Radio Shack Scanner PRO 93 User Guide

PRO-93

300 Channel Dual Track-Trunking

Handheld Scanner

Storing Text Tags ............................................... 27

Assigning a T e xt T a g to a Channel ............. 27

Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID ............ 28

Assigning a T e xt T a g to a Bank .................. 28

T e xt Input Chart .......................................... 29

Finding and Storing Active Frequencies ............ 30

Searching a Preprogrammed

Frequency Range ....................................... 30

Searching Active Frequencies

in Y our Desired Frequency Range ............. 35

Manually Tuning a Frequency .................... 37

Listening to the Weather Band .......................... 37

Listening to a Weather Channel ................. 37

Displaying Weather Messages ................... 38

WX Alert and Beep T o ne Confirmation ....... 38

Using Frequency Copy Function ....................... 39

Copying a Frequency

into a Specified Channel ............................ 39

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

Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies .......... 43

Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency ............. 44

Clearing All Locked-Out Frequencies

in a Search Bank ........................................ 44

Priority ............................................................... 44

Changing the Receive Mode ............................. 46

Using the Attenuator .......................................... 47

Turning the Key Tone On and Off ...................... 48

Using the Display Backlight ............................... 48

Using the Keylock .............................................. 48

Changing the Display Contrast .......................... 49

Cloning the Programmed Data .......................... 49

Trunking Operation ................................................. 50

Contents

Understanding Trunking .................................... 51

Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode ............. 52

Programming Trunking Frequencies ................. 52

Programming Motorola

Trunking Systems (UHF-Lo) ...................... 54

Programming Motorola

Trunking System (800 MHz) ...................... 55

Programming Fleet Maps ........................... 56

Talk Group IDs ........................................... 58

Storing T a lk Group IDs ............................... 58

T a lk Group ID Hold ..................................... 60

Turning an ID Sub-Bank On or Off ............. 61

Locking Out T a lk Group IDs ....................... 61

Delay Function in ID Indication Mode ........ 62

Reviewing Locked-Out T a lk Group IDs ...... 62

Clearing Talk Group IDs ............................. 62

Clearing All T a lk 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 Allocation ................................................. 68

Frequency Conversion ...................................... 77

Troubleshooting ..................................................... 78

Resetting/Initializing the Scanner ...................... 79

Resetting the Scanner ............................... 79

Initializing the Scanner ............................... 79

Care .................................................................. 80

Specifications ......................................................... 81

Contents

ˆ Features

Your RadioShack Handheld Scanner is one of a new

generation of scanners designed to track Motorola

Type I and II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus )

and hybrid analog trunking systems, and GE/Ericsson

(EDACS ) type systems, which are extensively used in

many communication systems.

Trunking communications systems let a large group of 2-

way radio users (or even different groups of 2-way radio

users) efficiently use a set of frequencies. Instead of se-

lecting a specific frequency for a transmission, the user

simply selects a talk group. The trunking system auto-

matically transmits the call on the first available frequen-

cy, and also sends a code that uniquely identifies that

transmission.

Since the trunking system might send a call and its re-

sponse 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 pressing a single button, you can

quickly search those frequencies most commonly used

by public service and other agencies.

This scanner gives you direct access to over 59,000 fre-

quencies including those used by police and fire depart-

ments, ambulance services, government agencies, air,

and amateur radio services.

Your scanner includes these features:

Simultaneous Trunking Operation — tracks two trunk-

ing systems (Motorola and EDACS) and conventional

systems at the same time.

Automatic Channel Programming — automatically de-

termines the group trunking frequencies, for Motorola

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trunking systems only, once the control channels are

programmed.

10 Channel-Storage Banks — let you store 30 chan-

nels in each bank (300 channels) to group channels so

calls are easier to identify.

10 ID-Storage Banks — let you store 1,000 IDs in 10 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 Atmo-

spheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel during

priority operation.

Digital Weather Alert — displays the weather event text

with four alert levels so you can see and hear the reason

for 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-

quency (IF) images, so you hear only the frequency you

select.

Preprogrammed Frequency Ranges

—

lets you

search for transmissions within preset frequency ranges

or within ranges you set, to reduce search time and se-

lect 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 be-

fore moving to another channel in conventional mode, so

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you can hear more replies that are made on the same

channel.

Priority Channel — lets you set the scanner to check

one channel every 2 seconds so you do not miss trans-

missions.

Attenuate — lets you program your scanner to reduce

the scanner's sensitivity to strong local signals, to reduce

interference or noise caused by these signals.

Text Input — lets you input a text label for each chan-

nel, talk group ID, bank, or other memory location so you

can easily identify the transmission.

Lock Out Function — lets you set your 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 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 you power the scanner with

internal batteries (non-rechargeable batteries or re-

chargeable batteries, not supplied). You can also use an

AC adapter (not supplied) or power the scanner in a ve-

hicle using a DC adapter (not supplied).

Supplied Trunking Guide — provides a quick refer-

ence to public safety trunking radio systems in the Unit-

ed States.

Your scanner can receive these frequencies:

• 25–54 MHz

• 108–136.9875 MHz

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• 137–174 MHz

• 216.0025–225 MHz

• 406–512 MHz

• 806–823.9875 MHz

• 849–868.9875 MHz

• 894–960 MHz

• 1240–1300 MHz

Use “A General Guide to Frequencies” on Page 64 to

help you target frequency ranges in your service area so

you can search for a wide variety of transmissions.

ˆ 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 pro-

vide reasonable protection 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 or television recep-

tion, which can be determined by turning the equipment

off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the in-

terference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

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• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif-

ferent from that to which the receiver is connected.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Op-

eration is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires

a permit in some areas. Check the laws in your area.

