PRO-2035 1000-Channel Programmable Home Scanner (200-0460) Search and Storing Active Frequencies Faxback Doc. # 16913 You can store frequencies into channels using any of the following methods: Manual storage Auto storage Limit search (within a range of frequencies you select) Direct search (any range of frequencies before or after a frequency you select) Moving a frequency from a monitor memory Good references for active frequencies are Radio Shack's "Police Call Radio Guide Including Fire and Emergency Services," "Aeronautical Frequency Directory," and "Maritime Frequency Directory." We update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy. See also "Guide to the Action Bands". If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, follow the steps in "Automatically Storing Frequencies" or "Limit Search" to search for transmissions. Manually Storing Frequencies If you know a frequency you want to store, you can store it manually. 1. Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears. 2. To select the channel where you want to store the frequency, either turn TUNING until the channel number appears, or use the number keys to enter the channel number. Then press PROGRAM. 3. Using the number keys, enter the frequency you want to store into that channel. 4. Press ENTER to store the frequency. NOTES: If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 3, the scanner beeps and displays the channel number and ERROR. Simply repeat steps 3 and 4. The scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the closet valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a frequency of 151.473, the scanner accepts it as 151.470. 5. Repeat steps 2-4 to store more frequencies into channels. Automatically Storing Frequencies The scanner can automatically store active frequencies into empty channels in the banks you specify. 1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears. 2. Using the number keys, select the numbers of the banks where you want to store frequencies. NOTES: To select a bank that does not contain any empty channels, a bar flashes under the bank number, and -FULL- and AUTO appear. To enter 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 TUNING one click for each selected bank. As you turn TUNING, a bar flashes under each selected bank number. 3. Press LIMIT. Lo appears. 4. Use the number keys to enter the lower limit of the frequency range you want to search, then press ENTER. NOTES: If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 4 or 6, the scanner displays ERROR. Simply repeat the step. If you enter any frequency in a range from 823.950 to 823.995 MHz for a lower limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 823.950 as the lower limit after you press ENTER. If you enter any frequency in a range from 868.950 to 868.995 MHz for a lower limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 868.950 as the lower limit after your press ENTER. 5. Press LIMIT. Hi appears. 6. Use the number keys to enter the upper limit of the frequency range you want to search, then press ENTER. NOTE: If you enter any frequency in a range from 849.005 to 849.050 MHz for an upper limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 849.050 as the upper limit after you press ENTER. If you enter any frequency in a range from 894.005 to 894.050 MHz for an upper limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 894.050 as the upper limit after you press ENTER. 7. Press the UP ARROW to search from the lower to the upper limit, or DOWN ARROW to search from the upper to the lower limit. AUTO and the bar under the selected bank number flash on the display. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stores the frequency in the displayed channel, then continues searching for more active frequencies and storing them in any subsequent empty channels. When the scanner fills all channels within the selected banks, the scanner beeps rapidly and displays the number of the last channel where a frequency was stored. NOTE: During auto store, you can manually change the frequency step or band mode. See "Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step" or "Changing/Resetting the Band Mode." 8. To interrupt auto store, press AUTO. The scanner displays the last channel number where a frequency was stored. To continue auto store, press the UP or DOWN ARROW. 9. To stop auto store, press MANUAL. MANUAL appears. Limit Search You can search for transmissions within a range of frequencies you select, called the limit search range. You can set and store up to ten limit search ranges into search banks (1-10). NOTES: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using limit search. See "Delay." When the scanner searches for frequencies within limit search range, you can store frequencies you hear during the search into monitor memories. Follow these steps to set and store limit search ranges and search them for active frequencies. 1. Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears. 2. Using the number keys, select the number for the search bank where you want to store a limit search range. NOTE: To select bank 10, press 0. 3. Press LIMIT. SEARCH BANK and Lo appear, and a bar flashes under the selected search bank's number. If you already entered limit search ranges in other search banks, a bar appears under each search bank's number. 4. Use the number keys to enter the lower limit of the frequency range you want to search, then press ENTER. NOTES: If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 4 or 6, the scanner displays ERROR. Simply repeat the step. If you enter any frequency in a range from 823.950 to 823.995 MHz for a lower limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 823.950 as the lower limit after you press ENTER. If you enter any frequency in a range from 868.950 to 868.995 MHz for a lower limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 868.950 as the lower limit after you press ENTER. 5. Press LIMIT. SEARCH BANK and Hi appear. 6. Use the number keys to enter the upper limit of the frequency range you want to search, then press ENTER. NOTES: If you create more than one search bank and you want to review your limit search ranges, turn TUNING one click for each selected search bank. As you turn TUNING, a bar flashes under the active search bank number, and either Lo or Hi is displayed. Press LIMIT to review the high and low limits of the frequency ranges for the selected search bank. If you enter any frequency in a range from 849.005 to 849.050 MHz for an upper limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 849.050 as the upper limit after you press ENTER. If you enter any frequency in a range from 894.005 to 894.050 MHz for an upper limit in this step, the scanner displays and uses 894.050 as the upper limit after you press ENTER. 7. Press the UP ARROW to search from the lower to the upper limit, or the DOWN ARROW to search from the upper to the lower limit. As the scanner searches, it displays SEARCH, and the bar under the selected search bank number flashes. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. To save the frequency into a monitor memory, press MONITOR. MON and the current monitor channel number appear on the display. Press the UP or DOWN ARROW again to continue searching for additional active frequencies. NOTES: If you set the limit search range to a range that is narrower than the step frequency, the scanner beeps and displays -PASS- when you press the UP or DOWN ARROW. To correct this problem, either press STEP to change the step frequency or enter a wider frequency or enter a wider frequency range in Steps 4 and 6. As the scanner searches, you can also use TUNING to search through frequencies manually by pressing TUNE, then turning the TUNING knob. Press TUNE again to continue the limit search. During the limit search, you can manually change the frequency step or band mode. See "Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step" or "Changing/Resetting the Band Mode." DIRECT SEARCH You can search up or down from the currently displayed frequency and store frequencies you hear during the search into monitor memories. NOTE: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using direct search. See "Delay." 1. Press MANUAL or PROGRAM. 2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to start the search from. Or, use the number keys to enter the channel number containing the starting frequency and press MANUAL or PROGRAM again. 3. Press DIRECT. SEARCH, -d-, and the starting frequency appear on the display. 4. Press the UP or DOWN ARROW to search up or down from the selected frequency. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. To save the frequency into a monitor memory, press MONITOR. MON and the current monitor channel number appear on the display. Press the UP or DOWN ARROW again to continue searching for more active frequencies. NOTES: As the scanner searches, you can also use the TUNING knob to search through frequencies manually by pressing TUNE, then turning the TUNING knob. Press TUNE again to continue the direct search. During direct search, you can manually change the frequency step or band mode. See "Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step" or "Changing/Resetting the Band Mode."