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Note:
This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority
channel if the channel’s receive mode is
LTR
,
MOT
, or
ED
.
Follow these steps to program a weather channel as the
priority channel.
1. Press
WX
.
2. Select the weather channel you want to program as
the priority channel.
3. Press
FUNC
then press
PRI
.
Pri
appears on the dis-
play to the right of the frequency.
To turn on the priority feature, press
PRI
while scanning.
Priority
ON
(or
Priority
WX
if you set the priority
to a weather channel) appears for about 3 seconds then
P
appears. The scanner checks the priority channel every
2 seconds. It stays on the channel if there is activity (or if
it detects a weather alert tone in priority wx mode),
Pri
appears and
S
or
M
changes to
P
on the display.
Notes:
• The WX priority is only for receiving a weather alert.
• When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz tone, the WX
priority activates and you receive a weather alert.
To turn off the priority feature, press
PRI
.
Priority
OFF
appears on the display and
P
disappears from the
display.
Note:
The priority channel is always active if it is in the
closed mode, regardless of the open or closed setting for
the bank. This means that if the priority channel is PL,
and has a PL code stored for it, the priority function will
not be active unless the priority signal has the matching
PL code.
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