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Understanding your scanner, A look at the front panel – Radio Shack PRO-2040 User Manual

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER

A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL

This look at the scanner’s front panel will help you understand each control’s
function.

Control

Function

POWER

Turns the scanner on and off.

1-0

Each single-digit number on the keys enters the
numbers for a channel or a frequency, or each
range of numbers above the number keys indicates
the channels that make up a channel-storage bank.
See “Understanding Channel-Storage Banks.”

./CLEAR

Enters the decimal point in a frequency, or clears an
incorrect entry and is used when you initialize the
scanner.

ENTER

Enters programmed frequencies into channels.

VOLUME

Sets the scanner’s volume.

SQUELCH

Adjusts the scanner’s receiver sensitivity to help
you eliminate background noise.

SCAN

Starts scanning through the stored channels.

MANUAL

Stops scanning and lets you manually enter a chan-
nel number.

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