Scanning
Bank Scanning
1.If SCAN is not indicated on the display, press
. The SportCat should begin scanning.
The indicators for the selected Banks (1 through 10) appear on the display. The indicator of the Bank currently being monitored flashes. While the SportCat is scanning, the word SCAN moves across the display.
Scanning stops on any active channel that is not “Locked Out”, and displays the Channel Number and frequency or Alpha Name. Scanning resumes automatically after the transmission stops.
2.You can deselect any bank(s) from being scanned by entering the number of the bank. The deselected bank indicator(s) disappear from the display, and those channels will not be scanned. This procedure helps to speed up the scanning cycle.
Note: One Bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all 10 banks at the same time. If you try to deactivate all 10 Banks, Bank 1 will automatically be active.
3.To restore any bank for scanning, just enter its number again. The bank indicator will reappear on the display.
4.To stop scanning any time, press 
. (HOLD appears on the display.) The scanner remains on the displayed channel, and only the bank indicator for that channel
appears. Press 
, to resume scanning.
5.When you are stopped at a channel, you can press 
to step down a channel, or 
to step up a channel. Press and hold either key to rapidly step through the channels.
Note: You do not skip a locked out (“L/O”) channel when
you use 
or 
.
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