Radio Shack PRO-90 - Manual (Page 24)

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Your scanner has the following preprogrammed service
banks.
• POLICE — contains 1,079 police frequencies.
• FIRE/EMG — contains 280 fire and emergency ser-
vice frequencies.
• AIR — contains 2,319 aircraft and air service fre-
quencies.
• MRN contains 65 marine frequencies.
• WX — contains 7 weather frequencies.
To select a service bank, press SVC . A service bank’s
name (POLICE , FIRE/EMG , AIR , MRN , or WX) and
one of the preset police frequencies appear. After a 2-
second delay, scanning begins. To select another ser-
vice bank, repeatedly press
SVC until the scanner dis-
plays the name of the bank you want to use.
Notes:
• In the marine band, the active frequency and its
marine channel number alternately appear.
• To skip data signals (such as modem signals), press
DATA . See “Skipping Data Signals” on Page 31.
• Because frequencies are not always assigned to the
same services everywhere, you might hear transmis-
sions from one service in another service group.
If necessary, press SCAN to start scanning immediately
or to continue scanning if you want to skip a frequency.
During service-scan, you can press HOLD to pause the
scanning. HOLD appears. Press s or t to move up or
down one step, or press SCAN to resume scanning.
Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.
1. Press MANUAL . HOLD appears.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number
(1–300) where you want to store the frequency, then
press
MANUAL .
3. Press SVC to select a service bank and begin scanning.
4. When the scanner stops on a transmission, press
HOLD . The frequency appears.
5. Press E to store the frequency into the channel.
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