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1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. The scanner briefly 

displays the DSP boot version, and then the Welcome/Owner 
screen is displayed.

2. Press 

0

 while the scanner is displaying the Welcome/Owner 

screen. The scanner displays

System Tests:
Select a Test...
Exits if no key
is pressed

3. Press 

1

. The scanner displays

Factory Init
Erase Memory
ENTER if APPROVE
CLEAR to EXIT 

4. Press 

ENT

. The scanner displays

Initializing the
File System
Please Wait.....

Then, 

File System
Initialized to
Defaults.
Press any key.

5. Press any key on the keypad to proceed. The scanner will 

next display:

GLOB EEPROM area
Initialized to 
defaults. 
Press any key.

6. Press any key on the keypad to proceed. The scanner will 

reboot with file system and global parameters reset to factory 
defaults.

PSR-500 User Manual

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98

Summary of Contents for PSR-500

Page 1: ...er s Manual ADVANCED DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNING RECEIVER WITH OBJECT ORIENTED USER INTERFACE GRE America Inc 425 Harbor Blvd Belmont CA 94002 A Guide to Getting The Most From Your PSR 500 Advanced Digi...

Page 2: ...ations Equipment The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile reverse engineer or disassemble the Object Code or in any other way convert the Object Code into a hu...

Page 3: ...Front View 20 PSR 500 Rear View 21 PSR 500 Included Accessories 22 Understanding the Display Icons 23 Understanding the Keypad 24 Softkeys 24 Five Way Pushbutton Pad 24 Numeric Keypad 24 Operation Key...

Page 4: ...s 49 Spectrum Sweeper Object SWPR 50 Essential Spectrum Sweeper parameters 51 Service Search Object SRVC 53 Essential Service Search parameters 53 Grouping Objects with Scan Lists 55 Geographically 55...

Page 5: ...Main Memory To A V Scanner Folder 88 Loading A Stored V Scanner Folder To Main Memory 88 Erasing V Scanner Folders 89 Cloning Your Radio to Another PSR 500 or PSR 600 Scanner 89 Standard Text Entry Me...

Page 6: ...dix D General Specifications 123 Appendix E About Trunked Radio Technologies 126 Appendix F About CTCSS DCS and P25 NAC 129 CTCSS 129 DCS 130 P25 NAC 130 Appendix G Finding More Information 131 Learni...

Page 7: ...e following Conventional non trunked radio channels Trunked talkgroups used on a trunked radio system Service searches to search for a specific radio service Search ranges with upper and lower limits...

Page 8: ...ement system You are not constrained to traditional bank channel scanner memory layouts No memory is wasted as a result of bank channel programming constraints The scanner has sufficient main memory c...

Page 9: ...ges caused by multipath or fading No cumbersome manual adjustments are required GRE s Exclusive Digital AGC instantly compensates for low user audio levels that are very common on digital systems This...

Page 10: ...erface uses GRE s 30 3290 USB cable in full duplex mode at 6 times the speed of previous scanner models for PC transfer and 8 times the speed of previous models for radio to radio cloning Real time Si...

Page 11: ...mory to make operation easier for users This lead to the typical bank channel memory organization that is still used in many scanning receivers today This design works well when scanning conventional...

Page 12: ...radio should do as much work as possible for the user A brand new hobbyist should be able to begin using the radio quickly with minimal frustration There should also be enough advanced features and f...

Page 13: ...ger desire A collector enjoys the collection Specifically with regard to scanning At first the typical scannist starts off small and expands This is especially true with beginners and newcomers to the...

Page 14: ...annels such that once a user has learned how to enter a conventional channel into memory they already know most of what they need to know to enter a trunked talkgroup Or a search range or other Scanna...

Page 15: ...your study of this manual If you find yourself confused or stuck about the basics of Object Oriented Scanning it may be helpful to review this section again 1 The OOUI memory organization is nothing...

Page 16: ...kgroup Object Trunking Talkgroups are virtual channels that exist on a trunked radio system A trunked radio system is a radio system where a small group of radio channels are automatically shared betw...

Page 17: ...objects LMIT LMIT is used to represent a Search Range or Limit Search Object LMIT objects contain the parameters necessary for the radio to search a range of individual frequencies between a lower and...

Page 18: ...t to which the receiver is connected This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This dev...

Page 19: ...al 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 t...

Page 20: ...s controls and accessories PSR 500 Front View LCD Display Squelch Control Volume Control Alert LED Softkeys Five Way Pushbutton Pad Numeric Keypad FUNC and Backlight Keys Operations Keys PC IF Jack E...

