Hand Held Scanner 200-0564 Special Features

Handheld Scanner
(200-0564)                 Special Features           Faxback Doc. # 38255


DELAY

Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause of
several seconds between a query and a reply.  To avoid missing a reply,
you can program a 2-second delay into any of our scanner's channels or
frequencies.  Then, when the scanner stops on the channel or frequency,
DLY appears on the display and the scanner continues to monitor the
channel/frequency for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before it
resumes scanning or searching.

You can program a 2-second delay in any of these ways:

    If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly
    press DELAY before it starts to scan again.

    If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel
    then press DELAY.

    If the scanner is searching, press DELAY during the search.  DLY
    appears on the display and the scanner automatically adds a 2-second
    delay to every transmission it stops on.

To turn off delay, press DELAY when DLY is displayed.

LOCKING OUT CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES

You can scan existing channels or search frequencies faster by locking out
channels or frequencies that have a continuous transmission, such as a
weather channel.  You can lock out as many as 200 channels and frequencies
during a search.

To lock out a channel while scanning, press L/OUT when the scanner stops
on the channel.  To lock out a channel manually, select the channel then
press L/OUT until L/O appears on the display.

    Notes:

    You can delete all the frequencies stored in locked-out channels
    within a bank.

    You can still manually select locked-out channels.

To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel and
press L/OUT until L/O disappears from the display.

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

    Notes:

    The scanner does not store locked-out frequencies during a search.

    You can lock out as many as 200 frequencies during a search.
    If you try to lock out more, L-FULL appears on the display.

Follow these steps to remove the lockout from a frequency.

1.  Press BAND or LIMIT or DIRECT/. to start a search.

2.  Press L/O RVW.  L-r appears on the display.

3.  Repeatedly press Up or Down Arrow until the frequency you want to
    remove the lockout from is displayed.

4.  Press L/OUT.  The frequency you want to remove the lockout from
    disappears.

    If there is another locked-out frequency, it appears on the display.
    If there are no more locked-out frequencies, the scanner continues
    searching.

Reviewing Locked-Out Channels/Frequencies

To review the channels you lock out, press MANUAL, then repeatedly press
L/O RVW.  As you press L/O RVW, the scanner displays all locked-out
channels.

To review the frequencies you locked out, press BAND, LIMIT, or DIRECT/.
to start a search, then press L/O RVW.  L-r appears on the display.
As you press Up or Down Arrow, the scanner displays all locked-out
frequencies.

PRIORITY

The priority feature lets you scan channels and still not miss important
or interesting calls on the priority channels.  You can program up to 10
frequencies as the priority channels.  When you turn on the priority
feature, as the scanner scans channels, it checks the priority channels
every 2 seconds for activity.

    Note:

    You can lock out priority channels.  If you lock out all priority
    channels, the display shows PCH ALL-OFF when you lock out the last
    channel.

Follow these steps to store frequencies in the priority channels.

1.  Press PGM.

2.  Use the number keys to enter the priority channel number (1-10) where
    you want to store the frequency, then press PRI.

3.  Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to store into
    that channel.

4.  Press ENTER to store the frequency.

    Notes:

    If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 3, the scanner beeps and
    displays Error.  Simply repeat Steps 3 and 4.

    Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the
    closest valid frequency.

    If you enter a frequency that is already stored in another channel,
    the scanner beeps three times and displays the lowest channel number
    where the frequency is already stored, and -dUPL- briefly flashes.
    If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENTER again.

5.  Repeat Steps 2-4 to store more frequencies into the priority channels
    (up to 10 channels.)

To turn on the priority feature, press PRI when the scanner is in the scan
or manual mode.  Pri -On- and PRI appear on the display.  The scanner
checks the priority channels every 2 seconds.  It stays on a priority
channel if there is activity, and P, a priority channel number, and CH
appear along with the priority frequency.

To turn off the priority feature, press PRI.  PRI disappears from the
display.

Locking Out Priority Channels

1.  Press PGM.

2.  Repeatedly press PRI to select the priority channel you want to lock
    out.

3.  Press L/OUT.

    Note:

    If you have programmed only one priority channel, PCH ALL-OFF appears
    on the display.

CHANGING THE AM/FM RECEIVE MODE

The scanner is preset to the most common AM or FM receive mode for each
frequency range.  The preset modes are:

    Frequency Band (MHz)             Receive Mode

    29.000-54.000                    FM

    108.000-136.975                  AM

    137.000-174.000                  FM

    380.000-512.000                  FM

    806.000-960.000                  FM

The preset mode is correct in most cases.  However, some amateur radio
broadcasts do not operate in the preset mode.  If you try to listen to a
broadcast when the scanner is not set to the correct receive mode, the
broadcast might sound weak or distorted.

To change the mode, press AM/FM.AM or FM blinks on the display to indicate
that the displayed receive mode has been changed from the preset mode.

    Note:

    If you change any frequency band's receive mode during a search, the
    scanner no longer uses any of the preset receive modes.  Instead, the
    scanner uses the selected mode to search for frequencies in all bands.

To return to the default settings, hold down CLEAR, then press AM/FM.

USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT

You can turn on the display's backlight for easy viewing dimly-lit areas.
Press LIGHT to turn on the display light for 5 seconds.  To turn off the
light before it automatically turns off, press LIGHT again.

TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF

Each time you press any of the scanner's keys (except KEY SYMBOL and
LIGHT), the scanner sounds a tone.

Follow these steps to turn the scanner's key tone off or back on.

1.  If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME OFF/MAX counterclockwise until it
    clicks to turn it off.

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

3.  After 1 second, release 2 and ENTER.

USING THE KEYLOCK

Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program
changes by turning on the keylock feature.  When the keypad is locked, the
only controls that operate are SCAN, MANUAL, LIGHT, VOLUME OFF/MAX, and
SQUELCH MIN/MAX (and the scanner can still scan channels).

To turn on the keylock, hold down KEY for about 3 seconds until the
scanner beeps three times and KEY appears on the display.  To turn it off,
hold down KEY for about 3 seconds until the scanner beeps three times and
KEY disappears from the display.

CONNECTING A DATA LINK TO THE SCANNER

A data interface kit (not supplied) lets you program the scanner with
frequencies stored in a computer program.  Contact your local Radio Shack
store for more information.

(br/km-03/06/1997)