RadioShack Pro 63 Portable Event Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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• Never mix rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries,
or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.
5. Insert six batteries in the battery holder as indicated by the
polarity symbols (+ and 
–) marked on the battery holder and
inside the battery compartment.
6. Replace the battery holder in the battery compartment.
Caution: The battery holder fits only one way inside the bat-
tery compartment. Do not force it.
7. Replace the battery compartment cover.
If 
BATT flashes on the display and the...

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Important Information About the PWR and CHG 
Jacks
There are two external jacks on the left side of the scanner — PWR
and CHG. It is important that you understand the purpose of each
jack before you connect any adapter to the scanner.
The 
PWR jack powers the scanner and disconnects the internal
batteries. You can use this jack with either an AC adapter or DC
cigarette lighter adapter, regardless of the type of batteries you in-
stalled.
The 
CHG jack powers the scanner and also charges the internal...

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Warning: Do not connect either adapter to the scanner’s CHG jack
if you installed non-rechargeable batteries (standard, extra-life, or
alkaline). Non-rechargeable batteries become hot and can ex-
plode if you try to recharge them.
It takes about 10 to 18 hours to recharge batteries that are fully
discharged. You can operate the scanner while recharging nickel-
cadmium batteries, but the charging time is lengthened.
Cautions:
• Do not overcharge nickel-cadmium batteries.
• To prevent damaging...

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3. After 2 seconds, release BAND/• and 0.
USING THE BELT CLIP
You can use the belt clip attached to the back of the scanner for
hands-free carrying when you are on the go. Simply slide the belt
clip over your belt or waistband.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER 
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
A quick look at the scanner’s keys will help you understand the
scanner’s functions.
Number Keys 
— each key has a single digit on it and a range of
numbers printed above it. The single digits refer to the number of
a channel or a frequency. The range of numbers (80-89, for exam-
ple) shows the channels that make up a channel storage bank. In
addition, the keypad has different functions in the manual and
scan modes.
M.SCAN 
— scans through the channels...

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WX — scans through the 10 preprogrammed weather channels.
LIGHT — a quick press turns on the display’s backlight for 5 sec-
onds, or turns off the backlight if it is on.
SEARCH 
/   — starts searching for active frequencies so you
can find ones you want to store, or selects the search direction
when you scan channels or manually step through them.
SKIP — selects channels to skip during scanning.
ATT — turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner’s sensitivity, or
turns it off to increase it.
 —...

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M.SCAN — appears with numbers (0-9) to show which channel-
storage banks are turned on for scanning. A bar under the number
shows that the channel-storage bank is selected. See “Bands and
Banks” on Page 18.
BATT 
— flashes when the batteries are low.
CH 
— appears with a number (00-99) to show which of the 100
channels the scanner is tuned to.
P 
— appears when the scanner is tuned to the priority channel.
888.8888 — digits in the middle of the display show which fre-
quency the scanner is tuned to....

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BANDS AND BANKS 
SEARCH BANDS
Your scanner can tune over 24,000 different frequencies. Each of
these frequencies is contained within a group of frequencies
called a band. The scanner uses permanent memory locations
called search bands (0-9) to group these bands. You can search
these bands to quickly find active frequencies you might want to
store into the scanner’s channels (see “Channel-Storage Banks”
on Page 19).
The scanner has the following search bands.
For example, if you wanted to search for...

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Notes: 
• The frequencies in the scanner’s search bands are preset.
You cannot change them.
• “Band Allocation” on Page 42 lists frequency ranges and the
broadcasters you are likely to hear on those frequencies.
• Although the scanner displays 
108-137 when you select
search band 2, it receives frequencies of 108 to 136.975
MHz in the search band.
CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS
You can store up to 100 frequencies into memory locations within
the scanner called channels. You can store one frequency in each
of...

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BASIC OPERATION 
TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND 
SETTING SQUELCH
Note: 
Make sure the scanner’s antenna is connected before you
turn it on.
1. Turn 
SQUELCH MIN/MAX fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn 
VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise until it clicks and you hear
a hissing sound.
3. Turn 
SQUELCH MIN/MAX clockwise, then leave it set to a
point just after the hissing sound stops.
The scanner automatically starts scanning channels. Press 
MAN-
UAL
 to stop scanning.
Note:
 If you have not stored frequencies into any...