Band Search
If you do not know of a frequency to store, you can search your scanner’s preprogrammed search
bands (see „Search Bands“) for active frequencies, then store any that you find into your scanner’s
channels.
Follow these steps to search for and store active frequencies using band search.
1. Press BAND. The last selected band number (B followed by the band number) and the frequency
search range appear for about 2 seconds.
2. To select a different band within 2 seconds, enter the band’s number (0-9) or repeatedly press BAND
until the desired band number appears.
After about 2 seconds, SRCH /\ appears, the next available channel flashes, and the scanner begins
searching rapidly upward in that band (from lowest to highest frequency) for an active frequency.
Notes:
To reverse the search direction at any time, hold down \/ for about 1 second.
To search the band upward or downward in small increments (in steps or 5 of 12.5 kHz, depending on
the band), repeatedly press and release /\ or \/.
To select a different band after the scanner begins searching the current band, simply repeat Step 2.
The scanner stops when it finds an active frequency.
3. To store the displayed frequency in the channel currently flashing on the display, press E. The
scanner stores the frequency, then the next available channel flashes and continue the search.
Notes:
You cannot store a frequency in the monitor memory during band search.
After you store a frequency into the last available channel, --ch appears instead of a channel number. If
you try to store a channel while --ch appears, Ch FULL appears briefly. In order to store more
frequencies, you must clear some channels. See „Clearing a Channel“ on Page ??.
4. To search for another active frequency in the selected band, hold down /\ or \/ for about 1 second.
Direct Search
You can search up or down from the currently displayed frequency and store the frequency into the
monitor memory.
1. Press MANUAL or PGM, then use the number keys and DLY/. to enter the frequency where you want
to start the search.
Note: To start from a frequency already stored in one of your scanner’s channels, press MANUAL or
PGM, enter the desired channel number, then press MANUAL or PGM again.
2. Hold down /\ or \/ for about 1 second to search up or down from the selected frequency.
When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.
3. To store the frequency in the monitor memory, simply press MON. MON appears on the display.
4. To continue the search, hold down /\ or \/ for about 1 second.
