Radio Shack PRO-650 - Configuring Your Scanner; Preprogrammed Frequencies; Programming Channels; Programming with a Computer

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Conguring Your Scanner
Preprogrammed Frequencies
Yourscannerincludes153preprogrammedfrequencies,
whichyoucanloadintoChannels1to153.Foralistof
thesefrequencies,see“PreprogrammedFrequencyList”
on page 24.
To load the pregprogrammed frequencies:
1. Turnothescannerandthenturnitonagain.
2. WhileWELCOMEmessageappears,pressPGM.
3. Load –Fr–appears,thenYES––Ent and No––CLEAr
appear alternately.
4. Press ENT to load frequencies or CLEAR to cancel.
Programming Channels
Ifyoudonothavealistoffrequenciesinyourarea,referto
www.radioreference.com.
1. Press PGM. PGM appears.
2. Enterthechannelnumber(1–200)whereyouwantto
storeafrequency,thenpressPGM again.
3. Usethenumberkeysand•toenterthefrequency
(includingthedecimalpoint),thenpressENT.
4. Toprogramthenextchannelinsequence,pressPGM
and repeat Step3.Toprogramaspecicchannel
repeat Steps 2 and 3..
• Your scanner automatically rounds down to the
closest valid frequency. For example, if you enter
151.473, your scanner rounds it to 151.470.
• If Error appears and the scanner beeps three times
when you press ENT, start again from Step 2.
• If the frequency is already stored in another channel,
the scanner beeps three times and displays - d U P L-
(duplicate) and the lowest channel number where
the frequency is already stored. Press
TUNE/CLEAR to cancel. Press ENT if you still want
to store the frequency.
Programming with a Computer
You can upload or download programmed data to or
fromaPCusingaUSBcableavailablefromyourlocal
RadioShack store or www.RadioShack.com.
Theapplicationsoftwareisavailableonline.Useasearch
enginetond“scannerprogrammingsoftware.”Follow
instructions in the software package to upload and
download data.
Cloning Programmed Data
You can transfer the programmed data to and from a
PRO-650 scanner using an optional connecting cable
with Ç-inch(3.5mm)stereophoneplugsonbothends
(availablefromyourlocalRadioShack store or
www.RadioShack.com).
1. Turn on both scanners.
2. Connecttheconnectingcabletoeachscanner’sPC/
IFjack.CLOnE and UP to SEnd appears.
3. Press e on the host scanner.
4. SEndInG appears at the host scanner.
Toexitclonemodeafterthedatatransferiscomplete,
remove the cable.
No ConnEct appears if you try to connect to another
model scanner. The PRO-650 does not clone with other
scanner models.