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Scanning

1. After programming frequencies, simply press

SCAN

to

begin scanning.

2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being

currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing
their number on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank turns off, and the
banks channels are not scanned.

Note: One Bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the same

time. If you try to turn off all the banks, the first bank is automatically selected.

To restore a bank to active scanning, press the banks number on your keypad.
The banks indicator will display again.

3. During normal scanning the scanner skips

unprogrammed or locked out channels.

4. When a transmission is received, the scanner stops

on that channel. When the transmission ends,
scanning resumes automatically.

If you want to stop on a channel during scanning,
press

MAN

.

If you want to resume scanning,
press

SCAN

.

To directly access a specific channel:

There are several ways to access a specific channel quickly.

1. Press MAN.

2. Using the keypad, enter the channel number.

3. Press MAN again.

Another method is as follows:

1. Press the VFO control until CHAN is displayed.

2. Rotate the VFO control until the desired channel is

displayed. The scanner will automatically go to
manual mode.

Note: You can accidentally change the frequency if you don’t

verify that CHAN is displayed. If FREQ is displayed, you
will be changing the frequency when you rotate the
VFO control. Just don’t press E or it will be changed!

1

3 4 5

9 10

2

6

7 8

CHANNELS

Frequency

not entered

Frequency

Locked Out

(L/O)

SCAN