23
Operation
4. Press
ENTER
to set the frequency. The
cursor moves to
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.
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If the entered fre-
quency is incorrect,
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briefly
appears.
5. Enter your desired higher-end frequency
and press
ENTER
.
6. Rotate
SQUELCH
clockwise and leave it
set to a point just after the hissing sound
stops.
7. Press
SEARCH
to start searching. When
the scanner finds an active frequency, it
stops searching.
Special Notes:
• You can copy and save a frequency into
a specified bank, channel, or priority
channel when the scanner finds an
active frequency. See “Using Fre-
quency Copy Function” on Page 24 to
save the frequency. The frequency copy
functions only in search banks 2, 3, 4
and 5.
• While the scanner is searching, you can
use the seek search by pressing
FUNC
then
7
. The display indicates
/<<Bý+*
/<<Bý+*/<<Bý+*
/<<Bý+*
at
the bottom line. The scanner stops at an
active frequency for five second and
restarts searching automatically. The
scanner repeats this operation.
• You can set Zeromatic on or off by
pressing
FUNC
then
0
. Press
FUNC
then
0
again to reverse the Zeromatic setting.
When you turn this feature on,
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6<IFV
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briefly appears then
Q
QQ
Q
appears
at the first digit of the second line and
the scanner stops at the correct fre-
quency. When you turn this feature off,
Q
QQ
Q
disappears and the scanner stops when
it detects an active signal even it is
slightly off. Zeromatic functions only in
search bank 2, 3, 4 and 5.
• There are several group banks in SR2
Police/Fire and SR4 Ham bands. You
can turn off or on the groups by pressing
the group numbers. For example to turn
off
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, press
0
.
• In the Air and the Limit search bands,
press
FUNC
then
8
88
8
to start searching
up from the lowest frequency and press
FUNC
then
9
99
9
to start searching down
from the highest frequency.
Manually Tuning a Frequency
You can manually set the scanner to move
through all receivable frequencies, or select
a specific frequency as a starting point.
1. Press
TUNE
.
01*!
01*!01*!
01*!
and the current fre-
quency appears. The scanner automati-
cally begins tuning up or down.
2. Use the number keys to enter the fre-
quency where you want the scanner to
start.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Press
8
88
8
or
9
99
9
to move up or down.
When the scanner finds an active fre-
quency, it stops on the frequency.
Note:
If you press
PAUSE
while tuning, the
scanner stops tuning and
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÷÷
÷÷
÷÷
÷
ap-
pears. Press
PAUSE
again, and the scanner
resumes tuning.
LISTENING TO THE WEATHER
BAND
The FCC (Federal Communications Com-
mission) has allocated channels for use by
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in
other countries have also allocated channels
for use by their weather reporting authorities.
NOAA and your local weather reporting au-
thority broadcast your local forecast and re-
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