Radio Shack 20-164 Scanner User Manual


 
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advantages over typical portable frequency
counters.
Signal Stalker II is more sensitive than
portable frequency counters and will detect
transmissions at a greater distance. Signal
Stalker II rapidly searches the RF spectrum in
1 MHz segments. If it detects a signal, Signal
Stalker II searches in ner steps until the signal
source is found.
Signal Stalker II can search all frequencies,
or you can dene frequency ranges, to avoid
ranges with constant activity, such as paging or
broadcast transmitters.
To use Signal Stalker II:
1. Hold the Signal Stalker button ( ) for
approximately 1 second.
2. To change the scanned band (All Band or
Police/Fire), press FUNC then Signal Stalker
( ). For a list of Signal Stalker Bands, see
Appendix D.
3. To turn off a bank, press the bank or group
number while Signal Stalker II is active.
4. To turn off Signal Stalker, hold the Signal
Stalker button ( ) again.
Priority mode is not available while using
the Signal Stalker II.
Special Signal Stalker
Special Signal Stalker II divides the frequency
range by 1 MHz segments. If you lock out 5
frequencies within 1 MHz segment, the scanner
will skip that segment in subsequent sweeps.
To use Special Signal Stalker II:
1. Press FUNC.
2. Use or to select “Sp. Stalker” appears
for Special Signal Stalker II.
3. To turn off Special Signal Stalker II, press
FUNC and then or again.
Locking Out Frequencies
When you lock out frequencies during a search,
the scanner continues searching, but ignores
the locked out frequencies. You can lock out up
to 50 frequencies in each bank. If you try to lock
out more, “L/O Memory Full!” appears.
While using Signal Stalker II, you can lock out
150 frequencies if searching all bands and
50 frequencies while searching PubSafety
frequencies. If you lock out 5 frequencies within
a 1 MHz segment, the scanner will skip that
segment in subsequent sweeps.
If you lock out all the frequencies in a
search bank and only that search bank
is activated, “All ranges Locked out!”
appears and the scanner does not search.
Signal Stalker II still performs a ne
step search for locked out signals. Signal
Stalker II will not stop on the signal, but
scan may take longer.
To lock out a frequency:
When the scanner stops on a frequency, press
L/OUT.
To review and unlock frequencies:
1. Press SRCH to enter search mode.