Using the Radio Controlled Clock
Your scanner’s Clock displays all the time. When you turn off the radio functions, it also displays the current seconds and date. It can also be used as a standard alarm clock. Even though your scanner can set its time automatically from the nationwide NIST broadcast, since this signal is usually weak and can often only be received reliably at night in many areas, we recommend you manually set the time to get started.
Setting the Current Time and Date
Follow the steps to set the current time and date:
1. Move the slide switch to Clock Set. The hour digits flash.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to change the hour by one hour or press the number keys to select the present hour. Then press E/PGM.
The minutes digits flash.
3.Press ▲ or ▼ to change the minute setting by one minute or press the appropriate number keys to enter the minutes. Press E/PGM. Seconds reset to 00, the AM/PM icon flashes.
4.Press ▲ or ▼ to move from AM to PM and back. Press E/PGM. The current year flashes.
5.Press ▲ or ▼, or press the appropriate number keys to select the correct year. Press E/PGM, the current month flashes.
6.Press ▲ or ▼, or press the appropriate number keys to select the correct month. Press E/PGM, the current day flashes.
7.Press ▲ or ▼, or press the appropriate number keys to select the correct day. Press E/PGM.
To exit the clock setting mode, move the slide switch to Clock.
Setting the Radio Controlled Clock Options
The radio controlled clock attempts to receive the time at the top of every hour (e.g. 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 and so on) until it receives the time. While it
is checking for the time, the dish icon ( 
) flashes and the signal strength indicator appears to show the condition of the received NIST
signal. When it has successfully received the time, the dish icon ( 
) will appear in the display. The dish remains steady for 24 hours from the last successful signal reception. Even with a good signal, it will take
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