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Radio ScanneR
Thank you for purchasing your Handheld
Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Please
read this user's guide before setting up
and using your new scanner
This user's guide is available in Spanish at
www.radioshack.com.
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2000649 / PRO-649
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- Page 1 2000649 / PRO-649 User’s Guide handheld Radio ScanneR Thank you for purchasing your Handheld Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Please read this user’s guide before setting up and using your new scanner This user’s guide is available in Spanish at www.radioshack.com.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Package Contents Package Contents ............. 3 • Scanner Scanning Legally ............3 • Belt Clip Features ..............4 • Antenna Scanner Basics ............5 • User’s Guide Setup ................. 6 • Quick Start Guide Connecting the Antenna ..........6 Connecting a Speaker or Headphones ......7 • Alkaline Battery Holder Powering Your Scanner ............8 • Rechargeable Battery Holder... -
Page 3: Features
Features Scanner Basics Your new PRO-649 Handheld Scanner lets you scan After you familiarize yourself with your scanner’s features conventional transmissions, and is preprogrammed with you can then set up your scanner. search banks for convenience. By pressing a one touch Frequencies search key, you can quickly search those frequencies most commonly used by public service and other A frequency is the waveband of the transmitting signal agencies without tedious and complicated programming. -
Page 4: Setup
Setup Connecting a Speaker or Headphones You can plug an amplified speaker or headphones Connecting the Antenna (not supplied) with Çinch (3.5 mm) mini-plug into the HEADPHONE jack on the top of the scanner. This To attach the supplied flexible antenna to the antenna automatically disconnects the internal speaker. jack on top of your scanner, align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the tabs on the antenna jack. Note: Use an amplified speaker with this scanner. Non- Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the amplified speakers do not provide sufficient volume for antenna’s base clockwise until it locks into place. comfortable listening. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines: • Do not listen at high volume levels. Extended high- volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. • Set the volume to the lowest setting. Then turn on your audio device and adjust the volume to a comfortable level. -
Page 5: Powering Your Scanner
Powering Your Scanner Cautions: The battery holders fit only one way. Do not force them. Using Batteries Use only fresh batteries of the required size and Your scanner has a built-in charging circuit to maintain recommended type. peak performance of your Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) Remove old or weak batteries. Batteries can leak or Nickel Cadmium (Ni-CD) rechargeable batteries (not chemicals that destroy electronic circuits. supplied) while they are in the scanner. -
Page 6: Understanding The Keypad
Understanding the Keypad – Signal Stalker II. PSE (Pause) – Stop and restart a search or tune. – Search the preprogrammed marine bank. – Search the preprogrammed fire/police bank. – Search the preprogrammed aircraft bank. – Search the preprogrammed amateur radio bank. – Search the preprogrammed weather bank, or hold to jump to the Skywarn channel. (First, program your local Skywarn frequency into channel 200). SCAN / MAN (Manual) –... -
Page 7: Understanding The Display
Understanding the Display Display Messages ALL CH L-out – All channels locked out during scan or marine band search. b X Ch-FULL – All displayed bank channels are full. b X StorE – Frequency programmed into displayed bank’s channel. Row 1 – Signal Stalker II search is active. CLOnE –... -
Page 8: Configuring Your Scanner
Configuring Your Scanner Programming with a Computer You can upload or download programmed data to or Preprogrammed Frequencies from a PC using a USB cable available from your local RadioShack store or www.RadioShack.com. Your scanner includes 153 preprogrammed frequencies, which you can load into Channels 1 to 153. For a list of The application software is available online. Use a search these frequencies, see “Preprogrammed Frequency List”... -
Page 9: Searching For Frequencies
Searching for Frequencies Storing Found Frequencies You can save frequencies in channel-storage banks. During a tune search, the scanner tunes up or down 1. Press ENT when you find starting from a frequency you a frequency. The bank specify. number and StorE appear. 1. Press TUNE. The display 2. To change banks, enter the alternates between PSE and new bank number. -
Page 10: Scanning And Monitoring
Scanning and Monitoring Using the Priority Channel The priority feature sets the scanner to check one Press SCAN/MAN until SCAN appears to continuously specific channel every two seconds while scanning. You scan through all channels with stored frequencies. If the can only program one frequency into the priority channel. scanner finds an active frequency, it pauses until the transmission ends. -
Page 11: Locking Out Channels
Locking Out Channels Unlocking All Service Bank Frequencies 1. Hold down L/O L/O RV W for about two seconds You can increase the scanning or search speed by locking during a Service Bank search. L-r appears. out channels or frequencies that have a continuous transmission, such as control channels, weather 2. -
Page 12: Weather Features
Weather Features SAME Standby Mode In SAME Standby mode, your scanner monitors weather The NOAA and your local weather reporting agency channels for SAME alerts for up to seven areas you broadcast local forecast and regional weather specify by entering the FIPS codes. information on one or more channels allocated for use by weather reporting agencies. To program your scanner for SAME Standby mode: 1. Press Your scanner is an extremely sensitive high-quality receiver on the weather frequencies. However, the 2. -
Page 13: Skywarn
Additional Information Testing the Weather Alert and Beep Tone 1. To test the weather alert, press and hold ENT Care for more than 2 seconds while F [1-7] StAndby appears on the display. Your scanner is not waterproof. Do not expose it to rain, The display indicates the type of message, and the moisture, or extremely high humidity. If the scanner gets scanner sounds an alert or series of beeps. The wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner beeps automatically change every 3 seconds. only in normal temperature environments. Handle the scanner carefully;... -
Page 14: Preprogrammed Frequency List
Preprogrammed Frequency List Channel ..Frequency (MHz) Bank 3 Bank 5 Bank 7 Bank 1 81 ........415.7000 121 ........462.5750 1 ...........40.5000 41 ........154.3250 2 ........... 52.5250 42 ........154.3400 82 ........446.0000 122 ........462.5875 123 ........462.6000 3 .........121.5000 43 ........154.3550 83........ -
Page 15: Service Banks
Service Banks Marine Channel ..............Frequency (MHz) The scanner is preprogrammed with the frequencies 01 ........................156.0500 05........................156.2500 allocated to marine, fire/police, aircraft, ham radio 06 .......................156.3000 broadcast and weather services. This is handy for quickly 07 ........................156.3500 08 .......................156.4000 finding active frequencies instead of searching through 09 .......................156.4500 an entire bank (see “Service Bank Search” on page 16). 10 ........................156.5000 11 ........................156.5500 12 ........................156.6000 Fire/Police... -
Page 16: Specifications
Specifications FCC Notice Frequency Coverage This equipment has been tested and found to comply 29-54 MHz ..............(5 kHz steps)/FM with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to 108-136.9875 MHz ..........(12.5 kHz steps)/AM Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 137-144 MHz ............(12.5 kHz steps)/FM to provide reasonable protection against harmful 144-148 MHz .............. (5 kHz steps)/FM interference in a residential installation. This equipment 148-150.8 MHz ............ -
Page 17: Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR RadioShack warrants this product against defects in mate- PURPOSE, SHALL EXPIRE ON THE EXPIRATION OF THE rials and workmanship under normal use by the original STATED WARRANTY PERIOD. purchaser for one (1) year after the date of purchase from a RadioShack-owned store or an authorized RadioShack EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RADIOSHACK SHALL franchisee or dealer. RADIOSHACK MAKES NO OTHER HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE... - Page 18 ©2014 RadioShack Corporation. 2000649 06A14 All rights reserved. RadioShack is a registered trademark Printed in Korea used by RadioShack Corporation.