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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this information
should help you understand each key’s function.
SCAN
— scans through the programmed channels.
MANUAL
— stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel num-
ber.
LOCKOUT/S/S
— lets you lock out a selected channel. Skips a specified
frequency during limit or direct search.
PRIORITY
— sets and turns on and off priority for a particular channel.
CLEAR
/. — clears an incorrect entry or enters the decimal point neces-
sary when programming frequencies.
MONITOR/0
— accesses the six monitor memories. See “Moving a Fre-
quency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel.”
WX/E (enter)
— scans through the preprogrammed weather channels or
enters frequencies into channels.
KEYLOCK/
— locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent accidental entries
or turns on the display light for 15 seconds. See “Using the Keylock” and
“Using the Display Backlight.”
PROGRAM
— programs frequencies into channels.
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LIMIT, and s
— search for active frequencies. See “Searching For and
Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies.”
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