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3.Set the squelch at the scanning threshold by turning [SQ] counterclockwise just until the noise disappears.
4.Press any of the Service bank keys: [POLICE], [FIRE/EMS], [AIR/MRN], [WX], or [CB]. The scanner automatically starts scanning the selected bank.
Note: Later, when you have learned how to program channels in the Private bank, you can press [PRIVATE] to scan your favorite collections.
5.Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level.
Adjusting the Squelch
1.Open the squelch by turning [SQ] clockwise to the end. You should hear a steady sound (scanning stops).
2.Turn [SQ] counterclockwise slowly until the sound disappears.
This is the threshold point at which scanning starts.
At the squelch threshold, an incoming signal just slightly stronger than the noise will open the squelch.
Note: When squelch is open, you can hear a voice or hissing if squelch is set too low and there is no transmission (scanning is stopped). If squelch is set too tight, that is, too far counterclockwise from the threshold point, a stronger signal is required to open the squelch.
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