Realistic PRO-2023 - SETTING THE VOLUME AND SQUELCH CONTROLS; SCANNING THE CHANNELS; USING THE DELAY FEATURE; LOCKING OUT CHANNELS

SETTING THE VOLUME AND
SQUELCH CONTROLS
Use the SQUELCH control to decrease
your scanner's sensitivity to weak sig¬
nals. This allows the scanner to receive
only the strongest transmissions.
1. Turn the SQUELCH and VOLUME
controls fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn the VOLUME control clockwise
until you hear a hissing sound.
3. Slowly turn the SQUELCH control
clockwise until the hissing stops.
SCANNING THE CHANNELS
To begin scanning the channels, press
[SCAN]. Your scanner scans through
all the channels except the ones you
have locked out. Be sure to read the
following sections to get the full benefit
from your scanner’s special features.
USING THE DELAY FEATURE
Many agencies use a two-way radio
system that might have a 2 second sil¬
ence (or more) between a query and a
reply. To keep from missing a reply,
program a delay on the channels you
identify as operating this way.
To program a delay, select the channel
and press [DELAY] so that DELAY
appears on the display. Now when your
scanner pauses at an active channel
when scanning, it waits for 2 seconds
after the completion of each transmis¬
sion on that channel before it resumes
scanning.
If you do not want your scanner to
pause, select the channel and be sure
that DELAY is not on the display. If
DELAY appears on the display, press
[DELAY] to turn it off for that channel.
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS
You can make your scanner scan more
efficiently by locking out channels that
you have not programmed. Manually
select the channel and press [LOCK
OUT] so that LOCK OUT appears on
the display. This is also handy for lock¬
ing out channels that have a continuous
transmission. You can still manually
select locked-out channels for listening.
To unlock a channel you have locked,
manually select the channel and press
[LOCK OUT] so that LOCK OUT disap¬
pears from the display.
Note: You cannot lock out Channel 1.
USING THE PRIORITY
FEATURE
Channel 1 is designated as your scan¬
ner’s priority channel. You can turn on
the priority feature so that you do not
miss transmissions on Channel 1, even
if you are monitoring another channel.
Press [PRIORITY] so that PRIORITY
appears on the display. Now your scan¬
ner checks Channel 1 every 2 seconds,
and stays on the channel if there is any
activity.
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