Pro-60 (200-0309) Operation Faxback Doc. # 15354 SETTING THE VOLUME AND SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise. 2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to about half way. The scanner turns off. 3. Turn SQUELCH counterclockwise until you hear a hissing noise. 4. Adjust VOLUME OFF/MAX to a comfortable level. 5. Slowly turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing noise stops. NOTES: If squelch is set too low, the scanner can pick up unwanted or weak transmissions. When this happens, slightly turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to weaker signals. If squelch is set too high, the scanner might not pick up any transmissions. When this happens, slightly turn SQUELCH counter- clockwise to increase the scanner's sensitivity. SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE 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 the scanner finds an active frequency, you can quickly store it in one of the 10 monitor memories. NOTE: Your scanner rounds down the entered frequency to the nearest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter 151.473, the scanner accepts it as 151.470. During a limit search, the scanner searches upward starting from a selected lower frequency limit, or downward starting from a selected upper frequency limit. 1. Press PGM, then LIMIT. Lo appears on the display. 2. Enter the lowest frequency in the desired frequency search range, then press ENTER. 3. Press LIMIT, Hi appears on the display. 4. Enter the highest frequency in the desired frequency search range, then press ENTER. 5. To search up or down: One step (5, 12.5, or 50 kHz) at a time - quickly press and release up or down. Continuously, until the scanner finds an active frequency - press and hold up or down for about a second. - L - and SRCH appear on the display, an indicator flashes under the next available monitor memory, and the scanner searches through the specified frequency range either upward (from the lowest selected frequency), or downward (from the highest selected frequency). NOTE: While searching either upward or downward, when the scanner reaches a specified limit (either upper or lower), it automatically skips to the starting frequency and continues searching. 6. When the scanner stops on an active frequency, you can either: Press MON to store it in the next available monitor memory, or Press and hold UP or DOWN for about a second to continue the search. 7. To stop continuous searching, while UP or DOWN SRCH appears on the display, press UP or DOWN until the UP or DOWN symbol disappears. DIRECT SEARCH During a direct search, the scanner searches upward or downward, starting from a specified frequency or stored channel. 1. To start a direct search from a specified frequency: a. Press PGM. b. Enter the desired frequency. NOTE: Do not omit digits (except the last zeros) after the decimal point. The frequency must be fully entered for the scanner to start the direct search. c. Press DIRECT. To start a direct search from a stored channel: a. Press MANUAL or PGM. b. Enter the desired channel number. c. Press MANUAL or PGM again. d. Press DIRECT. 2. To search up or down: One step (5, 12.5, 25, or 50 kHz) at a time starting from the specified frequency or channel - quickly press and release up or down. Continuously until the scanner finds an active frequency - press and hold up or down for about a second. - d - and SRCH appear on the display, an indicator flashes under the next available monitor memory, and the scanner searches either upward or downward starting from the selected frequency. NOTES: While searching either upward or downward, when the scanner: Reaches the end of a band, it automatically skips to the beginning of the next available band. Reaches the end of the last available band, it automatically skips to the beginning of the first. 3. When the scanner stops on an active frequency, you can: Press MON to store it in the next available monitor memory, or Press and hold UP or DOWN for about a second to continue the search. 4. To stop continuous searching, while UP or DOWN SRCH appears on the display, press UP or DOWN until UP or DOWN disappears. LISTENING TO A MONITOR MEMORY To listen to a monitor memory, press MANUAL, MON, then the number key of the desired monitor memory. NOTE: You cannot scan monitor memories. STORING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Your scanner has 10 channel storage banks, each with 20 storage areas called channels, where you can permanently store a total of 200 frequencies. You can either move a monitor memory to a channel, 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 number you want to store frequency in, then press PGM. 2. Press MON, then enter the number of the monitor memory that has the frequency you want to store into the channel. 3. Press ENTER. The scanner stores the frequency into the selected channel. Manually Storing Frequencies into Channels Good reference for active frequencies are Radio Shack's "Police Call Radio Guide Including Fire and Emergency Services," "Official 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" in the manual. Follow these steps to manually store a frequency into a channel. 1. Press MANUAL. MAN appears on the display. 2. Enter a channel number then press PGM. The selected channel number and PGM appear on the display. 3. To enter a frequency, enter the first digits (up to 3), press symbol, enter the last digits (up to 4) then ENTER. For example, to enter the frequency 166 MHz: You Press You See MANUAL (NN)CH 000.0000 MAN 8 (NN)CH 8 PGM 8CH 000,0000 166 8CH 166 [.] 8CH 166. 000 8CH 166.000 ENTER 8CH 166.0000 FM NOTES: The scanner continuously monitors the most recently stored channel. ERROR appears on the display when you enter a frequency not with- in the scanner's bands (see "Specifications"). To erase an error, press CLEAR then repeat Step 3. 