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second, the frequency to be
copied flashes.

3. Press

ENTER.

All the

conditions such as receive
mode and delay condition are
copied onto the channel.

Chan

Store!

briefly appears. The

scanner automatically returns
to search mode.

If you try to copy a frequency
which is already stored, the
scanner sounds the notice
tone 3 times after you press

ENTER

Dupl.f Chxxx

appears

at the bottom line. If you want
to copy the duplicate
frequency anyway, press

ENTER

, or if not, press

cancel.

Copying a Frequency into

a Vacant Channel in a

Specified 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

ENTER

when you find a frequency
you want to copy.

Bank9 Store?

appears.

2. If you want to copy the

frequency into bank 9, press

ENTER

. It is stored in the first

available vacant channel in
the bank. Or, press your
desired bank number to store,
then press

ENTER

Chan Store!

appears for 2 seconds. All the
conditions such as receiving
mode and delay condition are

Summary of Contents for pro 95 - 1000 Channel Dual-Trunking Scanner Radio

Page 1: ...h go to the box on that page with the corresponding icon for pertinent information o Warning Caution Important Ó Hint Ô Note DEF ABC 3 6 2 5 9 8 1 4 7 0 WX MANUAL FUNC SCAN PRI TEXT PAUSE MODE TUNE ATT GHI PQRS SEARCH L OUT PGM ENTER JKL TUV DELAY MNO WXYZ CL TRUNK PRO 95 Dual Trunk Tracking Handheld Scanner CONTENTS Features 2 The FCC Wants You to Know 6 Scanning Legally 7 Preparation 9 Power Sou...

Page 2: ...ular scanner The trunking scanner monitors the data sent with a 2 way radio transmission so you can hear the call and response for that user and more easily follow the conversation The scanner also lets you scan conventional transmissions and is preprogrammed with service search banks for convenience By pressing a single button you can quickly search those frequencies Features About Your Scanner 1...

Page 3: ...ID banks that have 5 sub ID banks 20 IDs are programmed in each sub ID bank and let you easily identify the ID code Weather Alert automatically sounds the alarm tone to advise of hazardous weather conditions when it detects the alert signal on the local National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA weather channel during priority operation Using the Attenuator 50 Turning the Key Tone On and...

Page 4: ... you set to reduce search time and select interesting frequencies more quickly Hyperscan and Hypersearch the scanner scans at up to 60 channels per second and searches up to 75 frequencies per second to help you quickly find transmissions Scan Delay delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another channel in conventional mode so you can hear more replies that are made on the same chann...

Page 5: ...ur scanner to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching and skip over IDs when tracking trunked systems Key Lock lets you lock the scanner s keys to prevent accidentally changing the scanner s programming Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector provides excellent reception and is designed to help prevent antenna breakage Memory Backup keeps the frequencies stored in memory...

Page 6: ...z Use A General Guide to Frequencies on Page 69 to help you target frequency ranges in your service area so you can search for a wide variety of transmissions THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference...

Page 7: ...eorient 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 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 device must accept any interferenc...

Page 8: ...mmunications Privacy Act ECPA you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to using or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication unless such activity is otherwise illegal This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions This is done to comply with the legal requirement that...

Page 9: ...echargeable battery holder black or the supplied rechargeable battery holder yellow If you use the rechargeable battery holder we recommend RadioShack nickel metal hydride Ni MH batteries Ô NOTE Ô Connecting an AC or DC adapter to the scanner dis connects internal batteries when you use the supplied non rechargeable battery holder but it does not discon nect internal bat teries when you use the su...

Page 10: ...ttery appears and the scanner beeps continuously When battery power is depleted the scanner turns itself off Replace all four non rechargeable batteries or recharge the rechargeable batteries See Charging Rechargeable Batteries on Page 11 o oWARNING o Never install non rechargeable batteries in the rechargeable yellow battery holder Non rechargeable batteries can get hot or explode if you try to r...

Page 11: ...NiMH rechargeable batteries You can operate the scanner while recharging the rechargeable batteries but charging takes longer USING AC POWER You can power the scanner using a 9V 300 mA AC adapter and a size B Adaptaplug neither supplied Both are available at your local RadioShack store CAUTION If you do not plan to use the scanner with batteries for a month or longer remove the batteries Batteries...

