Table Of Contents - Radio Shack PRO-160 Manual

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Scanner Setup ................................................................................ 6
Scanner Features .................................................................................................6
Display Features ................................................................................................ 10
Powering Your Scanner..................................................................................... 12
Using Your Scanner as a Base Station ........................................................... 12
Attach the Mounting Bracket ...................................................................... 12
Connect to a Wall Outlet: ............................................................................. 12
Using Your Scanner as a Mobile Unit.............................................................. 13
Mounting Over or Under Your Vehicle Dashboard .................................... 13
Connect to Your Vehicle Cigarette Lighter or Power Port..................... 13
Mounting Inside Your Vehicle Dashboard.................................................. 13
Connect to Your Vehicle Fuse Box (Negative Ground Only).................. 14
Using the Antenna ............................................................................................. 15
Turning on the Scanner..................................................................................... 15
Connecting an External Speaker..................................................................... 16
Connecting Headphones .................................................................................. 16
Listening Safely ............................................................................................. 16
Understanding Your Scanner ........................................................................... 16
Service Banks.................................................................................................17
Channel-Storage Banks.................................................................................17
Manual Mode ......................................................................................................17
Programming Frequencies into Channels ......................................................17
Entering Channel Text Tags .............................................................................. 18
Entering Bank Text Tags ................................................................................... 19
Erasing All Frequencies in a Bank .................................................................. 20
Copying or Moving a Frequency....................................................................... 20
Searching ..................................................................................... 22
Chain Search ...................................................................................................... 22
Starting Chain Search .................................................................................. 22
Storing Frequencies Found During a Search ............................................ 23
Programming Search Ranges..................................................................... 23
Programming Search Bank Text Tags ............................................................ 24
Fine Tune............................................................................................................. 24
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Service Bank Search......................................................................................... 25
Search Skip Memory......................................................................................... 26
Search Speeds ................................................................................................... 27
Signal Stalker I................................................................................................... 27
Using Signal Stalker I ................................................................................... 27
Setting the Signal Stalker I Options ........................................................... 28
Signal Stalker I Options................................................................................ 28
Log Channels ................................................................................................. 29
Signal Stalker I Band Meter......................................................................... 29
Scanning....................................................................................... 30
Scanning Stored Channels............................................................................... 30
Manually Selecting a Channel ......................................................................... 30
Weather Scan..................................................................................................... 31
Skywarn .............................................................................................................. 31
About Skywarn .............................................................................................. 32
Settings ........................................................................................ 33
Setting Delay ...................................................................................................... 33
Turning Banks On or Off ................................................................................... 33
Programming Scan Bank Lists ................................................................... 34
Locking Out Channels....................................................................................... 35
Skipping Data Signals ...................................................................................... 35
Memory Lock ..................................................................................................... 36
Setting Display Brightness ............................................................................... 36
Setting the LCD Contrast.................................................................................. 36
Setting the Keytone........................................................................................... 36
Setting CTCSS/DCS........................................................................................... 37
Setting Priority ................................................................................................... 37
Weather Priority................................................................................................. 38
Receiving NWR-SAME and Weather Alert Signals ....................................... 38
Turning On the Digital Weather Alert Feature .......................................... 39
Testing Digital Weather Alert Tone............................................................. 39
Programming FIPS .................................................................................... 40
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