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Operation – Radio Shack PRO-2048 User Manual

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OPERATION

TURNING ON THE
SCANNER/SETTING
THE VOLUME AND
SQUELCH

1. Turn

SQUELCH

fully clockwise.

2. Press

POWER

to turn on your

scanner. The scanner continu-
ously scans the unlocked chan-
nels.

Note: If you have not stored any
frequencies into channels, the
scanner does not scan.

3. Press

MANUAL

to stop the scan-

ning. The display shows the cur-
rent channel.

4. Turn

VOLUME

clockwise to set

the scanner’s volume about

1

/

4

of the way between

MIN

and

MAX

.

5. Turn

SQUELCH

counterclock-

wise until you hear a hissing
noise.

6. Adjust

VOLUME

to a comfortable

level.

7. Slowly turn

SQUELCH

clockwise

until the hissing noise stops.

Squelch Tips:

• If the scanner picks up un-

wanted or weak transmis-
sions, slightly turn

SQUELCH

clockwise to decrease re-
ceiver sensitivity.

• If the scanner does not pick

up any transmissions, slightly
turn

SQUELCH

counterclock-

wise to increase receiver sen-
sitivity.

8. To turn off the scanner, press

POWER

.

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