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The scanner automatically desig-
nates each bank’s first channel as that
bank’s priority channel. Follow these
steps to program a different channel
as the priority channel for a bank.
1. Press
PROGRAM
.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number you want to pro-
gram as the priority channel, then
press
PRIORITY
.
P
appears on the
display to the right of the channel
number.
3. Repeat Steps 1-2 for each chan-
nel you want to program as a pri-
ority channel.
4. To confirm all priority channel
numbers for banks, press
PRO-
GRAM
then repeatedly press
PRI-
ORITY
to see the priority channels.
To turn on the priority feature, press
PRIORITY
during scanning.
PRI
ap-
pears on the display, and the scanner
checks the priority channel in all se-
lected banks every 2 seconds, from
the lowest-numbered priority channel
to the highest-numbered priority chan-
nel. It stays on the channel if there is
activity, and
P
appears on the display.
To turn off the priority feature, press
PRIORITY
.
PRI
disappears.
CHANGING SEARCH
SPEEDS
The PRO-2045 has two search
speeds.
To switch between the normal and Hy-
persearch speeds, during a search or
auto store, press
H/S
.
HYPER
appears
on the display during a HyperSearch.
Note: You can use Hypersearch only
in the 5 kHz-step bands. See “Speci-
fied Intervals” on Page 35.
USING THE
PROGRAMMABLE
ATTENUATOR
To limit reception to strong local
broadcasts, you can reduce the scan-
ner’s sensitivity by turning on the at-
tenuator.
You can turn the attenuator on or off
for individual channels, or use this
function during a limit, direct, or
weather search.
To turn on the attenuator, press
ATT
until
ATT
appears on the display. To
turn off the attenuator, press
ATT
until
ATT
disappears.
Normal
Search
Hypersearch
Speed
100 steps/
second
300 steps/
second
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