Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual Special Features, Delay, Locking OUT Channels or Frequencies

SPECIAL FEATURES

DELAY

Many agencies use a two-way radio system that has a period of several seconds between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-second delay into any channel or set a delay for all frequencies. When your scanner stops on a channel or frequency with a programmed delay, DLY appears and the scanner continues to monitor that channel or frequency for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before resuming scanning or searching.

You can program a 2-second delay in any of these ways:

•If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly press DELAY/• before it resumes scanning.

•If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel, then press DELAY/• .

•If the scanner is searching, press DELAY/• . DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2-second delay to every transmission it stops on in that band.

To turn off the 2-second delay in a channel or for all frequencies, press DELAY/• while the scanner is monitoring that channel or frequency. DLY disappears.

LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR

FREQUENCIES

You can increase the effective scanning or search speed by locking out individual channels or frequencies that have a con- tinuous transmission, such as a weather channel (see “National Weather Frequencies” on Page 41) or a birdie frequency (see “Birdie Frequencies” on Page 41).

Locking Out Channels

To lock out a channel during scanning, press L/O / L/O RVW when the scanner stops on the channel.

To manually lock out a channel, select the channel then hold down L/O / L/O RVW until L/O appears.

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