Scanning The Stored Channels; Manually Selecting Achannel - Radio Shack HANDHELD TRUNKING 20-521 Owner's Manual

3. Press
MON/CLEAR
monitor memory that contains the frequency you
want to store.
4. Press . The scanner stores the frequency into the
E
selected channel.
SCANNING THE STORED
CHANNELS
To begin scanning channels, press
scans through all non-locked channels in the activated
banks. (See "Locking Out Channels" on Page 34 and
"Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off" on
Page 33). When the scanner finds a transmission, it
stops on it. When the transmission ends, the scanner
resumes scanning.
Notes:
• If you have not stored frequencies into any chan-
nels, the scanner does not scan.
• If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very
weak transmissions, turn
decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signals.
If you want to listen to a weak or distant station,
turn
SQUELCH
• If
SQUELCH
ing sound, the scanner does not scan properly.
• To scan in the trunk tracking mode, see "Scanning
a Trunked Bank" on Page 43.
MANUALLY SELECTING A
CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a single channel without
scanning. This is useful if you hear an emergency
broadcast on a channel and do not want to miss any
details — even though there might be periods of silence
— or if you want to monitor a specific channel.
Follow these steps to manually select a channel.
1. Press
MAN
2. Enter the channel number.
3. Press
MAN
and enter the number of the
counterclockwise.
is adjusted so you always hear a hiss-
.
again.
. The scanner
SCAN
clockwise to
SQUELCH
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