Radio Shack PRO-2040 Special Features, Designating a Priority Channel, Using the 2-SECOND Delay

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SPECIAL FEATURES

DESIGNATING A PRIORITY CHANNEL

By designating a priority channel, you can scan through the pro- grammed channels and still not miss an important or interesting call on a specific channel.

Note: You can select only one chan- nel as the priority channel.

To program a stored channel as the priority channel, press PGM, the de- sired stored channel number, then PRI/HYPER SEARCH. P appears on the display.

To turn on the priority feature, press PRI/HYPER SEARCH during scan- ning. PRIORITY appears on the display. The scanner now checks the priority channel every 2 seconds, and stays on the channel if there is activity. P appears on the display whenever the scanner is set to the priority channel.

To turn off the priority feature, press PRI/HYPER SEARCH until PRIORI- TY disappears from the display.

USING THE 2-SECOND DELAY

Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a period of several seconds between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-second delay into any channel. When the scanner stops on an active channel with a programmed delay, it continues to monitor the channel for 2 seconds af- ter the activity stops before resuming scanning.

To program a 2-second delay into a specific channel, manually select the desired channel then press DLY. DE- LAY appears on the display.

To program a 2-second delay when the scanner stops on an active chan- nel during scanning, quickly press DLY while the channel is still active. DELAY appears on the display.

To turn off the programmed delay on any active channel, press DLY while the channel is still active. DELAY dis- appears from the display.

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Contents Fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM Features Fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM FCC Notice Contents Scanning Legally Connecting Power Using Standard AC PowerMemory Backup PreparationUsing Vehicle Battery Power Telescoping Antenna Connecting AN AntennaOptional Outdoor Antenna Resetting the SCANNER’S Display Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES/ External Speaker Initializing ScannerTraffic Safety Listening SafelyUnderstanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelPrograms a 2-second delay for the selected chan Stores frequencies into and accesses the 10 moniEnters the up or down direction in the search mode Turns the data skip feature on and offLook AT the Display Appears when you manually select a locked channel, or During a search hold when the frequency is storedAppears when you program a channel for a two-second Delay before scanning or when you listen to a channelChannel-Storage Banks Understanding the SCANNER’S MemoryMonitor Memories Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING the Volume and Squelch OperationFinding Birdie Frequencies Manually Storing Frequencies in Channels Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Limit SearchDirect Search Search Skip Memory Listening to Monitor Memories Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Scanning the Stored ChannelsManually Selecting a Channel Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and OffListening to the Weather Band Using the 2-SECOND Delay Special FeaturesDesignating a Priority Channel Changing Scanning and Search Speeds Locking OUT ChannelsPRO-2040 has two scan and three search speeds Type Speed Detecting Data Signals Guide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to the Action Bands Typical Band Usage Primary UsageHF Band 3.00-30.0 MHz VHF Band 30.00-300.0 MHzBand Allocation UHF BandAbbreviations High Frequency HF- 3 MHz-30 MHz Very High Frequency VHF- 30 MHz-300 MHzVHF-Hi Band 148-174 MHz Ultra High Frequency UHF- 300 MHz-3 GHz Low Band 450-470 MHzFrequency Conversion Trunked Systems Band Locally AssignedTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications DC 400 mA full volume unsquelched MHz and 450 kHzOhms Watts maximumFm Page 43 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM Radio Shack