31 Beyond the Basics
To manually select a channel, press HOLD, enter the
channel number and then press HOLD again.
Or, during scanning, if the radio stops at a channel
you want to listen to, press HOLD once. (Repeatedly
pressing HOLD at this time causes the scanner to
step through the channels.) Press SCAN to resume
automatic scanning.
signal stalker
Your scanner's Signal Stalker feature lets you set the
scanner so it detects, then displays the frequency of
a nearby strong radio transmission. You can set the
scanner so Signal Stalker works "in the background"
while you scan other frequencies, turn off normal
scanning while Signal Stalker works, or turn off Sig-
nal Stalker and use your scanner normally. You can
set the scanner so it alerts you when Signal Stalker
finds a frequency. You can also set the frequency
band where you want the scanner to look
for transmissions.
Notes:
• Signal Stalker works well for locating the source
of strong local transmissions such as mobile
and handheld two-way radios in areas with no
other strong transmission sources. However, if
you are in an area with many transmission
sources (such as pager radio transmitters, multi-
use radio towers, traffic control devices, etc.),
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