RadioShack PRO-71 - Manuals

8 PREPARATION POWER SOURCES You can power your scanner from any of three sources: • internal batteries • standard AC power (using an optional AC adapter) • vehicle battery power (using an optional DC adapter) INSTALLING BATTERIES Your scanner requires 4 AA batteries (not supplied) for power. For the...

10 The POWER jack powers the scanner and disconnects the internal bat- teries. You can use this jack to connect an external power source (ACor DC adapter), regardless of the type of batteries you install. The CHARGE jack supplies power to operate the scanner and also charges the internal batteries. ...

11 Cautions: • You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts and delivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to negative and its plugmust fit the scanner’s POWER jack. The recommended adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meetthese specifications could damage...

12 4. Plug the other end of the adapter into your vehicle’s cigarette- lighter socket. Note: If the scanner does not operate properly when you use a DCadapter, unplug the adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket and cleanthe socket to remove ashes and other debris. CHARGING NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES...

13 CONNECTING THE ANTENNA Follow these steps to attach the supplied flexibleantenna to the connector on the top of your scan-ner. 1. Align the slots around the antenna’s connec- tor with the tabs on the jack. 2. Press the antenna down over the jack and rotate the antenna’s base clockwise until itloc...

15 CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER In a noisy area, an optional extension speaker (such as RadioShackCat. No. 21-549) or an amplified speaker (such as RadioShack Cat.No. 21-541), positioned in the right place, might provide more comfort-able listening. Plug the speaker cable’s 1 / 8 -inch (3.5 mm) m...

16 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this informationshould help you understand each key’s function. SCAN — scans through the programmed channels. MANUAL — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel num- ber. LOCKOUT/S/S ...

17 for example) shows the channels that make up a memory bank. In ad-dition, the keypad has different functions in manual mode, scan mode,and program mode. See “Banks and Memories” on Page 19. A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display has several indicators that show the scanner’s current op-erating mode. A...

18 PRI — appears when you select the priority feature. L/O — appears when you manually select a locked-out channel, or during a search hold when the frequency is stored in search skip mem-ory. WX — appears when you scan the preprogrammed weather channels. ▼ and ▲ — indicate the search direction. SRC...

19 BANKS AND MEMORIES Your scanner can store up to 110 frequencies. You store each frequen-cy in either a memory called a channel, or a temporary memory calleda monitor memory. This scanner has 100 channels and ten monitormemories. CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS To make it easier to identify and select the c...

20 OPERATION TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH 1. Make sure that SQUELCH is turned fully counterclockwise before you turn on the scanner. 2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. 3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops. Note: If you want to listen to a ...

21 4. Press E ( WX ) to store the frequency. Notes: • If you entered an incorrect frequency in Step 3, Error appears and the scanner beeps three times. Start again from Step 3. • Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the nearest valid frequency. For example, if you enter a frequ...

22 Limit Search A limit search lets you search for active frequencies between upperand lower limits that you set. -L- appears during a limit search. When you are in the search mode, MON appears and the flashing num- ber at the top of the display indicates the currently selected monitormemory. Once y...

23 Notes: • You can press ▼ or ▲ while -H- appears to step through the frequencies toward the upper or lower limits. • If you tune to a search skip frequency, L/O appears (see “Search Skip Memory” on Page 27) Direct Search When you listen to a channel, you can search up or down from the dis-played f...

24 LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIES Once you have stored frequencies into monitor memories using a di-rect or limit search, you can listen to the monitor memories by pressing MANUAL , MON , then the number for the monitor memory you want to listen to. Use the 1 – 9 number keys for memories 1–9, and 0 f...

25 MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. Thisis useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do notwant to miss any details — even though there might be periods of si-lence — or if you want to monitor a specific channel. Follow t...

26 SPECIAL FEATURES USING THE KEYLOCK Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidentalprogram changes by turning on the keylock feature. In this mode, theonly controls that operate are SCAN , MANUAL , KEYLOCK ( ), VOL- UME , and SQUELCH . Note: Turning on the keylock does not preven...

27 TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS ON AND OFF You can turn each channel-storage bank on and off. When you turn offa bank, the scanner does not scan any of the 10 channels in that bank. While scanning, press the number key corresponding to the bank youwant to turn on or off. (Press 0 to select bank 10)...

28 Notes: • If you program more than 20 skip frequencies, each new frequency replaces one you stored earlier, starting from the first stored fre-quency. • You can select a skipped frequency by using ▼ or ▲ when the scanner is holding. L/O appears when you select a skipped fre- quency. PRIORITY You c...

29 LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated 11channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-tion (NOAA). We have preprogrammed your scanner with the sevenfrequencies most commonly used by NOAA. To hear your local forecast and regio...

30 A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyondthe horizon. During the summer months, you might be able to hear stations in the30–50 MHz range located several hundred or even th...

31 Birdie Frequencies Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals created in-side the scanner’s receiver. These operating frequencies might inter-fere with broadcasts on the same frequencies. If you program one ofthese frequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the inter-fe...

32 Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the fol-lowing frequencies: VHF Band UHF Band Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz high-er than their associated base stations and relay repeater units. Specified Intervals Frequencies in dif...

36 452.0375–453.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, TAXI, TRAN TOW, NEWS453.0125–453.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PUB454.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

38 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems, here are some suggestions which might help. If none of these suggestions help, take your scanner to your local Ra-dioShack store for assistance. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Scanner is on but will not scan. SQUELCH is not adjusted correctly. Adjust SQUELCH c...

39 RESETTING THE SCANNER If the scanner’s display does not work properly after you install batter-ies or connect it to power, you might have to reset the scanner. Caution: This procedure clears all the information you have pro-grammed into the scanner. Before you reset the scanner, try turning itoff...

40 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack PRO-71 VHF/UHF/Air Handheld Scanner is an ex-ample of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges-tions will help you care for your scanner so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi-ately. Liquids might...

41 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage: VHF Lo ........................................... 29–50 MHz (in 5.0 kHz steps)6-Meter Ham .................................. 50–54 MHz (in 5.0 kHz steps)Aircraft ............................... 108–136.975 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)VHF/Government ....................

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