PRO-2041 Scanner
(200-0463) Operation Faxback Doc. # 38898
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
NOTE: Make sure the scanner's antenna is connected before you turn
it on.
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn OFF/VOLUME clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing
sound.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
If the scanner automatically starts scanning channels, press MANUAL
to stop scanning.
NOTE: If you have not stored frequencies into any channels (see
"Storing Active Frequencies"), the scanner does not scan.
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. (Also see
"Special Features," Faxback Doc. # 38899 for more information
about adjusting the scanner's sensitivity).
If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the
scanner does not scan properly.
STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
You can store frequencies into channels using any of these methods:
Manual storage
Auto storage
Band, limit, or direct search
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 "General Guide to Scanning," Faxback Doc. # 38900.
If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, follow the
steps in "Automatically Storing Frequencies," "Band Search," "Limit Search,"
or "Direct Search from the Displayed Frequency" 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. Use the number keys to enter the channel number where you want to
store the frequency, then press PROGRAM again.
3. Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to store into
that channel (including the decimal point).
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 151.4730, your scanner accepts it as 151.4700.
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 lowest channel number where the
frequency is already stored, and -DUPL- then the frequency
flashes at the channel where you tried to store it. If you
want to store the frequency anyway, press ENTER again.
If you find that you entered a wrong frequency after you press
ENTER, you can change it to the correct frequency by following
these steps.
a. Press ENTER. One of the frequency's digits flashes.
b. Repeatedly press UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW until the digit
you want to change flashes.
C. Use the number keys to enter the correct digit.
d. Press ENTER.
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 channel-storage banks you
specify.
NOTES: The scanner does not store duplicate frequencies during auto
store.
The scanner does not store locked-out frequencies during auto
store (see "Special Features," Faxback Doc. # 38899).
1. Press AUTO BANK and all channel-storage bank numbers appear, and the
bar under the currently selected bank number flashes. AUTO and
AC-XXCH also appear, where XX is the number of empty channels in the
active bank.
To view the number of empty channels in other banks, repeatedly press
AUTO.
2. Press the number key for each bank where you do not want to store
frequencies. The bar under each bank number you select disappears.
NOTES: To turn off bank 10, press 0.
To turn a bank back on, press its number key again. The bar
under the bank number appears.
If you select a bank that does not contain any empty channels,
A-FULL appears instead of AC-XXCH. To enter new frequencies
into this bank, you must delete one or more frequencies
stored in it. See "Deleting Frequencies".
3. Press LIMIT. L and the lower limit frequency (29.0000) appear.
29.0000 is the default.
4. Use the number keys to enter the lower limit of the frequency range
where you want to find frequencies to store, then press ENTER.
5. Press LIMIT. H and the upper limit frequency (960.0000) appears.
960.0000 is the default.
6. Use the number keys to enter the upper limit of the frequency range
where you want to find frequencies to store, then press ENTER.
NOTE: If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 4 or 6, the scanner
displays Error. Simply repeat the step.
7. Press UP ARROW to go from the lower to the upper limit, or DOWN ARROW
to go from the upper to the lower limit. AUTO and the bar under the
currently selected bank number flash.
When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stores the frequency in
the channel number displayed to the left of CH, then continues
searching for more active frequencies and storing them in any sub-
sequent empty channels. When the scanner fills all channels within
the selected banks, it beeps rapidly and displays the last frequency
stored and the number of the channel where it was stored.
NOTES: During auto store, you can manually change the receiver mode.
To pause auto store, press AUTO. The scanner displays the
last channel number where a frequency was stored, or - - - - -
if no frequencies are stored. To continue auto store, press
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.
During auto store, the scanner beeps when it reaches the upper
limit frequency, then continues searching from the lower
limit frequency, or vice versa.
8. To stop auto store, press MANUAL. MANUAL appears.
Band Search
If you do not know of a frequency to store, you can search your scanner's
preprogrammed search bands for active frequencies, then store any that
you find into your scanner's channels or monitor memories.
NOTES: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using band search.
During band search, you can manually change the receive mode.
Follow these steps to search for and store active frequencies using band
search.
