Radio Shack 20-527 Manual Download

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The Basics

contents

your scanner’s controls

power sources

using batteries

charging rechargeable batteries

using AC power

using vehicle battery power

connecting an earphone/headphones

listening safely

trafﬁ c safety

connecting an extension speaker

connecting the supplied antenna

connecting an optional external antenna

using the belt clip

transferring data to or from another scanner or PC

quick start

understanding your scanner’s modes

AM mode

FM mode

CTCSS (CT) mode

DCS (DC) mode

Motorola mode

EDACS mode

LTR mode

open and closed modes

setting up your scanner

turning on the scanner and setting squelch

storing known frequencies into channels

CTCSS and DCS

storing trunking frequencies into channels

Summary of Contents for 20-527

Page 1: ...Please read this user s guide before installing setting up and using your new product www radioshack com Cat 20 527 PRO 97 1 000 Channel Triple Trunking Hand Held Scanner ...

Page 2: ... Your hand held scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed to track Motorola Type I and II such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus and hybrid analog trunking systems GE Ericsson EDACS type systems and EF Johnson LTR type systems which are extensively used in many communication systems Scanner Antenna Belt clip Non rechargeable battery holder Rechargeable battery holder ...

Page 3: ...supplied antenna 18 connecting an optional external antenna 18 using the belt clip 19 transferring data to or from another scanner or PC 19 quick start 20 understanding your scanner s modes 20 AM mode 20 FM mode 21 CTCSS CT mode 21 DCS DC mode 21 Motorola mode 22 EDACS mode 24 LTR mode 25 open and closed modes 26 setting up your scanner 28 turning on the scanner and setting squelch 28 storing know...

Page 4: ...r band 43 search bank SR6 programmable limit search 43 searching active frequencies in a range 43 manually tuning a frequency 45 listening to the weather band 45 listening to a weather channel 46 SAME standby mode 46 WX Alert and beep tone conﬁrmation 47 Skywarn 48 using frequency copy 48 copying a frequency into a speciﬁed channel 48 copying a frequency into an empty channel within a bank 49 copy...

Page 5: ...e 59 using the attenuator 60 turning the key tone on and off 61 using the display key backlight 61 using the keylock 63 changing the display contrast 63 cloning the programmed data 64 trunking 65 how trunking works 65 setting squelch for trunking mode 67 programming trunking frequencies 67 programming Motorola trunking systems UHF Lo 69 programming Motorola trunking systems 800 MHz 71 programming ...

Page 6: ...initializing your scanner 84 The FCC wants you to know 85 scanning legally 85 glossary 86 FAQs Frequently Asked Questions 87 warranty 88 Hypersearch Hyperscan and Adaptaplug are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation Motorola Smartnet ASTRO and Privacy Plus are registered trademarks of Motorla Inc EDACS is a registered trademark of MA COM Inc LTR is a registered trademark of EF Johnson ...

Page 7: ...UNK stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning WX scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels or jumps to a Skywarn channel you programmed 997 999 PRI Priority sets and turns the priority function on or off TEXT lets you input text PSE stops search MODE changes the receive mode AM FM CT DC MO ED LT turns on off the backlight or when used with FUNC locks unlocks ...

Page 8: ...ou input a frequency and allows you to ﬁne tune a frequency along with e or d e or d selects the scan or search direction SRCH lets you search the seven search banks L OUT Lock Out lets you lock out a selected channel skip a speciﬁed frequency during search or lock out a selected ID code ENT completes the entry of frequencies and text PGM Program programs frequencies into channels ...

Page 9: ...I 5 JKL enters a 5 or inputs characters J K or L 6 MNO enters a 6 or inputs characters M N or O 7 PQRS enters a 7 or inputs characters P Q R or S 8 TUV enters an 8 or inputs characters T U or V 9 WXYZ enters a 9 or inputs characters W X Y or Z CL Clear clears an incorrect entry DELAY enters a decimal point necessary when programming frequencies space or programs delay time for the selected channel...

Page 10: ...10 The Basics PWR DC 9V connect a power source here PC IF connect an optional PC interface cable here to use the scanner with your computer ...

