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GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR SCANNER
Though you may be anxious to begin using your new scanner right away, we
recommend that you take the time to read this manual thoroughly so that you may fully
understand the advanced features and capabilities of your PRO-96 scanning receiver.
Once you understand a few simple terms used in this manual and familiarize yourself
with your scanner's features, you can put the scanner to work for you. You simply
determine which frequencies and trunking systems you want to receive, and then
program the scanner to scan them.
A frequency is the receiving signal location (expressed in MHz). To find active
frequencies, you can use frequency guides available from your local RadioShack store,
frequency listings posted on the Internet, or the built in search function.
Your scanner’s SEARCH banks contained preprogrammed frequencies in the scanner’s
memory (see “Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range” on Page 52 for the
frequency list). You can even change the frequency range on one of the SEARCH banks
(SR6) to customize your own search parameters.
Once you identify the frequencies you wish to monitor, you can store them into
programmable memory locations called channels, which are grouped in channel storage
banks. You can then scan the channel-storage banks to see if there is activity on the
frequencies stored there. Each time the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops and
monitors the radio traffic on that channel until the transmission ends, then resumes
scanning. For detailed programming instructions, see “PROGRAMMING YOUR
SCANNER” on Page 30.
About the Keypad
Here is a brief overview of your scanner's keys and their functions.
SCAN
— scans through the programmed channels.
FUNC
— lets you use various functions by pressing this key in combination with other
keys. When using the FUNC key, press the FUNC key first, then release it, then quickly
press the next key in the function key sequence.
MAN
— stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number.
