Scanning (continued)
To start scanning, briefly press
h and begins to scroll through channels. When the radio detects channel activity, it stops
on that channel and displays its channel and code. You can talk to the person(s)
transmitting without having to switch channels by pressing
press
. If you press
)
channel you selected before you activated Scan. If no transmission occurs within five
seconds, scanning will resume.
If you want to scan channels without interference eliminator codes, change the code
for your set channel to
Auto Power Off
You can program your radio to turn itself off after a certain period of inactivity. This
helps save battery life.
To set the automatic power off feature, press \ as needed to display
O. Press [ or ] to set the number of hours
shuts off.
After you exit the menu, O displays on the screen when the automatic power off
feature has been activated. Five minutes before the radio shuts off, an alert beep
sounds. Another alert beep will sound once per minute and O will flash
continuously during those five minutes.
Select - to turn off the automatic power off feature.
(Scan/Monitor). Your channel/code screen displays
)
while the radio is scanning, the radio will transmit on the
M
before you briefly press
0
. To stop scanning, briefly
M
.
)
-
, after which power
1
8
O
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