PRO-23  (200-0504)           Operation                Faxback Doc. # 6491

TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH

Note:  Make sure that SQUELCH is turned fully counterclockwise before you
       turn on the scanner.

1.  Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.

2.  Turn SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops.

At this point, the scanner automatically starts scanning channels.  Your
scanner stops when it finds a signal, and starts scanning again about 2
seconds after the signal ends.  This two-second delay gives you a chance
to hear a reply to the first signal.  Press MANUAL to stop scanning.

Note:  If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH
       counterclockwise.  You might hear hissing between transmissions.

STORING FREQUENCIES

Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.

1.  Press MANUAL.  Enter the channel number you want to store a frequency
    in.

2.  Press PROGRAM.  PGM appears on the display to indicate the scanner is
    in the programming mode.

3.  Enter a frequency.

4.  Press WX/E to store the frequency.

Notes:  If you made a mistake in Step 3, Error appears on the display and
        the scanner sounds three beeps To enter a different frequency, start
        again from Step 3.

        The scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the
        nearest valid frequency.  For example, if you try to enter a
        frequency of 151.473, the scanner accepts it as 151.475.

5.  Repeat Steps 1-4 to program more channels.  Or, if you want to
    program the next channel in sequence, repeat Steps 2-4.

To listen to a frequency you have stored, press MANUAL, the channel
number, and MANUAL again.

SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES

Good references for active frequencies are Radio Shacks "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.

If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, or if you
want to search for unlisted frequencies, use a limit search or direct
search.  See also "A Guide to the Action Bands" in this manual.

Limit Search

A limit search lets you search for active frequencies between upper and
lower limits that you set.  -L- appears on the display during a limit
search.

1.  Press PROGRAM, then LIMIT.  LO appears on the display.

2.  Enter the lower limit of the frequency range you want to search.

3.  Press WX/E, then LIMIT.  HI appears on the display.

Note:  If the frequency you entered is not usable, Error appears.  To
       enter a different frequency, start again from Step 2

4.  Enter the upper limit of the frequency range.

5.  Press WX/E, then LIMIT.

6.  Press DOWN ARROW to search from the upper to the lower limit or press
    UP ARROW to search from the lower to the upper limit.  The current
    monitor memory number starts flashing at the top of the display.

7.  When the scanner stops on a transmission you want to save, press
    MONITOR to store the frequency in the current monitor memory.  The
    monitor number then stops flashing.

8.  Press either DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW to continue the search.  If you
    saved a frequency in a monitor memory, then the monitor memory number
    on the display advances by one and resumes flashing.  (If the last
    monitor memory was 5, the scanner returns to monitor memory 1.)

Note:  The scanner automatically shifts to the next monitor memory in
       sequence after you store a frequency in the current monitor
       memory.  For example, after you store a frequency in monitor
       memory 1, monitor memory 2 flashes at the top of the display
       after you resume searching.

Direct Search

When you listen to a channel, you can search up or down from the
currently displayed frequency.  -d- appears on the display during a
direct search.

1.  Press MANUAL, the channel number, then MANUAL to select a frequency
    stored in a channel.

2.  Press DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW to search up or down from the selected
    frequency.

3.  When the scanner stops on a transmission, press MONITOR to store that
    frequency in the current monitor memory.  Or press DOWN ARROW or UP
    ARROW to continue the search.

LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIES

Once you have stored frequencies using a direct or limit search, you can
listen to monitor memories by pressing MANUAL, MONITOR, and then the
number for the monitor memory you want to listen to.

MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM A MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL

A monitor memory is a temporary storage area.  You can move a frequency
stored in a monitor memory to a permanent channel.

1.  Press MANUAL.

2.  Enter the number for the channel you want to store the monitor
    frequency in.

3.  Press PROGRAM.

4.  Press MONITOR and the number of the monitor memory number that has
    the frequency you want to store.  The channel number starts flashing.

5.  Press WX/E.  The scanner stores the frequency in the selected
    channel, and the channel number stops flashing.

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 do not want
to miss any details-even though there might be periods of silence-or if
you want to monitor a specific channel.

Follow these steps to manually select a channel.

1.  Press MANUAL.

2.  Enter the channel number.

3.  Press MANUAL again.

Or, if your scanner is scanning and stops at the desired channel, press
MANUAL one time.  (Pressing MANUAL additional times causes your scanner
to step through the channels.)

Scanning the Channels

To re-activate automatic scanning after monitoring a specific channel,
press SCAN.  Your scanner then scans through all non-locked channels in
the activated banks.  Adjust SQUELCH to eliminate the hissing sound that
occurs between transmissions.

(BR/smc-15-16-94)

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