RadioShack Pro 29 Programmable Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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CONNECTING THE ANTENNA
Follow these steps to attach the supplied flexible antenna to the connec-
tor on the top of your scanner.
1. Align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the tabs on the
jack.
2. Press the antenna down over the jack and rotate the antenna’s
base clockwise until it locks into place.
Connecting an Optional Antenna
The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy to use the scan-
ner with a variety of antennas. Instead of the supplied antenna, you can
attach a different...

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CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/
HEADPHONES
For private listening, you can plug an earphone or mono headphones
(such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 33-175 or 20-210) into the  jack on top
of your scanner. This automatically disconnects the internal speaker.
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use an ear-
phone or headphones:
• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-vol-
ume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.
• Set the volume to the lowest setting...

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Traffic Safety
Do not wear an earphone or headphones while you drive a vehicle or
ride a bicycle. This can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some ar-
eas.
Even though some earphones and headphones are designed to let you
hear some outside sounds when you listen at normal levels, they still
present a traffic hazard.
CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER
In a noisy area, an extension speaker (such as Radio Shack Cat. No.
21-549) or an amplified speaker (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 21-
541),...

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this information
should help you understand each key’s function.
SCAN — scans through the programmed channels.
MANUAL — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel num-
ber.
LOCKOUT/S/S — lets you lock out a selected channel. Skips a specified
frequency during limit or direct search.
PRIORITY — sets and turns on and off priority for a particular channel.
CLEAR/. 
— clears an incorrect entry...

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Number Keys — each key has a single-digit label, and keys 1-6 have
a range of numbers printed above them. The single digits refer to the
number of a channel or frequency entered. The number range (21-30,
for example) show the channels that make up a memory bank. In addi-
tion, the keypad has different functions in manual mode, scan mode,
and program mode. See “Banks and Memories.”
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
The display has several indicators that show the scanner’s current op-
erating mode. A quick look at...

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MAN — appears when you manually select a channel.
PGM — appears while you program frequencies into the scanner’s chan-
nels.
PRI — appears when you select the priority feature.
L/O — appears when you manually select a locked-out channel, or dur-
ing a search hold when the frequency is stored in search skip memory.
WX — appears when you scan the preprogrammed weather channels.
t and s — indicate the search direction.
SRCH — appears during a limit search, a direct search, and a weather
band search. See...

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BANKS AND MEMORIES
Your scanner can store up to 66 frequencies. You store each frequency
in either a memory called a channel, or a temporary memory called a
monitor. This scanner has 60 channels and six monitor memories.
CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS
To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen
to, channels are divided into six channel-storage banks of 10 channels
each. Use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such as the
police department, fire department, ambulance...

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OPERATION 
TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING 
SQUELCH
1. Make sure that SQUELCH is turned fully counterclockwise before
you turn on the scanner.
2. Turn 
VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.
3. Turn 
SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops.
Note:
 If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn 
SQUELCH
counterclockwise. If reception is poor, turn SQUELCH clockwise.
STORING FREQUENCIES
Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.
1. Press 
MANUAL. Enter...

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3. Use the number keys and CLEAR/. to enter the frequency (includ-
ing the decimal point) you want to store.
4. Press 
WX/E to store the frequency.
Notes:
• If you made a mistake in Step 3, 
Error appears on the display
and the scanner sounds three beeps. Simply start again from
Step 3.
• Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the
nearest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a fre-
quency of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.475.
5. Repeat Steps 1-4 to program...

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Limit Search
A limit search lets you search for active frequencies between upper and
lower limits that you set. 
-L- appears on the display during a limit
search.
1. Press 
PROGRAM, then LIMIT. Lo appears on the display.
2. Enter the lower limit of the frequency range you want to search.
3. Press 
WX/E, then LIMIT. Hi appears on the display.
Note:
 If the frequency you entered is not a valid frequency,
Error appears. To enter a different frequency, start again from
Step 2.
4. Enter the upper limit of...