SCANNING LEGALLY

Scanning is a fun and interesting hobby. You can hear

police and fire departments, ambulance services, gov-

ernment agencies, private companies, 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 transmissions

According to the Federal Electronic Communications Pri-

vacy Act (ECPA), as amended, you could be fined and

possibly imprisoned for intentionally listening to, using,

or disclosing the contents of such a transmission unless

you have the consent of a party to the communication

(unless such activity is otherwise illegal). These laws

change from time to time and there might be state or lo-

cal laws that also affect legal scanner usage.

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ˆ Preparation

POWER SOURCES

You can power your scanner from any of three sources:

• internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable

batteries (not supplied — see “Using Batteries” on

Page 10).

• standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter —

see "“Using AC Power” on Page 13)

• vehicle power (with an optional DC adapter — see

“Using Vehicle Battery Power” on Page 13)

Notes:

• Connecting an AC or DC adapter to the scanner dis-

connects internal batteries when you use the sup-

plied non-rechargeable battery holder, but it does

not disconnect internal batteries 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 Batteries

You can power the scanner with four AA batteries (not

supplied). For the longest operation and best perfor-

mance, we recommend alkaline batteries, available at

your local RadioShack store.

You can use either the supplied non-rechargeable bat-

tery holder (black), or the supplied rechargeable battery

holder (yellow). If you use the rechargeable battery hold-

Preparation

er, we recommend RadioShack nickel-metal hydride

(Ni–MH) batteries.

Warning: Never install non-rechargeable batteries in the

rechargeable yellow battery holder. Non-rechargeable

batteries can get hot or explode if you try to recharge

them.

Note: You must charge rechargeable batteries before

you use them the first time. See “Charging Recharge-

able Batteries” on Page 12.

Cautions:

• The battery holder fits only one way. Do not force it.

• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and

recommended type.

• Always remove old or weak batteries. Batteries can

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. If you are using non-rechargeable batteries, place

them into the black holder, as indicated by the polar-

ity symbols (+ and –) marked on the holder.

If you are using rechargeable batteries, place them

into the yellow holder as indicated by the polarity

symbols (+ and –) marked on the holder.

4. Place the battery holder into the battery compart-

ment.

5. Replace the cover.

Preparation

When battery power is low, ⁽

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 recharge-

able batteries. See “Charging Rechargeable Batteries”

on Page 12.

Warning: Always dispose of old batteries promptly and

properly. Do not bury or burn them.

Caution: If you do not plan to use the scanner with bat-

teries for a month or longer, remove the batteries. Bat-

teries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic

parts.

Charging Rechargeable Batteries

Your scanner has a built-in charging circuit that lets you

charge nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) or nickel cadmium

(Ni-CD) rechargeable batteries (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 a size C Adaptaplug™ (neither sup-

plied). Both are available at your local RadioShack

store. Make sure the adapter's voltage is set to 9V.

• It takes about 15 hours to recharge fully discharged

1500mAh Ni–MH rechargeable batteries. You can

operate the scanner while recharging the recharge-

able batteries, but charging takes longer.

• The scanner can also charge Ni-Cd batteries.

600mAh batteries require 6 hours and 850mAh bat-

teries require 8 hours to charge.

• When you charge Ni-Cd batteries, pay attention not

to over charge. Overcharging shortens battery life.

Preparation

• Rechargeable batteries last longer and deliver more

power if you let them fully discharge once a month.

To do this, use the scanner until ^{(FNý â8KK<IPü}

appears. Then fully charge the rechargeable batter-

ies.

Using AC Power

You can power the scanner using a 9V, 300 mA AC

adapter and a size C Adaptaplug (neither supplied).

Both are available at your local RadioShack store.

Cautions:

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 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 positive.

2. Plug the adapter's barrel plug into the scanner's

PWR DC 9V jack.

3. Plug the adapter's two-prong plug into an AC outlet.

Using Vehicle Battery Power

You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power

source (such as cigarette-lighter socket) using a 9V, 300

mA DC adapter and a size C Adaptaplug™ adapter (nei-

ther supplied). Both are available at your local Ra-

dioShack store.

Preparation

Cautions:

You must use a power source that sup-

plies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA.

Its center tip must be set to positive and

its plug must fit the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack.

Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi-

cations could damage the scanner or the adapter.

• Always connect the DC adapter to the scanner

before you connect it to the power source. When

you finish, disconnect the adapter from the power

source 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 positive.

2. Plug the adapter's barrel plug into the 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 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.

Connecting an Optional Antenna

The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy

to use the scanner with a variety of antennas, such as an

external mobile antenna or outdoor base station anten-

na. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of anten-

nas.

Preparation

Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or

RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over

50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If

your antenna's cable does not have a BNC connector,

you will also need a BNC adapter (not supplied, avail-

able at your local RadioShack store).

Follow the installation instructions supplied with the an-

tenna, route the antenna cable to the scanner, then con-

nect it to the antenna jack.

Warning: Use extreme caution when installing or re-

moving an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall,

let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the an-

tenna touches a power line, contact with the antenna,

mast, cable or guy wires can 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 /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 protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when

you use an earphone or headphones.

• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels.

Extended high-volume listening can lead to perma-

nent hearing loss.

• Set the volume to the lowest setting before you

begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the

volume to a comfortable level.

• Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over

time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a vol-

ume level that does not cause discomfort might still

damage your hearing.

Preparation

Traffic Safety

Do not wear an earphone or headphones while you drive

a vehicle or ride a bicycle. This can create a traffic haz-

ard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though some

earphones and headphones let you hear some outside

sounds when you listen at normal levels, they still can

present a traffic hazard.

