Radio Shack PRO-2045 owner manual Look AT the Display

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A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY

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

MON — appears during a search or when you listen to a monitor memory. The number to the right of this shows the current monitor memory number. See “Listening to Monitor Memories” on Page 23.

FREQ, CHAN, LOCK — shows the rotary tuner’s current setting.

BANK — shows which channel- storage banks are turned on. See “Un- derstanding Channel-Storage Banks” on Page 17.

HYPER — appears when you scan channels or when the scanner is in the Hypersearch mode during limit search, direct search, and auto store.

AUTO — appears when the scanner is in the auto store mode or when the auto sort function is turned on.

COUNT — appears when you use the scanner’s count feature.

CTCSS appears when the CTCSS feature is turned on.

DATA — appears when you turn on the data skip feature.

FM/AM — shows the current modula- tion mode; flashes when you override the default mode.

P — appears when you listen to a pri- ority channel.

CH — digits that precede this indicator show which of the 200 channels the scanner is tuned to.

ATT — appears when the attenuator is turned on.

MHz — the large digits that precede this indicator show which frequency the scanner is tuned to.

SCAN — appears when you scan channels.

MAN — appears when you manually select a channel.

PGM — appears while you program frequencies into the scanner’s chan- nels.

PRI — appears when you set the scanner to scan the selected priority channels every 2 seconds.

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Contents PRO-2045 Features Page FCC Notice Scanning LegallyContents Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Connecting Power Using Standard AC PowerUsing Vehicle Battery Power PreparationTelescoping Antenna Connecting AN AntennaOptional Outdoor Antenna Resetting Scanner Using the FeetTesting Alert Operation Testing Alert ReceptionTesting the Weather Alert Connecting AN EarphoneListening Safely Installing AN Optional Ctcss Tone Board Connecting AN Amplified Extension SpeakerTraffic Safety Ctcss Board Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the KeyboardPage FREQ, CHAN, Lock shows the rotary tuner’s current setting Look AT the DisplayMonitor Memories Understanding CHANNEL-STORAGE BanksChannel-Storage Banks Operation Using the Rotary ControlStoring Frequencies Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Limit SearchDirect Search Search Skip Automatically Storing Frequencies Listening to Monitor Memories Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to ChannelScanning Channels Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and OffManually Selecting a Channel Locking Out ChannelsScanning Weather Band Using the Weather Alert Standby ModeWeather Alert Delay Special FeaturesPriority Using Programmable Attenuator Changing Search SpeedsSkipping Data Signals Using Auto SortTurning on or OFF the KEY Tone Transferring a Frequency to Another Channel Transferring to an Empty ChannelTransferring to a Channel that has a Stored Frequency Exchanging Frequencies Between Two Programmed ChannelsUsing Ctcss Using the Count FeatureCtcss Tone Frequencies Assigning a Ctcss Tone Frequency to a Channel Changing or Deleting a Ctcss Tone Frequency for a ChannelNational Weather Service Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies Ham Radio FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies Guide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsageSpecified Intervals Primary UsageBand Allocation BifcHigh Frequency HF 29 MHz-30 MHz AIR Frequency Conversion CSBTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Dimensions /4 × 91/4 × 81/16 Inches HWD 82 × 235 × 205mm RadioShack