User's Manual

20-466 Owner’s Manual
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9/WXYZ – enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z.
0 – enters a zero, or inputs characters . , -, #, _, @, +, *, &, /, ‘, $, %, !, ^, (, ), ?, ->, `, and <-.
./DELAY – enters a decimal point (necessary when programming frequencies), space, or programs a 2-
second delay for the selected channel/search bank, or hyphen (in Motorola type I code setting).
ENTER – lets you complete the entry of frequencies and text.
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
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UNDERSTANDING BANKS
Channel Storage Banks
To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, channels are divided into 10
banks (0—9) or 30 (00 to 29) channels each. Use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such
as those used by the Marine, CB, Police, Fire, Aircraft and Ham (see “Typical Band Usage” on Page XX).
For example, police department might use four frequencies, one for each side of the town. You could
program the police frequencies starting with 000 (the 1st channel in bank 0) and program the fire
department frequencies starting with 100 (the 1st channel in bank 1). The 1st digit identifies the bank (0-9).
The 2nd and 3rd digits identify the channel within the bank (00-29).
Search Banks
This scanner has five preprogrammed search bands plus one limit search band. You can set the lower and
higher frequency limit in limit search band. (For the default setting, see “Searching a Preprogrammed
Frequency Range” on Page XX.)
UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER’S MODES
You can program each channel with any of four receive modes except VHF band. Each mode affects how
your scanner operates when scanning and receiving transmissions, and also affects what transmissions
you receive when you set the scanner to the closed mode (see “Open and Closed Modes” on Page XX).
The following sections describe each mode and how they affect your scanners operation. See “Changing
the Receive Mode” on Page XX.
In all major metropolitan areas of the United States, every available radio channels is assigned to more
than one user. Public safety radio systems on the same frequency are usually set up at a distance of 40
miles apart, or more. This means that you may hear transmissions from a distant system when your local
system is not transmitting.
Open and Closed Modes