Understanding Your Scanner; A Look At The Keypad - Radio Shack PRO-29 Owner's Manual

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER

A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD

Your scanner's keys might seem confusing at first, but this information
should help you understand each key's function.
— scans through the programmed channels.
SCAN
— stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel num-
MANUAL
ber.
— lets you lock out a selected channel. Skips a specified
LOCKOUT/S/S
frequency during limit or direct search.
— sets and turns on and off priority for a particular channel.
PRIORITY
/. — clears an incorrect entry or enters the decimal point neces-
CLEAR
sary when programming frequencies.
— accesses the six monitor memories. See "Moving a Fre-
MONITOR/0
quency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel."
— scans through the preprogrammed weather channels or
WX/E (enter)
enters frequencies into channels.
— locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent accidental entries
KEYLOCK/
or turns on the display light for 15 seconds. See "Using the Keylock" and
"Using the Display Backlight."
— programs frequencies into channels.
PROGRAM
, — search for active frequencies. See "Searching For and
t LIMIT, and s
Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies."
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