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... 33 Adjusting the Squelch 33 Setting the Backlight 33 Adjusting the Contrast 35 Setting the Charging Timer 35 Using the Keypad Lock 36 Setting the Beep Tone 36 Resetting the Scanner 37 PC Programming 37 PROGRAMMING CHANNELS 37 Programming Channel Text Tags 39 Setting CTCSS/DCS for a Channel 40 Setting Channel Modulation...
... 33 Adjusting the Squelch 33 Setting the Backlight 33 Adjusting the Contrast 35 Setting the Charging Timer 35 Using the Keypad Lock 36 Setting the Beep Tone 36 Resetting the Scanner 37 PC Programming 37 PROGRAMMING CHANNELS 37 Programming Channel Text Tags 39 Setting CTCSS/DCS for a Channel 40 Setting Channel Modulation...
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... the scanner via your personal computer. Close Call™ RF Capture Technology - rapid search for Close Call activity in the Close Call Hits bank. Lock-Out Function - • Railroad • Civil Air • Military Air • CB Radio • FRS/GMRS/MURS • Racing Feature Highlights 10 Channel Storage Banks - ...
... the scanner via your personal computer. Close Call™ RF Capture Technology - rapid search for Close Call activity in the Close Call Hits bank. Lock-Out Function - • Railroad • Civil Air • Military Air • CB Radio • FRS/GMRS/MURS • Racing Feature Highlights 10 Channel Storage Banks - ...
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...specific types of these banks. makes it scans only the priority channels. frequencies are preset in all) and then have to remember to temporarily lock out any or all of calls and search any channel or frequency. You can set the Delay time for each channel every 2 seconds while... it easy to wait for a set the scanner so it easy to unlock the channels or frequencies later. Priority Plus Scan - you hear only the selected frequency. Scan/Search Delay/Resume - The...
...specific types of these banks. makes it scans only the priority channels. frequencies are preset in all) and then have to remember to temporarily lock out any or all of calls and search any channel or frequency. You can set the Delay time for each channel every 2 seconds while... it easy to wait for a set the scanner so it easy to unlock the channels or frequencies later. Priority Plus Scan - you hear only the selected frequency. Scan/Search Delay/Resume - The...
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...frequencies and 100 permanent frequencies in Custom Search, Service Search, Close Call Search, or Quick Search Modes. Weather Alert Standby - the scanner allows you can lock up to monitor for the presence of these ranges. Memory Backup - Quick Search - Turbo Search - Search Lockouts - Signal Strength ... alerts broadcast on squelch only, keypress only, or both. provides adequate reception in memory for bands with BNC Connector - the scanner scans active WX channels every 5 seconds to help prevent antenna breakage. allows you program up or down from 100 to 10...
...frequencies and 100 permanent frequencies in Custom Search, Service Search, Close Call Search, or Quick Search Modes. Weather Alert Standby - the scanner allows you can lock up to monitor for the presence of these ranges. Memory Backup - Quick Search - Turbo Search - Search Lockouts - Signal Strength ... alerts broadcast on squelch only, keypress only, or both. provides adequate reception in memory for bands with BNC Connector - the scanner scans active WX channels every 5 seconds to help prevent antenna breakage. allows you program up or down from 100 to 10...
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...-In Charger - Battery Save - Key Confirmation Tones - This feature turns off a tone that sounds when you perform an operation correctly or if you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental changes to extend the battery life. works when there is no transmission for 1 minute in the display and a tone ...warns you power the scanner using a USB port on it for each range. 13 let you every 15 seconds when the battery power gets low. Key Lock - Battery Low Alert -
...-In Charger - Battery Save - Key Confirmation Tones - This feature turns off a tone that sounds when you perform an operation correctly or if you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental changes to extend the battery life. works when there is no transmission for 1 minute in the display and a tone ...warns you power the scanner using a USB port on it for each range. 13 let you every 15 seconds when the battery power gets low. Key Lock - Battery Low Alert -
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...the tabs on the inside front cover of this type of antenna at a local electronics store). Connecting an Optional Antenna The scanner's BNC connector makes it locks into place. If the optional antenna has no cable, use an optional external antenna designed for lead-in. To improve the... scanner's reception, use 50 ohm coaxial cable for multiband coverage. (You can purchase this Owners Manual. Align the slots around the antenna's...
