Radio Shack PRO-29 owner manual Troubleshooting, Resetting the Scanner

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you have problems, here are some suggestions which might help.

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	REMEDY
Scanner is totally inop-	No power.	Check the batteries, or
erative.		make sure you
		plugged the scanner
		into a working outlet.
Scanner is on but will	SQUELCH is not cor-	Adjust SQUELCH
not scan.	rectly adjusted or	clockwise or remove
	channels are locked	the lock-out.
	out.
In the scan mode, the	“Birdies.”	Avoid programming
scanner locks on fre-		frequencies listed
quencies that have an		under “Birdie Frequen-
unclear transmission.		cies” on Page 29 or
		only listen to them
		manually.

If none of these suggestions help, take your scanner to your local Radio Shack store for assistance.

RESETTING THE SCANNER

If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after you con- nect a power source, you might have to reset the scanner.

Caution: This procedure clears all the information you have pro- grammed into the scanner. Before you reset the scanner, try turning it off and on to see if it begins working properly. Use the following proce- dure only when you are sure your scanner is not working properly.

1.Turn off the scanner.

2.While you press and hold down the 2 and 9 keys, turn on the scan- ner.

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