User's Manual

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SC ANNING
S c anning
Monitoring and Sc anning
When programmed, your scanner provides two basic
functions for scanning radio transmissions:
• Monitoring – Listening to a single object.
• Scanning – Checking multiple saved objects, stopping
when a transmission is detected.
To scan more quickly, you can skip or lock out frequencies
that you do not wish to scan. A skipped frequency is
ignored during the current scan; a locked out frequency is
ignored for all scans unless it is unlocked.
To monitor a frequency or talkgroup:
1. From the main menu, select Browse Objects , then
press  .
2. Use the direction keys to browse Scanlists and
objects.
3. Press  /II/SEL to monitor the displayed
frequency.
4. Press  or  to select another object or press
 /II/SEL to begin scanning.
To scan your active Scanlists:
1. Press Menu .
2. Select Scan from the main menu and press  or
 /II/SEL .
3. To pause the scan, press /II/SEL when scanner
stops on a transmission. To resume scanning,
press  /II/SEL again.
To enable or disable Scanlists:
1. Select Scanlists from the main menu, and then press  .
2. Press SEL to enable a Scanlist. A checkmark ( )
indicates an active Scanlist. A square ( ) indi-
cates a disabled Scanlist.
3. Press  or MENU to return to Main Menu.
To lock out objects:
1. From the main menu, select Browse Objects , then
press  .
2. Use the direction keys to browse objects then
press MENU .
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