18
OPERATION
TURNING ON THE
SCANNER/SETTING
THE VOLUME AND
SQUELCH
1. Turn
SQUELCH
fully clockwise.
2. Press
POWER
to turn on your
scanner. The scanner continu-
ously scans the unlocked chan-
nels.
Note:
If you have not stored any
frequencies into channels, the
scanner does not scan.
3. Press
MANUAL
to stop the scan-
ning. The display shows the cur-
rent channel.
4. Turn
VOLUME
clockwise to set
the scanner’s volume about
1
/
4
of the way between
MIN
and
MAX
.
5. Turn
SQUELCH
counterclock-
wise until you hear a hissing
noise.
6. Adjust
VOLUME
to a comfortable
level.
7. Slowly turn
SQUELCH
clockwise
until the hissing noise stops.
Squelch Tips:
• If the scanner picks up un-
wanted or weak transmis-
sions, slightly turn
SQUELCH
clockwise to decrease re-
ceiver sensitivity.
• If the scanner does not pick
up any transmissions, slightly
turn
SQUELCH
counterclock-
wise to increase receiver sen-
sitivity.
8. To turn off the scanner, press
POWER
.
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