Radio Shack 20-164 Scanner User Manual


 
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2. Press FUNC then L/OUT. The rst locked-
out frequency and lockout list appear. If the
search bank has no locked-out frequencies,
“No Lockout” appears.
3. Press or to review the list. The
current position and the total locked-out
number also appear as “Lockout XX of YY.”
(Example: Lockout 10 of 30.)
4. (Optional) To unlock a frequency, select the
frequency then press CL.
5. Press FUNC then L/OUT again to exit.
To unlock all frequencies in a search bank:
1. Press SRCH.
2. Select the search bank.
3. Press FUNC then press L/OUT. The Lockout
list appears.
4. Press FUNC then 6. “Clear entire list?”
appears.
5. Press 1. “List cleared” appears. Pressing any
other key cancels the clearing.
Saving Found Frequencies
To save a frequency found during a search:
1. When the scanner stops on a frequency,
press FUNC then PGM. “Store in ChXXX?”
appears and the frequency ashes.
2. To change the target channel, enter the bank
and channel number.
3. Press ENT. “Channel Stored!” appears
briey, then the search resumes.
Scanning
Scanning sequentially checks all saved channels
for activity. You must save frequencies into
channels to scan. The scanner does not scan
empty channels or unsaved frequencies.
You can increase the scanning speed by locking
out channels with continuous transmissions,
such as a weather channel or turning off entire
banks. Turning off a bank prevents the scanner
from scanning any channels within the bank.
You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at
least one active bank to scan.
To scan:
1. Press SCAN. The scanner checks all
unlocked channels in the active banks.
2. To change the scan direction, press or .
3. To lock out a channel, when the scanner
stops on the channel, press L/OUT. The
scan resumes.
4. To turn off a bank, press the bank’s number
so the bank’s number disappears. To turn
on a bank, press the number key so the
bank’s number appears.
5. To stop on a channel, press PSE.
Locking Out Channels
You can increase the scanning speed by locking
out channels with continuous transmissions.
To locked out a channel:
1. Press MAN.
2. Enter the bank and channel number or use
or to select the channel.