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20-424 Owner’s Manual

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to store the frequency anyway, press 

ENT 

again. You can then delete the frequency later. See

“Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page 17.

3. To search for another active frequency in the selected band, hold down ^

 

or v

 

for about 1 second.

To select a different band and search for another active frequency, repeat Steps 1–2.

Using Tune

During a tune, the scanner tunes up or down, starting from a frequency you specify. Follow these

steps to use tune.

Note: 

You can use the scanner’s delay feature while using tune.

1. Press 

SCAN/MAN, 

until 

MAN

 appears.

2. Enter the desired channel number you want to use as a starting point for the tune. Then press

SCAN/MAN

 again.

3. Press 

TUNE/CLEAR

 to start tune. 

-t-

 appears on the display.

4. Hold down ^ or v for about 1 second to tune up or down. The scanner displays ^ or v and start

tune.

Notes:

• To reverse the tune direction at any time, hold down ^ or v

 

for about 1 second.

• To tune up or down the selected band in small increments (5 or 12.5 kHz steps), repeatedly press

^

 

or v.

• To pause the tune, press ^

 

or v. To resume tune, hold down ^

 

or v.

• To quickly move up or down through the frequencies, hold down ^

 

or v. The scanner tunes through

the frequencies until you release ^

 

or v.

5. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and displays the frequency’s

number. To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available banks channel, press 

ENT

. The

channel and frequency flash twice. and the scanner stores the displayed frequency. The scanner

continues to search for frequencies. Press 

ENT

 again to store the frequency, or press 

TUNE/CLEAR

 to

cancel the operation.

Notes:

• If there is no empty channel at available bank, 

b X -FULL 

appears after you press 

ENT

. To store

more frequencies, you must clear some channels. See “Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page 17. To

continue tune after 

b X -FULL 

appears, hold down ^

 

or v.

Summary of Contents for PRO-2018

Page 1: ...ccur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged...

Page 2: ...200 channels to scan and you can change your selection at any time The secret to your scanner s ability to scan so many frequencies is its built in microprocessor Your scanner also has these special f...

Page 3: ...d in low light situations Supplied Telescoping Antenna lets the scanner receive strong local signals External Antenna Terminal lets you connect an external antenna not supplied to the scanner Your sca...

Page 4: ...e the scanner or the adapter Always connect the AC power to the scanner before you connect it to the scanner before you connect it to AC power When you finish disconnect the adapter from AC power befo...

Page 5: ...engine This is normal Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some areas Check the laws in your area CONNECTING AN ANTENNA CONNECTING THE SUPPLIED ANTENNA You must install an an...

Page 6: ...able to the scanner and connect the cable to the ANT connector Warning Use extreme caution when you installing or removing an outdoor antenna If the antenna starts to fall let it go It could contact o...

Page 7: ...speakers do not provide sufficient volume for comfortable listening ABOUT YOUR SCANNER Once you understand a few simple terms used in this manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner s features...

Page 8: ...select the channel in a channel storage bank See Understanding Banks on Page 9 DELAY Programs a 2 second delay for the selected channel enters a decimal point ENT enter Enters frequencies into channel...

Page 9: ...R or HAM bank or tune FLo FULL Appears when you try to lock out a frequency during a tune when 50 frequencies are already locked out F L out Appears when you start a tune from a locked out frequency L...

Page 10: ...police aircraft ham radio and weather services This is handy for quickly finding active frequencies instead of searching through an entire band see Searching the One Touch Banks on Page 14 Note The fr...

Page 11: ...9 700 5 2 50 000 54 000 5 3 144 000 148 000 5 4 420 000 450 000 12 5 Marine Channel Frequency MHz 01 156 0500 02 156 2500 06 156 3000 07 156 3500 08 156 4000 09 156 4500 10 156 5000 11 156 5500 12 156...

Page 12: ...56 6750 74 156 7250 77 156 8750 78 156 9250 79 156 9750 80 157 0250 81 157 0750 82 157 1250 83 157 1750 84 157 2250 161 8250 85 157 2750 161 8750 86 157 3250 161 9250 87 157 3750 161 9750 88 157 4250...

Page 13: ...200 where you want to store a frequency then press PGM again 2 Use the number keys and to enter the frequency including the decimal point you want to store 3 Press ENT to store the frequency into the...

