Radio Shack PRO-79 manual

Note: You can use the scanner’s delay feature while using di- rect search.

1.Press MAN then enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to use as a starting point for the search.

Note: To start from a frequency already stored in one of your scanner’s channels, press MAN and enter the desired channel number, then press MAN again.

2.Hold down ▲ or ▼ for about 1 second to search up or down. –d–, SRCH, and ▲ or ▼ appear.

Notes:

•To reverse the search direction at any time, hold down ▲ or ▼ for about 1 second.

•To search up or down the selected band in small incre- ments (5, 12.5, or 25 kHz steps), repeatedly press ▲ or

▼.

•To pause the search, press ▲ or ▼. To resume search- ing, hold down ▲ or ▼.

•To quickly move up or down through the frequencies, hold down ▲ or ▼. The scanner tunes through the frequencies until you release ▲ or ▼.

3.When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and displays the frequency’s number. To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available channel, press PGM then ENT. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the displayed frequency. The scanner continues to search for frequencies.

Notes:

•If there is no empty channel, Ch-FULLappears. To store more frequencies, you must clear some channels. See “Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page 34. To continue searching after Ch-FULLappears, press and hold down ▲ or ▼.

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Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual

Contents

PRO-79 Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner Features Page FCC Notice Frequency Types of Transmissions Range MHz Scanning Legally Contents Special Features Installing Batteries Preparation Using AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power Charging Rechargeable Batteries Connecting AN Antenna Connecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting an Outdoor Antenna Connecting AN Earphone Headphones Listening Safely Connecting AN Extension Speaker Traffic Safety Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the Keypad Number Keys Look AT the Display AIR DLY Understanding Banks Channel Storage Banks Service Banks Fire/Police Air Amateur RadioMarine Channel Frequency MHz 156.9250 Monitor Memories RESETTING/INITIALIZING the Scanner Operation Resetting the Scanner Initializing the Scanner Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels Searching the Service Banks Finding and Storing Active Frequencies Using Direct Search Page 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 Channel Clearing a Stored Channel Listening to the Marine BankListening to the Weather Band WX Alert Locking OUT Channels or Frequencies Special FeaturesDelay Locking Out Channels Locking Out Frequencies Reviewing Locked-Out FrequenciesRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Using Priority Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks Using the Display Backlight Using the KEY LockTurning the KEY Tone on and OFF Avoiding Image Frequencies National Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies Birdie Frequencies Guide to the Action Bands Typical Band Usage MHzPrimary Usage Abbreviations Services Band Allocation Government Band 137-144 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzAircraft Band 108-136 MHz Meter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Frequency Conversion Low Band 450-470 MHz Troubleshooting Squelch is not Care and Maintenance Specifications Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page RadioShack Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas