22
Searching
23
Searching
Searching
Use the search function to find active frequencies.
While doing a chain, fine tune, or service bank search, press
•/DELAY
to turn
the delay on or off.
While doing a chain, fine tune, or service bank search, set the scanner to skip
data signals (such as fax or modem signals) if you want to search only for
audio (voice) signals (see
“Skipping Data Signals”
on p. 35).
Chain Search
This feature lets you search through preset frequency ranges. You can also
program a range. There are three modes within this feature: Chain Search
Mode, Chain Search Pause Mode, and Program Band Select Mode.
The preset frequency ranges are:
Bank
Frequency (MHz)
Step (kHz)
0
25.0000-54.0000
5
1
137.0000-174.0000
5
2
179.750-215.750
6000
3
216.0000-224.9950
5
4
225.0000-399.9875
12.5
5
400.0000-512.0000
6.25
6
764.0000-775.9875
12.5
7
794.0000-805.9875
12.5
8
806.0000-956.0000
12.5
9
1240.0000-1300.0000
12.5
Starting Chain Search
1.
Press
SRCH
, and then repeatedly press
SRCH
until
SR6
appears at the
top of the display.
2.
Press
0 – 9
to enable or disable the search bank being searched.
Note:
At least one bank needs to be entered.
3.
Press
T
to search down or
S
to search up.
4.
When the scanner stops on a transmission, quickly press
PSE
to stop
searching and listen to the transmission.
SR6 PAUSE
appears. To step
through the frequencies during search Pause Mode, press
T
or
S
.
5.
To release the hold and continue searching, press
PSE
.
Storing Frequencies Found During a Search
To store frequencies you find in a search.
1.
Press
FUNC + ENT/PGM
when you find a frequency.
2.
Press
T
or
S
to select a bank.
3.
Press
ENT/PGM.
The frequency you want to store, the smallest empty
channel number, and
“0.0000”
are displayed.
4.
Press
ENT/PGM
to enter the frequency. After programming,
“Edit Ch
Memory?”
appears. Press
ENT/PGM
to go to Programming Mode, or
press
CL
to go back to a previous mode.
Programming Search Ranges
To define the search range for each search bank during a chain search:
1.
From Manual Mode, press
ENT/PGM
to put the scanner in Programming
Mode.
2.
Press
SRCH
to go to Programming Search Bank Mode.
3.
Press
T
or
S
to select the bank number. Press
ENT/PGM
.
4.
Using the number keys and
•
, enter the lower limit frequency, and then
press
ENT/PGM
.
5.
Using the number keys and
•
, enter the upper limit frequency, and then
press
ENT/PGM
.
6.
Press
MAN
/
MENU
to exit Programming Mode, or press
CL
to go back to a
previous menu.
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