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Operation
frequency flash for about 3 seconds. 
If you want to store the frequency 
anyway, press 
ENTER
 again. You can 
delete the frequency later.
4. To store the displayed frequency in the 
selected channel, press 
PGM
, press the 
channel number you want to enter the 
channel and press 
PGM
 again, then 
press 
ENTER
. The channel and 
frequency flash twice, and the scanner 
stores the displayed frequency. The 
scanner continues to search for 
frequencies.
5. To store the displayed frequency in the 
monitor memory, press 
MON/CL
. The 
monitor memory number, 
M
, and the 
frequency flash twice.
6. To search for another active frequency 
in the selected band, hold down 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
until the radio begins searching. 
7. To select a different band and search for 
another active frequency, begin again 
from Step 2.
Using Direct Search
During a direct search, the scanner searches
up or down, starting from a frequency you
specify. Follow these steps to use direct
search.
Note
: You can use the scanner's delay 
feature while using direct search.
1. Press 
MANUAL
 or 
PGM
, then enter the 
frequency (including the decimal point) 
you want to use as a starting point for 
the search.
Note:
 To start from a frequency already 
stored in one of your scanner's 
channels, press 
MANUAL
 or 
PGM
, enter 
the desired channel number, then press 
MANUAL 
or 
PGM
 again.
2. Hold down 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
 for a few seconds 
to search up or down. 
-d-
, 
SRCH
, and 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
 appear on the display.
Notes:
• To reverse the search direction at any 
time, hold down 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
 for a few 
seconds.
• To search up or down in the selected 
band in small increments (in steps of 
5 or 12.5 kHz), press and release 
8
88
8
 
or 
9
99
9
.
• To pause the search, press and 
release 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
. To begin searching 
again, hold down 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
.
• To quickly move up or down through 
the frequencies, press and hold down 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
. The scanner tunes through 
the frequencies until you release 
8
88
8
 
or 
9
99
9
.
3. When the scanner finds an active 
frequency, it stops searching and 
displays the frequency. To store the 
displayed frequency in the lowest 
available channel, press 
PGM
 then press 
ENTER
. The channel and frequency 
flash twice, and the scanner stores the 
frequency. The scanner continues to 
search for frequencies.
Notes:
• If there is no empty channel, 
Ch-
FULL
 appears. To store more 
frequencies, you must clear some 
channels. “Clearing a Stored 
Channel” on Page 18. To continue 
searching after 
Ch-FULL
 appears, 
press and hold down 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
.