Radio Shack Race Scanner Special Features, Turning Memory Banks on and OFF, Locking OUT Channels

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SPECIAL FEATURES

TURNING MEMORY BANKS ON AND OFF

You can turn each memory bank on and off. When you turn off a bank, the scanner does not scan any of the 10 channels in that bank.

While scanning, press the number key that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off. When BANK appears, the scanner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not locked out (see “Locking Out Channels”).

Notes:

You can manually select any channel within a bank, even if that bank is turned off.

You cannot turn off all banks. One bank must always be active.

LOCKING OUT CHANNELS

You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel. To lock out a channel, manually select the channel, then press L-OUTso L/O appears. You can still manually select locked out channels.

To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel and press L-OUTso L/O disappears from the display. Or, to unlock all channels or frequencies in the banks that are turned on, press MAN to stop scanning, then hold down L-OUTuntil the scanner beeps twice.

Note: If you select a weather frequency by pressing WX and then lock out that frequency, the scanner stores the frequency in its search skip memory. Follow the steps under “Search Skip Memory” on Page 27 to remove the lockout from the weather frequency.

PRIORITY

The priority feature lets you scan through channels and still not miss important or interesting calls on specific channels. You can program one channel in each bank as a priority channel (for up to a total of 10 priority channels). If the priority feature is turned on, as the scanner scans a bank, the scanner checks that bank’s priority channel every 2 seconds for activity.

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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 General Guide to Scanning Special FeaturesTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance SpecificationsPreparation 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 Name Typical Usage Frequency Range MHz Service BanksUnderstanding Banks Memory BanksHAM 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 Priority Special FeaturesTurning Memory Banks on and OFF Locking OUT ChannelsN K Normal Search Hypersearch Using the KeylockUsing the Display Backlight Changing Search SpeedsTurning the KEY Tone OFF/ON Turning the Battery Save Function OFF/ONSkipping Data Signals Canadian Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies National Weather FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies UHF Band Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage VHF 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