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scanner’s key tone off or on:
1. Press
FUNC
,
and then press
MENU
.
2. Repeatedly press
or
to display
Key Tone
, then press
ENT/PGM
.
3. Repeatedly press
or
to select
OFF
or
ON
, then press
ENT/PGM
.
4. Press
L/O
to exit the menu mode, or press
CL
to back to a previous menu .
turning the battery save function off/on
When the scanner is set to receive (monitor) a manually selected channel and it is not
actively scanning, using the battery save feature conserves energy.
To turn the battery save function off or back on:
1. Press
FUNC
, and then press
MENU
.
2. Repeatedly press
or
to display
Battery Save
, then press
ENT/PGM
.
3. Repeatedly press
or
to select
OFF
or
ON
, then press
ENT/PGM
.
4. Press
L/O
to exit the menu mode, or press
CL
to back to a previous menu. When the
battery save feature is active, the scanner repeatedly turns off the internal power for 1
second, and then turns it back on for about 1/2 second to check for a transmission.
setting CTCSS/DCS
Turning this option on lets the scanner search for CTCSS/DCS tones. If the scanner
detects the tone, it displays the tone’s frequency and DCS code. Select your setting, and
then press the scroll control.
To turn on or off CTCSS/DCS feature, press
FUNC
then
CL/CTCSS/DCS.
On the
scanner’s displays,”CTCSS/DCS ON” or “CTCSS/DCS OFF” appear for 1 second.
Note: When CTCSS/DCS is ON in Scan Mode or Manual Mode, the scanner works
according to setting of channel. Or when CTCSS/DCS is ON in Chain Search or Fine Tune
or Signal Stalker, the scanner searches CTCSS/DCS code. This feature does not apply to
the AIR band or Weather Service Search.
skipping data signals
To prevent the scanner from stopping on channels that consist of non-modulated or data
signals (such as fax or modem transmissions) during a search or scan, turn on the data
skip feature. When the radio receives a data signal and data skip is selected, the signal is
ignored.
To turn on the data skip feature;
1. Turn off the priority feature if it is on (see “priority”).
2. Press
FUNC
, and then press
MENU
.
3. Repeatedly press
or
to display
Data Skip
, then press
ENT/PGM
.
4. Repeatedly press
or
to select
OFF
or
ON
, then press
ENT/PGM
.
5. Press
L/O
to exit the menu mode, or press
CL
to back to a previous menu.
Note:
This feature does not apply to the AM band and weather search mode as data
signals are not generally found in these services.
If "AM" appear, the scanner has selected
AM band.
