Radio Shack PRO-2049 User manual

Cat. No. 20-419
OWNER’S MANUAL
PRO-2049
90-Channel Direct Entry
Programmable Scanner
Please read before using this equipment.
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack PRO-2049 90-
Channel Direct Entry Programmable
Scanner lets you in on all the action!
This scanner gives you direct access
to over 23,000 frequencies, including
those used by police and fire depart-
ments, ambulance and transportation
services, government agencies, and
amateur radio services. You can se-
lect up to 90 channels to scan and you
can change selections at any time.
The scanner’s frequency bands let
you search specific, preset ranges of
frequencies quickly and easily.
Your scanner has all these special
features:
Weather Band Key — scans seven
preprogrammed weather channels to
keep you informed about current
weather conditions.
Three 30-Channel Storage Banks —
let you store 30 channels in each of
three banks to group channels so calls
are easier to identify.
Three Monitor Memories — let you
temporarily save three frequencies lo-
cated during a frequency search, so
you can decide if you want to move
them to permanent channel storage.
Priority Channels — let you set the
scanner to check up to three channels
every 2 seconds so you do not miss
important calls.
Band Search — lets you quickly and
easily search preset frequency rang-
es, so you can find new and unlisted
broadcasts.
Direct Search —lets you search for a
transmission starting from a specified
frequency.
Search Skip — lets you select up to
20 frequencies for the scanner to skip
during a search, so you can search
more efficiently.
Two-Second Channel Scan/Search
Delay — lets you set the scanner so it
delays scanning or searching for 2
seconds before moving to another
channel/frequency, so you can hear
more replies.
Lock-Out — keeps channels you se-
lect from being scanned, so you can
skip over busy channels such as
those with a continuous transmission.
Key Confirmation Tones — the
scanner sounds a tone when you per-
form an operation correctly and
sounds an error tone if you make an
error.
Memory Backup — keeps channel
frequencies stored in memory for 3
days or more during a power loss.
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External Speaker Jack — lets you
connect an external speaker, or an
earphone or headphones for private
listening.
External Antenna Terminal — lets
you connect an external antenna (not
supplied) for improved reception.
Your PRO-2049 scanner can receive
all of these frequencies:
• 29–54 MHz (10-Meter Amateur
Radio, VHF Lo, 6-Meter Amateur)
• 108–136.975 MHz (Aircraft)
• 137–174 MHz (Government, 2-
Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Hi)
• 406–512 MHz (UHF Lo, 70-Centi-
meter Amateur Radio, Govern-
ment, UHF “T” Band)
This table shows the preset frequency
steps your scanner uses for each fre-
quency range.
Note: The frequency steps are preset.
You cannot change them.
Your scanner can also receive these
preprogrammed weather channel fre-
quencies:
• 162.400 MHz
• 162.425 MHz
• 162.450 MHz
• 162.475 MHz
• 162.500 MHz
• 162.525 MHz
• 162.550 MHz
We recommend you record your scan-
ner’s serial number here. The number
is on the scanner’s bottom panel.
Serial Number _________________
Freq. Range
(MHz) Freq. Step (kHz)
29.000-54.000 5
108.000-136.975 12.5
137.000-144.000 5
144.000-148.000 5
148.000-174.000 5
406.000-450.000 12.5
450.000-470.000 12.5
470.000-512.000 12.5
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FCC NOTICE
Your scanner might cause TV or radio
interference even when it is operating
properly. To determine whether your
scanner is causing the interference,
turn off your scanner. If the interfer-
ence goes away, your scanner is
causing it. Try to eliminate the interfer-
ence by:
• moving your scanner away from
the receiver
• connecting your scanner to an
outlet that is on a different electri-
cal circuit from the receiver
• contacting your local RadioShack
store for help
If you cannot eliminate the interfer-
ence, the FCC requires that you stop
using your scanner.
SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies
used by many different groups includ-
ing police and fire departments, ambu-
lance services, government agencies,
private companies, amateur radio ser-
vices, military operations, pager ser-
vices, and wireline (telephone and
telegraph) service providers. It is legal
to listen to almost every transmission
your scanner can receive. However,
there are some transmissions you
should never intentionally listen to.