Page 12: ... flexible antenna to the antenna jack on the top of your scanner align the slots around the antenna s connector with the tabs on the antenna jack Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna s base clockwise until it locks into place CAUTION You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit...

Page 13: ...plied with the antenna route the antenna cable to the scanner then connect it to the antenna jack o CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONES For private listening you can plug an 1 8 inch 3 5 mm mini plug earphone or headphones not supplied available at your local RadioShack store into the jack on top of your scanner This automatically disconnects the internal speaker Listening Safely To protect your hea...

Page 14: ...lable at your local RadioShack store might provide more comfortable listening Plug the speaker cable s 1 8 inch 3 5 mm mini plug into your scanner s jack Ô IMPORTANT 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 end of their useful life when tak...

Page 15: ...See Cloning the Programmed Data on Page 53 You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface cable available through your local RadioShack store and optional PC interface software available at www radioshack com ABOUT YOUR SCANNER Once you understand a few simple terms used in this manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner s features you can...

Page 16: ... with other channels in a channel storage bank You can then scan the channel storage banks to see if there is activity on the frequencies stored there Each time the scanner finds an active frequency it stays on that channel until the transmission ends ABOUT THE KEYPAD Here is a brief overview of your scanner s keys and their functions SCAN scans through the programmed channels FUNC function lets y...

Page 17: ...dental entries TUNE lets you input a frequency and allows you to fine tune a frequency along with or ATT Attenuate turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner s sensitivity and block extremely strong signals or turns it off to increase sensitivity or selects the scan or search direction SEARCH lets you search the six search banks L OUT Lock Out lets you lock out a selected channel skip a specified ...

Page 18: ...aracters 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 0 enters a zero or inputs characters _ or DELAY enters a decimal point necessary when programming frequencies space or programs delay time for the selected channel search bank or hyphen i...

Page 19: ...ge on Page 32 Manual Tuning allows you to manually scan through the entire range of available frequencies without programming See Specifications on Page 84 for a list of the available frequency ranges Also see Deleting Frequencies from Channels on Page 44 Weather Radio allows you to listen to NOAA weather broadcasts without programming See Listening to the Weather Band on Page 39 UNDERSTANDING BAN...

Page 20: ...00 the first channel in bank 0 and program the fire department frequencies starting with 100 the first channel in bank 1 The first digit identifies the bank 0 to 9 The second and third digits identify the channel within the bank 00 to 99 SEARCH BANKS Your scanner has five preprogrammed search banks and one limit search bank You can set the lower and higher frequency limit in the limit search bank ...

Page 21: ...84 for a list of the frequencies covered When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the AM mode it always stops on the transmission FM MODE The FM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions using frequency modulation FM used for most public safety transmissions as well as broadcast business and amateur radio transmissions When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel ...

Page 22: ...is talk group information is also transmitted as subaudible data on each active channel When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the Motorola mode it first decodes the talk group ID data included with the transmission In the open mode the scanner stops on the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the display In the closed mode the scanner only stops ...

Page 23: ...s for talk group IDs Ô EDACS MODE You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group IDs used with EDACS GE Ericsson trunking systems This setting is called the EDACS mode EDACS systems are trunking systems used primarily by business or private communications service providers as well as by some public safety organizations EDACS systems transmit active talk group information only on a dedicated...

Page 24: ...anner 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 group IDs you have stored in the bank s talk group ID list which are not locked out Because EDACS scanning requires clear reception of the control channel at all times EDACS systems tend to have a smaller usable area...

Page 25: ...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 a channel storage bank to open mode appears under the bank s number while scanning When you set a channel storage bank to closed mode appears under the channel Ô NOTE Ô In open mode you hear all active talk groups except those you specifically ...

Page 26: ...ounterclockwise to OFF Ô STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Good references for active frequencies are RadioShack s Police Call Aeronautical Frequency Directory and Maritime Frequency Directory We update these directories every year so be Ô NOTE Ô The scanner does not scan if there are no frequencies stored in channels If the scanner does not scan and you have already stored frequencies in ch...

Page 27: ... down or The bank number moves con tinuously in the assigned direction Press The channel number moves upward one by one Or press The channel number moves downward one by one 2 Press PGM M changes to P 3 Use the number keys and DELAY to enter the fre Ô NOTE Ô If you are storing frequencies for an EDACS system you must store them in order with the first frequency in channel 1 for the current bank Fo...

Page 28: ... bank to program 2 Press TRUNK to enter into trunking mode 3 Repeatedly press MODE to select MOT Motorola or ED EDACS 4 Press PGM and select the channel number using or 5 Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER Ô NOTE Ô If you made a mistake in Step 3 Invalid Freq briefly appears and the scanner beeps when you press ENTER Start again from Step 3 Your scanner automatically rounds the enter...

Page 29: ... a Text Tag to a Channel 1 Press MANUAL enter the channel number where you want to enter the text then press MANUAL 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 Finding and Storing Active Frequencies on Page 32 Ô For exa...

Page 30: ...ad Press 1 then 6 m is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad Press 6 and FUNC for the lower case set then press 1 5 Press ENTER to input the text Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID 1 Press PGM 2 Press TRUNK 3 Press FUNC then or to select the desired bank 4 Press TRUNK to select the desired sub bank 5 Press or hold down or to select the desired group ID 6 Press TEXT then enter the tag us...

Page 31: ...ress Character 1 0123456789 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 Ô NOTE Ô To access the numbers after you press TEXT when you assign the text tag to a channel or you press FUNC and 7 when you assign the text tag to a bank...

Page 32: ... stored in the search bank SR0 SR5 Bank Band SR0 Marine SR1 CB SR2 Police Fire SR3 Aircraft SR4 Ham SR5 Limit search User changeable Follow these steps to select preprogrammed search bands and search them for active frequencies 1 Repeatedly press SEARCH to select your desired search 0 _ 0 then FUNC DELAY space CL backspace Press Character Ô NOTE Ô You can use the scanner s delay feature while sear...

Page 33: ... while M appears to select it You can also change the channels by pressing or 3 Press FUNC then SEARCH while M appears M changes to S and now you can search through the band Press FUNC then SEARCH again to return to the previous mode 4 Rotate SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops After 2 seconds if the delay feature is on the received frequency appears an...

Page 34: ... 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 63 156 1750 64 156 2250 160 825 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 1...

Page 35: ... 9650 02 26 9750 03 26 9850 04 27 0050 05 27 0150 06 27 0250 07 27 0350 08 27 0550 09 27 0650 10 27 0750 11 27 0850 12 27 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 27 375...

Page 36: ... 20 44 620 45 860 40 45 880 45 900 45 940 46 060 40 46 080 46 500 20 1 153 770 154 130 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 2 453 0375 453 9625 12 5 458 0375 458 9625 12 5 460 0125 460 6375 12 5 465 0125 465 6375 12 5 3 856 2125 860 9875 25 866 0125 868 9875 12 5 ...

Page 37: ...sired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for a search 1 Repeatedly press SEARCH to select SR5 2 Press PGM then SEARCH PSR Program Search appears in the top line and the cursor Frequency MHz Step kHz 108 000 136 9875 12 5 Group Frequency MHz Step kHz 0 28 0000 29 7000 5 1 50 0000 54 0000 5 2 144 0000 148 0000 5 3 222 0000 225 0000 5 4 420 0000 450 0000 12 5 5 1240 0000 1300...

Page 38: ...ppears then z appears at the first digit of the second line and the scanner stops at the correct frequency When you turn this feature off z disappears and the scanner stops when it detects an active signal Zeromatic functions only in search banks 2 3 4 and 5 There are several group banks in SR2 Police Fire and SR4 ham bands You can turn off or on the groups by pressing the group numbers For exampl...

Page 39: ...the frequency where you want the scanner to start 3 Press ENTER 4 Press or to move up or down When the scanner finds an active frequency it stops on the frequency Ô LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND The FCC Federal Communications Commission has allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for ...

Page 40: ...ating alert tones and display Weather ALERT when the scanner receives a 1050 Hz tone Ô To set the scanner to decode and display SAME messages press FUNC then WX while you listen to the weather channel DIG WX STBY and Cancel F WX appear To set the scanner out of the SAME standby mode press FUNC then WX DIG WX STBY disappears Ô NOTE Ô The scanner does not display the actual area affected by SAME mes...

