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300 Channel Dual Track-Trunking
Handheld Scanner

Summary of Contents for 20-523

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment PRO 93 300 Channel Dual Track Trunking Handheld Scanner ...

Page 2: ...ick Start 19 Understanding Banks 19 Channel Storage Banks 19 Search Banks 20 Understanding Your Scanner s Modes 20 AM Mode 20 FM Mode 21 Motorola Mode 21 EDACS Mode 22 Open and Closed Modes 23 Operation 24 Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch 24 Storing Known Frequencies into Channels 25 Storing Trunking Frequencies into Channels 26 2001 RadioShack Corporation All Rights Reserved RadioShack ...

Page 3: ...9 Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank 40 Copying a Frequency into the Priority Channel 40 Scanning the Channels 40 Turning Channel Storage Banks Off and On 41 Deleting Frequencies from Channels 41 Special Features 42 Using the Delay Function 42 Locking Out Channels or Frequencies 42 Locking Out Channels 42 Reviewing the Lock Out Channels 43 Locking Out Frequencies 43 Revi...

Page 4: ... Delay Function in ID Indication Mode 62 Reviewing Locked Out Talk Group IDs 62 Clearing Talk Group IDs 62 Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank 63 Open and Closed Modes 63 Changing the Open Closed Mode 64 A General Guide to Frequencies 64 US Weather Frequencies in MHz 65 Ham Radio Frequencies 65 Birdie Frequencies 65 Guide to the Action Bands 67 Typical Band Usage 67 Primary Usage 68 Band Alloc...

Page 5: ... on different frequencies it is difficult to listen to trunked communications using a regular scanner The trunking scanner monitors the data sent with a 2 way ra dio 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 transmis sions and is preprogrammed with service search banks for convenience By pres...

Page 6: ...or the alert Data Cloning lets you transfer the programmed data to another PRO 93 or a PRO 2053 scanner You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit 12 Character 4 Line Alphanumeric Display shows you detailed operating information clearly Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Receiver vir tually eliminates any interference from intermediate fre...

Page 7: ...d skip over IDs when tracking trunked systems Key Lock lets you lock the scanner s keys to help prevent accidentally changing the scanner s program ming Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector provides ex cellent reception and is designed to help prevent anten na breakage Memory Backup keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time even without internal bat teries Three Power Options let ...

Page 8: ...against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio...

Page 9: ...mpanies amateur radio services aircraft and military operations It is legal to lis ten to almost every transmission your scanner can re ceive However there are some electronic and wire communications that are illegal to intentionally intercept These include telephone conversations cellular cordless or other private means of telephone signal transmission pager transmissions scrambled or encrypted t...

Page 10: ...s when you use the supplied rechargeable battery holder If you install the rechargeable battery holder you can operate the scanner and recharge the rechargeable batteries at the same time See Using Batteries and Charging Rechargeable Batteries on Page 12 If the scanner stops working properly after connect ing it to power try resetting it See Resetting Initial izing the Scanner on Page 79 Using Bat...

Page 11: ...an leak chemicals that destroy electronic circuits Do not mix old and new batteries different types of batteries alkaline or rechargeable or rechargeable batteries of different capacities 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 Pull the battery holder out of the battery compart ment 3...

Page 12: ...teries not supplied while they are in the scanner To charge rechargeable batteries connect an appropriate AC or DC adapter to the PWR DC 9V jack For best results we recommend RadioShack re chargeable nickel metal hydride Ni MH 1500mAh bat teries Notes To charge batteries with a DC adapter from a DC power source you must use a 9V 300 mA DC adapter such as RadioShack Cat No 273 1810 or 273 1815 and ...

Page 13: ...t the scanner s PWR DC 9V jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi cations could damage the scanner or the adapter Always connect the AC adapter to the scanner before you connect it to AC power When you finish disconnect the adapter from AC power before you disconnect it from the scanner To connect the adapter 1 Connect the Adaptaplug to the adapter s cord with the tip set to positiv...