Page 21: ...500 Rear View Figure 2 PSR 500 rear view External DC Power Jack BNC Antenna Connector Squelch Control Belt Clip Battery Compartment Headset Connector Volume Control PSR 500 User Manual Page 21 PC IF J...

Page 22: ...500 Included Accessories Figure 3 PSR 500 Included Accessories Compact Disc not shown PSR 500 User Manual Page 22 Antenna Non rechargeable battery holder USB Cable DC Adapter Rechargeable battery hol...

Page 23: ...Display The top row of icons are defined as follows The Function Key FUNC has been pressed FUNC acts as a shift key and typically enhances in some way the action of the button that follows it When us...

Page 24: ...hlights the various keys and their basic functions Five Way Pushbutton Pad Operational Keys Softkeys Numeric Keypad Figure 5 Keypad layout Softkeys F1 F2 F3 activate function shown in the LCD display...

Page 25: ...rches ATT Toggles Attenuator on and off FUNC ATT toggles Global Attenuator mode PRI Toggles the Priority setting for selected or active object FUNC PRI toggles Priority Mode on or off for the scanner...

Page 26: ...VDC using a tip positive coaxial power plug Do not connect the radio to external power sources that are greater than 9 VDC Ensure that the DC polarity is correct before connecting your radio to an ex...

Page 27: ...them to an approved battery recycling facility Many communities offer battery recycling services check with your local solid waste management agency WARNING Always remove old or weak batteries Batteri...

Page 28: ...onfigured to use standard alkaline batteries Specifying the proper type of battery is necessary for proper operation of the low battery detection feature and also enables the charge circuit if you are...

Page 29: ...at the battery charger circuit is active and does not provide positive indication that the batteries are actually being charged Batteries will not charge unless the yellow battery holder is used Liste...

Page 30: ...act overhead power lines If the antenna touches a power line touching the antenna mast cable or guy wires can cause electrocution and death Call the power company to remove the antenna DO NOT attempt...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...ndard AC outlet WARNING To prevent electric shock do not use the AC adaptor s polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless you can fully insert the blades to prevent blade e...

Page 33: ...NOTE If you use a cigarette lighter power cable and your vehicle s engine is running you might hear electrical noise from the engine while scanning This is normal PSR 500 User Manual Page 33...

Page 34: ...d read as follows NEW EDIT GLOB Let s focus on the NEW softkey for a few minutes As you might have guessed NEW is an invitation for you to create a new Scannable Object CONV TGRP LMIT SRVC or SWPR So...

Page 35: ...io will launch into Program Mode when it is first turned on which allows for creation and editing of Scannable Objects If this is the first time you have turned on your radio you should see these soft...

Page 36: ...rameters below the current cursor position Also note that a few lines of context sensitive help are available for each menu item To see the help text for a menu item press FUNC then press SEL on the 5...

Page 37: ...see the other settings that are available You can experiment with the different settings If you make a change that you aren t certain about press the Dflt softkey to restore the setting to its origina...

Page 38: ...TGRP object to function properly and receive radio traffic The TSYS object has its own set of essential parameters and these parameters vary depending on the type of trunked radio system you plan to...

Page 39: ...ll assume that you wish to create a TGRP object for a Motorola Type II 800 MHz trunked radio system which is one of the more common types of trunked radio systems in use If this is not the case we enc...

Page 40: ...the frequency including the decimal point and press the ENT key or the DONE softkey to store the control channel frequency Press the key and repeat this step to add any other control channels used by...

Page 41: ...tore your new TGRP as a wildcard By default it will take the tag name of ID Wildcard HINT Wildcard objects are easier to find and change later if you include an abbreviated name for the system in the...

Page 42: ...ide the correct parameters for that system as shown above As a reminder here are a few important points to remember about monitoring trunked radio systems and about TGRP objects in particular With reg...

Page 43: ...up your objects into Scan Lists Using DUPE to speed up object entry DUPE is a powerful feature that will help you when entering multiple objects that have similar characteristics DUPE is especially us...

Page 44: ...ou press the SCAN key The scanner display indicates Scan Mode as follows Scanning 1 pri Study the two rows under the Scanning display Each space represents the status of a Scan List in your radio The...

Page 45: ...t one object to monitor Use the and keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to scroll through the objects assigned to the current Scan List The and keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad are used to browse up and...

