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4. Press MENU to exit the menu mode.
turning the battery save
function off/on
When the scanner is set to receive
(monitor) a manually selected channel, and
it is not actively scanning, using the battery
save feature conserves energy.
To turn the battery save function off or
back on:
1. Press MENU.
2. Repeatedly press S or T to display b-
SAVE, then press E/PGM.
3. Repeatedly press S or T to select OFF
or ON, then press E/PGM.
4. Press MENU to exit the menu mode.
When the battery save feature is active,
the scanner repeatedly turns off the
internal power for 1 second, then turns
it back on for about 1/2 second to
check for a transmission.
skipping data signals
To prevent the scanner from stopping on
channels that consist of nonmodulated
or data signals (such as fax or modem
transmissions) during a search or scan,
turn on the data skip feature. When the
radio receives a data signal and data skip is
selected, the signal is ignored.