PRO-2035 1000-Channel Programmable Home Scanner (200-0460) Operation - Part 2 Faxback Doc. # 16911 SCANNING THE CHANNELS To begin scanning the channels or to start scanning again after monitoring a specific channel, press SCAN. The scanner scans through all non-locked channels in the active banks (see "Locking Out Channels"). The scanner scans either up or down through the channels in the activated banks. To change the scanning direction, either press the UP or DOWN ARROWS, or rotate TUNING counterclockwise to scan down, or clockwise to scan up. USING THE ROTARY TUNER The scanner's rotary tuner lets you quickly select channels and frequencies. NOTE: If you turn TUNING too slowly, the scanner might accidentally change the search or scan direction. If you turn TUNING too quickly, the scanner might not display the frequency or channel you expected. Tuning Channel Numbers To tune a higher channel numbers, turn TUNING clockwise one notch at time. To tune to lower channel numbers, turn TUNING counterclockwise one notch at a time. Tuning Frequencies NOTE: You cannot use the rotary tuner to tune to frequencies while the scanner is scanning the priority channel. 1. When the scanner stops on a frequency while scanning, press MANUAL. MANUAL appears. 2. Press TUNE. MANUAL, the frequency number, and TUNE appear. To tune to higher frequencies, turn TUNING clockwise one notch at a time. To tune to lower frequencies, turn TUNING counterclockwise one notch at a time. USING MONITOR MEMORIES Monitor memories are temporary storage areas where you can store up to 100 frequencies while you decide whether to save them into channels. You can manually select monitor memories, but you cannot scan them. You can store frequencies you find during a limit or direct search into monitor memories by pressing MONITOR when the desired frequency appears on the display. The channel number to the right of MON indicates the current monitor memory. To listen to a monitor memory, press MANUAL, then press MONITOR. The current monitor memory appears. To select other monitor memories, either: Turn TUNING one click to select each monitor memory. Use the number keys to enter the monitor memory's channel number, then press MONITOR. Both MON and the frequency stored in the monitor memory are displayed. MOVING FREQUENCIES Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel 1. Press PROGRAM. 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number where you want to store the monitor frequency, then press PROGRAM. 3. Press MONITOR. MON flashes. Use the number keys to enter the monitor memory's channel number, then press MONITOR. Or, turn TUNING to select the channel number. MON flashes and the monitor memory's channel number and frequency appear. 4. Press ENTER. The scanner stores the frequency in the selected channel number. To move the next frequency to the next channel, turn TUNING to select the next channel and repeat Steps 3 and 4. Moving Frequencies from Monitor Memories to Banks The scanner can move frequencies stored in monitor memories into banks you specify. 1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears. 2. Using the number keys, select the bank numbers where you want to store the frequencies from the monitor memories. Notes: To select bank 10, press 0. If you select a bank that does not contain any empty channels, a bar flashes under the bank number, and -FULL- and AUTO appear. To store new frequencies into this bank, you must delete one or more frequencies stored in it, then repeat Step 2. See "Deleting Frequencies." If you select a bank that contains an empty channel, a bar flashes under the bank number, and AC-, the number of vacant channels in the bank, Ch, and AUTO appear. If you do not want to select the bank, press the bank's number again. If you select more than one bank and want to review your selections, turn the TUNING knob one click for each selected bank. As you turn the TUNING knob, a bar flashes under each selected bank number. 3. Press and hold down ENTER, then press MONITOR. A bar flashes under the bank number, and AC-, the number of vacant channels in the bank, Ch, and AUTO appear. Moving Frequencies Within Banks You can move all stored frequencies within a bank you select from higher channels to lower, empty channels. This helps you group all of the frequencies you stored within a bank into consecutive channels. For example, if you stored frequencies in channels 1 through 25, left channels 26 through 30 empty, then stored more frequencies in channels 30 through 40, the scanner can move all the frequencies together into channels 1 through 35. 1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears. 2. Using the number keys, select the bank's number. 3. Press and hold down ENTER, then press RESET. The scanner automatically moves all frequencies in channels within the bank to the lowest available channels within the bank. Moving Frequencies from Banks to Monitor Memory 1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears. 2. Using the number keys, select the bank's number. 3. Press and hold down ENTER, then press the decimal point. The scanner automatically moves all frequencies in channels within the bank to monitor memories. DELETING FREQUENCIES Deleting a Frequency from a Channel or Monitor Memory 1. Press PROGRAM. 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number or monitor memory channel containing the frequency you want to delete. 3. If you are deleting the frequency in a channel, press PROGRAM. If you are deleting the frequency in a monitor memory, press MONITOR. 