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Page 2: ...nto permanent channels Direct Frequency Search Gives you direct access to every available frequency so you can find interesting broadcasts Two Second Scan Delay Delays scanning for about 2 seconds bef...
Page 3: ...ary Aircraft 400 450 UHF Lo 70 Centimeter Amateur Radio Government 450 470 UHF Low 470 512 FM TV Audio Broadcast UHF Wide 760 806 UHF T Band 806 824 Conventional Systems 849 865 9875 Conventional Trun...
Page 4: ...cover and slide the cover off in the direction of the arrow 3 Remove the battery holder from the battery compartment 4 Install six fresh batteries as indicated by the polarity symbols and marked on t...
Page 5: ...ow battery indicator appears on the display Then fully charge the batteries IMPORTANT This product is capable of using rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries At the end of the batteries useful life the...
Page 6: ...be sure you connect the adapter to the scanner before you connect it to the cigarette lighter socket Then disconnect the adapter from the cigarette socket before you disconnect it from the scanner 1 S...
Page 7: ...hs under 50 feet use RG58 Cat No 278 1314 or RG8 M Cat No 278 1313 For lengths over 50 feet use RG 8 low loss coaxial cable Cat No 278 1312 RESETTING THE SCANNER When you first install the scanner s b...
Page 8: ...1 might make listening easier Plug the speaker cable s 1 8 inch mini plug into the scanner s headphone jack USING THE BELT CLIP You can use the belt clip for hands free carrying when you are on the go...
Page 9: ...etting the scanner A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY A look at the scanner s display will help you understand what each indicator means Symbol Appears When P The scanner is tuned to a priority channel MON The sca...
Page 10: ...u can store up to 210 frequencies into your scanner s memory You can store each frequency into either a permanent memory called a channel or a temporary memory called a monitor memory Your scanner has...
Page 11: ...E FREQUENCIES You can set your scanner to search for Transmissions within a limited range of specified frequencies limit search Transmissions starting from a designated frequency direct search When th...
Page 12: ...bol disappears DIRECT SEARCH During a direct search the scanner searches upward or downward starting from a specified frequency or stored channel NOTE PRIORITY must be turned OFF in order to start a D...
Page 13: ...nel or you can manually enter a frequency to store it Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Follow these steps to move a monitor memory to a channel 1 Press MANUAL enter the channel nu...
Page 14: ...locked channels in the activated banks see Turning Channel Storage Banks On and Off and Locking Out a Channel NOTE If the scanner does not scan re adjust SQUELCH TURNING CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS ON AND...
Page 15: ...annel number 3 Press MANUAL again If the scanner is not scanning enter the desired channel number then press MANUAL Selecting a Frequency You can manually select a desired frequency This is useful if...
Page 16: ...ckly press DELAY before it continues scanning again DLY appears on the display If the scanner is not stopped on the desired channel manually select the desired channel then press DELAY DLY appears on...
Page 17: ...UME and SQUELCH When you want to change the scanner s programming slide KEYLOCK to the left CHANGING THE AM FM WFM RECEIVE MODE The scanner scans in the following modes AM amplitude modulation Used in...
Page 18: ...thousands of miles away This is because of summer atmosphere conditions This type of reception is unpredictable but often very interesting Frequency Guide National Weather Frequencies 161 650 162 425...
Page 19: ...three transmit on the VHF band and the fourth transmits on the UHF band Typical Band Usage VHF Band 30 0 300 0 MHz Low Range 30 00 50 00 MHz 6 Meter Amateur 50 00 54 00 MHz FM TV 54 00 72 00 MHz Land...
Page 20: ...ase stations and repeater units operate at 5 MHz lower than their associated mobile units and control stations Specified Intervals Frequencies in different bands are accessible only at specific interv...
Page 21: ...Government GMR General Mobile Radio GTR General Trunked IND Industrial Services Manufacturing Constructions Farming Forest Products MAR Military Amateur Radio MARI Maritime Limited Coast Coast Guard...
Page 22: ...w Trucks Buses Railroad Other TSB Trunked Systems TV FM TV Audio Broadcast USXX Government Classified UTIL Power Water Utilities WTHR Weather Very High Frequency VHF 30 MHz 300 MHz Low Band 30 50 MHz...
Page 23: ...0 49 990 MIL TELC 6 Meter Amateur Band 50 54 MHz 50 00 54 00 HAM Aircraft Band 108 136 MHz 108 000 121 490 AIR 121 500 Air Emergency 121 510 136 975 AIR U S Government Band 137 144 MHz 137 000 144 000...
Page 24: ...Cleanup 154 600 154 624 BUS 154 655 156 240 MED ROAD POL PUB 156 255 OIL 156 275 157 425 MARI 157 450 MED 157 470 157 515 TOW 157 530 157 725 IND TAXI 157 740 BUS 157 770 158 100 TELB 158 130 158 460...
