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3. Set the squelch at the scanning
threshold by turning SQUELCH
counterclockwise just until the noise
disappears or set on AUTO for the factory
setting.
4. The scanner automatically starts scanning.If you
have not programmed any channels yet, press
WX
to hear your local weather broadcast.
5. Adjust
VOLUME
to a comfortable listening level.
Adjusting the Squelch
Set the
SQUELCH
control to
AUTO
for the factory setting or manually set squelch.
1. To manually set squelch, open the squelch
by turning
SQUELCH
control clockwise. You
should hear a steady sound (scanning stops). Now
turn
SQUELCH
control counterclockwise slowly
until the sound disappears. 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.
2. When squelch is open, you can hear the broadcast (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.
3. If squelch is set on a point clockwise from the threshold, you hear a constant sound
(noise, if no signal is present); the scanner does not scan.
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