Radio Shack 20-164, User Manual

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3.. Press.L/OUT..On.the.display,.“lo”.changes.
to.“LO.”.
4.. To.unlock.a.locked-out.channel,.press.L/
OUT.again.
To review all locked out channels:
1.. Press.MAN..
2.. Repeatedly.pressing.FUNC.and.then.L/OUT.
to.view.each.locked-out.channel..
3.. To.unlock.a.channel,.press.L/OUT..“LO”.
changes.to.“lo.”
4. When you finish reviewing locked-out
channels,.press.MAN.
You can manually select any channel in a
bank, even in turned-off banks.
Priority Scanning
In.addition.to.the.1,000.programmable.memory.
channels,.your.scanner.has.one.Priority.channel..
When.Priority.is.turned.on,.the.scanner.checks.
the.Priority.channel.every.2.seconds..This.lets.
you.scan.without.missing.a.transmission.on.the.
Priority.channel..
Priority scanning does not operate if the
scanner stops on a trunking transmission.
Priority check seems random during peak
hours.
To turn on the priority feature:
1.. Press.PRI.so.“pri”.changes.“PRI”.on.the.
display.during.scanning..
2.. To.turn.off.the.priority.feature,.press.PRI.
again.
To make an existing channel a Priority channel:
1.. Press.MAN.
2.. Use.the.number.keys.to.enter.the.bank.and.
channel.number..
The Priority channel cannot be a trunking
channel (MOT, ED, or LTR).
3.. Press.MAN.
4.. Press.FUNC,.then.hold.PRI.until.the.display.
blinks.
To modify the Priority channel:
1.. Press.PGM.
2.. Press.PRI.
3.. Use.the.number.keys.to.enter.the.frequency.
4.. Press.ENT.
.
If.the.frequency.is.incorrect,.“Invalid.Freq”.
appears briefly.
Weather Alerts
The.Federal.Communications.Commission.(FCC).
has.allocated.channels.for.use.by.the.National.
Oceanic.and.Atmospheric.Administration.
(NOAA). NOAA broadcasts Specific Area
Message.Encoding.(SAME).alerts.that.include.
digitally.encoded.data.about.the.severity.of.the.
alert.
Regulatory agencies in other countries
have also allocated channels for use by
their weather reporting authorities.
If.you.program.a.weather.channel.as.the.Priority.
channel,.your.scanner.can.detect.the.1050.Hz.
weather.alert.tone..All.alerts.are.received.(FIPS.
settings.are.ignored),.and.the.scanner.stays.on.