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Operation
frequency number, then it automatically 
begins scanning again when the 
transmission ends on that frequency.
Scanning Options
While scanning you can select from several
options to enhance your scanning enjoy-
ment.
• To reverse the scanning direction at any 
time, press 
8
88
8
or 
9
99
9
.
• To set the scanner to remain on the 
current channel for 2 seconds after the 
transmission ends, see “Using the Delay 
Function” on Page 20.
• To set the scanner to remain on the 
current channel even after the 
transmission stops, press 
MANUAL
 at 
any time during the transmission so 
MAN
 
appears and 
SCAN
 disappears. See 
“Monitoring a Stored Channel.”
• To lock out channels so the scanner 
does not stop for a transmission on 
those channels, see “Locking Out 
Channels and Frequencies” on Page 20.
TURNING CHANNEL 
STORAGE BANKS ON AND 
OFF
To turn off banks while scanning, press the 
bank’s number key until the bar under the 
bank’s number disappears. The scanner 
does not scan any of the channels within the 
banks you have turned off.
To turn on banks while scanning, press the 
bank’s number key until a bar appears under 
the bank’s number.
Notes:
• You cannot turn off all banks. There 
must be at least one active bank.
• You can manually select any channel in 
a bank, even if the bank is turned off.
• When you turn on the bank while 
scanning, the scanner moves to the 
selected bank's first channel and 
continues scanning.
MONITORING A STORED 
CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a specific 
channel without scanning. This is useful if 
you hear an emergency broadcast on a 
channel and do not want to miss any details 
— even though there might be periods of 
silence — or if you simply want to monitor 
that channel.
Follow these steps to manually select a 
channel.
1. Press 
MANUAL
.
2. Enter the channel number (1–200).
3. Press 
MANUAL
 again.
CLEARING A STORED 
CHANNEL
If you no longer want a frequency stored in a 
channel (and you do not want to replace that 
frequency with a different one), follow these 
steps to clear the stored frequency.
1. Press 
MANUAL
 to exit the service banks 
or to stop scanning.
2. Use the number keys to select the 
desired channel number, then press 
MANUAL
.
3. Press 
PGM
. 
PGM
 appears.
4. Press 
0
, then press 
ENTER
. The 
frequency number changes to 
000.0000
 to indicate the channel is 
cleared.