User's Manual

200018 User’s Guide Draft

nless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).

This scanner has been designed to prevent illegal reception of protected transmissions. This is done to

comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to

pick up those transmissions. Do not open your scanner's case to make any modifications that could

allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal

penalties.

RadioShack encourages responsible, legal scanner use.

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

It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the

scene of an incident without authorization.

How the PRO-18 Works

Your PRO-18 is designed with an simplified keypad and controls similar to those used by portable

media players, including navigation keys, a MENU key, a SKIP key and a ▶/II/SEL key.

The PRO-18’s uncluttered keypad gives you instant access to the functions that you need most while

using your scanner.

The PRO-18 is designed to use high capacity MicroSD Card memory. The PRO-18 uses MicroSD

Card memory to hold the entire RadioReference database for the United States, giving you the ability

to automatically program your scanner without using an external software application and without

connecting to the Internet. We call this special version of the RadioReference database “the Library”.

The MicroSD Card also holds PRO-18 playlists and your customized configuration data.

For more information about the RadioReference database, please visit

http://www.radioreference.com

To use the PRO-18, you first browse the Library to find things that you want to monitor. These things

ARE CALLED “scannable objects”, or simply “objects”. As you find objects in the Library that you want

to add to the collection of objects that your radio will scan, you import them to the Pro-18’s Playlists.

There are 100 regular Playlists in the PRO-18, and a special “Skywarn” Playlist for monitoring objects

during severe weather.

Included with the PRO-18 is a companion PRO-18 PC Application and USB cable that allow you to

add your own objects and edit the objects that are stored in the PRO-18’s Playlists. See “Installing the

PRO-18 PC Application” on page XX and the application’s help files for more information about using

the PRO-18 PC Application.

Library Copyright Notice

The data contained in the PRO-18’s Library is provided by special arrangement with RadioReference

ask that you respect this copyright by adhering to the following guidelines:

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