PRO-2056 50-Channel Home/Mobile Scanner
(200-0147)                 Operation                  Faxback Doc. # 39989


TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH

Note:  Make sure the scanner's antenna is connected before you turn it on.

1.  Turn SQ fully clockwise.

2.  Turn OFF/VOLUME clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing sound.

3.  Turn SQ counterclockwise until the hissing sound stops.

Notes:

If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak transmissions, turn
SQ counterclockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signals.
If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQ clockwise.

If SQ is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner does not
scan properly.

OFF/VOLUME adjusts both the broadcast volume and the volume of the beep you
hear when you press the scanner's keys.

USING SERVICE SEARCH

To scan a service search bank, press any of these buttons:

POLICE      FIRE/EMG      AIR      MARINE

To scan the PRIVATE bank, press PRIVATE.

Note:  You cannot scan the PRIVATE bank until you have stored frequencies
       in it.

       The scanner scans through all non-locked channels in the bank you
       selected, SCAN scrolls, and the bank's name appears at the top of
       the display.

The scanner scans the channels within the bank from the lowest to the
highest channel number.  If the scanner detects a broadcast, it stops on
the channel.  When the broadcast ends, the scanner continues to scan higher
channels in the bank.  When the scanner finishes scanning all channels in
the bank, it returns to the lowest channel in the bank and starts scanning
again.

USING BAND SEARCH

Follow these steps to search for transmissions within any of the scanner's
11 search bands.

1.  Be sure MEMOLOCK OFF/ON is set to OFF.

2.  Press SEARCH.

3.  Repeatedly press BAND until you see the search band you want to search.
 
    SRCH and the range for each search band appears.  Then, after about 3
    seconds, SRCH up or SRCH down appears, and the scanner starts to
    automatically search the frequencies in the band.  When the scanner
    finds a transmission, it stops on that frequency and the frequency's
    number appears until the transmission stops, then the scanner starts
    searching again.

You can change the direction of either an automatic or manual search by
pressing the opposite arrow key (up or down) once.

To manually search the search band, press HOLD after the scanner starts
automatically searching the frequencies.  HOLD, SRCH up or SRCH down, and
a frequency within the band you selected appear.

Repeatedly press up to search from the lower to the upper range, or down
to search from the upper to the lower range.  Hold down up or down to
quickly step through the frequencies.  Press SEARCH to return to automatic
search.

MONITORING A FREQUENCY

When the scanner displays a specific frequency while scanning the banks or
searching the search bands, you can continuously monitor that frequency.
This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a frequency and do
not want to miss any details (even though there might be periods of 
silence).

To monitor a frequency while it appears during scanning or searching, press
HOLD until HOLD appears.  The scanner stays on the frequency.

To continue scanning a bank, press a service search bank button, WX, or
PRIVATE.  To continue automatically searching a search band, press SEARCH.
To continue manually searching a search band, press up or down.

STORING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS

1.  When the scanner displays a frequency you want to store while scanning
    the banks or searching the search bands, press PROG.  CH flashes, and
    HOLD and the frequency number appear.

2.  Press PRIVATE, POLICE, or FIRE/EMG to store the frequency into a 
    channel.  For example, if you want to store the frequency in one of the
    channels in the POLICE service search bank, press POLICE.

    If the search bank you selected has an empty channel, the frequency
    number flashes alternately with the lowest empty channel number and
    000.0000.  If the search bank you selected has no empty channels, the
    frequency number flashes alternately with the channel number of the
    last channel where you stored a frequency.

Note:  If you press a service search bank key other than PRIVATE, POLICE,
       or FIRE/EMG, the scanner beeps several times and Error appears.  If
       you are scanning the banks, press PRIVATE, POLICE, or FIRE/EMG, then
       start again from step 1.  If you are searching the search bands, 
       press SEARCH then start again from step 1.

3.  Press PROG to store the frequency in the displayed channel.  Or,
    repeatedly press up or down arrow, select a channel number, then press
    PROG.  The scanner displays the channel number where you stored the
    frequency.

    Note:  If you select a channel with a frequency already stored in it,
           the scanner replaces the frequency with the new one.

