RadioShack Pro 63 Portable Event Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

Cat. No. 20-561
OWNER’S MANUAL
PRO-63 100-Channel
Portable Event Scanner
Please read before using this equipment.
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INTRODUCTION 
Your new Radio Shack PRO-63 100-Channel Portable Event
Scanner lets you in on all the action — in the pits at the big race,
on the sidelines at a pro football game, or on the streets of your
home town. This scanner gives you direct access to over 24,000
exciting frequencies, including those used by participants and
staff at sporting events and air shows, police and fire departments,
ambulance services, and amateur radio services. You can select
up to 100 channels to scan and you can...

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Direct Channel Access — lets you directly access any stored
channel while you scan the banks.
 Button — lets you lock the scanner’s keys to help prevent
accidentally changing the scanner’s programming.
Priority Channel — you can set the scanner to check one chan-
nel every 2 seconds so you do not miss important calls.
Auto Lock — lets you lock the scanner’s programmed channels
to keep you from accidentally erasing frequencies stored in the
channels.
ATT (Attenuate) Button — reduces the scanner’s...

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Your PRO-63 scanner can receive all of these frequencies.
• 29-54 MHz (10-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Lo, 6-Meter
Amateur Radio)
• 108-136.975 MHz (Aircraft/Air Shows)
• 137-174 MHz (Aircraft/Air Shows, Auto Racing, Government,
Motion Picture/Video Industry, Pro Sports Teams, Radio/TV
Remote Broadcast Pickup, Stadiums/Venues,   2-Meter
Amateur Radio, VHF Hi)
• 380-512 MHz (Aircraft/Air Shows, Auto Racing, Government,
Pro Sports Teams, Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup, 70-
Centimeter Amateur Radio,...

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This owner’s manual also includes the section “A General Guide
to Scanning,” which helps you find frequency ranges to scan for a
wide variety of broadcasters.
Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit
in some areas. Check the laws in your area.
FCC NOTICE
Your scanner might cause TV or radio interference even when it
is operating properly. To determine whether or not your scanner is
causing the interference, turn off your scanner. If the interference
goes away, your scanner is...

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SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups
including police and fire departments, ambulance services, gov-
ernment 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 intentionally listen to. These in-
clude:
• Telephone conversations (either...

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CONTENTS
PREPARATION ........................................................................  9
Connecting the Flexible Antenna........................................9
Installing Batteries .............................................................  9
Important Information About the PWR and 
                    CHG Jacks........................................................... 12
Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries ......................... 12
 
Resetting the Scanner...

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OPTIONS ...............................................................................  33
Connecting Optional Power Sources ..............................  33
Using AC Power.......................................................  33
Using Vehicle Battery Power ...................................  34
 Connecting a Mobile or Base-Station Antenna ............... 35
 Connecting an Earphone/Headphones ..........................  37
Listening Safely ..........................................................

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PREPARATION 
CONNECTING THE FLEXIBLE ANTENNA
1. Hold the antenna so it stands straight up.
2. Slip the slots in the antenna’s connector over the tabs on the
ANT jack on top of the scanner.
3. Press down and turn the antenna’s base clockwise until it
locks into place.
Note: 
Instead of the supplied flexible antenna, you can connect a
mobile or base-station antenna (not supplied) to your scanner. For
more information, see “Connecting a Mobile or Base-Station An-
tenna” on Page 35.
INSTALLING BATTERIES...

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Follow these steps to install or replace batteries.
1. If the scanner is on, turn 
VOLUME OFF/MAX fully counter-
clockwise until it clicks to turn it off.
2. While pressing and holding down the battery compartment
cover on the bottom of the scanner, slide the cover in the
direction of the arrow to remove it.
3. Remove the battery holder from the battery compartment.
4. Remove any old batteries from the battery holder.
Cautions:
• Always dispose of old non-rechargeable batteries
promptly and properly....