RadioShack 20-136 PRO-136 - Manuals

6 Scanner Setup Connecting the Antenna Attach the supplied antenna to the scanner by aligning the arrow on its base with the tab on the scanner’s BNC connector and then pressing into place. When using an external antenna, always connect with 50-ohm, RG-58, or RG-8 coaxial cable. If the antenna is ov...

7 Scanner Setup Batter y Notes • Use fresh alkaline AA batteries. • Rechargeable batteries can be used, but battery life is shorter than with alkaline batteries. The scanner will not recharge batteries in the compartment. • Always remove old or weak batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that destr...

8 Scanner Setup Connecting Headphones For private listening, you can plug a mono earphone or headset into the Headphone Jack on the back of your scanner. This automatically disconnects the internal speaker. Note that the sound is not in stereo. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these ...

9 Scanner Setup Besides searching within a selected frequency range, you can also search your scanner’s service banks. Service banks are preset groups of frequencies categorized by the type of services that use those frequencies. The scanner is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to the...

10 Scanner Setup 2. The hour digits flash. Press T or S or press the number keys to enter the hour. Then press ENT/PROGRAM to set. 3. The minutes digits flash. Press T or S or press the number keys to enter the minutes. Press ENT/PROGRAM to set. Note: When setting the clock minutes, the seconds digi...

12 Searching Searching Use the search function to find active frequencies. While doing a fine tune or service bank search, press •/CLR/DELAY to turn the 2-second delay on or off. Fine Tune You can search up or down from the currently displayed frequency using a fine tune search. Searching stops when...

13 Searching Storing Frequencies Found During a Search To store frequencies you find in a fine tune or service bank search: 1. Press PSE at the frequency you want to store. 2. Press ENT/PROGRAM to enter programming mode. 3. The screen flashes, alternating between the smallest empty channel number in...

14 Searching 3. Press L/O . L/O disappears. To clear all skipped frequencies at once: 1. While searching, press PSE . 2. Hold down L/O until the scanner beeps twice. Notes: • If you select more than 50 frequencies to skip, each new frequency replaces a frequency previously stored, beginning with the...

15 Scanning Scanning Scanning Stored Channels Press SCAN/MAN to begin scanning your programmed frequencies. SCAN scrolls across the display and the scanner scans through all non-locked channels in the activated banks. Select any combination of banks to scan by pressing the corresponding number keys....

16 Scanning To stop at a channel while scanning: 1. Press SCAN/MAN to stop scanning. 2. Press T or S to select the next or previous channel. 3. Press SCAN/MAN to resume scanning. Weather Scan To scan for weather transmissions: 1. Press WX/ . WX appears. Change the scan direction by using T or S . 2....

17 Scanning When the scanner receives a SAME-coded signal, ALERT flashes and the SAME alert level appears, alternating with the weather channel. The scanner will also output an alert signal to the external alert output jack. The scanner remains on the weather channel and the audio turns on so you ca...

18 Scanning PGM W X 3. Press T or S to select F0 to F14 . If a FIPS code is not programmed, ------- appears. 4. Use the keypad to enter the FIPS code. 5. Press ENT/PROGRAM to store the FIPS code or press •/CLR/DELAY to clear inputted FIPS code. PGM W X 6. To set the scanner so it alerts you when you...

19 Scanning Note: Before using this feature, enter the local Skywarn frequency for your area into Bank 9, Channel 19 . (See “Programming Frequencies into Channels.”) The scanner has 10 channels for Skywarn: Bank 9, Channels 10-19. Press T or S to select other Skywarn channels. Press SCAN/MAN to exit...

20 Settings Settings Setting Delay Sometimes a radio user might pause before replying to a transmission. To avoid missing a reply on a specific channel, the scanner automatically programs a 2-second delay into any channel or frequency. Depending on the scanner operation, follow one of these steps to...

21 Settings To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel, then press L/O . L/O disappears. To unlock all channels in the selected banks, press SCAN/MAN to stop scanning, then hold down L/O until the scanner beeps twice. Setting Priority The priority feature lets you scan through...

22 Advanced Programming Advanced Programming You can clone your scanner by transferring the programmed data to or from another PRO-136 scanner using a connecting cable. You can also upload or download programmed data from a PC through wired programming. Cloning Your Scanner You can clone all the fre...

23 Advanced Programming CLONE and transfer progress are displayed on the slave unit. BANK0 1 2 3 PGM 5. When the data transfer is completed, donE appears on both units. If the transfer was not successful, Error appears. To clear the error, press •/CLR/ DELAY and go back to step 2. 6. After the clone...

24 Additional Information Additional Information FCC Notice Your scanner might cause radio or TV 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 the f...

25 Additional Information pick up transmissions that are not legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties. We encourage responsible, legal scanner use. Care Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature enviro...

27 Additional Information Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution Scanner is on but will not scan. SQUELCH is not adjusted correctly. Adjust SQUELCH. Only one channel or no channels are stored. Store frequencies into more than one channel. Scanner won’t work at all. The AC adapter is not connected. B...

20-136 Printed in China UBZZ01354ZZ(0) 03A08 Hypersearch, Hyperscan, and Adaptaplug are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation. Limited One-year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the da...