OPERATION
TURNING ON THE | STORING KNOWN |
SCANNER AND SETTING | FREQUENCIES INTO |
SQUELCH | CHANNELS |
1.Turn SQUELCH and VOLUME fully counterclockwise.
2.Turn VOLUME back clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.
3.Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops.
Notes:
•If the scanner will not scan, turn SQUELCH further clockwise.
•If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak transmis- sions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner’s sensitivity to these signals. If you want to lis- ten to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH counterclockwise.
•If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner does not scan properly.
Good references for active frequen- cies are the RadioShack “Police Call Guide including Fire and Emergency Services,” “Official Aeronautical Fre- quency Directory,” and “Maritime Fre- quency Directory.” We update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.
Note: To store trunking system fre- quencies, see “Programming Trunked Frequencies” on Page 26.
Follow these steps to store frequen- cies into channels.
1.Press MANUAL, enter the chan- nel number
2.Use the number keys and • to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store.
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