PRO-2024 Programmable Scanner 200-0129 Operation

PRO-2024 Programmable Scanner
(200-0129)                 Operation                  Faxback Doc. # 31323

PROGRAMMING THE SCANNER

A good reference for active frequencies is Radio Shack's Police Call
Directory Including Fire and Emergency Services.  We update this directory
yearly, so be sure to get a current copy.  Also, refer to "Reception Notes"
and "Searching for Active Frequencies" in this manual.

1.  Turn VOLUME control clockwise to turn on the scanner.

2.  Press [PROGRAM].  Enter the channel number that you want to program,
    and then press [PROGRAM] again.  PGM appears on the display and shows
    that your scanner is in the programming mode.

3.  Enter a frequency.

4.  Press [ENTER] to store the frequency.  If you make a mistake in Step 3,
    ERROR appears on the display.  Press [CLEAR] and proceed again from
    Step 3.

5.  To set your scanner to pause after each transmission before scanning to
    the next channel, press [DELAY] until DLY appears on the display.  See
    "Using the Delay Feature."

6.  To program more channels, repeat Steps 2-4.  If you want to program the
    next channel in sequence, simply press [PROGRAM] and repeat Steps 3-4.

SEARCHING FOR ACTIVE FREQUENCIES

If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, use these
procedures to search for a transmission.  See also "A Guide to the
Action Bands".

NOTE:  Press [DELAY] to make the scanner pause 2 seconds after a
       transmission ends before proceeding to the next frequency.

LIMIT SEARCH

Limit search lets you search within a range of frequencies you
select.  -L- appears on the display during a limit search.

1.  Press [PROGRAM], then [LIMIT].

2.  Enter the lower limit of the frequency range.

3.  Press [ENTER], then [LIMIT].

4.  Enter the upper limit of the frequency range.

5.  Press [ENTER].

6.  Press [UP-ARROW] to search up from the lower limit.  Or, press
    [DOWN-ARROW] to search down from the upper limit.

7.  When the scanner stops on a transmission, press [MONITOR] to store the
    frequency in the current monitor memory, or press [UP-ARROW] or
    [DOWN-ARROW] to continue the search.

NOTES:  Press [SPEED] to speed up or slow down the search.

        Press [DELAY] until DLY appears, to make the scanner pause 2
        seconds after a transmission before proceeding to the next
        frequency.  See "Using the Delay Feature".

        You can store six different frequencies in monitor memory, if you
        attempt to store more than six, the new frequency replaces one of
        the old frequencies.

DIRECT FREQUENCY SEARCH

When you are listening to a channel, you can search up or down from the
current displayed frequency.  -d- appears on the display during a direct
search.

1.  Press [MANUAL] and the channel number to select a channel in which
    you have programmed a frequency.  Then press [MANUAL] or [PROGRAM] to
    enter the channel number.

2.  Press [UP-ARROW] to search up from the channel's frequency or press
    [DOWN-ARROW] to search down.

3.  When the scanner stops on a transmission, press [MONITOR] to store
    that frequency in the current monitor memory.  The monitor memory
    number stops flashing.

4.  To continue the search, press [UP-ARROW] or [DOWN-ARROW].

MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM A MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL

Follow these steps to move a frequency from a monitor memory to a channel.

1.  Press [MANUAL].  Enter the channel number you want to store the
    monitor frequency in; then press [PROGRAM].

2.  Repeatedly press [MONITOR] until the desired frequency appears.

3.  Press [ENTER].  The scanner stores the monitor frequency in the
    channel.

If you want to return to a limit search after this procedure, press 
[LIMIT] and either [UP-ARROW] or [DOWN-ARROW] to continue.

SETTING THE VOLUME AND SQUELCH

Use the SQUELCH control to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to weak
signals and enable the scanner to receive only the strongest transmissions.

1.  Turn the SQUELCH and VOLUME controls fully counterclockwise.

2.  Turn the VOLUME control clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.

3.  Slowly turn the SQUELCH control clockwise until the hissing stops.

SCANNING THE CHANNELS

To begin scanning the channels, press [SCAN].  Your scanner scans through
all the channels (except the ones you have locked out) that are contained
in the activated banks.  Be sure to read the following sections to get the
full benefit from the special features of your scanner.

SETTING THE SCANNING SPEED

Your scanner has two different scanning speeds - 8 channels per second and
16 channels per second.  To switch between the two scanning speeds, press
[SPEED] during scanning.

USING THE DELAY FEATURE

Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause of
several seconds between a query and a reply.  To program a delay into
that channel to keep from missing a reply, select the channel and press
[DELAY] so DELAY appears on the display.

When your scanner pauses at an active channel which has been programmed
with a delay, while scanning, it waits for 2 seconds after the completion
of each transmission on that channel before it resumes scanning.

LOCKING OUT CHANNELS

You can increase the effective scanning speed by locking out specfic
channels that you have not yet programmed.  Manually select the empty
channel and press [LOCK OUT] so that L/OUT apperas on the display.  This is
also handy for locking out channels you have programmed that  have a
continuous transmission.  You can still manually select locked-out
channels.

To unlock a channel, manually select the channel and press [LOCK OUT] so
that L/OUT disappears from the display.

NOTE:  There must be at least one active channel in each bank.  You
       cannot lock out all channels.

TURNING BANKS ON AND OFF

To turn banks on and off, you must be in the scan mode.

Press [SCAN].  The bank number appears on the display and your scanner
begins to scan.

To turn off a bank, press the number key that corresponds to that bank.
The bank number disappears.

The scanner does not scan any of the channels within that bank, but you can
still manually select any channel in that bank.

NOTE:  You can turn all but one bank off.

To turn on a bank, press the number key that corresponds to that bank.  The
bank number appears on the display.

The scanner scans all the channels within that bank (except the ones that
you have locked out).

PRIORITY

Channel 1 is designated as your scanner's priority channel.  You can scan
through the programmed channels, and still not miss an important or
interesting call on a specific channel.

To turn on the priority feature, press [PRIORITY] during scanning.  PRI
appears on the display.  The scanner now checks the priority channel every
two seconds, and stays on the channel if there is any activity.  P appears
in the upper left corner of the display whenever the scanner is set to the
priority channel.

To turn off the priority feature, press [PRIORITY] until PRI disappears
from the display.

MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL

You can continuously monitor a specific 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 only a locked-out channel.

Follow these steps to manually select a channel.

1.  Press MANUAL.

2.  Enter the channel number.

3.  Press MANUAL again.

Or, if the scanner is scanning and stops at the desired channel, press
MANUAL one time.  (Pressing MANUAL additional times causes the scanner
to step through the channels.)


(03-13-96)