PRO-2045 200-Channel Weather Alert Home Scanner
(200-0418)                 Operation                  Faxback Doc. # 33693

TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH

1.  Rotate VOLUME 1/4 turn clockwise to turn on the scanner.

2.  Rotate SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.

3.  Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing stops.

NOTE:  To hear a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH counterclockwise.
       You might hear hissing, but you will not miss any transmissions.  If
       you turn SQUELCH too far counterclockwise, the scanner does not
       search or scan.

USING THE ROTARY CONTROL

The rotary control has three modes that you select using the FREQ/CHAN-LOCK
button.  To select the control's mode, repeatedly press the FREQ/CHAN-LOCK
until the scanner displays the desired mode.

FREQ - the rotary control steps through frequencies during a search.

CHAN - the rotary control steps through frequencies during a search.

LOCK - the rotary control does not operate.  Use this setting to help
       prevent accidentally changing the channel or frequency.

STORING FREQUENCIES

You can store up to 200 frequencies into your scanner's channels.  Good
frequency references are Radio Shack's "Police Call Guide including Fire
and Emergency Services," "Official Aeronautical Frequency Directory," and
"Maritime Frequency Directory."  These directories are updated every year,
so be sure to get a current copy.

If you do not have a frequency reference for your area, you can use a limit
or direct search to find transmissions.  See "Searching For and Temporarily
Storing Active Frequencies" below or "Guide to the Action Bands" on Faxback
Doc. # 33686.

Follow these steps to manually store frequencies.

1.  Press PROGRAM.  PGM appears on the display.

2.  Enter the number for the channel where you want to store a frequency.

    NOTE:  You can enter the channel number using any of the following
           methods:

               Use the number keys to enter the channel number, then press
               PROGRAM.

               Press PROGRAM to increment the channel number one step at a
               time.

               Press FREQ/CHAN-LOCK until the CHAN indicator appears.
               Turn the rotary tuner to select the desired channel.

3.  Enter a frequency (including the decimal point).

4.  Press E to store the frequency.

    NOTES:  If you made a mistake in Step 3, the scanner displays Error and
            beeps three times. Press CLEAR, then proceed again from Step 3.

            Your scanner rounds frequencies down to the next valid
            frequency.  For example, if you enter 151.473, the scanner
            accepts this as 151.470.

5.  Repeat Steps 2-4 to program more channels.

SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES

You can search for frequencies using a limit or direct search, then
temporarily store frequencies into monitor memories.

Limit Search

A limit search lets you search for active transmissions within a specified
range of frequencies.

NOTE:  You can use the scanner's delay feature during a limit search (see
       "Delay" on Faxback Doc. # 33685).

Follow these steps to search for active frequencies.

1.  Press PROGRAM, the LIMIT.  Lo and a frequency appear on the display.

2.  Using the number keys, enter the lowest frequency (including the
    decimal point) you want to search, then press E.

NOTES:  To use the rotary tuner to enter the frequency, turn it clockwise
        or counterclockwise until the desired frequency appears, then
        press E.

        If you enter an invalid frequency, the scanner displays Error.  To
        correct this, simply repeat the step.

3.  Press LIMIT.  Hi and a frequency appear on the display.

4.  Using the number keys or the rotary tuner, enter the highest frequency
    you want to search, then press E.

5.  Press /\ to search up from the lower to the upper limit, or press \/ to
    search down from the upper to the lower limit.  -L-, SEARCH, and /\ or
    \/ appear and the next available monitor memory flashes on the display.

6.  When the scanner finds a transmission, you can:

        Store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory -
        quickly press MONITOR.

        Lock out the frequency so the scanner does not stop on it again -
        press S/S.  The scanner resumes searching.

        Continue the search without storing it or locking it out - press
        /\ or \/.

        Hold the scanner on the frequency - press LIMIT or turn the rotary
        tuner either way one click.  - H - appears.

NOTES:  You can press /\ or \/ while the scanner displays - H - to step
        through the frequencies toward the upper or lower limits.

        If you tune to a search skip frequency, the scanner displays L/O
        (see "Search Skip" below).

        If you program all frequencies within a limit search range as
        search skip frequencies, the scanner goes to the hold mode.  - H -
        appears on the display.

