CLEAR
to cancel.
To turn on the priority feature, press
PRI/ALERT
during scanning or searching.
PRI
appears. The scanner checks the priority channel every 2 seconds and
stays on the channel if there is activity.
PCH
and the frequency appear when-
ever the scanner is set to the priority channel.
To turn off the priority feature, press
PRI/ALERT
.
PRI
disappears.
Note:
If you program a weather frequency into the priority channel and the
scanner detects a WX alert tone on that frequency (see “SAME Standby Mode”
on Page 22), the scanner sounds the alert tone and
ALErt
flashes. Press any
key to turn off the alarm.
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
You can turn on the display’s backlight for easy viewing in the dark.
Press to turn on the light for 5 seconds. To turn off sooner, press again.
Press and hold
PGM
then press to turn on the display’s backlight for an
extended period of time. To turn it off, press .
