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Owner’s Manual

Cat. No. 20-314

PRO-79

200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF

Handheld Scanner

Please read before using this equipment.

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Cat No 20 314 PRO 79 200 Channel VHF Air UHF Handheld Scanner Please read before using this equipment illus show front of product...

Page 2: ...isplay Backlight makes the scanner easy to read in low light situations Duplicate Channel Alert warns you when the frequency you are storing already exists in memory Lockout Function lets you set your...

Page 3: ...replies that are transmitted on the same channel Priority Channel lets you program a channel as the priority channel As the scanner scans it checks the priority channel ev ery 2 seconds so you do not...

Page 4: ...anner If the interfer ence goes away your scanner is causing it Try the following methods to eliminate the interference Move your scanner away from the receiver Connect your scanner to an outlet that...

Page 5: ...ephone signal transmission pager transmissions any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act EC PA you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment...

Page 6: ...Service Banks 20 Monitor Memories 24 Operation 25 Turning On the Scanner Setting Volume and Squelch 25 Resetting Initializing the Scanner 25 Resetting the Scanner 26 Initializing the Scanner 26 Storin...

Page 7: ...All Service Banks 38 Using Priority 38 Using the Display Backlight 39 Turning the Key Tone On and Off 39 Using the Key Lock 39 Avoiding Image Frequencies 40 A General Guide to Scanning 41 Guide to Fre...

Page 8: ...harge them either inside or outside the scanner Both types of batteries are avail able at your local RadioShack store Cautions Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recom mended type Do no...

Page 9: ...t least 300 mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner s PWR jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter Alwa...

Page 10: ...te lighter power cable and your vehi cle s engine is running you might hear electrical noise from the engine while scanning This is normal CHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES Your scanner has a built in c...

Page 11: ...ome options that might be avail able are municipal curbside collection drop off boxes at retail ers such as your local RadioShack store recycling collection centers and mail back programs CONNECTING A...

Page 12: ...for the best performance Always use 50 Ohm coaxial cable such as RG 58 or RG 8 to connect the base station or mobile antenna For lengths over 50 feet use RG 8 low loss dielectric coaxial cable If the...

Page 13: ...p of the scanner Your local RadioShack store carries a wide selec tion of earphones and headphones Connecting an earphone or headphones automatically disconnects the internal speaker Listening Safely...

Page 14: ...a continu ous transmission Even though some earphones head phones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels they still can present a traffic hazard CONNECTING AN EXTENSIO...

Page 15: ...ervice When 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 channe...

Page 16: ...ample to select the channel in a channel storage bank See Understanding Banks on Page 19 Searches up or down for active frequencies or selects the direction when scanning channels L O RVW L O Reviews...

Page 17: ...y search B Appears when the batteries are low BANK Appears with numbers 1 10 to indicate the scan bank Bank numbers with a bar under them show which banks are turned on for scanning see Understanding...

Page 18: ...LL Appears when you try to lock out a frequency during a search while 50 frequencies are already locked out F L out Appears when you start a direct search from a locked out frequency HAM Indicates tha...

Page 19: ...Indicates that the scanner is searching the weather channels UNDERSTANDING BANKS Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to channels are divided...

Page 20: ...Service Banks on Page 28 Note The frequencies in the scanner s service banks are pre set You cannot change them Fire Police Group Frequency Range MHz Step kHz 1 33 420 33 980 20 37 020 37 420 20 39 0...

Page 21: ...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 4 420 000 450 000 12 5 Channel Frequency MHz 06 156 3000...

Page 22: ...7 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 2750 66 156 3250 67 156 3750 68 156 4250 69 1...

Page 23: ...23 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 87 157 3750 161 9750 88 157 4250 Channel Frequency MHz...

Page 24: ...ls This is handy for quickly storing an active frequency when you are searching through an entire band You can store a frequency into a monitor memory during a service bank or direct search See Findin...

Page 25: ...eak transmissions If 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 coun terclockwise to OFF...

Page 26: ...ing the Scanner Important 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 scan...

Page 27: ...he frequency including the decimal point you want to store 3 Press ENT to store the frequency into the channel Notes If you made a mistake in Step 2 Error appears and the scanner beeps when you press...

