Radio Shack PRO-650 - Table of Contents; Package Contents; Scanning Legally

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Contents
Package Contents ..................................................... 3
Scanning Legally ........................................................ 3
Features ..................................................................... 4
Scanner Basics ........................................................... 5
Setup ......................................................................... 6
Connecting the Antenna ..................................................6
Connecting a Speaker or Headphones ............................6
Powering Your Scanner ....................................................7
Turning on the Scanner ....................................................7
Turning Off the Key Tone .................................................7
Understanding the Display ...............................................8
Understanding the Keypad ............................................10
Configuring Your Scanner ....................................... 12
Preprogrammed Frequencies .........................................12
Programming Channels .................................................. 12
Programming with a Computer ......................................13
Cloning Programmed Data ............................................13
Searching for Frequencies ....................................... 14
Service Bank Search .......................................................14
Storing Found Frequencies ............................................15
Birdie Frequencies ..........................................................15
Scanning Stored Channels .............................................16
Monitoring a Channel .....................................................17
Locking Out Channels ....................................................18
Clearing a Stored Channel .............................................19
Weather Features .................................................... 20
Receiving All Weather Alerts ......................................... 20
Receiving Alerts for Specific Areas ............................... 20
Skywarn™ ...................................................................... 22
Additional Information ............................................ 23
Care ............................................................................... 23
Initializing the Scanner .................................................. 23
Service and Repair ......................................................... 23
Preprogrammed Frequency List .................................... 24
Service Banks ................................................................ 26
Specifications................................................................. 29
FCC Notice .................................................................... 30
Limited Warranty ........................................................... 30
Package Contents
• Scanner
• Antenna
• ACAdapter
• User’sGuide
• QuickStartGuide
Scanning Legally
Yourscannercoversfrequenciesusedbymanydierent
groupsincludingpoliceandredepartments,ambulance
services,governmentagencies,privatecompanies,
amateurradioservices,militaryoperations,pager
services,andwireline(telephoneandtelegraph)service
providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission
yourscannercanreceive.However,therearesome
transmissions you should never intentionally listen to.
These include:
• Telephoneconversations(cellular,cordless,orother
privatemeansoftelephonesignaltransmission)
• Pagertransmissions
• Anyscrambledorencryptedtransmissions
AccordingtotheElectronicCommunicationsPrivacyAct
(ECPA),asamended,youaresubjecttonesandpossible
imprisonmentforintentionallylisteningto,using,or
divulging the contents of such a transmission unless
you have the consent of a party to the communication
(unlesssuchactivityisotherwiseillegal).
This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal
transmissions,incompliancewiththelawwhichrequires
that scanners be manufactured in such a way as to not be
easilymodiabletopickupthosetransmissions.Donot
openyourscanner’scasetomakeanymodicationsthat
could allow it to pick up transmissions that are not legal to
listento.Doingsocouldsubjectyoutolegalpenalties.
Insomeareas,mobileuseofthisscannerisunlawful
orrequiresapermit.Checkthelawsinyourarea.We
encourageresponsible,legalscanneruse.