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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL
This look at the scanner’s front panel will help you understand each control’s
function.
Control
Function
POWER
Turns the scanner on and off.
1-0
Each single-digit number on the keys enters the
numbers for a channel or a frequency, or each
range of numbers above the number keys indicates
the channels that make up a channel-storage bank.
See “Understanding Channel-Storage Banks.”
./CLEAR
Enters the decimal point in a frequency, or clears an
incorrect entry and is used when you initialize the
scanner.
ENTER
Enters programmed frequencies into channels.
VOLUME
Sets the scanner’s volume.
SQUELCH
Adjusts the scanner’s receiver sensitivity to help
you eliminate background noise.
SCAN
Starts scanning through the stored channels.
MANUAL
Stops scanning and lets you manually enter a chan-
nel number.
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