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Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual

Models: PRO-79

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dEFAULt Appears when you remove all the lock-outs from the service bank frequencies.

D-ErrAppears when the scanner receives a data error during wired programming.

DLY	Appears when you program a 2-second delay.

End Appears when the scanner has finished wired programming.

Error Appears when you make an entry error.

FD/PD Indicates that the scanner is searching the fire/ police service bank.

FLo ALL-CLAppears when you remove all the locked-out fre- quencies during a service bank or direct search.

FLo-FULLAppears when you try to lock out a frequency during a search while 50 frequencies are already locked out.

FL-outAppears when you start a direct search from a locked-out frequency.

HAM	Indicates that the scanner is searching the ama-
	teur radio service bank.

L/O (lockout) Appears when you manually select a channel that was previously locked out during scanning or when you review a locked-out frequency.

L-rAppears when you review the locked-out fre- quencies.

MFlashes with a number (1–20) to show which monitor memory you are listening to.

MAN	Appears when you manually select a channel.

MRN Indicates that the scanner is searching the ma- rine service bank.

oFF tonE Appears when you turn the key tone off.

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Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual

Contents

Owner’s Manual PRO-79 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scannerillus - show front of product FEATURES Page FCC NOTICE SCANNING LEGALLY CONTENTS Care and Maintenance Special FeaturesTroubleshooting SpecificationsINSTALLING BATTERIES PREPARATIONCautions USING AC POWER USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWERCautions CHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES CautionsCONNECTING AN ANTENNA Connecting the Supplied AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna CautionsCONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONES Listening SafelyCONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER Traffic SafetyUNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER A LOOK AT THE KEYPADNumber KeysBANK A LOOK AT THE DISPLAYALErt C-ErrPage Channel Storage Banks WirEdUNDERSTANDING BANKS SCANService Banks Fire/PoliceGroup Amateur RadioMarine Frequency Range MHzChannel Frequency MHzChannel Frequency MHz156.9250 MONITOR MEMORIES RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNER OPERATIONTURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH Resetting the Scanner Initializing the ScannerSTORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Searching the Service Banks FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIESUsing Direct Search To pause the search, press or . To resume search- ing, hold down or USING MONITOR MEMORY Listening to a Monitor MemoryMoving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS OFF AND ON MONITORING A STORED CHANNELCLEARING A STORED CHANNEL LISTENING TO THE MARINE BANKLISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND WX Alert LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR FREQUENCIES SPECIAL FEATURESDELAY Locking Out ChannelsLocking Out Frequencies Reviewing Locked-Out FrequenciesRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies USING PRIORITY Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service BanksUSING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT USING THE KEY LOCKTURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF AVOIDING IMAGE FREQUENCIES National Weather Frequencies A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGGUIDE TO FREQUENCIES Birdie FrequenciesPrimary Usage GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDSTypical Band Usage MHz VHF BandServices BAND ALLOCATIONAbbreviations VHF Low Band 29.7-50 MHz -in 5 kHz steps HIGH FREQUENCY HF - 3 MHz- 30 MHz 10-Meter Amateur Band 28.0-29.7 MHzVERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHF - 30 MHz- 300 MHz 6-Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzU. S. Government Band 406-420 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHzULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UHF - 300 MHz- 3 GHz 70-Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHzFREQUENCY CONVERSION Low Band 450-470 MHzTROUBLESHOOTING SQUELCH is notCARE AND MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS Audio Output Power 10% THDIF Interference Ratio 10.7 MHz 6 Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page Fort Worth, Texas RadioShackA Division of Tandy Corporation Limited One-Year Warranty