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ADV0801 Owner's Manual Draft
CB - Searches the citizen's band radio frequencies
Marine - Searches the VHF-FM marine radio band
FRS/GMRS/MURS/DOT/STAR (F/G/MURS) - Searches the FRS, GMRS, MURS, DOT and STAR
radio frequencies
Use the numeric keypad to toggle the sub bands on and off while searching.
Press the ^ or v keys on the 5-way pushbutton pad to change the search direction.
Press the FrL/O softkey to add a found frequency to the lockout list.
Press the STOR softkey to create a new CONV object using the found frequency.
Using Weather Modes
Your ADV0801 also functions as a powerful weather alert receiver. There are three modes of
weather alert operation available to you.
NOTE: Your scanner incorporates weather alert as one of its features and is an extremely
sensitive high quality receiver on the weather frequencies. However, the included flex antenna
is optimized for general purpose scanning. If you use this scanner as your only means for
receiving weather alerts, please check to be sure you are receiving a clear signal on the flex
antenna or switch to an external antenna that gives you clear reception of a local NOAA
weather broadcast.
Weather Radio Mode
Weather radio mode allows you to receive weather broadcasts from your local weather service
anytime of the day.
To use weather radio mode, simply press the WX button on the keypad. The scanner will quickly
scan and lock on to the first active weather radio frequency it receives. You can use the ^ or v
keys on the 5-way pushbutton pad to force the radio to look for other weather radio transmitters.
It is generally best to select the weather radio transmitter that provides you with the strongest
signal. You can use the signal meter to help you chose the best weather radio transmitter for
your area. While operating in Weather Radio Mode, your scanner will alert on SAME messages
that match the SAME location codes you have entered, or all SAME messages if you do not
enter any SAME location codes.
Weather Priority Mode
Weather Priority mode samples the specified weather frequency periodically while scanning to
see if the All Hazards 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone (WAT) is present. If the WAT is present, the
scanner will sound an alarm and tune to the specified weather frequency to monitor the nature
of the alert.
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