PRO-2023 Programmable Scanner
(200-0128)                 Operation                  Faxback Doc. # 18513

PROGRAMMING YOUR SCANNER

A good reference for active frequencies is Radio Shack's Police Call
Directory including Fire and Emergency Services.  We update this directory
every year, so be sure to get a current copy.  Also, refer to "Reception
Notes" and "Searching for Active Frequencies."

1.  Turn on your scanner by turning VOLUME clockwise.

2.  Press [MANUAL], enter the channel number you want to program, then
    press [MANUAL] and [PROGRAM].  The channel number flashes to indicate
    you are programming the channel.

3.  Enter a frequency.

4.  Press [ENTER] to store the frequency.  If you make a mistake in Step
    3, ERROR appears on the display.  Proceed again from Step 3.

5.  If you want your scanner to pause after each transmission before 
    scanning to the next channel, press [DELAY] so that DELAY appears in
    the display.  See "Using the Delay Feature."

6.  To program more channels, repeat Steps 2-4.  If you want to program 
    the next channel in sequence, simply press [PROGRAM] and repeat Steps
    3 - 4.

SETTING THE VOLUME AND SQUELCH CONTROLS

Use the SQUELCH control to decrease your scanner's sensitivity to weak
signals.  This allows the scanner to receive only the strongest 
transmissions.

1.  Turn the SQUELCH and VOLUME controls fully counterclockwise.

2.  Turn the VOLUME control clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.

3.  Slowly turn the SQUELCH control clockwise until the hissing sound
    stops.

SCANNING THE CHANNELS

To begin scanning the channels, press [SCAN].  Your scanner scans through
all the channels except the ones you have locked out.  Be sure to read the
following sections to get the full benefit from your scanner's special
features.

USING THE DELAY FEATURE

Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a 2 second silence
(or more) between a query and a reply.  To keep from missing a reply,
program a delay on the channels you identify as operating  this way.

To program a delay, select the channel and press [DELAY] so that DELAY
appears on the display.  Now when your scanner pauses at an active channel
when scanning, it waits for 2 seconds after the completion of each
transmission on that channel before it resumes scanning.

If you do not want your scanner to pause, select the channel and be sure
that DELAY is not on the display.  If DELAY appears on the display, press
[DELAY] to turn it off for that channel.

LOCKING OUT CHANNELS

You can make your scanner scan more efficiently by locking out channels
that you have not programmed.  Manually select the channel and press [LOCK
OUT] so that LOCK OUT apperas on the display.  This is also handy for
locking out channels that have a continuous transmission.  You can still
manually select locked-out channels for listening.

To unlock a channel you have locked, manually select the channel and press
[LOCK OUT] so that LOCK OUT disappears from the display.

NOTE:  You cannot lock out Channel 1.

USING THE PRIORITY FEATURE

Channel 1 is designated as your scanner's priority channel.  You can turn
on the priority feature so that you do not miss transmissions on Channel 1,
even if you are monitoring another channel.

Press [PRIORITY] so that PRIORITY appears on the display.  Now your scanner
checks Channel 1 every 2 seconds, and stays on the channel if there is any
activity.

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 specific channel.

Follow these steps to manually select a channel.

1.  Press MANUAL.

2.  Enter the channel number.

3.  Press MANUAL again.

Or, if your scanner is scanning and stops at the desired channel, press
MANUAL one time.  (Pressing MANUAL additional times causes your scanner
to step through the channels.)

LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated several channels
for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  We
have preprogrammed your scanner with all of the frequencies available to
NOAA.  To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, simply
press [WX].  Your scanner begins scanning through the weather band, and WX
SEARCH appears on the display.

Your scanner should stop within a few seconds, and you hear the local
weather broadcast.  If the broadcast is weak, you can press [WX] again
to scan through the rest of the weather band.


(12-15-95)