Page 14: ... scanner s PWR DC 9V jack 3 Plug the adapter s cigarette lighter plug into your 12V power source Note 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 adapt er s internal fuse CONNECTING THE ANTENNA To attach the supplied flexible antenna to the antenna jack on the top of your scanner align the slot...

Page 15: ...n cause electrocution and death Call the power company to remove the antenna Do not attempt to do so yourself CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONES For private listening you can plug an 1 8 inch 3 5 mm mini plug earphone or headphones not supplied avail able at your local RadioShack store into the jack on top of your scanner This automatically disconnects the internal speaker Listening Safely To prote...

Page 16: ...You must use an amplified speaker with this scan ner Non amplified speakers do not provide sufficient volume for comfortable listening Using the Belt Clip You can use the belt clip attached to the back of the scanner for hands free carrying when you are on the go Slide the belt clip over your belt or waistband Transferring Data to and from Another Scanner or a PC You can transfer the programmed da...

Page 17: ...e on one of the SEARCH banks SR5 to limit the search When you find a frequency you can store it into a pro grammable memory location called a channel which is grouped 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 ...

Page 18: ...se sensitivity 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 selects the scan or search direction SEARCH lets you search the six search banks L OUT Lock Out lets you lock out a selected chan nel skip a specified frequency during search or lock out a selected ID code PGM programs frequencies into channels ENTER completes the entry of frequencies and text 1 enters a 1 or inputs characters 0 through 9 in text mode 2 ABC enters...

Page 19: ...re when you are ready to program the scanner See Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range on Page 30 Manual Tuning allows you to manually scan through the entire range of available frequencies without pro gramming See Specifications on Page 81 for a list of the available frequency ranges Also see Deleting Fre quencies from Channels on Page 41 Weather Radio allows you to listen to NOAA weather bro...

Page 20: ...preprogrammed search banks and one limit search bank You can set the lower and higher frequency limit in the limit search bank For the default setting see Searching a Preprogrammed Fre quency Range on Page 30 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER S MODES You can program each channel with any of four receive modes AM FM MOT and ED However you can not program MOT Motorola or ED EDACS mode in VHF Each receive m...

Page 21: ... east side patrol officers might all be assigned to talk group 2160 One channel in the system is continuously transmitting data that identifies which talk groups are active on which channel In addition this 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 gro...

Page 22: ...data while receiving transmissions from a Motorola trunking sys tem á 0 á 0 á 0 á 0 appears on the bottom line of the display 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 so...

Page 23: ...osed 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 and EDACS systems You can set each of the scanner s channel storage banks to open or closed mode In open mode the scanner scans signals transmitted in all s...

Page 24: ...und 3 Turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing sound stops 4 To turn off the scanner turn VOLUME counterclock wise to OFF Notes The scanner does not scan if there are no frequen cies stored in channels If the scanner does not scan and you have already stored frequencies in channels turn SQUELCH further clockwise If the scanner picks up unwanted partial or very weak transmissions turn SQUELCH clock...

Page 25: ...to channels 1 Press MANUAL enter the bank 0 9 and channel number 00 29 where you want to store a fre quency then press MANUAL again and the bank and channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display for example òò òò òò òòò ò ò ò Note When is on the display you can also select your desired bank and channel number with the FUNC and arrow keys Press FUNC then press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 The...

Page 26: ...r a frequency of 151 553 your scanner accepts it as ñíñôííò ñíñôííò ñíñôííò ñíñôííò To have the scanner pause for 2 seconds on this channel after a transmission before proceeding to the next active transmission press DELAY to turn the delay function on See Using the Delay Func tion on Page 42 The scanner stores this setting in the channel 5 If necessary press MODE to change the receiving mode 6 If...

Page 27: ...ion of channel trans missions trunk IDs or banks Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1 Press MANUAL enter the channel number where you want to enter the text then press MANUAL again and the bank and channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display for example ñòò ñòò ñòò ñòò 2 Press PGM changes to 3 Press TEXT The cursor appears at the third line 4 Enter the text using the numeral keys ...

