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Beyond the Basics
Q
:
flashes on the display. What is it?
A
: The batteries might be weak. Make sure the bat-
teries are good (if you installed alkaline batteries) or
fully charged (if you installed rechargeable batter-
ies). See “powering your scanner” on Page 5 for
more information.
Q
:
My scanner is not receiving anything or recep-
tion is weak. What’s wrong?
A
: The batteries might be weak. Make sure the bat-
teries are good (if you installed alkaline batteries) or
fully charged (if you installed rechargeable batteries.
Also make sure the AC adapter’s or DC adapter’s
barrel plug is fully inserted into the scanner’s 6V 300
mA jack. See “using AC power” on Page 10 for more
information.
If the batteries are OK, the antenna might not be
connected or is connected incorrectly. See “con-
necting the antenna” on Page 13 for more informa-
tion.
Q
:
My scanner is not receiving weather channels.
How do I set it so I can receive weather channels?
A
: The scanner might be set to weather alert mode.
If this happens, it cannot receive weather channels
until it receives a weather alert. To hear a weather
channel at any time, make sure weather alert is