4. Press 0, then press ENTER. The frequency is deleted from the channel. NOTE: To delete all frequencies in all banks at the same time, you must reset the scanner. See "Restarting/Resetting the Scanner." Deleting Frequencies from Locked-out Channels within a Bank You can delete the frequencies in all locked-out channels within a bank you select. This lets you delete all the old or uninteresting frequencies in channels you have locked out. 1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears. 2. Using the number keys, select the bank's number. 3. Press and hold down ENTER, then press L/OUT. Deleting All Frequencies from Channels with a Bank 1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears. 2. Using the number keys, select the bank's number. 3. Press and hold down ENTER, then press CLEAR. SPECIAL FEATURES DELAY Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause of several seconds between a query and a reply. The scanner's delay feature lets it wait for 2 seconds after each transmission on a channel or frequency while scanning or searching. To program a 2-second delay for a channel while scanning, manually select the channel and press DELAY until DELAY appears. When the scanner stops on the channel, it waits for 2 seconds after each transmission on that channel before it resumes scanning. To program a 2-second delay for any active frequency while searching, press DELAY until DELAY appears. When the scanner stops on a transmission, it waits for 2 seconds after each transmission on that frequency before it resumes searching. USING THE ATT SWITCH To reduce interference or noise caused by signals from a strong local broadcaster, you can reduce the scanner's sensitivity to signals by setting the ATT (attenuate) switch on the back of the scanner. Switch ATT to 10dB to reduce the scanner's sensitivity, or 0dB to increase the scanner's sensitivity. NOTE: If you switch ATT to 10dB, the scanner might not receive weak signals. USING THE SOUND SQUELCH SWITCH You can have the scanner skip frequencies that broadcast only a carrier signal (without an accompanying modulated signal) by setting the SOUND SQUELCH switch on the front of the scanner. When SOUND SQUELCH is turned on, the scanner continues scanning if it does not detect a modulated signal on a frequency within 0.5 seconds. NOTES: This feature works only while the scanner is scanning, searching, or monitoring the priority channel. The sound squelch feature might not work properly if the monitored frequency contains a transmission with a low modulated signal. To set sound squelch, press SOUND SQUELCH until the scanner beeps and the SOUND SQUELCH indicator turns on. To turn off sound squelch, press SOUND SQUELCH again. If the scanner receives a frequency that broadcasts both a carrier and a modulated signal, it stops scanning and monitors the frequency. If the modulated signal stops being broadcast on the frequency, the scanner stays on the frequency for 5 seconds, then resumes scanning. If the carrier signal stops being broadcast on the frequency, the scanner resumes scanning immediately unless DELAY is set. LOCKING OUT CHANNELS You can scan existing channels faster by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel. To lock out a channel while scanning, press L/OUT when the scanner stops on the channel. To lock out a channel manually, manually select the channel and press L/OUT until LOCK-OUT shows on the display. To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel and press L/OUT until LOCK-OUT disappears from the display. NOTES: You can delete the frequencies stored in locked-out channels within a bank. See "Deleting Frequencies from Locked-Out Channels within a Bank." You can still manually select locked-out channels. You cannot lock out all channels. There must be at least one active channel in each bank. Reviewing Locked-Out Channels To review which channels are locked out, press MANUAL, then repeatedly press L/O RVW. As you press L/O RVW, the scanner displays all locked-out channels. PRIORITY With the priority feature, you can scan through programmed channels and still not miss an important or interesting call on a specific channel. You can program one stored channel as a priority channel. NOTE: Before you first program the scanner, it automatically designates Channel 1 in Bank 1 as the priority channel. Follow these steps to program a channel as the priority channel. 1. Press PROGRAM. 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to program as the priority channel, then press PRIORITY. P appears on the display to the left of the channel number. To turn on the priority feature, press PRIORITY during scanning. The scanner checks the priority channel every 2 seconds. It stays on the channel if there is activity, and PRIORITY appears. To turn off the priority feature, press PRIORITY. PRIORITY disappears from the display. MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do not want to miss any details (even though there might be periods of silence) or if you want to monitor a locked-out channel. Follow these steps to manually select a channel. 1. Press MANUAL. 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to hear, then press MANUAL. NOTES: If the scanner is scanning and stops at the channel you want, you do not have to press MANUAL again in Step 2. If you repeatedly press MANUAL, the scanner steps through the channels. To change the step direction, press either the UP or DOWN ARROW before you press MANUAL.