User Guide

Search and Close Call Options

Setting Attenuation

  Srch/CloCall Opt  E 

Set Attenuation  E

This setting controls the attenuator for quick search and

Close Call operation. Select your setting, then press E.

Off The attenuator is off.

On Reception is attenuated by about 18 dB.

Note: Turn on this setting if you are near other strong

signal sources. Attenuation sometimes helps to reduce

interference and desensitization that strong signals create.

Setting Data Skip

  Srch/CloCall Opt  E 

Set Data Skip  E

This setting controls how the scanner behaves when it

detects a constant-level transmission during quick search

or Close Call operation. Select your setting, then press E.

Off The scanner remains on the transmission until it ends.

On The scanner quickly resumes searching or Close Call

operation.

Notes:

• If you are trying to test the Close Call feature with a

nearby transmitter and you do not talk into the

transmitter, the scanner will detect this as data and

will skip the frequency when Data Skip is on. Turn the

feature off or talk into the transmitter.

• The default for this feature is On.