Quick Start - Radio Shack PRO-2053 Owner's Manual

(function) — lets you use various func-
FUNC
tions by pressing this key in combination with
other keys.
— stops scanning and lets you directly
MAN
enter a channel number.
— scans through the seven prepro-
WX
grammed weather channels.
— stores the trunking ID code or
TRUNK
holds the trunking ID while scanning.
(Priority) — sets and turns the priority
PRI
function on or off.
— lets you input text.
TEXT
— stops search.
PAUSE
— changes the receive mode (AM,
MODE
FM, MOT, ED).
— lets you input a frequency and al-
TUNE
lows you to fine tune a frequency along with
8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
or .
(Attenuate) — turns attenuation on to re-
ATT
duce the scanner's sensitivity and block ex-
tremely strong signals, or turns it off to
increase sensitivity.
8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
or — selects the scan or search direc-
tion.
— lets you search the six search
SEARCH
banks.
(Lock Out) — lets you lock out a se-
L/OUT
lected channel, skip a specified frequency
during search, or lock out a selected ID code.
— programs frequencies into chan-
PROG
nels.
— completes the entry of frequencies
ENTER
and text.
— enters a 1, or inputs characters 0
1
through 9 in text mode.
/ — enters a 2, or inputs characters A,
2 ABC
B, or C.
/ — enters a 3, or inputs characters D,
3 DEF
E, or F.
/ — enters a 4, or inputs characters G,
4 GHI
H, or I.
/ — enters a 5, or inputs characters J, K,
5 JKL
or L.
/ — enters a 6, or inputs characters M,
6 MNO
N, or O.
/
7 PQRS
Q, R, or S.
/ — enters an 8, or inputs characters T,
8 TUV
U, or V.
/
9 WXYZ
W, X, Y, or Z.
— enters a zero, or inputs characters ., -, #,
0
_, @, +, *, &, /, ', $, %, !, ^, (, ), ?, ->, ` or <-.
/
. DELAY
when programming frequencies), space, or
programs delay time for the selected chan-
nel/search bank, or hyphen (in trunking ID
setting).
CLEAR

QUICK START

To help familiarize yourself with the scan-
ner's functions, keypad, and available fre-
quencies, you can utilize one of these three
features before you begin programming the
scanner.
Preprogrammed Search Banks — let you
listen to frequencies and decide which ones
you want to store when you are ready to pro-
gram the scanner. See "Searching a Prepro-
grammed Frequency Range" on Page 18.
About Your Scanner
— enters a 7, or inputs characters P,
— enters a 9, or inputs characters
— enters a decimal point (necessary
— clears an incorrect entry.
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