Page 28: ...Press TRUNK 3 Press FUNC then 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the desired bank 4 Press TRUNK to select the desired sub bank 5 Press or hold down 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the desired group ID 6 Press TEXT then enter the tag using the keypad See Text Input Chart on Page 29 7 Press ENTER to store Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank 1 Select a channel within the desired bank by press ing MANUAL and enteri...

Page 29: ...enter a lowercase character or a character from the second set for key 0 press FUNC after pressing the first numeral key BUTTONS PRESSED CHARACTERS ENTERED BUTTONS PRESSED CHARACTERS ENTERED 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 tuv 9 W...

Page 30: ... s delay feature while searching the search bank See Using the Delay Function on Page 42 The scanner does not search locked out frequen cies while searching ranges See Locking Out Channels or Frequencies on Page 42 Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range The scanner contains these preprogrammed search ranges stored in the search bank SR0 SR5 Bank Band SR0 Marine SR1 CB SR2 Police Fire SR3 Aircra...

Page 31: ... 8or 9 9 9 9 3 Press FUNC then SEARCH while appears changes to 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 sec onds if the delay feature is on the received fre quency appears and the scanner starts searching 5 When the scanner finds an active fre...

Page 32: ...61 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 1750 84 157 2250 161 8250 85 157 2750 161 8750 86 157 3250 161 9250 87 157 37...

Page 33: ...7 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 3750 38 27 3850 39 27 3950 40 27 4050 ...

Page 34: ... 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 35: ...peatedly press SEARCH to select í í í í 2 Press PGM then SEARCH Program Search appears in the top line and the cursor blinks on the second line for the lower end limit frequency 3 Enter the desired lower end limit frequency includ ing the decimal point with the number keys and DELAY 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 ...

Page 36: ...sing FUNC then 7 The display indicates Bý Bý Bý Bý at the bottom line The scanner stops at an active frequency for five seconds and restarts searching automatically The scanner repeats this operation You can set Zeromatic on or off by pressing FUNC then 0 Press FUNC then 0 again to reverse the Zer omatic setting Whenever this feature is turned on 6 6 6 6 IF IF IF IFD D D D8K 8K 8K 8K ý ý ý ý brief...

Page 37: ...ou press PAUSE while tuning the scanner stops tuning andý ýý ý ý ý ý ý ã1 ã1 ã1 ã1 ý ý ý ý appears Press PAUSE again and the scanner resumes tuning LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND The FCC Federal Communications Commission has allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Regulatory agen cies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their wea...

Page 38: ...á8E C á8E C á8E C á8E Cè è è èý ö34 ý ö34 ý ö34 ý ö34 appear To set the scanner out of the SAME standby mode press FUNC then WX ý34ý 0â5 ý34ý 0â5 ý34ý 0â5 ý34ý 0â5 disappears Notes The scanner does not display the actual area affected by SAME messages It uses only the mes sage portion of the SAME signal 38IE E 38IE E 38IE E 38IE E 38K 38K 38K 38K K8K D EK K8K D EK K8K D EK K8K D EK or 0 JK 0 JK 0 ...

Page 39: ...á 8Eý KFI å á 8Eý KFI å á 8Eý KFI å appears at the bottom line After about 1 second the frequency to be copied flashes on the indicator 2 Press the desired bank and the channel number where you want to store the frequency The display indicates the bank and channel number After about 1 second the frequency to be copied flashes 3 Press ENTER All the conditions such as receiving mode and delay condit...

Page 40: ...utomati cally returns to search mode 3 If you try to copy a frequency which is already stored the scanner sounds the notice tone 3 times after you press ENTER LGCô ýá OOO LGCô ýá OOO LGCô ýá OOO LGCô ýá OOO appears at the bottom line If you want to copy the duplicate fre quency anyway press ENTER or if not press CL to cancel Copying a Frequency into the Priority Channel You can copy a frequency in...