Connecting an Extension Speaker

In a noisy area, an amplified speaker (not supplied),

available 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.

Note: 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 data to and from an-

other PRO-93 or a PRO-2053 using a connecting cable

which has /⁸-inch phone plugs on both ends (not sup-

plied). Connect the cable between each scanner's PC/IF

jacks. See “Cloning the Programmed Data” on Page 49.

You can also upload or download the programmed data

to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit avail-

able through your local RadioShack store.

Preparation

ˆ About Your Scanner

Once you understand a few simple terms used in this

manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's fea-

tures, you can put the scanner to work for you. You sim-

ply determine the type of communications you want to

receive, then set the scanner to scan them.

A frequency is the receiving signal location (expressed in

kHz or MHz). To find active frequencies, you can use the

search function.

You can also search the SEARCH banks, which are pre-

programmed frequencies in the scanner's memory (see

“Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range” on

Page 30 for the frequency list). You can even change

the frequency range 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 transmission ends.

A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD

Here is a brief overview of your scanner's keys and their

functions.

SCAN — scans through the programmed channels.

FUNC (function) — lets you use various functions by

pressing this key in combination with other keys.

MANUAL — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a

channel number.

WX — scans through the seven preprogrammed weather

channels.

TRUNK — stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunk-

ing ID while scanning.

About Your Scanner

PRI (Priority) — sets and turns the priority function on or

off.

TEXT — lets you input text.

PAUSE — stops search.

MODE — changes the receive mode (AM, FM, MOT,

ED).

— turns on/off the display's backlight or when

used with FUNC locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent ac-

cidental entries.

TUNE — lets you input a frequency and allows you to

fine tune a frequency along with 8 or 9.

ATT (Attenuate) — turns attenuation on to reduce the

scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals,

or turns it off to increase sensitivity.

8 or 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 a 2, or inputs characters A, B, or C.

3/DEF — enters a 3, or inputs characters D, E, or F.

4/GHI — enters a 4, or inputs characters G, H, or I.

5/JKL — enters a 5, or inputs characters 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.

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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 pro-

gramming frequencies), space, or programs delay time

for the selected channel/search bank, or hyphen (in

trunking ID setting).

CL - clears an incorrect entry.

QUICK START

To help familiarize yourself with the scanner’s functions,

keypad, and available frequencies, you can utilize one of

these three features before you begin programming the

scanner.

Preprogrammed Search Banks — allow you to listen to

frequencies and decide which frequencies you want to

store 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

broadcasts without programming. See “Listening to the

Weather Band” on Page 37.

UNDERSTANDING BANKS

Channel Storage Banks

A bank is a storage area for a group of channels. Chan-

nels are storage areas for frequencies. Whereas a chan-

nel can only contain one frequency, a bank can hold

numerous channels.

To make it easier to identify and select the channels you

want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels into

About Your Scanner

10 banks (^ò

to ^é

) of 30 (^ò

to ^ð) channels each, a total

of 300 channels. You can use each channel-storage

bank to group frequencies, such as those used by Mo-

torola trunking, EDACS trunking, Marine, CB, Police,

Fire, Aircraft and Ham (see “Typical Band Usage” on

Page 67).

For example, a police department might use four fre-

quencies, one for each side of town. You could program

the police frequencies starting with ^òòò(the first channel

in bank 0) and program the fire department frequencies

starting with ^ñòò(the first channel in bank 1). The first

digit identifies the bank (^òto ^é). The second and third

digits identify the channel within the bank (^òòto ^ðé).

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. (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 mode affects how your scanner operates

when scanning and receiving transmissions, and also af-

fects what transmissions you receive when you set the

scanner to the closed mode. See “Changing the Receive

Mode” on Page 46.

AM Mode

The AM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions

using amplitude modulation (AM), primarily used for air-

craft, military, some amateur radio, and some govern-

ment transmissions. (Refer to “Specifications” on

Page 81 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.

About Your Scanner

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 re-

ceives a transmission on a channel set to the FM mode,

it always stops on the transmission.

Motorola Mode

You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group

IDs used with Motorola trunking systems. This setting is

called the Motorola mode.

Motorola systems are trunking systems used primarily

by business and public safety groups to efficiently allo-

cate a small number of frequencies (as few as five) to

many groups of users (as many as several thousand).

To do this, each group of users in the system is assigned

to a specific talk group. For example, the 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 group

ID data included with the transmission. In the open

mode, the scanner stops on the transmission and dis-

plays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the display.

In the closed mode, the scanner only stops on the trans-

mission if the talk group ID matches a talk group ID that

you have stored in the bank's talk group ID list and have

not locked out.

Motorola trunking systems come in three categories:

Type I, Type II, and Type I/II Hybrid. Each category dis-

plays and uses talk group IDs in slightly different ways.

Motorola Type I IDs are in the form FFF-SS, where:

FFF=Fleet ID

SS=Subfleet ID

About Your Scanner

Type I systems are usually organized with different user

groups assigned to different fleets. For example, a valid

fleet-subfleet ID identifying all detectives within a police

department might be ^òòòVñð, where 000 identifies all po-

lice users and 12 identifies the Detective division.

To properly map the raw Type I data to the correct fleet-

subfleet format, you must program the correct fleet map

into the scanner. Fleet map information is widely avail-

able on the Internet for most Type I systems in use.

Type II system talk groups are identified by a 5-digit

number. Valid talk group IDs are divisible by 16. If you

try to enter an invalid talk group ID, the scanner rounds

the ID down to the next valid ID.

Type I/II hybrid systems use both fleet-subfleet and 5-

digit formats for talk group IDs.

