PRO-71 VHF/UHF/Air Handheld Scanner
(200-0311A)                Features                   Faxback Doc. # 60710

The PRO-71 VHF/UHF/Air Handheld Scanner lets you in on all the action!  
This scanner gives you direct access to 23,000 exiting frequencies that 
include police department, fire department, ambulance, aircraft, amateur 
radio and transportation services.  You can select up to 100 channels for 
your scanner to scan and you can change your selection at any time.

The secret to your scanner's ability to scan so many frequencies is its
customer-designed microprocessor - a tiny, built-in computer. Your scanner 
also has these special features.

    Large Liquid-Crystal - Lets you easily see displayed information.
                 Display 

             Search Skip - Lets you select up to 20 frequencies for the
                           scanner to skip during a limit or direct search
                           to avoid unwanted frequencies.
 
        Frequency Search - Scans through every available frequency.
 
     Ten Channel-Storage - Lets you store 10 channels in each of ten banks
                   Banks   to group frequencies and help you identify
                           calls.

        Monitor Memories - Lets you temporarily save up to ten channels
                           you locate during a frequency search.
 
    Two-Second automatic - Delays scanning for 2 seconds before moving to 
              Scan Delay   another channel, so you can hear more replies.
 
           Memory Backup - Keeps the channel frequencies stored in memory
                           for up to one hour during a power loss.
 
       Lock-Out Function - Keeps the channels you select from being
                           scanned.

        Priority Channel - Lets you specify your most important channel
                           and check it every two seconds so you don't
                           miss important calls.

        Weather Band Key - Scans seven preprogrammed weather frequencies
                           so you can hear about current weather
                           conditions.

       Display Backlight - Makes the scanner easy to read in low light
                           situations.

Your scanner can receive these bands:

  Frequency
  Range (MHz)             Transmission

  29.0 - 29.7 ........... 10-Meter Amateur Radio
  29.7 - 50 ............. VHF Lo
  50.0 - 54 ............. 6-Meter Amateur Radio
  108. - 136.975 ........ Aircraft
  137. - 144 ............ Government
  144. - 148 ............ 2-Meter Amateur Radio
  148. - 174 ............ VHF Hi
  406. - 420 ............ Government
  420. - 450 ............ 70-cm Amateur Radio
  450. - 470 ............ UHF Standard
  470. - 512 ............ UHF "T" Band

In addition, your scanner is preprogrammed with the following weather 
service channels:

  Frequency (MHz)

    162.400        162.425        162.450        162.475
    162.500        162.525        162.550

This Owner's Manual also includes a section "A Guide to the Action Bands",
which lets you target services in your area by giving you frequency ranges
to search.  You can then store any of these frequencies into memory for
easy scanning.

We recommend you record your scanner's serial number here. The number is
on the scanner's back panel.

Serial Number: __________________________

FCC Notice

Your scanner might cause TV or radio interference even when it is 
operating properly.  To determine whether your scanner is causing the
interference, turn off your scanner.  If the interference goes away,
your scanner is causing it.  Try to eliminate the interference by:

  Moving your scanner away from the receiver.

  Connecting your scanner to an outlet that is on a different electrical
  circuit from the receiver.

  Contacting your local RadioShack store for help.

If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop
using your scanner.

Note:  Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some
       areas.  Check the laws in your area.

Scanning legally

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including
police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies,
private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager
services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is 
legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive.
However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally 
listen to.  These include:

  Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of
  telephone signal transmission).

  Pager transmissions.

  Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions.

According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are
subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, 
using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have 
the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is 
otherwise illegal).

This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal 
transmissions.  This is done to comply with the legal requirement that
scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up
those transmissions.  Do not open your scanner's case to make any
modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is
not legal to listen to.  Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.

We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.

(GLW EB 8/3/00)

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