Radio Shack PRO-92 owner manual Using the Display Backlight, Turning the KEY Tone on and OFF

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USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT

You can turn on the display’s backlight for easy viewing in dimly lit areas. Press LIT to turn on the display light for 5 seconds. To turn off the light before it automatically turns off, press LIT again.

TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF

Each time you press any of the scanner’s keys, the scanner sounds a tone. Follow these steps to turn the scanner’s key tone off or on.

1.If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME OFF/MAX counter- clockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off.

2.Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to turn the scan- ner on. Welcome To Multi-System Trunk- ing appears.

3.While Welcome To Multi-System Trunk- ing appears, press 1 to turn on the key tone or 2 to turn it off.

USING THE KEYLOCK

Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program changes by turning on the keylock feature. When the keypad is locked, the only controls

that operate are FUNC, /LIT, SQUELCH, and VOL- UME.

Note: You cannot activate the keylock when in the mid- dle of programming.

To turn on the keylock, press FUNC then /LIT. Key- board Locked appears for about 1 second. Key- board Locked appears when you press any key after locking the keypad.

To turn off the keylock, press FUNC then /LIT. The scanner beeps once and Keyboard Unlocked ap- pears about 1 second.

CHANGING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST

1. Press MANUAL.

Special Features

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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/ HeadphonesTraffic Safety Connecting AN Extension SpeakerUsing the Belt Clip About Your Scanner Connecting the Clone CableLook AT the Keypad About Your Scanner Look AT the Display Channel Storage Banks 7 are turned off Search ModeUnderstanding 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 Func then Tune Storing a Frequency While Searching for a Specified ChannelChanging a Search Range with a Preprogrammed Range 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 Display Description Changing the Receive ModeChanging the Frequency Step 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 ModeGeneral Guide to Scanning Changing the Open/Closed ModeMode Open Closed 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 MHzLow Band 450-470 MHz Government Band 406-420 MHzCm Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Frequency Conversion Squelch is not TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause Remedy DC 9V jack RESETTING/INITIALIZING the ScannerResetting the Scanner Initializing the Scanner ResetCare UHF T Specifications9V DC Specifications71 Limited One-Year Warranty

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