PRO-2015 200-Channel Programmable Home Scanner
(200-0421A)                Special Features           Faxback Doc. # 53312

Locking Out Channels and Frequencies

You can increase the scanning or search speed by locking out individual 
channels or frequencies that have a continuous transmission, such as a 
weather channel (see "National Weather Frequencies" in Faxback Doc. # 
17653) or a birdie frequency (see "Birdie Frequencies" in Faxback Doc. # 
17653).

Notes:  You can manually select locked out channels.

        Your scanner automatically locks out empty channels.

Locking Out Channels

To lock out a channel while scanning, press and release L/O/L/O RVW when 
the scanner stops on the channel.  The scanner then continues to scan.

To manually lock out a channel, follow these steps.

1.  Press either MANUAL or PGM.

2.  Enter the frequency's channel number where the frequency you want to
    lock out is stored, press MANUAL or PGM again, then press L/O/L/O RVW.
    L/O (the lock out tag) appears.

To remove the lock-out tag from a channel, select that channel again, then 
press L/O/L/O RVW so L/O disappears from the display.

Locking Out Frequencies

Notes:  You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies during a search.  If
        you try to lock out more, the scanner beeps three times and FLo
        FULL appears.

        If you enter a duplicate frequency to lockout, F L-out appears.

        To lock out a frequency during a bank or direct search, press
        L/O/L/O RVW  when the scanner stops on the frequency.  The scanner
        locks out the frequency then continues searching.

To manually lock out a frequency, follow these steps.

1.  Press either MANUAL or PGM.

2.  Enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to lock
    out.

3.  Press either /\ or \/ once.

4.  Press L/O/L/O RVW.  The scanner beeps once when you release L/O/L/O
    RVW.  Then -d- and the frequency the next step up or down (according
    to which arrow key you pressed in Step 3) appears.

Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies

To review the frequencies you locked out, hold down L/O/L/O RVW for about 
three seconds during a search.  L-r appears.  As you press /\ or \/, the 
scanner displays all locked-out frequencies.  When you reach the highest 
frequency, the scanner beeps twice and returns to the lowest locked-out 
frequency.

Removing All Lockout Tags From Frequencies

1.  Start a band or direct search.

2.  To review the frequencies you locked out, hold down L/O/L/O RVW for
    about two seconds during the search.  L-r appears.

3.  Hold down MON/CL then L/O/L/O RVW.  FLo ALL-CL appears.

4.  Press ENTER to clear all lockout tags.  To exit without clearing all
    locked out frequencies, press MON/CL.

Removing Lockout Tags from Frequencies in All Service Banks

1.  Start a band or direct search.

2.  To review the frequencies you locked out, hold down L/O/L/O RVW for
    about two seconds during the search.  L-r appears.

3.  Hold down MON/CL then press BAND.  dEFAULt appears.

4.  Press ENTER to clear all locked out frequencies in all the service
    banks (except the weather bank).

Using the Delay Function

Many agencies use a two-way radio system that has a period of several 
seconds between a query and a reply.  To avoid missing a reply, you can 
program a two-second delay into any channel or frequency.

You can program a two-second delay in any of these ways:

  If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly press
  DELAY before it continues scanning.

  If the scanner is searching, press DELAY.  DLY appears and the scanner
  automatically adds a two-second delay to every transmission it stops on
  in that band.

  Manually select the desired channel, then press DELAY.

When your scanner stops on a channel or frequency with a programmed delay, 
DLY appears and the scanner continues to monitor that frequency for two 
seconds after the transmission stops before resuming scanning or searching

To turn off the two-second delay, press DELAY while the scanner is 
monitoring the channel or frequency.  DLY disappears from the display.

Listening to the Weather Bank

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated 11 channels for 
use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  NOAA 
broadcasts your local forecast and regional weather information on one or 
more of these channels.  We have programmed your scanner with seven of the 
U.S. frequencies most commonly used by NOAA.

To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press BAND 
until WX appears.  Your scanner begins to scan through the weather band.  
To reverse the scanning direction, press /\ or \/.

Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local weather 
broadcast.  If the broadcast is weak, you can press /\ or \/ again to 
resume scanning.

Note:  To manually select a preprogrammed weather channel, you can:

         Hold down /\ or \/ until MAN appears, then repeatedly press /\ or
         \/ to move forward or backward through the channels.

         Press the number (1-7) of the channel you want to listen to.

To resume scanning, hold down /\ or \/ until SCAN appears.

Turning the Keytone On and Off

The scanner is preset to sound a tone each time you press one of its keys.  
You can turn this feature on or off.

1.  If the scanner is on, slide POWER to OFF to turn it off.

2.  While you hold down 2 and ENTER, turn on the scanner.

3.  Release 2 and ENTER.

(EB 6/29/99)