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Scanning and Monitoring
Press
SCAN/MAN
until
SCAN
appears to continuously
scan through all channels with stored frequencies. If the
scanner finds an active frequency, it pauses until the
transmission ends.
Press
or
to change the scanning direction.
To monitor a channel, press
SCAN/MAN
so that
MAN
appears.
The scanner does not scan channels in banks that are
turned off. To turn a channel-storage bank on or off,
press the bank’s number key (
1–0,
using
0
for bank 10)
during scanning. The channel-storage banks that are ON
have a bar underneath them.
• You cannot turn off all banks; there must be at least one
active bank.
• You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if
the bank is turned off.
Setting Delay
To avoid missing a reply in conversations, a two-second
delay is automatically set for each channel. The scanner
stops for two seconds after a transmission ends before
it resumes scanning or searching.
DLY
appears on the
display when the delay function is active.
To turn delay on:
• If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active
channel, quickly press
•/DELAY
before it resumes.
• If the desired channel is not selected, manually select
the channel, then press
•/DELAY
.
• If the scanner is searching, press
•/DELAY
.
DLY
appears and the scanner adds a two-second delay to
every transmission it stops on in that bank.
To turn delay off:
Press
•/DELAY
while the scanner is monitoring a channel
or frequency.
DLY
disappears.
Using the Priority Channel
The priority feature sets the scanner to check one
specific channel every two seconds while scanning. You
can only program one frequency into the priority channel.
1.
Press
PGM
.
2.
Press
PRI/ALERT.
PCH
and
000.000
0
(or the previously
stored frequency) appear.
3.
Enter the frequency you
want stored in the priority
channel, then press
ENT
.
4.
To turn on the priority
feature, press
PRI/ALERT
during scanning
or searching.
PRI
appears.
The scanner checks the priority channel every two
seconds and stays on the channel if there is activity.
To turn off the priority feature, press
PRI/ALERT.
PRI
disappears.
Signal Stalker II
Signal Stalker II allows you to sweep a range of
frequencies to detect, monitor and store frequencies for
nearby radio transmissions.
The Signal Stalker II feature is more sensitive than
portable frequency counters and detects transmissions
at greater distances.
The Signal Stalker II can be set to watch for activity on
all bands, or on Police/Fire, Aircraft, or Ham frequencies
exclusively.
When the scanner is in manual, scan or tune mode, press
to watch for activity on all bands.
To watch for activity on Police/Fire, Aircraft, or Ham
frequencies exclusively, press the button for the desired
service bank and then press
.
NOTE:
Priority mode is not available while using the
Signal Stalker II.
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