Radio Shack PRO-2056 owner manual Look AT the Display, Police, Fire/Emg, Air, Mrn

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A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY

The display has indicators that show the scanner’s operating mode. A good look at the display will help you understand your scanner’s operation.

PRIVATE — appears when you scan the frequencies you stored in the PRI- VATE bank’s channels.

POLICE, FIRE/EMG, AIR, MRN

appear when you scan the preset frequencies in the named service search bank.

WX — appears when you scan the pre- set weather frequencies.

HOLD — appears when you press HOLD to stop scanning or searching.

SCAN — appears when you scan channels until a frequency appears.

SRCH s or t — appears during a search to show the search direction.

Search Band Range Numbers — ap- pear instead of a frequency to show which of the scanner’s 11 search bands you selected.

L/O — appears when you lock out a channel or frequency or manually se- lect a locked-out channel or frequency (see “Locking Out Channels and Fre- quencies” on Page 23).

MEMO LOSS — appears when you first turn on the scanner until you program the scanner, and when you turn on the scanner after a power loss when the scanner’s memory backup circuit is too weak to save the scanner’s pro- gramming.

Error — appears when you make an incorrect entry.

Prg-Loc— appears when you try to

program the scanner while MEMOLOCK OFF/ON is set to ON (see “Using Memolock” on Page 23).

CH — flashes when you program the scanner.

Channel Number — appears on the left side of the display to show which of the scan bank channels the scanner is tuned to.

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Contents PRO-2056 50-Channel Home/Mobile Scanner Features FCC Notice Scanning Legally Contents Frequency Conversion Connecting the Window- Mount Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting the Telescoping Antenna PreparationConnecting an External Antenna Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle Connecting Power from Your Vehicle’s Battery Using the Scanner AS a Base Station Memory BackupUsing the Supplied AC Adapter Connecting AN External Speaker or Headphones Listening SafelyService Search Banks Understanding Your ScannerBanks Channels Private BankSearch Bands 470-512Page Look AT the Front Panel Look AT the Display POLICE, FIRE/EMG, AIR, MRNTurning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and Squelch Using Service SearchOperation Using Band Search Monitoring a FrequencyStoring Frequencies Into Channels Clearing Frequencies from Channels Delay Special FeaturesUsing Memolock Locking OUT Channels FrequenciesListening to Weather Broadcasts General Guide to Scanning Guide to FrequenciesTypical Band Usage Guide to the Action BandsUnited States Broadcast Bands VHF BandVHF Band Activities Frequencies Primary UsageUHF Band UHF Band Activities FrequenciesBand Allocation Abbreviations ServicesSpecified Intervals Frequency RangesVery High Frequency VHF VHF Low Band in 5 kHz stepsMeter Amateur Band Government BandVHF High Band Cm Amateur Band Low BandFrequency Conversion Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes RemediesCare and Maintenance Replacing the Fuse in the DC Power Cord Replacing the Fuse in the DC Cigarette-Lighter Power CordReplacing the Fuses Specifications Current Drain Page Page RadioShack Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas