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In any backlight mode, you can press and hold for about 1 second to force
the backlight on full time. Press while the backlight is on to turn it off.
Follow these steps to change the backlight mode and duration:
1. If the scanner is on, turn it off and back on again.
Welcome
message ap-
pears in the scanner’s display.
2. While
Welcome
message appears, press .
3. Press or to select the desired backlight mode and duration. Selecting
3, 5, 10, or 20 sets the backlight mode for normal operation for the selected
duration. Selecting K3, K5, K10, or K20 sets the backlight mode for Keypress
operation for the selected duration. Selecting I3, I5, I10, or I20 sets the back-
light mode for Ignore operation for the selected duration. Press
ENT
to store
your selection.
Using the Keylock
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program
changes by turning on the key lock feature. When the keypad is locked, the
only controls that operate are
FUNC
, / ,
SQ
, and
VOL
.
You cannot activate the keylock while you are entering a frequency into a chan-
nel.
To turn on the keylock, press
FUNC
then .
Key locked.
appears for about 1
second.
Key locked.
appears when you press any key after locking the key-
pad.
To turn off the keylock, press
FUNC
then . The scanner beeps three times
and
Key unlocked.
appears.
Changing the Display Contrast
1. Press
MAN
.
2. Press
FUNC
then
9
.
Use Up/Down keys to set contrast, ENTER key saves.
appears.
3. Press or to select the contrast.
4. Press
ENT
to set the display contrast.