Searching For Frequencies; Search Band Charts - Radio Shack Pro 97 Manual

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1. In Manual mode select any channel of the bank you want to view the locked out IDs in by entering the bank number and channel number (Ex: 001) then press MAN to advance to the
channel.
2. Press PGM then TRUNK to put the scanner in program and trunk modes. You will see the ID list.
3. Press FUNC then L/OUT (each time) to view the locked IDs. Press L/OUT to unlock the ID. The next locked out ID will appear.
4. Press MAN to exit programming.
Note: You cannot unlock all IDs at one time.
Switching Text and ID Code Display
You can switch between displaying the ID code or the text you have programmed for the IDs.
To View the ID or the Text Tag for the IDs, while scanning, quickly press TEXT while any ID is displayed. Press TEXT again while any ID is displayed to change back.
Switching EDACS Format Display
The EDACS system uses two group ID formats. Decimal, and Agency­Fleet­Subfleet (AFS). Decimal IDs appear as 3 or 4 digit numbers, 577 (for example). AFS format IDs appear as 10­ 047 (for
example). Decimal is the default format. If you have your list of IDs shown in one format and the ID you want to receive in the bank is in the other format, you can switch.
1. In Manual mode select any channel of the bank you want to change the format in by entering the bank number and channel number (Ex: 001) then press MAN to advance to the channel.
2. Press PGM then TRUNK to put the scanner in program and trunk modes. You will see the ID list.
3. Press FUNC then 2. AFS format will briefly appear on the bottom line (if the default decimal display is on). To switch back, press FUNC then 2 again. Decimal form will appear in the display.
Press MAN to exit programming.
With a service bank search, you can search for CB, Marine, Police/Fire, Aircraft, or Amateur transmissions without knowing the specific frequencies used in your area. The scanner is pre­
programmed with most of the frequencies allocated to these services.
Or, you can program the Limit search to search within any lower and upper frequency.
Or, you can search up or down from a specific frequency using the Tune feature.
Marine, CB, or FRS/GRMS/MURS Search
The CB, Marine, and FRS/GMRS/MURS bands are actually frequencies pre­programmed into special channels. You are not searching from a lower frequency to a higher frequency.
To start a Marine(SR0), CB(SR1), or FRS(SR2) search, press search until SR0 (for Marine) or SR1 (for CB) or SR2 (for FRS) appears in the top left of the display. Press FUNC then SRCH to start
searching. The channel numbers and search band name will appear in the display. Pressing FUNC and SRCH again will stop the search.
Note: if you exit the CB(SR1) or FRS(SR2) search without stopping the search, the scanner will start searching automatically the next time you return to the band until you
press FUNC then SRCH while in the band to stop searching. You must press FUNC then SRCH each time you enter the SR0 (Marine) to start searching.
To change search directions or continue searching, press the
To turn the Seek function on or off, press FUNC then 7 while searching. Seek ON or OFF will briefly appear on the bottom line.
feature is on.
To Pause on a channel, quickly press PSE to stop searching. **PAUSED** appears in the display. To resume searching, press PSE again.
To Step through the channels one at a time, press PSE to stop searching then press the
(01­40). To resume searching, press PSE again.
Or, to see the channel numbers, press FUNC then SRCH to stop the search. Press the
(01­40). To resume searching, press FUNC then SRCH again.
To Lock out a channel, quickly press L/OUT while the channel is displayed.
To Unlock a channel, See Locking/Unlocking Search Frequencies.
To turn the Delay on or off for a channel, quickly press DELAY while the channel is displayed. dly will turn to DLY in the display when the delay is on..
To change the Receive Mode, (FRS­SR2 only) press MODE to select a different mode. The receive mode will go to 'small' letters in the display until you press FUNC then MODE to reset
the scanner to receive the default mode for the band.
To Attenuate a channel, quickly press ATT while the channel is displayed. att will turn to ATT in the display when the attenuator is on for the channel.