Note: If the scanner decodes control channel data while

receiving transmissions from a Motorola trunking sys-

tem, ^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 some public safety organizations. EDACS

systems transmit active talk group information only on a

dedicated control channel.

EDACS frequencies are organized in a specific order.

Each frequency is assigned a Logical Channel Number

(LCN). For the scanner to correctly switch to an active

frequency, you must program the frequencies in LCN or-

der, starting with ^)<DFIPýòñ. EDACS talk group IDs are

entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047

or AFS (Agency Fleet Subfleet) number from 00-001 to

15-157.

When there is activity on an EDACS system, that infor-

mation is sent out on the control channel. The scanner

decodes the ID for the active talk group. In the open

About Your Scanner

mode, the scanner then goes to the transmission and

displays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the dis-

play. In the closed mode, the scanner only goes to trans-

missions 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. An external antenna can

greatly improve EDACS scanning in a fringe area. If you

are having trouble scanning an EDACS system, try man-

ually selecting the data channel. If you are getting good

reception, the scanner will indicate talk group ^á0(Vòñ.

Try changing your location or using an outdoor antenna

to improve reception.

Open and Closed 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 systems. In closed mode, the scanner scans signals

transmitted only under the following conditions:

• When the signals are in the FM mode.

• When the signals are in the MOT, or ED mode and

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, ^ö

appears under the bank's number while scanning. When

you set a channel storage bank to closed mode, ^Vap-

pears under the channel storage bank's number while

scanning. ^+,!*or ^á(+/!appears while the scanner is

About Your Scanner

in manual mode or while the scanner is receiving a sig-

nal during scanning. See “Changing the Open/Closed

Mode” on Page 64 for more information about setting the

open and closed modes.

ˆ Operation

TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND

SETTING SQUELCH

1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indi-

cator points to MIN before you turn on the scanner.

2. To turn on the scanner, turn VOLUME clockwise.

3<C:FD<ý 0Fý L8Cý 0ILEB@E> appears. After about 3

seconds, you hear a hissing sound.

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 clockwise to

decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signals.

If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn

SQUELCH counterclockwise.

• If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hiss-

ing sound, the scanner will not scan properly.

• To ensure the scanner operates properly while in

the trunking mode, we suggest you set SQUELCH

using the steps listed above.

Operation

STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES

INTO CHANNELS

Good references for active frequencies are Ra-

dioShack's Police Call, Aeronautical Frequency Directo-

ry, and Maritime Frequency Directory. We update these

directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.

Also see the supplied Trunking Guide.

Note: If you are storing frequencies for an EDACS sys-

tem, you must store them in logical channel number or-

der, with the first frequency in channel 1 for the current

bank.

Follow these steps to store frequencies into 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: ^)òòò).

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 or 9. The bank num-

ber moves in the direction of the arrow pressed.

• Press FUNC then press and hold 8 or 9. The

bank number moves continuously in the assigned

direction.

• Press 8. The channel number moves upward

one by one. Or, press 9. The channel number

moves downward one by one.

2. Press PGM. ⁾changes to ^,.

Operation

3. Use the number keys and ./DELAY to enter the fre-

quency (including the decimal point) you want to

store.

If you make a mistake, press CL to delete a single

digit or press and hold CL about 2 seconds to delete

all digits.

4. Press ENTER to store the frequency into the chan-

nel.

Notes:

• If you made a mistake in Step 3, ^{%EM8C@;ý "I<H}

briefly appears and the scanner beeps when you

press ENTER. Start again from Step 3.

• Your scanner automatically rounds the entered fre-

quency to the nearest valid frequency. For example,

if you enter a frequency of 151.553, your scanner

accepts it as ^{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 desired, program a text tag for the channel (see

“Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel” on Page 27).

7. The next channel in sequence is ready for program-

ming. Press PGM and then repeat steps 3 through 6.

STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES

INTO CHANNELS

1. Press PGM and FUNC then 8 or 9 to select the

desired bank to program.

2. Press TRUNK to enter into trunking mode.

Operation

3. Repeatedly press MODE to select ⁾

(Motorola) or

! (EDACS).

4. Press PGM and select the channel number using 8

or 9.

5. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER.

6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to enter the other trunking

group frequencies for EDACS or additional control

channel frequencies for Motorola systems.

7. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving

mode.

STORING TEXT TAGS

You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up

to 12 characters) for easy identification 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).

2. Press PGM. ⁾changes to ^,.

3. Press TEXT. The cursor appears at the third line.

4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “Text

Input Chart” on Page 29).

Note: If you make a mistake, press 8 or 9 to

move to the character you want to change.

For example, to identify amateur (ham) radio trans-

missions in the 6 meter range, input "HAM 6m" as

follows:

• "H" is the second letter associated with 4 on the

keypad. Press 4 then 2.

Operation

• "A" is the first letter associated with 2 on the key-

pad. Press 2 then 1.

• "M" is the first letter associated with 6 on the key-

pad. Press 6 then 1.

• "Space." Press ./DELAY.

• "6" is the sixth number associated with 1 on the

keypad. Press 1 then 6.

• "m" is the first letter associated with 6 on the key-

pad. 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 8 or 9 to select the desired

bank.

4. Press TRUNK to select the desired sub-bank.

5. Press or hold down 8 or 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 entering the bank number (000 for

bank 0 or 200 for bank 2, for example). Press MAN-

UAL again.

2. Press PGM.

3. Press FUNC then 7. The cursor appears at the third

line of the display. Enter the text using the keypad.

(See “Text Input Chart” on Page 29.)

