PRO-2026  (200-0148)    Understanding Your Scanner     Faxback Doc. # 7925

A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY

The display has several abbreviated indicators that show the scanner's
current operating mode.

The following is a brief explanation of the indicators.

             BANK - bars to the right of this indicator show which memory
                    banks are on in the scan mode.  

      Numbers 1-5 - Represent the 5 memory banks.

POLICE, FIRE/EMG, - appears when you press the corresponding BAND SEARCH
AIR, WX, MRN        key.

               CH - digits preceding this indicator show the current
                    channel.

                P - appears when you tune a priority channel.

              MHz - digits preceding this indicator show which frequency
                    you tuned the current channel to.

             SCAN - appears when the scanner is in the scan mode.

              MAN - appears when the scanner is in the manual channel-
                    selection mode.

              PGM - appears when the scanner is ready for you to program.

              MON - appears when the scanner is in the monitor mode.

              L/O - appears when you lock a channel out of the scan mode.

              PRI - appears when you turn on the priority channel
                    features.

              DLY - appears when the scanner is on a channel that you have
                    programmed with the delay feature.

             SRCH - appears during a limit search.

A LOOK AT THE KEYBOARD

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

             SCAN - allows your scanner to scan through the channels you
                    programmed.

           MANUAL - stops the scanning and allows you to directly enter a
                    channel number.

             PROG - use this to program frequencies into channels.

          MONITOR - accesses the monitor memory.

            L/OUT - turns on the lock-out function.

         PRIORITY - selects the priority channel.

      BAND SEARCH - lets you scanner scan the preprogrammed frequencies in
                    the police, fire, air, weather, or marine band so that
                    you have access to the bands even if you do not know
                    the frequencies.

          ./DELAY - enters the decimal point necessary when programming
                    frequencies or turns the delay feature on or off for
                    the current channel.

LIMIT, /\, and \/ - search for active frequencies within a specified
                    range.

      Number Keys - each key has a single-digit label and a range of
                    numbers printed above it.  The single digits refer to
                    the number of a channel or frequency entered.  The
                    range of numbers (21-40, for example) shows the
                    channels that make up a memory bank.

            ENTER - enters the frequency when you program channels.

            CLEAR - deletes an incorrect entry.

UNDERSTANDING BANKS

Your scanner can store up to 100 frequencies.  You store each frequency in
either a permanent memory, called a channel, or a temporary memory, called
a monitor memory.  The scanner has 100 available channels and one monitor
memory.

To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen
to, the 100 available channels are divided into 5 groups, each of which
contains 20 channels.  These channels are represented by labels located
above the single-digit number keys on your keyboard.  Each group of
channels is called a bank.

Perhaps the best way to explain the use of memory banks is through a
practical example.

Suppose you want to monitor four different agencies:  the police
department, fire department, ambulance service, and airport.  As a rule,
each agency has several different frequencies they use for different
purposes.

For example, the police department might have four frequencies -- one for
each part of town.  To make it easier to quickly determine which agency
you are listening to , you could program the police department frequencies
starting with Channel 1 (Bank 1).  Then start the fire department
frequencies with Channel 21 (Bank 2), the ambulance service on Channel 41
(Bank 3), and the airport frequencies on Channel 61 (Bank 4).

Now, when you want to listen to only fire department calls, it is simple
to turn off Banks 1, and 3 through 5 so that you only scan Bank 2.  You
can also use this feature to group the channels by city or county.

Your scanner also has one monitor memory.  Use this memory to temporarily
store a frequency, while you decide whether to save it in one of the
permanent channels.  This is handy for quickly storing an active frequency
when you are searching through an entire band.

(ALL-11/08/94)