OPERATION
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING THE VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise.
2.Press POWER to turn on your scanner. The scanner continu- ously scans the unlocked chan- nels.
Note: If you have not stored any frequencies into channels, the scanner does not scan.
3.Press MANUAL to stop the scan- ning. The display shows the cur- rent channel.
4.Turn VOLUME clockwise to set the scanner’s volume about 1/4 of the way between MIN and
MAX.
5.Turn SQUELCH counterclock- wise until you hear a hissing noise.
6.Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable level.
7.Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing noise stops.
Squelch Tips:
•If the scanner picks up un- wanted or weak transmis- sions, slightly turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease re- ceiver sensitivity.
•If the scanner does not pick up any transmissions, slightly turn SQUELCH counterclock- wise to increase receiver sen- sitivity.
8.To turn off the scanner, press
POWER.
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