Operation

4. Press ENTER to store.

Text Input Chart

Notes:

• 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), press 1. Then press the desired number you

want to enter.

• To 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

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

a b c

A B C

D E F

2 then

FUNC

3 then

FUNC

d e f

g h i

G H I

J K L

4 then

FUNC

5 then

j k l

M N O

FUNC

6 then

FUNC

m n o

P Q R S

T U V

7 then

p q r s

FUNC

8 then

FUNC

tuv

W X Y Z

. - # _ @ + * & / ,

Space

9 then

FUNC

w x y z

0 then

FUNC

$ % ! ^ ( ) ? -> ` <-

Back Space

./DELAY

Operation

FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE

FREQUENCIES

You can search for transmissions in the scanner’s pre-

programmed search bank. The search bank is divided

into six search bands. You can change the search range

of Bank SR5 manually by setting the lower and higher

ends of the search range.

Notes:

• You can use the scanner'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 ..................................................................... Aircraft

SR4 ......................................................................... Ham

SR5 ............................... Limit search (User changeable)

To select preprogrammed search bands and search

them for active frequencies:

Operation

1. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select your desired

search bank (^/.ò, ^/.ñ, ^/.ð, ^/.ï, ^/.î, or ^/.í).

2. In the marine and CB bands, you can directly select

a channel or search through the band. When

)

appears at the left most position of the second line,

you can directly select a channel (refer to the follow-

ing band charts). Press the desired channel number

while ⁾appears to select it. You can also change the

channels by pressing8or 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 frequency, it stops

searching.

Search bank: SR0 Marine band

Receive mode: FM

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY

(MHz)

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY

(MHz)

156.050

156.3000

156.4000

156.5000

156.6000

156.7000

156.250

156.3500

156.4500

156.5500

156.6500

156.7500

Operation

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY

(MHz)

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY

(MHz)

156.8000

156.9000

156.8500

156.9500

157.0500

157.0000

161.6000

157.1000

157.1500

157.2000

161.8000

157.2500

161.8500

157.3000

161.9000

157.3500

161.9500

157.4000

162.0000

156.1750

156.2250

160.825

156.2750

156.3250

156.4250

156.5250

156.6250

156.7250

156.9250

157.0250

157.1250

156.3750

156.4750

156.5750

156.6750

156.8750

156.9750

157.0750

157.1750

157.2250

161.8250

157.2750

161.8750

157.3250

161.9250

157.3750

161.9750

157.4250

Note: Two frequencies are assigned in one channel in

some Marine frequencies. For example, 157.000 and

161.600 are assigned in Channel 20.

Operation

Search bank: SR1 CB band

Receive mode: AM

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY

(MHz)

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY

(MHz)

26.9650

26.9850

27.0150

27.0350

27.0650

27.0850

27.1150

27.1350

27.1650

27.1850

27.2150

27.2550

27.2450

27.2750

27.2950

27.3150

27.3350

27.3550

27.3750

27.3950

26.9750

27.0050

27.0250

27.0550

27.0750

27.1050

27.1250

27.1550

27.1750

27.2050

27.2250

27.2350

27.2650

27.2850

27.3050

27.3250

27.3450

27.3650

27.3850

27.4050

Operation

Search bank: SR2 Police/Fire band

Receive Mode: FM

GROUP

FREQUENCY (MHz)

33.420–33.980

37.020–37.420

39.020–39.980

42.020–42.940

44.620–45.860

45.880

STEP (kHz)

45.900

45.940–46.060

46.080–46.500

153.770–154.130

154.145–154.445

154.650–154.950

155.010–155.370

155.415–155.700

155.730–156.210

158.730–159.210

166.250

170.150

453.0375–453.9625

458.0375–458.9625

460.0125–460-6375

465.0125–465.6375

856.2125–860.9875

866.0125–868.9875

12.5

Operation

Search bank: SR3 Aircraft

Receive mode: AM

FREQUENCY (MHz)

STEP (kHz)

108.000–136.9875

12.5

Search bank: SR4 Ham band

Receive mode: FM

GROUP

FREQUENCY (MHz)

28.0000–29.7000

STEP (kHz)

50.0000–54.0000

144.0000–148.0000

222.0000–225.0000

420.0000–450.0000

1240.0000–1300.0000

12.5

6.25

Search bank: SR5 Programmable limit search

Receive mode: FM (Default setting)

Searching Active Frequencies in Your

Desired Frequency Range

You can program the desired frequency range for a

search.

1. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select ^/.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.

Operation

4. Press ENTER to set the frequency. The cursor

moves to $. If the entered frequency is incorrect,

^{%EM8C@;ý"I<H}briefly appears.

5. Enter your desired higher-end frequency and press

ENTER.

6. Rotate SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a

point just after the hissing sound stops.

7. Press SEARCH to start searching. When the scan-

ner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.

Special Notes:

• You can copy and save a frequency into a specified

bank, channel, or priority channel when the scanner

finds an active frequency. See “Using Frequency

Copy Function” on Page 39 to save the frequency.

The frequency copy functions only in search banks

2, 3, 4 and 5.

• While the scanner is searching, you can use the

seek search by pressing FUNC then 7. The display

indicates ^/<<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<IFD8K@:ý+*}briefly appears then ^Qappears at the

first digit of the second line and the scanner stops at

the correct frequency. When you turn this feature

off, ^Qdisappears and the scanner stops when it

detects an active signal. Zeromatic functions only in

search bank 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 exam-

ple to turn off ^ò, press 0.

• In the Air and the Limit search bands, press FUNC

then 8 to start searching up from the lowest fre-

Operation

quency and press FUNC then 9 to start searching

down from the highest frequency.

