Radio Shack PRO-651 - Table of Contents

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C ontents
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Understanding your Scanner ...................... 6
Understanding the Keypad ......................... 6
Understanding the Display ......................... 8
Understanding Object Oriented Scanning 9
Scanner Features ....................................... 13
Scanner Setup ........................................... 16
Connecting the Antenna ...........................16
Attaching the Belt Clip .............................. 16
Powering Your Scanner ............................. 17
Installing Batteries ................................. 17
Setting Battery Type .............................. 18
Charging Batteries ................................. 18
External Power ....................................... 21
Headphones and Speakers .......................21
Listening Safety ...................................... 22
Transferring Data To or From another Scanner
or PC .......................................................... 22
Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch ... 23
Squelch and Attenuator ............................ 23
Basic Settings .............................................24
Delay ....................................................... 26
Adjusting the LCD Contrast .................. 26
Turning the Key Tone On or Off ........... 26
Turning Key and Backlight On or Off ... 27
Creating Scannable Objects ..................... 28
Understanding Object Menus .................. 28
Conventional Channel Objects ................30
Essential Parameters ............................. 30
Creating a CONV Object ...................... 31
Changing Text Tags ...............................31
Trunking Talkgroup Objects (TGRP) ......... 32
Essential Parameters ............................. 33