Turning Channel Storage Banks On And Off; Locking Out Channels; Priority - Radio Shack PRO-137 Manual

Turning Channel Storage Banks On and Off

You can turn each channel-storage bank on and
off. When you turn off a bank, the scanner does
not scan any of the 100 channels in that bank.
While scanning, press the number key that
corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or
off. Numbers appear at the top of the display,
showing the currently selected banks. The scanner
scans all the channels within the displayed banks
that are not locked out. The bank number flashes
when the scanner scans a channel that belongs to
the bank.
Notes:
• You can manually select any channel within a
bank, even if that bank is turned off.
• One bank must always be active.

Locking Out Channels

You can increase the scanning speed by locking
out channels that have a continuous transmission,
such as a weather channel. To lock out a channel,
manually select the channel, then press •CLR /
L/OUT. L/O appears.
Note: You can still manually select locked-out
channels.
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually
select the channel, then press •CLR / L/OUT.
L/O disappears.
To unlock all channels in the banks that are turned
on, press SCAN/MAN to stop scanning, then
hold down •CLR / L/OUT until the scanner beeps
twice.
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Priority

The priority feature lets you scan through
the channels and still not miss important or
interesting calls on specific channels. You can
program any stored channel as a priority channel.
If the priority feature is turned on, the scanner
checks the priority channels for activity every two
seconds.
To set a channel as a priority channel:
1. Enter the channel number you want to select
as a priority channel, then press SCAN/MAN.
2. Press E .
PGM
3. Press E again. The Channel Menu
PGM
appears.
4. Rotate the knob to select 3: Priority CH, then
press E .
PGM
5. Rotate the knob to select 1: On, then press
E .
PGM
6. Press Menu to exit Menu.
7. Repeat above steps for other channels you
want to program as a priority channel.
To turn on the priority feature in scan mode or
manual mode, press Func + 1/PRI. PRI appears.
Then the scanner checks the designated priority
channels every 2 seconds.
To turn off the priority feature, press Func + 1/PRI
again.
Note: If you have locked out all priority
channels, Priority Scan No Channel appears when
you activate the priority feature and the
priority feature is cancelled.
P
appears.
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