Radio Shack PRO-82 User Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

Supplied Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector

— provides good reception of strong local signals. You can connect an external antenna with a BNC connector to the scanner for improved reception of distant/weaker signals.

Tune

— lets you tune for new and unlisted frequencies starting from a specified frequency.

Liquid-Crystal Display

— makes it easy to view and change programming information. The display backlight also makes the scanner easy to read in lowlight situations.

One-Touch Search Banks

— let you se arch preset frequencies in separate marine, fire/police, aircraft, ham, and weather banks, to make it easy to locate specific types of calls.

Priority Channel

— lets you program a c hannel as the priority channel. As the scanner scans, it checks the priority channel every 2 seconds so you do not miss transmissions on that channel.

Hypersearch, Hyperscan, Adaptaplug,

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Introduction

box on that page with the corresponding icon for pertinent information.

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Introduction ............ 2

The FCC Wants You

to Know ................. 4

Scanning

Legally .............. 5

Preparation ............ 7

Installing

Batteries ........... 7

Charging Rechargeable

Batteries ........... 8

Using

AC Power ......... 9

Using Vehicle Battery

Power ............. 10

Connecting the Supplied

Antenna .......... 10

Connecting an Earphone/ Headphones ... 11 Connecting an Extension

Speaker .......... 12

Using the

Belt Clip .......... 12

About Your

Scanner ............... 13

A Look at the

Keypad ................ 14

A Look at the

Display ................. 15

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Your new RadioShack PRO-82 200 Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner lets y ou scan conventional tran smissions, a nd is preprogrammed with search banks for convenience. By pressing a one touch search key, you can quickly search th ose frequencies most commonly used by public service and other agencies without tedious and complicated programming.

This scanner gives you direct access to over 25,000 exciting frequencies, including those used by police and fire departments, ambulance services, aircraft, and amateur radio services, and you can change your selection at any time.

Your scanner also has these special features:

Ten Channel-Storage Banks

you can store 20 chan nels i n each bank (200 total channels), letting you group channels so you can more easily identify calls.

Weather Alert

— the scanner automatically sounds an alert when it receives a weath er emergency signal, providing more complete information about weather conditions in your immediate area.

HyperSearch™and HyperScan™

— let you set the scanner to search at up to 50 steps per second (in frequency bands with 5 kHz steps) and scan at up to 25 channels per second, to help you quickly find interesting broadcasts.

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Lockout Function

— lets you set your scanner to skip over sp ecified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching.

Memory Backup

— keeps the channel frequencies stored in memory for about an hour in the event of a power loss.

Wired Programming

— you can connect your scanner to a personal computer and program frequencies into it using an optional cable and software.

Scan Delay

— delays scanning

for about 2 seconds b efore moving to another channel, so you can hear more replies that are transmitted on the same channel.

Duplicate Channel Alert

— warns you when the frequency you are storing already exist s in memory.

Manual Access

— you can directly access any stored channel by entering that channel's number.

Key Lock

— lets you lock the scanner's keys to prevent accidentally changing the scanner's pr ogramming.

Key Confirmation Tones

— the scanner sounds a confirmation tone when you perform an operation correctly, and an error tone if you make an error.

Three Power Options

— you can power the scanner from internal (rechargeable or nonrechargeable batteries ) or external AC or DC power (using an opt ional AC or DC adapter).

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You can get the cable, software, and additional information about using your personal computer to program your scanner from your local RadioShack store.

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Understanding

Banks .................. 20

Channel Storage

Banks .............. 20

One Touch

Banks .............. 20

Operation ............. 24

Turning On the Scanner/Setting Volume and

Squelch ........... 24

Storing Known Frequencies Into

Channels ........ 24

Searching the One Touch

Banks .................. 25

Using Tune ..... 27

Scanning the

Stored

Channels ........ 28

Turning Channel-

Storage Banks Off

and On ............ 29

Monitoring a

Stored

Channel .......... 29

Clearing a Stored

Channel .......... 30

Listening to the

Marine Bank ... 30

Listening to the

Weather

Band ............... 31

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Introduction

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See “Specifications” on Page 53 for more information about the scanner's frequency steps.

