Look AT the Display | Radio Shack Race Scanner guide

A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY

The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating status. A good look at the display will help you understand how your scanner operates.

	B ANK	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 BATT.Lo K / L
	RA CE	P RI DA TA HOLD	W X HYP ER
	NO.	P
	M R N	P
	M R N	C H	M H z
		C H	M H z
	SCAN MA N PG M L/ O S		SEARCH

BANK — appears with numbers (1–10) to show which memory banks are turned on for scanning.

Service bank indicators — appear when you select the scanner’s ser- vice banks (see “Service Banks” on Page 21).

BATT.Lo — flashes when the batteries are low.

K/L — appears when you lock the keypad.

RACE — appears when you store car numbers and frequencies in the scanner’s channels, add and delete frequencies from car numbers, dis- play car numbers, and move to the channel where a car number is stored.

PRI — appears when you set the scanner to scan the priority channels every 2 seconds.

DATA — appears when you turn on the data skip function.

HOLD — appears during a search hold.

WX — appears when you search the preset frequencies in the weather band.

HYPER — appears when you are using Hypersearch during service bank and direct search. However, HYPER disappears when the scan- ner searches any frequency bands other than the 5 kHz step bands.

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Radio Shack Race Scanner owner manual Look AT the Display

Contents

PRO-74 100-Channel VHF/UHF/Air/800 MHz Race Scanner Features Page Frequency Range Step Transmission MHz KHz Scanning Legally FCC Notice Contents General Guide to Scanning Special FeaturesTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Using Internal Batteries Power SourcesPreparation Page Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Using Standard AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power Connecting AN Antenna Connecting an Optional Antenna Connecting AN Earphone Headphones Connecting AN Extension Speaker Attaching the Belt Clip Traffic SafetyListening Safely Look AT the Keypad Understanding Your ScannerPage Look AT the Display Page Name Typical Usage Frequency Range MHz Service BanksUnderstanding Banks Memory Banks HAM Operation Turning on the Scanner Setting Squelch Press E to store the frequency into the channel Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels Finding and Storing Active Frequencies Searching the Service Banks Searching from a Selected Frequency Storing Active Frequencies Search Skip Memory Manually Selecting a Channel Deleting a Frequency from a Channel Scanning Channels Listening to Weather Broadcasts Storing a CAR Number and Frequency Using the PRO-74 AT the Races Adding Frequencies to a Car Number Viewing Frequencies Associated with a Car Number Scanning by CAR NumberDeleting a Frequency from a Car Number Finding What CAR Numbers are in What Channels Priority Special FeaturesTurning Memory Banks on and OFF Locking OUT Channels N K Normal Search Hypersearch Using the KeylockUsing the Display Backlight Changing Search Speeds Turning the KEY Tone OFF/ON Turning the Battery Save Function OFF/ON Skipping Data Signals Canadian Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies National Weather Frequencies Birdie Frequencies UHF Band Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage VHF Band Primary Usage Band AllocationAbbreviations Very High Frequency VHF Meter Amateur Band- 50-54 MHz Ultra High Frequency UHF Conventional Systems Band Locally Assigned Frequency Conversion Problem Possible Cause Remedy Troubleshooting BATT.Lo Resetting the Scanner Care and Maintenance Specifications RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas Limited One-Year Warranty