Understanding the Scanner
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the scanner to work for you. You
simply determine the type of
communications you want to
receive, then set the scanner to
scan them.
A frequency is the tuning location
of a station (expressed in kHz or
MHz).Tofindactivefrequencies,
you can use the search function.
You can also search the service-
search banks, which are preset
groups of frequencies categorized
by type of service.
When you find a frequency, you
can store it into a programmable
memory location called a channel,
which is grouped with your other
channels in a channel-storage
bank.Youcanthenscan the
channel-storage banks to see if
there is activity on the frequencies
stored there. Each time the
scanner finds an active frequency,
it stays on that channel until the
transmission ends.
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
If your scanner’s keys seem
confusing at first, the following
illustration and information should
help you understand each key’s
function.
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NOTE Ô
Some of the scanner’s
keys perform more than
one function and are
marked with more than
one label. The steps in
this Owner’s Manual
show only the label on
the key appropriate to
the action being
performed.
