UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this information should help you understand each key’s function.
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SCAN — scans through the programmed channels.
MANUAL — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel num- ber.
LOCKOUT/S/S — lets you lock out a selected channel. Skips a specified frequency during limit or direct search.
PRIORITY — sets and turns on and off priority for a particular channel.
CLEAR/. — clears an incorrect entry or enters the decimal point neces- sary when programming frequencies.
MONITOR/0 — accesses the six monitor memories. See “Moving a Fre- quency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel.”
WX/E (enter) — scans through the preprogrammed weather channels or enters frequencies into channels.
KEYLOCK/
— locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent accidental entries or turns on the display light for 15 seconds. See “Using the Keylock” and “Using the Display Backlight.”
PROGRAM — programs frequencies into channels.
t, LIMIT, and s — search for active frequencies. See “Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies.”
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