User manual

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Feature Highlights
CTCSS and DCS Squelch Modes – prevent
interference from stations not using the mode you
select.
Analog and Digital Audio AGC – Helps automatically
balance the volume level between different radio sys-
tems.
Fire Tone-Out Standby – Lets you set the scanner to
alert you if a two-tone sequential page is transmitted.
You can set up to 10 settings (transmit frequency, tone
frequencies) then select one for standby monitoring.
Broadcast Screen – Sets the scanner so it ignores
Close Call
TM
or search hits on known broadcast
frequencies including pager frequencies.
Custom Screen – Lets you input up to 10 frequency
ranges that the scanner will ignore during Close Call
TM
or search operation.
Dropout Delay – You can set whether the scanner
pauses at the end of a transmission to wait for a reply.
You can set the delay time for each system you scan,
and while searching and using the Close Call
TM
feature.
Attenuator – You can set the scanner’s attenuator to
reduce the input strength of strong signals by about 18 dB.
Repeater Reverse – You can set the scanner so it
switches to the input frequency on a conventional
repeater system.
Channel Alert – You can set the scanner so it alerts
you when there is activity on any channel you specify.
Memory Check – Lets you see at a glance how much
total memory is left.
Scan and Search Operation – Lets you include
selected service searches or custom search ranges
during normal scan operation.
Custom Alerts – For each alert in the scanner (such as
channel alert, Close Call alert, emergency alert), you
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