OPERATION
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1.Rotate VOLUME 1/4 turn clockwise to turn on the scanner.
2.Rotate SQUELCH fully counter- clockwise.
3.Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing stops.
Note: To hear a weak or distant sta- tion, turn SQUELCH counterclockwise. You might hear hissing, but you will not miss any transmissions. If you turn SQUELCH too far counterclockwise, the scanner does not search or scan.
USING THE ROTARY CONTROL
The rotary control has three modes that you select using the FREQ/CHAN- LOCK button. To select the control’s mode, repeatedly press FREQ/CHAN- LOCK until the scanner displays the desired mode.
FREQ — the rotary control steps through frequencies during a search.
CHAN — the rotary control steps through the programmed channels.
LOCK — the rotary control does not operate. Use this setting to help pre- vent accidentally changing the chan- nel or frequency.
STORING FREQUENCIES
You can store up to 200 frequencies into your scanner’s channels. Good frequency references are Ra- dioShack’s “Police Call Guide includ- ing Fire and Emergency Services,” “Official Aeronautical Frequency Di- rectory,” and “Maritime Frequency Di- rectory.” These directories are updated every year, so be sure to get a current copy.
If you do not have a frequency refer- ence for your area, you can use a limit or direct search to find transmissions. See “Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies” on Page 19 or “Guide to the Action Bands” on Page 34.
Follow these steps to manually store frequencies.
1.Press PROGRAM. PGM appears on the display.
2.Enter the number for the channel where you want to store a fre- quency.
Note: You can enter the channel number using any of the following methods:
•Use the number keys to enter the channel number, then press
PROGRAM.
•Press PROGRAM to increment the channel number one step at a time.
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