Radio Shack Race Scanner owner manual Features

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FEATURES

Your new RadioShack PRO-74 100-Channel VHF/UHF/Air/800 MHz Race Scanner lets you in on the action in the pits at the big race or on the streets of your home town. This scanner gives you direct access to more than 30,000 frequencies, including those used by participants and staff at auto races and air shows, by government agencies, police and fire departments, ambulance and transportation services, and am- ateur radio. You can select up to 100 channels for your scanner to scan, and you can change any of those selections at any time.

We have included a frequency guide with your PRO-74 that includes listings by state for many of the frequencies you can listen to.

Your scanner has these special features:

Quick-Track Memory — lets you store a car’s number and any fre- quencies used by the driver’s team into the scanner’s channels. You can recall any of those frequencies by entering the car’s number.

Two Supplied Antennas — let you select the antenna that best meets your needs. The supplied stub antenna helps your scanner receive strong local signals and makes the scanner easy to carry and use at events, while the supplied flexible antenna provides excellent reception and is designed to help prevent antenna breakage.

Twelve Service Banks — lets you search preset frequencies in sepa- rate auto racing, marine, VHF, aircraft, military, ham radio, govern- ment, UHF, TV, and 800 MHz banks, to make it easy to locate specific types of calls.

Weather Search — lets you easily search the scanner’s 7 prepro- grammed weather frequencies.

Ten Memory Banks — let you store 10 channels in each of 10 banks to group channels so you can more easily identify calls.

Priority Channels — lets you program one channel in each bank (10 in all) and then have the scanner check it every 2 seconds so you don't miss transmissions on that channel.

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Contents PRO-74 100-Channel VHF/UHF/Air/800 MHz Race Scanner Features Page Frequency Range Step Transmission MHz KHz FCC Notice Scanning LegallyContents Care and Maintenance Specifications Special FeaturesTroubleshooting 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 Extension Speaker Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesListening Safely Traffic SafetyAttaching the Belt Clip Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the KeypadPage Look AT the Display Page Memory Banks Service BanksUnderstanding Banks Name Typical Usage Frequency Range MHzHAM Turning on the Scanner Setting Squelch OperationStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Press E to store the frequency into the channelSearching the Service Banks Finding and Storing Active FrequenciesSearching from a Selected Frequency Search Skip Memory Storing Active FrequenciesManually Selecting a Channel Scanning Channels Deleting a Frequency from a ChannelListening to Weather Broadcasts Using the PRO-74 AT the Races Storing a CAR Number and FrequencyAdding 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 Locking OUT Channels Special FeaturesTurning Memory Banks on and OFF PriorityN K Changing Search Speeds Using the KeylockUsing the Display Backlight Normal Search HypersearchTurning the Battery Save Function OFF/ON Turning the KEY Tone OFF/ONSkipping Data Signals National Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies Canadian Weather FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies VHF Band Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage UHF BandAbbreviations Band AllocationPrimary Usage Very High Frequency VHF Meter Amateur Band- 50-54 MHz Ultra High Frequency UHF Frequency Conversion Conventional Systems Band Locally AssignedTroubleshooting Problem Possible Cause RemedyResetting the Scanner BATT.LoCare and Maintenance Specifications Limited One-Year Warranty RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas