TROUBLESHOOTING
If your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you eliminate the problem. If the scanner still does not operate normally, take it to your local Radio Shack store for assis- tance.
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Scanner is on but will not scan. | • | If SQUELCH MIN/MAX is | ||||||
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| adjusted | so | you | always | |||
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| hear a hissing sound, the | ||||||
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| scanner will not scan prop- | ||||||
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| erly. | Be | sure SQUELCH | ||||
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| MIN/MAX is adjusted prop- | ||||||
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| erly. See “Turning On the | ||||||
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| Squelch” on Page 20. |
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| • | Be sure | scanner | is | set to | |||
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| the scan mode (MAN- | ||||||
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| UAL is not displayed). See | ||||||
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| “Scanning the Stored Chan- | ||||||
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| nels” on Page 25. |
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| • Be sure you have stored | |||||||
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| frequencies into the scan- | ||||||
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| “Searching For and Storing | ||||||
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| Active | Frequencies” | on | ||||
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Scanner does not work at all. | • | Replace | the | batteries | with | |||
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| fresh | ones | or | recharge | |||
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| • | Be sure the AC adapter or | ||||||
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| DC cigarette lighter adapter | ||||||
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Error appears on the display. | You programmed a frequency in- | |||||||
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