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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL
VOLUME
Turns the scanner on or off and adjusts the volume.
SQUELCH
Adjusts the scanner’s squelch.
/ Sets the search direction.
BAND
Searches a band you select.
DELAY
Programs a 2-second delay for the selected channel; sets a
delay for all active frequencies during a search.
ALERT/PRIORITY
Sets the scanner to the weather alert mode; turns priority on
or off for a particular channel.
MONITOR
Stores frequencies into, and accesses, the ten monitor
memories.
S/S-LOCKOUT
Skips a specified frequency during a band or direct search
(search/skip/lockout) or locks out selected channels during scanning.
HOLD
Pauses the scanner during a search.
PROGRAM
Programs frequencies into channels.
SCAN
Scans through the channels.
MANUAL
Stops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory or di-
rectly enter a channel number.
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