Radio Shack PRO-92 owner manual Connecting the Antenna, Connecting an Optional Antenna

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3.Plug the adapter’s cigarette-lighter plug into your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket.

Note: If the scanner does not operate properly when you connect a DC adapter, unplug the DC adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket and clean the socket to remove ashes and other debris.

CONNECTING THE ANTENNA

Follow these steps to attach the supplied flexible anten- na to the ANT jack on the top of your scanner.

1.Align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the tabs on the ANT jack.

2.Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna’s base clockwise until it locks into place.

Connecting an Optional Antenna

The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety of antennas, such as an external mobile antenna or outdoor base station anten- na. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of anten- nas.

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Contents PRO-92 Handheld Scanner Contents Operation Special FeaturesGeneral Guide to Scanning TroubleshootingCare Specifications Trunking OperationFeatures Scanner scans Features Scanning Legally FCC NoticePreparation Power SourcesUsing Batteries Preparation11 Replace the cover Charging Rechargeable BatteriesUsing AC Power PWR DC 9V jack Using Vehicle PowerConnecting an Optional Antenna Connecting the AntennaListening Safely Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HeadphonesConnecting AN Extension Speaker Using the Belt ClipTraffic Safety About Your Scanner Connecting the Clone CableLook AT the Keypad About Your Scanner Look AT the Display 7 are turned off Search Mode Understanding BanksChannel Storage Banks DPL Codes Understanding CTCSS/DCSSearch Banks PL CodesOpen and Closed Modes Understanding Your SCANNER’S ModesAM Mode LTR E. F. Johnson Mode FM ModeMotorola Mode Edacs Mode Operation Turning on the Scanner and Setting SquelchBank Channel Manual Storing Known Frequencies Into ChannelsAssigning a Text Tag to a Channel Storing Text TagsAssigning a Text Tag to a Bank Press To Enter a Character from this Group Text Input ChartFunc 9 w x y z Finding and Storing Active FrequenciesSearching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range PressCurrent Search Bank Storing a Frequency While Searching for a Specified Channel Changing a Search Range with a Preprogrammed RangeFunc then Tune Manually Changing a Search Range Scanning the ChannelsTurning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On Manually Tuning a FrequencyDisplaying Weather Messages Deleting Frequencies from ChannelsListening to the Weather Band Listening to a Weather ChannelUsing the Delay Function Special FeaturesLocking Out Frequencies Locking OUT Channels or FrequenciesLocking Out Channels Reviewing the Lock-Out ChannelsLocked-out Reviewing Locked-Out FrequenciesClearing a Locked-Out Frequency Clearing All Lock Out Frequencies in a Search BankPriority Special Features Changing the Receive Mode Changing the Frequency StepDisplay Description Range MHz Search Step kHz Using the AttenuatorChanging the Display Contrast Using the Display BacklightUsing the Keylock Turning the KEY Tone on and OFFCloning the Programmed Data from Scanner to Scanner Trunking OperationUnderstanding Trunking Programming Trunking Frequencies Setting Squelch for the Trunking ModeProgramming Motorola Trunking Systems UHF-Lo Offset Frequency Size Code Programming Fleet MapsTalk Group IDS Talk Group ID Hold Storing Talk Group IDsClearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank Locking Out Talk Group IDsReviewing Locked-Out Talk Group IDs Clearing Talk Group IDsOpen and Closed Modes Closed ModeChanging the Open/Closed Mode Mode Open ClosedGeneral Guide to Scanning Birdie Frequencies Guide to FrequenciesUS Weather Frequencies Ham Radio FrequenciesGeneral Guide to Scanning VHF Band Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage Primary UsageBand Allocation Abbreviations ServicesAircraft Band- 108-137 MHz Meter Amateur BandVHF Low Band- 29-50 MHz in 5 kHz steps Meter Amateur Band- 50-54 MHzGovernment Band 406-420 MHz Cm Amateur Band 420-450 MHzLow Band 450-470 MHz Frequency Conversion Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause RemedySquelch is not RESETTING/INITIALIZING the Scanner Resetting the ScannerDC 9V jack Reset CareInitializing the Scanner UHF T Specifications9V DC Specifications71 Limited One-Year Warranty

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