ˆSpecial Features
USING THE DELAY
FUNCTION
Many agencies use a
When your scanner stops on any channel or frequency with a programmed delay, DLY appears and the scanner continues to monitor that frequency for an additional 2 seconds after the transmission stops before resuming scanning or searching.
You can program a 2 second delay in any of these ways:
•If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly press DELAY before it continues scanning.
•If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel, then press
DELAY.
•If the scanner is searching, press DELAY. DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a
To turn off the delay, press DELAY while the scanner is monitoring the channel or frequency. DLY disappears.
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES
You can increase the scanning or search speed by locking out individual channels or frequencies that have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel (see the “Weather Channel Frequency
Chart” on Page 19) or birdie frequency (see “Birdie Frequencies” on Page 22).
Locking Out Channels
To lock out a channel while scanning, press
and releasewhen the scanner stops on the channel.
To lock out a channel manually, select the channel then press and release
RVW) until L/O appears.
To unlock a channel, manually select that channel again, then press L/O (L/O RVW). L/ O disappears from the display.
Notes:
•The scanner automatically locks out empty channels.
•You can still manually tune to
Locking Out Frequencies
To lock out a frequency during a service bank, or a direct search, press
when the scanner stops on the frequency. The scanner locks out the frequency then continues searching. You can lock out frequencies in both direct search and service bank searches.
Note: You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies during a search. If you try to lock out more, FLo
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