...the tabs on the inside front cover of this type of antenna at a local electronics store). Connecting an Optional Antenna The scanner's BNC connector makes it locks into place. If the optional antenna has no cable, use an optional external antenna designed for lead-in. To improve the... scanner's reception, use 50 ohm coaxial cable for multiband coverage. (You can purchase this Owners Manual. Align the slots around the antenna's...
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... NA NA 28 Pressing Func again before 3 seconds returns to ... Press Func and this key to Normal mode and the F icon disappears. The scanner displays F . SCROLL CONTROL HEADSET JACK ANTENNA WEATHER USB PORT CURSER DECIMAL/ LEFT/RIGHT CLEAR FUNCTION PRIORITY PROGRAM/ ENTER BEEP Key/ Icon 1/Pri ...3/WX 6/> . Clr HOLD/ CLOSE CALL SCAN LOCK OUT/ POWER/ SEARCH/ KEY LOCK BACKLIGHT SERVICE SEARCH Press to Normal mode. In Normal mode the F icon is not displayed. Enter the Priority menu. mode for...
... NA NA 28 Pressing Func again before 3 seconds returns to ... Press Func and this key to Normal mode and the F icon disappears. The scanner displays F . SCROLL CONTROL HEADSET JACK ANTENNA WEATHER USB PORT CURSER DECIMAL/ LEFT/RIGHT CLEAR FUNCTION PRIORITY PROGRAM/ ENTER BEEP Key/ Icon 1/Pri ...3/WX 6/> . Clr HOLD/ CLOSE CALL SCAN LOCK OUT/ POWER/ SEARCH/ KEY LOCK BACKLIGHT SERVICE SEARCH Press to Normal mode. In Normal mode the F icon is not displayed. Enter the Priority menu. mode for...
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... has been deleted. Press Func then L/O to assist you have entered. The scanner displays Keypad Lock On or Keypad Lock Off. The scanner clears all data and settings you . 37 PC Programming Connect your scanner to your PC through the USB cable to: • Program channels into the...data. 1. All Memory Clear displays. Using the Keypad Lock Use the scanner's keypad lock to exit. Setting the Beep Tone Press Func then Beep/7 (Default = ON) to the initial setting. Resetting the Scanner Warning: Resetting the scanner clears all data and returns to toggle the keypress confirmation ...
... has been deleted. Press Func then L/O to assist you have entered. The scanner displays Keypad Lock On or Keypad Lock Off. The scanner clears all data and settings you . 37 PC Programming Connect your scanner to your PC through the USB cable to: • Program channels into the...data. 1. All Memory Clear displays. Using the Keypad Lock Use the scanner's keypad lock to exit. Setting the Beep Tone Press Func then Beep/7 (Default = ON) to the initial setting. Resetting the Scanner Warning: Resetting the scanner clears all data and returns to toggle the keypress confirmation ...
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... Search mode, press Func then Pri/1 to Priority DND, the scanner turns on the PRI+ icon during scanning or searching. • Priority Scan - • To temporarily lock out a channel, press L/O. • To permanently lock out a channel, press L/O twice quickly. Priority Scan Modes This scanner allows four different Priority modes. checks Priority channels every 2 seconds...
... Search mode, press Func then Pri/1 to Priority DND, the scanner turns on the PRI+ icon during scanning or searching. • Priority Scan - • To temporarily lock out a channel, press L/O. • To permanently lock out a channel, press L/O twice quickly. Priority Scan Modes This scanner allows four different Priority modes. checks Priority channels every 2 seconds...
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... Temporary L/O and TL/O briefly appear in the display. Turning the scanner off clears the temporary lockout. Press Hold. 2. Press L/O once to temporarily lockout or press L/O twice quickly to temporarily lock out the channel. Locking Out Channels You can also press Hold and scroll to monitor a .... 1. While receiving a channel or while in Scan mode, the scanner will NOT clear the lockout. Press L/O twice quickly to lock out and press Hold again. (You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission such as a weather channel....
... Temporary L/O and TL/O briefly appear in the display. Turning the scanner off clears the temporary lockout. Press Hold. 2. Press L/O once to temporarily lockout or press L/O twice quickly to temporarily lock out the channel. Locking Out Channels You can also press Hold and scroll to monitor a .... 1. While receiving a channel or while in Scan mode, the scanner will NOT clear the lockout. Press L/O twice quickly to lock out and press Hold again. (You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission such as a weather channel....