Page 14: ...epeatedly press or v See One Touch Search Banks on Page 10 for frequency steps To pause the search while receiving a signal press or v To resume searching hold down or v To quickly move up or down thr...

Page 15: ...tune Notes To reverse the tune direction at any time hold down or v for about 1 second To tune up or down the selected band in small increments 5 or 12 5 kHz steps repeatedly press or v To pause the...

Page 16: ...the scanning direction press or v To set the scanner to remain on the current channel for 2 seconds after the transmission ends see Delay on Page 20 To set the scanner to remain on the current channe...

Page 17: ...a frequency stored in a channel and you do not want to replace that frequency with a different one follow these steps to clear the stored frequency 1 Pressing SCAN MAN to stop scanning 2 To select th...

Page 18: ...anner s WX alert warns you of serious weather conditions by sounding an alarm if a National Weather Service broadcaster in your area broadcasts a weather alert tone To set the scanner so it sounds an...

Page 19: ...ksum error while receiving data C Err and a number shown next to C Err indicates the packet number where the error occurred Notes If the scanner did not receive an end bit from the PC End does not app...

Page 20: ...t the channel then press DELAY If the scanner is searching or tuning press DELAY DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2 second delay to every transmission it stops on in that band To turn...

Page 21: ...requencies in a One Touch Search Bank Notes These steps do not clear any lockouts in the marine and weather bank If you locked out frequencies which are within the range of any of the one touch search...

Page 22: ...urn off the priority feature press PRI ALERT PRI disappears Note If you program a weather frequency into the priority channel and the scanner detects a WX alert tone on that frequency see WX Alert on...

Page 23: ...l information stored in your scanner s memory Resetting the Scanner 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again 2 Insert a pointed object such as a straightened paper clip into the reset opening on t...

Page 24: ...ies you hear only noise on that frequency If the interference is not severe you might be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the birdie This scanner s birdie frequencies in MHz are Will add To f...

Page 25: ...es MHz 70 Centimeter Amateur Band 420 000 450 000 FM Repeaters Land Mobile Paired Frequencies 450 000 470 000 Base Stations 451 025 454 950 Mobile Units 456 025 459 950 Repeater Units 460 025 464 975...

Page 26: ...Products MAR Military Amateur Radio MARI Maritime Limited Coast Coast Guard Marine Telephone Shipboard Radio Private Stations MARS Military Affiliate Radio System MED Emergency Medical Services MIL U...

Page 27: ...29 700 29 790 IND 29 900 30 550 GOVT MIL 30 580 31 980 IND PUB 32 000 32 990 GOVT MIL 33 020 33 980 BUS IND PUB 34 010 34 990 GOVT MIL 35 020 35 980 BUS PUB IND TELM 36 000 36 230 GOVT MIL 36 230 36 9...

Page 28: ...151 490 151 955 IND BUS 151 985 TELM 152 0075 MED 152 270 152 480 IND TAXI BUS 152 870 153 020 IND MOV 153 035 153 725 IND OIL UTIL 153 740 154 445 PUB FIRE 154 490 154 570 IND BUS 154 585 Oil Spill C...

Page 29: ...es 173 225 173 5375 MOV NEWS UTIL MIL 173 5625 173 5875 MIL Medical Crash Crews 173 60 173 9875 GOVT ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UHF 300 MHz 3 GHz U S Government Band 406 420 MHz 406 125 419 975 GOVT USXX 70...

Page 30: ...number of megahertz by 1 000 30 62 MHz 1000 30 620 kHz To convert from kHz to MHz divide the number of kilohertz by 1 000 127 800 kHz 1000 127 8 MHz To convert MHz to meters divide 300 by the number o...

Page 31: ...sted ___________________________________________________________________________________ During scanning Programmed frequencies are Avoid programming frequencies listed under the scanner locks the sam...

Page 32: ...verage MHz 10 Meter Amateur Radio 29 30 in 5 kHz steps VHF Lo 30 50 in 5 kHz steps 6 Meter Amateur Radio 50 54 in 5 kHz steps Aircraft 108 136 9875 in 12 5 kHz steps Government 137 144 in 5 kHz steps...

Page 33: ...Temperature 32 to 110 F 0 to 43 C Power Requirements 120V AC 60Hz 8W Current Drain Squelched 300 mA Dimensions HWD 2 1 16 8 1 4 6 7 8Inches 52 210 175 mm Weight without antenna approx 25 oz 700 g Supp...

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