User's Manual

20-496 Owner’s Manual Draft Page 8/78
frequency guides available from your local RadioShack store, frequency listings posted on the Internet, or
the built in search function.
Your scanner’s SEARCH banks contained preprogrammed frequencies in the scanner’s memory (see
“Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range” on Page XX for the frequency list). You can even change
the frequency range on one of the SEARCH banks (SR6) to customize your own search parameters.
Once you identify the frequencies you wish to monitor, you can store them into programmable memory
locations called channels, which are grouped in channel storage banks. You can then scan the
channel-storage banks to see if there is activity on the frequencies stored there. Each time the scanner
finds an active frequency, it stops and monitors the radio traffic on that channel until the transmission ends,
then resumes scanning. For detailed programming instructions, see “Programming Your Scanner” on Page
XX.
ABOUT THE KEYPAD
Here is a brief overview of your scanner's keys and their functions.
SCAN — scans through the programmed channels.
FUNC — lets you use various functions by pressing this key in combination with other keys. When using
the FUNC key, press the FUNC key first, then release it, then quickly press the next key in the function key
sequence.
MAN — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number.
WX — scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels.
TRUNK — stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning.
PRI — sets and turns the priority function on or off.
TEXT — lets you input text.
PAUSE — pauses search or tune operation.
MODE — changes the receive mode (AM, FM, CT, DC, MO, ED).
DIM (dimmer) — changes three levels of back lighting brightness (Light, Dark, OFF).
TUNE — allows you input a frequency and tunes up or down automatically or manually with the ^ or v keys.
ATT — turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals, or turns