Radio Shack PRO-528 - Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch; Storing Known Frequencies into Channels

Service Banks
The scanner is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to the ham, marine, aircraft, and police
(fire/emergency) services. This helps you quickly find active frequencies instead of doing a chain search (see
“Service Bank Search” on Page XX).
Channel Storage Banks
To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, all the channels are divided into 10
banks of 100 channels. Use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such as those for the police
department, fire department, ambulance services, or aircraft (see “Guide to the Action Bands” on Page XX).
For example, the police department might use four frequencies in your town while the fire department uses an
additional four. You could program the four police frequencies starting with Channel 1 (the first channel in
bank 1), and program the fire department frequencies starting with Channel 51 (the first channel in bank 2).
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Operation
TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH
Note: Make sure the scanner’s antenna is connected before you turn it on.
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME/OFF clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing sound.
3. If the scanner is scanning, press SCAN/MANUAL to stop scanning, then turn SQUELCH clockwise until the
hissing stops.
STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS
You can locate and store specific frequencies into channels for later use. To assist you in locating a desired
frequency from the scanner’s wide range, consider using a frequency guide. Good references for active
frequencies are the RadioShack Police Call Guide including Fire and Emergency Services, and Official
Aeronautical Frequency Directory. We update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.
Note: To store trunked system frequencies, see “Storing Trunked Frequencies” on Page xx.
Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.
1. Press
E/PGM to put the scanner in programming mode. PGM appears.
2.Use the number keys and
・/CLR /DELAY to enter the channel number
where you want to store a frequency including the decimal point you want to store.
3. Press
MANUAL to advance the channel.
4. Use the number keys and
・/CLR /DELAY to enter the frequency you want to store.
5. Press E/PGM to store the frequency into the channel.
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