Page 41: ... For example to turn off bank 1 press 1 The scanner does not scan any of the channels within the banks you turned off 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 To turn on banks while scanning press the number key until the bank s number appears For example to turn bank 1 on again press 1 D...

Page 42: ...scanner continues to monitor the channel for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before it resumes scanning or searching To turn delay on or off press DELAY LOCKING 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 ...

Page 43: ...ll frequencies in one search bank and only this search bank is activated ãCCý I8E J ãCCý I8E J ãCCý I8E J ãCCý I8E J F B ý FLKü F B ý FLKü F B ý FLKü F B ý FLKü appears and the scanner does not search Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies To review the frequencies within a search bank that you locked out 1 Press SEARCH to set search mode 2 Press FUNC then L OUT The locked out frequency and F BFLKýC JK ...

Page 44: ...C then press L OUT Lockout list appears 4 Press FUNC then 6 áFE IDý C JKý C 8Iåý áFE IDý C JKý C 8Iåý áFE IDý C JKý C 8Iåý áFE IDý C JKý C 8Iåý ñ ñ ñ ñæ5 ô æ5 ô æ5 ô æ5 ô I JJýFK IýB Pý FIý ô I JJýFK IýB Pý FIý ô I JJýFK IýB Pý FIý ô I JJýFK IýB Pý FIý ô appears Press 1 to clear all locked out frequencies JKý C 8I JKý C 8I JKý C 8I JKý C 8I appears for about 2 seconds Press any key other than 1 to...

Page 45: ...se the number keys to enter the channel number which contains the frequency you want to program as the priority channel Then press MANUAL again 3 Press FUNC then PRI I ý á I ý á I ý á I ý á 8EE C 8EE C 8EE C 8EE C 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 prior ity channel then press ENTER Note This s...

Page 46: ...r alert 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 re ceive mode for each frequency range The preset mode is correct in most cases However some amateur radio transmis...

Page 47: ...T to turn on or off the attenuator while the chan nel number is indicated or while the scanner is searching through bands groups When the attenuator is on ã ã ã ã ap pears at the seventh digit in the top line When you turn it off ã ã ã ã changes to ô ô ô ô You cannot set the attenuator while the scanner is scanning Press FUNC then ATT to set the attenuator to the global mode CF98Cýã00ô CF98Cýã00ô ...

Page 48: ...ess for more than 1 second to engage the light as continuously on Press while the backlight is on to turn it off You can select the amount of time the light stays on Fol low these steps to change the illuminated time 1 If the scanner is on turn it off and back on again 3 C FD ýKFý L8Cý0ILEB E ý 3 C FD ýKFý L8Cý0ILEB E ý 3 C FD ýKFý L8Cý0ILEB E ý 3 C FD ýKFý L8Cý0ILEB E ýappears 2 While 3 C FD ý KF...

Page 49: ...9 9 9 to select the contrast 4 Press ENTER to set the display contrast CLONING THE PROGRAMMED DATA You can transfer the programmed data to and from an other RadioShack Pro 93 or a Pro 2053 scanner using an optional connecting cable with 1 8 inch phone plugs on both ends not included available at your local Ra dioShack store Follow these steps to clone the data 1 Turn on both scanners 2 Connect the...

Page 50: ...in one bank see Storing Known Frequencies into Channels on Page 25 and input ID codes in the ID memory see Storing Talk Group IDs on Page 58 Your PRO 93 automatically calculates Motorola voice channel frequencies when it decodes the control chan nel This eliminates the need to enter all the Motorola group frequencies The control channels are subject to change depending on the day Therefore enter a...

Page 51: ...the Internet for ex ample at www trunkscanner com UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING In the past groups that transmit frequently such as po lice departments could transmit on only a few frequen cies 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 Ins...

Page 52: ...nventional channels and 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 on Page 56 If you are programming frequencies for an EDACS system you must store them in the Logical Channel Number order usually listed as LCN For exam ple LCN1 would go into channel 01 for the current bank ...

