Using the radio in Scan mode
To activate Scan mode, press SCAN/DUAL.
You must have at least two channels in memory to start a scan. However, you cannot save marine channel 70 or Weather channels.
You cannot transmit while in Scan mode.
To save a channel into memory, select the channel, then press MEM/SOS. The MEM icon displays whenever you tune to that channel.
To remove a channel from memory, set the radio to that channel, then press MEM/SOS. The MEM icon no longer displays.
When the radio stays on a channel, press Channel Up to leave that channel and resume scanning.
To end the scan, press the SCAN/DUAL button again; the radio remains on the last scanned channel.
Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch
If you activate Weather Alert Watch while in Scan mode, the radio checks the most recently/used weather channel every seven seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in memory:
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