Page 11: ...11 The Basics ANT connect the supplied antenna or an external antenna here connect an earphone or headphone here OFF VOL SQ turn the scanner on or off and adjust the squelch ...

Page 12: ...e rechargeable battery holder you can operate the scanner and recharge the rechargeable batteries at the same time See Using Batteries and Charging Rechargeable Batteries If the scanner stops working properly after connecting it to power try resetting it See Initializing the Scanner You must charge rechargeable batteries before you use them the ﬁrst time See Charging Rechargeable Batteries using b...

Page 13: ...atteries alkaline or rechargeable or rechargeable batteries of different capacities If you do not plan to use the scanner with batteries for a month or longer remove the batteries Batteries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic parts Follow these steps to install the batteries 1 Press in on the battery compartment cover on the back of the scanner and slide the cover down to remove it 2 Pu...

Page 14: ...anner To charge rechargeable batteries connect an appropriate AC or DC adapter to the PWR DC 9V jack For best results we recommend RadioShack rechargeable nickel metal hydride Ni MH 1600 mAh batteries The EPA certiﬁed RBRC Battery Recycling Seal on the nickel cadmium Ni Cd battery indicates RadioShack is voluntarily participating in an industry program to collect and recycle these batteries at the...

Page 15: ...s use the scanner until Low battery appears Then fully charge the rechargeable batteries using AC power You can power the scanner using a 9V 300 mA AC adapter and a size C Adaptaplug neither supplied Both are available at your local RadioShack store 1 Connect the Adaptaplug to the adapter s cord with the tip set to positive You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at le...

Page 16: ...the scanner or the adapter 1 Connect the Adaptaplug to the adapter s cord with the tip set to positive 2 Plug the adapter s barrel plug into the scanner s PWR DC 9V jack 3 Plug the adapter s cigarette lighter plug into your 12V power source If the scanner does not operate properly when you connect a DC adapter unplug the DC adapter from the power source and clean the socket or check the adapter s ...

Page 17: ...gh volume levels Prolonged exposure to high volume levels can cause permanent hearing loss trafﬁc safety Do not wear an earphone or headphones while you drive a vehicle or ride a bicycle This can create a trafﬁc hazard and can be illegal in some areas Even though some earphones and headphones let you hear some outside sounds when you listen at normal levels they still can present a trafﬁc hazard c...

Page 18: ...ys use 50 ohm coaxial cable such as RG 58 or RG 8 to connect an outdoor antenna For lengths over 50 feet use RG 8 low loss dielectric coaxial cable If your antenna s cable does not have a BNC connector you will also need a BNC adapter not supplied available at your local RadioShack store Follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna route the antenna cable to the scanner then conn...

Page 19: ...u transferring data to or from another scanner or 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 You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit avail...

Page 20: ...lable frequencies See Speciﬁcations for a list of the available frequency ranges Weather Radio allows you to listen to NOAA weather broadcasts without programming See Listening to the Weather Band understanding your scanner s modes You can program each channel with any of seven receive modes AM FM CT DC MO ED and LT Each receive mode affects how your scanner operates when scanning and receiving tr...

Page 21: ... Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS subaudible tone codes CTCSS allows multiple users to share a single radio frequency without hearing each other s transmissions In your PRO 97 scanner the CTCSS feature can be used to block the reception of transmissions on shared channel to only those that use the CTCSS mode also features a Code Search setting that allows you to instantly display and store unknown ...

Page 22: ... the Motorola mode Motorola systems are trunking systems used primarily by business and public safety groups to efﬁciently allocate a small number of frequencies as few as ﬁve to many groups of users as many as several thousand To do this each group of users in the system is assigned to a speciﬁc talk group For example the east side patrol ofﬁcers might all be assigned to talk group 2160 One chann...

Page 23: ...nd the approximate control channel message decode success rate This information can help you identify the Motorola trunking system that you are monitoring and the receive quality of the control channel signal To properly map the raw Type I data to the correct ﬂeet subﬂeet format you must program the correct ﬂeet map into the scanner Fleet map information is widely available on the Internet for mos...

