Radio Shack PRO-528 manual Beyond the Basics Turning channel-storage banks on and off

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Beyond the Basics

turning channel-storage banks on and off

You can turn each channel-storage bank on and off. When you turn off a bank, the scanner does not scan any of the 100 channels in that bank.

While scanning, press the number key that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off. Numbers appear at the top of the display, showing the currently selected banks. The scanner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not locked out (see “locking out channels”). The bank number ﬂashes when the scanner scans a channel that belongs to the bank.

Notes:

•You can manually select any channel within a bank, even if that

Notes bank is turned off.

•One bank must always be active. If you try to turn off all banks, bank 1 remains.

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,

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Contents PRO-528 1,000-Channel Handheld Trunking Scanner Contents Beyond the Basics Contents BasicsSpecial features Contents Frequently asked questions Contents Basics Your scanner’s features HOLD/RESUME PGM Program programs frequencies into channels Alert turns Input a number or characters Volume turn the scanner on or off and adjust the volume Basics Supplying power to your scanner Battery cautions Connecting an earphone/ headphone Connecting the antennaListening safely Attaching the belt clipAbout your scanner Basics Transferring data to or from another scanner or pcUnderstanding banks Service banksChannel storage banks Turning on the scanner and setting squelchPress SCAN/MANUAL Basics Storing known frequencies into channelsCopying/moving a frequency Searching for and temporarily storing active frequencies Bank No Frequency Step kHz MHz Chain searchStarting chain search Programming search ranges Storing found frequencies during chain searchDirect search Service bank searchSearch skip memory Weather searchBeyond the Basics Scanning the stored channels Manually selecting a channel Delay Special featuresLocking out channels Beyond the Basics Turning channel-storage banks on and offPriority MANUAL, HOLD/RESUME Using the keylockWired programming Cloning your scanner Using the auto backlight display Using the display backlightTurning the keytone off/on Search speedsSkipping data signals Turning the battery save function off/onReceiving nwr-same and weather alert signals Turning on the digital weather alert feature Testing digital weather alert toneProgramming a Fips code Programming Fips About Skywarn SkywarnBeyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the Signal Stalker I options Beyond the Basics PGM Trunking operation Using Signal StalkerBeyond the Basics Setting the scanner to the trunking mode Setting squelch for the trunking modeSimultaneous trunking You See Trunk System Programming trunked frequenciesLTR Depending upon the trunk system selected Searching a trunked bank Beyond the Basics Turning a trunked bank on or off Turning the status bit ignore s-bit on or off Beyond the Basics Skipping a trunked bankTrunk Identifying a trunked frequencyEdacs Ed talk group ID range search Using Hold to monitor an active talk group ID CLR /DELAY, 0, 1, then SrchLocking out talk group IDs Unlocking all talk group IDs Unlocking a single talk group IDMonitoring talk group IDs Using trunk scanning Scan DelayManually storing talk group IDs in talk group ID lists Using talk group ID listsMotorola talk groups To enter a Type 2 Talk Group IDTo enter a Type 1 ID Entering Edacs partial talk groups Beyond the Basics Edacs Ed talk groupsYou Press To Scan LTR talk groupsScanning the talk group ID lists All of them Priority talk group ID scanningBeyond the Basics Scanning type I and hybrid trunked systems Preset ﬂeet maps table E1P4 E1P5 E1P6 E1P13 E1P14 E1P15 Programming a ﬂeet map Beyond the Basics Selecting a preset ﬂeet mapBeyond the Basics Programming the Base and Offset frequencies Programming a hybrid systemBeyond the Basics Turning the Motorola disconnect tone detect function On/Off Transmitted or there is no signal at all My scanner is on but will not scan, why? Why won’t my scanner work at all?Why is ﬂashing? Beyond the Basics Why doesn’t my keypad work?Why am I getting poor or no reception? Why does Error appear?Why isn’t my scanner acquiring a data channel? Why is the frequency used for the data channel missing?Why am I missing replies to conversations? How do I reset my scanner? FCC notice Beyond the Basics Scanning legally Care Service and repairSpeciﬁcations Frequency CoverageSensitivity AM/FM Power Operating TemperatureSearch Speed Current DrainBeyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics 06A06