These include:
• telephone conversations (cellular,
cordless, or other private means
of telephone signal transmission)
• pager transmissions
• any scrambled or encrypted trans-
missions
According to the Electronic Communi-
cations Privacy Act (ECPA), you are
subject to fines and possible imprison-
ment for intentionally listening to, us-
ing, or divulging the contents of such a
transmission unless you have the con-
sent of a party to the communication
(unless such activity is otherwise ille-
gal).
This scanner has been designed to
prevent reception of illegal transmis-
sions. This is done to comply with the
legal requirement that scanners be
manufactured so as to not be easily
modifiable to pick up those transmis-
sions.
Do not open your scanner’s case to
make any modifications that could al-
low it to pick up transmissions that it is
not legal to listen to. Doing so could
subject you to legal penalties.
We encourage responsible, legal
scanner use.
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CONTENTS
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Removing the Display Protector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting an Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the Supplied Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting an External Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Listening Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Understanding Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A Look at the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A Look at the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Understanding Banks and Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Channel-Storage Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Monitor Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Frequency Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turning On the Scanner/Setting Volume and Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Resetting the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Band Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Direct Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Listening to Monitor Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deleting a Frequency from a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Scanning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manually Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Skipping Frequencies/Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing Skip from Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing Skip from Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Listening to the Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Turning the Key Tone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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A General Guide to Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ham Radio Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
National Weather Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Birdie Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
United States Broadcast Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Guide to the Action Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Typical Band Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Primary Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Band Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Avoiding Image Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Frequency Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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PREPARATION
This scanner is designed for use in the
home as a base station. You can
place it on any flat surface such as a
desk, shelf, or table.
REMOVING THE
DISPLAY PROTECTOR
Your scanner’s display is protected
during shipment by a piece of film.
Peel off this film before you use the
scanner.
CONNECTING AN
ANTENNA
Connecting the Supplied
Antenna
You must install an antenna before
you can operate the scanner.
The supplied telescoping antenna
helps your scanner receive strong lo-
cal signals. To install the antenna,
thread it clockwise into the hole on the
scanner’s top.
The scanner’s sensitivity depends on
the antenna’s length and various envi-
ronmental conditions. For the best re-
ception of the transmissions you want
to hear, adjust the antenna’s length.
Connecting an Outdoor
Antenna
Instead of the supplied antenna, you
can connect an outdoor base-station
antenna (not supplied) to your scan-
ner. Your local RadioShack store sells
a variety of antennas. Choose the one
that best meets your needs.
When deciding on a base-station an-
tenna and its location, consider these
points:
• The antenna should be as high as
possible on the house.
• The antenna and its cable should
be as far as possible from sources
of electrical noise (appliances,
other radios, etc.).
• The antenna should be vertical for
the best performance.
Frequency Antenna Length
29–54 MHz Extend fully
108–174 MHz Collapse one
segment
406–512 MHz Collapse both
segments
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To connect an optional base-station
antenna, first remove the supplied an-
tenna from the scanner. Always use
50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58
or RG-8, to connect the base-station
antenna. For lengths over 50 feet, use
RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable.
If the antenna cable’s connector does
not fit in the ANT. jack, you might also
need an antenna plug adapter such as
RadioShack Cat. No. 278-208. Your
local RadioShack store carries a wide
variety of coaxial antenna cable and
connectors.
Once you choose an antenna, follow
the mounting instructions supplied
with the antenna. Then route the an-
tenna’s cable to the scanner and con-
nect the cable to the ANT jack on the
back of the scanner.
Cautions:
• Do not run the cable over sharp
edges or moving parts that might
damage it.
• Do not run the cable next to power
cables or other antenna cables.
• Follow all cautions and warnings
included with your antenna.
CONNECTING POWER
The scanner’s supplied AC adapter
lets you power the scanner from a
standard AC outlet. To connect power
to the scanner, insert the AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the AC 10V jack on the
back of the scanner, then plug the AC
adapter into a standard AC outlet.
Warning: Do not use the AC adapt-
er’s polarized plug with an extension
cord receptacle unless the blades can
be fully inserted to prevent blade ex-
posure.
Cautions:
You must use a Class 2 pow-
er source that supplies 10
volts AC and delivers at least
300 mA. Its plug must fit the scanner's
AC 10V jack. The supplied adapter
meets these specifications. Using an
adapter that does not meet these
specifications could damage the scan-
ner or the adapter.
P8
!
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• Use only the supplied AC adapter
to power your scanner. Using
another adapter could damage
your scanner. A replacement
adapter is available by special
order through your local
RadioShack store.
• Be sure to connect the AC adapter
to the scanner before you connect
it to an AC outlet, and disconnect
the AC adapter from the AC outlet
before you disconnect it from the
scanner.
CONNECTING AN
EXTERNAL SPEAKER
You can connect an optional external
speaker with a 1/8-inch (3.5-mm) plug
to the scanner. Use an 8-ohm external
speaker that can handle at least 2.5
watts of power. Your local Ra-
dioShack store sells scanner accesso-
ries, including external speakers.
Insert the speaker’s plug into the EXT.
SP. jack on the back of the scanner.
Note: Plugging in an external speaker
disconnects the scanner’s internal
speaker.
CONNECTING AN
EARPHONE/
HEADPHONES
You can connect an optional ear-
phone or pair of monaural head-
phones with a 1/8-inch (3.5-mm) plug
to the scanner. Your local RadioShack
store sells a complete line of ear-
phones and headphones.
Insert the earphone’s or headphones’
plug into the EXT. SP. jack on the back
of the scanner.
Note: Plugging in an earphone or
headphones disconnects the scan-
ner’s internal speaker.
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Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use an earphone
or headphones.
•SetOFF/VOLUME to the lowest
setting before you begin listening.
After you put on the earphone or
headphones, adjust OFF/VOLUME
to a comfortable level.
• Do not listen at extremely high
volume levels. Extended high-vol-
ume listening can lead to perma-
nent hearing loss.
• Once you set OFF/VOLUME, do
not increase it. Over time, your
ears adapt to the volume level, so
a volume level that does not cause
discomfort might still damage your
hearing.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL
A quick glance at this section should help you understand each control’s function.
VOLUME Turns the scanner on or off and adjusts the volume.
SQUELCH Adjusts the scanner’s squelch. See “Turning On the Scan-
ner/Setting Volume and Squelch” on Page 17.
/ Enters the search direction.
BAND Searches a band you select. See “Frequency Bands” on
Page 15.
DELAY Programs a 2-second delay for the selected channel.
PRIORITY Sets and turns on or off priority for a particular channel.
MONITOR Stores frequencies into and accesses the three monitor
memories. See “Monitor Memories” on Page 15.
S/S-LOCKOUT Skips a specified frequency during a band or direct search
(search/skip/lockout) or locks out selected channels during scanning.
WEATHER Scans the seven preprogrammed weather channels.
PROGRAM Programs frequencies into channels.
SCAN Scans through the channels.
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MANUAL Stops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory
or directly enter a channel number.
1–9, HOLD/0 Each key has a single-digit label, and the 1–3 keys
also have a range of numbers. Use the digits on the
keys to enter the numbers for a channel or a frequen-
cy. Use the range of numbers above the key (61–90,
for example) to select the channels in a channel-stor-
age bank. See “Channel-Storage Banks” on Page 15.
Also, pressing HOLD (0) during a search pauses the
scanner.
CLEAR/.Clears an incorrect entry, or enters the decimal point
when you enter a frequency.
E (Enter) Stores frequencies into channels. See “Manually Stor-
ing Frequencies into Channels” on Page 18.
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A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating mode. A good
look at the display will help you understand your scanner.
BAppears with a number (1–3) to its right to show which
channel-storage banks are turned on for scanning. See
“Understanding Banks and Bands” on Page 15.
MAppears with a number (1–3) to its right to show which
monitor memory you are listening to.
Appears when you tune to a priority channel.
CH Appears with a number (1–90) to its left to show which
channel the scanner is tuned to.
SCAN Appears when you scan channels.
MAN Appears when you manually select a channel.
PGM Appears when you program the scanner.
PRI Appears when the priority feature is turned on.
L/O (lockout) Appears when you skip a channel or frequency, when you
manually select a channel or frequency that is locked out or
skipped, or when a frequency is stored in search skip mem-
ory during a direct search or band search hold.
DLY Appears when the scanner is scanning and stops at a
channel, or during a search when you have programmed
a 2-second delay.
SCAN MAN PGM PRI L/O DLY WX
BM123
CH
P
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WX (weather) Appears when the scanner is searching the weather
band.
/ Indicates the search direction during a search.
bAppears instead of the channel number during a band
search.
dAppears instead of the channel number during a direct
search.
HAppears during a band search hold.
hAppears during a direct search hold.
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UNDERSTANDING BANKS AND BANDS
You can store frequencies into either
a permanent memory location called a
channel, or a temporary memory loca-
tion called a monitor memory. You can
store up to 90 channels and up to 3
monitor memories.
Your scanner also has eight frequency
bands, each covering a specific range
of frequencies you can search.
CHANNEL-STORAGE
BANKS
To make it easier to identify and select
the frequencies you want to listen to,
the scanner’s channels are divided
into 3 channel-storage banks (1–3) of
30 channels each. You can use each
channel-storage bank to group fre-
quencies, such as those used by the
police department, fire department,
ambulance services, and amateur ra-
dio operators (see “Guide to the Ac-
tion Bands” on Page 28).
For example, there might be three or
four police departments in your area,
each using several different frequen-
cies. Additionally, there might be other
law enforcement agencies such as
state police, county sheriffs, or SWAT
teams that use their own frequencies.
You could program all law enforce-
ment frequencies starting with Chan-
nel 1 (the first channel in Bank 1), then
program the fire department, para-
medic, and other public safety fre-
quencies starting with Channel 31 (the
first channel in Bank 2).
MONITOR MEMORIES
Monitor memories are temporary stor-
age areas where you can store up to
three frequencies during a search
while you decide whether to save
them into channels. You can manually
select and listen to monitor memories.
FREQUENCY BANDS
Your scanner has eight frequency
bands, each covering a specific range
of frequencies. You can search these
bands for specific broadcasts by re-
peatedly pressing BAND until the
scanner displays the band you want.
For example, you can search through
all frequencies between 29.000 and
54.000 MHz for specific broadcasts by
repeatedly pressing BAND until 29-
54 appears on the display. The scan-
ner then automatically searches the
frequencies in that band.
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This table shows the frequency band ranges displayed by the scanner and the typ-
ical usage, frequency coverage, and step for each.
Notes:
• Your scanner searches at the preset frequency step rate (5 or 12.5 kHz) for
each frequency. You cannot change the frequency step rate.
• The scanner displays the nearest 1 kHz step. For example, if you tune to
406.1125, the scanner displays 406.112.
• While searching through a frequency band, you might hear a frequency you
want to store. You can store any frequency into a monitor memory.
• You cannot change or delete any of the frequencies in the frequency bands.
Displayed
Frequency
Band Range Typical Usage Frequency Coverage
(MHz) Step (kHz)
29-54 10-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF
Lo, 6-Meter Amateur Radio 29.000 to 54.000 5.0
108-137 Aircraft 108.000 to 136.975 12.5
137-144 Government 137.000 to 144.000 5.0
144-148 2-Meter Amateur Radio 144.000 to 148.000 5.0
148-174 VHF Hi 148.000 to 174.000 5.0
406-450 Government, 70-Centimeter
Amateur Radio 406.000 to 450.000 12.5
450-470 UHF Lo 450.000 to 470.000 12.5
470-512 UHF “T” Band 470.000 to 512.000 12.5
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OPERATION
TURNING ON THE
SCANNER/SETTING
VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1. Turn OFF/VOLUME and SQUELCH
fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you
hear a hissing sound. Set it to the
desired volume level.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then
leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
Notes:
• If the scanner picks up unwanted,
partial, or very weak transmis-
sions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to
decrease the scanner’s sensitivity
to these signals.
• If you want to listen to a weak or
distant station, turn SQUELCH
counterclockwise.
• If the scanner will not scan, turn
SQUELCH further clockwise.
RESETTING THE
SCANNER
You might need to reset the scanner
in any of the following conditions.
• before you use it for the first time
(to clear anything that might
already have been stored in mem-
ory)
• if the scanner’s display locks up
• if the scanner does not work prop-
erly after you connect power
• if the scanner is dropped or sub-
jected to a physical or electrical
shock
Caution:
This procedure clears all the
information you have programmed
into the scanner. Use this procedure
only when you are sure your scanner
is not working properly.
1. Turn off the scanner.
2. While you hold down 2and 9, turn
on the scanner.
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MANUALLY STORING
FREQUENCIES INTO
CHANNELS
If you know a frequency you want to
store, you can store it manually into a
channel.