Page 24: ...ncy Fleet Subﬂeet number from 00 001 to 15 157 When there is activity on an EDACS system that information is sent out on the control channel The scanner decodes the ID for the active talk group In the open mode the scanner then goes to the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the display In the closed mode the scanner only goes to transmissions with IDs that match talk...

Page 25: ...hannel one at a time in manual mode and watch for the decoded LTR data at the bottom of the scanner s display When an LTR transmission occurs you should see the LTR talkgroup information on the bottom line of the display and a number preceded by R in the bottom right hand corner i e R12 The R number is the Home Repeater number that the current transmission is occurring on To correctly program this...

Page 26: ...d in the bank s talk group ID list and have not locked out LTR systems are frequently programmed so that each radio has a unique ID code open and closed modes You can set your scanner to change the way it receives signals These settings called open mode and closed mode affect how the scanner receives signals from communications systems that use some type of closed squelch such as Motorola EDACS an...

Page 27: ...ignals that have an ID code which is found in the ID list for the bank Also the scanner scans signals transmitted only under the following conditions When the signals are in the FM CT or DC mode When the signals are in the MO ED or LT mode and the signal s ID code matches the programmed ID code You can also select the user or talk groups you want the scanner to receive in closed mode When you set ...

Page 28: ...r picks up unwanted partial or very weak transmissions turn SQ clockwise to decrease the scanner s sensitivity to these signals If you want to listen to a weak or distant station turn SQ counterclockwise If SQ is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound the scanner will not scan properly To ensure the scanner operates properly while in the trunking mode we suggest you set SQ using the steps lis...

Page 29: ...50 0300 and 150 0400 MHz you must store them in Channels 1 2 3 and 4 respectively When M appears on the display you can use FUNC and the arrow keys to select your desired bank and channel number 1 Press MAN enter the bank 0 9 and channel number 00 99 where you want to store a frequency then press MAN again M and the bank and channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display for example...

Page 30: ...s steps consistent with the latest US or worldwide standards If you enter a non valid step frequency any scanner will tune to the next step Some scanner designs do this without showing the correct step in the display This scanner will show the actual tuned frequency in the display Because steps are so close together the audio quality will not be affected by the offset After a transmission the scan...

Page 31: ...a special search code up that will instantly decode the CTCSS or DCS code on a received transmission Channels programmed with the search code will receive all trafﬁc on the channel and will instantly decode and display any CTCSS or DCS code that is found with the transmission You can then store the found code in the channel memory with one keystroke This section of the manual describes the process...

Page 32: ...s above 6 When stopped on an active conventional channel while scanning you can press MODE to cycle through the valid modes for that channel including CTCSS and DCS This will reset any stored CT or DC code to the search code allowing you to easily check for other CT or DC codes that may be present on the frequency CTCSS DCS and digital voice all operate independently of each other If a channel is ...

Page 33: ...6 732 023 071 143 225 271 365 462 612 734 025 072 145 226 274 371 464 624 743 026 073 152 243 306 411 465 627 754 031 074 155 244 311 412 466 631 032 114 156 245 315 413 503 632 036 115 162 246 325 423 506 654 043 116 165 251 331 431 516 662 047 122 172 252 332 432 523 664 storing trunking frequencies into channels 1 Press PGM and FUNC then e or dto select the desired bank to program 2 Press TRUNK...

Page 34: ...nt to enter the text then press MAN again M and the bank and channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display for example M100 2 Press PGM M changes to P 3 Press TEXT The cursor appears at the third line 4 Enter the text using the numeral keys see Text Input Chart If you make a mistake press e or d to move to the character you want to change For example to identify amateur ham radio t...

Page 35: ...ID 1 Press PGM 2 Press TRUNK 3 Press FUNC then e or d to select the desired bank 4 Press TRUNK to select the desired sub bank 5 Press or hold down e or d to select the desired group ID 6 Press TEXT then enter the tag using the keypad See Text Input Chart 7 Press ENT to store assigning a text tag to a bank 1 Press PGM 2 Press FUNC then press bank number Bank X 0 through 9 selected Fn CLR to delete ...