    To cancel storing the frequency, press BAND.

4.  Repeat steps 1-3 to store more frequencies into channels.

5.  When you finish storing frequencies, set MEMOLOCK OFF/ON to ON prevent
    accidentally changing them.

CLEARING FREQUENCIES FROM CHANNELS

You can clear a frequency from a channel by storing an empty frequency
in its place.

Notes:

You cannot clear or change any of the frequencies in the scanner's preset
weather frequencies, or the preset frequencies in the service search banks.

When you clear a channel the scanner automatically locks out the channel.

1.  Be sure MEMOLOCK OFF/ON is set to OFF.

2.  Press SEARCH, then repeatedly press BAND to select a search band.  SRCH
    and the search band range for each band appear.

3.  Press HOLD when the scanner starts automatically searching that band.
    HOLD appears.

4.  Press PROG.  CH flashes.

5.  Press up or down until 000.0000 appears.

6.  Press PRIVATE, POLICE, or FIRE/EMG to select the bank that contains
    the channel you want to clear.

    HOLD and PRIVATE, POLICE, or FIRE/EMG appears, and a channel number
    flashes.

7.  Repeatedly press up or down until the scanner displays the channel
    you want to clear.  000.0000 flashes alternately with the channel number
    and the frequency number.

8.  Press PROG to store the empty frequency.  The channel number and 
    000.0000 appear.

    To cancel clearing the channel, press BAND.

9.  Repeat steps 2-8 to clear more channels.

10.  When you finish clearing channels, set MEMOLOCK OFF/ON to ON to
     prevent accidentally changing them.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Using Memolock

To keep from accidentally changing the scanner's programming, you can
lock the scanner's memory by setting the MEMOLOCK OFF/ON switch on the
back of the scanner to ON.  If you try to change the scanner's programming
Prg-Loc appears, and the programming does not change.

Set MEMOLOCK OFF/ON to OFF to add or change information in the scanner's
channels.

DELAY

Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause of 
several seconds between a query and a reply.

When the scanner tunes to an active frequency or channel, the scanner
automatically waits for 2 seconds after the completion of each transmission
on that frequency or channel before it resumes searching or scanning.

LOCKING OUT CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES

You can scan banks faster by locking out frequencies or channels that have
a continuous transmission or static.  However, you cannot lock out any
weather frequencies or any frequencies within the AIR or MRN service search
banks.

To lock out a frequency or channel while scanning, press L/O when the 
scanner displays the frequency or channel number.

To remove the lockout, manually select the frequency or channel, then press
L/O when the frequency or channel number appears.  L/O disappears.

Notes:

   The scanner automatically locks out empty channels.

   You can lock out all frequencies and channels in a bank.  However, if all
   frequencies and channels within a bank are locked out, the scanner beeps
   three times when you press that bank key and does not scan the bank.

   You can manually select locked out channels.

Removing a Lockout from All Channels and Frequencies within a Bank

1.  Pres the bank key to select the bank containing the channels or
    frequencies you want to remove a lockout from.

2.  Press HOLD.

3.  Hold down L/O until the scanner beeps softly three times.  The scanner
    removes the lockout from all channels and frequencies within the
    selected bank.

    Note:  When you store a frequency in an empty channel, the scanner
           automatically removes the lockout.

LISTENING TO WEATHER BROADCASTS

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated frequencies for
use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  
Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated frequencies for
use by their weather reporting authorities.

Your local weather reporting authority broadcasts your local forecast and
regional weather information on one or more of these frequencies.  If your
scanner is within a weather reporting authority's broadcast range, you can
scan these frequencies.

Your scanner has these weather frequencies preprogrammed:

162.4000 MHz       162.4250 MHz        162.4500 MHz        162.4750 MHz
162.5000 MHz       162.5250 MHz        162.5500 MHz

To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, simply press
WX.  Your scanner scans through the weather frequencies.  Your scanner
should stop within a few seconds on your local weather broadcast.

Follow these steps to manually tune to a specific preprogrammed weather
frequency.

1.  Press WX.

2.  Press HOLD.

3.  Repeatedly press up or down to move forward or backward through the
    frequencies.

(km-06/12/1997)

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