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Fire/Police

3

865.6125
865.6625
865.7125
936.2125
937.1500
937.2000
937.2875

Group

Frequency Range (MHz)

Step 

(kHz)

1

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

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

158.730–159.210

60

166.250

170.150

Group

Frequency Range (MHz)

Step 

(kHz)

Summary of Contents for PRO-89

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Cat No 20 514 PRO 89 200 Channel VHF Air UHF 800 MHz Handheld Race Scanner Please read before using this equipment A...

Page 2: ...nels in each of 10 different banks to group channels so you can more easily identify calls 20 Monitor Memories let you temporarily save up to 20 fre quencies you locate during a search so you can mov...

Page 3: ...help prevent accidentally changing the scanner s programming Two Supplied Antennas with BNC Connector lets you select the antenna that best meets your needs The supplied stub antenna helps your scann...

Page 4: ...erfer ence goes away your scanner is causing it Try to eliminate the interference by moving your scanner away from the receiver connecting your scanner to an outlet that is on a different electrical c...

Page 5: ...rambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act EC PA you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for in tentionally listening to using or divulging th...

Page 6: ...n the Scanner Setting Volume and Squelch 26 Storing Known Frequencies into Channels 26 Finding and Storing Active Frequencies 27 Searching the Service Banks 27 Using Direct Search 30 Using Monitor Mem...

Page 7: ...m All Frequencies in All Service Banks 44 Using Priority 45 Using Power Save 46 Using the Display Backlight 46 Turning the Key Tone On and Off 46 Using the Key Lock 47 Resetting Initializing the Scann...

Page 8: ...r install non rechargeable batteries in the yel low rechargeable battery holder Non rechargeable batteries can get hot or explode if you try to recharge them Follow these steps to install batteries 1...

Page 9: ...er source that sup plies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA Its cen ter tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner s PWR DC 9V jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi...

Page 10: ...scanner To power the scanner using a DC adapter attach the Adapta plug to the DC adapter so the tip reads positive set the adapter s voltage switch to 9V then insert the Adaptaplug into the scanner s...

Page 11: ...their useful life when taken out of service in the Unit ed States or Canada The RBRC program provides a convenient al ternative to placing used Ni Cd batteries into the trash or the municipal waste s...

Page 12: ...or building The antenna and its cable should be as far as possible from sources of electrical noise such as appliances or other radios The antenna should be vertical for the best performance Always us...

Page 13: ...er com pany to remove the antenna DO NOT attempt to do so your self CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONES For private listening you can connect an earphone or head phones with a 1 8 inch 3 5 mm plug to th...

Page 14: ...ffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas If you use an earphone or headphones with your scanner while riding a bicycle be very careful Do not listen to a continuous transmission Even though some...

Page 15: ...you find a frequency you can store it into a programma ble memory location called a channel which is grouped with your other channels in a channel storage bank You can then scan the channel storage b...

Page 16: ...ority feature on and off turns the WX alert mode on and off WX Scans the seven preprogrammed weather channels SCAN Scans any programmed channels MAN Stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channe...

Page 17: ...op erating status This quick look at the display will help you un derstand how your scanner operates Appears when you lock the keypad BANK Appears with numbers 1 10 to indicate the scan bank Bank num...

Page 18: ...lly select a channel that was previously locked out during scanning or when you review a locked out frequency SRCH Appears during service bank and direct fre quency searches SCAN Appears when the scan...

Page 19: ...encies dEFAULt Appears when you remove all the lock outs from the service bank frequencies FLo ALL CL Appears when you remove all the locked out frequencies during a service bank or direct search L o...

Page 20: ...rn on power save oFF P SA Appears when you turn off power save UNDERSTANDING BANKS Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to channels are divide...

Page 21: ...e Service Banks on Page 27 Note The frequencies in the scanner s service banks are pre set You cannot change them Auto Racing Group Frequency Range MHz Step kHz 1 150 995 151 995 5 152 870 153 725 5 1...

Page 22: ...3 420 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 2 153 770 154 130 60 154 145 154 445 15 154 650 154 950 15 155 010 1...

