PRO-23  (200-0504)     Understanding The Scanner     Faxback Doc. # 6490

A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY

The display has several 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 when you listen to a monitor memory.  A number
                   (1-5) appears to the right of MON indicating which monitor
                    memory you are listening to.

            BANK - Shows which channel-storage banks are turned on for the
                   scan mode.

         KEYLOCK - Appears when you lock the keypad.

         BATT.Lo - Appears when the battery is low.

              CH - Digits that precede this indicator show which of the
                   channels the scanner is tuned to, of the 50-channels the
                   scanner is capable of storing.

               P - Appears when you listen to the priority channel.

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

            SCAN - Appears when you scan channels.

             MAN - Appears when you manually select a channel.

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

             PRI - Appears when you program a selected channel for priority.

             L/O - Appears when you manually select a locked channel.

              WX - Appears when you scan the preprogrammed weather channels.

ARROW DOWN and
ARROW UP symbols - Indicates the search direction.

            SRCH - Appears during a limit search and a direct search.  See
                  "Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies."

A LOOK AT THE KEYBOARD

The scanner's keys might seem confusing at first, but this information
should help you understand the key's functions.

            SCAN - Scans through the programmed channels.

          MANUAL - Stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel
                   number.

         LOCKOUT - Lets you lock out a selected channel.

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

         CLEAR/. -  Clears an incorrect entry or enters the decimal point
                    necessary when programming frequencies.

       MONITOR/0 - Accesses the 5 monitor memories.  See "Moving a Frequency
                   from a Monitor Memory to a Channel."

    WX/E (enter) - Scans through the preprogrammed weather channels or enters
                   frequencies into channels.

        KEYLOCK/ - Locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent accidental entries
                   or turns on the display light for 15 seconds.  See "Using
                   the Keylock" and "Using the Display Backlight."

         PROGRAM - Programs frequencies into channels.

Limit DOWN ARROW
and UP ARROW     - Searches for and temporarily storing active frequencies.
                   See "Searching for Active Frequencies."

     Number Keys - Each key has a single digit label, and keys 1-5 have a
                   range of numbers printed above them.  The single digits
                   refer to the number of a channel or frequency entered.  The
                   range of numbers (21-30, for example) shows the channels
                   that make up a memory bank.  In addition, the keypad has
                   different functions in manual mode, scan mode, and program
                   mode.

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