PRO-2034  (200-0411)    Understanding Your Scanner    Faxback Doc. # 6471

A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY:

The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating
mode.  A quick look at the display will help you understand how to
operate the scanner.

        MON - Appears with numbers (1-10) to the right to show which monitor
              memory you are listening to.  See "Monitor Memories" and
              "Listening to Monitor Memories."

       BANK - Appears with numbers (1-10) above and to the right to show which
              channel-storage banks are turned on for the scan mode.  See
              "Understanding Channel-Storage Banks."

       SCAN - Appears when you scan channels.

     MANUAL - Appears when you manually select a channel.

    PROGRAM - Appears while you program frequencies into the scanner's
              channels.

   PRIORITY - Appears when you listen to the priority channel.

         CH - The digits in front of this indicator show which of the 60
              available channels the scanner is tuned to.

        MHz - Digits that precede this indicator show which frequency your
              scanner is currently tuned to.

      ERROR - Appears when you make an incorrect entry.

    LOCKOUT - Appears when you manually select a locked-out channel.

      DELAY - Appears when you listen to a channel that you programmed for a
              two-second delay.

         WX - Appears when you scan the 7 preprogrammed weather band channel.

     SEARCH - Appears during a limit search (when L - also appears), direct
              search (when d - also appears), or when scanning the weather
              band channels.  Up arrow or down arrow also appears on the
              display to indicate the search direction.

A LOOK AT THE KEYBOARD

The scanner's keys might seem confusing at first, but a quick glance at
this page should help you understand each key's function.

   PRIORITY - Sets and turns on and off priority for a particular channel.

    LOCKOUT - Lets you lock out selected channels.

       SCAN - Scans through the channels.

    MONITOR - Accesses the 10 monitor memories.

         WX - Scans through the 7 preprogrammed weather channels.

     MANUAL - Stops scanning to let you directly enter a channel number.

      DELAY - Programs a two-second delay for the selected channel.

    PROGRAM - Programs frequencies into channels.

   Up Arrow - Searches up from the currently displayed frequency.

      LIMIT - Displays and lets you set the range of frequencies to search
              during a limit search.

 DOWN ARROW - Searches down from the currently displayed frequency.

      CLEAR - Clears an incorrect entry.

NUMBER KEYS - Each key has a single-digit label and a range of numbers.
              The digit on the key refers to the number of a channel or
              a frequency entered.  The range of numbers above the key
              (25-30, for example) indicates the channels that make up a
               channel-storage bank.

            - Enters the decimal point when you enter a frequency.

          E - Enters frequencies into channels.

(CJD/smc-05/16/94)