PRO-62 Programmable Scanner
(200-0560) Operation Faxback Doc. # 33751
SETTING THE VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to about half way. The scanner turns on.
3. Turn SQUELCH counterclockwise until you hear a hissing noise.
4. Adjust VOLUME OFF/MAX to a comfortable level.
5. Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing noise stops.
SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
You can set your scanner to search for:
Transmissions within a limited range of specified frequencies (limit
search).
Transmissions starting from a designated frequency (direct search).
The scanner has temporary memory locations, called monitor memories, where
you can quickly store up to 10 frequencies.
Limit Search
During a limit search, the scanner searches upward starting from a
selected lower frequency limit, or downward starting from a selected upper
frequency limit.
Follow these steps to specify the lower and upper search limits.
1. Press PGM, then LIMIT. Lo appears on the display.
2. Enter the lowest frequency in the desired frequency searching range,
then press ENTER. The entered frequency is stored.
3. Press LIMIT. Hi appears on the display.
4. Enter the highest frequency in the desired frequency searching range,
then press ENTER. The entered frequency is stored.
5. Press up to search up starting from the lowest entered frequency, or
press down to search down starting from the highest entered frequency.
-L- and SRCH appear on the display and an indicator flashes under the
next available monitor memory.
Note: When the scanner reaches the highest selected frequency while
searching upward (or the lowest selected frequency while
searching downward), it automatically returns to the selected
starting frequency and continues searching.
6. When the scanner stops on an active frequency, you can:
Press MON to store it in the monitor memory with the flashing indicator.
Press up or down to continue the search.
Direct Search
During a direct search, the scanner searches upward or downward, starting
from a specified frequency.
1. To start from a specified frequency, press MANUAL or PGM then enter the
desired frequency.
To start from a stored channel, press MANUAL or PGM, enter the desired
channel number, then press MANUAL or PGM again.
2. Press up to search up, or press up to search down. -d- and SRCH appear
on the display and an indicator flashes under the next available
monitor memory.
Note: When the scanner reaches the highest selected frequency while
searching upward (or the lowest selected frequency while
searching downward), it automatically skips to the beginning of
the next available band and continues searching.
3. When the scanner stops on an active frequency, either:
Press MON to store it in the monitor memory with the flashing indicator.
Press up or down to continue the search.
SELECTING A MONITOR MEMORY
To listen to a monitor memory, press MANUAL, MON, and then the number key
of the monitor memory you want to listen to.
Note: You cannot scan monitor memories.
MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM A MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL
Since there are only 10 monitor memories available and you cannot scan them,
the scanner provides permanent memory locations, called channels, where
you can store up to 200 scannable frequencies.
1. Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where you want to store the
frequency, then press PGM.
2. Press MON, then enter the number of the monitor memory that has the
frequency you want to store into the channel you specified in Step 1.
3. Press ENTER. The scanner stores the frequency into the selected
channel.
Storing Selected Frequencies into Channels
Your scanner has 10 channel storage banks each with 20 storage areas called
channels, where you can store a total of 200 frequencies.
Good references for active frequencies are Radio Shack's "Police Call Radio
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. See also "Guide
to the Scanning," Faxback Doc. # 17653.
1. Press MANUAL to enter the manual operation mode (see "Manually Selecting
a Channel!"). MAN appears on the display.
2. Enter a channel number, then press PGM to enter the programming mode.
The selected channel number and PGM appear on the display.
3. To enter a frequency, enter the first digits (up to 3), press period
[.], enter the last digits (up to 4), then press ENTER.
KEY ENTRY DISPLAY
MANUAL NN CH 000.0000MAN
8 NN CH 8
PGM 8 CH 000.0000
166 8 CH 166
. 8 CH 166.
000 8 CH 166.000
ENTER 8 CH 166.0000 FM
NOTES: The scanner continuously monitors the most recently stored channel.
Error appears on the display when you enter a frequency not within the
scanner's bands (see "Specifications," Faxback Doc. # 31830). To erase an
error, press CLEAR then repeat Steps 2 and 3.
4. To program additional channels, repeat Steps 2 and 3.
Scanning the Stored Channels
To begin scanning the stored channels, press SCAN. The scanner scans
through all the non-locked channels in the selected banks.
