PRO-2042 Programmable Scanner
(200-0464)          Understanding Your Scanner        Faxback Doc. # 31536

UNDERSTANDING BANKS/MEMORIES

You can store frequencies into either a permanent memory location called a
channel, or a temporary memory location called a monitor memory.  You can
store up to 1,000 channels and up to 100 monitor memories.

CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS

To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen
to, channels are divided into 10 channel-storage banks (1-10) of 100
channels each.  You can use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies,
such as those used by the police department, fire department, ambulance
services, and aircraft (see "Guide to the Action Bands" on Faxback Doc. #
31530).

For example, there might be three or four police departments in your area,
each using several different frequencies.  Additionally, there might be
other law enforcement agencies such as state police, county sheriffs, or
SWAT teams that use their own frequencies.  You could program all law
enforcement frequencies starting with Channel 1 (the first channel in Bank
1), then program the fire department, paramedic, and other public safety
frequencies starting with Channel 101 (the first channel in Bank 2).

MONITOR MEMORIES

The scanner also has 100 monitor memories.  Use these memories to
temporarily store frequencies while you decide whether to save them into
channels.  This is handy for quickly storing an active frequency when you
are searching through an entire band.

To store a frequency into a monitor memory, you must perform a limit or
direct search.  See "Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies" on
Faxback Doc. # 31531.

You can select monitor memories either manually or by using the scanners
rotary tuner, but you cannot scan them.  See "Using Monitor Memories" on
Faxback Doc. # 31531.


(EB 3/25/96)