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3. Set the squelch at the scanning threshold by turning
[SQ]
counterclockwise just until the noise disappears.
4. Press any of the Service bank keys:
[POLICE]
,
[FIRE/EMS]
,
[AIR]
,
[WX]
,
[CB]
, or
[MRN]
. The scanner
automatically starts scanning the selected bank.
Note:
Later, when you have learned how to program chan-
nels in the PRIVATE bank, you can press
[PRIVATE]
to
scan your favorite collections.
5. Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level.
Adjusting the Squelch
1. Open the squelch by turning
[SQ]
clockwise to the end.
You should hear a steady sound (scanning stops).
2. Turn
[SQ]
counterclockwise slowly until the sound disap-
pears. This is the threshold point at which scanning starts.
At the squelch threshold, an incoming signal just slightly
stronger than the noise will open the squelch.
Note:
When squelch is open, you can hear the voice
(scanning is stopped). If squelch is set too tight, that is, too
far counterclockwise from the threshold point, a stronger
signal is required to open the squelch.
If squelch is set on a point clockwise from the threshold,
you will hear a constant sound (noise, if no signal is pres-
ent). The scanner will not scan.