Radio Shack Race Scanner Scanner User Manual


 
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CONTENTS
Preparation ....................................................................................... 9
Power Sources ............................................................................ 9
Using Internal Batteries ........................................................ 9
Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries .................................. 11
Using Standard AC Power ................................................. 12
Using Vehicle Battery Power .............................................. 13
Connecting an Antenna ............................................................ 14
Connecting an Optional Antenna ....................................... 15
Connecting an Extension Speaker ............................................ 16
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones ..................................... 16
Listening Safely ................................................................. 17
Traffic Safety ...................................................................... 17
Attaching the Belt Clip ............................................................... 17
Understanding Your Scanner ........................................................ 18
A Look at the Keypad ................................................................ 18
A Look at the Display ................................................................ 20
Understanding Banks ................................................................ 22
Memory Banks ................................................................... 22
Service Banks .................................................................... 22
Operation ........................................................................................ 24
Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch ........................... 24
Storing Known Frequencies into Channels ............................... 25
Finding and Storing Active Frequencies ................................... 26
Searching the Service Banks ............................................. 26
Searching from a Selected Frequency ............................... 27
Storing Active Frequencies ................................................ 28
Search Skip Memory ................................................................. 28
Manually Selecting a Channel ................................................... 29
Scanning Channels ................................................................... 30
Deleting a Frequency from a Channel ...................................... 30
Listening to Weather Broadcasts .............................................. 31
Using the PRO-74 at the Races ..................................................... 32
Storing a Car Number and Frequency ...................................... 32
Adding Frequencies to a Car Number ............................... 33
Viewing Frequencies Associated with a Car Number ........ 34
Deleting a Frequency from a Car Number ......................... 34
Scanning by Car Number .......................................................... 34
Finding What Car Numbers are in What Channels ................... 35
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