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Basic Oper
ation
Basic Operation
Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch
1.
Turn
SQUELCH
counterclockwise until the indicator points to
MIN
before
you turn on the scanner.
2.
Slide
POWER
to
ON
. A welcome message appears. After about 3 seconds,
you might hear a hissing sound. Adjust
VOLUME
to a comfortable listening
level.
.
Turn
SQUELCH
clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops.
To perform a quick check of scanner operation, press . If you are near a
NOAA weather station, you should hear weather information.
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Notes:
• Make sure the scanner’s antenna is connected before you turn it on.
• To listen to a weak or distant station, turn
SQUELCH
counterclockwise.
• If reception is poor, turn
SQUELCH
clockwise to cut out weak
transmissions.
• If
SQUELCH
is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner
will not scan or search properly.
Programming Known Frequencies into Channels
1.
Press
PGM
.
PGM
appears. Enter the channel number (1–200) where you
want to store a frequency, then press
PGM
again.
2.
Use the number keys and • to enter the frequency (including the decimal
point).
.
Press
ENT
to store the frequency into the channel.
4.
To program the next channel in sequence, press
PGM
and repeat Steps 2
and 3.
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Notes:
• If you made a mistake entering the frequency,
Error
appears and the
scanner beeps three times when you press
ENT
. Start again from Step 2.
• Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the
closest valid frequency. For example, if you enter a frequency of 151.473,
your scanner accepts it as 151.470.
• If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, the
scanner beeps three times and displays
-dUPL-
(duplicate) and the lowest
channel number where the frequency is already stored. Press
ENT
if you still
want to store the frequency. Press
TUNE/CLEAR
to cancel.
• Press
•/DELAY
to set a two-second delay on this channel. The scanner stores
this setting in the channel.