Manually Tuning a Frequency

You can manually set the scanner to move through all

receivable frequencies, or select a specific frequency as

a starting point.

1. Press TUNE. 01*! and the current frequency

appears. The scanner automatically begins tuning

up or down.

2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency where

you want the scanner to start.

3. Press ENTER.

4. Press 8 or 9 to move up or down. When the

scanner finds an active frequency, it stops on the

frequency.

Note: If you press PAUSE while tuning, the scanner

stops tuning andý ÷÷ý ,ã1/! 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 weather reporting authorities.

NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broad-

cast your local forecast and regional weather information

on one or more of these channels.

Listening to a Weather Channel

To hear your local forecast and regional weather infor-

mation, press WX. Your scanner scans through the

weather band then stops within a few seconds on the

strongest weather broadcast.

Operation

Displaying Weather Messages

The weather service precedes each weather alert with a

digitally-encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encod-

ing) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. You can set the scan-

ner to decode and display the SAME message when an

alert is broadcast. Then if you are monitoring a weather

channel with a digitally-encoded SAME signal when an

alert is broadcast, the scanner will show the type of alert

being broadcast such as ^38IE@E>, ^38K:?, ^/K8K<D<EK,

or ^{0<JK )<JJ8><}. The scanner will also sound alternat-

ing alert tones and display ^{3<8K?<Iý ã(!.0}when the

scanner receives a 1050 Hz tone.

To set the scanner to decode and display SAME mes-

sages, press FUNC then WX while you listen to the

weather channel. ^{%#ý34ý/0â5}and ^{á8E:<Cèý"ö34}appear.

To set the scanner out of the SAME standby mode,

press FUNC then WX. ^{%#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>, ^38K:?,

^/K8K<D<EK, or ^{0<JKý)<JJ8><}).

• Your scanner can also receive weather alert tones

(see “Priority” on Page 44). The scanner sounds an

alert or beep when it receives the SAME code. If

you do not stop the alert, it sounds the alert (or

beep) for five minutes. Then the alert stops and the

scanner beeps every ten seconds. If the scanner

receives a new message after five minutes, it

sounds the alert or beep. To stop the sound and

ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal

before the five minute time out, press any key

except

WX Alert and Beep Tone Confirmation

1. To test the WX alert, press WX for more than 2 sec-

onds while the display indicates ^{%#ý34ý/0â5}.

Operation

The display indicates the type of message, and

sounds an alert or series of beeps which automati-

cally changes every 3 seconds.

2. Press any key except

to stop test sound mode.

USING FREQUENCY COPY FUNCTION

You can copy a frequency into a specified channel, a va-

cant channel 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.

^{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 condition are copied on the chan-

nel. ^{á?8Eý/KFI<ü}briefly appears. The scanner auto-

matically 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. ^{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.

Operation

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. ^{â8EBéý/KFI<å}appears.

2. If you want to copy the frequency into bank 9, press

ENTER. It is stored in the first available vacant chan-

nel in the bank. Or, press your desired bank number

to store, then press ENTER. ^{á?8Eý /KFI<ü}appears

for 2 seconds. All the conditions such as receiving

mode and delay condition are copied on the chan-

nel. After about 2 seconds, the scanner automati-

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}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 into the priority channel (see

“Priority” on Page 44) when the scanner stops on the fre-

quency during Search, Scan, Manual, Tune, or WX

mode.

Press FUNC then PRI when the frequency is on the dis-

play. The display flashes twice and the frequency is cop-

ied to the priority channel.

SCANNING THE CHANNELS

To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again

after monitoring a specific channel, press SCAN.

Note: You must store frequencies into channels before

the scanner can scan them. The scanner does not scan

through empty channels.

Operation

The scanner scans through all channels (except those

you have locked out) in the active banks (see "Turning

Channel-Storage Banks Off and On" and “Locking Out

Channels or Frequencies” on Page 42).

Note: To change the scanning direction, press 8or 9.

Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and

To turn off banks while scanning, press the bank's num-

ber key so the bank's number disappears. 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.

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 program mode. ⁾changes

to ^,.

Operation

5. Press FUNC.

6. Press CL. The frequency number changes and

^{òôòòòòý}appears.

ˆ Special Features

USING THE DELAY FUNCTION

Note: Delay is automatically set as the default for each

channel when you turn on the scanner.

Many conversations might have a pause of several sec-

onds between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a

reply, you can program a 2-second delay into any of

your scanner's channels. Then, when the scanner stops

on the channel, appears and the 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 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 ⁽ap-

pears.

Note: You can still manually select locked-out channels.

To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select

the channel and press L/OUT so ⁽disappears.

Special Features

Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels

To review all locked out channels, press MANUAL, then

repeatedly alternate between pressing FUNC then L/OUT

to view each locked-out channel. When you finish re-

viewing locked-out channels, press MANUAL.

Locking Out Frequencies

To lock out a frequency during a search, press L/OUT

when the scanner stops on that frequency. The scanner

locks out the frequency, then continues searching.

Notes:

• The scanner does not store locked out frequencies

during a search.

• You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies in each

bank. If you try to lock out more, ^{)<DFIPý =LCCü}

appears.

• If you lock out all frequencies in one search bank

and only this search bank is activated, ^{ãCCý I8E><J}

^{(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}appear. Press 8 or 9 to review

the list. The locked-out number and the total locked-

out number also appear as ^{(ó+ý44ýF=ý55}. (The tenth

of thirty locked out numbers would appear as ^(ó+ýñò

^F=ý ïò.) If the search bank has no locked-out fre-

quencies, ^{!DGKPôý (F:BFLKý C@JK}appears. Press

Special Features

FUNC then L/OUT again to cancel reviewing locked-

out frequencies.

Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency

To clear a locked-out frequency, select that frequency

(see “Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies”), then press

CL.

If all locked out frequencies are cleared within a bank,

^{!DGKPôý(F:BFLKýC@JK}appears.

Clearing All Locked-Out Frequencies in a

Search Bank

1. Press SEARCH.

2. Select 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. ^{áFE=@IDý C@JKý :C<8Iåý ñæ5!/ô}

^{,I<JJýFK?<IýB<Pý=FIý*+ô}appears. Press 1 to clear

all locked-out frequencies. ^{(@JKý :C<8I<;}appears

for about 2 seconds. Press any key other than 1 to

cancel clear.

Note: You cannot clear all locked-out frequencies if all

frequencies in the selected bank are locked out.

PRIORITY

In addition to the 300 programmable memory channels,

the scanner has one priority channel.

With the priority feature, you can scan through pro-

grammed channels and still not miss an important or in-

Special Features

teresting transmission on a specific channel. When

priority is turned on, the scanner checks that channel ev-

ery 2 seconds, and stays on the channel if there is activ-

ity until the activity stops.

Notes:

• The priority feature does not operate while the scan-

ner receives trunking (voice channel) frequencies.

• If you program a weather channel as the priority

channel, the scanner stays in the priority channel

only when the scanner detects the weather alert

tone.

To program a frequency in the priority channel:

1. Press MANUAL.

2. Use 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?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 scanner cannot set a channel as the priority

channel if the channel's receive mode is MOT or ED.

To program a weather channel as the priority channel:

1. Press WX.

2. Select the weather channel you want to program as

the priority channel.

3. Press FUNC then PRI. ^{,I@ý á?8EE<C}flashes on the

bottom line two times.

Special Features

To turn on the priority feature, press PRI so ^,appears at

the top line while scanning. ^,.%FE(or ^,.%NOif you set the

priority to a weather frequency) appears on the bottom

line. If the scanner detects activity on the priority chan-

nel, ^{,I@ýá?8EE<C}appears for 3 seconds. Or if the scan-

ner detects a weather alert tone in Priority WX mode, ^,I@

^á?8EE<Cappears for 3 seconds then changes to

3<8K?<Iýã(!.0 and the scanner sounds an alert tone

(see “Displaying Weather Messages” on Page 38).

Notes:

• Priority WX is only for receiving a weather alert.

• When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz alert tone, pri-

ority WX activates and you receive a weather 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

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

transmission might sound weak or distorted.

If you want to listen to trunking transmissions in closed

mode, you might have to change the receive mode.

To change the receive mode, repeatedly press MODE.

The receive mode changes as follows:

^ã)— accesses the AM mode

^")— accesses the FM mode

)+ — accesses the FM Mode, Motorola Trunking System

(with a 4- or 5-digit ID code)

Special Features

! — accesses the FM Mode, EDACS Trunking System

(with 4-digit decimal ID code or 5-digit AFS code)

Note: MO (MOT) and ED modes are not available when

the scanner tunes up or down through the frequency

ranges in which the trunking operation is not used.

USING THE ATTENUATOR

To reduce interference or noise caused by strong sig-

nals, you can reduce the scanner's sensitivity 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 chan-

nel number is indicated or while the scanner is searching

through bands/groups. When the attenuator is on, ^ãap-

pears at the seventh digit in the top line.

When you turn it off, ^ãchanges to "ô". You cannot set the

attenuator while the scanner is scanning.

Press FUNC then ATT to set the attenuator to the global

mode. ^{#CF98Cýã00ô}appears for 2 seconds at the bottom

line and W or # appears. W means the attenuator is on and

# means off. Press ATT to turn on or off the attenuator.

^ã00FEor ^ã00Výappears on the bottom line while scan-

ning.

Press FUNC then ATT again to turn off the global attenu-

ation mode. ^*FID8Cýã00is indicated at the bottom line for

2 seconds.

Note: If you turn on the attenuator, the scanner might

not receive weak signals.

Special Features

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 counter-

clockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off.

2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to turn the scan-

ner on. ^{3<C:FD<ý0Fý L8Cý0ILEB@E>}appears.

3. While ^{3<C:FD<ý0Fý L8Cý0ILEB@E>}appears, press 1

to turn on the key tone or 2 to turn it off.

USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT

You can turn on the display's backlight for easy viewing

in dimly lit areas. Press

for 5 seconds. To turn off the light before it automatically

turns off, press again.

to turnon the display light

Press

for more than 1 second to engage the light as

continuously on. Press

turn it off.

while the backlight is on to

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}appears.

2. While ^{3<C:FD<ý KFý L8Cý 0ILEB@E>ý}is displayed,

press

3. ^{1J<ý1Gó FNEýB<PJýKFýJ<Ký(@KýF==ýK@D<ýíýJ<:FE;J}

appears

4. Press 8 or 9 to select ^ï, ^í, ^ñòor ^ðòýJ<:FE;J

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 controls

Special Features

that operate are FUNC,

, SQUELCH, and VOL-

UME.

Note: You cannot activate the key lock while you are en-

tering a frequency into a channel.

To turn on the key lock, press FUNC then

. ^'<P

^CF:B<;ôappears for about 1 second. ^{'<Pý CF:B<;ô}ap-

pears when you press any key after locking the keypad.

To turn off the key lock, press FUNC then

. The

scanner beeps three times and ^{'<PýLECF:B<;}appears.

CHANGING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST

1. Press MANUAL.

2. Press FUNC then 9. ^{1J<ý 1Gó FNEý B<PJý KFý J<K}

^:FEKI8JKôappears.

