PRO-2042 Programmable Scanner (200-0464) Operation - Part 1 Faxback Doc. # 31531 TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise. 2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. The scanner turns on and SCAN, a channel number, and a frequency appear on the display. Then the scanner scans any frequencies already stored in any active banks. NOTE: If you have not stored any frequencies or activated any banks yet, the scanner does not scan. 3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops. NOTE: If the scanner picks up unwanted partial, or very weak transmissions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signals. If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH counterclockwise. USING THE ROTARY TUNER When you set the scanner to scan or search, it uses hyperscan to automatically scan up to 50 channels or search up to 50 steps per second. The scanner's rotary tuner lets you quickly select channels and frequencies manually. As you turn TUNING one click, the channel or frequency changes one step at a time. NOTE: If you quickly turn TUNING, the rate at which the scanner tunes through the channels or frequencies becomes faster. Tuning Channel Numbers To tune channel numbers, press MANUAL, then turn TUNING clockwise (to tune to higher channel numbers) or counterclockwise (to tune to lower channel numbers). NOTES: If you have not store any frequencies into channels yet, the scanner displays the empty channels. You cannot use the rotary tuner to tune to a channel while the scanner is scanning the priority channel. Tuning Frequencies NOTES: You can use the rotary tuner to tune frequencies during a search (see "Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies"). If you turn TUNING too slowly, the scanner might accidentally change the search or scan direction. Follow these steps to use the rotary tuner to tune frequencies. 1. When the scanner stops on a frequency while searching, press TUNE. The frequency number and TUNE appear. 2. To tune frequencies, turn TUNING clockwise (to tune to higher frequencies) or counterclockwise (to tune to lower frequencies). USING MONITOR MEMORIES Monitor memories are temporary storage areas where you can store up to 100 frequencies while you decide whether or not 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, or while tuning, into monitor memories. Simply press MONITOR when the desired frequency appears on the display. The channel number to the right or 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 number, then press MONITOR. Both MON and the frequency stored in the monitor memory are displayed. SEARCHING FOR AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can store frequencies into channels using any of the following methods: Manual storage Auto storage Limit search (within a range of preprogrammed frequencies or frequencies you select) Direct search (within a 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" on Faxback Doc. # 31530. If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area, follow the steps in "Automatically Storing Frequencies", "Limit Search", or "Direct 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, use the number keys to enter the channel number, then press PROGRAM. Or, turn TUNING until the channel number appears. 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. Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the closest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a frequency of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.470. If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, the scanner beeps three times and displays the lowest channel number where the frequency is already stored, and dUPL briefly flashes. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENTER again. 5. Repeat Steps 2-4 to store more frequencies into channels. Automatically Storing Frequencies Your scanner can automatically store active frequencies from a particular frequency range into empty channels in the banks you specify. NOTES: The scanner automatically prevents storage of duplicate frequencies during auto store. However, you can manually store a duplicate frequency. The scanner does not store locked-out frequencies during auto store (see "Locking Out Channels and Frequencies" on Faxback Doc. # 31532. 1. Press AUTO. AUTO appears. 2. Press the number key for each bank where you want to store frequencies. 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 A-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 at least one empty channel, a bar flashes under the bank number, and AC-, the number of empty channels in the bank, Ch, and AUTO appear. If you do not want to select the bank, press the bank's number again. The bar under the bank disappears. If you select more than one bank and want to review the number of empty channels in each bank, turn TUNING to select the bank you want to review. As you turn TUNING, a bar flashes under the selected bank's 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 a frequency between 823.950 and 823.995 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 823.950 as the lower limit after you press ENTER. If you enter a frequency between 868.995 Mhz in this step, the scanner uses 868.950 as the lower limit after you 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 a frequency between 849.005 and 849.050 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 849.050 as the upper limit after you press ENTER. If you enter a frequency between 894.005 and 894.050 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 894.050 as the upper limit after you press ENTER. 