UNDERSTANDINGBAND MODES AND FREQUENCYSTEPS
We designedyour scannerto adjustitselffor the band modesand frequencystepsfor eachfrequencyrange. Defaultsettingsareasshownbelow.
FREQUENCYVS.MODEANDSTEP
FREQUENCY(MHz) | MODE | STEP(kHz) |
- | AM | 5 |
25.000 29.995 | ||
- | NFM | 5 |
30.000 87.495 | ||
- | WFM | 50 |
87.500 107.995 | ||
- | AM | 1 2 . 5 |
108.000 135.995 | ||
NFM | 5 | |
136.000 | ||
- | NFM | 12.5 |
225.000 520.000 | ||
- | NFM | 1 2 . 5 |
760.000 1300.000 |
WFM: WidebandFM for normalFM broadcastsor TV sound.
NFM:NarrowbandFMfor actionradiobands,police,fire, ambulance,hamradio,andsoon.
AM:Foraircraftband,CB,andsoon.
Normally,thepresetmode/stepworkswithineachbandas shownabove.However,for someof thehamradio,military aircraft(225400MHz),andTV audioWFM) bands,you mustchangethe modeor stepmanuallyTo. changethe
band mode, press [MODE]when your scanneris in manualmode.To changethe frequencystep, press
[STEP]in searchmode.Notethatwhenyou changethe presetmodes/steps,thecorrespondingindicatorflashesto showyouthatyouchangedthedefaultsetting.
Whenyou want to returnto the defaultsetting,press IRESETIThe. displaystopsflashing.
Keepin mindthatimproperlysettingthe modesor steps can causepoor receptionWhen.you listento an FM broadcastorTVsoundintheNFMmode,thesoundisvery distortedlf. you monitorpolicebandin WFMmode,the soundis maskedby noiseOr.ifyouuse5 kHzor 12.5kHz stepsto searchfor FMbroadcastsorTVsound,thesearch
mightstoponthesidebandof thefrequencyIn.thatcase, pressI r,] or Iv] to getthecenterfrequencylf.youuse50 kHzstepsfor NFMband,you mightmissthefrequencies betweenthe50kHzsteps.
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