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lit areas. Press to turn on the 
backlight for 5 seconds. To turn off 
the backlight before it automatic-
ally turns off, press again.
To turn on the backlight so it does 
not turn off automatically, hold 
down for about 1 second. 
Press while the backlight is on 
to turn it off.
You can select the amount of time 
the light stays on. Follow these 
steps to change the illuminated 
time:
1. If the scanner is on, turn it off 
and back on again. 
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appears.
2. While 
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appears, press  .
3.
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4. Press 
8
88
8
 or 
9
99
9
 to select 
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, 
+
++
+
, 
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'&'&
'&
 or 
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ýý
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 then press 
ENTER
.
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Once you program your scanner, 
you can protect it from accidental 
program changes by turning on 
the key lock feature. When the 
keypad is locked, the only controls 
that operate are 
FUNC
, / , 
SQUELCH
, and 
VOLUME
.
You cannot activate the key lock 
while you are entering a frequency 
into a channel.
To turn on the key lock, press 
FUNC
 then  / . 
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appears for about 1 second. 
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