Page 41: ...hannel in a specified bank or a priority channel However you cannot copy a frequency from the Marine and CB search bands Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel You can copy a frequency into a specified channel when the scanner stops on that frequency during search mode or manual tuning 1 Press FUNC then PGM when you find a frequency Chan Store appears on the bottom line After about 1 second ...

Page 42: ...te frequency anyway press ENTER or if not press CL to cancel Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified 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 ENTER when you find a frequency you want to copy Bank9 Store appears 2 If you want to copy the frequency into bank 9 press EN...

Page 43: ... stops on the frequency during Search Scan Manual Tune or WX mode Press FUNC then PRI when the frequency is on the display The display flashes twice and the frequency is copied to the priority channel SCANNING THE CHANNELS To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again after monitoring a specific channel press SCAN Ô The scanner scans through all channels except those you have locked out in...

Page 44: ...example to turn bank 1 on again press 1 Ô Deleting Frequencies from Channels 1 Press MANUAL 2 Use the number keys to enter the channel with the frequency you want to delete 3 Press MANUAL again 4 Press PGM to enter the pro gram mode M changes to P 5 Press FUNC 6 Press CL The frequency number changes and 0 0000 appears Ô NOTE Ô You cannot turn off all banks There must be at least one active bank Yo...

Page 45: ...NG OUT CHANNELS OR FREQUENCIES You can scan existing channels or search frequencies faster by locking out channels or frequencies that have a continuous transmission such as a weather channel Locking Out Channels To lock out a channel while scanning press L OUT when the scanner stops on the channel To lock out a channel manually select the channel then press L OUT so L appears Ô To remove the lock...

Page 46: ... to set search mode 2 Press FUNC then L OUT The locked out frequency and Lockout list appear Press or to review the list The locked out number and the total locked out number also appear as L O XX of YY The tenth of thirty locked out numbers would appear as L O 10 of 30 If the search bank has no locked out frequencies Empty Lockout list appears Press FUNC then L OUT again to cancel reviewing locke...

Page 47: ...the search bank in which you want to clear all locked out frequencies 3 Press FUNC then press L OUT Lockout list appears 4 Press FUNC then 6 Confirm list clear 1 YES Press other key for NO 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 Ô PRIORITY In addition to the 1 000 programmable memory channels Ô NOTE Ô I...

Page 48: ...l Then press MANUAL again 3 Press FUNC then PRI Pri Channel blinks on the bottom line To program the priority channel directly 1 Press PGM 2 Press PRI 3 Enter the frequency you want to enter into the priority channel then press ENTER To program a weather channel as the priority channel 1 Press WX Ô NOTE Ô The priority feature does not operate while the scanner receives a trunking voice channel or ...

Page 49: ... 40 Ô 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 transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in the preset mode If you try to listen to a transmission when the scanner is not set to the correct receive mode the tr...

Page 50: ...itivity to these signals There are two attenuator 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 w...

Page 51: ...de Normal ATT appears on the bottom line for about 2 seconds Ô TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF Each time you press any of the scanner s keys the scanner sounds a tone To turn the scanner s key tone off or on 1 If the scanner is on turn VOLUME OFF MAX counterclockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off 2 Turn VOLUME OFF MAX clockwise to turn the scanner on Welcome To Dual Trunking appears 3 Wh...

Page 52: ...on turn it off and back on again Welcome to Dual Trunking appears 2 While Welcome to Dual Trunking appears press 3 Use Up Down keys to set Lit off time 5 seconds appears 4 Press or to select 3 5 10 or 20 seconds then press ENTER USING THE KEYLOCK Once you program your scanner you can protect it from accidental program changes by turning on the key lock feature When the keypad is locked the only co...

Page 53: ...THE PROGRAMMED DATA You can transfer the programmed data to and from another PRO 95 scanner using an optional connecting cable with 1 8 inch phone plugs on both ends not supplied available at your local RadioShack store Ô 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 UP to send remove cable to exit appears 3 Pres...

Page 54: ...ms allocate a few frequencies to many different users When the mobile unit transmits a signal one frequency is chosen from among the allocated frequencies in that trunking system The user s ID talk group is sent with the signal To receive trunking signals you must store all the trunking control frequencies for Motorola systems or all the trunking group frequencies for EDACS in one bank see Storing...

