PRO-2014 50-Channel Programmable Home Scanner
(200-0420) Operation Faxback Doc. # 47761
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1. Turn VOLUME and SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Slide POWER to ON to turn on the scanner.
3. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.
4. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
Notes: If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak
transmissions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner's
sensitivity to these signals.
If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH
counterclockwise.
If the scanner will not scan, turn SQUELCH further clockwise.
RESETTING/REINITIALIZING THE SCANNER
You might need to reset or reinitialize the scanner if any of the
following occur:
The scanner's display locks up.
The scanner does not work properly after you connect power.
The scanner is dropped or subjected to a physical or electrical shock.
Resetting the scanner clears and resets the scanner's display, but does
not erase any channel information stored in the scanner's memory. Follow
these steps to reset the scanner.
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again.
2. Insert a pointed object such as a straightened paper clip into the
RESET hole on the back of the scanner for about 2 seconds, then
release it.
If the scanner still does not work properly, you might need to
reinitialize it.
CAUTION: This procedure clears all the information you have programmed
into the scanner! Use this procedure only when you are sure
your scanner is not working properly.
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again.
2. While pressing and holding down CLEAR, insert a pointed object such as
a straightened paper clip into the REST hole on the back of the
scanner until information on the scanner's display disappears. Then
release RESET.
3. When information reappears on the scanner's display, release CLEAR.
MANUALLY STORING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS
If you know a frequency you want to store, you can manually store it into
a channel. You can store up to 50 frequencies into your scanner's
channels.
Good references for active frequencies are RadioShack's "Police Call Radio
Guide including Fire and Emergency Services." "Aeronautical Frequency
Directory," and "Maritime Frequency Directory." RadioShack updates these
directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy. See also "Guide
to the Action Bands" in Faxback Doc. # 17653.
If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, follow the
steps in "Searching Frequency Bands" below to search for transmissions.
1. Press PGM. PROGRAM appears on the display.
2. Using the number keys, enter the channel number where you want to
store a frequency, then press PGM. Or, repeatedly press PGM until the
desired channel number appears on the display.
If a frequency is already stored in the channel you selected, the
scanner displays the channel number and ch, and the frequency. If the
channel is empty, the channel number flashes.
Note: If you enter an invalid channel number in Step 2, the scanner
displays Error. Simply repeat Step 2.
3. Using the number keys, enter the frequency you want to store into the
displayed channel. Press (.) to enter the decimal point.
Note: Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to
the closest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter
a frequency of 151.4830, your scanner accepts it as 151.4800.
4. Press ENTER to store the frequency.
Notes: If you entered a frequency in Step 3 that is already stored in
another channel, the lowest-numbered channel containing the
duplicated frequency and dUPL (duplicate) flash on the display
for about 3 seconds. To store the duplicate frequency anyway,
press ENTER. To store another frequency instead, repeat Steps
3 and 4, entering the new frequency in Step 3.
If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 3, the scanner
displays Error. Simply repeat Steps 3 and 4.
SEARCHING FREQUENCY BANDS
You can search for transmissions within any of the scanner's 10 FREQUENCY
bands, then store them into the scanner's channels (during a band search)
or temporarily store one into the scanner's monitor memory (during a
direct search).
Band search
You can select a frequency band and search for transmissions within that
band.
1. Repeatedly press BAND until you see the frequency band you want to
search.
The scanner displays b, the band number, and the range for the
frequency band. Then, after about 2 seconds, the scanner displays
SEARCH (/\), the current channel number flashes, and the scanner
starts to search the frequencies in the band. When the scanner finds
a transmission, it stops and displays the frequency's number until the
transmission stops, then it starts searching again.
Notes: You can change the direction of a search by pressing (/\) or
(\/).
To manually step through the frequencies in the selected band,
repeatedly press and release (/\) or (\/). To continue
automatic search, press and hold down (/\) or (\/) for about 1
second.
To select another frequency band to search, you can use the
number keys to enter the band's number. The scanner displays
b, the new band number, and the range for the new selected
frequency band, then searches the band.
2. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can do either of the
following:
To store the frequency into the flashing channel, press ENTER. The
scanner stores the frequency in the flashing channel, then the next
available channel number flashes.
To continue searching, press and hold down (/\) or (\/) for about 1
second.
Note: After you store a frequency into the last available channel,
--ch appears instead of a channel number on the display. If
you try to store another channel while --ch is displayed, CH
FULL appears. If this happens, you must delete some
frequencies from channels before you can store any more. See
"Deleting a Frequency from a Channel/Monitor Memory" below.
Direct Search
You can enter a frequency and search for transmissions above or below that
frequency within the frequency bands. If you like you can then store a
frequency into the scanner's monitor memory.
1. Press MANUAL or PGM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to start the
search from. Press (.) to enter a decimal point.
Notes: If you want to start the search from a frequency already
stored in one of your scanner's channels, press MANUAL or PGM,
use the number keys to enter the channel number, then press
MANUAL or PGM again.
If you enter an invalid frequency, the scanner displays Error.
Simply repeat Step 2.
3. Press and hold down (/\) or (\/) for about 1 second to search up or
down from the selected frequency. SEARCH (/\) or (\/), -d (direct),
and a frequency appear on the display.
Note: If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 2 and the scanner
displays Error, press CLEAR then repeat Steps 2 and 3.
4. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can either:
Save the frequency into the monitor memory - press MON. MON appears
on the display.
Continue searching - press and hold down (/\) or (\/) for about 1
second.
LISTENING TO THE MONITOR MEMORY
After you temporarily store a frequency into the scanner's monitor memory,
you can listen to it by pressing MANUAL then MON. The scanner displays
MANUAL, MON, and the frequency stored in the monitor memory.
MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM THE MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL
1. Press MANUAL, use the number keys to enter the channel number where
you want to store the frequency, then press PGM. PROGRAM and the
selected channel number appear on the display.
Note: If the channel number you entered is empty, the channel number
flashes.
2. Press MON. MON and the frequency stored in the monitor memory appear
on the display.
3. Press ENTER. MON disappears and the scanner stores the frequency in
the channel number.
SCANNING CHANNELS
Note: You cannot scan channels until you have stored frequencies in them.
To scan the stored channels, press SCAN. The display shows SCAN and (/\)
and the scanner scans through all non-locked channels. When it finds an
active frequency, the scanner stops on the frequency and the display shows
the currently selected channel number and ch, and the currently selected
frequency number.
When the transmission ends on the frequency, the scanner continues to scan
through the channels.
Notes: While scanning, you can change the scan direction by pressing (/\)
or (\/).
You can stop scanning and listen to a frequency. See "Manually
Selecting a Channel" below.
While scanning you can lock out a frequency so the scanner does
not stop on it again. See "Locking Out Channels" in Faxback Doc.
# 47762.
MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. This is
useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and want to hear
all the details (even though there might be periods of silence) or if you
want to monitor only a specific channel or a locked-out channel (see
"Locking Out Channels" in Faxback Doc. # 47762).
Follow these steps to manually select a channel.
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to hear, then
press MANUAL again.
Notes: If your scanner is scanning and stops at the channel you want,
simply press MANUAL to manually select the channel.
If you repeatedly press MANUAL, the scanner steps through the
channels.
DELETING A FREQUENCY FROM A CHANNEL/MONITOR MEMORY
1. Press PGM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number containing the
frequency you want to delete.
3. Press PGM. PROGRAM appears on the display.
4. Press CLEAR. The frequency number flashes on the display.
5. Press L-OUT. LOCK-OUT appears on the display, the channel number
flashes, and the frequency number changes to 000.0000 (to indicate
that the frequency is deleted from the channel).
To delete a frequency from the monitor memory, simply store a new
frequency in the monitor memory.
(BR/eb 5/20/98)
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