PRO-2043 30-Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner
(200-0415) Operation Faxback Doc. # 38419
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH and OFF/VOLUME fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. Set it to the
desired volume level.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
Notes: 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.
If the scanner will not scan, turn SQUELCH further clockwise.
RESETTING THE SCANNER
You might need to reset the scanner in any of the following conditions
Before you use it for the first time (to clear anything that might
already by in memory)
If the scanner's display locks up.
If the scanner does not work properly after you connect power
If the scanner is dropped or subjected to a physical or electrical shock
CAUTION: This procedure clears all the information you have programmed
into the scanner. Use this procedure only when you are sure
your scanner is not working properly.
1. Turn off the scanner.
2. While you press and hold down 2 and 9, turn on the scanner.
MANUALLY STORING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS
If you know a frequency you want to store, you can store it manually into
a channel.
Good references for active frequencies are RadioShack'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" in Faxback Doc. # 17653.
Note: If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, follow
the steps in "Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active
Frequencies" below to search for transmissions.
1. If the scanner is scanning, press MANUAL.
2. Using the number keys, enter the channel number where you want to
store a frequency.
3. Press PROGRAM. B and the bank number, the selected channel number and
CH, PGM, L/O (if the selected channel number is empty) and 000.000 (or
the previously programmed frequency) appear on the display.
4. Using the number keys, enter the frequency you want to store into that
channel, including the decimal point.
Note: Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency up to
the closest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a
frequency of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.475.
5. Press E to store the frequency. If the channel was locked out, the
lockout is removed.
Note: If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 4, the scanner
displays Error. Press CLEAR, then repeat Steps 4 and 5.
6. To program the next channel in sequence, repeat Steps 3-5. To program
another channel (not in sequence), repeat Steps 2-5.
SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
You can search for transmissions using either a band or direct search,
then temporarily store the frequencies into monitor memories.
Band Search
You can select a frequency band and search for transmissions within only
that band.
Note: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using band search.
See "Delay" in Faxback Doc. # 47684.
1. Repeatedly press BAND until you see the frequency band you want to
search.
The scanner displays /\ or \/, the range for each frequency band, and
the number of the current monitor memory blinks on the display. Then
the scanner starts to search the frequencies in the band. When the
scanner finds a transmission, it stops and displays the frequency's
number until the transmission stops, then it starts searching again.
2. To manually search the band, press HOLD after the scanner starts
automatically searching the frequencies. The scanner displays H (hold)
/\ or \/, and a frequency within the band you selected.
Repeatedly press /\ to step from the lower to the upper range, or \/
to step from the upper to the lower range.
Press and hold down /\ or \/ or press HOLD to return to automatic
search.
3. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can do any of the
following:
To save the frequency into the current monitor memory, press MONITOR.
To continue searching, press /\ or \/.
To stop searching and listen to the frequency, press HOLD. H (hold)
appears on the display.
Notes: You can change the direction of either an automatic or manual
search by pressing /\ or \/ once.
If you manually tune to a search skip frequency, the display shows
L/O (see "Skipping Frequencies/Channels" in Faxback Doc. # 47684).
Direct Search
You can enter a frequency, then search for transmissions above or below
that frequency within the frequency bands.
Note: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using direct search.
See "Delay" in Faxback Doc. # 47684.
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency where you want to start the
search. Press (.) to enter the decimal point.
3. Press /\ or \/ to search up or down from the selected frequency. D
(direct) and /\ or \/ appear, and the next available monitor memory
number flashes.
Note: If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 2, the scanner
displays Error. Press CLEAR, then repeat Steps 2 and 3.
4. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can do any of the
following:
To save the frequency into the current monitor memory, press MONITOR.
To continue searching or change the search direction, press /\ or \/.
To stop searching and listen to the frequency, press HOLD. h (hold)
appears on the display.
To manually step through frequencies one at a time after you stop a
search, repeatedly press /\ or \/. To continue searching, either
press HOLD or press and hold down /\ or \/ for about 1 second.
Note: If you manually tune to a search skip frequency, the scanner
displays L/O (see "Skipping Frequencies/Channels" in Faxback Doc.
# 47684).
LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIES
After you store frequencies into the scanner's monitor memories, you can
listen to them by pressing MANUAL, MONITOR, then the number for the
desired monitor memory.
Note: To listen to the monitor memories, the priority channel feature
must be turned off (see "Priority" in Faxback Doc. # 47684).
MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM A MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL
1. If the scanner is scanning, press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number where you want to
store the monitor frequency, then press PROGRAM. PGM appears on the
display.
3. Press MONITOR. The channel number flashes. Then use the number keys
to enter the monitor memory number that has the frequency you want to
store into the channel. The frequency appears.
4. Press E. The scanner stores the frequency in the selected channel
number.
DELETING A FREQUENCY FROM A CHANNEL
1. If the scanner is scanning, press MANUAL.
2. Using the number keys, enter the channel number containing the
frequency you want to delete.
3. Press PROGRAM.
4. Press O, then E. The frequency is deleted from the channel.
To delete a frequency from a monitor memory, store a new frequency in that
monitor memory.
SCANNING CHANNELS
Note: You cannot scan channels until you have stored frequencies in them.
To scan channels stored in the channel-storage banks, press SCAN. The
scanner scans through all non-locked channels in the active banks.
To select one or more channel-storage banks while scanning, select each
bank you want to scan by pressing its number key until the bank's number
appears on the display.
To turn off channel-storage banks, press the number key for the bank(s)
until the bank's number disappears. The scanner does not scan any of the
stored channels within banks you have turned off.
Notes: You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is
turned off.
You cannot turn off all three banks.
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 want to hear
all the details (even though there might be periods of silence) or if you
want to monitor only a specific channel or a locked-out channel.
Follow these steps to manually select a channel.
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to hear, then
press MANUAL again.
Notes: If your scanner is scanning and stops at the channel you want,
simply press MANUAL to manually select the channel.
If you repeatedly press MANUAL, the scanner steps through the
channels.
(LB/eb 5/15/98)
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