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Contents

Package Contents ..................................................... 3
Scanning Legally ........................................................ 3
Features ..................................................................... 4
Scanner Basics ........................................................... 5
Setup ......................................................................... 6

Connecting the Antenna ..................................................6
Connecting a Speaker or Headphones ............................6
Powering Your Scanner ....................................................7
Turning on the Scanner ....................................................7
Turning Off the Key Tone .................................................7
Understanding the Display ...............................................8
Understanding the Keypad ............................................10

Configuring Your Scanner ....................................... 12

Preprogrammed Frequencies .........................................12
Programming Channels ..................................................12
Programming with a Computer ......................................13
Cloning Programmed Data ............................................13

Searching for Frequencies ....................................... 14

Service Bank Search .......................................................14
Storing Found Frequencies ............................................15
Birdie Frequencies ..........................................................15
Scanning Stored Channels .............................................16
Monitoring a Channel .....................................................17
Locking Out Channels ....................................................18
Clearing a Stored Channel .............................................19

Weather Features .................................................... 20

Receiving All Weather Alerts ......................................... 20
Receiving Alerts for Specific Areas ............................... 20
Skywarn

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Additional Information ............................................ 23

Care ............................................................................... 23
Initializing the Scanner .................................................. 23
Service and Repair ......................................................... 23
Preprogrammed Frequency List .................................... 24
Service Banks  ................................................................ 26
Specifications................................................................. 29
FCC Notice .................................................................... 30
Limited Warranty ........................................................... 30

Package Contents

•  Scanner 
•  Antenna
•  AC Adapter
•  User’s Guide
•  Quick Start Guide

Scanning Legally

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different 

groups including police and fire departments, ambulance 

services, government agencies, private companies, 

amateur radio services, military operations, pager 

services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service 

providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission 

your scanner can receive. However, there are some 

transmissions you should never intentionally listen to. 

These include:

•  Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other 

private means of telephone signal transmission)

•  Pager transmissions

•  Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions 

According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 

(ECPA), as amended, you are subject to fines and possible 

imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or 

divulging the contents of such a transmission unless 

you have the consent of a party to the communication 

(unless such activity is otherwise illegal).

This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal 

transmissions, in compliance with the law which requires 

that scanners be manufactured in such a way as to not be 

easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not 

open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that 

could allow it to pick up transmissions that are not legal to 

listen to. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties. 
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful 

or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. We 

encourage responsible, legal scanner use.

Summary of Contents for PRO-650

Page 1: ...panish at www radioshack com Esta gu a del usuario est disponible en espa ol en www radioshack com Desktop Radio Scanner Thank you for purchasing your Desktop Radio Scanner from RadioShack Please read...

Page 2: ...ernment agencies private companies amateur radio services military operations pager services and wireline telephone and telegraph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission y...

Page 3: ...ransmissions on that channel Data Cloning Lets you transfer the programmed data to another PRO 650 scanner External Antenna Connector Lets you connect an external antenna not supplied with a BNC conne...

Page 4: ...olume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss Set the volume to the lowest setting Then turn on your audio device and adjust the volume to a comfortable level Avoid increasing the volume Your ear...

Page 5: ...earching a service bank PGM Program mode DLY Two second delay is active Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Display Messages ALL CH L out All channels locked out during scan or marine band search b X Ch FULL All displa...

Page 6: ...Select the direction for searching and scanning PRI ALERT Enable and disable the priority feature Enable and disable SAME standby mode when monitoring a weather channel PSE Pause Stop and restart a s...

Page 7: ...beeps three times when you press ENT start again from Step 2 If the frequency is already stored in another channel the scanner beeps three times and displays dUPL duplicate and the lowest channel num...

Page 8: ...the first empty channel of the selected bank If the scanner displays dUPL the frequency is already stored in another channel Press ENT if you want to continue storing the frequency Press TUNE CLEAR t...

Page 9: ...DLY appears on the display when the delay function is active To turn delay on If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel quickly press DELAY before it resumes If the desired channel is...

Page 10: ...1 Hold down L O L O RVW for about two seconds during a Service Bank search 2 Press or repeatedly to scroll through the list of locked out frequencies L r and L 0 appear in the display 3 Press L O L O...

Page 11: ...weather channels for SAME alerts for up to seven areas you specify by entering the FIPS codes To program your scanner for SAME Standby mode 1 Press 2 Press PGM to access the FIPS code entry mode 3 Use...

Page 12: ...nd wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Initializing the Scanner If the scanner s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source you might need to...

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Page 15: ...z steps FM 144 148 MHz 5 kHz steps FM 148 0125 150 7875 MHz 12 5 kHz steps FM 150 8 161 995 MHz 5 kHz steps FM 162 174 MHz 12 5 kHz steps FM 380 512 MHz 12 5 kHz steps FM Sensitivity S N N 20 dB 29 54...

Page 16: ...ch as fuses or batteries d ordinary wear and tear or cosmetic damage e transportation shipping or insurance costs f costs of product removal installation set up service adjustment or reinstallation an...

Page 17: ...2014 RadioShack Corporation All rights reserved RadioShack is a registered trademark used by RadioShack Corporation 2000650 05A14 Printed in Korea...

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