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Searching for and storing active frequencies – Radio Shack PRO-28 User Manual

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Notes:

• If you make a mistake in Step 2,

Error

appears on the display

and the scanner beeps three times. Simply start again from
Step 2.

• Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the

nearest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a fre-
quency of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.475.

4. Repeat Steps 1-3 to program more channels. Or, if you want to

program the next channel in sequence, press

MANUAL

and repeat

Steps 2 and 3.

Notes:

VHF band frequencies (30-300 MHz) are found at .005 MHz steps.
UHF band frequencies (300-3000 MHz) are found at .0125 MHz
steps.

Without battery or external adapter power, the scanner protects
the frequencies stored in memory for about 60 minutes.

SEARCHING FOR AND STORING ACTIVE
FREQUENCIES

Band Search

A band search lets you search for active transmissions within any one
of the seven pre-programmed frequency bands.

Follow these steps to search for active frequencies.

1. Press

MANUAL

, then

HOLD/BAND

. The scanner displays the previ-

ously selected frequency band for 2 seconds, then automatically
starts searching.

2. To select a different frequency band, repeatedly press

HOLD/BAND

until the desired frequency band appears on the display.

29–54 MHz

137–144 MHz

144–148 MHz

148–174 MHz

406–450 MHz

450–470 MHz

470–512 MHz

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