Page 53: ...la Type I or Hybrid system see Programming Fleet Maps on Page 56 4 Press PGM to enter the program mode 5 Enter the desired trunking frequency using the key pad and decimal point then press ENTER to store 6 To enter additional trunking frequencies as subse quent channels in the same bank press PGM or â8EBýò â8EBýò â8EBýò â8EBýòVò Vò Vò Vò ý ôýòò ý ôýòò ý ôýòò ý ôýòò 0èýEFE 0èýEFE 0èýEFE 0èýEFE â8EB...

Page 54: ...ny frequency by selecting the bank and channel pressing PGM and entering the new frequency Programming Motorola Trunking Systems UHF Lo You can program the scanner to receive transmissions in the UHF Lo band 406 512 MHz of the Motorola trunking system You can receive these transmissions by checking the trunking system s control channel You must program the system s base frequency and offset freque...

Page 55: ...8J blinks if necessary press the desired Base frequency with the number keys and press ENTER Confirm the entry If it is incorrect press the number keys again to set the base fre quency After you confirm the input press ENTER again 6 While Eý Eý Eý Eýin E i j E i j E i j E i j blinks if necessary enter the offset number and press ENTER Confirm the entry If it is incorrect then press the number keys...

Page 56: ...9 to select FID8C FID8C FID8C FID8C or J K J K J K J K and press ENTER If you are uncertain about the base frequency use the default setting The default setting is FID8C FID8C FID8C FID8C If you cannot receive with the FID8C FID8C FID8C FID8C setting change to J K J K J K J K The base frequency in FID8C FID8C FID8C FID8C is 851 0125 MHz The base frequency in J K J K J K J K is 851 0000 MHz Program...

Page 57: ...f the information 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 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...

Page 58: ...h bank so you can program up to 1 000 talk group IDs in 10 banks When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motor ola or EDACS 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 te...

Page 59: ...oup IDs or to edit a stored ID 1 Press PGM 2 Press TRUNK 3 To select the bank where you want to store the ID repeatedly press FUNC then 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9until you reach the desired bank 4 Press MODE to select MOT or ED 5 Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the sub bank 6 Press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the location where you desire to store the ID number 7 Enter the talk group ID and press ENTER ...

Page 60: ...y stored in another ID channel LGCý LGCý LGCý LGCý appears If you want to store the ID code press ENTER To cancel the operation press CL Talk Group ID Hold You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal that you want to track during scanning Hold down TRUNK for more than 2 seconds ý FC ý ô ý FC ý ô ý FC ý ô ý FC ý ô appears When ID hold is activated and the scanner receives a voice channel t...

Page 61: ...b 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 Out Talk Group IDs Note You can only lock out talk group IDs when the scanner is in the closed mode see Open and Closed Modes on Page 63 1 Press PGM 2 Press TRUNK 3 Press FUNC 8 8 8 8or 9 9 9 9 to move to the desired bank 4 Press 8 8 8 8 ...

Page 62: ... FE òôí òôí òôí òôí ñôò ñôò ñôò ñôò ñôí ñôí ñôí ñôí ðôò ðôò ðôò ðôò ðôí ðôí ðôí ðôí ïôò ïôò ïôò ïôò ïôí ïôí ïôí ïôí or îôò îôò îôò îôò J FE J J FE J J FE J J FE J 3 Press ENTER Note When activated ID delay watches the control channel command for the delay time when the signal disappears from the voice channel Reviewing Locked Out Talk Group IDs Note You cannot clear all lockouts from a talk group ...

Page 63: ...y mode OPEN AND CLOSED MODES When set to the open mode the scanner stops on any ID code and only uses the ID list to look up ID text tags When set to the closed mode the scanner stops only on signals that have an ID code which is found in the ID list for the bank Note When you select a channel manually any trans mission opens squelch regardless of the current mode The open or closed mode is set in...

