PRO-71 VHF/UHF/Air Handheld Scanner
(200-0311)        Understanding Your Scanner Faxback Doc.       # 51703

THE KEYPAD

Your scanner's keys might seem confusing at first, but this information
should help you understand each key's function.

SCAN
Scans through the programmed channels.

MANUAL
Stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number.

LOCKOUT / S / S
Lets you lock out a selected channel.  Skips a specified frequency
during limit or direct search.

PRIORITY
Sets and turns on and off priority for a particular channel.

MON / CLR /.
Accesses the ten monitor memories, clears and incorrect entry or enters
the decimal point necessary when programming frequencies.

WX / E
Scans through the preprogrammed weather channels or enters frequencies
into channels.

KEYLOCK / ~O~
Lock/unlocks the keypad to prevent accidental entries or turns on the
display light for 15 seconds.

PROGRAM
Programs frequencies into channels.

\/, LIMIT, and /\
Searches for active frequencies.

NUMBER KEYS
Each key has a single digit label, and keys 0-9 have a range of numbers
printed above them.  This single digits refer to the number of a
channel or frequency entered.  The number range (21-30 for example)
shows the channels that make up a memory bank.  In addition, the keypad
has different functions in manual mode, scan mode, and program mode.

THE DISPLAY

The display has several indicators that show the scanner's current
operating mode.

MON
Appears when you listen to a monitor memory.  A number (1-10) appears
to the right of MON indicating which monitor memory you are listening
to.

BANK
Shows which channel-storage banks are turned on for the scan mode.

KEYLOCK
Appears when you lock the keypad.

BATT.Lo
Appears when the batteries are low.

CH
Digits that precede this indicator show which frequency the scanner is
tuned to.

P
Appears when you listen to the priority channel

MHz
Digits that precede this indicator show which frequency the scanner is
tuned to.

SCAN
Appears when you scan channels

MAN
Appears when you manually select a channel

PGM
Appears while you program frequencies into the scanner's channels.

PRI
Appears when you select the priority feature.

L/O
Appears when you manually select a locked-out channel, or during a
search hold when the frequency is stored in search skip memory.

WX
Appears when you scan the preprogrammed weather channels.

/\ and \/
Indicate the search direction.

SRCH
Appears during a limit search, a direct search, and a weather band
search.

-L-
Appears instead of the channel number during a limit search.

-d-
Appears instead of the channel number during a direct search.

HI
Appears with a frequency to show the upper limit of the frequency range
to search.

LO
Appears with a frequency to show the lower limit of the frequency range
to search.

-H-
Appears during a limit search hold.

-h-
Appears during a direct search hold.

ERROR
Appears when you make an entry error.

(RDS 03/10/1999)

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