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...and Racing frequencies without knowing the specific frequencies used in your area, use a search to frequencies in the selected bank, the scanner displays All Locked! You can still manually select locked-out channels. To start a Service Search, press Func then Srch/Svc. If you do not have a reference to find ... 42). 48 Press Hold. 2. Clr to unlock all channels in your area. L/O (or TL/O) disappears. Service Search Mode If you lock out all or . Unlocking Channels 1. Press Pgm/E to cancel. When the scanner finds a transmission, it stops on the second line.
...and Racing frequencies without knowing the specific frequencies used in your area, use a search to frequencies in the selected bank, the scanner displays All Locked! You can still manually select locked-out channels. To start a Service Search, press Func then Srch/Svc. If you do not have a reference to find ... 42). 48 Press Hold. 2. Clr to unlock all channels in your area. L/O (or TL/O) disappears. Service Search Mode If you lock out all or . Unlocking Channels 1. Press Pgm/E to cancel. When the scanner finds a transmission, it stops on the second line.
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...00 8.33 5.00 5.00 12.50 6.25 6.25 50 See also Search Options on page 53 for Delay, CTCSS/DCS settings, and locking out/reviewing/unlocking frequencies. This feature lets you program and search 10 custom search ranges. You can search any of these ranges simultaneously and .... (See also Programming Custom Search Ranges, page 55). To permanently lock out a frequency, press L/O twice quickly. The preset frequency ranges are: Bank No. To temporarily lock out a frequency, press L/O. During custom search, the scanner searches starting with the lowest frequency in the search range you select ...
...00 8.33 5.00 5.00 12.50 6.25 6.25 50 See also Search Options on page 53 for Delay, CTCSS/DCS settings, and locking out/reviewing/unlocking frequencies. This feature lets you program and search 10 custom search ranges. You can search any of these ranges simultaneously and .... (See also Programming Custom Search Ranges, page 55). To permanently lock out a frequency, press L/O twice quickly. The preset frequency ranges are: Bank No. To temporarily lock out a frequency, press L/O. During custom search, the scanner searches starting with the lowest frequency in the search range you select ...
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...lock out a frequency, press L/O twice quickly. At Quick Search, press Hold to enter a frequency and start a Quick Search in Quick Search mode, the upper line displays Quick Search and the lower line displays the searching frequency and the direction indicator (↑or ↓) with the modulation. 52 When the scanner...the frequency. To start searching up or down from that frequency from any channel or frequency. When the transmission ends, the scanner resumes searching according to start searching. Quick Search Mode Quick Search mode allows you don't go to a channel) and press ...
...lock out a frequency, press L/O twice quickly. At Quick Search, press Hold to enter a frequency and start a Quick Search in Quick Search mode, the upper line displays Quick Search and the lower line displays the searching frequency and the direction indicator (↑or ↓) with the modulation. 52 When the scanner...the frequency. To start searching up or down from that frequency from any channel or frequency. When the transmission ends, the scanner resumes searching according to start searching. Quick Search Mode Quick Search mode allows you don't go to a channel) and press ...
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...Search Frequencies, page 55. • To temporarily lock out a frequency, press L/O. • To permanently lock out a frequency, press L/O twice quickly. • To exit Quick Search, press Scan. Search Options Search Delay This setting controls how many seconds the scanner waits after a transmission ends before resuming searching. To... the current frequency and the direction indicator (↑or ↓). If you select a minus delay time, the scanner stops on a frequency press Hold. Quick Search Receive/Hold Modes To hold on the transmission for Delay, CTCSS/DCS settings, and...
...Search Frequencies, page 55. • To temporarily lock out a frequency, press L/O. • To permanently lock out a frequency, press L/O twice quickly. • To exit Quick Search, press Scan. Search Options Search Delay This setting controls how many seconds the scanner waits after a transmission ends before resuming searching. To... the current frequency and the direction indicator (↑or ↓). If you select a minus delay time, the scanner stops on a frequency press Hold. Quick Search Receive/Hold Modes To hold on the transmission for Delay, CTCSS/DCS settings, and...
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... or Search Hold mode, press L/O once to temporarily lock out the frequency. Temporary L/O and TL/O briefly appears in the display. You can lock up to 200 search frequencies: 100 temporary frequencies and 100 permanent frequencies. The scanner saves the frequency to the channel location and brings you... to the channel menu for the channel so you lock out a frequency in Search mode, the scanner will also be locked out in one Search mode will resume searching from the next frequency. See Programming Channels, page 38. • ...
