Radio Shack 20-422 owner manual Contents

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CONTENTS
Preparation	6
Removing the Display Protector	6
Connecting an Antenna	6
Connecting Power	7
Connecting an External Speaker	8
Connecting an Earphone or Headphones	8
Understanding Your Scanner	9
A Look at the Front Panel	9
A Look at the Display	10
Understanding Banks and Bands	12
Channel-Storage Banks	12
Monitor Memories	12
Frequency Bands	12
Operation	14
Turning On the Scanner/Setting Volume and Squelch	14
Resetting the Scanner	14
Manually Storing Frequencies into Channels	14
Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies	15
Listening to Monitor Memories	16
Moving a Frequency From a Monitor Memory to a Channel	17
Deleting a Frequency From a Channel	17
Scanning Channels	17
Manually Selecting a Channel	18
Special Features	19
Delay	19
Skipping Frequencies/Channels	19
Priority	20
Listening to the Weather Band	21
Turning the Key Tone On or Off	21
A General Guide to Scanning	22
Guide to Frequencies	22
Guide to the Action Bands	23
Band Allocation	24
Frequency Conversion	27
Troubleshooting	28
Care and Maintenance	29
Specifications	30

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Contents 200CH VHF/Air/UHF Home Scanner Features Frequency Range MHz Step kHz Scanning Legally FCC NoticeContents Connecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna PreparationConnecting Power Listening Safely Connecting AN External SpeakerConnecting AN Earphone or Headphones Look AT the Front Panel Understanding Your ScannerBank Look AT the DisplayPRI CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks Understanding Banks and BandsMonitor Memories Frequency Bands29-54 Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels Resetting ScannerOperation Band Search Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active FrequenciesDirect Search Listening to Monitor MemoriesMoving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Scanning ChannelsManually Selecting a Channel Removing Skip from Frequencies Special FeaturesDelay Removing Lockout from Channels PriorityListening to Weather Band Testing Alert ToneTurning the KEY Tone on or OFF Weather AlertGuide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningHam Radio Frequencies National Weather FrequenciesTypical Band Usage Guide to the Action BandsBand Allocation Very High Frequency VHF Ultra High Frequency UHF Frequency Conversion Symptom Suggestion TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Specifications Ohms RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas