Radio Shack PRO-67 Instruction Manual

PRO-67 Scanner
(200-0512) Operation Faxback Doc. # 38891
TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME/OFF clockwise until it clicks. The scanner automatically
scans the programmed channels from selected banks.
3. Press MAN (Manual) to stop scanning. The display shows the current
channel and the channel's frequency (or all zeroes if the channel is
empty).
4. Turn VOLUME/OFF clockwise to set the scanner's volume about halfway.
5. Slowly turn SQUELCH counterclockwise until you hear a hissing sound.
6. Adjust VOLUME/OFF to a comfortable listening level.
7. Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing sound stops.
Note:
If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH
counterclockwise to increase receiver sensitivity. If reception is
poor, turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease sensitivity.
PERMANENTLY STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES

Good references for active frequencies are Radio Shack's "Police Call
Guide including FIRE and Emergency Services," "Official Aeronautical
Frequency Directory," and "Maritime Frequency Directory." We update these
directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.
Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.
1. Press MAN, enter the channel number where you want to store a
frequency, then press PROG. The desired channel number appears on the
display.
2. Use the number keys and CLEAR/. to enter the frequency (including the
decimal point) you want to store.
3. Press E to store the frequency.
Notes:
If you make a mistake in Step 2, Error appears on the display and the
scanner beeps three times. Simply start again from Step 2.
Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the nearest
valid frequency. For example, if you enter a frequency of 151.475.
While scanning, press DELAY if you want the scanner to pause 2 seconds
after a transmission ends before it proceeds to the next channel.
4. If you want to program the next channel in sequence, just press PROG
and repeat Steps 2 and 3.
Note:

If the scanner loses power, it protects the frequencies stored in
memory for about 3 days.
SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, use a limit,
direct, or service search to find a transmission. Also see "Guide to the
Action Bands," Faxback Doc. # 38892.
Notes:
While using the limit, direct, or service bank search modes, you can
press:
DELAY if you want the scanner to pause 2 seconds after a
transmission ends before it proceeds to the next frequency.
DATA if you want the scanner to skip data signals
(such as fax signals) and search only for audio (voice) signals.
(Note: The data skip function does not work in the AIR
frequency band.)
Limit Search
A limit search lets you search within a specific range of frequencies.
-L- appears on the display during a limit search.
1. Press PROG, then LIMIT. Lo and 29.000 MHz appear on the display.

2. Enter the frequency that is the lower limit of the range you want to
search (including the decimal point), then press E.
3. Press LIMIT. Hi and 1000.000 MHz appear on the display.
4. Enter the frequency that is the upper limit of the range you want to
search (including the decimal point, then press E again.
5. Press Down Arrow to search from the upper to the lower limit or
Up Arrow to search from the lower to the upper limit.
6. When the scanner stops on a transmission, quickly press:
MON to store the displayed frequency into the current monitor
memory, or
Down or Up Arrow to continue searching, or
0/Hold to stop searching so you can listen to the transmission.
-H- appears on the display.
To release hold and continue searching, hold down 0/HOLD, Down or
Up arrow for more than 1 second.
Notes:
To step through the frequencies while -H- appears, press Down or
Up Arrow.
If you tune to a search skip frequency, L/O appears on the display.

Direct Search
Direct search lets you search up or down from the currently displayed
frequency.
1. Press MAN.
2. Use the number keys and CLEAR/. to enter the frequency (including the
decimal point) where you want to start the search, or enter the
channel number containing the starting frequency, then press MAN
again.
3. Press DOWN Arrow to search downward or UP Arrow to search upward from
the selected frequency. -d-, SEARCH, and DOWN or UP Arrow appear on
the display.
4. When the scanner stops on a transmission, quickly press:
ON to store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory,
or
DOWN or UP Arrow to continue searching, or
0/HOLD to stop searching so you can listen to the transmission.
-h- appears on the display
To release hold and continue searching, hold down l-/HOLD, DOWN or
UP Arrow for more than 1 second.
Notes:

To step through the frequencies while -h- is displayed, press arrow
down or up.
If you tune to a search skip frequency, L/O appears on the display.
Service Bank Search
You can search for air, marine, fire, or weather transmissions even if you
do not know the specific frequencies being used in your area. The scanner
is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to these services. To
use this feature, press SVC. The AIR, MARINE, FIRE, and WX indicators
flash. Then press the desired service bank key (AIR, MRN, FIRE, or WX).
The indicator for the selected service stops flashing and the scanner
starts searching the band.
When the scanner stops on a transmission, quickly press:
MON to store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory,
or
Arrow down or up to continue searching,
or
0/HOLD to stop searching so you can listen to the transmission. -H-
appears on the display
To release hold and continue searching, hold down 0/HOLD, arrow down,
or arrow up for more than 1 second.

Note:
Because there are many different frequencies allocated to fire and
police departments, it takes several minutes to search all these
frequencies.
Search Skip Memory
You can skip up to 20 specified frequencies during a limit, direct, or
service bank search. This lets you avoid unwanted frequencies or ones you
have already stored in a channel.
To skip a frequency, press L-OUT/S/S when the scanner stops on the
frequency during a limit, direct, or service search. The scanner stores
the frequency in memory and automatically resumes the search.
To clear a single frequency from skip memory so the scanner can stop on it
during a limit, direct, or service bank search:
1. Press 0/HOLD to hold the search.
2. Press Down or UP Arrow to select the frequency. L/O appears on the
display.
3. Press L-OUT/S/S until L/O disappears form the display.
To clear all the skip frequencies at once, while in the search mode,
press O/HOLD, then press and hold L-OUT/S/S until the scanner beeps
twice (about 3 seconds).
Notes:

If you skip all the frequencies in the weather band, the scanner will
not start searching. In this case, the scanner sounds three beeps.
If you skip all frequencies within the search range, the scanner
sounds three beeps and will not start searching.
If you program more than 20 frequencies to skip, each new frequency
replaces one you already stored, starting from the first frequency you
stored.
You can select a skipped frequency when the scanner is in the hold
mode. The scanner displays L/O when you select a skipped frequency.
LISTENING TO THE MONITOR MEMORIES
You can listen to any one of ten monitor memories by pressing MAN, MON,
then the number of the monitor memory you want to listen to (0-9).
Note:
To listen to the monitor memories, the priority channel feature must
be turned off.
MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM A MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL
Follow these steps to move a frequency stored in a monitor memory to a
CHANNEL.
1. Press MAN. MAN appears on the display.

2. Enter the number for the channel where you want to store the monitor
frequency, then press PROG. PGM appears on the display.
3. Press MON and enter the monitor memory number that contains the
frequency you want to store.
4. Press E. The scanner stores the frequency into the selected channel.
SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS
To begin scanning the channels, press SCAN. The scanner scans through all
non-locked channels in the activated banks. When the scanner finds a
transmission, it stops on it. When the transmission ends, the scanner
resumes scanning.
Note:
Set SQUELCH as described in "Turning On the Scanner and Setting
SQUELCH" so the scanner scans through channels properly.
MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning. This is
useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do not want to
miss any details - even though there might be periods of silence - or if
you want to monitor a specific CHANNEL.
Follow these steps to manually select a channel.
1. Press MAN.

2. Enter the CHANNEL number.
3. Press MAN again.
Or, if your scanner is scanning and stops at the desired channel,
press MAN one time. (Pressing MAN additional times causes your
scanner to step through the channels.) To resume automatic scanning,
press SCAN.
SPECIAL FEATURES
DELAY
Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a period of
2 or more seconds between a query and a reply. To keep from missing a
reply on a specific channel, You can program a 2-second delay into any
channel or on frequencies during a frequency search. The scanner
continues to monitor the frequency for 2 seconds after the transmission
stops before resuming scanning or searching.
To program a 2-second delay:
If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly
press DELAY before it continues scanning again.
If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel,
then press DELAY.
If the scanner is searching, press DELAY while the scanner is
searching. DLY appears on the display and the scanner automatically
adds a 2-second delay to every transmission it stops on in that band.

To turn off the 2-second delay, Press DELAY while the scanner is
monitoring the channel or while the scanner is searching.
DLY disappears from the display.
TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS ON AND OFF
You can turn each channel-storage bank on and off. When you turn off a
bank, the scanner does not scan any of the 20 channels in that bank.
While scanning, press the number key that corresponds to the bank you want
to turn on or off. When BANK appears on the display, the scanner scans
all the channels within the displayed banks that are not locked out.
Notes:
You can select any channel within a bank, even if that bank is turned
off.
You cannot turn off all banks. One bank is always active.
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS
You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have
a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel. To lock out a
channel, manually select the channel, then press L-OUT/S/S so L/O appears
on the display. You can manually select locked out channels.
To remove the lock-out from a channel, manually select the channel and
press L-OUT/S/S so L/O disappears from the display. You can manually
select locked out channels.

To unlock all channels in the banks that are turned on, press MAN to stop
scanning, then hold down L-OUT/S/S until the scanner beeps twice.
PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan through channels and still not miss
important or interesting calls on specific channels. You can program one
stored channel in each bank as a priority channel (up to 10 stored
channels). As the scanner scans the bank, if the priority feature is
turned on, the scanner checks the priority channels every 2 seconds for
activity.
The scanner automatically designates each bank's first channel as its
priority channel. Follow these steps to select a different channel as the
priority channel for a bank.
1. Press PROG.
2. Enter the channel number you want to select as the priority channel,
then press PRIORITY/H/S. P appears on the display to the right of the
channel number.
3. Repeat Steps 1-2 for the channel in each bank you want to program as a
priority channel.
To confirm all priority channel numbers, press PROG, then repeatedly
press PRIORITY/H/S to see the priority channels.
To turn on the priority feature, press PRIORITY H/S during scanning.
PRI appears on the display and every 2 seconds the scanner checks the

priority channel in each bank that is turned on, starting from the
lowest numbered to the highest-numbered priority channel.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRIORITY/H/S. PRI disappears.
Notes:
The priority feature must be turned off to listen to monitor
memories or to use the data skip feature.
You can lock out priority channels. If you lock out all priority
channels, the display shows LOC OUt when you turn on the priority
feature.
USING THE KEYLOCK
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program
changes by turning on the keylock feature. When locked, the only controls
that operate are SCAN, MAN, KEYLOCK/, VOLUME/OFF, and SQUELCH.
Note:
The keylock does not prevent the scanner from scanning channels.
To turn on the keylock, press and hold KEYLOCK/ until K/L lights on
the display. To turn it off, press and hold KEYLOCK/ until K/L
disappears.
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
You can turn on the display light for easy viewing at night. Press KEY-

LOCK/ to turn on the display light for 15 seconds elapse, press the button
again.
CHANGING SEARCH SPEEDS
The PRO-67 has two search speeds.
Normal Search Hypersearch
100 steps/second 300 steps/second
To switch between the normal and Hypersearch speeds, during limit search
or direct search, press PRIORITY/H/S. HYPER appears on the display during
a Hypersearch.
Note:
You can use Hypersearch only in the 5 kHz step bands - 29-54 MHz and
137-174 MHz.
TURNING THE KEY TONE OFF/ON
To turn off the key tone, follow these steps.
1. Turn off the scanner.
2. While holding down L-OUT/S/S, turn on the scanner. OFF bEEP appears.
To turn the key tone back on, repeat Steps 1-2 so on bEEP appears.
TURNING THE BATTERY SAVE FUNCTION OFF/ON

To save battery power when a channel is manually selected or when the
scanner is in the program mode, the scanner's battery save function
automatically sets the scanner to a standby mode if no button is pressed
for 5 seconds when the squelch is closed (no signal detected). The
battery save function is set to on at the factory. S appears when you
turn it on.
Note:
The scanner's battery save function does not work if the priority
function is on, even if a channel is manually selected.
To turn the battery save function off or back on, turn off the
scanner, then hold down PRIORITY/H/S and turn on the scanner.
OFF SAVE briefly appears when the battery save function is off.
On SAVE briefly appears when the battery save function is on.
A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly
"Line-of-sight." That means you usually cannot hear stations that are
beyond the horizon.
GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
National Weather Frequencies
162.400 162.475 162.525

162.425 162.500 162.550
162.450
Canadian Weather Frequencies
161.650 161.775 163.275
Note:
These frequencies are not pre-programmed in the weather service bank
but can be manually programmed into a channel.
Birdie Frequencies
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals created inside
the scanner's receiver. These operating frequencies might interfere with
broadcasts on the same frequencies. If you program one of these
frequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the interference
is not severe, you might be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the
birdie. This scanner's birdie frequencies (in MHz) are:
41.6000 150.7700 416.0000 447.2000
114.4000 152.6000 423.8500 457.6000
124.8000 152.6500 423.9000 485.5500
135.2000 155.2550 423.9500 485.6000

136.4125 156.0000 424.0000 485.6500
143.5900 157.9500 426.4000 485.7000
145.6000 166.4000 436.8000 499.2000
To find the birdies in your particular scanner, begin by disconnecting the
antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other
nearby radios or TVs are turned on near the scanner. Use the search
function to search every function range from its lowest to the highest
frequency. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it has found a
signal, often without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all
the birdies in your scanner for future reference.
(br/km-04/14/1997)
PRO-67 Scanner
(200-0512) Features Faxback Doc. # 38889
Your Radio Shack PRO-67 200-Channel Portable scanner lets you in on all
the action! This scanner gives you direct access to more than 34,000
frequencies, including those used by government agencies, police and
fire departments, ambulance and transportation services, and amateur
radio. You can select up to 200 channels for your scanner to scan, and
You can change any of those selections at any time. The secret to your
scanner's ability to scan so many frequencies is its custom designed
microprocessor - a tiny, built-in computer.
Your scanner also has these features:

Triple Frequency Conversion - virtually eliminates any
interference from IF
(intermediate frequency) images,
so you hear only the selected
frequency.
Limit or Direct Frequency Search - lets you search within a
specific range of frequencies or
all frequencies, starting
directly from a specified
frequency.
Service Bank Search - lets you search the frequencies
allocated to the air traffic,
fire, marine, or weather
services, so you can listen to
the services you prefer, even if
you do not know the frequencies.
Ten Channel-Storage Banks - let you store 20 channels in
each of 10 banks to group
frequencies so you can easily
identify calls.
Two-Second Scan Delay - lets you delay scanning for
2 seconds before moving to
another channel, so you can hear
more replies.
Memory Backup - keeps the channel frequencies

stored in memory for up to
3 days during a power loss.
Lockout Function - keeps channels you select from
being scanned.
Priority Channel - checks up to 10 of your most
important channels every
2 seconds so you don't miss
transmissions on those channels.
Monitor Memories - let you temporarily store up to
10 frequencies you locate during
a frequency search.
Search Skip - lets you select up to
20 frequencies for the scanner
to skip during a limit, direct,
or service search, to avoid
unwanted frequencies.
Hypersearch - lets you set the scanner to
search at 300 steps/second
(in 5 kHz steps only).
Data Signal Skip - skips non-modulated signals or
data signals during a limit,
direct, or service search, or
channel scan.
Key Conformation Tones - the scanner sounds a tone when

you perform an operation
correctly, and sounds an error
tone if you make an error. You
can also turn off the
confirmation tones.
Display Backlight - makes the scanner easy to read
in low light situations.
Battery Low Alert - warns you when battery power
gets low.
Battery Save - saves battery power while the
scanner is not detecting any
transmission for more than
5 seconds when a channel is
manually selected or the scanner
is in the program mode.
Keylock - prevents you from accidentally
changing the scanner's
programming.
We recommend you record your
scanner's serial number here.
The number is on the back panel.
Serial Number:________________
Your scanner can receive these bands: