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Controls, Keys, and Functions.......................................................................................................... 40
A Look at The LCD Display ................................................................................................................ 47
Tones ................................................................................................................................................... 49
Operation............................................................................................................................................. 50
Turnin g On the Scanner a nd Settin g th e Squ elch.............................................................................. 5 0
Setting th e Display Ba cklig ht.............................................................................................................. 50
S ett in g Aler t M ute............ ...................... .................. ....................... .................. ................. ......... ........ 50
Tempora ry Alert M ute ........................................................................................................... ... ........ 50
Co ntinuo us Ale rt Mute.......................................................................................................... ... ........ 50
Entering Text With in A Menu Option ............................................................................................... ... 51
Startup Key Oper ation............................................................................................................ ............ 51
Co nventional................................................................................................................................. ... 51
Trunked .......................................................................................................................... ..... .... ........ 51
Servi ce Ra ng e..................................................................................................................... ......... ... 51
Cu sto m Range..................................................................................................................... ............ 52
Introduction to BearTracker Operation ............................................................................................ 53
Usin g Bea rTra cker Scannin g............................................................................................................. 53
The Be ar Tracker Scann ing Icons.................................................................................................... ... 54
Usin g the Bear Tracker W arning System............................................................................................ 54
Using the Menu ................................................................................................................................... 55
Ge neral Opera ti on s................................................................................................................ ............ 55
Disp lay Fo rmat.................................................................................................................. ..... ............ 56
Editing a Na me ....................................................................................................................... ............ 56
Editing A Freq uen cy............................................................................................................ ... ............ 57
First an d Second Me nu Le vels........................................................................................................ ... 57
Programming General Settings......................................................................................................... 59
Setting a n d Usin g th e Disp lay Backlig ht............................................................................................ 59
Setting the Dimmer.............................................................................................................. ............ 59
Adju sting th e Key Beep......................................................................................................... . ............ 60
S ett in g the Au dio AGC.... ......... .................. ...................... .................. ....................... ............. ............ 60
Setting th e Display Or ientation ................................................................................................... ........ 60
Adju sting th e Display Contrast................................................................................................. .. ........ 60
Setting th e GPS Fo rmat............................................................................................................. ........ 61
Setting th e BearTr acker Options........................................................................................................ 61
Set Hold Time...................................................................................................................... .... ........ 61
Set Delay Time................................................................................................................. ... ............ 62
Set Atten u ator ...................................................................................................................... ............ 62
Set Al ert L evel.............................................................................................................................. ... 62
Set Al ert Tone...................................................................................................................... ............ 62
Set Record..................................................................................................................... . .............. ... 63
Ma x Priority Scan.............................................................................................................. .. ............ 63
BearTra cker Sh or tcut Options......................................................................................................... 63
S ett in g the Se ria l Por t Spe ed... .... ....................... .................. ...................... .................. ............. ........ 64
Displayin g Scan ne r Info r ma ti on ... .................. ....................... .................. ...................... ............. ........ 64
Viewing Memory Used............................................................................................................. ........ 64
Viewing the Fi rmware Version an d Electr on ic Serial Numb er......................................................... 64
In it ializin g th e Scanner’s Memory................................................................................................... ... 65
Con ne ctin g Your Scan ner to a Person al C ompu ter........................................................................... 6 5