PRO-34 Programmable Scanner (200-0135) Understanding Scanner Faxback Doc. # 48552 A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY __________________________________________________________ | MON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | | [P] BANK - - - - - - - - - - | | BATT | | 8 8 8 ch 8 8 8 . 8 8 8 8 MHz | | | | /\\/ SRCH SCAN MAN PGM PRI DLY L/O | |__________________________________________________________| The display has several abbreviated indicators that show the scanner's current operating mode. A quick look at the display will help you understand the operation of your scanner. The above illustration shows the display of the PRO-34 with all indicators activated. The following is a brief explanation of each indicator. BANK - bars to the right of this indicator show which memory banks are currently activated for the scan mode. See "Understanding Channel Storage Banks", below. SCAN - comes on when the scanner is in the scan mode. DLY - appears when the scanner is on a channel that has been programmed with the delay feature. See "Using the Delay Feature", in Faxback Doc. # 48553. L/O - appears when the channel you are listening to is locked out of the scan mode. See "Locking Out Channels", in Faxback Doc. # 48553. MAN - comes on when the scanner is in the manual channel selection mode. ch - digits preceding this indicator show which channel the scanner is currently tuned to. MHz - digits preceding this indicator show the frequency the scanner is currently tuned to. MON - appears when the scanner is in the monitor mode. See "Moving a Frequency from Monitor Memory to a Channel", in Faxback Doc. # 48553. PRI - appears when the priority channel feature is activated. PGM - appears when the scanner is ready for programming. BATT - flashes every three seconds when the batteries need to be replaced or recharged. P - appears when you are listening to the priority channel. SRCH - appears during a limit search ("-L-" is displayed) or a direct frequency search ("-d-" is displayed). "/\" and "\/" also appear in the display to indicate the direction of the search. A LOOK AT THE KEYBOARD The keys on your PRO-34 might seem cryptic at first, but a quick glance at this page should help you understand each key's function. Number Keys - each have a single digit, followed by a range of numbers printed below it. The single digit is the number entered when you are entering a channel number or a frequency. The range of numbers (21-40, for example) indicates the channels that make up a memory bank. See "Understanding Channel Storage Banks", below. SCAN - causes the PRO-34 to scan through the programmed channels. This button is repeated on the top of the PRO-34. MANUAL - stops scanning, and allows you to directly enter a channel number. This button is also repeated on top of your PRO-34. CLEAR - press to clear an incorrect entry. KEY LOCK - disables the keypad to prevent accidental program changes. Does not lock out [SCAN] and [MANUAL] on top of the scanner. L/OUT - activates the lockout function. See "Locking Out Channels", in Faxback Doc. # 48553. DELAY - turns the delay feature on or off for the current channel. SPEED - changes the scanning and search speed. LIGHT - turns on the display light. MON - used to access the monitor memories. See "Moving a Frequency from Monitor Memory to a Channel", in Faxback Doc. # 48553. PRI - activates the priority channel. PGM - used when programming frequencies into channels. ENTER - used to enter the frequency when programming channels. LIMIT, /\, and \/ - used during frequency searching. See "Searching for Active Frequencies", in Faxback Doc. # 48553. UNDERSTANDING CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS Your PRO-34 has a ability to store up a 210 frequencies. Each frequency is stored in either a permanent memory, called a channel, or a temporary memory, called a monitor. There are 200 available channels, and ten monitor memories. To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, channels are divided into ten groups of 20 channels. Each group of channels is called a bank. Perhaps the best way to explain the use of memory banks is through a practical example. Suppose you wish to monitor four different agencies: police, fire, ambulance, and aircraft. As a rule, each agency has several different frequencies they use for different purposes. The police might have four frequencies, one for each side of town. To make it easier to quickly determine which agency you are listening to, you could program the police frequencies starting with Channel 1 (Bank 1). Then, start the fire department on Channel 21 (Bank 2), ambulance service on Channel 41 (Bank 3), and aircraft frequencies on Channel 61 (Bank 4). Now, when you wish to listen to only fire calls, it is simple to turn off Banks 1, 3, and 4 and remaining banks 5 to 10 so that only Bank 2 is scanned. You could also use this feature to group the channels by city or by county. Simply press the number corresponding to the bank you want to turn on (or off). The bar below the number in the display indicates that the bank is on. The PRO-34 also has ten temporary monitor memories. You use these memories to store frequencies temporarily, while you decide whether to save them in one of the permanent channels. This is handy for quickly storing an active frequency when you are searching through an entire band. See "Searching for Active Frequencies", in Faxback Doc. # 48553. When you are in the monitor mode, the ten numbers at the top of the display indicate the ten monitor memories. The bar indicates the current monitor memory. (LB/eb 7/1/98)