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PRO-135
Handheld Radio Scanner

Quick Start Guide

Step 1: Install Batteries Step 2: Install Antenna Step 3: Scan Preprogrammed Channels

1. Remove the battery compartment cover. Attach the supplied antenna to the Your scanner is preprogrammed with 150 frequencies stored in
2. Set the Battery Switch to the appropriate scanner by screwing it tightly onto banks 0-7. To begin scanning these frequencies:
setting: the anchor post at the top of the
• ALKALINE when using alkaline batteries. radio.
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
• Ni-MH when using rechargeable (Ni-MH)
When using an external antenna, 2. Turn VOLUME/OFF clockwise until it clicks
AA batteries.
Battery Switch always use 50-ohm, RG-58, or RG-8, and you hear a hissing sound.
3. Insert two AA batteries (not included) into the
coaxial cable to connect to it. If the 3. Press SCAN if “SCAN” is not shown in the display.
battery compartment and two AA batteries
antenna is over 50 feet from the 4. Turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing stops.
into the battery compartment cover, matching the
scanner, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric
polarity symbols (+ and -) marked inside.
coaxial cable. If your antenna’s cable
4. Replace the cover. does not have a BNC connector,
To charge batteries: Warning: Never use non- your local RadioShack store carries
rechargeable batteries when
To listen to a weather transmission, press the WX key.
1. Set the switch to Ni-MH. the switch is set to Ni-MH. a variety of BNC adapters.
The scanner begins scanning the preprogrammed weather
2. Install rechargeable batteries. frequencies. If you are near a NOAA weather station, you
3. Connect a 9V DC 300mA external power source to the DC 9V jack. should hear weather information.
Note: The scanner stops charging automatically after a maximum of 14 hours.

Step 4: Programming, Searching, and Scanning

Programming Frequencies into Channels Limit Search Storing Frequencies Found During a Search Scanning Stored Channels
To store frequencies into channels for later use: If you do not have a list of frequencies in your Limit search lets you search through preset 1. Press PSE at the frequency you want to Press SCAN to begin scanning your programmed
area, use a limit search, fine tune, or service frequency ranges (25.0000 - 512.0000MHz). You store. frequencies. SCAN appears and the scanner
1. Press MAN.
bank search to find transmissions. A good can also program a range. 2. Press ENT/PGM to enter programming scans through all non-locked channels in the
2. Press ENT/PGM to put the scanner in online resource is www.radioreference.com. activated banks.
programming mode. PGM appears. 1. Press SRCH. SRCH and -L- appear. mode.
3. The screen flashes, alternating between the Select any combination of banks to scan by
3. Use the number keys to enter both the Service Bank Search smallest empty channel number, 000.000,
channel storage bank and the channel pressing the corresponding number keys. The
The scanner is preprogrammed with all the and the frequency you want to store. bank numbers appear at the top of the display.
number you want to assign to a frequency.
frequencies allocated to Ham, Marine, Aircraft,
and Police (Fire/Emergency) transmissions. 2. Press T to search down or S to search up.
To search the service banks, press SVC. The 3. When the scanner stops on a transmission,
current service symbol appears and the scanner quickly press PSE to stop searching and
listen to the transmission. PAUSE appears. To Note: If there are no empty channels,
Example shows entering bank 1 channel 00. starts searching. To select a different service When the scanner finds a transmission, it stops
step through the frequencies during search the scanner selects the first channel in
bank, press 1/MAR, 2/POL, 3/AIR, or 4/HAM. on it. When the transmission ends, the scanner
4. Press MAN. pause mode, press T or S. the bank.
Note: Because there are many different resumes scanning. If it is a long transmission
5. Use the number keys to enter the 4. To release the hold and continue searching, 4. Enter the bank number where you want to
frequencies allocated to Ham and and you want to move on, press SCAN to
frequency, using • for the decimal point. press PSE. store the frequency.
Aircraft, it can take several minutes to resume scanning.
6. Press ENT/PGM to store the frequency into 5. Press T or S to change the channel.
the channel. search all the service frequencies. If you press PSE when the scanner stops on
6. Press ENT/PGM to store the frequency or
7. To program the next channel in sequence, a transmission, the scanner goes to manual
CL to cancel.
press S or T and repeat Steps 5 and 6. mode. Press PSE or SCAN to resume scanning.

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