Radio Shack Scanner PRO-27 User's Manual
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1. the band that contains the channel you selected NOTES If you do not start band search or direct search while K L L O and WX flash on the display the scanner automatically searches the previously searched band When the scanner searches upward the display segments cycle clockwise When the scanner searches downward the display segments cycle counterclockwise While searching the selected band number BAND SEARCH or d DIRECT SEARCH briefly appears at each cycle To change the frequency band simply select the desired band while the scanner is searching To change the search direction press 8 DOWN ARROW or 9 UP ARROW 3 When the scanner stops on an active frequency the channel number you selected flashes on the display To store the frequency into the selected channel a Press 0 HOLD to stop the search hold mode h DIRECT SEARCH or H BAND SEARCH appears on the display NOTE If you want to see the frequency simply press REVIEW b Press E WX Enter The scanner stores the frequency into the selected channel and its number appears on the display c Press B SRCH then 8 DOWN ARROW or 9 UP ARROW to continue the search after storing the frequency To continue the search without storing the frequency you can either Release the hold mode by simply pressing 0 HOLD to continue search in the same direction Press and hold 8 DOWN ARROW or 9 UP ARROW for about second to change the direction of searc2. PRO 27 20 Channel Programmable Scanner 200 0507 Searching For Active Frequencies SEARCHING FOR AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can set your scanner to search for transmissions Within any one of the seven pre programmed frequency bands BAND SEARCH You can select these bands using the number keys 1 7 1 29 54 MHz 5 406 450 MHz 2 137 144 MHz 6 450 470 MHz 3 144 148 MHz 7 470 512 MHz 4 148 174 MHz Starting from a band where you have stored a frequency DIRECT SEARCH Follow these steps to search for active frequencies 1 N While the scanner is stopped enter the channel number where you want to either Store a frequency the scanner finds while searching any of the seven preprogrammed bands Replace a stored frequency with another frequency the scanner finds while searching the same band as the stored frequency NOTE When you enter a two digit channel number 10 19 the display shows only one digit at a time After you press MANUAL the display shows the full two digit number When you enter CH 20 the display shows 0 Press MANUAL then B SRCH Then while K L L O and WX flash on the display do either of these things Start BAND SEARCH by entering the number of the frequency band you want to search The scanner searches starting from the selected band s lowest frequency Start DIRECT SEARCH by pressing 8 DOWN ARROW to search downward or 9 UP ARROW to search upward The scanner searches
3. at Steps 2 and 3 4 To program the next channel in sequence press MANUAL then repeat Steps 2 and 3 NOTES VHF band frequencies 30 300 MHz are found at 005 MHz steps UHF band frequencies 300 3000 MHz are found at 0025 MHz steps When you enter a frequency the scanner automatically rounds it to the nearest valid number For example if you enter the frequency 151 473 MHz you scanner rounds it up to 151 475 MHz Without battery or external adapter power the scanner protects the frequencies stored in memory for about 60 minutes SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS To scan the stored channels press SCAN Your scanner scans through all the channels except the ones you lock out Automatic 2 Second Scan Delay Your scanner stops when it finds a signal and starts scanning again about 2 seconds after the signal ends This 2 second delay gives you a chance to hear a reply to the first signal MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast and want to hear all the details or if you want to monitor a channel you locked out To monitor a channel while scanning press MANUAL enter the channel number then press MANUAL again NOTE When you enter CH1 to CH19 the display shows the channel number which you enter When you enter CH20 the display shows 0 If scanning has stopped at the desired channel simply press MANUAL once Re
4. h NOTE To store the frequency into another channel press REVIEW to see the frequency and determine which band the frequency is in Then repeat Steps 1 4 to search the band again for the frequency and store it in the new channel MANUALLY STORING FREQUENCIES You can manually store a frequency into each of the 20 channels Radio Shack sells some good references for active frequencies such as Police Call Radio Guide Including Fire and Emergency Services Official Maritime Frequency Directory and Official Aeronautical Frequency Directory Radio Shack updates these directories every year so be sure to get a current copy Follow these steps to manually store frequencies 1 While the scanner is stopped enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency then press MANUAL The desired channel number appears on the display 2 Enter the desired frequency including the decimal point NOTES The decimal point appears as a dash on the display To confirm the frequency you entered before you store it press REVIEW The frequency appears on the display one digit at a time then the selected channel number reappears 3 Press E WX enter to store the frequency into the selected channel NOTES To confirm the frequency you stored press REVIEW The stored frequency appears on the display one digit at a time If you make a mistake in Step 2 E error appears on the display If this happens press DOT CLEAR and repe
5. peatedly press MANUAL to step through the channels one at a time Without battery or external adapter power the scanner protects the frequencies stored in memory for about 60 minutes SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS To scan the stored channels press SCAN Your scanner scans through all 3 the channels except the ones you lock out see Locking Out Channels Automatic 2 Second Scan Delay Your scanner stops when it finds a signal and starts scanning again about 2 seconds after the signal ends This 2 second delay gives you a chance to hear a reply to the first signal MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast and want to hear all the details or if you want to monitor a channel you locked out To monitor a channel while scanning press MANUAL enter the channel number then press MANUAL again NOTE When you enter CH1 to CH19 the display shows the channel number which you enter When you enter CH20 the display shows 0 If scanning has stopped at the desired channel simply press MANUAL once Repeatedly press MANUAL to step through the channels one at a time LOCKING OUT CHANNELS You can set your scanner to scan more efficiently by locking out channels you do not want to monitor such as channels with a continuous transmission Enter the channel number you want to lock out and press MANUAL Then press LOCKOUT so L O appea
6. rs on the display NOTES You can still manually select locked out channels You cannot lock out all channels To unlock a channel manually select the channel and press LOCKOUT so L O disappears LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND The FCC Federal Communications Commission has allocated eleven channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Your scanner is preprogrammed with seven frequencies available to NOAA 162 400 MHz 162 500 MHz 162 425 MHz 162 525 MHz 162 450 MHz 162 550 MHz 162 475 MHz To hear your local forecast and regional weather information simply press E WX Your scanner scans through the weather band and stops on an active broadcast WX appears on the display If a broadcast is weak press E WX again to continue scanning the weather band USING THE KEYLOCK After you program your scanner you can protect it from accidental program changes by turning on the keylock feature When the keylock is on the only controls you can use are SCAN MANUAL KEYLOCK VOLUME OFF and SQUELCH To turn on the keylock press KEYLOCK until K L appears on the display To turn it off press KEYLOCK until K L disappears
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