Operation; Turning On The Scanner/Setting Volume And Squelch; Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels - Radio Shack PRO-76 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION

TURNING ON THE
SCANNER/
SETTING VOLUME
AND SQUELCH
1. Turn
SQUELCH
counterclockwise.
2. To turn on the scanner,
turn clockwise
VOLUME
until you hear a hissing
sound.
3. Turn
SQUELCH
wise, just until the hiss-
ing sound stops.
Notes:
• To listen to a weak or
distant station, turn
counter-
SQUELCH
clockwise. If recep-
tion is poor,
clockwise
SQUELCH
to cut out weak trans-
missions.
• If
SQUELCH
adjusted so
always hear a hissing
sound, the scanner
will not scan or search
properly.
4. To turn off the scanner
when you finish, turn
counterclock-
VOLUME
wise to .
OFF
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STORING KNOWN
FREQUENCIES
INTO CHANNELS
Good references for active
frequencies
fully
dioShack Police Call Guide
including Fire and Emergen-
cy Services , Official Aero-
nautical
Directory , and Maritime Fre-
quency Directory . We up-
date these directories every
clock-
year, so be sure to get a cur-
rent copy.
Follow these steps to store
frequencies into channels.
1. Press
enter the channel num-
ber (1–200) where you
turn
want to store a fre-
quency.
2. Press
pears.
is
3. Use the number keys
you
and • to enter the fre-
quency
decimal point) you want
to store.
are the Ra-
Frequency
then
MANUAL
. PGM ap-
PROG
(including the