Beyond the Basics
4. Press MENU to exit the menu mode.
turning the battery save function off/on
When the scanner is set to receive (monitor) a manually selected channel, and it is not actively scanning, using the battery save feature conserves energy.
To turn the battery save function off or back on:
1.Press MENU.
2.Repeatedly press S or T to display b- SAVE, then press E/PGM.
3.Repeatedly press S or T to select OFF or ON, then press E/PGM.
4.Press MENU to exit the menu mode. When the battery save feature is active, the scanner repeatedly turns off the internal power for 1 second, then turns it back on for about 1/2 second to check for a transmission.
skipping data signals
To prevent the scanner from stopping on channels that consist of nonmodulated or data signals (such as fax or modem transmissions) during a search or scan, turn on the data skip feature. When the radio receives a data signal and data skip is selected, the signal is ignored.
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