Note: If the scanner continues to stay tuned to a frequency even after
it stops transmitting, turn SQUELCH clockwise slightly until the
scanner starts scanning again.
Turning Channel Storage Banks On and Off
You can turn each channel-storage bank on and off. While scanning, press
the number key for the bank you want to turn on or off. The bank indicator
turns on or off.
If the bank indicator is on, the scanner scans all channels within that
bank that are not individually locked out. If the indicator is off, the
scanner does not scan any of the 20 within that bank.
Note: You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is
turned off. You cannot turn off all banks. At least one bank
must always be active.
MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. This is
useful if you want to hear a 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 locked-out channel.
To manually select a stored channel:
If the scanner is scanning, press MANUAL so the scanning stops. Then
enter the desired channel number and press MANUAL. The scanner
continuously monitors the selected channel.
If the scanner is scanning and stops at a channel you want to continue
listening to, quickly press MANUAL one time.
Notes: Pressing MANUAL additional times makes the scanner step through
the channels.
If the scanner is not scanning, enter the desired channel number and press
MANUAL.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Using Priority
Using the priority feature, you can scan through the programmed channels
and still not miss an important or interesting call on a specific channel.
You can designate any channel as the priority channel, but you can program
only one priority channel at a time.
To program a stored channel as the priority channel, press PGM, enter
the desired channel number, then press PRI.
To turn on the priority feature, press PRI during scanning. PRI appears
on the display. The scanner checks the priority channel every 2 seconds
and stays on the channel if there is activity. P appears to the left
of the display whenever the scanner is set to the priority channel.
Using Delay
Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause between
a query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-second
delay into an active channel. When your scanner stops on an active channel
with a programmed delay, it continues to monitor the channel for two seconds
after it becomes inactive before it resumes scanning or searching.
To program a 2-second delay into a specific channel, manually select
the desired channel and press DELAY. DLY appears on the display.
To program a 2-second delay when the scanner stops on an active channel
during channel scanning or frequency search, quickly press DELAY while
the channel is still scanning. DLY appears on the display.
To turn off the programmed delay on any active channel, press DELAY
while the channel is still active. DLY disappears from the display.
Locking Out a Channel
You can scan channels faster by locking out specific channels you do not
want to monitor, such as a continuously active weather channel.
1. Press MANUAL. MAN appears on the display.
2. Enter the desired channel number.
3. Press MANUAL again.
4. Press L/OUT so L/O appears on the display.
When it scans, the scanner skips the selected channel.
Notes:
There must be at least one active channel. You cannot lock out all
channels.
You can still manually select locked-out channels.
To unlock a channel, manually select the channel and press L/OUT so L/O
disappears from the display.
Changing the AM/FM Receive Mode
The scanner is preset to the most common AM/FM receive mode for each
frequency range. The preset modes are:
Frequency Band (MHz) Receive Mode
30.000-54.000 FM
118.000-136.975 AM
137.000-174.000 FM
380.000-512.000 FM
806.000-960.000 FM
The preset mode is correct in most cases. However, some ham radio and
military aircraft broadcasts do not operate in the preset mode. If you try
to listen to a broadcast when the scanner is not set to the correct receive
mode, the broadcast might sound weak or distorted.
To change the mode, press AM/FM. AM or FM blinks on the display to indicate
that the displayed receive mode has been changed from the preset mode.
Note: If you change any frequency band's receive mode during a limit or
direct search, the scanner no longer uses any of the preset receive
modes. Instead, the scanner searches for frequencies in all the
bands in the selected mode.
To return to the default settings, press and hold down CLEAR, then press
AM/FM.
Using the Keylock
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program
changes by sliding KEYLOCK in the direction of the arrow.
In this position, the only controls that operate are SCAN, MANUAL, LIGHT,
VOLUME, and SQUELCH. When you want to change the scanner's programming,
simply slide KEYLOCK in the opposite direction of the arrow.
Using the Light
To help you see the display better in a dark area, turn on the display
light by pressing and holding LIGHT.
Battery-Saving Circuit
If the scanner does not detect a signal within 5 seconds any time after you
manually select a channel, the scanner enters the battery-saving standby
mode. In the standby mode, the scanner rests for 1 second then checks for
a signal for 1/2 second, using only 40 percent of the normal power
consumption. The scanner continues this until you press any button or it
receives a signal.
(km-06/13/1997)
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