Page 64: ...nk 4 and setting the banks to the closed mode you can choose which service you want to listen to See Turning Chan nel Storage Banks Off and On on Page 41 Changing the Open Closed Mode 1 Press MANUAL 2 Press FUNC then 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the channel storage bank 3 Press FUNC then 5 â8EBý â8EBý â8EBý â8EBý ô ô ô ô or â8EBý á â8EBý á â8EBý á â8EBý á ô ô ô ô appears After that message disappe...

Page 65: ...equencies Birdies are sig nals created inside the scanner s receiver These operat ing frequencies might interfere with transmissions on the same frequencies If you program one of these frequen cies you hear only noise on that frequency If the inter ference is not severe you might be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to omit the birdie This scanner s birdie frequencies in MHz are Wavelength Frequencie...

Page 66: ...s 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 fu ture reference 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 UHF Low Band MHz 408 0000 420 7500 433 5000 446...

Page 67: ... Amateur 144 000 148 000 MHz High Range 148 000 174 000 MHz New Mobile Narrow Band 220 000 222 000 MHz 11 4 Meter Amateur 222 000 225 000 MHz U S Government 406 000 420 000 MHz 70 cm Amateur 420 000 450 000 MHz Low Range 450 000 470 000 MHz FM TV Audio Broadcast Wide Band 470 000 512 000 MHz 800 band Law Enforcement 806 000 824 000 MHz Conventional Systems 851 000 856 000 MHz Conventional Trunked ...

Page 68: ... the fre quencies your scanner receives These frequencies are subject to change and might vary from area to area For a more complete listing including Fire and Emergency 25 cm Amateur 1240 000 1300 000 MHz Activities Frequencies Government Police and Fire 153 785 155 980 MHz Emergency Services 158 730 159 460 MHz Railroad 160 000 161 900 MHz Land Mobile Paired Frequen cies 220 000 222 000 MHz Acti...

Page 69: ...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 Construction Farming and Forest Products MAR Military Amateur Radio MARI Maritime Limited Coast Coast Guard Marine Telephone Shipboard Radio and Private Stations MARS Military Affiliate Radio System MED Emergency Med...

Page 70: ...Maintenance RTV Radio TV Remote Broadcast Pickup TAXI Taxi Services TELM Telephone Maintenance TOW Tow Trucks TRAN Transportation Services Trucks Tow Trucks Buses Railroad and Other TSB Trunked Systems Ten FM TV Audio Broadcast USXX Government Classified UTIL Power Water Utilities WTHR Weather HIGH FREQUENCY HF High Band 25 00 27 63 MHz in 5 or 10 kHz steps Range Service 25 020 25 320 IND 25 870 2...

Page 71: ...UB 32 000 32 990 GOVT MIL 33 020 33 980 BUS IND PUB 34 010 34 990 GOVT MIL 35 020 35 980 BUS IND TELM PUB 36 000 36 230 GOVT MIL 36 250 Oil Spill Cleanup 36 270 36 990 GOVT MIL 37 020 37 980 PUB IND 38 000 39 000 GOVT MIL 39 020 39 980 PUB 40 000 42 000 GOVT MIL MARI 42 020 42 940 POL 42 960 43 180 IND 43 220 43 680 IND PUB TELM 43 700 44 600 TRAN 44 620 46 580 POL PUB 46 600 46 990 GOVT 47 020 47...

Page 72: ... 108 000 121 490 AIR 121 500 AIR Emergency 121 510 136 975 AIR Frequency Range Service 137 000 144 000 GOVT MIL Frequency Range Service 144 000 148 000 HAM Frequency Range Service 148 050 150 345 CAP MAR MIL 150 775 150 790 MED 150 815 150 980 TOW Oil Spill Cleanup 150 995 151 475 ROAD POL 151 490 151 955 IND BUS 152 0075 MED 152 030 152 240 TELB 152 270 152 480 IND TAXI BUS 152 510 152 840 TELB 1...

Page 73: ...0 158 100 TELB 158 130 158 460 BUS IND UTIL 158 490 158 700 TELB 158 730 159 465 POL PUB ROAD 159 480 OIL 159 495 161 565 TRAN 161 580 162 000 OIL MARI RTV 162 0125 162 350 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 M...