Page 36: ...to enter To enter lowercase character or a character from the second set for the key 0 press FUNC after pressing the ﬁrst numeral key PRESSED CHARACTERS 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 A B C 2 then FUNC a b c 3 D E F 3 then FUNC d e f 4 G H I 4 then FUNC g h I 5 J K L 5 then FUNC j k l 6 M N O 6 then FUNC m n o 7 P Q R S 7 then FUNC p q r s 8 T U V 8 then FUNC t u v 9 W X Y Z 9 then FUNC w x y z 0 _ 0 the...

Page 37: ...ng Delay The scanner does not search locked out frequencies while searching ranges See Locking Out Channels or Frequencies searching a preprogrammed frequency range The scanner contains these preprogrammed search ranges stored in the search bank SR0 SR6 Bank Band SR0 Marine SR1 CB SR2 FRS GMRS MURS SR3 Police Fire SR4 Aircraft SR5 Amateur Bands SR6 Limit search User changeable Follow these steps t...

Page 38: ...SRCH and now you can search through the band Press FUNC then SRCH again to return to the previous mode 4 Rotate SQ clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the rushing sound stops After 2 seconds if the delay feature is on the scanner starts searching 5 When the scanner ﬁnds an active frequency it stops searching band charts search bank SR0 marine band Two frequencies are assigned in one c...

Page 39: ...2000 161 8000 25 157 2500 161 8500 26 157 3000 161 9000 27 157 3500 161 9500 28 157 4000 162 0000 63 157 1750 64 156 2250 160 8250 65 156 2750 66 156 3250 67 156 3750 68 156 4250 69 156 4750 70 156 5250 71 156 5750 72 156 6250 73 156 6750 74 156 7250 77 156 8750 78 156 9250 79 156 9750 80 157 0250 81 157 0750 82 157 1250 83 157 1750 84 157 2250 161 8250 85 157 2750 161 8750 86 157 3250 161 9250 87...

Page 40: ... 1050 13 27 1150 14 27 1250 15 27 1350 16 27 1550 17 27 1650 18 27 1750 19 27 1850 20 27 2050 21 27 2150 22 27 2250 23 27 2550 24 27 2350 25 27 2450 26 27 2650 27 27 2750 28 27 2850 29 27 2950 30 27 3050 31 27 3150 32 27 3250 33 27 3350 34 27 3450 35 27 3550 36 27 3650 37 27 3750 38 27 3850 39 27 3950 40 27 4050 search bank SR2 FRS GMRS MURS band Receive Mode FM Ch Frequency MHz Ch Frequency MHz 0...

Page 41: ...15 462 5500 16 462 5750 17 462 6000 18 462 6250 19 462 6500 20 462 6750 21 462 7000 22 462 7250 23 151 8200 24 151 8800 25 151 9400 26 154 5700 27 154 6000 search bank SR3 police ﬁre band Receive Mode FM Group Frequency MHz Step kHz 0 33 420 33 980 20 37 020 37 420 20 39 020 39 980 20 42 020 42 940 20 44 620 45 860 40 45 880 45 900 45 940 46 060 40 46 080 46 500 20 ...

Page 42: ...h bank SR4 aircraft Receive mode AM Frequency MHz Step kHz 108 000 136 99166 8 33 All scanners tune by steps Your RadioShack scanner uses steps consistent with the latest US or worldwide standards If you enter a non valid step frequency any scanner will tune to the next step Some scanner designs do this without showing the correct step in the display This scanner will show the actual tuned frequen...

Page 43: ... You can program the desired frequency range for a search 1 Repeatedly press SRCH to select SR6 2 Press PGM then SRCH Enter SR6 Search Range Limits appears and the cursor blinks L on the third line for the lower end limit frequency 3 Use the number keys and DELAY to enter the desired lower end limit frequency including the decimal point 4 Press ENT to set the frequency The cursor moves to U If the...

