Radio Shack 20-521 owner manual FCC Notice, Scanning Legally

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We recommend you record your scanner’s serial num- ber here. The number is on the back panel.

Serial Number: ___________________________

FCC NOTICE

Your scanner might cause radio or TV interference even when it is operating properly. To determine wheth- er your scanner is causing the interference, turn off your scanner. If the interference goes away, your scan- ner is causing it. Try the following methods to eliminate the interference:

Move your scanner away from the receiver

Connect your scanner to an outlet that is on a dif- ferent electrical circuit from the receiver

Contact your local RadioShack store for help

Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some areas. Check the laws in your area.

SCANNING LEGALLY

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many differ- ent groups including police and fire departments, ambu- lance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to. These include:

Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmis- sion)

Pager transmissions

Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions

According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible im- prisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulg- ing the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (un- less such activity is otherwise illegal).

This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions, in compliance with the law which re-

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Contents PRO-91 150-Channel Handheld Trunking Scanner Features Page Frequency Step Transmission Range MHz KHz Scanning Legally FCC NoticeContents General Guide to Scanning Special FeaturesTrunk Tracking Page Preparation Power SourcesUsing Internal Batteries Page Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Using AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power Plug the adapter’s barrel plug into your scanner’s Connecting an Optional Antenna Connecting the AntennaListening Safely Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HeadphonesTraffic Safety Attaching the Belt Clip Connecting AN Extension SpeakerAbout Your Scanner Look AT the Keypad Look AT the Display Page Channel Storage Banks Service BanksUnderstanding Banks Monitor Memories Operation Turning on the Scanner and Setting SquelchStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Limit Search Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active FrequenciesDirect Search Service Bank Search Search Skip Memory Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Listening to the Monitor MemoriesManually Selecting a Channel Scanning the Stored ChannelsPage Turning CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks on and OFF Special FeaturesDelay Priority Locking OUT ChannelsPage Using the Display Backlight Using the KeylockChanging Search Speeds Normal Search HypersearchTurning the KEY Tone OFF/ON Turning the Battery Save Function OFF/ONSkipping Data Signals Types of Trunking Systems Trunk TrackingSetting the Scanner to the Trunk Tracking Mode Storing Trunked Frequencies Setting Squelch for the Trunk Tracking ModePage Scanning a Trunked Bank Temporarily Storing an ID into the Monitor ID Memory Monitoring an Active IDUnlocking All IDs Locking Out IDsUnlocking a Single ID Monitoring IDs Using Trunk Tracking Scan DelayChannel Activity Bars Manually Storing IDs into Scan Lists Scan ListsDeleting a Stored ID Moving IDs to Scan ListsScanning Type I and Hybrid Trunked Systems Scanning the Scan ListsProgramming a Fleet Map Size Fleets Subfleets IDs Blocks Used E1P1 E1P2 E1P3 Size E1P4 E1P5 E1P6 Size Selecting a Preset Fleet Map Programming a Hybrid System Guide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningNational Weather Frequencies Canadian Weather FrequenciesTypical Band Usage Guide to the Action BandsPrimary Usage VHF BandAbbreviations Band AllocationVery High Frequency VHF Ultra High Frequency UHF Frequency Conversion Problem Possible Remedy Cause TroubleshootingError Adjust squelch for Resetting the Scanner Care and Maintenance Specifications Power Requirement AA Alkaline Batteries 6.0 VDC Page Page RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas Limited One-Year Warranty