TURNING THE BATTERY SAVE FUNCTION OFF/ON
When the scanner is set to receive (monitor) a manually selected channel, and it is not actively scanning, using
the battery save feature conserves energy.
To turn the battery save function off or back on:
1. Press MENU.
2. Repeatedly press
or to display bAt SAVE, then press E/PGM.
3. Repeatedly press
or to select OFF or ON, then press E.
4. Press
MENU to exit the menu mode.
When the battery save feature is active, the scanner repeatedly turns off the internal power for 1 second, then
turns it back on for about 1/2 second to check for a transmission.
SKIPPING DATA SIGNALS
To prevent the scanner from stopping on channels that consist of nonmodulated or data signals (such as fax or
modem transmissions) during a search or scan, turn on the data skip feature. When the radio receives a data
signal and data skip is selected, the signal is ignored.
To turn on the data skip feature;
1. Turn off the priority feature if it is on (see “Priority” on Page XX).
2. Press MENU.
3. Repeatedly press or to display dAtA-S, then press E/PGM.
4 . Repeatedly press
or to select OFF or ON, then press E/PGM.
5 . Press
MENU to exit the menu mode.
Note: This feature does not apply to the air band and weather search mode as data signals are not generally
found in this service.
RECEIVING NWR-SAME AND WEATHER ALERT SIGNALS
In 1994, the National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration (NOAA) began broadcasting alerts that include
digitally encoded data. Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) includes information which identifies the
severity of the alert. While this scanner does not encode specific geographical data, it does detect SAME
signals and decode the alert level. The scanner displays this data as codes corresponding to the levels of
severity (L1, L2, and L3).
Turning On the Digital Weather Alert Feature
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