Beep Alert
The scanner can alert you with three rapid beeps at the beginning of a transmission on an assigned frequency.
Assigning the beep alert to a channel
This alert can be set on/off to every channel (or to every ID memory for Trunking mode).
1.Press MENU.
2.Press ▲ or ▼ to select CH DATA and then press E.
3.Select the channel number to be tagged using ▲ or ▼ and then press E. (You can also enter the channel number in using the keypad or VFO control and then press E.)
4.Press ▲ or ▼ to select BEEP ALERT and then press E.
5.Press ▲ or ▼ to select ON or OFF and then pressing E.
Note: If NOT REGISTER appears, make sure a frequency is stored in the channel.
Programming Tips
•Group similar services into a bank. For example, program police frequencies in channels 1 through 10 and fire/emergency into channels 51 through 60, and so on.
•Put the frequency that you listen to the most or the most important frequency into a Priority channel.
•To quickly program a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel.
For example, when you are programming five new frequencies into Channels 4 through 8, start with Channel 4. After you finish programming a channel, press MAN or HOLD/▲ to go to the next higher channel.
•Write down your programmed channels and frequencies and put in a convenient place in case of accidental reprogramming.
•Frequencies are rounded off according to the step of each channel.
•When you are overwriting a tagged channel with a new frequency, the previous alpha tag will be deleted. You must
•When programming frequencies, a 2 second delay is set automatically but can be changed in the Channel Data menu.
Deleting a Stored Frequency
To delete a stored frequency:
a.Select a channel.
b.Press 0.
c.Then press E.
Note: Channels with no frequencies are automatically locked out.
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