Page 44: ...ssing FUNC then 0 Press FUNC then 0 again to reverse the Zeromatic setting Whenever this feature is turned on Zeromatic ON brieﬂy appears then ZM appears at the right of the second line and the scanner stops at the correct frequency When you turn this feature off ZM changes to small caps zm and the scanner stops when it detects an active signal Zeromatic functions only in search banks 3 4 5 and 6 ...

Page 45: ...ess FUNC TUNE while the scanner is stopped on a frequency in MANUAL mode to begin the TUNE function from that frequency For example if the scanner is stopped in MANUAL mode on channel 144 with frequency 145 31000 MHz pressing FUNC TUNE will enter TUNE mode and automatically set the TUNE frequency for 145 31000 MHz listening to the weather band The FCC Federal Communications Commission has allocate...

Page 46: ... a selected weather radio station for SAME alerts for areas you specify You can program your scanner with up to 10 FIPS codes for the areas you desire The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS codes at http www nws noaa gov nwr To conﬁgure your scanner for SAME Standby mode follow these steps 1 Press WX until you identify the weather station with the strongest signal for your l...

Page 47: ...seconds If the scanner receives a new message after ﬁve minutes it sounds the alert or beep To stop the sound and ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal before the ﬁve minute time out press any key except 7 Press FUNC and then WX to initiate SAME standby The scanner will monitor the selected weather radio station for alerts with FIPS codes that match the codes you entered in the FIPS entr...

Page 48: ...except SAME standby by pressing and holding WX about 1 second The scanner displays Skywarn 1 in the fourth line The scanner has 3 Skywarn channels Press e or d to select different Skywarn channels To activate this function you must program your desired Skywarn frequencies into the Skywarn channels using frequency copy You can copy a frequency into a speciﬁed channel a vacant channel in a speciﬁed ...

Page 49: ...nnel within a bank You can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in a speciﬁed bank when the scanner stops on the frequency during search or tune mode 1 Press FUNC then ENT when you ﬁnd a frequency you want to copy Bank 9 Store appears 2 If you want to copy the frequency into bank 9 press ENT It is stored in the ﬁrst available vacant channel in the bank Or press your desired bank number to store ...

Page 50: ...mple The Signal Stalker II allows you to sweep the entire range of your scanner s design frequencies or you can specify those frequency ranges that you wish to sweep and exclude ranges that you do not want to sweep This allows you to omit frequency ranges with constant strong frequency activity such as those with paging or broadcast transmitters Many portable frequency counters will remain locked ...

Page 51: ...segment the scanner will skip that segment in subsequent sweeps See Using Signal Stalker II with Lockout below using Signal Stalker II with lockout The scanner s lock out feature can be used to bypass unwanted transmissions while using the Signal Stalker II Press L OUT when the scanner is stopped on an undesired transmission Press FUNC L OUT to review or clear locked out frequencies in the Signal ...

Page 52: ...ckouts exist in that 1 MHz segment To activate this mode press FUNC e while in the Signal Stalker II mode If a 1 MHz segment contains 5 or more lockouts it will be skipped entirely while Signal Stalker II is sweeping Use FUNC L O to review or clear locked Signal Stalker II frequencies To clear a locked out frequency select that frequency then press CL scanning the channels To begin scanning channe...

Page 53: ...ner by navigating to that channel while in manual mode The scanner will receive trafﬁc on the selected frequency Your scanner features a power save circuit that is automatically activated any time you manually select a channel The power save mode works by allowing the receiver to sleep brieﬂy while waiting for a call on the selected channel The power save circuit is disabled when the scanner is tu...

Page 54: ...r DCS code if programmed for DCS code You can store the detected code into the channel memory by pressing ENT while the code is displayed For more information about your scanner s receive modes including CTCSS and DCS see Understanding Your Scanner s Modes For more information on programming memory channels for CTCSS or DCS operation see CTCSS and DCS deleting frequencies from channels 1 Press MAN...

Page 55: ...scanner stops on the channel DLY appears and the scanner continues to monitor the channel for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before it resumes scanning The delay feature is also available while searching Delay is automatically set as the default for each channel when you turn on the scanner To turn delay on or off press DELAY DLY delay on or dly delay off appears on the display locking out...

