Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual Understanding Banks, Channel Storage Banks

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on tonE Appears when you turn the key tone on.

PAppears when the scanner is tuned to the priority channel.

PGM

Appears when you program frequencies into the

 

scanner’s channels.

PRI

Appears when the priority feature is turned on.

SCAN

Appears when the scanner scans channels.

SRCH

Appears during service bank and direct frequen-

 

cy searches.

StArt

Appears when the scanner starts wired program-

 

ming.

WirEd

Appears when you set the scanner to its wired

 

programming mode to program frequencies into

 

it.

WX

Indicates that the scanner is searching the

 

weather channels.

UNDERSTANDING BANKS

Channel Storage Banks

To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, channels are divided into 10 banks of 20 channels each. Use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such as those used by the police department, fire department, ambulance services, or aircraft (see “Guide to the Action Bands” on Page 42).

For example, the police department might use four frequencies, one for each side of town. You could program the police fre- quencies starting with Channel 1 (the first channel in bank 1) and program the fire department frequencies starting with Chan- nel 21 (the first channel in bank 2).

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Contents PRO-79 Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner Features Page Frequency Types of Transmissions Range MHz FCC NoticeScanning Legally Contents Special Features Preparation Installing BatteriesUsing Vehicle Battery Power Using AC PowerCharging Rechargeable Batteries Connecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna Listening Safely Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesTraffic Safety Connecting AN Extension SpeakerLook AT the Keypad Understanding Your ScannerKeys NumberAIR Look AT the DisplayDLY Channel Storage Banks Understanding BanksFire/Police Service BanksAmateur Radio AirMarine Channel Frequency MHz 156.9250 Monitor Memories Operation RESETTING/INITIALIZING the ScannerInitializing the Scanner Resetting the ScannerStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Finding and Storing Active Frequencies Searching the Service BanksUsing Direct Search Page Listening to a Monitor Memory Using Monitor MemoryMoving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Scanning the Stored Channels Monitoring a Stored Channel Turning CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks OFF and onListening to the Marine Bank Clearing a Stored ChannelListening to the Weather Band WX Alert Locking Out Channels Special FeaturesDelay Locking OUT Channels or FrequenciesReviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Locking Out FrequenciesRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks Using PriorityUsing the KEY Lock Using the Display BacklightTurning the KEY Tone on and OFF Avoiding Image Frequencies Birdie Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies National Weather FrequenciesTypical Band Usage MHz Guide to the Action BandsPrimary Usage Band Allocation Abbreviations ServicesMeter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzAircraft Band 108-136 MHz Government Band 137-144 MHzCentimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHzLow Band 450-470 MHz Frequency ConversionSquelch is not TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Specifications Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page Division of Tandy Corporation RadioShackFort Worth, Texas
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