1. Press BAND. The last selected band number (b followed by a number,
such as b02), SEARCH, and the frequency search range appear.
2. To select a different band, enter the band's number (01-17), or
repeatedly press BAND until the desired band number appears.
3. To step through the band upward or downward in small increments (in
steps of 5, 12.5, or 25 kHz depending on the band), repeatedly press
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.
Or, hold down UP ARROW for about 1 second to search up from the
bottom of the band, or DOWN ARROW for about 1 second to search
from the top of the band. UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW appears.
When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and
displays the frequency's number.
NOTES: To reverse the rapid search direction at any time, hold down
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW for about 1 second.
To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available channel,
press ENTER. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the
scanner stores the displayed frequency. Then the scanner
continues to search for frequencies.
If there is no empty channel, CH-FULL appears. To store more
frequencies, you must clear some channels. To continue searching
after CH-FULL appears, press CLEAR then UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.
To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available monitor
memory, press MONITOR. The frequency flashes twice, and MON,
the monitor memory number, and CH flash. To search for another
active frequency in the selected band, hold down UP ARROW or
DOWN ARROW for about 1 second.
If you try to store a frequency in a monitor memory that is
already stored in a channel, -dUPL- flashes then the channel
number and CH, MON, and the frequency flash. If you want to store
the frequency anyway, press MONITOR.
4. To select a different band and search for another active frequency,
repeat Steps 2-3.
Limit Search
You can search for transmissions within a range of frequencies you select,
or you can use one of the scanner's 10 preprogrammed limit search ranges.
NOTES: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using limit search.
During a limit search, you can manually change the receive mode.
The scanner contains there preprogrammed limit search ranges, stored in
search banks, 1-10.
Search Limit Search Range (MHz) Description
Bank
1 29.0000-54.0000 10-Meter Amateur Radio,
VHF Lo, 6-Meter Amateur
Radio
2 108.0000-136.9750 Aircraft
3 137.0000-174.0000 Government, 2-Meter
Amateur Radio, VHF Hi
4 380.0000-512.0000 Military Aircraft, UHF
Lo, 70-Centimeter
Amateur Radio, UHF "T"
Band, Government
5 806.0000-815.2875 UHF Public Service
6 815.3000-820.7375 UHF Public Service
7 820.7500-824.0000 UHF Public Service
8 849.0000-869.0000 UHF Hi
9 894.0000-960.0000 UHF-Hi, 33-Centimeter
Amateur Radio
10 29.0000-960.0000 All Frequencies
Follow these steps to select the preprogrammed limit search ranges and
search them for active frequencies.
1. Press LIMIT. L and the last selected search bank number appear, and
the bar under the selected bank number flashes.
2. Using the number keys, enter the search bank number for each limit
search range you want to remove or select. When a bank is selected,
a bar appears under it.
NOTE: To select bank 10, press 0.
3. To step through the selected band upward or downward in small
increments (in steps of 5, 12.5 or 25 kHz depending on the band),
press and release UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.
On hold down UP ARROW for about 1 second to search from the lower to
the upper limit, or DOWN ARROW to search from the upper to the lower
limit. As the scanner searches, it displays SEARCH, and the bar under
the current search bank number flashes.
When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.
NOTES: To reverse the rapid search direction at any time, hold down
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW for about 1 second.
To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available
channel, simply press ENTER. The scanner stores the frequency
and continues to search.
If there is no empty channel, CH-FULL appears. To store more
frequencies, you must clear some channels.
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- then the frequency flashes at the channel where you
tried to store it. If you want to store the frequency anyway,
press ENTER again.
To store the current frequency in a monitor memory, simply press MONITOR.
To search for another active frequency, hold down UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
for about 1 second.
Changing a Preprogrammed Range
You can replace any of the preprogrammed limit search ranges with your
own frequency ranges. This is useful if there is a range of frequencies
you search often that is not within any of the preprogrammed ranges.
NOTES: You cannot set a frequency limit outside the scanner's range
of 29.0000 MHz to 960.0000 MHz.
You can restore the preprogrammed limit search limit search
ranges you replaced by initializing the scanner.
1. Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears.
2. Using the number keys, select the number for the search bank where
you want to store a new limit search range.
