Operation; Turning On The Scanner And Setting Squelch; Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels - Radio Shack PRO-2067 Owner's Manual

OPERATION

TURNING ON THE
SCANNER AND SETTING
SQUELCH
1. Turn
SQUELCH
wise until the indicator points to
.
MIN
2. To turn on the scanner, turn
clockwise.
UME
Multi-System
appears. Then, after about 3 sec-
onds, you hear a hissing sound.
3. Turn
SQUELCH
leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
4. To turn off the scanner, turn
counterclockwise to
UME
Notes:
• The scanner does not scan if
there are no frequencies stored
in channels. If the scanner does
not scan and you have already
stored frequencies in channels,
turn
SQUELCH
wise.
• If the
unwanted, partial, or very weak
transmissions, turn
clockwise to decrease the scan-
ner's sensitivity to these sig-
nals. If you want to listen to a
weak or distant station, turn
SQUELCH
• If
SQUELCH
always hear a hissing sound,
the scanner will not scan prop-
erly.
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fully counterclock-
Welcome to
Trunking
clockwise and
OFF
further clock-
scanner picks
SQUELCH
counterclockwise.
is adjusted so you
• To ensure the scanner operates
STORING KNOWN
VOL-
FREQUENCIES INTO
CHANNELS
Good references for active frequen-
cies are the RadioShack Police Call
Guide including Fire and Emergency
Services , Official Aeronautical Fre-
quency Directory , and Maritime Fre-
quency Directory . We update these
VOL-
directories every year, so be sure to
.
get a current copy. You can also
quickly and easily program your scan-
ner by using Scanner Data Manager
software, available at your local
RadioShack store.
Follow these steps to store frequen-
cies into channels.
1. Press
ber (0–9) and the channel number
up
(00–49) where you want to store a
frequency, then press
M
appear.
2. Press
3. Use the number keys and
enter the frequency (including the
decimal point) you want to store.
If you make a mistake, hold down
CLEAR
delete a single digit or about 2
seconds to delete all digits.
properly while in the trunking
mode, we suggest you set
using
SQUELCH
steps, even if the scanner is
automatically muted.
, enter the bank num-
MAN
and the channel
. M changes to
PROG
for about a second to
the above
again.
MAN
number
P .
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