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Understanding your scanner, A look at the keypad – Radio Shack PRO-29 User Manual

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER

A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD

Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this information
should help you understand each key’s function.

SCAN

— scans through the programmed channels.

MANUAL

— stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel num-

ber.

LOCKOUT/S/S

— lets you lock out a selected channel. Skips a specified

frequency during limit or direct search.

PRIORITY

— sets and turns on and off priority for a particular channel.

CLEAR

/. — clears an incorrect entry or enters the decimal point neces-

sary when programming frequencies.

MONITOR/0

— accesses the six monitor memories. See “Moving a Fre-

quency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel.”

WX/E (enter)

— scans through the preprogrammed weather channels or

enters frequencies into channels.

KEYLOCK/

— locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent accidental entries

or turns on the display light for 15 seconds. See “Using the Keylock” and
“Using the Display Backlight.”

PROGRAM

— programs frequencies into channels.

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LIMIT, and s

— search for active frequencies. See “Searching For and

Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies.”

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