Radio Shack PRO-2049 owner manual Turning the KEY Tone on or OFF, Listening to the Weather Band

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3.Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each channel you want to program as a priority channel.

To confirm priority channel numbers for all banks, press PROGRAM then repeatedly press PRIORITY.

To turn on priority, press PRIORITY during scanning. PRI appears, and the scanner checks the priority chan- nel in each selected bank every 2 sec- onds. It stays on the channel if there is activity, and P appears.

To turn off the priority feature, press PRIORITY. PRI disappears.

Note: If you are scanning more than one bank in which a priority channel has been programmed, the scanner stops on the lowest-numbered priori- ty channel first while scanning.

LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND

The National Oceanic and Atmospher- ic Administration (NOAA) uses 7 fre- quencies to broadcast local forecasts

and regional weather information. We have preprogrammed your scanner with these frequencies.

Note: For a list of all 7 national weath- er frequencies, see “National Weather Frequencies” on Page 26.

To scan the preprogrammed weather channels, press WEATHER. WX appears, and the scanner searches the weather channels and stops on an active broad- cast. If a broadcast is weak, press WEATHER again to continue searching through the weather channels.

TURNING THE KEY TONE ON OR OFF

The scanner is preset to sound a tone each time you press any of its keys.

Follow these steps to turn the scan- ner’s key tone on or off.

1.If the scanner is turned on, turn VOLUME counterclockwise until it clicks to turn it off.

2.Hold down S/S-LOCKOUTwhile you turn on the scanner. no bEEP (if the key tone is off) or On bEEP (if the key tone is on) appears for about 3 seconds.

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Contents PRO-2049 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Features Freq. Range Freq. Step MHz KHz Scanning Legally FCC NoticeContents General Guide to Scanning Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance SpecificationsConnecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna PreparationConnecting Power Connecting AN Earphone Headphones Connecting AN External SpeakerListening Safely Look AT the Front Panel Understanding Your ScannerStops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory A N MAN PGM PRI L/O DLY WX Look AT the DisplayFm Page 14 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Monitor Memories Understanding Banks and BandsCHANNEL-STORAGE Banks Frequency Bands29-54 Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and Squelch Resetting ScannerOperation Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels Band Search Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active FrequenciesDirect Search Listening to Monitor MemoriesDeleting a Frequency from a Channel Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a ChannelScanning Channels Manually Selecting a Channel Delay Special FeaturesSkipping Frequencies Channels Removing Skip from Frequencies PriorityRemoving Skip from Channels Listening to the Weather Band Turning the KEY Tone on or OFFHAM Radio Frequencies General Guide to ScanningNational Weather Frequencies Wavelength Meters Voice MHzUnited States Broadcast Band Birdie FrequenciesTypical Band Usage Guide to the Action BandsPrimary Usage Band Allocation Abbreviations ServicesGovernment Band 137-144 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzMeter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Low Band 450-470 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHzFrequency Conversion Avoiding Image FrequenciesSymptom Suggestion TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Specifications Squelch Sensitivity Fm Page 38 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fm Page 39 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Division of Tandy Corporation RadioShackFort Worth, Texas