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Beyond the Basics
turning channel-storage banks on and off
You can turn each
While scanning, press the number key that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off. Numbers appear at the top of the display, showing the currently selected banks. The scanner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not locked out (see “locking out channels”). The bank number flashes when the scanner scans a channel that belongs to the bank.
Notes:
•You can manually select any channel within a bank, even if that
Notes bank is turned off.
•One bank must always be active. If you try to turn off all banks, bank 1 remains.
locking out channels
You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel. To lock out a channel,
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