Page 23: ...56 2125 860 9875 25 866 0125 868 9875 12 5 Frequency Range MHz Step kHz 108 000 136 9875 12 5 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 0...

Page 24: ...000 19 156 9500 20 157 0000 161 6000 21 157 0500 22 157 1000 23 157 1500 24 157 2000 161 8000 25 157 2500 161 8500 26 157 3000 161 9000 27 157 3500 161 9500 28 157 4000 162 0000 64 156 2250 65 156 275...

Page 25: ...are searching through an entire band You can store a frequency into a monitor memory during a ser vice bank or direct search See Finding and Storing Active Frequencies on Page 27 You can select monit...

Page 26: ...f SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound the scanner will not scan or search properly 4 To turn off the scanner when you finish turn VOLUME counterclockwise to OFF STORING KNOWN FREQUE...

Page 27: ...ency flashes If you want to store the frequency anyway press ENT again Press MON CL to clear the frequency Press DELAY if you want the scanner to pause 2 sec onds on this channel before it proceeds to...

Page 28: ...r about 1 second To search up or down the band in small increments repeatedly press or or disappears See Ser vice Banks on Page 21 for frequency steps To pause the search while receiving a signal pres...

Page 29: ...equencies you must clear some channels See Clearing a Stored Channel on Page 34 To continue searching after Ch FULL appears hold down or To remain on the frequency after Ch FULL appears press MON CL C...

Page 30: ...se the search direction at any time hold down or for about 1 second To search up or down the selected band in small incre ments 5 or 12 5 kHz steps repeatedly press or To pause the search press or To...

Page 31: ...r Ch FULL appears hold down or To remain on the frequency after Ch FULL appears press MON CL Ch FULL disappears If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel dUPL duplicate and...

Page 32: ...esired monitor memory s number 1 20 then press MON CL again The selected monitor memory s fre quency appears 4 Press ENT The scanner stores the frequency in the selected channel 5 To move another moni...

Page 33: ...orage banks 1 10 are on when they have a bar underneath them and off when no bar appears underneath them To turn off a channel storage bank press that bank s number key during scanning The bar under t...

Page 34: ...cy with a different one fol low these steps to clear the stored frequency 1 Press MAN to stop searching or scanning 2 To select the desired channel number use the number keys to enter that channel num...

Page 35: ...ars and SCAN and or appear To change the scanning direction press or To stop scanning the channels hold down or for about 2 seconds SCAN disappears and MAN appears You can select a marine channel dire...

Page 36: ...er alert tone To set the scanner so it sounds an alarm when a weather alert tone is broadcast press PRI ALERT while you are listening to the WX channel ALErt appears If the scanner detects the weather...

Page 37: ...ated with that car number by simply entering the number You can store one car number and frequency or one frequency by itself in each channel for up to 200 car numbers and frequen cies For example if...

Page 38: ...m ber 05 for another car number and 005 for another car number To clear the display if you make a mistake press CL MON before you press CAR 3 Enter the frequency including the decimal point you want t...

Page 39: ...wice CAR appears 4 While holding down PGM press CAR flashes 5 Enter the car number by using the number keys 6 Press ENT to store the new car number CHANGING THE STORED CAR NUMBER 1 Press CAR then use...

Page 40: ...can set the scanner so it displays the car numbers you assigned to the channels as it scans them To scan by car number repeatedly press CAR until BANK and CAR appear then press SCAN As the scanner sc...

Page 41: ...hearing simply press CAR twice If a car num ber has been associated with this frequency the car number and frequency appear Press CAR twice again to return to nor mal channel listening To see what car...

Page 42: ...ually select the channel then press DELAY If the scanner is searching press DELAY DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2 second delay to every transmission it stops on in that band To turn...

Page 43: ...tops on that frequency The scanner locks out the frequency then continues searching You can lock out frequencies in both direct search and service bank searches Note You can lock out as many as 50 fre...

Page 44: ...r clears any lockouts from all fre quencies except in the marine service bank Or if you do not want to clear the lockouts press MON CL Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks Notes...

