Radio Shack PRO-63 owner manual Introduction

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INTRODUCTION

Your new Radio Shack PRO-63 100-Channel Portable Event Scanner lets you in on all the action — in the pits at the big race, on the sidelines at a pro football game, or on the streets of your home town. This scanner gives you direct access to over 24,000 exciting frequencies, including those used by participants and staff at sporting events and air shows, police and fire departments, ambulance services, and amateur radio services. You can select up to 100 channels to scan and you can change your selections at any time.

The secret to your scanner’s ability to scan so many frequencies is its custom-designed microprocessor — a tiny, built-in computer.

Your scanner has all these special features.

Ten Preprogrammed Search Bands — let you search for trans- missions within preset frequency ranges, so you can find interest- ing frequencies more quickly.

Ten Preprogrammed Weather Frequencies — keep you in-

formed about current weather conditions.

Ten Channel-Storage Banks — let you store 10 channels in each bank to group channels so calls are easier to identify.

Two-Second Scan Delay — delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another channel, so you can hear more replies.

Channel Skip — lets you set your scanner to keep channels you select from being scanned.

Memory Bank Scan — lets you scan frequencies you stored in any of the scanner’s channel-storage banks.

1995 Tandy Corporation.

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Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

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Contents PRO-63 100-Channel Portable Event Scanner Introduction Fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM FCC Notice Scanning Legally Contents Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Preparation Connecting the Flexible AntennaInstalling Batteries Fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Important Information About the PWR and CHG Jacks Charging Nickel-Cadmium BatteriesResetting the Scanner Using the Belt Clip Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the KeypadLook AT the Display Fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Bands and Banks Search BandsCHANNEL-STORAGE Banks Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch Basic OperationSearching for and Storing Active Frequencies Limit Search Search Press BandManually Storing Frequencies Fm Page 24 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off Scanning the Stored ChannelsScanning All Channels Manually Selecting a Channel Scanning a Channel-Storage BankListening to the Weather Band Skipping Channels DelayAdvanced Operation Priority Using Channel Lock Using the Display BacklightUsing the Attenuator Turning the KEY Tone on and OFFUsing the Keylock Options Connecting Optional Power SourcesUsing AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power Connecting a Mobile or BASE- Station Antenna Fm Page 36 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Connecting AN Earphone Headphones Listening SafelyConnecting AN Extension Speaker Traffic SafetyTypical Band Usage General Guide to ScanningUnited States Broadcast Band VHF Band 30.00-300.0 MHzUHF Band 300.00 MHz 3.0 GHz UHF Band Primary UsageVHF Band Specified Intervals Band AllocationHigh Frequency HF 29 MHz-30 MHz Fm Page 44 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Fm Page 45 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 348 PM Ultra High Frequency UHF 300 MHz-3 GHz HAM Radio Frequencies National Weather FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies Frequency Conversion Troubleshooting Sure SquelchScanner receives stations poorly Check Antenna Care and Maintenance Specifications Frequency CoverageOhms Patent NOS Radio Shack