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CONTENTS
FEATURES .................................................................................................................... 4
PREPARATION .............................................................................................................. 7
Power Sources .............................................................................................................. 7
Using Batteries ......................................................................................................... 7
Charging Rechargeable Batteries ........................................................................... 8
Using AC Power ....................................................................................................... 9
Using Vehicle Battery power .................................................................................. 10
Connecting Supplied Antenna .................................................................................... 11
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna .......................................................................... 11
Connecting Earphone/Headphone ............................................................................. 11
Connecting an Extension Speaker .............................................................................. 12
Using Belt Clip ............................................................................................................. 12
YOUR SCANNER’S CONTROLS................................................................................. 13
QUICK START ............................................................................................................. 14
SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER .................................................................................. 20
Storing Known Frequencies into Channels ................................................................. 20
CTCSS And DCS ......................................................................................................... 22
Storing Trunking Frequencies into Channels .............................................................. 24
Storing Text Tags ......................................................................................................... 24
Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel ........................................................................ 24
Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID ....................................................................... 25
Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank .............................................................................. 25
Text Input Chart ...................................................................................................... 25
Finding and Storing Active Frequencies ..................................................................... 26
Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range .................................................. 26
Band Charts ........................................................................................................... 27
Searching Active Frequencies in a Range ............................................................. 31
Using Seek Search ................................................................................................ 31
Manually Tuning a Frequency ...................................................................................... 32
Listening to the Weather Band .................................................................................... 32
Listening to a Weather Channel ............................................................................. 32
SAME Standby Mode ............................................................................................ 32
WX Alert and Beep Tone Confirmation .................................................................. 34
Skywarn ....................................................................................................................... 34
Using Frequency Copy ............................................................................................... 34
Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel .................................................... 34
Copying a Frequency into an Empty Channel within a Bank ............................... 35
Copying a Frequency into the Priority Channel .................................................... 35
Spectrum Sweeper ...................................................................................................... 35
Using Spectrum Sweeper ...................................................................................... 36
Using Spectrum Sweeper with Lockout ................................................................ 37
Scanning the Channels ............................................................................................... 38