User's Manual

20-527 Owner’s Manual Draft
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provide more comfortable listening. Plug the speaker cable’s 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug into your
scanner’s HEADPHONE jack.
Note: You must use an amplified speaker with this scanner. Non-amplified speakers do not provide
sufficient volume for comfortable listening.
Using the Belt Clip
You can use the belt clip attached to the back of the scanner for hands-free carrying when you are on the
go. Slide the belt clip over your belt or waistband.
Transferring Data to and from Another Scanner or a PC
You can transfer the programmed data to and from another PRO-97 scanner using a connecting cable
which has 1 /8 -inch phone plugs on both ends (not supplied). Connect the cable between each scanner's
PC/IF jacks. See “Cloning the Programmed Data” on Page XX. You can also upload or download the
programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit available through your local
RadioShack store.
ABOUT YOUR SCANNER
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 communications you
want to receive, then set the scanner to scan them.
A frequency is the receiving signal location (expressed in kHz or MHz). To find active frequencies, you
can use the search function.
You can also search the SEARCH banks, which are preprogrammed frequencies in the scanner’s
memory (see “Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range” on Page XX for the frequency list). You
can even change the frequency range on one of the SEARCH banks (SR5) to limit the search.
When you find a frequency, you can store it into a programmable memory location called a channel, which
is grouped with other channels in a channel-storage 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 active frequency,
it stays on that channel until the transmission ends.
ABOUT THE KEYPAD
Here is a brief overview of your scanner's keys and their functions.