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Operation
USING LOCK
You can lock your radio’s menu, volume control, weather and scan functions. This lets you set
the radio so it only turns on and off, transmits, and monitors, keeping you from accidentally
changing its operation while using it.
Hold down
\
for about 3 seconds to turn lock on or off.
f
appears when lock is on.
Note: If your radio is in two-way mode and Weather Alert is enabled, an emergency broadcast
on the selected channel switches the radio to that weather channel even if the radio is locked.
USING CHANNEL SCAN
Your radio’s channel scan feature lets you monitor channels and codes for transmissions and
lock in on the one that interests you. You can also use this feature to find someone in your
group who has accidentally changed channels and is talking during your scan. You do not have
to set a new channel or code, the radio just resets itself temporarily to that channel and code
and you can start talking.
1. To turn on channel scan, press
)
.
h
appears and the radio scans the channels. When it
detects a transmission, it stops on that channel and displays the channel number and
code. You can talk to the person transmitting without having to switch channels.