Radio Shack Learn How to Use Your Scanner with Our PRO-83 Manual

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To manually select a channel, press HOLD, enter the channel number then press HOLD again.

Or, during scanning, if the radio stops at a channel you want to listen to, press HOLD once. (Repeatedly pressing HOLD at this time causes the scanner to step through the channels.) Press SCAN to resume automatic scanning.

Signal Stalker

Your scanner's Signal Stalker feature lets you set the scanner so it detects then displays the frequency of a nearby strong radio transmission. You can set the scanner so Signal Stalker works "in the background" while you are scanning other frequencies, turn off normal scanning while Signal Stalker is working, or turn off Signal Stalker and use the scanner normally. You can set the scanner so it alerts you when Signal Stalker finds a frequency. You can also set the frequency band where you want the scanner to look for transmissions.

Notes:

•Signal Stalker works well for locating the source of strong local transmissions such as mobile and handheld two-way radios in areas with no other strong transmission sources. However, if you are in an area with many transmission sources (such as pager radio transmitters, multi- use radio towers, traffic control devices, etc.),

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