• 20-561.fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM 20-561 Cat. OWNER’S MANUAL PRO-63 100-Channel Portable Event Scanner Please read before using this equipment.

• 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. • 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.

• 20-561.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM 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. • Connecting your scanner to an outlet that is on a different electrical circuit from the receiver. • Contacting your local Radio Shack store for help.

REALISTIC SCANNER OWNER'S MANUALS & MORE. They include various manuals on Realistic scanners including specifications, care and maintenance,.

If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using your scanner. • (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).

Radio Shack encourages responsible, legal scanner use. • BANDS AND BANKS. 18 Search Bands.18 Channel-Storage Banks.19 BASIC OPERATION.20 Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch.20 Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies. 21 Limit Search.22 Manually Storing Frequencies. 23 Scanning the Stored Channels. 25 Scanning All Channels.25.

• 20-561.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM 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. • “Connecting a Mobile or Base-Station An- tenna” on Page 35.

INSTALLING BATTERIES You can power your scanner with six AA batteries. For the longest operation and best performance, we recommend alkaline batter- ies, such as Cat. Or, you can use rechargeable nick- el-cadmium batteries (Cat.

• O F F M A X MI N M A X 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. Remove the battery holder from the battery compartment. • Do not force it.

Replace the battery compartment cover. BATT flashes on the display and the scanner beeps, immedi- ately replace all six non-rechargeable batteries, or recharge all six rechargeable batteries. See “Important Information About the PWR and CHG Jacks” and “Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries”. • Important Information About the PWR and CHG Jacks There are two external jacks on the left side of the scanner —. It is important that you understand the purpose of each jack before you connect any adapter to the scanner. • Then fully charge the batteries. RESETTING THE SCANNER If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source, you might need to reset the scanner.

Caution: This procedure clears all the information you pro- grammed into the scanner. After 2 seconds, release BAND/• 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. Simply slide the belt clip over your belt or waistband. • 20-561.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD A quick look at the scanner’s keys will help you understand the scanner’s functions. Number Keys — each key has a single digit on it and a range of numbers printed above it. • SKIP — selects channels to skip during scanning. ATT — turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner’s sensitivity, or turns it off to increase it.