7. Press /\ to search from the lower to the upper limit, or \/ to search from the upper to the lower limit. AUTO and the bar under the currently 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, 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 band mode or frequency step. See "Changing/Resetting the Band Mode" or "Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step", Faxback Doc. # 31532. 8. To pause auto store, press AUTO. The scanner displays the last channel number where a frequency was stored. To continue auto store, press /\ or \/. 9. To stop auto store, press MANUAL. MANUAL appears. NOTES: If no frequencies are stored when you pause auto store by pressing AUTO, --- appears on the display. During auto store, the scanner beeps when the search reaches the upper limit frequency and continues searching at the lower limit frequency, or vice versa. If you set the limit range (in Steps 3-6) equal to or narrower than the frequency step of the band mode, the scanner beeps continuously. LIMIT SEARCH You can search for transmissions within a range of frequencies you select, called a limit search range. You can either use one of the scanner's 10 preprogrammed limit search ranges, or you can enter your own. NOTES: You can use the scanner's delay feature while using limit search. See "Delay" on Faxback Doc. # 31532. When the scanner searches for frequencies within a limit search range, you can store frequencies you hear during the search into monitor memories. The scanner does not search locked-out frequencies during limit search unless the locked-out frequency is the upper or lower limit frequency. Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range The scanner contains these preprogrammed limit search ranges, stored in search banks (1-10). Search Bank Limit Search Range (MHz) 1 25-1300 2 25-29.995 3 30-67.995 4 68-87.495 5 87.5-107.95 6 108-136.9875 7 137-224.995 8 225-400 9 400.0125-520 10 760-1300 NOTE: You can replace a preprogrammed range (see "Changing a Preprogrammed Range" , below). Follow these steps to select preprogrammed limit search ranges and search them for active frequencies. 1. Press LIMIT. L and the number of the currently selected search banks appear, and a bar flashes under each of those search bank numbers. NOTE: If you already entered your own limit search ranges in other search banks, a bar appears under each of those search bank numbers. 2. Using the number keys, enter the search bank number for each limit search range you want to select or remove. NOTES: You can search more than one limit search range at a time. For example, if you want to search both the 25-29.995 MHz and 68-87.495 MHz ranges, press 2, then press 4. To select bank 10, press 0. 3. Press /\ to search from the lower to the upper limit, or \/ 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 /\ or \/ again to continue searching for additional active frequencies. NOTES: As the scanner automatically searches, you can also search through frequencies manually by pressing TUNE, then turning TUNING. Press TUNE again to continue the limit search. During limit search, you can manually change the band mode or frequency step. See "Changing/Resetting the Band Mode" or "Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step", Faxback Doc. # 31532. Changing a Preprogrammed Range You can replace preprogrammed limit search ranges with frequency ranges you enter. This is useful if there is a range of frequencies you search often that is not within any of the preprogrammed ranges. NOTE: You can restore preprogrammed limit search ranges you replaced by resetting the scanner. See "Restarting/Resetting the Scanner" on Faxback Doc. # 31533. 1. Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears. 2. Using the number keys, press the number for the preprogrammed limit search range you want to change. 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. NOTE: If you already entered your own limit search ranges in other search banks, a bar appears under each of those search bank numbers. 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 a frequency between 823.950 and 823.995 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 823.950 as the lower limit. If you enter a frequency between 868.995 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 868.950 as the lower limit. 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. The scanner replaces the preprogrammed limit search range with the range you selected. NOTES: If you enter a frequency between 849.005 and 849.050 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 849.050 as the upper limit. If you enter a frequency between 894.005 and 894.050 MHz in this step, the scanner uses 894.050 as the upper limit. To review your limit search ranges, turn TUNING one click for each search bank. A bar flashes under the selected search bank number, and either Lo or Hi appears. Press LIMIT to review the high and low limits of the frequency range for the selected search bank. If the limit search range is narrower than the frequency step, -PASS- appears on the display and the scanner does not search. To correct this, either press STEP to change the frequency step (see "Changing/Resetting the Frequency Step", Faxback Doc. # 31532) or enter a wider frequency range in Steps 4 and 6. (EB 3/25/96)