Radio Shack PRO-2048 owner manual Listening to the Weather Band

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If the scanner is scanning and stops at the desired channel, press MANU- AL once. Repeatedly press MANUAL to step through the channels one at a time.

LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND

Your scanner is preprogrammed with the following weather frequencies.

162.400 MHz

162.500 MHz

162.425 MHz

162.525 MHz

162.450 MHz

162.550 MHz

162.475 MHz

 

To hear your local forecast and re- gional weather information, simply press WX. WX appears.

Your scanner searches through the weather band and stops on an active broadcast. If a broadcast is weak, press WX again to continue to search through the weather band.

You can press LIMIT to pause the weather search, then press D or — repeatedly to move forward or back- ward through the channels. To con- tinue the search, hold down LIMIT, D, or — for more than 1 second.

Note: If you tune to a search skip fre- quency, the display shows LOCK- OUT (see “Search Skip Memory” on Page 22).

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PRO-2048 200-Channel Programmable Home Scanner Features Risk of Electric Shock Band Frequency Range MHz FCC NoticeScanning Legally Contents Guide to Frequencies US Weather Frequencies Using Standard AC Power Connecting PowerUsing Vehicle Battery Power PreparationConnecting the Antenna Connecting an Optional Antenna Resetting the SCANNER’S DisplayInitializing Scanner Traffic Safety Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES/ External SpeakerListening Safely Look AT the Front Panel Understanding Your ScannerStarts scanning through the stored channels Bank Look AT the DisplayData Channel-Storage Banks Understanding the SCANNER’S MemoryMonitor Memories Operation Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING the Volume and SquelchSquelch Tips Manually Storing Frequencies in Channels Limit Search Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active FrequenciesDirect Search Search Skip Memory Listening to Monitor Memories Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a ChannelTurning CHANNEL- Storage Banks on and OFF Scanning the Stored ChannelsManually Selecting a Channel Listening to the Weather Band Using Priority Channels Special FeaturesLocking OUT Channels Using the 2-SECOND DelayChanging Scanning and Search Speeds Skipping Data SignalsType Speed Turning the KEY Tone on or OFF Guide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningUnited States Broadcast Bands Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage HF BandUHF Band Primary Usage Specified IntervalsVHF Band Activities Frequencies UHF Band Activities FrequenciesBand Allocation Abbreviations ServicesVHF Low Band in 5 kHz steps Meter Amateur Band 28.0-29.7 MHzMeter Amateur Band Land Mobile Service BandFM Radio Broadcast, Wide Band Aircraft BandPage Cm Amateur Band Ultra High Frequency UHF 300 MHz-3 GHz Government BandLow Band Conventional Systems Band Locally AssignedFrequency Conversion Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications 21/4-Inch 57 mm, 8-ohm, dynamic type Division of Tandy Corporation RadioShackFort Worth, Texas 10A7
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