Page 46: ...igned to the current Scan List navigates up through the active Scan Lists in the radio navigates down through the active Scan Lists in the radio Advanced Startup Topics Congratulations Now that you ha...

Page 47: ...t number is displayed prior to the Object ID when an object is selected in Manual Mode or PGM mode i e 10 0348 indicates Object ID 0348 mapped to Scan List 10 Using the Object ID to directly access an...

Page 48: ...the memory is allocated to different types of objects To display the memory usage report use the power on shortcut by pressing 0 then 0 again while the Welcome Owner screen is displayed just after th...

Page 49: ...will increase the chances of missed activity on other object types Essential Limit Search parameters Much like the other object types there are only a few parameters that are essential in order for a...

Page 50: ...types Spectrum Sweeper Object SWPR A Spectrum Sweeper Object SWPR is a record that stores the parameters necessary for the radio to rapidly sweep a range of frequencies for strong signals from nearby...

Page 51: ...g for activity on CONV TGRP and other enabled objects To create a new SWPR object press PGM to place your scanner into Program Mode then press the NEW softkey then press the SRCH softkey to view the a...

Page 52: ...risk character indicates that the sub band is enabled Be sure to provide a name for your SWPR object in the Tag field When finished press the Save softkey to store your SWPR search as a new object Onc...

Page 53: ...nd select the type of search you want to define using the keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad Service types include Public Safety Aircraft Amateur CB Marine FRS GMRS MURS DOT and Railroad and provide fre...

Page 54: ...finished press the Save softkey to store your SRVC search as a new object Once your SRVC object is saved you can use it while scanning or launch the SRVC search by itself by pressing the SRCH softkey...

Page 55: ...and a Skywarn Scan List Although Scan Lists may seem similar to the banks that are used in older bank channel scanner designs you will find that they are much more powerful and flexible than banks The...

Page 56: ...o a single Scan List and easily activate or deactivate searching on those objects by enabling or disabling the associated Scan List You may wish to place your wildcard TGRP group call or private call...

Page 57: ...cinity making the radio less active and increasing the chances that you will not miss important local activity Use your imagination and you will probably come up with many other ways to use the Favori...

Page 58: ...ad to scroll through the Scan Lists and use the SEL button to toggle membership for a Scan List on or off The asterisk next to the Scan List number indicates that the object is a member of that Scan L...

Page 59: ...e enabled the display will appear as follows while scanning To toggle a Scan List s status from the Global Settings menu press PGM to enter Program Mode then press the GLOB softkey At the Scan Lists i...

Page 60: ...jects the Tag field To use FIND press the PGM key then press the EDIT softkey Press the FIND softkey To find objects that are locked out press the L Out softkey The scanner finds the first locked out...

Page 61: ...pad to scroll the Edit softkeys to display the filter softkeys The filter softkeys are as follows CONV TGRP TSYS SRCH SWPR To filter browse for a specific type of object press the softkey that corresp...

Page 62: ...hbutton pad while in Manual Mode or PGM mode and press the L OUT key again Temporary lockout is a very useful feature For example when a major incident occurs while you are scanning you may wish to fo...

Page 63: ...rcase l in the display changes to uppercase to indicate that permanent lockout is applied to the object If you wish to remove permanent lockout from an object navigate to the object using the 5 way pu...

Page 64: ...ncies you wish to remove from the lockout list and press the Del softkey to remove them from the list Scroll to an empty spot and enter any frequency you wish to manually add to the list Press FUNC th...

Page 65: ...ress the EDIT then the CURR softkey to edit and save the TGRP object Setting the Default Scan List By default your scanner will store all new objects and objects found during Search Tune and Sweeper a...

Page 66: ...en located press the PGM key then press FUNC CL The scanner will ask you to confirm the delete command before removing the object from the scanner s memory then provide a final warning that all TGRPs...

Page 67: ...the coverage footprints of different sites The STAT ionary setting is ideal for those times when you are not moving and are within range of more than one tower site as it will allow you to monitor tr...

Page 68: ...lable in EDACS or LTR trunking NOTE It may be necessary to change the values used for Threshold Hi and Threshold Low in the TSYS object to optimize Multi site Roam performance LTR Home Repeater AutoMo...

Page 69: ...ing Use the or keys to toggle Priority On or Off Turning Priority Scan Mode On or Off While the radio is scanning press FUNC then PRI to toggle Priority Scan On or Off Priority Scan status is shown in...

