Operation; Turning On The Scanner/Setting The Volume And Squelch - Radio Shack PRO-2048 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION

TURNING ON THE
SCANNER/SETTING
THE VOLUME AND
SQUELCH
1. Turn fully clockwise.
SQUELCH
2. Press to turn on your
POWER
scanner. The scanner continu-
ously scans the unlocked chan-
nels.
Note: If you have not stored any
frequencies into channels, the
scanner does not scan.
3. Press to stop the scan-
MANUAL
ning. The display shows the cur-
rent channel.
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4. Turn clockwise to set
VOLUME
the scanner's volume about
of the way between
.
MAX
5. Turn
SQUELCH
wise until you hear a hissing
noise.
6. Adjust to a comfortable
VOLUME
level.
7. Slowly turn
SQUELCH
until the hissing noise stops.
Squelch Tips:
• If the scanner picks up un-
wanted or weak transmis-
sions, slightly turn
clockwise to decrease re-
ceiver sensitivity.
• If the scanner does not pick
up any transmissions, slightly
turn
SQUELCH
wise to increase receiver sen-
sitivity.
8. To turn off the scanner, press
.
POWER
1 /
4
and
MIN
counterclock-
clockwise
SQUELCH
counterclock-