Radio Shack 20-163 manual Scanning, Locking Out Channels, To scan, To locked out a channel

Models: 20-163

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Scanning

Scanning sequentially checks all saved channels for activity. You must save frequencies into channels to scan. The scanner does not scan empty channels or unsaved frequencies.

You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels with continuous transmissions, such as a weather channel or turning off entire banks. Turning off a bank prevents the scanner from scanning any channels within the bank. You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank to scan.

To scan:

1.Press SCAN. The scanner checks all unlocked channels in the active banks. To change the scan direction, press or .

2.To stop on a channel, press PSE.

3.To lock out a channel, when the scanner stops on the channel, press L/OUT.

4. To turn off a bank, press the bank’s number so the bank’s number disappears. To turn on a bank, press the number key so the bank’s number appears.

Locking Out Channels

You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels with continuous transmissions.

To locked out a channel:

1.Press MAN.

2.Enter the bank and channel number or use or to select the channel.

3.Press L/OUT. “lo” changes to “LO.”

4.To unlock a locked-out channel, press L/OUT again.

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Radio Shack 20-163 manual Scanning, Locking Out Channels, To scan, To locked out a channel