Radio Shack PRO-76 - Manual (Page 22)

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OPERATION
TURNING ON THE
SCANNER/
SETTING VOLUME
AND SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH fully
counterclockwise.
2. To turn on the scanner,
turn VOLUME clockwise
until you hear a hissing
sound.
3. Turn SQUELCH clock-
wise, just until the hiss-
ing sound stops.
Notes:
• To listen to a weak or
distant station, turn
SQUELCH counter-
clockwise. If recep-
tion is poor, turn
SQUELCH clockwise
to cut out weak trans-
missions.
• If SQUELCH is
adjusted so you
always hear a hissing
sound, the scanner
will not scan or search
properly.
4. To turn off the scanner
when you finish, turn
VOLUME counterclock-
wise to OFF .
STORING KNOWN
FREQUENCIES
INTO CHANNELS
Good references for active
frequencies are the Ra-
dioShack
Police Call Guide
including Fire and Emergen-
cy Services, Official Aero-
nautical Frequency
Directory, and Maritime Fre-
quency Directory. We up-
date these directories every
year, so be sure to get a cur-
rent copy.
Follow these steps to store
frequencies into channels.
1. Press MANUAL then
enter the channel num-
ber (1–200) where you
want to store a fre-
quency.
2. Press PROG . PGM ap-
pears.
3. Use the number keys
and
•
to enter the fre-
quency (including the
decimal point) you want
to store.
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