Radio Shack PRO-99 manual CONTENTS

CONTENTS
FCC Notice .............................	6
Scanning Legally ..............	7
Preparation .............................	8
Installing Batteries ............	8
Using AC Power .............	10
Using a 12V
Power Source .................	10
Connecting an
Antenna ..........................	11
Connecting an
Earphone/Headphones ...	12
Connecting an Extension
Speaker ..........................	14
Attaching the Belt Clip ....	14
Understanding the Scanner . 14
A Look at the Keypad .....	15
Understanding Banks .....	17
Operating Your Scanner .......	18
Turning On the Scanner ..	18
Function Menu ................	18
Car Number Operation .........	22
About the Preloaded
Car Numbers and
Frequencies.....................	23
Storing a Car Number and
Frequency .......................	24
Storing Frequencies Into
Channels ..............................	30
Storing Text Tags ............	31
Deleting Frequencies from
Channels ........................	33
Initializing the Scanner ...	34
Scanning Channels ..............	34
USING CTCSS .....................	36
Programming Channels for
CTCSS ...........................	36
Turning On or Off the
CTCSS ...........................	38
Searching And Tuning ..........	39
Finding and Storing Active
Frequencies ....................	39
Searching a Preprogrammed
Frequency Range ...........	40
Using Zeromatic .............	46
Manually Tuning a
Frequency .......................	46
Using Frequency Copy ...	47
Listening To
WX Channel ...................	48
Special Features ..................	49
Using Priority ..................	49
Delay ..............................	50
Locking Out Channels or
Frequencies ....................	51

Using Backlight .................	55
Key Lock ...........................	56
Turning the Key Tone On and
Off .....................................	56
Changing the Display
Contrast ............................	57
Using Clone Mode ............	57
On-Air Programming ..............	58
Using On-air Programming 59
A General Guide To Scanning	60
Guide To Frequencies ......	60
Guide To The Action Bands ...	61
Typical band Usage
(in MHz) ............................	61
Primary Usage ..................	62
Band Allocation ................	63
Frequency Conversion ...........	69
Care .......................................	69
Service and Repair ...........	70
Troubleshooting .....................	71
Specifications .........................	72

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