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Pro 94 Scanner Manual

How do you know if you have a Pro 94, Pro 94A, or Pro 94B?

Last Updated May 30, 2015

Contents

Introduction

Scanning Conventional Channels

Main Features

 

Priority Scanning

Scanning Terminology

Trunking Trunked Banks

Understanding Trunking

 

Trunkscanning IDs

Understanding IDs

 

Locking Out Talk Group IDs

Understanding Banks

 

Trunking Delay

Keypad and Knob Controls

 

Monitoring a Single Talk Group ID

Setting the Squelch

 

Monitoring All Talk Group IDs

A Look at the Display

 

Priority Trunkscanning

Searching for Frequencies

 

Selecting EDACS Talk Group ID Format

 

Service Band Search

 

EDACS Talk Group ID Range Search

 

Direct Search

 

Moving a Talk Group ID to a ID List

 

Limit Search

 

Setting the Status Bit Ignore Function

 

Search Skip Memory

 

Motorola Type II Special Size Bits

 

Listening to Monitor Memories

 

Setting the Motorola Disconnect Tone Detect

 

Moving Monitor Memory Frequencies

 

Matching IDs with Trunked Frequencies

 

Changing Search Speeds

Special Features

Programming Conventional Frequencies

 

Scan/Search Delay

 

Deleting Frequencies

 

Locking Out Channels

Programming a Motorola Type II System

 

Keylock

Programming a Motorola Type IIi or Type I System

 

Backlight

 

Preset Fleet Maps

 

Turning the Keytone Off and On

 

Programming Offset and Base Frequency

 

Using the Battery Saver

Programming an EDACS System

 

Skipping Data Signals

 

Determining LCN Order

 

Receiving SAME Weather Alerts

Programming Talk Group IDs

 

Scanner Reset

 

Deleting IDs from the Scan Lists

Related Links/Info

Introduction

Contents

This is an excellent radio that has many fine features for scanning and trunking. However, anyone who has tried to read the manual
that comes with the radio knows it can be a little hard to find, read, and figure out some of the steps, especially in the trunking
section.

 

Even as a veteran user I can’t remember everything and find myself referring back to the manual for explanations of procedures and
find it frustrating trying to figure out the wording every time. I decided to write and print this for myself to make it easier to use the
radio and am happy to share it with you. This should also make it easier for most people to use some of the more advanced features
of the radio (and get their money’s worth if you paid full­price for the radio new) as I will try to explain procedures a little more clearly
and in a more logical order. Granted, this radio isn't simple so you will have to spend some time on it but this manual will make it
easier. If you 

follow the red highlighted text

 in the programming sections, you should find what you need to know. If you want to find

out what's really going on with the radio, read everything else.

 

Some of the better features of the radio are that it has 20 banks­but you can only scan 10 at a time (group A or B). Priority ID
scanning­1 ID per scan list, 5 lists per bank and then you can tweak it to scan just the priority IDs. Unlike some of the newer
scanners, you can see the ID and channel information in the display. You can program just the fleet or sub­fleet for an EDACS
system to save space in the ID lists.

An overview of the features can also be viewed at my 

Trunking Radio Comparison Chart

 page.

There are better antennas out there to use than the one that comes with the scanner. RS has the 

Center­Loaded Telescoping Whip

for $19 ­ better for VHF/UHF. The 

800MHz Scanner Antenna

 for $20 ­ 100% better for 700+ MHz but keep your stock rubber

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Страница 1: ...cellent radio that has many fine features for scanning and trunking However anyone who has tried to read the manual that comes with the radio knows it can be a little hard to find read and figure out...

Страница 2: ...s more frequently Also lets you scan just the priority IDs in a bank 20 Priority Channels lets you program one channel in each bank and then have the scanner check that channel every 2 seconds while i...

Страница 3: ...nology Contents Scanning the process of stepping through conventional channels in scan banks Trunktracking or Trunking the process of searching for all active talkgroup IDs in trunked systems in scan...

Страница 4: ...IDs are in the format FFF SS where FFF is the fleet and SS is the sub fleet Type I systems are usually organized with different IDs assigned to different fleets For example a valid fleet subfleet ID i...

Страница 5: ...per limits of a limit search in program mode starts or resumes trunking in trunk mode searches for another active ID in the trunking bank or moves to the next trunking bank during trunking starts sear...

Страница 6: ...anks if you turned the radio off in scan mode or start trunking the last selected banks if you turned the radio off in trunk mode A Look at the Display Contents The display has indicators that show th...

Страница 7: ...e to which channel the scanner is tuned to 1888 888 5 MHz shows frequencies in scan and manual modes shows ERROR and other text messages shows monitored talk group IDs while trunking shows when trunki...

Страница 8: ...ching resumes after the transmission ends See Scan Search Delay To skip data signals press ALT DATA to skip pagers modems MDTs etc so they won t be scanned See Skipping Data Signals To continue search...

Страница 9: ...rs from the display 4 Press HOLD again or press and hold the or button to continue searching To clear all the skip frequencies at once 1 While searching press HOLD 2 Press and hold S S L OUT until the...

Страница 10: ...ng Frequency and Talk Group Guide to help you get started programming your scanner However some of this information may be outdated or changed by now so you should re check the information before usin...

Страница 11: ...anual mode press PROG then TRUNK to put the scanner in program and trunk modes PROG TRUNK and BANK A or B will appear in the display If you want to switch to another bank group hold down A B HOLD for...

Страница 12: ...4 6 S 4 6 S 12 6 S 4 6 S 4 7 S 11 7 S 4 7 S 12 7 S 4 7 S 4 7 S 12 7 S 4 7 S 4 E1P9 E1P10 E1P11 E1P12 E1P13 E1P14 E1P15 E1P16 Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size...

Страница 13: ...s into the same bank to utilize channel space better if you have a lot of channels and or trunking systems That way you don t have to waste a whole bank on a trunking system that has only 5 channels I...

Страница 14: ...st then press 0 then SVC E to clear the ID location 5 Press to advance to the next location and enter the rest of the IDs the same way step 4 To stop trunking and return to manual mode press TRUNK Sca...

Страница 15: ...ystem is inactive for 5 seconds the scanner starts trunking the next selected trunk bank This can be a problem if say you are scanning 3 banks and one is real busy It may take a while for the scanner...

Страница 16: ...until you hear two short beeps 2 Press or to select the ID you want to unlock 3 Press S S L OUT The ID is unlocked and the next locked ID appears If you have unlocked all the IDs the scan list will ap...

Страница 17: ...rom the monitor memory to a talk group ID list 1 In manual mode press SCAN Select the one and only bank that you want to move the ID to and turn the rest of the banks off by pressing the corresponding...

Страница 18: ...nner so it remains on the voice channel even when a disconnect tone is transmitted or there is no signal at all set SQUELCH so you hear a hissing Matching IDs with Trunked Frequencies Contents You can...

Страница 19: ...the battery save function on turn off the scanner then hold down H S PRIORITY and turn on the scanner on SAVE briefly appears and appears in the display To turn the battery save function off turn off...

Страница 20: ...ked Radio Systems User s Page which explains how to find the LCN order for an EDACS system if you don t know the order Look for Finding EDACS Logical Channel Numbers by Todd Hartzel near the bottom of...

Страница 21: ...pro94owners Radio Reference Forums Yahoo Groups pro alphanumerics Radio Shack Pro Series Scanners Radio Reference Radio Shack Scanners Forum Links Radio Reference com Radio Reference Data Base Radio R...

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