9. Accessing Channels Saved to Memory
Once channels have been saved, you can easily access them by pressing the MEM key.
In Memory mode, only the channels saved in memory will be accessible using the Up or Down Channel keys.
To access saved channels:
1.Press the MEM key. The “Memory Mode” icon (the “M” with the inverted triangle above it) appears on the LCD along with “M” (Memory Channel) icon to indicate that you are in MEMORY mode.
2.Use the 
or 
(UP/DOWN) keys to scan through the saved channels.
3.Press the MEM key again to regain access to all channels.
10.Scanning
Your radio comes with three scan options:
Normal Scan: If there are no channels in memory, the default is Normal Scan. In Normal Scan mode, all channels in the channel bank set are scanned in sequence. After the last channel number has been scanned, the cycle repeats.
Normal scan will automatically check for transmission on the channel being scanned. If a signal is received, the scan stops on the channel and the “SCAN” icon (flashing) will appear on the LCD display. If the signal is lost for five seconds or more, the radio resumes scanning.
Memory Scan: In Memory Scan mode, only the channels that have been saved in memory are scanned in sequence. After the last saved channel number has been scanned, the cycle repeats.
Priority Scan: In Priority Scan mode, you can scan all channels while alternately scanning Channel 16 to make sure that you don’t miss distress or emergency calls. The secondary priority Channel 09 can be scanned only if entered as a MEM channel or in
To activate scan modes:
1.Press SCAN key once when no channels are stored in memory to activate the Normal scan function. The Scan icon will appear on the LCD display.
or...
2.Press SCAN key once when there is at least one channel in memory to activate the Memory Scan function. The “M” (Memory Channel) and “SCAN” icons will appear on the LCD display.
or...
3.Press and hold SCAN key for 3 seconds to enter Priority Scan mode. The Priority Scan “P” icon will appear on the LCD display just before the “SCAN” icon.
4.During any of the Scan modes, press the 
or 
(UP/DOWN) keys to change the scan direction. Up key to scan the channel upward, Down key to scan the channel downward.
5.Press and release SCAN key to terminate Scan mode.
NOTE: During Scan mode, the WX/UIC, MEM, and DW/TRI Watch keys will not function and will sound an error beep if pressed.
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