NOTE: To select bank 10, press 10.
3. Press LIMIT. SEARCH BANK, the selected bank number, and L appear,
and a bar flashes under the selected search bank's number.
4. Use the number keys to enter the lower limit of the frequency range
you want to search, then press ENTER.
5. Press LIMIT. L changes to H.
6. Use the number keys to enter the higher limit of the frequency range
you want to search, then press ENTER.
NOTE: If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 4 or 6, the scanner
displays Error. Simply enter another frequency.
7. To store more limit search ranges, repeat Steps 2-6.
8. Follow Steps 1-3 in "Limit Search" to search the range(s)
you just set.
Direct Search from the Displayed Frequency
You can search up or down from the currently displayed frequency and store
frequencies into channels or monitor memories.
NOTES: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using direct search.
Direct direct search, you can manually change the receive mode.
1. When you see the frequency where you want to start the search, press
DIRECT/..SEARCH, -d-, and the starting frequency appear.
2. To step through the selected band upward or downward in small
increments (in steps of 5, 12.5 or 25 kHz depending on the band),
press and release UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.
Or, hold down UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW for about 1 second to search
up or down from the selected frequency.
When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.
NOTE: To reverse the search direction at any time, hold down UP ARROW
or DOWN ARROW for about 1 second.
To store the current frequency in the lowest available channel,
simply the frequency, then continues to search.
NOTES: If the displayed frequency 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- then the
frequency flashes. If you want to store the frequency anyway,
press ENTER again.
If there is no empty channel, CH-FULL appears. To store more
frequencies, you must clear some channels.
To store a displayed frequency in a monitor memory, simply press
MONITOR. To search for another active frequency, hold down UP
ARROW or DOWN ARROW for about 1 second.
Direct Search from a Frequency You Select
You can search all frequencies within a range of 1 to 10 MHz, starting
from a frequency you select.
1. Press MANUAL or PROGRAM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to start the
search from. Or, use the number keys to enter the channel number
containing the starting frequency, then press MANUAL or PROGRAM again.
3. Press DIRECT/.. SEARCH, -d-, and the starting frequency appear.
4. Using the number keys, enter the frequency range you want to search.
For example, if you want to search a 2 MHz range of frequencies
starting from the selected frequency, press 2.
NOTE: To select 10 MHz, press 0.
5. Follow Step 2 in "Direct Search from the Displayed Frequency" to search
the range and store any frequencies you find.
NOTE: Page 4 has a list of all frequency in Step 2 that is at the
edge of a range of frequencies that the scanner cannot tune,
and try to search in that range, the scanner beeps and does not
search.
If you set a search range that crosses over into a range of
frequencies that the scanner cannot tune, the scanner searches
only up to the limit of tunable frequencies and returns to
the starting frequency.
SCANNING THE CHANNELS
To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again after monitoring
a specific channel, press SCAN.
The scanner scans through all channels (except those you have locked
out) in the active banks).
NOTES: You must store frequencies into channels before the scanner can
scan them.
The scanner does not scan empty channels.
To change the scanning direction, press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.
TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS OFF AND ON
To turn off banks while scanning, press the bank's number key until the
bar under the bank's number disappears. The scanner does not scan any
of the channels within the banks you have turned off.
NOTES: You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one
active bank.
You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is
turned off.
To turn on banks while scanning, press the bank's number key until a bar
under the bank's number disappears. The scanner does not scan any of the
channels within the banks you have turned off.
NOTES: You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active
bank.
You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is
turned off.
To turn on banks while scanning, press the bank's number key until a bar
appears under the bank's number.
MOVING FREQUENCIES
Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel
1. Press PROGRAM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number where you want to
store the monitor frequency, then press PROGRAM again.
3. Press MONITOR and enter the desired monitor memory's number (1-40),
then press MONITOR again. The selected monitor memory's frequency
appears.
4. Press ENTER. The scanner stores the frequency in the selected
channel.
5. To move another monitor memory frequency to the next channel, press
PROGRAM and repeat Steps 3 and 4.
Moving Frequencies from Monitor Memories to a Bank
Your scanner can move all the frequencies you have stored in monitor
memories into a bank you specify.
