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PSR-255
50-CHANNEL SCANNER
OWNER'S MANUAL
Page 1: ...1 PSR 255 50 CHANNEL SCANNER OWNER S MANUAL...
Page 2: ...er s memory more efficiently Monitor Memory lets you temporarily save a frequency located during a direct search so you can move it to chan nel storage later Channel Lockout keeps channels you select...
Page 3: ...ker 8 YOUR SCANNER 9 A Look at the Keypad 9 A Look at the Display 10 Understanding Bands Monitor Memory 11 OPERATION 12 Turning On the Scanner Setting Volume And Squelch 12 Storing Active Frequencies...
Page 4: ...of batteries standard alkaline or rechargeable or recharge able batteries of different capacities Notes h The PWR jack lets you connect an external AC or DC adapter to operate the scanner Connecting...
Page 5: ...atteries promptly and prop erly Do not bury or burn them Using Standard AC Power To power the scanner from AC power you need an AC adapter Cautions h You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts a...
Page 6: ...u charge a rechargeable battery pack or rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries while it is in the scanner To charge it simply connect an AC or DC adapter to the scanner s CHG jack It takes about 14 16...
Page 7: ...er then connect it to the ANT jack Warning Use extreme caution when installing or removing an outdoor base station antenna If the antenna starts to fall let it go It could contact overhead power lines...
Page 8: ...iscomfort might still damage your hearing Warning Do not use an earphone or headphones with your scanner when operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle in or near traffic Doing so can create a tra...
Page 9: ...or searches down or up from the currently displayed frequency or selects the direction when you scan channels key symbol locks unlocks the keypad to prevent acci dental entries CLEAR clears an incorr...
Page 10: ...ch or indicates the search or scan direction DELAY appears when you program a 2 seconds delay for a channel PGM appears while you program frequencies into the scanner s channels key symbol appears whe...
Page 11: ...ch these bands to quickly find active frequen cies you might want to store into the scanner s channels For example if you wanted to search for transmissions between amateur radio operators you could s...
Page 12: ...s not scan properly h If you have not stored frequencies into any channels the scanner does not scan STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can manually store frequencies you already know into the scanner s c...
Page 13: ...r about 3 seconds To store the frequency anyway press E again 5 Repeat Steps 2 4 to store more frequencies into chan nels Band Search If you do not know of a frequency to store you can search your sca...
Page 14: ...ppears Ch FULL appears briefly In order to store more frequencies you must clear some channels See Clearing a Channel Direct Search You can search up or down from the currently displayed fre quency an...
Page 15: ...miss any details even though there might be periods of silence or if you simply want to monitor that channel Follow these steps to manually select a channel 1 Press MANUAL 2 Enter the channel number 3...
Page 16: ...eys to enter the channel number con taining the frequency you want to delete then press PGM Or repeatedly press PGM until the desired channel num ber appears PGM appears 3 Press CLEAR The frequency nu...
Page 17: ...ct the channel then press DLY h If the scanner is searching press DLY during the search DELAY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2 sec ond delay to every transmission it stops on LOCKING OUT...
Page 18: ...scan ner 3 After 1 second release 2 and E USING THE KEYLOCK Once you program your scanner you can protect it from accidental program changes by turning on the keylock fea ture When the keypad is locke...
Page 19: ...1 105 153 190 153 600 157 385 1593480 161 580 166 400 To find the birdies in your scanner being by disconnecting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner Make sure that no other nearby radio or...
Page 20: ...i e t t a b e l b a e g r a h c e r s e i r e t t a b h s e r f h t i w o n r o r o o P n o i t p e c e r y l r e p o r p m I a n n e t n a d e t c e n n o c s i a n n e t n a e h t e r u s e B d e t...
Page 21: ...Then gently press and release the reset button inside the opening The display goes blank then information reappears Initializing the Scanner Important This procedure clears all frequencies you stored...
Page 22: ...nner gently and carefully Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the scan ner to work improperly Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature envi ronments Temperature e...
Page 23: ...nning Rate Up to 25 channels second Search Rate Up to 50 steps second Delay Time 2 seconds Intermediate Frequencies IF 1st 10 7 MHz 2nd 455 kHz IF Rejection 10 7 MHz 70 dB at 154 MHz Squelch Sensitivi...
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