Radio Shack PRO-650 - Configuring Your Scanner; Loading Preprogrammed Frequencies; Programming Scanner Channels; Advanced Configuration Methods

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Scanning Stored Channels
Press SCAN/MAN until SCAN appears to continuously
scan through all channels with stored frequencies.
Ifthescannerndsanactivefrequency,itstopsand
displaysthatchannelandfrequencynumber,then
it automatically begins scanning again when the
transmission on that frequency ends.
• Press  or  to reverse the scanning direction.
• To monitor a channel, press SCAN/MAN at any time
during the transmission so MAN appears.
The scanner does not scan channels in banks that are
turnedo.
Toturnachannel-storagebankonoro,pressthe
bank’snumberkey(1–0, using 0forbank10)during
scanning. The channel-storage banks are on when they
haveabarunderneaththemandowhennobarappears
underneath them.
• You cannot turn o all banks; there must be at least one
active bank.
• You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if
the bank is turned o.
Setting Delay
Toavoidmissingareplyinconversations,atwo-second
delay is automatically set for each channel. The scanner
stops for two seconds after a transmission ends before
it resumes scanning or searching. DLY appears on the
display when the delay function is active.
To turn delay on:
• Ifthescannerisscanningandstopsonanactive
channel,quicklypress•/DELAY before it resumes.
• Ifthedesiredchannelisnotselected,manuallyselect
thechannel,thenpress•/DELAY.
• Ifthescannerissearching,press•/DELAY. DLY
appears and the scanner adds a two-second delay to
every transmission it stops on in that bank.
To turn delay o:
Press •/DELAY while the scanner is monitoring a channel
or frequency. DLY disappears.
Using the Priority Channel
The priority feature sets the scanner to check one
specicchanneleverytwosecondswhilescanning.You
can only program one frequency into the priority channel.
1. Press PGM, then press PRI/ALERT. PCH and
000.000
0(orthepreviouslystoredfrequency)
appear.
2. Enterthefrequencyyouwantstoredinthepriority
channel,thenpressENT.
3. Toturnonthepriorityfeature,pressPRI/ALERT
during scanning or searching. PRI appears. The
scanner checks the priority channel every two
seconds and stays on the channel if there is activity.
 Toturnothepriorityfeature,pressPRI/ALERT.
PRI disappears.
Monitoring a Channel
Youcancontinuouslymonitoraspecicchannelwithout
scanning.
1. Press SCAN/MAN until MAN appears.
2. Enterthechannelnumber(1–200).
3. Press SCAN/MAN again.