Radio Shack Desktop Scanner - Table of Contents

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This scanner has been designed to prevent
reception of illegal transmissions. This is
done to comply with the legal requirement
that scanners be manufactured so as to not
be easily modifiable to pick up those
transmissions. Do not open your scanner's
case to make any modifications that could
allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not
legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you
to legal penalties.
We encourage responsible, legal scanner
use.
Warning:
Modification of this device to
receive cellular radio telephone service
signals is prohibited under
FCC rules
and
under federal law.
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Contents
Preparation ............................................................................................................................. 6
Power Sources .................................................................................................................. 6
Using AC Power ......................................................................................................... 6
Using Vehicle Battery Power ...................................................................................... 6
Connecting an Antenna .................................................................................................... 7
Connecting the Supplied Antenna ............................................................................. 7
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna ............................................................................... 7
Understanding Your Scanner ................................................................................................ 8
A Look at the Controls ....................................................................................................... 8
A Look at the Display ........................................................................................................ 9
Understanding Service Banks/Banks .............................................................................. 10
Channel Storage Banks ........................................................................................... 10
Service Banks .......................................................................................................... 11
Operation .............................................................................................................................. 14
Turning On the Scanner/Setting Volume and Squelch .................................................... 14
Storing Known Frequencies into Channels ..................................................................... 14
Finding and Storing Active Frequencies ......................................................................... 15
Searching the Service Banks ................................................................................... 15
Using Direct Search ................................................................................................. 16
Using the Monitor Memory .............................................................................................. 17
Listening to a Monitor Memory
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Frequency ............................................................... 17
Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel ..................................... 17
Scanning the Stored Channels ....................................................................................... 17
Scanning Options .................................................................................................... 18
Turning Channel Storage Banks On and Off ................................................................... 18
Monitoring a Stored Channel .......................................................................................... 18
Clearing a Stored Channel .............................................................................................. 18
Listening to the Marine Bank ........................................................................................... 19
Listening to the Weather Band ........................................................................................ 19
Weather Channel Frequency Chart ........................................................................ 19
Using the Weather Alert ........................................................................................... 19
Special Features ................................................................................................................... 20