... or Search Hold mode, press L/O once to temporarily lock out the frequency. Temporary L/O and TL/O briefly appears in the display. You can lock up to 200 search frequencies: 100 temporary frequencies and 100 permanent frequencies. The scanner saves the frequency to the channel location and brings you... to the channel menu for the channel so you lock out a frequency in Search mode, the scanner will also be locked out in one Search mode will resume searching from the next frequency. See Programming Channels, page 38. • ...
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Scroll to resume Searching. You can set the scanner so Close Call detection works "in the selected search bank, the scanner displays All Locked! on the second line. Press Func then Pgm/E in any Search Hold mode until the scanner prompts Clear All L/O? L/O will indicate a permanent lockout and TL/O... frequencies. Press . CLOSE CALL Using the Close Call Feature Unlike searching, which requires the scanner to tune to a frequency to view the Search menu. 2. However, if you lock out all frequencies in the background" while 57 Press the L/O button to unlock any Search or ...
Scroll to resume Searching. You can set the scanner so Close Call detection works "in the selected search bank, the scanner displays All Locked! on the second line. Press Func then Pgm/E in any Search Hold mode until the scanner prompts Clear All L/O? L/O will indicate a permanent lockout and TL/O... frequencies. Press . CLOSE CALL Using the Close Call Feature Unlike searching, which requires the scanner to tune to a frequency to view the Search menu. 2. However, if you lock out all frequencies in the background" while 57 Press the L/O button to unlock any Search or ...
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.... Numbers at the current frequency, turn the Scroll Control. When the transmission ends, the scanner resumes searching according to view the displayed frequency. The currently searched band number flashes. To temporarily lock out a frequency, press any key then L/O twice quickly. To store a frequency, press... hold on page 55. To cancel the hit, turn the Scroll Control in the display. The scanner will also appear on the second line. To start searching. To permanently lock out a frequency, press any key then L/O. appears in Hold mode and press Hold to start ...
.... Numbers at the current frequency, turn the Scroll Control. When the transmission ends, the scanner resumes searching according to view the displayed frequency. The currently searched band number flashes. To temporarily lock out a frequency, press any key then L/O twice quickly. To store a frequency, press... hold on page 55. To cancel the hit, turn the Scroll Control in the display. The scanner will also appear on the second line. To start searching. To permanently lock out a frequency, press any key then L/O. appears in Hold mode and press Hold to start ...
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...Scroll to view the Weather menu. This siren sounds as long as a severe weather warning radio. You only lose reception if you set the scanner to Weather Alert mode, it scans the weather channels, but does not play the channel's audio. To turn Weather Alert Standby on or ..., then monitors the Weather channel. When you move out of a coverage area. Note 1: NOAA broadcasts are continuous broadcasts. Note 2: You cannot lock out weather frequencies. The upper line displays WX Alert Standby and the lower lines display the channel number with the frequency and modulation. To exit...
...Scroll to view the Weather menu. This siren sounds as long as a severe weather warning radio. You only lose reception if you set the scanner to Weather Alert mode, it scans the weather channels, but does not play the channel's audio. To turn Weather Alert Standby on or ..., then monitors the Weather channel. When you move out of a coverage area. Note 1: NOAA broadcasts are continuous broadcasts. Note 2: You cannot lock out weather frequencies. The upper line displays WX Alert Standby and the lower lines display the channel number with the frequency and modulation. To exit...
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Press L/O to lock out the channel, then press Scan to resume scanning. Birdies are especially present at the 16MHz level (Internal CPU clock). If you still cannot get satisfactory results while using your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard, it might be receiving a birdie. DSC Codes 023 025 026... 734 743 754 Birdies All radios can receive "birdies" (undesired signals). Birdies are internally generated signals inherent in the electronics of the receiver. If your scanner or if you want additional information, please call or write 72
Press L/O to lock out the channel, then press Scan to resume scanning. Birdies are especially present at the 16MHz level (Internal CPU clock). If you still cannot get satisfactory results while using your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard, it might be receiving a birdie. DSC Codes 023 025 026... 734 743 754 Birdies All radios can receive "birdies" (undesired signals). Birdies are internally generated signals inherent in the electronics of the receiver. If your scanner or if you want additional information, please call or write 72