Note: If you program a weather frequency into the priority chan- nel and the scanner detects a WX alert tone on that frequency (see “WX Alert” on Page 35), the scanner sounds the alert tone and ALErt flashes. Press any key to turn off the alarm.
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
You can turn on the display’s backlight for easy viewing in the dark. Press LIGHT to turn on the light for 5 seconds. To turn off the light sooner, press LIGHT again.
TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF
The scanner is preset to sound a tone each time you press one of its keys (except LIGHT). You can turn the key tone off or back on.
1.If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME counterclockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off.
2.While you hold down 2 and ENT, turn on the scanner.
3.When oFF tonE or on tonE appear, release 2 and ENT.
USING THE KEY LOCK
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from acci- dental program changes by turning on the keylock feature. When the keypad is locked, the only controls that operate are SCAN, MANUAL, LIGHT, VOLUME, and SQUELCH.
Note: The keylock does not prevent the scanner from scanning channels or monitoring a single channel, whichever feature you last selected.
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