PRO-2042 Programmable Scanner
(200-0464) Operation - Part 1 Faxback Doc. # 31531
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. The scanner
turns on and SCAN, a channel number, and a frequency appear on the
display. Then the scanner scans any frequencies already stored in any
active banks.
NOTE: If you have not stored any frequencies or activated any banks
yet, the scanner does not scan.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
NOTE: If the scanner picks up unwanted partial, or very weak
transmissions, 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.
USING THE ROTARY TUNER
When you set the scanner to scan or search, it uses hyperscan to
automatically scan up to 50 channels or search up to 50 steps per second.
The scanner's rotary tuner lets you quickly select channels and frequencies
manually. As you turn TUNING one click, the channel or frequency changes
one step at a time.
NOTE: If you quickly turn TUNING, the rate at which the scanner tunes
through the channels or frequencies becomes faster.
Tuning Channel Numbers
To tune channel numbers, press MANUAL, then turn TUNING clockwise (to tune
to higher channel numbers) or counterclockwise (to tune to lower channel
numbers).
NOTES: If you have not store any frequencies into channels yet, the
scanner displays the empty channels.
You cannot use the rotary tuner to tune to a channel while the
scanner is scanning the priority channel.
Tuning Frequencies
NOTES: You can use the rotary tuner to tune frequencies during a search
(see "Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies").
If you turn TUNING too slowly, the scanner might accidentally
change the search or scan direction.
Follow these steps to use the rotary tuner to tune frequencies.
1. When the scanner stops on a frequency while searching, press TUNE.
The frequency number and TUNE appear.
2. To tune frequencies, turn TUNING clockwise (to tune to higher
frequencies) or counterclockwise (to tune to lower frequencies).
USING MONITOR MEMORIES
Monitor memories are temporary storage areas where you can store up to 100
frequencies while you decide whether or not to save them into channels.
You can manually select monitor memories, but you cannot scan them.
You can store frequencies you find during a limit or direct search, or
while tuning, into monitor memories. Simply press MONITOR when the desired
frequency appears on the display. The channel number to the right or MON
indicates the current monitor memory.
To listen to a monitor memory, press MANUAL, then press MONITOR. The
current monitor memory appears. To select other monitor memories, either:
Turn TUNING one click to select each monitor memory.
Use the number keys to enter the monitor memory's number, then press
MONITOR.
Both MON and the frequency stored in the monitor memory are displayed.
SEARCHING FOR AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
You can store frequencies into channels using any of the following methods:
Manual storage
Auto storage
Limit search (within a range of preprogrammed frequencies or
frequencies you select)
Direct search (within a range of frequencies before or after a
frequency you select)
Moving a frequency from a monitor memory
Good references for active frequencies are Radio Shack's "Police Call
Radio Guide Including Fire and Emergency Services," "Aeronautical Frequency
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 Faxback Doc. # 31530.
If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, follow the
steps in "Automatically Storing Frequencies", "Limit Search", or "Direct
Search" to search for transmissions.
Manually Storing Frequencies
If you know a frequency you want to store, you can store it manually.
1. Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears.
2. To select the channel where you want to store the frequency, use the
number keys to enter the channel number, then press PROGRAM. Or,
turn TUNING until the channel number appears.
3. Using the number keys, enter the frequency you want to store into that
channel.
4. Press ENTER to store the frequency.
NOTES: If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 3, the scanner beeps
and displays the channel number and Error. Simply repeat Steps 3
and 4.
Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the
closest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a
frequency of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.470.
If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another
channel, the scanner beeps three times and displays the lowest
channel number where the frequency is already stored, and dUPL
briefly flashes. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press
ENTER again.
5. Repeat Steps 2-4 to store more frequencies into channels.
Automatically Storing Frequencies
Your scanner can automatically store active frequencies from a particular
frequency range into empty channels in the banks you specify.
NOTES: The scanner automatically prevents storage of duplicate frequencies
during auto store. However, you can manually store a duplicate
frequency.
The scanner does not store locked-out frequencies during auto store
(see "Locking Out Channels and Frequencies" on Faxback Doc. # 31532.
1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears.
2. Press the number key for each bank where you want to store
frequencies.
NOTES: To select bank 10, press 0.
If you select a bank that does not contain any empty channels, a
bar flashes under the bank number, and A-FULL and AUTO appear. To
enter new frequencies into this bank, you must delete one or more
frequencies stored in it, then repeat Step 2. See "Deleting
Frequencies".
If you select a bank that contains at least one empty channel, a
bar flashes under the bank number, and AC-, the number of empty
channels in the bank, Ch, and AUTO appear. If you do not want to
select the bank, press the bank's number again. The bar under the
bank disappears.
If you select more than one bank and want to review the number of
empty channels in each bank, turn TUNING to select the bank you
want to review. As you turn TUNING, a bar flashes under the
selected bank's number.
3. Press LIMIT. Lo appears.
4. Use the number keys to enter the lower limit of the frequency range
you want to search, then press ENTER.
NOTES: If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 4 or 6, the scanner
displays Error. Simply repeat the step.
If you enter a frequency between 823.950 and 823.995 MHz in
this step, the scanner uses 823.950 as the lower limit after
you press ENTER. If you enter a frequency between 868.995 Mhz
in this step, the scanner uses 868.950 as the lower limit after
you press ENTER.
5. Press LIMIT. Hi appears.
6. Use the number keys to enter the upper limit of the frequency range
you want to search, then press ENTER.
