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Scanning
1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to begin
scanning. During scanning, when you rotate the VFO, you can
select the direction (
↑ or ↓) you want to scan.
2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear on the
display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You
can deselect banks from active scanning by entering their number on your keypad. The
indicator for each deselected bank disappears, and the bank’s channels are not
scanned.
Note: One bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the same
time. If you try to disappear all the banks, the first bank is automatically selected.
To restore a bank to active scanning, enter the bank’s number on your keypad.
The bank’s indicator will display again.
3. During normal scanning the scanner skips
unprogrammed or locked out channels.
4. When a transmission is received, the
scanner stops on that channel. When the
transmission ends, scanning resumes
automatically.
Scan Hold Feature
If you want to stop on a channel during
scanning, press
▲/HOLD.
Note: When you press and hold SCAN for 2 seconds, the
scanner will move to the smallest empty channel.
If you want to resume scanning, press RSM.
To directly access a specific channel:
There are several ways to access a specific channel quickly.
1. Press
▲/HOLD.
2. Using the keypad, enter the channel number.
3. Press ▲/HOLD again.
Another method is as follows:
1. Press ▲/HOLD.
2. When the VFO setting is in the channel mode, rotate the VFO
until the desired channel is displayed. The scanner will
automatically go to Hold mode.
1 3 4 5 9 10 2 6 7 8
CHANNELS
Frequency
not entered
Frequency
Locked Out
(L/O)
SCAN
C 001
SCAN
Bank 1234567890
C 001
1300.0000 NFM
25cm Amateur 1
UNIDEN Group A
C1000
0000.0000
Bank 10
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