0PERATION
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
Note: Make sure the scanner’s antenna is connected before you turn it on.
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing sound.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing sound stops.
Notes:
. If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak transmissions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to
decrease the scanner’s sensitivity to these signals. If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn
SQUELCH counterclockwise.
. If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner does not scan properly.
. If you have not stored frequencies into any channels, the scanner does not scan.
STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
You can manually store frequencies you already know into the scanner’s channels. You can also store
frequencies you found using band search directly into channels. You can also store a frequency into a
monitor memory then store it into a channel.
If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, follow the steps in „Band Search“ on Page ??
or „Direct Search“ to search for transmissions.
Manually Storing Frequencies
If you know a frequency you want to store, you can store it manually.
1. Press PGM. PGM appears.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency (1-50), then
press PGM again. Or, repeatedly press PGM until the desired channel number appears.
3. Use the number keys and DLY/. to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store
into that channel.
4. Press E to store the frequency.
Notes:
If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 3, Error appears, the channel number flashes, and the
scanner beeps three times after you press E. Simply repeat Steps 3 and 4.
Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the nearest valid frequency. For
example, if you enter a frequency of 151.4730, your scanner accepts it as 151.4700.
If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, dUPL (duplicate) and the lowest-
numbered channel containing the duplicate frequency flash for about 3 seconds. To store the frequency
anyway, press E again.
5. Repeat Steps 2-4 to store more frequencies into channels.
