Skip Frequency
— Skips non-favorite frequencies during Service Search and
Limit Search. Up to 50 frequencies can be designated as skip frequencies.
Service Search
— Lets you designate one of the five preprogrammed service
channels (Police, Fire/EMS, Air, Ham, Marine) to search.
Weather (WX) Scan
— Scan the preprogrammed weather channels.
Weather Alert Detection
— The scanner sounds an alert tone if it detects a
weather alert while in Clock mode.
Scan and Search Speed
• Scan Speed. 100 channels per second maximum in Scan mode.
• Search Speed. 100 steps per second maximum in Search mode.
• Turbo mode. For frequency steps 5kHz apart, searching occurs in
Turbo mode which is 300 steps per second.
Clock Display
— the scanner, in standby mode, displays the time.
The clock also features an alarm that can sound up to 20 minutes or be shut
off manually. A convenient snooze button lets you silence the alarm for an
extra 5-minutes.
Delay
— you can enable or disable the 2-second delay to resume scanning
when a transmission ends. Enabling this feature helps prevent missing a
response from one of the parties in the transmission.
LCD Backlight
— you can enable or disable the LCD back lighted display.
Key Touch Tone
— a tone sounds to confirm you have made a valid key
input while a different tone sounds to alert you to an invalid entry.
EEPROM Memory Backup
— the scanner uses a non-volatile EEPROM for
memory backup.
Battery Alert
— A battery icon alerts you to a no battery installed condition,
and a battery low voltage condition. An alert tone sounds when the battery
needs to be replaced. The backup provides backup for the clock when power
is off and will power scanning for a short time.
Auto Power Off
— turns the scanner off when the battery power gets
too low.
Sleep Mode
- Automatically turns the scanner off after a preset time period.
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