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Basic Oper
ation
If you do not have a list of frequencies in your area, use a Tune search or a
Service Bank search to find transmissions.
Or refer to an online resource such as
www.radioreference.com.
Searching for Active Frequencies
Tune Search
During a tune search, the scanner tunes up or down starting from a frequency
you specify.
1.
Press
TUNE
. The display alternates between
PSE
and
–
t
–
.
2.
If you want to change the starting frequency, enter a new frequency and
press
ENT
.
.
Press
PSE
to start tune search.
–
t
–
appears on the display.
4.
To change the tuning direction, press
e
or
d
.
n
Notes:
• Press
•/Delay
to turn the two-second delay feature on and off.
• Press
PSE
to pause searching. Press
PSE
again to resume.
Service Bank Search
Your scanner contains groups of preset frequencies called Service Banks. You
can search for marine, fire/police, aircraft, ham, FM, and weather transmissions
even if you do not know the specific frequencies that are used in your area.
Then you can store the frequencies you find into the scanner’s channels (except
for weather and marine banks, which are already stored as channels).
1.
Press
,
,
,
,
,
or
.
MAr, FIrE POLICE
,
AIr
,
HAM, FM,
or
WEAtHEr
appears respectively. After
about two seconds, the service search starts.
2.
To search for another active frequency in the selected bank, press
e
or
d
.
See
“Preprogrammed Service Bank Frequencies”
on page 7 for a list of the
frequencies.
n
Notes:
• Press
•/Delay
to turn the two-second delay feature on and off.
• Press
L/O
to lock-out a frequency (except Weather band).
• Press
PSE
to pause searching. Press
PSE
again to resume.
• To reverse the search direction at any time, press
e
or
d
.
• If necessary, you can select search groups using the number keys.
•
The frequencies in the scanner’s Service Banks are preset. You cannot change
them.