Page 74: ...50 BIFC GOVT RTV FIRE 170 175 170 225 GOVT 170 245 170 305 Wireless Mikes 170 350 170 400 GOVT MIL 170 425 170 450 BIFC 170 475 PUB 170 4875 173 175 GOVT PUB Wireless Mikes 173 225 173 5375 MOV NEWS UTIL MIL 173 5625 173 5875 MIL Medical Crash Crews 173 600 173 9875 GOVT Frequency Range Service 220 000 222 000 NEW Frequency Range Service 222 000 225 000 HAM Frequency Range Service 406 125 419 975 ...

Page 75: ...Range Service 450 050 450 925 RTV 451 025 452 025 IND OIL UTIL 452 0375 453 000 IND TAXI TRAN TOW NEWS 453 0125 454 000 PUB OIL 454 025 454 975 TELB 455 050 455 925 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 UTIL 462 550 462 925 GMR BUS 462 9375 463 1875 MED 463 200 467 925 BUS Frequency Channel F...

Page 76: ...ms Band Locally 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 511 750 20 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 92...

Page 77: ...ion can help you make the necessary conversions 1 MHz million 1 000 kHz thousand To convert MHz to kHz multiply the number of mega hertz by 1 000 30 62 MHz x 1000 30 620 kHz To convert from kHz to MHz divide the number of kilo hertz by 1 000 127 800 kHz 1000 127 8 MHz To convert MHz to meters divide 300 by the number of megahertz 300 50 MHz 6 meters Frequency Range Service 935 0125 939 9875 MHz PT...

Page 78: ...ted incor rectly Make sure an antenna is con nected to the scanner Programmed fre quencies are the same as birdie fre quencies Avoid program ming birdies or only select them manually See Birdie Frequen cies on Page 65 In scan mode the scanner locks on frequencies with an unclear trans mission Stored frequen cies are the same as birdie frequen cies Avoid program ming birdies or only select them man...

Page 79: ...o the reset opening on the side of the scanner Then gently press and release the reset button inside the opening Note Pressing the reset button does not clear the scan ner s memory Initializing the Scanner Important This procedure clears all information you stored in the scanner s memory Initialize the scanner Scanner is totally inoperative No power The AC or DC adapter is not con nected properly ...

Page 80: ...n is complete When the initialization is complete òòò òòò òòò òòò ap pears on the top line of the display â8EBý òý á ý òò â8EBý òý á ý òò â8EBý òý á ý òò â8EBý òý á ý òò ap pears on the bottom line CARE Keep the scanner dry if it gets wet wipe it dry immedi ately Use and store the scanner only in normal tempera ture environments Handle the scanner carefully do not drop it Keep the scanner away fro...

Page 81: ... kHz steps 894 960 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps 1240 1300 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps Memory channels 300 Channel memory banks 10 Number of memory channels per bank 30 Talk group ID memories 1 000 ID memory banks 10 Sub banks per bank 5 Number of memory IDs per sub bank 20 Sensitivity 20 dB S N FM 25 54 MHz 0 3 µV 108 136 9875 MHz 0 3 µV 137 174 MHz 0 5 µV 216 225 MHz 0 5 µV 406 512 MHz 0 5 µV 806 960 MHz 0 7 ...

Page 82: ...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 10 to 60 C IF Rejection 380 8 MHz at 154 1 MHz 60 dB 21 4 MHz at 154 1 MHz 100 dB Squelch Sensitivity Threshold FM and AM 0 5µV Tight FM 25 dB Tight AM 20 dB Antenna Impedance 50 Ohms Audio Output Power 10 THD 170 mW Built in Speaker 13 8 Inches 36 mm 8 oh...

Page 83: ...ery 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 Specifications are typical individual units might vary Specifica tions are subject to change and improvement without notice ...

Page 84: ...uring 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 un less otherwise 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 replaced parts and products and products...

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