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Special

Features .............. 33

Delay .............. 33

The FCC Wants You to Know

Locking Out Channels or

Frequencies .... 34

Using

Priority ............ 36

Using the Display

Backlight ......... 36

Turning the Key T one

On and Off ...... 37

Using the

Key Lock ......... 37

Avoiding Image

Frequencies .... 38

Resetting/ Initializing the

Scanner .......... 38

Wired

Programming .. 39 A General Guide to

Scanning ............. 41

Guide to

Frequencies .... 41

Guide to the

Action Bands .. 43

Band

Allocation ........ 44

Frequency

Conversion ..... 50

Troubleshooting ... 51

Care ..................... 52

Service and

Repair .................. 52

Specifications ...... 53

Your PRO-82 scanner ca n receiv e these bands:

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29 – 54 10-Meter

108 – 136.9875 Aircraft 137 – 174 Military Land

380 – 512 UHF Aircraft,

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Ham Band, VHF Lo, 6-Meter Ham Band

Mobile, 2-Meter Ham Band, VHF Hi

Federal Government, 70-cm Ham Band, UHF Standard Band, UHF “T” Band

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply w ith the lim its for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC Rules

These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will n ot occu r in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiv er is connected.

This device complies with Part 15

FCC Rules

of the subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

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The FCC Wants You to Know

2. This device must accep t any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments, ambula nce services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your

scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intenti onally list en to. These include:

• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission)

• Pager transmissions

• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions

The FCC Wants You to Know

According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communicati on (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).

This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissi ons. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufac tured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not open you r scanner's case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not legal to listen to. Doing so could subj ect you to legal penalties.

We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.

Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some areas. Check the laws in your area.

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You can power your scanner from any of three sources:

• internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries (not supplied – see “Installing Batteries”).

• standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter - see “Using AC Power” on Page 9).

• vehicle power (with an optional DC adapter – see “Using Vehicle Battery Power” on Page 10).

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Your scanner uses four AA batteries (not supplied) for power. You can use either the supplied non-rechargeable battery holder (black), or the supplied rechargeable battery holder (yellow) to install the batteries.

If you install the rechargeable battery holder, you can operate the scanner and recharge the rechargeable batteries at the same time. See “Charging Rechargeable Batteries” on Page 8.

For the best performance and longest life, we recommend RadioShack batteri es.

Follow these steps to install batteries.

1. Press in on the battery compartment cover on the back of the scanner and slide the cover down to remove it.

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Never install nonrechargeable batteries in the rechargeable yellow battery holder. Nonrechargeable batteries can get hot or explode if you try to recharge them.

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• The battery holder fits only one way. Do not force it.

• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.

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Connecting an AC or DC adapter to the scanner disconnects internal batteries when you use the supplied nonrechargeable battery holder, but it does not disconnect internal batteries when you use the supplied rechargeable battery holder.

Preparation

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Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them.

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If you do not plan to use the scanner with batteries for a month or more, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic parts.

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Installing Batteries

You must charge rechargeable batteries before you use them the first time. See “Charging Rechargeable Batteries”.

Charging

Preparation

Rechargeable Batteries

It takes about 15 hours to recharge fully discharged 1500mAh Ni-MH rechargeable batteries. You can operate the scanner while recharging the rechargeable batteries, but charging takes longer.

2. Pull the battery holder out of the battery compartment.

3. If you are using nonrechargeable batteries, place them into the black holder, as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked on the holder . O r , if you are usi ng rechargeable batteries, place them into the yellow holder, as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked on the holder.

4. Place the battery holder into the battery compartment.

5. Replace the cover.

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When beeps or the scanner stops operating properly, replace or recharge the batteries.

If the scanner stops working properly after connecting it to power, try resetting it. See “Resetting the Scanner” on Page 39.

