Radio Shack 20-164 manual Scanning, Locking Out Channels, To scan, To locked out a channel

Models: 20-164

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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

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unlocked channels in the active banks.

 

2.

To change the scan direction, press or .

3.

To lock out a channel, when the scanner

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stops on the channel, press L/OUT. The

scan resumes.

 

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.

5.

To stop on a channel, press PSE.

Locking Out Channels

kYou 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.

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Radio Shack 20-164 manual Scanning, Locking Out Channels, To scan, To locked out a channel