Realistic PRO-2001 Owner's Manual page 10

A SAMPLE SEARCH
Search Range : 162- 165 MHz
1. Press SCANNER. Advance to
make entry by momentarily
M A N U A L .
ROUTI NE
the channel into which you wish to
pressing the Scanning Switch to
BIRDIES
Some frequencies may be difficult or impossible to receive. lf the
Scanner locks up on one of these frequencies while in the Search
m o d e ( o r i f y o u p r o g r a m - i n o n e o f t h e m ) , y o u m a y o n l y h e a r n o i s e .
T h e s e " b i r d i e s " a r e t h e p r o d u c t s o f i n t e r n a l l y g e n e r a t e d s i g n a l s m i x i n g
with external signals like TV and FM broadcasts. Plug-in antennas are
m u c h m o r e l i k e l y t o p i c k u p t h e s e u n d e s i r a b l e s i g n a l s - t h a t ' s a n o t h e r
good reason for getting an outdoor, base-station type antenna for
h o m e i n s t a l l a t i o n s .
lf the interference is not severe, you may be able to use SOUELCH
t o c u t o u t s u c h a n n o y i n g b i r d i e s .
A few of the most common birdies to watch out for are listed below.
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2. Set SOUELCH control to point where annoying background noise
just stops.
3. Press PROGRAM key.
4 . P r e s s L O k e y a n d t h e n u m b e r s 1 , 6 , 2 t o s e t t h e l o w e r l i m i t .
Press UP key and numbers 1,6, 5 to set the upper limit.
Press FS or SS key to start Search at desired scanning speed.
ff Search stops at 162.40 MHz, you have identified the National
Weather Service station.
8. Press MONITOR kev to hold this station for Monitoring.
Press ENTer key to enter the displayed frequency (162'40 MHz)'
To restart Search, press FS or SS key.
Again you may locate a new station and Search will stop. lf the
frequency is 162.55 MHz, you've identified another National
Weather Service station.
Press MONITOR key if you desire to temporarily monitor this
station.
lf you wish to enter this frequency into a Channel memory, press
SCANNER key and then use the Scanning Switch to select the
channel into which you want to enter this frequency. Press
PROGRAM, then MONITOR and ENTer keys.
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33.880
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3 5 . 8 2 5
40.980
42.790
4 2 . 7 9 5
42.800
42.805
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4 5 . 6 0 5
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469.0375
469.0625
469.0750
469.0850
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469.1125
469.1 500
469.2375
469.2500
469.2750
469.2875
469.4250
469.4625
469.4750
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