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Your scanner has a built-in charging circuit that lets you charge nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) or nickel cadmium (Ni-CD) rechargeable batteries (not supplied) while they are in the scanner. To charge rechargeable batteries, you need to use a 9V AC adapter (RadioShack Cat. No. 273-1767) or 10V DC adapter (Cat. No. 273-1830) and a size C Adaptaplug™ adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local Radi oShack store.

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Connect a size C Adaptaplug to the adapter's cable with the tip set to positive then insert the Adaptaplug into the scanner’s

PWR DC 9V

jack. For best results, we recommend RadioShack rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) 1500mAh batteries.

The scanner can also charge NiCd batteries. 600mAh batteries require 6 hours and 850mAh batteries require 8 hours to charge.

Rechargeable ba tteries last l onger and deliver more power if you let them fully discharge once a month. To do this, us e the scann er

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You can power the scanner using a 9V, 300 mA AC adapter (Cat. No. 273-1767) and a size C Adaptaplug™ adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store.

To power the scanner us ing an AC adapter, attach the Adaptaplug to the AC adapter so the tip reads positive (+), then insert the Adaptaplug into the scanner's

PWR DC 9V

jack. Then conne ct the other end of the adapter to a standard AC outlet.

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You must

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jack. Using

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Class 2

PWR

power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner's

DC 9V

an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter.

• Always connect the AC adapter to the scanner before you connect it to AC power. When you finish, disconnect the adapter from AC power before you disconnect it from the scanner.

When you charge NiCd batteries, pay attention not to over charge. Overcharging shortens battery life.

Preparation

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Always connect the DC adapter to the scanner before you connect it to the power source. When you finish, disconnect the adapter from the power source before you disconnect it from the scanner.

Preparation

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If you use a cigarettelighter power cable and your vehicle's engine is running, you might hear electrical noise from the engine while scanning. This is normal.

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You can power the scanne r from a vehicle’s 12V power source (such as a cigarette-lighte r socket) us ing a 9V, 300 mA DC adapter and a size C Adaptaplug™ adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioSh ack

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store. To power the scanner using a DC

adapter, attach the Adaptaplug to the DC adapter so the tip reads positive (+) and set the adapter's voltage switch to 9V. Next, insert the Adaptaplug into the scanner's

PWR DC 9V

jack. Plug the other end of the DC adapter into your vehicle's cigare tte-lighter socket.

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To attach the supplied flexible antenna to the antenna jack on top of your scanner, align the slots around the antenna's connector with the tabs on the antenna jack. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna's bas e clockwise until it locks into place.

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The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety of antennas, such as an external mobile antenna or outdoor base station antenna. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of antennas.

Always use 50 Ohm coaxi al cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over 50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If the antenna cable's connector does not have a BNC connector, you will also need a BNC adapter (not supplied, available at your local RadioShack store).

Follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna, route the antenna cable to the scanner, then connect it to the antenna jack.

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For private listening, you can plug

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a earphone or headphones (not supplied), available at your local RadioShack store, into on the top of the scanner. This automatically disconnects the internal speaker.

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Use extreme caution when installing or removing an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna touches a power line, contact with the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. DO NOT attempt to do so yourself.

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To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use an earphone or headphones.

• Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adju st the volu me to a comforta ble level.

• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.

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You must use an amplified speaker with this scanner. Nonamplified speakers do not provide sufficient volume for comfortable listening.

• Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adap t to the volum e level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing.

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Do not use an earphone or headphones with your scanner when operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle in or near traffic. Doing so can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas.

If you use an earphone or headphones with your scanner while riding a bicycle, be very careful. Do not listen to a continuous broadcast. Even though some earphones/ headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can present a traffic hazard.

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In a noisy area, an amplified extension speaker (not supplied) available at your local RadioSh ack store, might provide more comfortable listening. Plug the

speaker cable's mini-plug into .

