User's Manual

specifications could damage the scanner or the adaptor.
WARNING: Always connect the DC adaptor to the scanner before you connect it to the power source.
When you finish, disconnect the adaptor from the power source before you disconnect it from the scanner.
To power the scanner using a DC adaptor, connect the plug into the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack. Plug the
other end of the DC adaptor into your vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket.
NOTE: If you use a cigarette-lighter power cable and your vehicle's engine is running, you might hear
electrical noise from the engine while scanning. This is normal.
Creating Your First New Objects
When the scanner is first turned on after it is unpacked, you are working with a clean slate. You will notice
that your scanner tells you this:
The scanner is in program mode and is ready for you to enter the first Objects into the memory. The
scanner prompts you to Press NEW to create objects.
You will also notice that there are three pushbutton keys beneath the display, and above each button in the
display, a label that indicates the current function of these three keys. These keys are called softkeys, and
they function much like the softkeys on many Automatic Teller Machines. Their meaning can change
depending on the operational state that the radio is in. Right now, the softkeys on your radio should read as
follows:
NEW EDIT GLOB
Let's focus on the NEW softkey for a few minutes. As you might have guessed, NEW is an invitation for you
to create a new Scannable Object (CONV, TGRP, LMIT, SRVC, or SWPR). So, what would you like to
create first? We suggest that you start with a Conventional Channel Object (CONV) first, to get familiar with
the radio's user interface and display.
Conventional Channel Object (CONV)
A Conventional Channel Object (CONV) is a record that stores the parameters for a regular, non-trunked
conventional AM or FM channel. When you create a CONV object, you are creating an object that will allow
you to scan and monitor a “plain old radio channel”, that is, a single frequency and the associated
parameters that are necessary for you to receive traffic on that frequency.