Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PRO-16A Realistic
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Your PATROLMAN PR0-16A scanning receiver is a completely tran- sistorized VHF / UHF superheterodyne receiver using dual-conversion for the VHF bands and triple conversion for the UHF band. It is capable of automatically scanning sixteen crystal-controlled chan- nels.
PREPARING FOR USE To use your PR0-16A, you must do three things: Connect power I nstal I from 1 to 16 crystals Connect an antenna To make a quick check, you can just connect the Line Cord to a source of 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC power.
CONTROL LOCATION AND FUNCTION OFF-VOLUME is the power switch and Volume control. When not in use, rotate this control to the left to turn it off. SQUELCH control is to eliminate annoying background noise between signal transmissions.
VOLUME/ Power Control VHF ANT JACK SQUELCH MANUAL SELECTOR Button UHF SCAN RATE Control SCAN/MANUAL Button ANT JACK PRIORITY DELAY (011-0FF) Button TAPE OUT JACK -5- CHANNEL LOCK - OUT BUTTONS (INDICA.
INSTALLATION A good installation will make the most of the PR0-16A's capabilities. Don't loose any of the tiny signals by using an inadequate antenna or poor quality l ead in. Use an antenna of correct length and a good quality foam coaxial cable.
t Mobile Antennas There are many possible mounting locations on a car. Three of the most popular locations for monitor antennas are shown below. ROOF MOUNT - The antenna is mounted in the center of the roof . This position is considered the best by many, because it generally results in better reception than the other locations.
OPERATION After power and antennas are connected and a crystal (or crystals) has been installed, your PR0 - 16A is ready to use. Turn VOLUME "on", by rotating to the right. Rotate SQUELCH fully counterclockwise. Set all the Channel Lock-out Buttons "on" (press in).
, Y- I , , I - Delay circuit is switchable-press DE LAY in to activate the Delay function; leave out to remove this delay. The Priority channel has a separate built-in Delay circuit which is not switchable-so when PRIORITY is activated, you know for sure you won' t miss any repli es on that channel.
An interesting service is the Mobile Telephone. FCC has assigned this service channels in· the range of 152.51to152 . 81 MHz at every 0.030 MHz (channels are 30 kHz apart). Also, 454.375 to 454.95 MHz, with channels 25 kHz apart from 454.375 to 454.625 and then every 50 kHz up to 454.
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4A6-3500 RADIO SHACK LIM I T ED WARRANTY This equipment is warranteed against defects for 1 year from date of purchase. Within this period , we will repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply b ring your sa l es slip as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store .
An important point after buying a device Realistic PRO-16A (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Realistic PRO-16A yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Realistic PRO-16A - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Realistic PRO-16A you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Realistic PRO-16A will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Realistic PRO-16A, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Realistic PRO-16A.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Realistic PRO-16A. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Realistic PRO-16A along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
