Radio Shack PRO-28 owner manual Contents

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Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using Internal Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Important Information about the External Power Jacks . . . . . . . . 9 Using Standard AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Using Vehicle Battery Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting an Optional Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connecting an Earphone/Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Listening Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Traffic Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connecting an Extension Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Understanding Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

A Look at the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 A Look at the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Storing Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Band Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Direct Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Search Skip Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Listening to the Monitor Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Moving a Frequency from the Monitor Memory to a Channel . . . 25 Scanning the Stored Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using the 2-Second Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Locking Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Manually Selecting a Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Listening to the Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using the Keylock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

A General Guide to Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Guide to Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 National Weather Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Birdie Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Guide to the Action Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Typical Band Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Primary Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Specified Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Band Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Avoiding Image Frequencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Frequency Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Contents PRO-28 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Features Fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 150 PM FCC Notice Scanning Legally Contents Troubleshooting Power Sources Using Internal BatteriesPreparation Important Information about the External Power Jacks PowerchargeUsing Standard AC Power Plug the adapter’s power module into a standard AC outlet Using Vehicle Battery Power Charging NICKEL-CADMIUM Batteries Connecting the Antenna Connecting an Optional AntennaConnecting AN Earphone Headphones Traffic SafetyListening Safely Connecting AN Extension Speaker Attaching the Belt ClipUnderstanding Your Scanner Look AT the KeypadLook AT the Display Fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 150 PM Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch OperationStoring Frequencies Searching for and Storing Active Frequencies Band SearchDirect Search Search Skip Memory Listening to the Monitor Memory Moving a Frequency from the Monitor Memory to a ChannelUsing the 2-Second Delay Scanning the Stored ChannelsManually Selecting a Channel Locking Out ChannelsUsing the Keylock Listening to the Weather BandNational Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies Birdie FrequenciesGuide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsagePrimary Usage Band Allocation Specified IntervalsMeter Amateur Band- 50-54 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Cm Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Avoiding Image Frequencies Frequency ConversionTroubleshooting Problem Possible Cause RemedyResetting the Scanner Care and Maintenance Specifications Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas
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