Radio Shack 20-422 User Manual
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Note: If you turned the key tone off (see
“Turning the Key Tone On or Off” on
Page 21), the scanner does not beep
when you hold down
“Turning the Key Tone On or Off” on
Page 21), the scanner does not beep
when you hold down
S/S-LOCKOUT
.
Removing Lockout from
Channels
Channels
Follow these steps to remove the lock-
out from a channel while scanning.
out from a channel while scanning.
1. Press
MANUAL
to stop scanning.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number you want to delete
the lockout from.
the lockout from.
3. Press
MANUAL
.
4. Repeatedly press
LOCKOUT
until
L/O
disappears.
To remove the lockout from all channels
while scanning, use the number keys to
select the banks containing the skipped
channels, press
while scanning, use the number keys to
select the banks containing the skipped
channels, press
MANUAL
, then hold
down
LOCKOUT
until the scanner beeps
twice.
Note: If you turned off the key tone (see
“Turning the Key Tone On or Off” on
Page 21), the scanner does not beep
when you hold down
“Turning the Key Tone On or Off” on
Page 21), the scanner does not beep
when you hold down
LOCKOUT
.
PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan
through programmed channels and still
not miss important or interesting calls on
specific channels. You can program one
stored channel in each bank as a priority
channel (up to 10 total). As the scanner
through programmed channels and still
not miss important or interesting calls on
specific channels. You can program one
stored channel in each bank as a priority
channel (up to 10 total). As the scanner
scans, it checks the priority channels in
each selected bank for activity every 2
seconds.
each selected bank for activity every 2
seconds.
Notes:
• You can skip priority channels. If you
skip all priority channels, the scan-
ner displays
ner displays
P
CH
LOC
OUt
when
you turn on the priority feature. See
“Skipping Frequencies/Channels”
on Page 19.
“Skipping Frequencies/Channels”
on Page 19.
• The priority feature must be turned
off to listen to monitor memories.
The scanner automatically designates
the first channel in each bank as that
bank’s priority channel. Follow these
steps to program a different channel as
the priority channel.
the first channel in each bank as that
bank’s priority channel. Follow these
steps to program a different channel as
the priority channel.
1. Press
PROGRAM
.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number you want to pro-
gram as the priority channel, then
press
gram as the priority channel, then
press
PRIORITY
.
P
appears to the
right of the channel number.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each
channel you want to program as a
priority channel.
priority channel.
To review the priority channel numbers
for all banks, press
for all banks, press
PROGRAM
then re-
peatedly press
PRIORITY
.
To turn on priority, press
PRIORITY
dur-
ing scanning or when
MAN
appears.
PRI
appears, and the scanner checks
the priority channel in each selected
bank every 2 seconds. It stays on the
channel if there is activity, and
bank every 2 seconds. It stays on the
channel if there is activity, and
P
ap-
pears.
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