NOTES: If there are more frequencies in the monitor memories than there
are empty channels in the bank you select, the scanner moves only
as many frequencies from the monitor memories as it has room
for in the bank.
The scanner moves monitor memory frequencies into channels even
if the same frequencies are already stored in other channels.
1. Press AUTO. The bar under the current bank number flashes, and AUTO
and AC-XXCH appear (where XX is the number of available channels in
the current bank). If the current bank id full, A-FULL appears.
2. Repeatedly press AUTO to select the channel-storage bank where you
want to store monitor memory frequencies.
3. Hold down ENTER, then press MONITOR. The scanner moves all
frequencies stored in monitor memories into the bank.
Moving Frequencies from Bank to Monitor Memories
You can move all stored frequencies within a bank to monitor memories.
This lets you quickly clear channels within a bank without losing the
frequencies.
IMPORTANT: If you move frequencies from a bank to monitor memories, all
frequencies already in the monitor memories are replaced with
those frequencies and any empty channels from the bank.
1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears.
2. Repeatedly press AUTO to select the channel-storage bank that has
the frequencies you want to move.
3. Hold down ENTER, then press DIRECT/.. The scanner automatically
moves all frequencies in channel within the bank to monitor memories.
DELETING FREQUENCIES
Deleting a Frequency from a Channel or Monitor Memory
1. Press PROGRAM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel or monitor number containing
the frequency you want to delete.
3. If you are deleting the frequency from a channel, press PROGRAM. If
you are deleting the frequency in a monitor memory, press MONITOR.
4. Press 0, then press ENTER. The frequency is deleted.
5. To delete more frequencies, repeat Steps 2-4.
Deleting Frequencies from All Channels Within a Bank
You can delete the frequencies in all channels within a bank. This lets
you quickly delete all frequencies from a bank if, for example, you want
to use the bank to store a different set of frequencies.
1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears.
2. Repeatedly press AUTO to select the channel-storage bank that has the
frequencies you want to delete.
3. Hold down ENTER, then press CLEAR.
Deleting Frequencies from All Locked-Out Channels Within a Bank
You can delete the frequencies in all locked-out channels within a
bank. This lets you delete all the old or uninteresting frequencies in
channels you have locked out.
1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears.
2. Repeatedly press AUTO is select the channel-storage bank that has the
locked-out frequencies you want to delete.
3. Hold down ENTER, then press L/OUT.
SORTING FREQUENCIES WITHIN A BANK
You can sort the frequencies you have stored within a bank. The scanner
moves the frequencies into consecutive channels, either from the lowest
to the highest frequency, or the highest to the lowest frequency. This
makes it easy for you to see the range of frequencies you found
(during auto store for example).
NOTES: During frequency sort, the scanner moves the frequencies it finds
within the bank from higher channels to lower, empty channels.
If you turn the scanner off during frequency sort, the scanner
stays on until it saves the portion of the sort it completed.
Then it turns off.
1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears.
2. Repeatedly press AUTO to select the channel-storage bank that has
the frequencies you want to sort.
3. Hold down ENTER, then press UP ARROW to sort channels from the lowest
to the highest frequency, or press DOWN ARROW to sort channels
from the highest to the lowest frequency. As the scanner sorts the
frequencies, Sor. appears.
LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIES
To listen to a monitor memory, press MANUAL, then press MONITOR. The
current monitor memory frequency appears, and NON and the channel number
flash. To select other monitor memories, use the number keys to enter
the monitor memory's number (1-40), then press MONITOR. MON and the
monitor memory number where the frequency is stored flash.
LISTENING TO A WEATHER BAND
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory
agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their
weather reporting authorities.
NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local
forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these
channels.
To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, simply press
WX. Your scanner scans through the weather band, and UP ARROW and WX
appear. Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local
weather broadcast.
To reverse the scanning direction, press DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW.
To manually select a preprogrammed weather channel, repeatedly press WX
until MANUAL appears, then:
Repeatedly press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to move forward or backward
through the channels.
Press the 2-digits number (01-11) of the channel you want to listen
to.
(LB/km-04/11/1997)
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