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CONTENTS
Preparation .......................................................................................................7
Connecting Power .......................................................................................7
Using Standard AC Power ....................................................................7
Memory Backup ....................................................................................7
Using Vehicle Battery Power.................................................................8
Connecting an Antenna ...............................................................................9
Telescoping Antenna.............................................................................9
Optional Outdoor Antenna.....................................................................9
Resetting the Scanner’s Display................................................................10
Initializing the Scanner............................................................................... 11
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones/External Speaker......................... 11
Listening Safely...................................................................................12
Traffic Safety .......................................................................................12
Understandin
Your Scanner........................................................................13
A Look at the Front Panel..........................................................................13
A Look at the Display.................................................................................15
Understanding the Scanner’s Memory ......................................................17
Channel-Storage Banks ......................................................................17
Monitor Memories............................................................................... 17
Operation ........................................................................................................18
Turning On the Scanner/Setting the Volume and Squelch ........................18
Finding Birdie Frequencies........................................................................19
Manually Storing Frequencies in Channels ...............................................20
Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies......................21
Limit Search ........................................................................................21
Direct Search.......................................................................................22
Search Skip Memory...........................................................................23
Listening to Monitor Memories...................................................................24
Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel.......................25
Scanning the Stored Channels..................................................................25
Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off.......................................26
Manually Selecting a Channel ...................................................................26
Listening to the Weather Band...................................................................27
Special Features.............................................................................................28
Designating a Priority Channel ..................................................................28
Using the 2-second Delay..........................................................................28
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