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RESETTING THE SCANNER

If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after you con-
nect power, you might have to reset the scanner.

Caution: This procedure clears all the information you have pro-
grammed into the scanner. Before you reset the scanner, try turning it
off and on to see if it begins working properly. Use the following proce-
dure only when you are sure your scanner is not working properly.

1. Turn off the scanner.

2. While you press and hold down the

2

and

9

keys, turn on the scan-

ner.

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

Keypad does not
work.

The keylock function is
activated.

Press

KEYLOCK

until dis-

appears from the display to
turn off the keylock.

flashes on the dis-

play

The batteries are weak.

Recharge the recharge-
able batteries, or replace
the non-rechargeable bat-
teries.

Error

appears on

the display.

Programming error.

Reprogram the frequency
correctly.

In the scan mode,
the scanner locks
on frequencies that
have an unclear
transmission.

Programmed frequen-
cies are the same as
“birdie” frequencies.

Avoid programming fre-
quencies listed under “Bird-
ie Frequencies” or only
listen to them manually.

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