Radio Shack PRO-2056 owner manual Using Band Search, Monitoring a Frequency

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USING BAND SEARCH

Follow these steps to search for trans- missions within any of the scanner’s 11 search bands.

1.Be sure MEMOLOCK OFF/ON is set to OFF (see “Using Memolock” on Page 23).

2.Press SEARCH.

3.Repeatedly press BAND until you see the search band you want to search.

SRCH and the range for each search band appears. Then, after about 3 seconds, SRCH s or SRCH t appears, and the scanner starts to automatically search the frequencies in the band. When the scanner finds a transmission, it stops on that frequency and the frequency’s number appears until the transmission stops, then the scanner starts searching again.

You can change the direction of either an automatic or manual search by pressing the opposite arrow key (s or t) once.

To manually search the search band, press HOLD after the scanner starts automatically searching the frequen- cies. HOLD, SRCH s or SRCH t, and a frequency within the band you select- ed appear.

Repeatedly press s to search from the lower to the upper range, or t to search from the upper to the lower

range. Hold down s or t to quickly step through the frequencies. Press SEARCH to return to automatic search.

MONITORING A

FREQUENCY

When the scanner displays a specific frequency while scanning the banks or searching the search bands, you can continuously monitor that frequency. This is useful if you hear an emergen- cy broadcast on a frequency and do not want to miss any details (even though there might be periods of si- lence).

To monitor a frequency while it ap- pears during scanning or searching, press HOLD until HOLD appears. The scanner stays on the frequency.

To continue scanning a bank, press a service search bank button, WX, or PRIVATE. To continue automatically searching a search band, press SEARCH. To continue manually searching a search band, press s or t.

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Contents PRO-2056 50-Channel Home/Mobile Scanner Features FCC Notice Scanning Legally Contents Frequency Conversion Connecting AN Antenna Connecting the Telescoping AntennaConnecting the Window- Mount Antenna PreparationConnecting an External Antenna Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle Connecting Power from Your Vehicle’s Battery Using the Supplied AC Adapter Using the Scanner AS a Base StationMemory Backup Connecting AN External Speaker or Headphones Listening SafelyBanks Service Search BanksUnderstanding Your Scanner Channels Private BankSearch Bands 470-512Page Look AT the Front Panel Look AT the Display POLICE, FIRE/EMG, AIR, MRNOperation Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and SquelchUsing Service Search Using Band Search Monitoring a FrequencyStoring Frequencies Into Channels Clearing Frequencies from Channels Special Features Using MemolockDelay Locking OUT Channels FrequenciesListening to Weather Broadcasts General Guide to Scanning Guide to FrequenciesGuide to the Action Bands United States Broadcast BandsTypical Band Usage VHF BandPrimary Usage UHF BandVHF Band Activities Frequencies UHF Band Activities FrequenciesAbbreviations Services Specified IntervalsBand Allocation Frequency RangesVery High Frequency VHF VHF Low Band in 5 kHz stepsVHF High Band Meter Amateur BandGovernment Band Cm Amateur Band Low BandFrequency Conversion Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes RemediesCare and Maintenance Replacing the Fuses Replacing the Fuse in the DC Power CordReplacing the Fuse in the DC Cigarette-Lighter Power Cord Specifications Current Drain Page Page Fort Worth, Texas RadioShackDivision of Tandy Corporation