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User’s Guide

Desktop Radio Scanner

Thank you for purchasing your Desktop
Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Please
read this user’s guide before installing,
setting up, and using your new scanner

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Page 1: ...405 PRO 405 User s Guide Desktop Radio Scanner Thank you for purchasing your Desktop Radio Scanner from RadioShack Please read this user s guide before installing setting up and using your new scanne...

Page 2: ...Connecting the Antenna 15 Connecting an Outdoor Antenna 15 Connecting Headphones 15 Connecting an Extension Speaker 15 Basic Operation 16 Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch 16 Programming Know...

Page 3: ...g Priority 25 Turning the Key Tone On and Off 25 Advanced Operation 25 Cloning the Programmed Data 25 Programming with a Personal Computer 26 Initializing the Scanner 26 Preprogrammed Frequencies 26 P...

Page 4: ...f calls by searching preprogrammed frequencies in separate marine fire police aircraft ham FM broadcast and weather banks Display Backlight makes the display easy to read in low light situations Lock...

Page 5: ...cal signals You can also connect an external antenna for improved reception of distant or weak signals Your PRO 405 scanner can receive these bands Frequency Range Types of Transmissions 29 54 MHz 10...

Page 6: ...ner finds an active frequency it stays on that channel until the transmission ends Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to your scanner divide...

Page 7: ...14 156 7000 73 156 6750 15 156 7500 74 156 7250 16 156 8000 77 156 8750 17 156 8500 78 156 9250 18 156 9000 79 156 9750 19 156 9500 80 157 0250 20 157 0000 161 6000 81 157 0750 21 157 0500 82 157 125...

Page 8: ...0 42 940 20 44 620 45 860 40 45 880 45 900 46 060 40 46 080 46 500 20 2 153 770 154 130 60 154 145 154 445 15 154 650 154 950 15 155 010 155 370 60 155 415 155 700 15 155 730 156 210 60 158 730 159 21...

Page 9: ...33 Ham Amateur Radio Group Frequency Range MHz Step kHz 1 29 000 29 700 5 2 50 000 54 000 5 3 144 000 148 000 5 4 420 000 450 000 12 5 FM Broadcast Frequency Range MHz Step kHz 87 3 107 9 100 Weather...

Page 10: ...n channel channel 200 You must first program your local Skywarn frequency into channel 200 see page 22 HAM Search the preprogrammed amateur radio bank AIR Aircraft Search the preprogrammed aircraft ba...

Page 11: ...l ed Select the direction for searching and scanning PRI ALERT Enable and disable the priority feature Enable and disable SAME standby mode when monitoring a weather channel PSE Pause Stop and restart...

Page 12: ...els FM radio Searching for FM radio stations 000 Channel number the scanner is tuned to CH Appears with channel number 1 200 or P priority channel 000 0000 Frequency the scanner is tuned to MAR Search...

Page 13: ...frequencies removed during a FD PD AIRCRAFT or HAM bank search L r Review the locked out frequencies L O Fr FULL Maximum of 50 frequencies already locked out oFF tonE Key tone deactivated On tonE Key...

Page 14: ...to your vehicle s power port 3 To disconnect unplug the adapter from the power source first nNotes If the scanner does not work properly after connecting it to power try resetting it see Initializing...

Page 15: ...n plug inch 3 5 mm mini plug earphones or headphones not supplied into the HEADPHONE jack on the back of the scanner This automatically disconnects the internal speaker Listening Safely Do not wear he...

Page 16: ...nown Frequencies into Channels 1 Press PGM PGM appears Enter the channel number 1 200 where you want to store a frequency then press PGM again 2 Use the number keys and to enter the frequency includin...

Page 17: ...d Service Banks You can search for marine fire police aircraft ham FM and weather transmissions even if you do not know the specific frequencies that are used in your area Then you can store the frequ...

Page 18: ...g a Stored Channel on page 19 If the scanner displays dUPL or CH FULL you can store another channel location by pressing PGM The channel number flashes and 000 0000 or previous frequency appears Press...

Page 19: ...the scanner continues to scan through all selected banks Monitoring a Stored Channel You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning This could be useful if you hear a transmission o...

Page 20: ...for use by their weather reporting agencies The NOAA and your local weather reporting agency broadcast the local forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these channels Listening t...

Page 21: ...rt tone and ALErt flashes Press any key to turn off the alarm Receiving Alerts for Specific Areas About SAME Signals The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally encoded S...

Page 22: ...ert signal press any key If you do not stop the alert within five minutes the alert stops and the scanner beeps every ten seconds If the scanner receives a new weather alert after five minutes it soun...

Page 23: ...ELAY If the scanner is searching press DELAY DLY appears and the scanner adds a two second delay to every transmission it stops on in that bank To turn delay off Press DELAY while the scanner is monit...

Page 24: ...ss L O L O RVW until L 0 disappears Other Service Banks 1 Hold down L O L O RVW for about two seconds during a Service Bank search 2 Press e or d repeatedly to scroll through the list of locked out fr...

Page 25: ...Off The scanner is preset to sound a tone each time you press one of its keys To turn the key tone on and off 1 If the scanner is on turn it off then back on again 2 WELCOME SCAnnInG rECEIVEr appears...

Page 26: ...ialize the scanner when you are sure the scanner is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again WELCOME SCAnnInG rECEIVEr appears 2 Press 0 then press 1 while the welcome message...

Page 27: ...3 4500 14 131 4500 15 131 6750 16 146 5200 17 146 7600 18 146 8800 19 146 9400 20 148 1500 BANK 2 Channel Frequency MHz 21 151 6250 22 151 8200 23 151 8800 24 151 9400 25 151 9550 26 154 0100 27 154 0...

Page 28: ...00 52 155 1600 53 155 1750 54 155 2050 55 155 2200 56 155 2350 57 155 2650 58 155 2800 59 155 2950 60 155 3250 BANK 4 Channel Frequency MHz 61 155 3400 62 155 3550 63 155 3700 64 155 3850 65 155 4000...

Page 29: ...2000 93 460 2250 94 460 2500 95 460 2750 96 460 3000 97 460 3250 98 460 3500 99 460 3750 100 460 4000 BANK 6 Channel Frequency MHz 101 460 4250 102 460 4500 103 460 4750 104 460 5000 105 460 5250 106...

Page 30: ...129 462 6750 130 462 6875 131 462 7000 132 462 7125 133 462 7250 134 462 9500 135 462 9750 136 464 5000 137 464 5500 138 464 8750 139 467 0625 140 467 5625 BANK 8 Channel Frequency MHz 141 467 5875 1...

Page 31: ...see Initializing the Scanner on page 26 While scanning the scanner locks on frequencies that have an unclear transmission Some frequencies programmed into the scanner might be the same as birdie frequ...

Page 32: ...y is otherwise illegal This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions in compliance with the law which requires that scanners be manufactured in such a way as to not be easily...

Page 33: ...quencies 1st IF 10 7 MHz 2nd IF 455 kHz IF Interference Ratio 10 7 MHz 70 dB at 154 MHz Squelch Sensitivity Threshold FM AM Less than 0 5 uV Threshold WFM Less than 1 0 uV Tight FM S N N 25 dB Tight W...

Page 34: ...of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to...

Page 35: ...ING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND IF APPLICABLE THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL EXPIRE ON THE EXPIRATION OF THE STATED WARRANTY PERIOD EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED...

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