Understanding Your Scanner | Radio Shack PRO-2049 instruction

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER

A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL

A quick glance at this section should help you understand each control’s function.

VOLUME	Turns the scanner on or off and adjusts the volume.
SQUELCH	Adjusts the scanner’s squelch. See “Turning On the Scan-
	ner/Setting Volume and Squelch” on Page 17.
/	Enters the search direction.
BAND	Searches a band you select. See “Frequency Bands” on
	Page 15.
DELAY	Programs a 2-second delay for the selected channel.
PRIORITY	Sets and turns on or off priority for a particular channel.
MONITOR	Stores frequencies into and accesses the three monitor
	memories. See “Monitor Memories” on Page 15.
S/S-LOCKOUT	Skips a specified frequency during a band or direct search
(search/skip/lockout)	or locks out selected channels during scanning.
WEATHER	Scans the seven preprogrammed weather channels.
PROGRAM	Programs frequencies into channels.
SCAN	Scans through the channels.
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Radio Shack PRO-2049 owner manual Understanding Your Scanner, Look AT the Front Panel

Contents

PRO-2049 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Features Freq. Range Freq. Step MHz KHz Scanning Legally FCC Notice Contents General Guide to Scanning Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Preparation Connecting AN AntennaConnecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting an Outdoor Antenna Connecting Power Connecting AN Earphone Headphones Connecting AN External Speaker Listening Safely Look AT the Front Panel Understanding Your Scanner Stops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory A N MAN PGM PRI L/O DLY WX Look AT the Display Fm Page 14 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Frequency Bands Understanding Banks and BandsMonitor Memories CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks 29-54 Operation Resetting ScannerTurning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and Squelch Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels Band Search Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Direct Search Listening to Monitor Memories Scanning Channels Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a ChannelDeleting a Frequency from a Channel Manually Selecting a Channel Skipping Frequencies Channels Special FeaturesDelay Removing Skip from Channels PriorityRemoving Skip from Frequencies Listening to the Weather Band Turning the KEY Tone on or OFF Wavelength Meters Voice MHz General Guide to ScanningHAM Radio Frequencies National Weather Frequencies United States Broadcast Band Birdie Frequencies Primary Usage Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage Band Allocation Abbreviations Services Meter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzGovernment Band 137-144 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Low Band 450-470 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Frequency Conversion Avoiding Image Frequencies Symptom Suggestion Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Squelch Sensitivity Fm Page 38 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fm Page 39 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fort Worth, Texas RadioShackDivision of Tandy Corporation