Radio Shack Race Scanner owner manual Understanding Your Scanner, Look AT the Keypad

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER

Once you understand a few simple terms we use in this manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner’s features, you can put the scanner to work for you. You simply find the communications you want to receive, then set the scanner to scan them.

A frequency is the tuning location of a station (expressed in kHz or MHz). To find active frequencies, you can use the search function.

You can also search the memory banks, which are preset groups of frequencies categorized by type of service.

When you find a frequency, you can store it into a programmable memory location called a channel, which is grouped with your other channels in a memory bank. You can then scan the memory banks to see if there is ac- tivity on the frequencies stored there. Each time the scanner finds an ac- tive frequency, it stays on that channel until the transmission ends.

Remember, you search frequencies and scan channels.

A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD

Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this information should help you understand each key’s function.

R ACE M A N PROG BAND S CA N

1 -10 11 - 2 0 2 1 - 3 0

HOLD

D A T A

1

2

3

PRIORITY L- OU T 31-4041 - 5 0 51-60

H/S

S/S

4

5

6

 

 

61-70 71 - 8 0

81-90

 

DEL

7

8

9

 

 

 

K EYL OC K CLE AR

9 1- 1 0 0

W X

0 E

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Contents PRO-74 100-Channel VHF/UHF/Air/800 MHz Race Scanner Features Page Frequency Range Step Transmission MHz KHz Scanning Legally FCC NoticeContents Troubleshooting Special FeaturesCare and Maintenance Specifications General Guide to ScanningPreparation Power SourcesUsing Internal Batteries Page Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Using Standard AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power Connecting AN Antenna Connecting an Optional Antenna Connecting AN Earphone Headphones Connecting AN Extension SpeakerListening Safely Traffic SafetyAttaching the Belt Clip Look AT the Keypad Understanding Your ScannerPage Look AT the Display Page Understanding Banks Service BanksMemory Banks Name Typical Usage Frequency Range MHzHAM Operation Turning on the Scanner Setting SquelchPress E to store the frequency into the channel Storing Known Frequencies Into ChannelsFinding and Storing Active Frequencies Searching the Service BanksSearching from a Selected Frequency Storing Active Frequencies Search Skip MemoryManually Selecting a Channel Deleting a Frequency from a Channel Scanning ChannelsListening to Weather Broadcasts Storing a CAR Number and Frequency Using the PRO-74 AT the RacesAdding Frequencies to a Car Number Deleting a Frequency from a Car Number Scanning by CAR NumberViewing Frequencies Associated with a Car Number Finding What CAR Numbers are in What Channels Turning Memory Banks on and OFF Special FeaturesLocking OUT Channels PriorityN K Using the Display Backlight Using the KeylockChanging Search Speeds Normal Search HypersearchTurning the KEY Tone OFF/ON Turning the Battery Save Function OFF/ONSkipping Data Signals Guide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningNational Weather Frequencies Canadian Weather FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies Typical Band Usage Guide to the Action BandsVHF Band UHF BandAbbreviations Band AllocationPrimary Usage Very High Frequency VHF Meter Amateur Band- 50-54 MHz Ultra High Frequency UHF Conventional Systems Band Locally Assigned Frequency ConversionProblem Possible Cause Remedy TroubleshootingBATT.Lo Resetting the ScannerCare and Maintenance Specifications RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas Limited One-Year Warranty