Radio Shack 2000649 / PRO-649 - Searching for Frequencies; Performing a Tune Search; Service Bank Search; Search Commands

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Searching for Frequencies
Duringatunesearch,the
scanner tunes up or down
starting from a frequency you
specify.
1. Press TUNE. The display
alternates between PSE and
–t–.
2. If you want to change the
startingfrequency,entera
new frequency and press
ENT.
3. Press PSE to start tune search. –t– appears on the
display.
4.Tochangethetuningdirection,press or  .
Service Bank Search
Your scanner contains groups of preset frequencies
calledServiceBanks.Youcansearchformarine,re/
police,aircraft,ham,andweathertransmissionsevenif
youdonotknowthespecicfrequenciesthatareusedin
your area.
Thenyoucanstorethefrequenciesyoundintothe
scanner’schannels(exceptforweatherandmarine
banks,whicharealreadystoredaschannels).Tostartthe
search,pressthebuttonfortheServiceBankyouwould
liketosearch(Marine,Fire/Police,Air,Ham,orWeather).
Storing Found Frequencies
You can save frequencies in channel-storage banks.
1. Press ENTwhenyound
a frequency. The bank
number and StorE appear.
2. Tochangebanks,enterthe
new bank number.
3. Press ENT. The channel and
frequencyashtwice.To
canceltheoperation,press
TUNE/CLEAR.
• The frequency is
automatically stored in the
rst empty channel of the selected bank.
• If the scanner displays -d U P L-, the frequency is already
stored in another channel. Press ENT to continue.
Press TUNE/CLEAR to cancel.
• If there are no empty channels in the bank, Ch-FULL
appears. Clear a channel or select another bank (see
“Clearing a Stored Channel” on page 21).
• If the scanner displays -d U P L- or CH-FULL, you can
store another channel location by pressing PGM. The
channel number ashes and 000.0000 (or previous
frequency) appears. Press the desired channel number
then press ENT. Repeat if needed. Press ENT again
when an empty channel is found.
Birdie Frequencies
Allscannershavebirdiefrequencies,whicharesignals
created inside a scanner that can cause interference.
To nd the birdies in your scanner:
1. Disconnecttheantenna,andmakesurethatno
othernearbyradioorTVsetsareturnedonnearthe
scanner.
2. Search every frequency range from its lowest
frequencytothehighest.Occasionally,the
searchingwillstopasifithasfoundasignal,often
without any sound. This is a birdie.
3. Makealistofallthebirdiesinyourscannerfor
future reference.
Search Commands
• PressPSE to pause searching. Press PSE again to
resume.
• Press•/Delay to turn the two-second delay
featureonando.
• PressL/Otolock-outafrequency(except
Weatherband).
• Toreversethesearchdirectionatanytime,press
 or .
• Ifnecessary,youcanselectsearchgroupsusing
the number keys.
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