User's Manual

20-527 Owner’s Manual Draft
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searching through bands/groups. When the attenuator is on, att changes to ATT.
When you turn it off, ATT changes to att. You cannot set the attenuator while the scanner is scanning.
Press FUNC and then ATT to set the attenuator to its global mode. Global ATT. appears for 2 seconds at
the bottom line and atg appears. Press ATT to turn the attenuator on or off. ATG or atg appears on the
second line.
Press FUNC and then ATT again to turn off the global attenuation mode. Normal ATT. appears on the
bottom line for about 2 seconds.
Note: If you turn on the attenuator, the scanner might not receive weak signals.
Turning the Key Tone On and Off
Each time you press any of the scanner’s keys, the scanner sounds a tone. To turn the scanner’s key
tone off or on:
1. If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME OFF/MAX counterclockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off.
2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to turn the scanner on. Multi-system Trunking Scanner appears.
3. While Multi-system Trunking Scanner appears, press 1 to turn on the key tone or 2 to turn it off.
Using the Display Backlight
You can turn on the display’s backlight for easy viewing in dimly lit areas. Press LIGHT to turn on the
backlight for 5 seconds. To turn off the backlight before it automatically turns off, press LIGHT again.
To turn on the backlight so it does not turn off automatically, hold down LIGHT for about 1 second. Press
LIGHT while the backlight is on to turn it off.
You can select the amount of time the light stays on. Follow these steps to change the illuminated time:
1. If the scanner is on, turn it off and back on again. Multi-system Trunking Scanner appears.
2. While Multi-system Trunking Scanner appears, press LIGHT.
3. Use Up/Down keys to set Lit off time 5 seconds appears
4. Press ^ or v to select 3, 5, 10 or 20 seconds then press ENTER.