Page 55: ...s immediately unless the bank is in open trunking mode Ô UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING In the past groups that transmit frequently such as police departments 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 frequencie...

Page 56: ... turn SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops This lets the scanner quickly acquire the data channel PROGRAMMING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES You program trunking frequencies the same as non trunked frequencies except that you must store the appropriate mode MOT or ED with each frequency Ô Follow these steps to program trunked frequencies Ô NOTE Ô You can scan only...

Page 57: ...trunking frequency then press ENTER to store Ô NOTE Ô To move through the bank selection faster press PGM then FUNC and hold down or To move through the banks one at a time repeat the sequence of PGM FUNC then or until you reach the desired bank If you select Not trunked instead of MOT or ED the scanner does not scan trunked frequencies Instead Not trunked Press mode appears Bank 0 Not trunked Pre...

Page 58: ...t frequency in the UHF Hi bands 806 960 MHz the scanner ignores the entry Follow these steps to program Motorola trunking frequencies in the UHF Lo band P001 D FM 0 00000 Bank 0 Ch 01 Next channel Ô NOTE Ô Programming Trunking Frequencies If you enter a frequency that has already been entered the scanner sounds an error tone and displays Dupl f and the channel number that has been duplicated If th...

Page 59: ... number keys and press ENTER Confirm the entry If it is incorrect press the number keys again to set the base frequency After you confirm the input press ENTER again 6 While O in Offset blinks if necessary enter the offset number and press ENTER Confirm the entry If it is incorrect then press the number keys again to set the frequency After you confirm the input press ENTER again 7 While S in Step...

Page 60: ...uency 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 receive a Motorola Type I system Fleet maps are included along with other information about Motorola Type I systems at www...

Page 61: ...mation was not supplied try the following common fleet maps Block Size 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 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 ...

Page 62: ...D 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 IDS To store a talk group ID press TRUNK when the scanner stops on a voice channel transmission or when a talk group ID is indicated in the manual mode The bottom line indicates where the ID was stored as ID save X XX and then changes to ID XXXX The first X i...

Page 63: ...DE to select MOT or ED 5 Repeatedly press TRUNK to select the sub bank 6 Press or to select the location where you desire to store the ID number 7 Enter the talk group ID and press ENTER If necessary use the decimal point for a hyphen Ô NOTE Ô When you try to store more than 100 talk group IDs in a bank Memory full appears Clear some talk group IDs in order to store new ones see Clearing Talk Grou...

Page 64: ... a trunking signal that you want to track during scanning While the scanner is stopped on a voice channel VC appears hold down TRUNK until ID hold ON appears When ID hold is activated and the scanner receives a voice channel Bank 0 0 ON ID No 01 MOT none Next location Ô NOTE Ô If you made a mistake in Step 4 Invalid ID appears and the scanner beeps when you press ENTER Start again at Step 3 You ca...

Page 65: ... 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 display indicates which sub bank is turned on or off and the active sub bank number flashes 3 Press FUNC and the number of the sub bank you desire to turn on or off For example to turn sub bank 4 on or off press FUNC Then 4 LOCKING O...

Page 66: ... is receiving the voice channel and indicating the text name The ID code appears as MOT XXXXXX or ED XXXX 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 then DELAY while you are programming the trunked ID Use Up Down keys to set ID delay 2 0 seconds appears 2 Press or to select None 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 ...

Page 67: ...r just press or to search for any locked out IDs in a bank CLEARING TALK GROUP IDS 1 Press PGM then TRUNK 2 Press FUNC or to select ID memory 3 Press FUNC then CL CLEARING ALL TALK GROUP IDS IN ONE 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 ...

Page 68: ...etion press any key except 1 The scanner returns to the talk group ID memory mode CHANGING THE OPEN CLOSED MODE 1 Press MANUAL 2 Press FUNC then or to select the channel storage bank 3 Press FUNC then 5 Bank OPEN or Bank CLOSED appears After that message disappears the tenth digit on the top line of the display changes from to or vice versa 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each bank ...

Page 69: ...ansmit emergency information when other means of communication break down The chart below shows the frequencies the scanner receives that ham radio operators normally use BIRDIE FREQUENCIES Every scanner has birdie frequencies Birdies are signals created inside the scanner s 162 400 162 425 162 450 162 475 162 500 162 525 162 550 Wavelength Frequencies MHz 10 Meter 28 000 29 700 6 Meter 50 000 54 ...