Page 56: ... locked out frequencies during a search You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies in each bank If you try to lock out more L O Memory Full appears If you lock out all frequencies in one search bank and only this search bank is activated All ranges Locked out appears and the scanner does not search reviewing locked out frequencies To review the frequencies within a search bank that you locked out ...

Page 57: ...ch you want to clear all locked out frequencies 3 Press FUNC then press L OUT Lockout list appears 4 Press FUNC then 6 Clear entire list Press 1 to clear all any other key aborts appears Press 1 to clear all locked out frequencies List cleared appears for about 2 seconds Press any key other than 1 to cancel clear priority In addition to the 1 000 programmable memory channels the scanner has one pr...

Page 58: ... a channel as the priority channel if the channel s receive mode is MOT ED or LTR If you press PSE while the scanner receives the priority channel the scanner displays PAUSED and stays on the priority channel even after the transmission ﬁnished To program a frequency in the priority channel 1 Press MAN 2 Use the number keys to enter the channel number which contains the frequency you want to progr...

Page 59: ...lert If you program a weather frequency into the priority channel and the scanner detects a weather alert tone on that frequency the scanner sounds the alert tone To turn off the priority feature press PRI changing the receive mode The scanner is preset to the most common AM or FM receive mode for each frequency range The preset mode is correct in most cases However some amateur radio transmission...

Page 60: ... modes in your scanner One is normal attenuator mode in which you set the attenuator in each channel or each band group in the search and tune mode The other is global mode in which you set the attenuator only once This setting is applied all the time in every mode Press ATT to turn on or off the attenuator while the channel number is indicated or while the scanner is searching through bands group...

Page 61: ...acklight Your PRO 97 features a backlit keypad and display for easy viewing and use in dark environments There are three backlight modes you can choose from to control backlight activation Normal mode Keypress mode and ﬁrst keypress Ignore mode With Normal mode simply press to activate the backlight The backlight will activate and remain on for the factory default setting of 5 seconds The backligh...

Page 62: ...orce the backlight on full time Press while the backlight is on to turn it off Follow these steps to change the backlight mode and duration 1 If the scanner is on turn it off and back on again Multi System Trunking Scanner appears in the scanner s display 2 While Multi System Trunking Scanner appears press 3 Press e or d to select the desired backlight mode and duration Selecting 3 5 10 or 20 sets...

Page 63: ...are entering a frequency into a channel To turn on the keylock press FUNC then Key locked appears for about 1 second Key locked appears when you press any key after locking the keypad To turn off the keylock press FUNC then The scanner beeps three times and Key unlocked appears changing the display contrast 1 Press MAN 2 Press FUNC then 9 Use Up Down keys to set contrast ENTER key saves appears 3 ...

Page 64: ...ars if the scanner receives data from another scanner other than a PRO 97 Follow these steps to clone the data 1 Turn on both scanners 2 Connect the connecting cable to each scanner s PC IF jack CLONE MODE Press UP to send Remove cable to exit appears 3 Press e Conﬁrm to send data 1 YES Press other key for NO appears 4 Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other key to cancel the...

Page 65: ...ACS and LTR in one bank see Storing Known Frequencies into Channels and input ID codes in the ID memory see Storing Talk Group IDs Your PRO 97 automatically calculates Motorola voice channel frequencies when it decodes the control channel This eliminates the need to enter all the Motorola group frequencies The control channels are subject to change depending on the day Therefore enter all the cont...

Page 66: ...artments could transmit on only a few frequencies This resulted in heavy trafﬁc and often required 2 way radio users to wait for a speciﬁc frequency to clear before transmitting Trunked systems allow more groups of 2 way radio users to use fewer frequencies Instead of selecting a speciﬁc frequency to transmit on a trunked system chooses one of several frequencies when the 2 way radio user transmit...

