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owner manual Owner’s Manual, PRO-79 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner
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Troubleshooting
Specs
Install
Warranty
Maintenance
Connecting An Antenna
Resetting the Scanner
Safety
Using Ac Power
Service Banks
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Owner’s Manual
Cat. No.
20-314
PRO-79
200-Channel
VHF/Air/UHF
Handheld Scanner
Please read before using this equipment.
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Contents
PRO-79 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner
Owner’s Manual
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FEATURES
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FCC NOTICE
SCANNING LEGALLY
CONTENTS
Troubleshooting
Special Features
Care and Maintenance
Specifications
PREPARATION
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Cautions
USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER
USING AC POWER
Cautions
Cautions
CHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
Connecting the Supplied Antenna
CONNECTING AN ANTENNA
Cautions
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna
Listening Safely
CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONES
Traffic Safety
CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
Keys
Number
ALErt
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
BANK
C-Err
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UNDERSTANDING BANKS
WirEd
Channel Storage Banks
SCAN
Fire/Police
Service Banks
Marine
Amateur Radio
Group
Frequency Range MHz
Frequency MHz
Channel
Frequency MHz
Channel
156.9250
MONITOR MEMORIES
OPERATION
RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNER
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
Initializing the Scanner
Resetting the Scanner
STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS
FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
Searching the Service Banks
Using Direct Search
To pause the search, press or . To resume search- ing, hold down or
Listening to a Monitor Memory
USING MONITOR MEMORY
Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel
SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS
MONITORING A STORED CHANNEL
TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS OFF AND ON
LISTENING TO THE MARINE BANK
CLEARING A STORED CHANNEL
LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND
WX Alert
DELAY
SPECIAL FEATURES
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR FREQUENCIES
Locking Out Channels
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies
Locking Out Frequencies
Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies
Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks
USING PRIORITY
USING THE KEY LOCK
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF
AVOIDING IMAGE FREQUENCIES
GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
National Weather Frequencies
Birdie Frequencies
Typical Band Usage MHz
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Primary Usage
VHF Band
BAND ALLOCATION
Services
Abbreviations
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHF - 30 MHz- 300 MHz
HIGH FREQUENCY HF - 3 MHz- 30 MHz 10-Meter Amateur Band 28.0-29.7 MHz
VHF Low Band 29.7-50 MHz -in 5 kHz steps
6-Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHz
ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UHF - 300 MHz- 3 GHz
VHF High Band 148-174 MHz
U. S. Government Band 406-420 MHz
70-Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz
Low Band 450-470 MHz
FREQUENCY CONVERSION
SQUELCH is not
TROUBLESHOOTING
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Audio Output Power 10% THD
SPECIFICATIONS
IF Interference Ratio 10.7 MHz
6 Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries
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