Realistic PRO-43 - Using the Priority Feature

USING THE PRIORITY FEATURE
The priority feature helps you avoid missing calls on a spe¬
cific channel. Just program the channel as the priority chan¬
nel and turn on the priority feature by pressing PRl during
scanning. The scanner checks the priority channel every 2
seconds, and stays on the channel if there is activity on it.
To program a channel as the priority channel, press {in se¬
quence) PGM, the desired channel number, and PRl. p ap¬
pears in the upper left corner of the display whenever the
scanner is set to the priority channel. You can only select
one channel as the priority channel.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRl again so that PRl
disappears from the display.
MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL
To tune to a locked-out channel, or to remain tuned to a sin¬
gle channel, manually select the channel by pressing MAN¬
UAL, entering the channel number, and pressing MANUAL
again. Or, if the scanner is scanning and stops at the de¬
sired channel, press MANUAL once. Press MANUAL addi¬
tional times to step through the channels.
You can use this feature to remain tuned to an emergency
broadcast. During regular scanning, the scanner tunes to
other channels during periods of silence.
If you want to change the direction of the step, press A or T
before you press MANUAL.
BATTERY-SAVING FEATURE
When you manually select an inactive channel, the battery-
saving feature puts the scanner in standby mode, which
uses only 30% of the normal power.
The scanner enters standby mode if it is manually set to a
channel, it does not receive a signal, and you do not press
any button for 5 seconds. In standby mode, the scanner
rests for 1 second, checks for a signal for 1/4 second, and
repeats the cycle until it receives a signal or you press a but¬
ton.
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