Page 45: ...a channel or frequency and you want to move this frequency to the priority channel hold down ENT then press PRI PCH and the frequency flash twice Notes You cannot move a frequency to the priority chan...

Page 46: ...il it clicks to turn it off 2 While you hold down 3 and ENT turn on the scanner 3 Release 3 and ENT USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT You can turn on the display s backlight for easy viewing in the dark Pre...

Page 47: ...he keylock hold down until the scanner beeps three times and appears To turn it off hold down until the scanner beeps three times and disap pears RESETTING INITIALIZING THE SCANNER If the scanner s di...

Page 48: ...rtant This procedure clears all information you stored in the scanner s memory Initialize the scanner only when you are sure the scanner is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on...

Page 49: ...e scanner receives only the data shown above during wired on air programming d Err data error appears if the scanner receives a channel number equal to 0 or frequency data which is out of the range of...

Page 50: ...es RXD and GND USING ON AIR PROGRAMMING 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While pressing ENT and 8 turn on the scanner On Air and PGM appear and the scanner automatically receives 154 600 MHz in FM mode Then O...

Page 51: ...hown next to C Err indicates the packet number where the error occurred Note If the scanner did not receive an end bit from the PC End does not appear On Air Programming Specifications Interface AFSK...

Page 52: ...rdies in your individual scanner begin by discon necting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner Use the search f...

Page 53: ...6 00 420 00 70 Centimeter Amateur 420 00 450 00 Low Range 450 00 470 00 FM TV Audio Broadcast Wide Band 470 00 512 00 800 Band Law Enforcement 806 00 824 00 Conventional Systems 851 00 856 00 Conventi...

Page 54: ...ier CSB Conventional Systems CTSB Conventional Trunked Systems FIRE Fire Department HAM Amateur Ham Radio GOVT Federal Government GMR General Mobile Radio GTR General Trunked IND Industrial Services M...

Page 55: ...z 300 MHz VHF Low Band 29 7 50 MHz in 5 kHz steps 29 700 29 790 IND 29 900 30 550 GOVT MIL 30 580 31 980 IND PUB 32 000 32 990 GOVT MIL 33 020 33 980 BUS IND PUB 34 010 34 990 GOVT MIL 35 020 35 980 B...

Page 56: ...470 157 515 TOW 157 530 157 725 IND TAXI 157 740 BUS 157 770 158 100 TELB 158 130 158 460 BUS IND OIL TELM UTIL 158 490 158 700 TELB 158 730 159 465 POL PUB ROAD 159 480 OIL 159 495 161 565 TRAN 161...

Page 57: ...L TELM UTIL 462 550 462 925 GMR BUS 462 9375 463 1875 MED 463 200 467 925 BUS FM TV Audio Broadcast UHF Wide Band 470 512 MHz Channels 14 through 20 in 6 MHz steps 475 750 Channel 14 481 750 Channel 1...

Page 58: ...wavelength meters The following informa tion can help you make the necessary conversions 1 MHz million 1 000 kHz thousand To convert MHz to kHz multiply the number of megahertz by 1 000 30 62 MHz 100...

Page 59: ...Programmed fre quencies are the same as birdie frequencies Avoid programming fre quencies listed under Birdie Frequencies on Page 52 or only listen to them manually Keypad does not work Keylock is tu...

Page 60: ...nner away from dust and dirt which can cause premature wear of parts Handle the scanner gently and carefully Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the scanner to work improperl...

Page 61: ...HF Hi 806 823 9875 in 12 5 kHz steps 849 868 9875 in 12 5 kHz steps 894 960 in 12 5 kHz steps Channels of Operation 200 channels 20 monitor memories Sensitivity 20 dB S N 29 54 MHz 0 3 V 108 136 9875...

Page 62: ...size C Adaptaplug adapter DC Adapter 9V 300 mA size C When charging 10V 300 mA size C Adaptaplug adapter Current Drain Squelched 75 mA Dimensions HWD 511 16 21 2 13 8 Inches 145 63 34 mm Weight witho...

Page 63: ...63 NOTES...

Page 64: ...f a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the Ra dioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provid...

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