Page 70: ...Hit Counts item Use the keys to toggle Hit Counts on and off When finished press the SAVE softkey to save your changes to the radio s configuration memory You can view the hit counts for an object by...

Page 71: ...D settings for each color See the COLOR settings in the GLOB menu in Detailed Menu Reference section at the end of this manual Audible Alarm and ALERT LED Settings Each object you create has the follo...

Page 72: ...rent LED colors to different types of public safety agencies i e red for fire rescue and EMS blue for law enforcement yellow for emergency management and so on When there is activity you can tell if i...

Page 73: ...sub bands when operating in Scan Mode When dedicated Spectrum Sweeper mode is used you may press the numeric key on the keypad that corresponds with the sub band you wish to enable or disable Disablin...

Page 74: ...UNE mode Your scanner s dedicated TUNE mode provides you with the ability to quickly enter any frequency and monitor that frequency for transmissions or search up or down from that frequency for activ...

Page 75: ...cated TUNE mode will always check for the presence of encoded squelch and digital modulation each time it finds an active frequency If a valid encoded squelch code is found it will be shown on the dis...

Page 76: ...of signal strength using the tri color LED To activate the Tune LED press PGM then the GLOB softkey Press the key until Tune LED Off appears in the display Use the keys to toggle Tune LED on or off t...

Page 77: ...search direction Press the MODE softkey to change the receive mode AM FM NFM from the default for the current frequency range au Press the FrL O softkey to add a found frequency to the lockout list P...

Page 78: ...vilian and military air frequencies Groups are as follows 0 108 118 MHz Navigation 1 118 137 MHz Civilian Voice 2 138 150 MHz Military Voice excludes 2m Amateur 3 225 400 MHz Military Voice Ham Search...

Page 79: ...receiver There are three modes of weather alert operation available to you NOTE Your scanner incorporates weather alert as one of its features and is an extremely sensitive high quality receiver on th...

Page 80: ...best weather radio transmitter for your area While operating in Weather Radio Mode your scanner will alert on SAME messages that match the SAME location codes you have entered or all SAME messages if...

Page 81: ...d if no SAME location codes are entered A list of SAME location codes can be found online at this web site http www nws noaa gov nwr indexnw htm sametable In addition to the code for your location you...

Page 82: ...ocess the SAME location event code that is stored there When a SAME location event code storage location is set for Entry OFF that SAME location and event code will be ignored When a SAME location eve...

Page 83: ...e 048113 Event Entry ON Lockout ON The above combination of entries for 048113 will not receive any SAME messages for 048113 since the second entry is ON with lockout ON and with all events wildcard i...

Page 84: ...e desired SAME code entry Press the SEL key on the 5 way pushbutton pad to edit the selected SAME entry The scanner display will appear as follows With the Entry field selected press on the 5 way push...

Page 85: ...rts Scroll to the Tag field We suggest that you enter a tag name here that corresponds with the SAME location code that you have entered Press on the 5 way pushbutton pad to edit the tag name and use...

Page 86: ...local NWS office activates a SAME warning that matches a FIPS code stored in your scanner you will first hear a siren alarm and see the LED flash to alert you to the incoming alarm The LED flashes RE...

Page 87: ...er for later use and you recall stored scanner configurations from a V Scanner storage folder to main memory when you want to use them If you recall a configuration from a V Scanner storage folder and...

Page 88: ...default name if the folder is empty or the current name if the folder contains data You can provide your own text here without overwriting the Line 4 Welcome Screen text Use the standard text entry m...

Page 89: ...on each end to connect your radio the SOURCE radio to another radio the TARGET radio Ensure that both radios are powered on Press the PGM key then the GLOB softkey to enter the Global Settings menu On...

Page 90: ...s on the keypad and you will notice that keys 2 9 each have three or four letters silk screened on the front panel just above each key To enter a letter in an alphanumeric text field simply press the...

Page 91: ...low for reference Pressing FUNC to toggle the shift lock status will produce lower case characters for letters and a second set of punctuation marks for special characters For brevity lower case lette...

Page 92: ...n pad and find the QTXT storage location that you wish to change Press the key to edit the QTXT entry Use the standard text entry method to enter your desired text When you use your QTXT entry in a te...

Page 93: ...n key sequences are also used to place your scanner into firmware upgrade mode for CPU and DSP firmware upgrades The following table lists the power on key sequences available in the PSR 500 Unless ot...

Page 94: ...o factory defaults Does not affect V Scanners 0 CL Erases DSP APP Upgrade code restores factory DSP version 0 PGM Places radio in DSP APP firmware upgrade mode Hold PGM while powering on radio Places...

