Searching; Chain Search; Starting Chain Search; Storing Frequencies Found During A Search - Radio Shack PRO-160 Manual

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Use the search function to find active frequencies.
While doing a chain, fine tune, or service bank search, press •/DELAY to turn
the delay on or off.
While doing a chain, fine tune, or service bank search, set the scanner to skip
data signals (such as fax or modem signals) if you want to search only for
audio (voice) signals (see "Skipping Data Signals" on p. 35).

Chain Search

This feature lets you search through preset frequency ranges. You can also
program a range. There are three modes within this feature: Chain Search
Mode, Chain Search Pause Mode, and Program Band Select Mode.
The preset frequency ranges are:
Bank Frequency (MHz)
0 25.0000-54.0000
1 137.0000-174.0000
2 179.750-215.750
3 216.0000-224.9950
4 225.0000-399.9875
5 400.0000-512.0000
6 764.0000-775.9875
7 794.0000-805.9875
8 806.0000-956.0000
9 1240.0000-1300.0000

Starting Chain Search

1. Press SRCH, and then repeatedly press SRCH until SR6 appears at the
top of the display.
2. Press 0 – 9 to enable or disable the search bank being searched.
Note: At least one bank needs to be entered.
3. Press to search down or
4. When the scanner stops on a transmission, quickly press PSE to stop
searching and listen to the transmission. SR6 PAUSE appears. To step
through the frequencies during search Pause Mode, press
5. To release the hold and continue searching, press PSE.
Step (kHz)
5
5
6000
5
12.5
6.25
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
to search up.
or
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Storing Frequencies Found During a Search

To store frequencies you find in a search.
1. Press FUNC + ENT/PGM when you find a frequency.
2. Press
3. Press ENT/PGM. The frequency you want to store, the smallest empty
channel number, and "0.0000" are displayed.
4. Press ENT/PGM to enter the frequency. After programming, "Edit Ch
Memory?" appears. Press ENT/PGM to go to Programming Mode, or
press CL to go back to a previous mode.

Programming Search Ranges

To define the search range for each search bank during a chain search:
1. From Manual Mode, press ENT/PGM to put the scanner in Programming
Mode.
2. Press SRCH to go to Programming Search Bank Mode.
3. Press
4. Using the number keys and •, enter the lower limit frequency, and then
press ENT/PGM.
5. Using the number keys and •, enter the upper limit frequency, and then
press ENT/PGM.
.
6. Press MAN/MENU to exit Programming Mode, or press CL to go back to a
previous menu.
or to select a bank.
or to select the bank number. Press ENT/PGM.
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