NOTE: If you enter a frequency between 849.005 and 849.050 MHz in this
step, the scanner uses 849.050 as the upper limit after you
press ENTER. If you enter a frequency between 894.005 and
894.050 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 894.050 as the upper
limit after you press ENTER.
7. Press /\ to search from the lower to the upper limit, or \/ to search
from the upper to the lower limit. AUTO and the bar under the
currently selected bank number flash on the display.
When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stores the frequency in
the displayed channel, then continues searching for more active
frequencies, storing them in any subsequent empty channels. When the
scanner fills all channels within the selected banks, the scanner
beeps rapidly and displays the number of the last channel where a
frequency was stored.
NOTE: During auto store, you can manually change the band mode or
frequency step. See "Changing/Resetting the Band Mode" or
"Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step", Faxback Doc. # 31532.
8. To pause auto store, press AUTO. The scanner displays the last
channel number where a frequency was stored. To continue auto store,
press /\ or \/.
9. To stop auto store, press MANUAL. MANUAL appears.
NOTES: If no frequencies are stored when you pause auto store by pressing
AUTO, --- appears on the display.
During auto store, the scanner beeps when the search reaches the
upper limit frequency and continues searching at the lower limit
frequency, or vice versa.
If you set the limit range (in Steps 3-6) equal to or narrower than
the frequency step of the band mode, the scanner beeps
continuously.
LIMIT SEARCH
You can search for transmissions within a range of frequencies you select,
called a limit search range. You can either use one of the scanner's 10
preprogrammed limit search ranges, or you can enter your own.
NOTES: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using limit search.
See "Delay" on Faxback Doc. # 31532.
When the scanner searches for frequencies within a limit search
range, you can store frequencies you hear during the search into
monitor memories.
The scanner does not search locked-out frequencies during limit
search unless the locked-out frequency is the upper or lower limit
frequency.
Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range
The scanner contains these preprogrammed limit search ranges, stored in
search banks (1-10).
Search Bank Limit Search Range (MHz)
1 25-1300
2 25-29.995
3 30-67.995
4 68-87.495
5 87.5-107.95
6 108-136.9875
7 137-224.995
8 225-400
9 400.0125-520
10 760-1300
NOTE: You can replace a preprogrammed range (see "Changing a Preprogrammed
Range" , below).
Follow these steps to select preprogrammed limit search ranges and search
them for active frequencies.
1. Press LIMIT. L and the number of the currently selected search banks
appear, and a bar flashes under each of those search bank numbers.
NOTE: If you already entered your own limit search ranges in other
search banks, a bar appears under each of those search bank
numbers.
2. Using the number keys, enter the search bank number for each limit
search range you want to select or remove.
NOTES: You can search more than one limit search range at a time. For
example, if you want to search both the 25-29.995 MHz and 68-87.495
MHz ranges, press 2, then press 4.
To select bank 10, press 0.
3. Press /\ to search from the lower to the upper limit, or \/ to search
from the upper to the lower limit. As the scanner searches, it
displays SEARCH, and the bar under the selected search bank number
flashes.
When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. To
save the frequency into a monitor memory, press MONITOR. MON and the
current monitor channel number appear on the display.
Press /\ or \/ again to continue searching for additional active
frequencies.
NOTES: As the scanner automatically searches, you can also search through
frequencies manually by pressing TUNE, then turning TUNING. Press
TUNE again to continue the limit search.
During limit search, you can manually change the band mode or
frequency step. See "Changing/Resetting the Band Mode" or
"Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step", Faxback Doc. # 31532.
Changing a Preprogrammed Range
You can replace preprogrammed limit search ranges with frequency ranges
you enter. This is useful if there is a range of frequencies you search
often that is not within any of the preprogrammed ranges.
NOTE: You can restore preprogrammed limit search ranges you replaced by
resetting the scanner. See "Restarting/Resetting the Scanner" on
Faxback Doc. # 31533.
1. Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears.
2. Using the number keys, press the number for the preprogrammed limit
search range you want to change.
NOTE: To select bank 10, press 0.
3. Press LIMIT. SEARCH BANK and Lo appear, and a bar flashes under the
selected search bank's number.
NOTE: If you already entered your own limit search ranges in other
search banks, a bar appears under each of those search bank
numbers.
4. Use the number keys to enter the lower limit of the frequency range
you want to search, then press ENTER.
NOTES: If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 4 or 6, the scanner
displays ERROR. Simply repeat the step.
If you enter a frequency between 823.950 and 823.995 MHz in
this step, the scanner uses 823.950 as the lower limit. If you
enter a frequency between 868.995 MHz in this step, the scanner
uses 868.950 as the lower limit.
5. Press LIMIT. SEARCH BANK and Hi appear.
6. Use the number keys to enter the upper limit of the frequency range
you want to search, then press ENTER. The scanner replaces the
preprogrammed limit search range with the range you selected.
NOTES: If you enter a frequency between 849.005 and 849.050 MHz in this
step, the scanner uses 849.050 as the upper limit. If you enter a
frequency between 894.005 and 894.050 MHz in this step, the scanner
uses 894.050 as the upper limit.
To review your limit search ranges, turn TUNING one click for each
search bank. A bar flashes under the selected search bank number,
and either Lo or Hi appears. Press LIMIT to review the high and low
limits of the frequency range for the selected search bank.
If the limit search range is narrower than the frequency step,
-PASS- appears on the display and the scanner does not search. To
correct this, either press STEP to change the frequency step (see
"Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step", Faxback Doc. # 31532) or
enter a wider frequency range in Steps 4 and 6.
(EB 3/25/96)
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