PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan through channels and still not miss im- portant or interesting calls on specific channels. You can program one stored channel in each bank as a pri- ority channel (for up to a total of 10 stored channels). As the scanner scans the bank, if the priority feature is turned on, the scanner checks the pri- ority channel for activity every 2 sec- onds.
The scanner automatically desig- nates each bank's first channel as its priority channel. Follow these steps to select a different channel as the priori- ty channel for a bank.
1.Press MANUAL.
2.Enter the channel number you want to select as the priority chan- nel, then press MANUAL again.
3.Hold down PRIORITY until the
scanner beeps twice. P appears to the right of the channel number.
4.Repeat Steps
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To turn on the priority feature, press PRIORITY during scanning. PRI ap- pears. As you scan the bank, the scanner checks the bank’s priority channel every 2 seconds in each bank that is turned on, starting from the low- est to the
To turn off the priority feature, press PRIORITY. PRI disappears.
Notes:
•The priority feature must be turned off to use the data skip fea- ture (see “Skipping Data Signals” on Page 23).
•You can lock out priority channels. If you lock out all priority channels, P CH Loc Out appears when you turn on the priority feature.
•Your scanner cannot track trans- missions on
•Your scanner tracks an 800 MHz trunked system or scans frequen- cies in conventional mode, but it cannot do both at the same time.
•The frequencies for many of the 800 MHz public safety systems are listed in the separate “National Public Safety Trunked System Fre- quency Guide” included with your