Good references for active frequen-
cies are RadioShack’s “Police Call
Radio Guide Including Fire and Emer-
gency Services,” “Aeronautical Fre-
quency Directory,” and “Maritime
Frequency Directory.” We update
these directories every year, so be
sure to get a current copy. See also
“Guide to the Action Bands” on
Page 28 in this manual.
Note: If you do not have a reference
to frequencies in your area, follow the
steps in “Searching For and Tempo-
rarily Storing Active Frequencies” on
Page 19 to search for transmissions.
Follow these steps to manually store a
frequency into a channel.
1. If the scanner is scanning, press
MANUAL.
2. Using the number keys, enter the
channel number where you want
to store a frequency.
3. Press PROGRAM. Band the bank
number, the selected channel
number and CH, PGM, L/O (if the
selected channel number is
empty), and 000.000 (or the
previously programmed fre-
quency) appear on the display.
4. Using the number keys, enter the
frequency you want to store into
that channel, including the deci-
mal point.
Note: Your scanner automatically
rounds the entered frequency up
to the closest valid frequency. For
example, if you try to enter a fre-
quency of 151.473, your scanner
accepts it as 151.475.
5. Press Eto store the frequency. If
the channel was locked out, the
lockout is removed.
Note: If you entered an invalid fre-
quency in Step 4, the scanner dis-
plays Error. Press CLEAR,then
repeat Steps 4 and 5.
6. To program the next channel in
sequence, repeat Steps 3–5. To
program another channel (not in
sequence), repeat Steps 2–5.
CH
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SEARCHING FOR AND
TEMPORARILYSTORING
ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
You can search for transmissions us-
ing either a band or direct search, then
temporarily store the frequencies for
those transmissions into monitor
memories.
Notes:
• If you manually tune to a search
skip frequency, the display shows
L/O (see “Skipping Frequencies/
Channels” on Page 23).
• You can use the scanner’s delay
feature while using band or direct
search. See “Delay” on Page 23.
Band Search
Using band search, you can select a
frequency band and search for trans-
missions within only that band.
1. Repeatedly press BAND until you
see the frequency band you want
to search.
The scanner displays or ,
the range for each frequency
band, and the number of the cur-
rent monitor memory blinks on the
display. Then the scanner starts to
search the frequencies in the
band. When the scanner finds a
transmission, it stops and displays
the frequency’s number until the
transmission stops, then it starts
searching again.
2. To manually search the band,
press HOLD after the scanner
starts automatically searching the
frequencies. The scanner displays
H(hold), or , and a frequency
within the band you selected.
3. Repeatedly press to step from
the lower to the upper range, or
to step from the upper to the lower
range.
Hold down or or press
HOLD to return to automatic
search.
4. When the scanner finds an active
frequency, you can do any of the
following:
• save the frequency into the cur-
rent monitor memory by press-
ing MONITOR.
• continue searching by pressing
or .
• stop searching and listen to
the frequency by pressing
HOLD.
H(hold) appears.
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Note: You can change the direction of
either an automatic or manual search
by pressing or once.
Direct Search
Using direct search, you can enter a
frequency, then search for transmis-
sions above or below that frequency
within all of the frequency bands.
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
frequency where you want to start
the search. Press • to enter the
decimal point.
3. Press or to search up or
down from the selected frequency.
d(direct) and or appear,
and the next available monitor
memory number flashes.
Note: If you entered an invalid
frequency in Step 2, the scanner
displays Error. Press CLEAR,
then repeat Steps 2 and 3.
4. When the scanner finds an active
frequency, you can do any of the
following:
• save the frequency into the cur-
rent monitor memory by press-
ing MONITOR.
• continue searching or change
the search direction by pressing
or .
• stop searching and listen to
the frequency by pressing
HOLD.
H(hold) appears.
To manually step through fre-
quencies one at a time after you
stop a search, repeatedly press
or . To continue search-
ing, either press HOLD or press
and hold down or for
about 1 second.
LISTENING TO MONITOR
MEMORIES
After you store frequencies into the
scanner’s monitor memories, you can
listen to them by pressing MANUAL,
MONITOR then the number for the de-
sired monitor memory.
Note: To listen to the monitor memo-
ries, the priority channel feature must
be turned off (see “Priority” on
Page 24).
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