Radio Shack PRO-650 - Searching for Frequencies; Service Bank Search; Storing Found Frequencies; Birdie Frequencies

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Searching for Frequencies
Duringatunesearch,thescannertunesupordown
starting from a frequency you specify.
1. Press TUNE. The display alternates between PSE
and –t–.
2. Ifyouwanttochangethestartingfrequency,entera
new frequency and press ENT.
3. Press PSE to start tune search. –t– appears on the
display.
Service Bank Search
Your scanner contains groups of preset frequencies
calledServiceBanks.Youcansearchformarine,re/
police,aircraft,ham,FM,andweathertransmissionseven
ifyoudonotknowthespecicfrequenciesthatareused
in your area.
Thenyoucanstorethefrequenciesyoundintothe
scanner’schannels(exceptforweatherandmarine
banks,whicharealreadystoredaschannels).Tostarta
search,pressthebuttonoftheServiceBankyouwould
liketosearch(Marine,Fire/Police,Aircraft,Ham,FM,or
Weather).
Storing Found Frequencies
OnceyoundinterestingfrequenciesduringaTuneor
ServiceBanksearch,youcanstoretheminthescanner’s
channel-storage banks.
1. Press ENTwhenyoundafrequency.Thebank
number and StorE appear.
2. Tochangebanks,enterthenewbanknumber.
3. Press ENT to store the frequency. The channel and
frequencyashtwice.Tocanceltheoperation,press
TUNE/CLEAR.
• The frequency is automatically stored in the rst empty
channel of the selected bank.
• If the scanner displays -d U P L-, the frequency is already
stored in another channel. Press ENT if you want to
continue storing the frequency. Press TUNE/CLEAR
to cancel.
• If there are no empty channels in the bank, Ch-FULL
appears. You can select another bank or clear some
channels in the current bank (see “Clearing a Stored
Channel” on page 19).
• If the scanner displays -d U P L- or CH-FULL, you can
store another channel location by pressing PGM. The
channel number ashes and 000.0000 (or previous
frequency) appears. Press the desired channel number
then press ENT. Repeat if needed. Press ENT again
when an empty channel is found.
Birdie Frequencies
Allscannershavebirdiefrequencies,whicharesignals
created inside a scanner that can cause interference.
To nd the birdies in your scanner:
1. Disconnecttheantenna,andmakesurethatno
othernearbyradioorTVsetsareturnedonnearthe
scanner.
2. Search every frequency range from its lowest
frequencytothehighest.Occasionally,the
searchingwillstopasifithasfoundasignal,often
without any sound. This is a birdie.
3. Makealistofallthebirdiesinyourscannerfor
future reference.
Search Commands
• PressPSE to pause searching. Press PSE again to
resume.
• Press•/Delay to turn the two-second delay
featureonando.
• PressL/Otolock-outafrequency(except
Weatherband).
• Toreversethesearchdirectionatanytime,press
 or .
• Ifnecessary,youcanselectsearchgroupsusing
the number keys.