User Manual

Standard Text Entry Method

Your scanner features a high-contrast, backlit

alphanumeric display that provides constant feedback

about what the radio is doing while scanning and

monitoring your “Scannable Objects”. To get the most

out of your scanner and this display, you will want to

name your objects as you program them into the radio.

This allows for easy identification of active objects while

the radio is scanning.

Your scanner uses a simple text entry method that

allows entry of all uppercase and lowercase letters of

the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation symbols.

Entering and Editing Alphanumeric Information

A Standard Text Entry Method is used for entering

alphanumeric information into the radio. This method

allows easy access to each letter in the alphabet by

pressing two keys that represent the letter.

Take a moment to study the numeric keys on the

keypad and you will notice that keys 2-9 each have

three or four letters printed on the front panel just

above each key. To enter a letter in an alphanumeric

text field, simply press the number key below the letter

you wish to type first, then press the number key that

corresponds with the position of the letter in the silk

screen group. For example, the number 2 is used to

access the letters A, B and C. To type the letter A,

press 2 to select the ABC group, then 1 to select the

first letter in the group, A. Likewise, to type the letter B,

press 2 to select the ABC group, then press 2 again to

select the second letter in the group. And, to type the

letter C, simply press 2, then 3 to select the third letter

in the “ABC” group.

To enter numbers in alphanumeric text fields, press 1

first, then the number you wish to type.

To enter punctuation, press 0 first to see the first

set of punctuation, then press the number key

that corresponds with the position of the desired

punctuation mark in the set.

Press the . (period) key to enter a SPACE.

While using Standard Text Entry, the Fn key serves as a

shift key. For letters, uppercase text is typed by default,

and you can shift to lowercase by pressing the Fn key

before entering a character. For punctuation, the Fn key

accesses a second set of punctuation marks. The shift

action of the Fn key remains active until it is pressed

again.