Radio Shack PRO-650 - Channel Management and Lock-outs; Locking Out Channels; Managing Lock-outs; Clearing Stored Channels

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Skywarn™
Manyareasofthecountryhaveamateurradiorepeaters
thathavebeendesignatedas“Skywarn”repeaters.
Duringtimesofsevereweather,theserepeatersrelay
reportsofsevereweatherdirectlytothelocalNational
WeatherServiceforecastoce.Yourscannercaneasily
jumptoyourlocalSkywarnfrequencyandmonitorthese
reports.
Beforeusingthisfeature,youmustprogramtheSkywarn
frequency into channel 200. Refer to
www.radioreference.comtondSkywarnfrequenciesin
your area.
ToactivateSkywarn,pressandhold
for about two
seconds.Thescannerjumpstochannel200tomonitor
the Skywarn frequency
.
If no frequency is programmed
intheSkywarnchannel,No ProG appears.
Additional Information
Care
Yourscannerisnotwaterproof.Donotexposeittorain,
moisture,orextremelyhighhumidity.Ifthescannergets
wet,wipeitdryimmediately.Useandstorethescanner
only in normal temperature environments. Handle the
scanner carefully; do not drop it. Keep the scanner
awayfromdustanddirt,andwipeitwithadampcloth
occasionally to keep it looking new.
Initializing the Scanner
If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly
afteryouconnectapowersource,youmightneedto
initializethescanner.
Important: This procedure clears all information you
storedinthescanner’smemory.Onlyinitializethe
scanner when you are sure the scanner is not working
properly.
Important:Donotturnothescanneruntilthe
initializationiscomplete.Whentheinitializationis
complete,1CH 000.000
0 appears on the display.
1. Turnothescanner,thenturnitonagain.WELCOME
SCAnnInG rECEIVEr appears.
2. Press 0, then press 1 while the welcome message
is on the screen. InItIAL appears for about two
seconds,thenYES — Ent and No — CLEAr appear
alternately.
3. Press ENT. WAIt appears for about two seconds.
Service and Repair
Ifyourscannerisnotperformingasitshould,takeitto
your local RadioShack store for assistance. To locate
yournearestRadioShack,usethestorelocatorfeature
at www.radioshack.com,orcall1-800-843-7422and
followthemenuoptions.Modifyingortamperingwiththe
scanner’s internal components can cause a malfunction and
mightinvalidateitswarrantyandvoidyourFCCauthorization
to operate it.