/8 inch (3.5 mm)

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You can use the belt clip attached to the back of the scanner for hands-free carrying wh en you are on the go. Slide the belt clip over your belt or waistband.

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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 the type of communicati ons you want to receive, then set the scanner to scan them.

frequency

A location (expressed in kH z or MHz). To find active frequencies, you can use the search function.

You can also search the One Touch Search Banks, which are preset groups of frequencies categorized by type of service.

When you find a frequency, you can store it into a programmable memory location ca lled a channel, which is grouped with other channels in a channel-st orag e bank. 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 activ e fr equenc y, it stays on that channel until the transmission ends.

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About Your Scanner

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A Look at the K eypad

PRI/ALERT

and WX alert mode on and off.

MAR

Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed marine band.

SCAN/MAN

Scans any preprogrammed channels; stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number.

TUNE/CLEAR

Lets you tune a frequency along with H or G; clears an incorrect entry.

Locks (and unlocks) the keypad to prevent accidental entries; turns the backlight on and off.

Turns the priority feature

L/O RVW/L/O

Reviews

locked-out frequencies; lets you lock out selected channels or frequencies.

FD/PD

Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed fire/police band.

PGM

Programs frequencies into channels.

DELAY

Programs a 2second delay for the selected channel; enters a decimal point.

or Searches up or down for active frequencies or selects the direction when scanning channels.

AIR

Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed aircraft band.

HAM

Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed amateur radio band.

Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed weather channels.

ENT

(enter) Enters frequencies into channels.

Number Keys

Each key has a single digit (0 to

9) and a range of numbers. Use the range of numbers above the key (21-40 for example) to select the channel in a channelstorage bank. See “Understanding Banks” on Page 20.

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The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating stat us. This quick loo k at the display will help you understand how your scanner operates.

87DA

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Appears with numbers (1-10) to indicate th e

Appears when you lock the keypad.

C7H

C7HC7H

Indicates that the scanner is searching the marine bank (see “Listening to the Marine Bank” on Page 30).

MNMN

Indicates that the scanner is searching the weather channels.

or Indicates the search or scan direction.

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Indicates that the scanner is searching the fire/police bank.

scan bank. Bank numbers with a bar under them show which banks are turned on for scanning (see “Understanding Banks” on Page 20).

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C7D

C7DC7D

Appears when you manually select a channel.

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IH9>IH9>

Appears during service bank searches.

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Appears with digits (1-200)

FFFF

to show which channel the scanner is tuned to.

7?H

7?H7?H

Indicates that the scanner is searching the aircraft bank.

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Indicates that the scanner is searching the amateur radio bank.

8888

Appears when the batteries are low.

B%E

(lockout)

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Appears when you manually select a channel that was previously locked out during scanning or when you review a locked-out frequency.

I97D

I97DI97D

Appears when the scanner scans channels.

A Look at the Display

F=C

F=CF=C

Appears when you program frequencies into the scanner's channels.

FH?

FH?FH?

Appears when the priority feature is turned on.

:BO

:BO:BO

Appears when you program a 2second delay.

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Appears when you lock out the all marine channel.

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Appears when you try to enter a frequency during a search when all displayed banks channels are full.

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Appears when you try to store a frequency that is already stored in another channel.

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Appears when you remove all the lock-outs from the FD/PD, AIR, or HAM bank frequencies.

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Appears when the scanner receives a data error during wired programming.

;dZ

;dZ;dZ

Appears when the scanner has finished wired programming.

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Appears when you make an entry error.

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Appears when you remove all the locked-out frequencies during a FD/PD, AIR, or HAM bank or tune search.

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Appears when you try to lock out a frequency during a tune when 50 frequenci es are already locked out.

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Appears when you start a tune from a locked-out frequency.

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B#h

B#hB#h

Appears when you review lockedout frequencies.

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Appears when you turn the key tone off.

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Appears when you turn the key tone on.

FFFF

Appears when the scanner is tuned to the priority channel.

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Ij7hjIj7hj

Appears when the scanner starts wired programming.

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