Radio Shack 20-501 manual Storing frequencies into channels during service search

To release the hold and continue searching, press HOLD. Or, if you did not press HOLD, simply press

FUNC and or FUNC and to continue searching.

Note: Because there are many different frequencies allocated to fire and police departments, it can take several minutes to search all the service frequencies.

storing frequencies into channels during service search

You can store frequencies you found during service search or service search hold mode into channels.

Press FUNC and PGM during service search or service search hold mode. The frequency and the lowest blank channel alternately appear.

Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. If you want to select another channel,

press FUNC + or before you press E. You can also use the 0-9 key to select the bank.

If you entered a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. If you entered the frequency by mistake, press ./CLR, and then enter the correct frequency. To enter the frequency anyway, press E to accept.

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