        During the limit search, you can change the modulation (NFM or AM).
        See "Changing the Modulation Mode" on Faxback Doc. # 33685.

Press LIMIT again or press and hold /\ or \/ for more than 1 second to
resume the limit search.

Direct Search

A direct search lets you specify a starting frequency, then search for
active transmissions above or below the specified frequency.

NOTE:  You can use the delay feature during a direct search (see "Delay",
       on Faxback Doc. # 33685).

1.  Press MANUAL.

2.  Using the number keys, enter the frequency (including the decimal
    point) you want to start the search from; or, enter the channel number
    containing the starting frequency and press MANUAL or PROGRAM to select
    the channel.

3.  Press /\ to search up or \/ to search down starting from the specified
    frequency.  -d-, SEARCH, and /\ or \/ appear, and the next available
    monitor memory flashes.

    NOTE:  If you enter an invalid frequency, Error appears on the display.
           To correct this, repeat Steps 2 and 3.

4.  When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can do one of the
    following:

        Store the frequency into the current monitor memory - quickly press
        MONITOR.

        Lock out the frequency so the scanner does not stop on it again -
        press S/S.  The scanner resumes searching.

        Continue the search - press /\ or \/.

        Hold the scanner on the frequency - press LIMIT or turn the rotary
        tuner either way one click.  -h- appears.

NOTES:  You can press /\ or \/ during the hold to step through the
        frequencies toward the upper lower limits.

        If you tune to a search skip frequency, the scanner displays L/O
        (see "Search Skip" below).

        During the direct search, you can change the modulation mode (NFM
        or AM). See "Changing the Modulation Mode" on Faxback Doc. # 33685.

Press LIMIT again or press and hold /\ or \/ for more than 1 second to
resume the direct search.

Search Skip

You can skip specified frequencies during a limit or direct search.  This
lets you avoid frequencies that have data tones or are already stored in a
channel.  You can program up to 50 frequencies for the scanner to skip.

NOTES:  If you program more than 50 skip frequencies, each new frequency
        replaces one you already stored.

        You can select the skipped frequency when the scanner is in the
        hold mode.  The scanner displays L/O when you select a skipped
        frequency.

To skip a frequency, press S/S when the scanner stops on the frequency
during a limit or direct search.

Follow these steps to see which skip frequencies you have stored.

1.  During a limit or direct search, press REVIEW.  The first skip
    frequency appears on the display.

2.  Use /\, \/, or REVIEW to review the other skip frequencies.

To remove a skip frequency, selecte the skip frequency you want to clear
by using /\, \/, or REVIEW, then press S/S.

To clear all the skip frequencies, press and hold S/S until the scanner
beeps twice.

AUTOMATICALLY STORING FREQUENCIES

You can have your scanner automatically store active frequencies into empty
channels within the banks you specify.

1.  Press PROGRAM then LIMIT.  Lo and the lower limit frequency appears.

2.  Enter the lower limit using the number keys or use the rotary tuner to
    enter the lower limit of the frequency range you want to search, then
    press E.

    NOTE:  If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 2 or 4, the scanner
           displays Error.  Simply repeat the step.

3.  Press LIMIT.  Hi appears.

4.  Enter the upper limit using the number keys or use the rotary tuner to
    enter the upper limit of the frequency range you want to search, then
    press E;.

5.  Press AUTO.  AUTO appears and the numbers 1-10 flash on the display.

6.  Using the number keys, enter the numbers of the banks where you want to
    store frequencies.  The selected banks' indicators appear steadily in
    the display.  All other banks' indicators flash.

    NOTES:  To select bank 10, press 0.

            If you select a bank that does not contain an empty channel the
            scanner beeps and FULL appears.

            To deselect the bank, press the bank number again.

7.  Press /\ to search from the lower to the upper limit, or \/ to search
    from the upper to lower limit.  The current bank's indicator starts
    blinking.  The current channel also appears.

    When the scanner finds a transmission, it checks to see if the
    frequency is stored in any other channel.  If not, the scanner stores
    the frequency, then continues searching for more transmissions.

8.  To stop storing frequencies, press MANUAL.

When all channels fill, the scanner beeps twice and End appears.  Press
MANUAL to display the channel where the last frequency was stored.

LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIES

Once you store frequencies into monitor memories using a direct or limit
search or weather scan, you can listen to a monitor memory by pressing
MANUAL, MONITOR, and then the number for the monitor memory you want to
listen to.

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

1.  Press PROGRAM.

2.  Enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency, then
    press PROGRAM.  PGM appears on the display.

3.  Press MONITOR.  Use the number keys or turn the rotary tuner to select
    the monitor memory's number.  The channel number flashes and the
    frequency appears.

4.  Press E. The scanner stores the frequency into the selected channel.

SCANNING CHANNELS

To begin scanning channels, press SCAN.  The scanner scans through all
non-locked channels in the activated banks.  (See "Turning Channel-Storage
Banks ON and OFF" below and "Locking Out Channels" below).

NOTE:  If the scanner does not scan, be sure you have set SQUELCH correctly

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 corresponding to the bank you want to
turn on or off.  If the memory bank number at the top of the display is on,
the bank is turned on and the scanner scans all channels within that bank
that are not locked out.  If the number is off, the scanner does not scan
any of the channels within that bank.

NOTES:  You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is
        turned off.

        There must be at least one active bank.  You cannot turn off all
        banks.

Locking Out Channels

You can increase the effective scanning speed by locking out channels that
have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel.

NOTE:  You can manually select the channels you have locked out.

To lock out a channel, manually select the channel, then press LOCKOUT so
L/O appears on the display.

To review the locked-out channels, manually select the first channel you
want to review.  Then repeatedly press REVIEW to see the locked-out
channels in sequence.

NOTE:  If you press REVIEW when there is no locked-out channel, the scanner
       sounds an error tone.

To remove the lock-out from a channel, manually select the channel, then
press LOCKOUT so L/O disappears from the display.

Follow these steps to unlock all channels in the selected bands.

1.  Select the banks while the scanner is scanning.

2.  Press MANUAL to stop scanning.

3.  Press and hold LOCKOUT until the scanner beeps twice.

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 a specific channel.

If your scanner is scanning and stops at the desired channel press MANUAL
one time.  Pressing MANUAL additional times causes your scanner to step
through the channels.

To manually select a channel, press MANUAL or turn the rotary tuner either
way one click.  Then enter the channel number using either of the following
methods:

    Enter the channel number, then press MANUAL again.

    Press FREQ/CHAN-LOCK until the scanner displays CHAN, then turn the
    rotary tuner until the desired channel number appears.

SCANNING THE WEATHER BAND

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated 11 channels for
use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Your scanner is preprogrammed with the following seven frequencies
available to NOAA.

    162.400 MHz                   162.450 MHz

    162.500 MHz                   162.475 MHz

    162.425 MHz                   162.550 MHz

    162.525 MHz

To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, simply
press WX.  WX appears on the display.

Your scanner scans the weather band and stops on an active broadcast.  If
a broadcast is weak, press WX again to continue to scan through the weather
band.  To store the current weather channel in a monitor memory, press
MONITOR.

Weather Alert

Your scanner's weather alert feature can warn you when your local NOAA
weather station broadcasts a severe weather emergency signal. (See "Testing
Alert Operation" on Faxback Doc. # 33682.)

1.  Press WS to find the clearest local weather broadcasting station.

2.  Press ALERT.  ALERT appears.

When NOAA broadcasts a severe weather emergency signal, the scanner sounds
a loud alarm (regardless of the volume control setting).  The alarm
continues until the emergency signal stops transmitting.

To manually turn off the siren and exit the weather alert mode, press ALERT
or WX.

Using the Weather Alert Standby Mode

When you set the scanner to the weather alert standby mode, the scanner's
display and speaker turn off until the scanner receives the severe weather
emergency signal. When the scanner receives the signal, it sounds a loud
alarm.  To set the scanner to the weather alert standby mode, follow these
steps.

1.  Press WX.

2.  When the scanner stops on a weather channel, press ALERT for 2 seconds.
    The scanner displays on ALErt for 10 seconds, then the display turns
    off and your scanner is in the weather alert standby mode.

To exit the weather alert standby mode, press ALERT or WX.

(BR/EB 6/20/96)

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