RadioShack Pro 2017 Scanner Reciever Owners Manual
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11 Understanding Your Scanner Service Banks The scanner is preprogrammed with the frequencies allocated by fire/police, aircraft, ham radio, and marine services. In these service banks, you can search through the frequencies and store them in channels for fire/police, aircraft, ham radio, and marine banks. This is handy for quickly finding active frequencies instead of searching through an entire band. Note: The frequencies in the scanners service bank are preset. You cannot change them. Air Amateur Radio GroupFrequency Range (MHz)Step (kHz) — 108.000–136.9875 12.5 GroupFrequency Range (MHz)Step (kHz) 1 29.000–29.700 5 2 50.000–54.000 5 3 144.000–148.000 5 4 420.000–450.000 12.5
12 Understanding Your Scanner Marine Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz) 06 156.3000 64 156.2250 07 156.3500 65 156.2750 08 156.4000 66 156.3250 09 156.4500 67 156.3750 10 156.5000 68 156.4250 11 156.5500 69 156.4750 12 156.6000 70 156.5250 13 156.6500 71 156.5750 14 156.7000 72 156.6250 15 156.7500 73 156.6750 16 156.8000 74 156.7250 17 156.8500 77 156.8750 18 156.9000 78 156.9250 19 156.9500 79 156.9750 20 157.0000/161.6000 80 157.0250 21 157.0500 81 157.0750 22 157.1000 82 157.1250 23 157.1500 83 157.1750 24 157.2000/161.8000 84 157.2250/161.8250 25 157.2500/161.8500 85 157.2750/161.8750 26 157.3000/161.9000 86 157.3250/161.9250 27 157.3500/161.9500 87 157.3750/161.9750 28 157.4000/162.0000 88 157.4250
13 Understanding Your Scanner Fire/Police GroupFrequency Range (MHz)Step (kHz) 1 33.420–33.980 20 37.020–37.420 20 39.020–39.980 20 42.020–42.940 20 44.620–45.860 40 45.880 — 45.900 — 45.940–46.060 40 46.080–46.500 20 2 153.770–154.130 60 154.145–154.445 15 154.650–154.950 15 155.010–155.370 60 155.415–155.700 15 155.730–156.210 60 158.730–159.210 60 166.250 — 170.150 — 3 453.0375–453.9625 12.5 458.0375–458.9625 12.5 460.0125–460.6375 12.5 465.0125–465.6375 12.5
14 Operation ˆOperation TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indicator points to MIN. 2. Slide POWER to ON to turn on the scanner. 3. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. 4. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops. Notes: • To listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH counterclockwise. If reception is poor, turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out weak transmissions. •If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner does not scan or search properly. 5. To turn off the scanner when you finish, slide POWER to OFF. STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Good references for active frequencies are the RadioShack Police Call, Aeronautical Frequency Directory , and Maritime Frequency Directory . We update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels. 1. Press PGM, enter the channel number (1–200) where you want to store a frequency, then press PGM again. The channel number appears. 2. Use the number keys and • to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store. 3. Press ENTER to store the frequency into the channel. Notes : • If you made a mistake in Step 2, Error appears and the scanner beeps when you press ENTER. Simply start again from Step 2. • Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the closest valid frequency. For example, if you enter a frequency for 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.470. • If you entered 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- then the frequency flashes. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENTER again. Press MON/CL to clear the frequency. • Press DELAY if you want the scanner to pause 2 seconds on this channel after a transmission ends before it proceeds to the next channel (see “Using the Delay Function” on Page 20). The scanner also stores this setting in the channel.
15 Operation 4. To program the next channel in sequence, press PGM and repeat Steps 2 and 3. FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES Searching the Service Banks Your scanner contains groups of preset frequencies called service banks. Each service bank is associated with a specific activity (see “Understanding Service Banks/ Banks” on Page 10). You can search for fire/ police, air, ham, and marine transmissions even if you do not know the specific frequencies that are used in your area. Then you can store the frequencies you found into the scanners channels or monitor memories. Note: You can use the scanners delay feature while searching the service banks (see “Using the Delay Function” on Page 20). The following steps describe the operation of the HAM, FD/PD, and AIR service banks. To listen to the marine bank, see “Listening to the Marine Bank” on Page 19. 1. Press BAND. The last selected band name (such as HAM), SRCH, -b-, the frequency and the group number (if any) appear. 2. To select a different band, repeatedly press BAND until the desired band name appears on the display. After about 2 seconds, the scanner begins searching rapidly up or down in that band for an active frequency. Notes : • To search through the frequencies, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 for a few seconds. The scanner tunes through the frequencies until it finds an active frequency .• To reverse the search direction at any time, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 until the scanner reverses the search direction. • To search the band up or down in small increments repeatedly press and release 8 88 8 or 9 99 9(see “Service Banks” on Page 11). • To pause the search while receiving a signal, press and release 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. To continue the search, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 for about 2 seconds. • To move quickly up or down through the frequencies, press and hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. The scanner tunes through the frequencies until you release 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. • Use the number keys to select search groups. 3. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and displays the frequencys number. To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available channel, press PGM then press ENTER. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the displayed frequency. The scanner then continues to search for frequencies. Notes: • If there is no empty channel, Ch- FULL appears when you press PGM. To store more frequencies, you must clear some channels. See “Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page 18. To continue searching after Ch-FULL appears, press and hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. • If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, - dUPL- and the lowest-numbered channel containing the duplicate
16 Operation frequency flash for about 3 seconds. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENTER again. You can delete the frequency later. 4. To store the displayed frequency in the selected channel, press PGM, press the channel number you want to enter the channel and press PGM again, then press ENTER. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the displayed frequency. The scanner continues to search for frequencies. 5. To store the displayed frequency in the monitor memory, press MON/CL. The monitor memory number, M, and the frequency flash twice. 6. To search for another active frequency in the selected band, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9until the radio begins searching. 7. To select a different band and search for another active frequency, begin again from Step 2. Using Direct Search During a direct search, the scanner searches up or down, starting from a frequency you specify. Follow these steps to use direct search. Note : You can use the scanners delay feature while using direct search. 1. Press MANUAL or PGM, then enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to use as a starting point for the search. Note: To start from a frequency already stored in one of your scanners channels, press MANUAL or PGM, enter the desired channel number, then press MANUAL or PGM again.2. Hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 for a few seconds to search up or down. -d-, SRCH, and 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 appear on the display. Notes: • To reverse the search direction at any time, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 for a few seconds. • To search up or down in the selected band in small increments (in steps of 5 or 12.5 kHz), press and release 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. • To pause the search, press and release 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. To begin searching again, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. • To quickly move up or down through the frequencies, press and hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. The scanner tunes through the frequencies until you release 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. 3. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and displays the frequency. To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available channel, press PGM then press ENTER. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the frequency. The scanner continues to search for frequencies. Notes: • If there is no empty channel, Ch- FULL appears. To store more frequencies, you must clear some channels. “Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page 18. To continue searching after Ch-FULL appears, press and hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9.
17 Operation • If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, - dUPL- and the lowest-numbered channel containing the duplicate frequency flash for about 3 seconds. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENTER again. • To store the displayed frequency in the selected channel, press PGM, press the channel number you want to use and press PGM again, then press ENTER. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the frequency. Then the scanner continues to search for frequencies. 4. To store the frequency in the monitor memory, press MON/CL. M, the monitor memory number, and the frequency flash twice. 5. To search for another active frequency, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9. USING THE MONITOR MEMORY The scanner has 20 monitor memories that you can use 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. You can store a frequency into a monitor memory during a service bank or direct search. You can select monitor memories manually, but you cannot scan them. See Listening to a Monitor Memory Frequency. Listening to a Monitor Memory Frequency To recall a frequency stored in the monitor memory, press MANUAL then MON/CL. M, the monitor memory number, and CH flash and the current monitor memory frequency appears. To select other monitor memories, enter the desired monitor memorys number (1–20), then press MON/CL again. Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel 1. Press PGM, enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency, then press PGM again. PGM and the selected channel number appear. 2. Press MON/CL. M, a monitor memory number, and CH flash, and the monitor memory frequency appear. 3. Enter the desired monitor memorys number (1–20), then press MON/CL again. The selected monitor memorys frequency appears. 4. Press ENTER. The scanner stores the frequency in the selected channel. 5. To move another monitor memory frequency to the next channel, press PGM and repeat Steps 2–4. SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS To set the scanner to continuously scan through all channels with stored frequencies, press SCAN. SCAN and 8 appear, and the scanner begins to rapidly scan until it finds an active frequency. If the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops and displays that channel and