Page 70: ... are To find the birdies in your scanner begin by disconnecting the UHF Low Band MHz 408 0000 420 7500 433 5000 446 2500 459 0000 471 7500 482 30625 484 5000 497 2500 510 0000 VHF High Band MHz 114 7500 116 7375 119 8125 121 1250 123 9750 124 2000 125 9500 126 8250 126 9000 126 9750 127 0500 127 5000 129 0250 129 1500 132 1000 134 7625 135 6750 137 7000 140 2500 140 3850 146 0050 168 9800 VHF Low ...

Page 71: ... stop as if it had found a signal often without any sound This is a birdie Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS TYPICAL BAND USAGE IN MHZ HF Band VHF Band HF Range 25 000 26 960 Citizen s Band 26 965 27 405 10 Meter Amateur 28 000 29 700 Low Range 29 700 50 000 6 Meter Amateur 50 000 54 000 2 Meter Amateur 144 000 148 000 High Range 148 000 ...

Page 72: ...io Broadcast Wide Band 470 000 512 000 800 band Law Enforcement 806 000 824 000 Conventional Systems 851 000 856 000 Conventional Trunked Systems 856 000 861 000 Public Safety 866 000 869 000 Trunked Private General 894 000 960 000 25 cm Amateur 1240 000 1300 000 VHF Band Activities Frequencies MHz 2 Meter Amateur Band 144 000 148 000 Government Police and Fire 153 785 155 980 Emergency Services 1...

Page 73: ...hack store UHF Band Activities Frequencies MHz 70 Centimeter Amateur Band 420 000 450 000 FM Repeaters Land Mobile Paired Frequencies 450 000 470 000 Base Stations 451 025 454 950 Mobile Units 456 025 459 950 Repeater Units 460 025 464 975 Control Stations Ô 465 025 469 975 Abbreviation Service AIR Aircraft BIFC Boise ID Interagency Fire Cache BUS Business CAP Civil Air Patrol CCA Common Carrier C...

Page 74: ...RI Maritime Limited Coast Coast Guard Marine Telephone Shipboard Radio Private Stations MARS Military Affiliate Radio System MED Emergency Medical Services MIL U S Military MOV Motion Picture Video Industry NEW New Mobile Narrow NEWS Relay Press Newspaper Reporters OIL Oil Petroleum Industry POL Police Department PUB Public Services Public Safety Local Government Forestry Conservation PSB Public S...

Page 75: ...00 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 ROAD Road Highway Maintenance RTV Radio TV Remote Broadcast Pickup TAXI Taxi Services TELM Telephone Maintenance TOW Tow Trucks TRAN Transportation Services Trucks Tow Trucks Buses Railroad Other TSB Trunked Systems TVN FM TV Audio Broadcast USXX Government Classified UTIL Power Water U...

Page 76: ... 020 47 400 PUB 47 420 American Red Cross 47 440 49 580 IND PUB 49 610 49 990 MIL 6 Meter Amateur Band 50 54 MHz 50 00 54 00 HAM Aircraft Band 108 136 MHz 108 000 121 490 AIR 121 500 AIR Emergency 121 510 136 000 AIR U S Government Band 137 144 MHz 137 000 144 000 GOVT MIL 2 Meter Amateur Band 144 148 MHz 144 000 148 000 HAM VHF High Band 148 174 MHz 148 050 150 345 CAP MAR MIL 150 775 150 790 MED...

Page 77: ...TRAN 161 580 162 000 OIL MARI RTV 162 0125 162 35 GOVT MIL USXX 162 400 162 550 WTHR 162 5625 162 6375 GOVT MIL USXX 162 6625 MED 162 6875 163 225 GOVT MIL USXX 163 250 MED 163 275 166 225 GOVT MIL USXX 166 250 GOVT RTV FIRE 166 275 169 400 GOVT BIFC 169 445 169 505 Wireless Mikes GOVT 169 55 169 9875 GOVT MIL USXX 170 000 170 150 BIFC GOVT RTV FIRE 170 175 170 225 GOVT 170 245 170 305 Wireless Mi...