Page 67: ...nd frequencies in a bank If you are programming trunked frequencies for Motorola Type I and hybrid systems you must ﬁrst program the ﬂeet map see Programming Fleet Maps If you are programming frequencies for an EDACS system you must store them in the Logical Channel Number order usually listed as LCN For example LCN1 would go into channel 01 for the current bank and LCN2 would go into channel 02 I...

Page 68: ...ola EDACS GE Ericsson or LTR EF Johnson system to scan This sets the talk group ID decoding method to be used for the bank If you select conventional mode instead of Motorola EDACS or LTR the scanner does not scan trunked frequencies Trunking mode not selected press Mode key appears 4 Press PGM to enter the program mode 5 Enter the desired trunking frequency then press ENT to store Notes Notes ...

Page 69: ...ror press CL and enter the correct frequency If the dual entry is intentional press ENT to accept You may replace any frequency by selecting the bank and channel pressing PGM and entering the new frequency If you make an error in the entry process press CL as often as needed to erase the incorrect data programming Motorola trunking systems UHF Lo You can program the scanner to receive transmission...

Page 70: ... ﬁrst line Base 406 0000 on the second line Offset 380 on the third line and Step 25 0kHz on the bottom line 5 While B in Base blinks if necessary press the desired Base frequency with the number keys and press ENT Conﬁrm the entry If it is incorrect press the number keys again to set the base frequency After you conﬁrm the input press ENT again 6 While O in Offset blinks if necessary enter the of...

Page 71: ...la ch plan NORMAL appears 5 Press e or d to select NORMAL or SPLINTER and press ENT If you are uncertain about the base frequency use the default setting The default setting is normal If you cannot receive with the normal setting change to OFFset The base frequency in normal is 851 0125 MHz The base frequency in OFFset is 851 0000 MHz programming ﬂeet maps You must set the ﬂeet map if you want to ...

Page 72: ... Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 S11 S4 S4 S12 S4 S3 S10 S1 1 S11 S4 S4 S4 S10 S10 S1 2 S11 S4 S4 S4 S12 S4 S11 S2 3 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S2 4 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S12 S4 S3 5 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S3 6 S11 S4 S12 S4 S4 S12 S4 S4 7 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 Block Size Code 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 0 S4 S0 S4 S0 S3 S4 S4 S3 1 S4 S0 S0 S0 S3 S3 S4 S10 2 S0 S0 S0 S0 S11 S10 S4 S10 3 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4 S11 S11 4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4...

Page 73: ... 10 banks When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motorola EDACS or LTR mode it checks to see if the ID has been stored In the closed mode the scanner only stops on the transmission and displays its text tag if you have stored and not locked out the ID In the open mode the scanner always stops on a transmission but it displays the ID s text tag if you have stored the ID storing talk group ...

Page 74: ... select the bank where you want to store the ID repeatedly press FUNC then e or d until you reach the desired bank 4 Press MODE to select MOT ED or LTR 5 Repeatedly press TRUNK to select the sub bank 6 Press e or d to select the location where you desire to store the ID number 7 Enter the talk group ID and press ENT If necessary use the decimal point for a hyphen 8 If you want to tag the ID press ...

Page 75: ...T Start again at Step 3 You can enter either a decimal or AFS code for ED EDACS IDs The default setting is decimal ID entry When you press FUNC then 2 AFS Format appears for about 2 seconds Now you can enter the ID code with AFS format If you entered an ID code that is already stored in another ID channel Dupl ID of X XX appears If you want to store the ID code press ENT To cancel the operation pr...

Page 76: ...sub bank on or off Follow these steps to turn the ID sub bank on or off during the program mode 1 Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the desired sub bank 2 Press FUNC then 1 to turn the sub bank on if it is off or off if it is on Follow these steps to turn the ID sub bank on or off during the scan mode 1 Press FUNC while the scanner is stopped on a voice channel transmission 2 Press TRUNK The displa...

Page 77: ...T LO changes to lo You can conﬁrm the ID code while the scanner shows the text when the received signal is a voice channel 1 Press TEXT while the scanner is receiving the voice channel and indicating the text name The ID code appears as MOT XXXXXX etc 2 Press TEXT again to cancel delay function in ID indication mode You can set the ID delay function separate from the channel delay 1 Press FUNC the...

