PRO-2014 50-Channel Programmable Home Scanner
(200-0420) Understanding Scanner Faxback Doc. # 47760
A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Note: Some of the scanner's keys perform more than one function and are
marked with more than one label. The steps in your owner's manual
show only the label on the key appropriate to the action being
performed.
A quick look at this section should help you understand each control's
function.
POWER Turns the scanner on and off.
VOLUME Adjusts the volume.
SQUELCH Adjusts the scanner's squelch.
BAND Searches a band you select. See "Frequency Bands"
below.
SCAN Scans through the channels. See "Scanning Channels" in
Faxback Doc. # 47761.
(/\)/(\/) Enters the direction the scanner will search.
WX Scans the preset weather frequencies.
MANUAL Stops scanning to let you directly enter a channel
number.
CLEAR Clears an incorrect entry.
PGM Programs frequencies into channels.
Number Keys Some keys have a single-digit number above them. Use
the digit above the key to enter the numbers for a
channel or a frequency.
0/MON Enters a 0 or accesses the monitor memory.
./DELAY Enters a decimal point, or programs a 2-second delay for
the selected channel.
ENTER/L-OUT Enters a frequency into a channel, or locks out selected
channels during scanning. See "Locking Out Channels" in
Faxback Doc. # 47762.
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating mode.
A good look at the display will help you understand your scanner.
SEARCH Appears during a band or direct search.
SCAN Appears when you scan channels.
MANUAL Appears when you manually select a channel.
LOCK-OUT Appears when you manually select a channel you locked
out while scanning.
(/\)/(\/) Indicates the scan or search direction.
WX Appears when you scan or manually select a channel in
the weather band.
DELAY Appears when scanning stops at a channel you have
programmed for a 2-second delay.
MON Appears when you listen to the monitor memory.
PROGRAM Appears when you program the scanner.
ch Appears with a number (1-50) to the left to show which
of the scanner's 50 channels it is tuned to.
888.8888 These digits show which frequency your scanner is
currently tuned to.
-d- Appears instead of the channel number during a direct
search.
FREQUENCY BANDS
Your scanner has ten frequency bands, each of which covers a specific
range of frequencies. You can search these bands for specific broadcasts
using either a band search or a direct search.
This table shows the frequency band range displayed by the scanner and the
typical usage and frequency coverage for each.
Displayed Frequency Typical Usage Frequency Coverage (MHz)
Band Range
b0 29-30 10 meter Amateur Radio 29.000 to 30.0000
b1 30-50 VHF Lo 30.000 to 50.0000
b2 50-54 6-Meter Amateur Radio 50.000 to 54.0000
b3 137-144 Government 137.000 to 144.0000
b4 144-148 2-Meter Amateur Radio 144.000 to 148.0000
b5 148-174 VHF Hi 148.000 to 174.0000
b6 380-420 Government 380.000 to 420.0000
b7 420-450 70-Centimeter 420.000 to 450.0000
Amateur Radio
b8 450-470 UHF Lo 450.000 to 470.0000
b9 470-512 UHF "T" Band 470.000 to 512.0000
Notes: While searching through a frequency band, you might hear a
frequency you want to store. You can store any frequency into a
channel. See "Band Search" in Faxback Doc. # 47761.
You cannot change or delete any of the frequencies in the
frequency bands.
CHANNELS
You can store up to 50 frequencies into permanent memory locations called
channels. Your scanner has 50 channels.
MONITOR MEMORY
Your scanner's monitor memory is a temporary storage area where you can
store one frequency during a direct search while you decide whether or not
to save it into a channel. You can manually select and listen to the
monitor memory.
(BR/eb 5/20/98)
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