Page 78: ...55 050 455 925 RTV 457 525 457 600 BUS 458 025 458 175 MED 460 0125 460 6375 FIRE POL PUB 460 650 462 175 BUS 462 1875 462 450 BUS IND 462 4625 462 525 IND OIL 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 Ô Channels 14 through 20 in 6 MHz steps 475 750 Channel 14 481 750 Channel 15 487 750 Channel 16 493 750 Channel 17 ...

Page 79: ...lly Assigned in 6 25 kHz steps Public Safety Band Locally Assigned in 6 25 kHz steps 33 Centimeter Amateur Band 902 928 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps Frequency Range Service 851 0125 855 9875 MHz CSB Frequency Range Service 856 0125 860 9875 MHz CTSB Frequency Range Service 861 0125 865 9875 MHz TSB Frequency Range Service 866 0125 868 9875 MHz PSB Frequency Range Service 902 000 928 000 HAM ...

Page 80: ...be expressed in frequency kHz or MHz or in wavelength meters The following information 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 x 1 000 30 620 kHz Frequency Range Service 935 0125 939 9875 MHz PTR Frequency Range Service 940 0125 940 9875 MHz GTR Frequency Range Service 1240 000 1300 000 M...

Page 81: ...Frequency Conversion 81 To convert from kHz to MHz divide the number of kilohertz by 1 000 127 800 kHz 1 000 127 8 MHz To convert MHz to meters divide 300 by the number of megahertz 300 50 MHz 6 meters ...

Page 82: ...ted under Birdie Frequencies on Page 69 or only listen to them manually The keypad does not work Keylock is turned on Turn off keylock The scanner might need to be reset or initialized Turn the scanner off then on again or reset initialize the scanner see Resetting Initializing the Scanner on Page 83 The scanner is on but will not scan SQUELCH is not correctly adjusted Turn SQUELCH clockwise Only ...

Page 83: ... 1 while Welcome To Dual Trunking appears Initializing Please Wait appears for about 2 seconds Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is complete When the initialization is complete M000 appears on the top line of the display Bank 0 Ch 00 appears on the bottom line IMPORTANT Resetting Initializing the Scanner If you have problems with the scanner first try to reset it to retain all m...

Page 84: ...warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it If your scanner is not performing as it should take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage MHz 25 54 in 5 kHz steps 108 136 9875 in 12 5 kHz steps 137 174 in 5 6 25 or 7 5 kHz steps 216 0025 221 9975 in 5 kHz steps 220 0000 225 0000 in 5 kHz steps 406 512 in 6 25 kHz steps 806 823 9875 in 6 25 kHz st...

Page 85: ...V 1240 1300 MHz 0 7 µV AM 25 54 MHz 1 µV 108 136 9875 MHz 1 µV 137 174 MHz 1 5 µV 216 225 MHz 1 5 µV 406 512 MHz 2 µV 806 960 MHz 2 µV 1240 1300 MHz 3 µV Selectivity 25 27 995 MHz at AM mode 6 dB 5 kHz 50 dB 6 kHz All frequencies except 25 27 995 MHz at AM and FM mode 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 S...

Page 86: ...tenna Impedance 50 Ohms Audio Output Power 10 THD 170 mW Built in Speaker 13 8 Inches 36 mm 8 ohm Dynamic Type Power Requirements Batteries 4 AA Alkaline Batteries or 4 AA Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries External Power 9V DC Current Drain Squelched 90 mA Battery Charge Current 150 mA Dimensions HWD 6 3 16 2 7 16 1 3 4 Inches 157 62 41 mm Weight without antenna and batteries 8 5 oz 240 g Specification...

Page 87: ...following Visit your local RadioShack store or obtain a RadioShack catalog for a more complete listing of available accessories RG 8 RG 58 50 Ohm Coaxial Cable Use to connect your scanner to an external antenna External Antenna Connect to your scanner s external antenna jack for great reception of signals on many frequencies 800 MHz Antenna Connect to your scanner s external antenna jack for crisp...

Page 88: ...ect your scanner to another scanner so you can transfer data between them 9V 300 mA AC Adapter Use to connect your scanner to AC power DUAL TRUNKING 1000 CHANNELS PC Interface Cable Use to connect your scanner to a PC so you can transfer data between them ...

Page 89: ...Notes 89 NOTES ...

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Page 92: ...n the event of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless other wise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replace...

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