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Special Features
search band or follow these steps to change steps in a
specific bank.
1. Press
SEARCH
.
2. Press
FUNC
then repeatedly press to select a
bank.
3. Turn
SQUELCH
fully counterclockwise until the indi-
cator points to
MIN
.
4. Press
STEP
continuously until you reach the desired
step.
5. Turn
SQUELCH
clockwise and leave it set to a point
just after the hissing sound stops.
These are the changeable frequency steps your scanner
uses for each frequency range.
USING THE ATTENUATOR
To reduce interference or noise caused by strong sig-
nals, you can reduce the scanner’s sensitivity to these
signals. Press
ATT
until
A
appears to reduce the scan-
ner’s sensitivity on the current channel.
Note:
If you turn on this feature, the scanner might not
receive weak signals.
To turn off the attenuator, press
ATT
again.
A
disap-
pears.
This setting is stored for each channel.
Range (MHz) Search Step (kHz)
29.000-54.000 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100
108.000-136.9875 12.5, 25, 50, 100
137.000-174.000 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100
380.000-512.000 12.5, 25, 50, 100
806.000-823.9875 12.5, 25, 50, 100
849.000-868.9875 12.5, 25, 50, 100
894.000-960.000 12.5, 25, 50, 100
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