Radio Shack Desktop Scanner Owner's Manual

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10Understanding Your ScannerSRCH — appears during service bank anddirect frequency searches.SCAN — appears when you scan channels.MAN — appears when you manually select achannel.PGM — appears while you programfrequencies into the scanner's channels.PRI — appears when you turn on the priorityfeature.DLY — appears when you program a 2-second delay.Error — appears when you make an entryerror.-dUPL- (Duplicate) — appears when youtry to store a frequency that is already storedin another channel.-d- — appears during a direct frequencysearch.-b- — appears during a service bankfrequency search.Ch-FULL — appears when you try to entera frequency during a search when allchannels are full.F L-out — appears when you start directsearch from a locked-out frequency.FLo -FULL — appears when you try tolockout a frequency during a search when 50frequencies are already locked out.L-r — appears when you review the lockoutfrequencies.dEFAULt — appears when you unlock allthe locked-out frequencies from the servicebank.FLo ALL-CL — appears when you removeall the locked out frequencies during aservice bank/direct search.P — appears when the scanner is tuned tothe priority channel.ALErt — appears when the scanner iswatching the WX alert tone.WIrEd — appears when you turn on thewired programming mode.StArt — appears when the scanner startswired programming.C-Err — appears when the scannerreceives a check sum error during wiredprogramming.D-Err — appears when the scanner finds adata error while using wired programming.End — appears when the scanner finisheswired programming.oFF tonE — appears when you set the keytone off.on tonE — appears when you set the keytone on.UNDERSTANDING SERVICEBANKS/BANKSChannel Storage BanksTo make it easier to identify and select thechannels you want to listen to, channels aredivided into 10 banks of 20 channels each.Use each channel-storage bank to groupfrequencies, such as those used by thepolice department, fire department,ambulance services, or aircraft (see “Guideto the Action Bands” on Page 23). Forexample, the police department might usefour frequencies, one for each side of town.You could program the police frequenciesstarting with Channel 1 (the first channel inbank 1) and program the fire departmentfrequencies starting with Channel 21 (thefirst channel in bank 2).