Page 28: ...fic frequencies that are used in your area Then you can store the frequencies you found into the scanner s channels or monitor memories Notes You can use the scanner s delay feature while searching th...

Page 29: ...u must clear some channels See Clearing a Stored Channel on Page 34 To continue searching after Ch FULL appears hold down or If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel dUPL d...

Page 30: ...2 5 or 25 kHz steps repeatedly press or To pause the search press or To resume search ing hold down or To quickly move up or down through the frequencies hold down or The scanner tunes through the fre...

Page 31: ...for about 1 second USING MONITOR MEMORY Listening to a Monitor Memory To recall a frequency stored in a monitor memory press MAN then MON CL M the monitor memory number and CH flash and the stored fre...

Page 32: ...r begins to rapidly scan until it finds an ac tive frequency When the scanner finds an active frequency it stops and dis plays that channel and frequency number then it automatically begins scanning a...

Page 33: ...r appears under the bank s number Notes You cannot turn off all banks There must be at least one active bank You can manually select any channel in a bank even if the bank is turned off When you turn...

Page 34: ...PGM again Or repeat edly press PGM until the desired channel number appears Then repeat Step 4 LISTENING TO THE MARINE BANK To listen to the marine bank repeatedly press BAND until MRN appears To chan...

Page 35: ...Service broad caster in your area broadcasts a weather 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 chan...

Page 36: ...ted manually 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...

Page 37: ...ars see Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies and Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies To review the frequencies you locked out hold down L O L O RVW for about 2 seconds...

Page 38: ...s from all fre quencies in all service banks Or if you do not want to clear the lockouts press MON CL USING PRIORITY The priority feature lets you scan through channels and still not miss important or...

Page 39: ...preset to sound a tone each time you press one of its keys except LIGHT You can turn the key tone off or back on 1 If the scanner is on turn VOLUME counterclockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner...

Page 40: ...ght find a service that regularly uses a frequency of 453 275 also on 474 675 MHz To see if it is an image do a little math Note the new frequency 474 675 Double the intermediate frequency of 10 7 MHz...

Page 41: ...birdie frequencies in MHz are To find the birdies 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...

Page 42: ...11 00 384 00 U S Government 406 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 Activities Frequencies MHz 2 Meter Amateur Band 144...

Page 43: ...onal 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 Manufacturing Con...

Page 44: ...980 BUS IND PUB 34 010 34 990 GOVT MIL 35 020 35 980 BUS PUB IND TELM 36 000 36 230 GOVT MIL 36 230 36 990 Oil Spill Cleanup GOVT MIL 37 020 37 980 PUB IND 38 000 39 000 GOVT MIL 39 020 39 980 PUB 40...

Page 45: ...158 730 159 465 POL PUB ROAD 159 480 OIL 159 495 161 565 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...

Page 46: ...75 750 Channel 14 481 750 Channel 15 487 750 Channel 16 493 750 Channel 17 499 750 Channel 18 505 750 Channel 19 511 750 Channel 20 Note Some cities use the 470 512 MHz band for land mobile service FR...

Page 47: ...ogrammed fre quencies are the same as birdie frequencies Avoid programming fre quencies listed under Birdie Frequencies on Page 41 or only listen to them manually Keypad does not work Keylock is turne...

Page 48: ...nic devices and distort or melt plastic parts Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt which can cause premature wear of parts Handle the scanner gently and carefully Dropping it can damage circuit bo...

Page 49: ...f Operation 200 channels 20 monitor memories Sensitivity 20 dB S N 29 54 MHz 0 5 V 108 136 9875 MHz 1 0 V 137 174 MHz 0 5 V 380 512 MHz 0 7 V Spurious Rejection FM 154 MHz 50 dB Selectivity 10 kHz 6 d...

Page 50: ...hed 45 mA Dimensions HWD 511 16 23 8 13 8 Inches 145 62 34 mm Weight without antenna and batteries 7 9 oz 224 g Supplied Accessories Antenna Battery Holder Rechargeable Battery Holder Specifications a...

Page 51: ...51 NOTES...

Page 52: ...vent 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 Ra dioShack will at its option unless otherwise...

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