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Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual A Look At The Display, ALErt, Bank, C-Err, Ch-FULL, dUPL

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A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY

A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY

The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current oper- ating status. This quick look at the display will help you under- stand how your scanner operates.

Appears when you lock the keypad.

▼/▲

Indicates the search or scan direction.

AIR

Indicates that the scanner is searching the air

service bank.

ALErt

Appears when the weather alert is on.

-b-

Appears during a service bank frequency search.

BAppears when the batteries are low.

BANK	Appears with numbers (1–10) to indicate the
	scan bank. Bank numbers with a bar under them
	show which banks are turned on for scanning
	(see “Understanding Banks” on Page 19).
C-Err	Appears when the scanner receives a checksum
	error during wired programming.
CH	Appears with digits (1–200) or P to show which
	channel the scanner is tuned to.
Ch-FULL	Appears when you try to enter a frequency dur-
	ing a search when all channels are full.
-d-	Appears during a direct frequency search.
-dUPL-	Appears when you try to store a frequency that is
	already stored in another channel.

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Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual A Look At The Display, ALErt, Bank, C-Err, Ch-FULL, dUPL

Contents

illus - show front of product Owner’s ManualPRO-79 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner FEATURES Page FCC NOTICE SCANNING LEGALLY CONTENTS Troubleshooting Special FeaturesCare and Maintenance SpecificationsCautions INSTALLING BATTERIESPREPARATION Cautions USING AC POWERUSING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER Cautions CHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIESConnecting the Supplied Antenna CONNECTING AN ANTENNACautions Connecting an Outdoor AntennaListening Safely CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONESTraffic Safety CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKERA LOOK AT THE KEYPAD UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNERKeys NumberALErt A LOOK AT THE DISPLAYBANK C-ErrPage UNDERSTANDING BANKS WirEdChannel Storage Banks SCANFire/Police Service BanksMarine Amateur RadioGroup Frequency Range MHzFrequency MHz Channel156.9250 ChannelFrequency MHz MONITOR MEMORIES TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNEROPERATION Initializing the Scanner Resetting the ScannerSTORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES Searching the Service BanksUsing Direct Search To pause the search, press or . To resume search- ing, hold down or Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel USING MONITOR MEMORYListening to a Monitor Memory SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS MONITORING A STORED CHANNEL TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS OFF AND ONLISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND CLEARING A STORED CHANNELLISTENING TO THE MARINE BANK WX Alert DELAY SPECIAL FEATURESLOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR FREQUENCIES Locking Out ChannelsRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Locking Out FrequenciesReviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks USING PRIORITYTURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHTUSING THE KEY LOCK AVOIDING IMAGE FREQUENCIES GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGNational Weather Frequencies Birdie FrequenciesTypical Band Usage MHz GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDSPrimary Usage VHF BandAbbreviations ServicesBAND ALLOCATION VERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHF - 30 MHz- 300 MHz HIGH FREQUENCY HF - 3 MHz- 30 MHz 10-Meter Amateur Band 28.0-29.7 MHzVHF Low Band 29.7-50 MHz -in 5 kHz steps 6-Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UHF - 300 MHz- 3 GHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHzU. S. Government Band 406-420 MHz 70-Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHzLow Band 450-470 MHz FREQUENCY CONVERSIONSQUELCH is not TROUBLESHOOTINGCARE AND MAINTENANCE IF Interference Ratio 10.7 MHz SPECIFICATIONSAudio Output Power 10% THD 6 Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page A Division of Tandy Corporation RadioShackFort Worth, Texas Limited One-Year Warranty