Page 95: ...nly in normal temperature environments Handle the scanner carefully do not drop it Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Modifying...

Page 96: ...initialize the scanner Scanner will not scan when SCAN key is pressed Possible birdie frequency programmed Tighten squelch apply attenuator or lock out the birdie frequency The scanner may need to be...

Page 97: ...pad to proceed The scanner will reboot with file system and global parameters reset to factory defaults Initializing the Scanner to Factory Defaults If initializing the global parameters to factory de...

Page 98: ...1 The scanner displays Factory Init Erase Memory ENTER if APPROVE CLEAR to EXIT 4 Press ENT The scanner displays Initializing the File System Please Wait Then File System Initialized to Defaults Press...

Page 99: ...ow to make it right again Each parameter includes a Dflt softkey which when pressed restores the factory default setting for that parameter HINT If you think you ve really messed the Global settings u...

Page 100: ...OB Parameter Options Description CONTRAST Owner Clone Send Alert Mode Sound Mode Key Beeps Light Mode 1 7 Sets LCD contrast Use keys on 5 way pushbutton pad SEL Enters sub menu to set Welcome Message...

Page 101: ...the amount of signal at the receiver input This helps reduce interference from strong nearby transmitters Global attenuator mode applies attenuation radio wide regardless of individual object settings...

Page 102: ...y scan sampling 0 samples all CONV priority channels 2 100 x 100 mS Conventional frequency priority sample interval On or Off Toggles priority interrupt scanning during trunked calls On or Off When on...

Page 103: ...lation Use Search to automatically analyze signals to determine squelch mode and code Use None to ignore subaudible squelch Use CTCSS for tone coded squelch DCS for digital coded squelch or P25 for Pr...

Page 104: ...modulation FM to force FM modulation NFM to force narrow FM modulation On or Off When on applies 20 dB of attenuation to all transmissions on the CONV channel Useful in areas where interference from...

Page 105: ...individual radio ID on the trunked radio system Group or Private Use Group for talkgroup ID Private for individual radio ID Alpha numeric text The alphanumeric display name for the TGRP Use the stand...

Page 106: ...ed to wait for reply traffic after a transmission on the TGRP 1 200 x 100 mS Sets the amount of time in 100 millisecond intervals for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On e g 20 2 seconds On or Off...

Page 107: ...00 MHz EDACS systems using the 9600 BPS EDACS control channel Use EDACS NAROW for most 900 MHz and some VHF UHF EDACS systems using the 4800 BPS EDACS control channel Use LTR for Logic Trunked Radio L...

Page 108: ...quality is greater than Threshold Hi and will search for new control channels when the decoding quality of a control channel drops below Threshold Lo and if no control channels are available that mee...

Page 109: ...Also accessed by pressing FUNC L OUT while the scanner is stopped on the LMIT object Solid or Flash Controls whether the ALERT LED flashes or remains on solid when the ALERT LED is used 0 7 Sets LED...

Page 110: ...ntervals for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On e g 20 2 seconds On or Off When on enhances the scanner s ability to lock on to the actual center frequency of a search hit instead of an adjacent...

Page 111: ...URS Railroad Public Safety Pub Safety Searches commonly used public safety frequencies Groups are as follows 0 33 4 46 5 MHz 1 151 170 MHz 2 453 467 MHz 3 764 806 MHz 4 851 869 MHz Aircraft Searches c...

Page 112: ...ing 2 Chirp Fast Hi Lo DTMF Sets the Audible Alarm for the SRVC object When an Audible Alarm is selected the selected alarm will play anytime the scanner stops for activity on the SRVC object while sc...

Page 113: ...r Public Safety All Bands covers the entire frequency range of the scanner Public Safety covers frequency ranges commonly used for public safety communications SEL Sub bands are available when using S...

Page 114: ...r Off When On the SWPR object is a member of the Favorites Scan List On or Off When on applies 20 dB of attenuation to all hits received on the SWPR search Useful in areas where interference from near...

Page 115: ...protocol RCIP that is suitable for use with a PC application designed to provide a remote control and display capability The ideal PC application should provide a means by which a user can interact w...

Page 116: ...t 0 RF Squelch state bit 1 Unmuted state bit 2 XF state IMBE detect bit 3 HD2 state in DG P25 CC detect in CTCSS DCS reverse burst turn off code detect bit 4 HD5 state CTCSS DCS NAC detect bit 5 set t...

