Radio Shack PRO-2040 User Manual
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CONTENTS
Preparation ....................................................................................................... 7
Connecting Power ....................................................................................... 7
Using Standard AC Power .................................................................... 7
Memory Backup .................................................................................... 7
Using Vehicle Battery Power ................................................................. 8
Connecting an Antenna ............................................................................... 9
Telescoping Antenna ............................................................................. 9
Optional Outdoor Antenna..................................................................... 9
Resetting the Scanner’s Display................................................................ 10
Initializing the Scanner............................................................................... 11
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones/External Speaker ......................... 11
Listening Safely ................................................................................... 12
Traffic Safety ....................................................................................... 12
Understanding Your Scanner ........................................................................ 13
A Look at the Front Panel .......................................................................... 13
A Look at the Display................................................................................. 15
Understanding the Scanner’s Memory ...................................................... 17
Channel-Storage Banks ...................................................................... 17
Monitor Memories............................................................................... 17
Operation ........................................................................................................ 18
Turning On the Scanner/Setting the Volume and Squelch ........................ 18
Finding Birdie Frequencies ........................................................................ 19
Manually Storing Frequencies in Channels ............................................... 20
Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies...................... 21
Limit Search ........................................................................................ 21
Direct Search....................................................................................... 22
Search Skip Memory ........................................................................... 23
Listening to Monitor Memories................................................................... 24
Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel....................... 25
Scanning the Stored Channels .................................................................. 25
Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off....................................... 26
Manually Selecting a Channel ................................................................... 26
Listening to the Weather Band................................................................... 27
Special Features............................................................................................. 28
Designating a Priority Channel .................................................................. 28
Using the 2-second Delay.......................................................................... 28
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