Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off
You can set your scanner to scan more efficiently by turning selected channel storage banks on and off. When you turn off a bank, the scan- ner does not scan any of the 10 channels in the bank.
While scanning, press the number key corresponding to the bank you want to turn on or off. If the memory bank indicator is on, the bank is turned on and the scanner scans all channels within that bank that are not locked out. If the indicator is off, the scanner does not scan any of the channels within that bank.
Notes:
•You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off.
•You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank.
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MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a spe- cific channel without scanning. This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and want to hear all the details (even though there might be periods of silence) or if you want to monitor only a specific channel or a
To manually select a channel, press MANUAL, enter the channel number, then press MANUAL again.
If scanning has stopped at the de- sired channel, simply press MANUAL once.
Repeatedly press MANUAL to step through the channels one at a time.