4. To program the next channel in sequence, press PGM and repeat Step 3. NOTE: To change the direction it sequences in, press UP or DOWN before you press PGM. To program more channels in any sequence, repeat Steps 2 and 3. SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS 1. Press UP or DOWN to select the scan direction. NOTE: When you first turn on the scanner, the scan direction is always UP. 2. Press SCAN. The scanner scans through all non-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 OFF A more efficient way to scan is to turn off storage banks you do not want to scan. For example, if you wanted to scan only current police activity, you would not want the scanner to scan, find, and waste time monitoring channels in other banks that did not include police frequencies, Instead, you can turn off the other nine channel-storage banks. While scanning, press the number key for the bank you want to turn on or off. The bank indicator turns on or off. If the bank indicator is on, the scanner scans all channels within that bank that are not individually locked out (see "Locking Out a Channel"). If the indicator is off, the scanner does not scan any of the 20 channels within that bank. NOTES: You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. You cannot turn off all banks. At least one bank must always be active. MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL/FREQUENCY Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. This is useful if you want to hear a 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 (see "Locking Out a Channel"). If the scanner is stopped at a channel you want to continue listening to, quickly press MANUAL once before it continues scanning again. NOTES: Pressing MANUAL additional times makes the scanner step through the channels. To change the channel step direction, press UP or DOWN before you press MANUAL additional times. If the scanner is scanning: 1. Press MANUAL to stop the scanning. 2. Enter the desired channel 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 you want to monitor a frequency you have not stored, or a frequency stored in a locked-out channel (see "Locking Out a Channel"). 1. If the scanner is scanning, press MANUAL to stop the scanning. 2. Enter the desired frequency. 3. Press DIRECT. The scanner continuously monitors the selected frequency. USING PRIORITY The priority feature lets you scan through the programmed channels, and still not miss an important or interesting call on a designated channel. To use the priority feature, you need to designate a stored channel first and then turn the priority feature on. Designating a Channel 1. Press PGM. 2. Enter the desired channel number. NOTES: You can designate any stored channel as the priority channel, but you can have only one priority channel at a time. To "undesignate" a priority channel, either designate another channel or turn the priority feature off. 3. Press PRI. Turning the Priority Feature On/Off To turn on the priority feature, press PRI during scanning. PRI appears on the display. The scanner checks the priority channel every 2 seconds and stays on the channel if there is activity. P appears to the left of the display whenever the scanner monitors the priority channel. To turn off the priority feature, press PRI. PRI disappears from the display. USING DELAY Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-second delay into a channel or a frequency. When your scanner stops on a channel or frequency with a programmed delay, it continues to monitor it for 2 seconds after every transmission before the scanner resumes scanning or searching. To program a 2-second delay: If the scanner is in the scan mode and stopped on the desired channel, quickly 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 the display. If the scanner is in the search mode, press DELAY. DLY appears on the display and the scanner programs a 2-second delay into all the frequencies it finds. To turn off the 2-second delay on any channel or frequency, press DELAY while the scanner is monitoring the channel or frequency. DLY disappears from the display. LOCKING OUT A CHANNEL You can scan channels faster by locking out specific channels you do not want to monitor, such as a continuously active weather channel. 1. Press MANUAL. MAN appears on the display. 2. Enter the desired channel number. 3. Press MANUAL again. 4. Press L/OUT so L/O appears on the display. When it scans, the scanner skips the locked out channel. NOTES: There must be at least one active channel in each bank. You cannot lock out all channels. You can still manually select locked-out channels. To unlock a channel, manually select the channel then press L/OUT so L/O disappears from the display. USING THE LIGHT While the scanner is on, press LIGHT to light the display for 5 seconds. Press any key other than LIGHT while the backlight is on to keep the display lit for another 5 seconds. To turn off the backlight before it automatically turns off, press LIGHT. TURNING THE KEY TONE ON/OFF Each time you press any of the scanner's keys a tone sounds to verify that the scanner has correctly accepted your entry. To turn the scanner's key tone on or off, first turn off the scanner. Then while you press and hold 2 and ENTER, turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise until the display appears. USING THE KEYLOCK Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program changes by sliding KEYLOCK to the right. The only controls that operate in the keylock mode are SCAN, MANUAL, LIGHT, VOLUME, 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 aircraft bands and amateur radio band. FM (narrowband frequency modulation) - Used in action bands such as police, fire, ambulance, amateur radio, etc. WFM (wideband frequency modulation) - Used in commercial FM broadcasts and television sound. The scanner is preset to the most common AM/FM/WFM receive mode for each frequency range. The preset modes are: FREQUENCY BAND (MHz) RECEIVE MODE 30.0000 - 87.4950 FM 87.50000 - 107.9500 WFM 108.0000 - 136.9750 AM 137.0000 - 224.9950 FM 225.0000 - 399.9875 AM 400.0000 - 512.000 FM 760.0000 - 999.9875 FM The preset mode is correct in most cases. However, some ham radio and military aircraft broadcasts do not operate in the preset mode. If you try to listen to a broadcast when the scanner is not set to the correct receive mode, the broadcast might sound weak or distorted. To change the mode, press AM/FM/WFM. AM, FM, or WFM blinks on the display to indicate that the displayed receive mode has been changed from the preset mode. NOTES: If you change any frequency band's receive mode during a limit or direct search, the scanner no longer uses any of the preset receive modes. Instead, the scanner searches for frequencies in all the bands in the selected mode. If you change the band mode to WFM during frequency search, your scanner automatically searches frequencies at 50 kHz steps. To return to the default settings, press and hold down CLEAR then press AM/FM/WFM. For more information, see "Specified Intervals" under "A General Guide to Scanning." A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly "line-of- sight." This means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon. During the summer months, you might be able to hear stations in the 30-50 MHz range located several hundred or even thousands of miles away. This is because of summer atmosphere conditions. This type of reception is unpredictable but often very interesting! (LB/all-05/24/95)