18 Operation frequency number, then it automatically begins scanning again when the transmission ends on that frequency. Scanning Options While scanning you can select from several options to enhance your scanning enjoy- ment. • To reverse the scanning direction at any time, press 8 88 8or 9 99 9. • To set the scanner to remain on the current channel for 2 seconds after the transmission ends, see “Using the Delay Function” on Page 20. • To set the scanner to remain on the current channel even after the transmission stops, press MANUAL at any time during the transmission so MAN appears and SCAN disappears. See “Monitoring a Stored Channel.” • To lock out channels so the scanner does not stop for a transmission on those channels, see “Locking Out Channels and Frequencies” on Page 20. TURNING CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS ON AND OFF To turn off banks while scanning, press the bank’s number key until the bar under the bank’s number disappears. The scanner does not scan any of the channels within the banks you have turned off. To turn on banks while scanning, press the bank’s number key until a bar appears under the bank’s number. Notes: • You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank.• You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. • When you turn on the bank while scanning, the scanner moves to the selected banks first channel and continues scanning. MONITORING A STORED CHANNEL You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do not want to miss any details — even though there might be periods of silence — or if you simply want to monitor that channel. Follow these steps to manually select a channel. 1. Press MANUAL. 2. Enter the channel number (1–200). 3. Press MANUAL again. CLEARING A STORED CHANNEL If you no longer want a frequency stored in a channel (and you do not want to replace that frequency with a different one), follow these steps to clear the stored frequency. 1. Press MANUAL to exit the service banks or to stop scanning. 2. Use the number keys to select the desired channel number, then press MANUAL. 3. Press PGM. PGM appears. 4. Press 0, then press ENTER. The frequency number changes to 000.0000 to indicate the channel is cleared.
19 Operation 5. To clear another channel, use the number keys to enter that channel number, then press PGM again. Or, repeatedly press PGM until the desired channel number appears. Then repeat Step 4. LISTENING TO THE MARINE BANK 1. To listen to the marine bank, repeatedly press BAND until MARINE appears. 2. To change the channel, press either 8 88 8 or 9 99 9, or enter the two-digit channel. 3. To scan through the marine bank, rotate SQUELCH clockwise until the hiss just disappears, then hold down either 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 for about 2 seconds. MAN disappears and SCAN appears. 4. To exit scanning and to change the channel manually, hold down 8 88 8 or 9 99 9 for about 2 seconds. LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated seven frequencies for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA broadcasts your local forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these frequencies. We have programmed your scanner with these seven frequencies. To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. The scanner begins to scan the weather band. You will probably receive one frequency better than the others for your area. The scanner should stop within a few seconds on that frequency. If the broadcast is weak, press WX again to resume scanning. Weather Channel Frequency Chart Using the Weather Alert This scanner can receive NOAA weather alert tone broadcasts in case of an emergency. The weather alert tone sound warns you of serious weather conditions. To listen for an alert tone, press PRI/ALERT while you are tuned to the weather channel. ALErt appears. If the scanner detects a weather alert, it sounds a tone. Press any key to mute the tone. To cancel the alert monitoring and return to the weather channel standard broadcast, press PRI/ALERT again. Weather ChannelFrequency (MHz) 1 162.400 2 162.425 3 162.450 4 162.475 5 162.500 6 162.525 7 162.550
20 Special Features ˆSpecial Features USING THE DELAY FUNCTION Many agencies use a two-way radio system that has a period of several seconds between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2– second delay into any channel or frequency. When your scanner stops on any channel or frequency with a programmed delay, DLY appears and the scanner continues to monitor that frequency for an additional 2 seconds after the transmission stops before resuming 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 continues scanning. • If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel, then press DELAY. • If the scanner is searching, press DELAY. DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2-second delay to every transmission it stops on in that band. To turn off the delay, press DELAY while the scanner is monitoring the channel or frequency. DLY disappears. LOCKING OUT CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES You can increase the scanning or search speed by locking out individual channels or frequencies that have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel (see the “Weather Channel Frequency Chart” on Page 19) or birdie frequency (see “Birdie Frequencies” on Page 22). Locking Out Channels To lock out a channel while scanning, press and release L/O (L/O RVW) when the scanner stops on the channel. To lock out a channel manually, select the channel then press and release L/O (L/O RVW) until L/O appears. To unlock a channel, manually select that channel again, then press L/O (L/O RVW). L/ O disappears from the display. Notes : • The scanner automatically locks out empty channels. • You can still manually tune to locked-out channels. Locking Out Frequencies To lock out a frequency during a service bank, or a direct search, press L/O (L/O RVW) when the scanner stops on the frequency. The scanner locks out the frequency then continues searching. You can lock out frequencies in both direct search and service bank searches. Note : You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies during a search. If you try to lock out more, FLo -FULL appears (see “Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies” on Page 21and “Removing All Locked-Out Tags From Frequencies” on Page 21).