Radio Shack 20-423 owner manual Using Direct Search

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frequency flash for about 3 seconds. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENTER again. You can delete the frequency later.

4.To store the displayed frequency in the selected channel, press PGM, press the channel number you want to enter the channel and press PGM again, then press ENTER. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the displayed frequency. The scanner continues to search for frequencies.

5.To store the displayed frequency in the monitor memory, press MON/CL. The monitor memory number, M, and the frequency flash twice.

6.To search for another active frequency in the selected band, hold down 8 or 9until the radio begins searching.

7.To select a different band and search for another active frequency, begin again from Step 2.

Using Direct Search

During a direct search, the scanner searches up or down, starting from a frequency you specify. Follow these steps to use direct search.

Note: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using direct search.

1.Press MANUAL or PGM, then enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to use as a starting point for the search.

Note: To start from a frequency already stored in one of your scanner's channels, press MANUAL or PGM, enter the desired channel number, then press

MANUAL or PGM again.

2.Hold down 8 or 9 for a few seconds

to search up or down. -d-, SRCH, and 8 or 9 appear on the display.

Notes:

•To reverse the search direction at any time, hold down 8 or 9 for a few seconds.

•To search up or down in the selected

band in small increments (in steps of 5 or 12.5 kHz), press and release 8 or 9.

•To pause the search, press and release 8 or 9. To begin searching again, hold down 8 or 9.

•To quickly move up or down through

the frequencies, press and hold down 8 or 9. The scanner tunes through the frequencies until you release 8 or 9.

3.When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and displays the frequency. To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available channel, press PGM then press ENTER. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the frequency. The scanner continues to search for frequencies.

Notes:

•If there is no empty channel, Ch- FULL appears. To store more frequencies, you must clear some channels. “Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page 18. To continue

searching after Ch-FULLappears, press and hold down 8 or 9.

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Contents Channel VHF/AIR/UHF Desktop Scanner Introduction Scanning Legally FCC NoticeDual Conversion helps prevent Contents Specifications TroubleshootingGuide to the Action Bands Power Sources Using AC PowerUsing Vehicle Battery Power PreparationConnecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the ControlsLook AT the Display Understanding Service BANKS/BANKS Channel Storage BanksAir Service BanksAmateur Radio Marine Channel Frequency MHzFire/Police 45.880 45.900Operation Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and SquelchStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Searching the Service Banks Finding and Storing Active FrequenciesUsing Direct Search Using the Monitor Memory Scanning the Stored ChannelsListening to a Monitor Memory Frequency Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a ChannelTurning Channel Storage Banks on and OFF Monitoring a Stored ChannelClearing a Stored Channel Scanning OptionsWeather Channel Frequency Chart Using the Weather AlertListening to the Marine Bank Listening to Weather BandSpecial Features Using the Delay FunctionLocking OUT Channels and Frequencies Locking Out ChannelsUsing Priority Turning the KEY Tone on and OFFReviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Removing All Locked-Out Tags From FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies Using a Computer to Program the ScannerUnited States Broadcast Band Guide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsagePrimary Usage VHF BandAbbreviations Services Band AllocationAmateur Band 50-54 MHz Government Band 406-450 MHz Avoiding Image Frequencies Frequency ConversionRESETTING/INITIALIZING the Scanner TroubleshootingResetting the Scanner Care Initializing the ScannerSpecifications Channels of OperationNominal Limited One-Year Warranty
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