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display returns to the current
frequency. Press
[BAND]
again
within 3 seconds to step up one
higher band. Press this key as many
times as it takes to find the band you
want to search.
Important: This key has a very
important secondary function.
In Program Mode, you can press
[BAND]
to leave this mode.
[PROG] KEY
This key initiates and completes
programming. It is active whenever a
steady frequency appears on the
display. Press
[PROG]
to start
Programming Mode. "
CH
" appears
and blinks, indicating you are in
Programming Mode, and urges you
to select the channel of the bank to
be programmed. Press a
programmable bank key (
[PRIVATE]
,
[FIRE/EMS]
or
[POLICE]
) to be
programmed. Note: Never press
non-programmable bank keys (
[WX]
,
[AIR]
,
[CB]
, or
[MRN]
). If you press
one of these keys, "
Error
" will be
displayed, and you may lose the
frequency you wanted to program.
VOLUME Control/
This control turns the scanner on or
Power Switch
off, and also adjusts the volume.
SQ (Squelch) Control
Adjust
[SQ]
to set the scan threshold.
When you are monitoring a single
channel in Manual Mode, adjust
[SQ]
to eliminate the background noise
heard in the absence of an incoming
signal.
LCD Display
The liquid crystal display (LCD)
shows the current channel or its
frequency. It also displays the mode
indicators, status indicators, and
bank indicators. (See the Screens
section for more information.)