Page 117: ...bit 3 T icon bit 4 up arrow icon bit 5 down arrow icon bit 6 LCD backlight status Send Key Command STX K keycode ETX sum Response no response Key codes for the Send Key command are as follows Key Code...

Page 118: ...ode 1 33 PSE 6 CL 36 NOTE To initiate the press and hold action for the Light key send code 32 ORed with 0x80 value is 0xA0 Tune Command STX T freq0 freq1 freq2 freq3 rxmode ETX SUM Response no respon...

Page 119: ...PC IF port This data can be displayed using any simple terminal application or read by third party application software for additional analysis and decoding CCDump is turned off by default in the PSR...

Page 120: ...while in MAN or SCAN modes Under certain circumstances the CCDump output may interfere with the cloning process If you experience problems with cloning ensure that CCDump is turned off by pressing the...

Page 121: ...a variable of bits from the received data since commands are variable length payload remainder of msg after removing the ccc command value EDN W ccc ppppppp W which of the two blocks 0 or 1 in the msg...

Page 122: ...1 6000 161 9750 MHz 5 kHz FM 162 0000 174 0000 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 216 0025 219 9975 MHz 5 kHz FM 220 0000 224 9950 MHz 5 kHz FM 225 0000 379 99375 MHz 6 25 kHz AM 380 0000 419 987500 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 420...

Page 123: ...tional channel priority selectable priority sample rate and priority sample during trunking talkgroup call Conventional Receiver Modes AM FM NFM CTCSS DCS P25 NAC Trunking Receiver Modes Motorola Type...

Page 124: ...MHz Group 1 108 136 99166 MHz Group 2 137 174 MHz Group 3 216 0025 299 9750 MHz Group 4 300 405 9875 MHz Group 5 406 470 MHz Group 6 470 0125 512 MHz Group 7 764 767 773 776 794 797 803 806 MHz Group...

Page 125: ...helical antenna CD includes Owner s Manual Demo Remote Control software USB cable drivers and V Scanner data files alkaline battery holder NiCAD NiMH battery holder belt clip USB PC IF cable AC to DC...

Page 126: ...nywhere in the world It would certainly be cost prohibitive for each of these employees to have an individual outside telephone line just so they could get dial tone and make calls to other telephones...

Page 127: ...as voice or traffic channels When a user needs to place a call on a system utilizing centralized control they press the push to talk button on their radio which causes their radio to send a short dat...

Page 128: ...ll is taking place on the home channel and all the radios in the talkgroup transition to voice call mode on the home channel If the home channel is busy it sends subaudible data messages over the home...

Page 129: ...user can be an undesirable situation causing confusion and distraction Selective squelch is employed in transmitting and receiving equipment to limit reception to only those transmitters that are tran...

Page 130: ...n incorrect code is found the receiver will remain muted Additionally the PSR 500 can detect the DCS code that is in use on a transmitter and will allow you to store the code value with a CONV object...

Page 131: ...recommend www radioreference com where you will find a discussion forum dedicated to the PSR 500 along with dozens of other scanning discussion forums devoted to the scanning hobby We also suggest gro...

Page 132: ...SA and the world One of the more enjoyable aspects of the scanning hobby is finding new frequencies on your own Your PSR 500 includes powerful Limit Search LMIT and Service Search SRVC search capabili...

Page 133: ...creating your first 34 CONV Menu Reference 103 CTCSS about 129 CTCSS DCS and P25 NAC about 129 DCS about 130 Default Scan List how to set 65 Deleting Objects 66 Display Icons understanding 23 DUPE how...

Page 134: ...s 68 Manual about 16 Mapping Objects to Scan Lists 57 Memory Usage how to display 48 Menu Reference Tables 99 Menu reference detailed 99 Multi Site 66 Naming Scan Lists 58 Numeric Keypad 24 Object ID...

Page 135: ...tions general 123 Spectrum Sweeper SWPR Mode dedicated 72 SRVC Service Search Object creating your first 53 SRVC Menu Reference 111 Standard Text Entry Method and QuickText 89 Startup Topics advanced...

Page 136: ...V Scanner Storage how to use 86 Vehicle DC power using 32 Warranty 137 Weather Priority Mode 80 Weather Radio Mode 80 PSR 500 User Manual Page 136...

Page 137: ...ase receipt must be supplied or validated Warranty Registration must be on GRE database either by mail or through online when requesting for service Equipment must be sent to GRE America at the owner...

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