Signal Stalker I - Radio Shack PRO-162 User Manual

Signal Stalker I

Your scanner's Signal Stalker I feature lets you set the scanner so it detects and then
displays the frequency of a nearby strong radio transmission. You can set the scanner so
Signal Stalker I works "in the background" while you are scanning other frequencies; turn
off normal scanning while Signal Stalker I works; or turn off Signal Stalker I and use the
scanner normally. You can set the scanner so it alerts you when Signal Stalker I finds a
frequency. You can also set the frequency band where you want the scanner to look for
transmissions. You can also turn on the pager screening feature so the scanner ignores
common pager frequencies.
Note: Signal Stalker I works well for locating the source of strong local transmissions, such
as mobile and handheld two way radios in areas with no other strong transmission
sources. You can screen unwanted transmissions by pressing L/O to lock them out. See
"search skip memory" for more information. It might not correctly display frequency
information for transmitters using a highly directive antenna (such as an amateur radio
beam antenna), if there are many transmitters operating at the same time in the same area,
or if the transmitter is a broadcast television station.
setting the Signal Stalker I options
1. Press FUNC, and then press MENU.
2. Repeatedly press or to select Signal Stalker I., then press ENT/PGM. One of the
following Signal Stalker I options appears:
• Band Switch: Lets you select the Signal Stalker I band.
• Alert Beep: Lets you select the Signal Stalker I alert settings.
• Alert Light: Lets you select the Signal Stalker I back light settings.
• Pager Screen: Lets you select the pager screen settings.
• Only Mode: Lets you select the Signal Stalker I mode settings.
• Voice Interrupt: Lets you select the Signal Stalker I voice interrupt settings.
While the Signal Stalker I is on and the scanner is receiving an audio signal (voice) in
normal scanning, the scanner checks the Signal Stalker I every 2-seconds and the audio
signal breaks at that moment. If you do not want the break, set this function to OFF. The
scanner does not check signals while receiving an audio signal. The scanner resumes
checking signals when the audio signal ends. If you want to keep the Signal Stalker I active
despite the interruption, set this function to ON.
• Logging: Lets you select the Signal Stalker I logging setting.
When the scanner finds a strong signal, it automatically saves the signal to one of 10 log
channels. If the scanner finds a new frequency after the 10 log channels are fully stored
with frequencies, the oldest memory is deleted and the new frequency is stored in that
channel. You can scan the log channels along with the normal 2000 channels.
• The 10 log channels are located after Channel 2000 and you can manually access them
by selecting channels as Channel 2001(Bank40#00), Channel 2002(Bank40#01), ...
Channel 2010(Bank40#09). "SS-0", "SS-1", ... "SS-9" appear as channel numbers.
You cannot program frequencies in the log channels.
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