User's Manual

20-466 Owner’s Manual
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STORING TEXT TAGS
You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters) for easy identification of channel
transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks.
Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel
1. Press MAN, enter the channel number where you want to enter the text, then press MAN again. M and
the channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display (for example: M100).
2. Press PROG. M changes to P.
3. Press TEXT. The cursor appears at the 3rd line.
4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “Text Input Chart” on Page XX).
Note: If you make a mistake, press /¥ or ¥/ to move to the character you want to change.
For example input “HAM 6m” as follows:
• “H” is the second letter associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4 then 2.
• “A” is the first letter associated with 2 on the keypad. Press 2 then 1.
• “M” is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 then 1.
• “Space.” Press • .
• “6” is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad. Press 1 then 6.
• “m” is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 and FUNC (for the lower case set), then
press 1.
5. Press ENTER to input the text.
Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank
1. Select a channel within the desired bank by pressing MAN and entering the bank number (000 for bank
0 or 200 for bank 2, for example). Press MAN again.
2. Press PROG.
3. Press FUNC then 7. The cursor appears at the 3rd line of the display. Enter the text using the keypad
and press ENTER.
Text Input Chart
Notes:
• To access the numbers, after you press TEXT or you press FUNC and 6, press 1, then press the desired
number you want to enter.
• To enter a lowercase character or a character from the second set for key 0, press FUNC after pressing