Radio Shack PRO-2045 owner manual Changing Search Speeds, Using Programmable Attenuator

The scanner automatically desig- nates each bank’s first channel as that bank’s priority channel. Follow these steps to program a different channel as the priority channel for a bank.

1.Press PROGRAM.

2.Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to pro- gram as the priority channel, then press PRIORITY. P appears on the display to the right of the channel number.

3.Repeat Steps 1-2 for each chan- nel you want to program as a pri- ority channel.

4.To confirm all priority channel numbers for banks, press PRO- GRAM then repeatedly press PRI- ORITY to see the priority channels.

To turn on the priority feature, press PRIORITY during scanning. PRI ap- pears on the display, and the scanner checks the priority channel in all se- lected banks every 2 seconds, from the lowest-numbered priority channel to the highest-numbered priority chan- nel. It stays on the channel if there is activity, and P appears on the display.

To turn off the priority feature, press PRIORITY. PRI disappears.

CHANGING SEARCH SPEEDS

The PRO-2045 has two search speeds.

Normal	Hypersearch
Search

Speed	100 steps/	300 steps/
	second	second

To switch between the normal and Hy- persearch speeds, during a search or auto store, press H/S. HYPER appears on the display during a HyperSearch.

Note: You can use Hypersearch only in the 5 kHz-step bands. See “Speci- fied Intervals” on Page 35.

USING THE

PROGRAMMABLE

ATTENUATOR

To limit reception to strong local broadcasts, you can reduce the scan- ner’s sensitivity by turning on the at- tenuator.

You can turn the attenuator on or off for individual channels, or use this function during a limit, direct, or weather search.

To turn on the attenuator, press ATT until ATT appears on the display. To turn off the attenuator, press ATT until ATT disappears.

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