To Copy a frequency into a channel, quickly press FUNC then PGM. Then see Frequency Copy.
To Copy a frequency into the priority channel (not with Marine­SR0), quickly press FUNC then PRI while the channel is displayed. The display will flash twice and the frequency will be
copied into the priority channel.
To exit searching, press MAN or SCAN.
Police/Fire, Air, or Amateur Search
To start a Police/Fire (SR3), Air (SR4), or Amateur (SR5) search, press SRCH until you find the desired band and the scanner should start searching automatically. In the Air band only, pressing
FUNC then will restart searching up from the lowest frequency. Pressing FUNC then
To change search directions or continue searching, press the
To turn the Seek feature on or off, press FUNC then 7 while searching. Seek ON or OFF will briefly appear on the bottom line.
feature is on.
To Pause on a frequency, quickly press PSE to stop searching. **PAUSED** appears in the display. To resume searching, press PSE again.
To Step through the frequencies one at a time, press PSE. Press the
To Lock out a frequency, quickly press L/OUT when the scanner stops on the frequency.
To Unlock a frequency, See Locking/Unlocking Search Frequencies.
To turn band groups on or off, in the Police/Fire (SR3) and Amateur (SR5) bands press the number keys (0­3 or 0­5) to select the group. See also Search Band Charts.
To Attenuate a band group, in the Police/Fire (SR3) or Amateur (SR5) bands, press ATT while the group is being searched. att will turn to ATT in the display when the attenuator is on.
To turn the Delay on for the band, press DELAY to pause before searching resumes after the transmission ends. dly will turn to DLY in the display when the delay is on.
To change the Receive Mode, (not in Air­SR4) press MODE to select a different mode. The receive mode will go to 'small' letters in the display until you press FUNC then MODE to reset
the scanner to receive the default mode for the band.
To turn Zeromatic Tuning on or off for the band, press FUNC then 0.
To Copy a frequency into a channel, quickly press FUNC then PGM. Then see Frequency Copy.
To Copy a frequency into the priority channel, quickly press FUNC then PRI while the channel is displayed. The display will flash twice and the frequency will be copied into the priority
channel.
To exit searching, press MAN or SCAN.
SR3 Police/Fire band
Receive modes: FM,CT,DC
Grp Frequency Step
0 33.420­33.980 20
37.020­37.420 20
39.020­39.980 20
42.020­42.940 20
44.620­45.860 40 Receive modes: AM
Frequency
45.880
108­136.99166
45.900
SR5 Amateur Bands
45.940­46.060 40
Receive modes: FM,CT,DC
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Searching for Frequencies
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Ch. Frequency Ch. Frequency Ch. Frequency Ch. Frequency
SR4 Aircraft
1 156.050 19
5 156.250 20
Step
6 156.300 20
8.33
7 156.350 21
8 156.400 22
button. An arrow in the upper left of the display shows the direction.
or button to step through the channels. You can also directly enter the channel number
or button to step through the channels. Again, you can directly enter the channel number
will restart searching down from the highest frequency.
button. An arrow in the upper left of the display shows the direction.
or button to step through the frequencies. To resume searching, press PSE again.
Search Band Charts
SR0 Marine band
Receive mode: FM
156.950 28 162.000 78 156.925
157.000 63 156.175 79 156.975
161.600 64 156.225 80 157.025
157.050 64 160.825 81 157.075
157.100 65 156.275 82 157.125
will appear in the right of the display when the 'Seek'
will appear in the right of the display when the 'seek'
SR1 CB band
Receive mode: AM
Ch. Frequency Ch. Frequency
SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS
1 26.965 21 27.215
Receive modes: FM,CT,DC
2 26.975 22 27.225
Ch. Frequency Ch. Frequency
3 26.985 23 27.255
1 462.5625
4 27.005 24 27.235
2 462.5875
5 27.015 25 27.245
3 462.6125
6 27.025 26 27.265
4 462.6375
7 27.035 27 27.275
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