Page 78: ... talk group IDs 1 Press PGM then TRUNK 2 Press FUNC e or d to select ID memory 3 Press FUNC then CL clearing all talk group IDs in a single bank You can clear all talk group IDs within a bank This lets you quickly delete all talk group IDs from a bank if you want to use the bank to store different data such as a new set of talk group IDs 1 Press PGM 2 Press TRUNK to enter a talk group ID memory mo...

Page 79: ...emory mode changing the open closed mode 1 Press MAN 2 Press FUNC then e or d to select the channel storage bank 3 Press FUNC then DELAY Bank OPEN or Bank CLOSED appears After that message disappears the ﬁfteenth digit on the second line of the display changes from to or vice versa 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each bank ...

Page 80: ...nvalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it birdie frequencies Every scanner has birdie frequencies Birdies are signals created inside the scanner s receiver These operating frequencies might interfere with transmissions on the same frequencies If you program one of these frequencies you hear only noise on that frequency If the interference is not severe you might be able ...

Page 81: ... 806 823 9875 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps 849 868 9875 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps 894 960 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps 1240 1300 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps Memory channels 1000 Channel memory banks 10 Number of memory channels per bank 100 Talk group ID memories 1 500 ID memory banks 10 Sub banks per bank 5 Number of memory IDs per sub bank 30 Sensitivity 20 dB S N FM 25 54 MHz 0 3 µV 108 136 99166 MHz 0 3 µV 137 174 MH...

Page 82: ... kHz 50 dB 6 kHz All frequencies at AM and FM mode except 25 27 995 MHz at AM 6 dB 10 kHz 50 dB 18 kHz Spurious Rejection at 154 1 MHz FM 40 dB Scanning Rate Up to 60 Channels per Second Search Rate Up to 75 Steps per Second Delay Time 2 seconds Intermediate Frequencies IF 1st 380 8 MHz 2nd 21 4 MHz 3rd 455 kHz Priority Sampling 2 seconds Operating Temperature 14 to 140 F IF Rejection 380 8 MHz at...

Page 83: ...nches 36 mm 8 ohm Dynamic Type Power Requirements Batteries 4 AA Alkaline Batteries External Power 9V DC Current Drain Squelched 90 mA Battery Charge Current 150 mA Dimensions HWD 5 3 4 x 2 9 16 x 1 5 8 Inches 145 x 65 x 42 mm Weight without antenna and batteries 8 5 oz 240 g Speciﬁcations are typical individual units might vary Speciﬁcations and depictions are subject to change and improvement wi...

Page 84: ...nner only when you are sure the scanner is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again Multi system Trunking Scanner appears 2 Press 0 while Multi system Trunking Scanner appears 3 Press 1 4 Press ENT Initializing please stand by appears for about 5 seconds Do not turn off the scanner until the initalization is complete When the initialization is complete M000 appears on the ...

Page 85: ...es military operations pager services and wireline telephone and telegraph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to These include Telephone conversations cellular cordless or other private means of telephone signal transmission Pager transmissions Any scrambled or encr...

Page 86: ...a bank can hold numerous channels Talkgroup IDs each channel storage bank has an associated talkgroup ID list for a total of 10 talkgroup ID lists Each ID list has 5 sub banks Each sub bank has 30 ID locations You can program up to 150 talkgroup IDs in each bank so you can program up to 1500 talkgroup IDs in 10 banks When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motorola or EDACS mode it checks ...

Page 87: ...poor What s wrong The scanner might need to be initialized Turn the scanner off then on again or initialize the scanner see Initializing the Scaner The scanner is on but does not scan What s wrong The squelch might not be adjusted correctly Turn SQ clockwise There might only be one channel or no channels stored in the scanner Store frequencies into more than one channel The keylock might be turned...

Page 88: ... defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one 1 year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers For complete warranty details and exclusions check with your local RadioShack store RadioShack Customer Relations 200 Taylor Street 6th Floor Fort Worth TX 76102 04 04 Printed in Hong Kong GE 04D 2310 12A04 ...

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