Page 25: ...C 170 025 170 150 GOVT RTV FIRE 170 175 170 225 GOVT 170 245 170 305 Wireless Mikes 170 350 170 400 GOVT MIL 170 425 170 450 BIFC 170 475 PUB 170 4875 173 175 GOVT PUB Wireless Mikes 173 225 173 375 M...
Page 26: ...460 6375 FIRE POL PUB 460 650 462 175 BUS 462 1875 462 450 BUS IND 462 4625 462 525 IND OIL TELM UTIL 462 550 462 725 GMR 462 750 462 925 BUS 462 9375 463 1875 MED 463 200 467 925 BUS FM TV Audio Bro...
Page 27: ...necessary conversions 1 MHz million 1 000 kHz thousand To convert MHz to kHz multiply by 1 000 30 62 MHz x 1000 30620 kHz To convert from kHz to MHz divide by 1 000 127 800 kHz 127 8 MHz 1000 To conv...
Page 28: ...rdie programming frequencies frequencies listed under Birdie Frequencies or only select them manually ERROR appears Programming error Reprogram the on the display frequency correctly Keypad does The k...
Page 29: ...ts to clean the scanner Modifying or tampering with your scanner s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate the scanner s warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it...
Page 30: ...egrees F to 140 degrees F 10 degrees C to 60 degrees C Residual Noise Volume control set to its minimum squelched 3 5 mV Channels of Operation Any 200 channels in any band combination Channels frequen...
Page 31: ...a for the areas around the station plus bulletins on any threatening weather conditions These stations use three frequencies 162 40 162 475 or 162 55 MHz In most areas of the country you can receive o...
Page 32: ...l RadioShack store Abbreviations Affiliate Radio System Mars Amateur Ham Automobile Emergency Auto Emer Broadcast Remote BC R Bureau of Reclamation Bur Recl Civil Air Patrol CAP Department of Agricult...
Page 33: ...6 27 025 26 27 265 7 27 035 27 27 275 8 27 055 28 27 285 9 27 065 29 27 295 10 27 075 30 27 305 11 27 085 31 27 315 12 27 105 32 27 325 13 27 115 33 27 335 14 27 125 34 27 345 15 27 135 35 27 355 16 2...
Page 34: ...00 MHz Military Aircraft 225 00 287 80 MHz UHF Band 300 00 MHz 3 0 GHz Military Aircraft 311 00 384 00 MHz U S Government 406 00 470 00 MHz 0 6 Meter Amateur 420 00 450 00 MHz Low Range 450 00 470 00...
Page 35: ...to the Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services as well as Beyond Police Call Aeronautical Directory Nautical Directory and Now you re Talking texts available at your local Radio...
Page 36: ...2 000 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 36 250 Oil spill clean up 36 270 36 990 GOVT MIL 37 020 37 980 PUB IND 38 0...
Page 37: ...035 153 175 IND OIL UTIL 153 740 154 445 PUB FIRE 154 490 154 570 IND BUS 154 585 Oil spill clean up 154 600 154 625 BUS 154 665 156 240 MED ROAD POL PUB 165 255 OIL 156 275 157 425 MARI 157 450 MED...
Page 38: ...w Mobil Narrow Band 220 222 MHz 220 000 222 000 NEW 1 3 Meter Amateur Band 222 225 MHz 222 000 225 000 HAM MILITARY AIRCRAFT BAND 237 9 287 8 MHz 237 900 Coast Guard Search Rescue 239 800 FAA Weather...
Page 39: ...750 Channel 15 487 750 Channel 16 805 750 Channel 69 Note Some cities use the 470 512 MHz band for land mobile service Conventional Systems Band Locally Assigned 851 0125 855 9875 CSB Conventional Tr...
Page 40: ...an a triple conversion radio because the triple conversion radio s 1st intermediate frequency is quite high This causes the image to be so far off frequency that it is easy to effectively filter it ou...
Page 41: ...L INTERMEDIATE CA3692 10563666 FREQUENCY CA3692 T101 10563674 COIL FILTER HELICAL CA3693 XF301 11272325 FILTER CRYSTAL 45MHZ CB0512 L1 10569903 FILTER ELECTROMAGNETIC CB0543 10569903 CB0543 CF301 1057...
Page 42: ...825 IC XL93LC66RF CMOS MEMO S MX2041 11279825 8 PIN MX2041 IC5 11279833 IC S80746AL EA LOW BATT MX2050 11279833 SO T 89 SC62 S MX2050 IC307 10891836 IC S 81250HG RD T MX3525 10891836 VOLTAGE REGULATOR...
Page 43: ...BOARDS XB0000X 11282522 DISCRIMINATOR XB0966 11283645 HIMELON Z1682 11283652 LABEL MODEL Z1683 11283660 ESCUTCHEON TOP Z1684...
