Radio-shack PRO-71 User Manual

Cat. No. 20-311AOWNER’S MANUALPRO-71 VHF/UHF/AirHandheld ScannerPlease read before using this equipment.20-311a.fm Page 1 Friday, February 12, 1999

10The POWER jack powers the scanner and disconnects the internal bat-teries. You can use this jack to connect an external power source (ACor DC adapte

11Cautions: • You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts and delivers atleast 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to negative and its plugmust fi

124. Plug the other end of the adapter into your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket.Note: If the scanner does not operate properly when you use a DCad

13CONNECTING THE ANTENNAFollow these steps to attach the supplied flexibleantenna to the connector on the top of your scan-ner.1. Align the slots arou

14CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/HEADPHONESFor private listening, you can plug an earphone or mono headphones(not supplied) with a 1/8-inch (3.5-mm) plug (suc

15CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKERIn a noisy area, an optional extension speaker (such as RadioShackCat. No. 21-549) or an amplified speaker (such as R

16UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNERA LOOK AT THE KEYPADYour scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this informationshould help you understand each

17for example) shows the channels that make up a memory bank. In ad-dition, the keypad has different functions in manual mode, scan mode,and program m

18PRI — appears when you select the priority feature.L/O — appears when you manually select a locked-out channel, orduring a search hold when the freq

19BANKS AND MEMORIESYour scanner can store up to 110 frequencies. You store each frequen-cy in either a memory called a channel, or a temporary memory

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20OPERATIONTURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH1. Make sure that SQUELCH is turned fully counterclockwise beforeyou turn on the scanner.2. Turn

214. Press E (WX) to store the frequency.Notes:• If you entered an incorrect frequency in Step 3, Error appearsand the scanner beeps three times. Star

22Limit SearchA limit search lets you search for active frequencies between upperand lower limits that you set. -L- appears during a limit search.When

23Notes:• You can press ▼ or ▲ while -H- appears to step through thefrequencies toward the upper or lower limits.• If you tune to a search skip freque

24LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIESOnce you have stored frequencies into monitor memories using a di-rect or limit search, you can listen to the monitor m

25MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNELYou can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. Thisis useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a

26SPECIAL FEATURESUSING THE KEYLOCKOnce you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidentalprogram changes by turning on the keylock feature.

27TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS ON AND OFFYou can turn each channel-storage bank on and off. When you turn offa bank, the scanner does not scan any of

28Notes:• If you program more than 20 skip frequencies, each new frequencyreplaces one you stored earlier, starting from the first stored fre-quency.•

29LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BANDThe FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated 11channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad

3Your scanner can receive all of these bands:In addition, your scanner is preprogrammed with the following weatherservice channels:This Owner’s Manual

30A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGReception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot hear statio

31Birdie FrequenciesEvery scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals created in-side the scanner’s receiver. These operating frequencies migh

32Primary UsageAs a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the fol-lowing frequencies:VHF BandUHF BandNote: Remote control statio

33ceives. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary fromarea to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the “Police Call”available a

3410-Meter Amateur Band—(28.0––29.7 MHz)29.000–29.700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM

35152.480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS152.510–152.840. . . . . . . . .

36452.0375–453.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, TAXI, TRAN TOW, NEWS453.0125–453.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37AVOIDING IMAGE FREQUENCIESYou might discover one of your regular stations on another frequencythat is not listed. It might be what is known as an im

38TROUBLESHOOTINGIf you have problems, here are some suggestions which might help.If none of these suggestions help, take your scanner to your local R

39RESETTING THE SCANNERIf the scanner’s display does not work properly after you install batter-ies or connect it to power, you might have to reset th

4FCC NOTICEYour scanner might cause TV or radio interference even when it is op-erating properly. To determine whether your scanner is causing the in-

40CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour RadioShack PRO-71 VHF/UHF/Air Handheld Scanner is an ex-ample of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges-ti

41SPECIFICATIONSFrequency Coverage:VHF Lo ... 29–50 MHz (in 5.0 kHz steps)6-Meter Ham ...

42Dimensions (HWD) ... 53/4 × 29/16 × 111/16 Inches(147 × 64.5 × 42.5 mm)Weight ...

43NOTES20-311a.fm Page 43 Friday, February 12, 1999 4:51 PM

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5This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal trans-missions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scan-ners be ma

6CONTENTSPreparation ... 8Power Sources ...

7A General Guide to Scanning ... 30Guide to Frequencies ...

8PREPARATIONPOWER SOURCESYou can power your scanner from any of three sources:• internal batteries• standard AC power (using an optional AC adapter)•

92. Install two batteries in the compartment and two in the cover asindicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside eachlocation.3. Replace