3. Press 8 or 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 /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 connecting cable to each scanner's PC/

IF jack. ÷á(+*!ý)+ !÷ý1,ýKFýJ<E;õýI<DFM<ý:89C<ýKF

^<O@Kôýappears.

3. Press 8. ^{áFE=@IDýJ<E;ý;8K8åýñæ5!/ý,I<JJýFK?<I}

^{B<Pý=FIý*+ôý}appears.

4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press

any other key to cancel the operation.

Special Features

The scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, re-

move the cable.

ˆ Trunking Operation

The scanner tracks transmissions that use the Motorola

Type I and Type II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus)

and hybrid analog trunking systems, plus GE/Ericsson

(EDACS) type systems extensively used in many com-

munication systems.

Trunking systems allocate a few frequencies to many dif-

ferent users. When the mobile unit transmits a signal,

one frequency is chosen from among the allocated fre-

quencies in that trunking system. The user's ID talk

group is sent with the signal.

To receive trunking signals, you must store all the trunk-

ing control frequencies for Motorola systems or all the

trunking group frequencies for EDACS 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 all the control frequencies in

the same bank. If you do not know which is the control

channel, it is better to enter all the system frequencies

into the same bank. (Refer to the supplied Trunking

Guide.)

When the scanner decodes the Motorola control channel

and finds the voice channel, the scanner displays the

control channel memory location on the top line, the re-

ceived frequency with VC (voice channel) on the second

line, the bank and control channel memory location num-

ber on the third line and the Motorola ID number on the

bottom line.

Trunking Operation

Important: To listen to the transmission, the mode of the

programmed channel must be the same as that of the

trunking channel (MOT, or ED).

When an ID code is received, the ID list for the bank is

searched, and if found, the text name stored for the ID

appears. If not found, scanning resumes immediately

unless the bank is in open trunking mode.

Note: There might be more than one talk group transmit-

ting at a time in some Motorola trunking systems. If you

set the scanner to manually tune in Motorola trunking

mode, you will hear the talk group on that channel, but

the display will alternate between all active IDs.

Trunking group frequencies are included in the supplied

Trunking Guide. Frequency fleet map and talk group in-

formation is also widely available on 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. Instead of

selecting a specific frequency to transmit on, a trunked

system chooses one of several frequencies when the 2-

way radio user transmits. The system automatically

transmits the call on that frequency, and also sends a

code that identifies that 2-way radio user's transmission

on a control channel.

Your scanner lets you easily hear both the call and re-

sponse transmissions for that 2-way radio user and

therefore follow the conversation. For EDACS and Mo-

torola (above 406 MHz range), the scanner monitors the

control channel between each transmission to identify

talk groups.

Trunking Operation

SETTING SQUELCH FOR THE

TRUNKING MODE

Your scanner automatically mutes the audio during trunk

scanning when it decodes control channel data. Howev-

er, we recommend you 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 ap-

propriate mode (MOT or ED) with each frequency.

Notes:

• You can scan only one type of trunked frequency,

either EDACS or Motorola in a bank at one time.

You can, however, mix conventional 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, and LCN2 would go into channel 02.

Follow these steps to program trunked frequencies:

1. Press PGM and press (or hold down) 8 or 9 to

select the bank.

,òòòUôô ôö")

òôòòòòò

â8EBýòý á?ýòò

Note: To move through the bank selection faster,

press PGM then FUNC and hold down 8 or 9. To

move through the banks one at a time, repeat the

Trunking Operation

sequence of PGM, FUNC then 8

reach the desired bank.

or 9 until you

2. Press TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.

3. Repeatedly press MODE to select CEJ for Motorola,

or ;: for the EDACS (GE/Ericsson) system to scan.

This sets the talk group ID decoding method to be

used for the bank.

â8EBýòVò +*

% ý*+ôýòò

)+0èýEFE<

Notes:

• If you select ^{*FKý KILEB<;}instead of ⁾⁺⁰, or ^!,

the scanner does not scan trunked frequencies.

Instead, ^{*FKýKILEB<;ôý,I<JJýDF;<}appears.

â8EBýò

*FKýKILEB<;

,I<JJýDF;<ô

• If you programmed a Motorola Type I or Hybrid

system, see “Programming Fleet Maps” on

Page 56.

4. Press PGM to enter the program mode.

,òòòUôô ôö")

òôòòòòò

â8EBýòý á?ýòò

5. Enter the desired trunking frequency using the key-

pad and decimal point then press ENTER to store.

,òòòUôô ôö")

Frequency

êììôïêëí

â8EBýòý á?ýòò

6. To enter additional trunking frequencies as subse-

quent channels in the same bank, press PGM or

Trunking Operation

8to access the next open channel then enter the

frequencies. (See “Storing Known Frequencies into

Channels” on Page 25).

,òòñUôô ôö")

òôòòòòò

â8EBýòý á?ýòñ

Next channel

7. Press SCAN to start scanning.

Notes:

• If you make an error in the entry process, press CL

as often as needed to erase the incorrect data.

• If you enter a frequency that has already been

entered, the scanner sounds an error tone and dis-

plays LGCôý= and the channel number that has been

duplicated. If the dual entry is an error press CL and

enter the correct frequency. If the dual entry is inten-

tional press ENTER to accept.

• You may replace any 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

frequency to do this.

Notes:

• Base and offset frequencies vary for each type of

trunking system. You can get information about

these frequencies for the trunking system you want

to scan using www.trunkscanner.com, other Internet

sources, or locally-published guidebooks.

Trunking Operation

• If you try to program an offset frequency in the UHF-

Hi bands (806-960 MHz), the scanner ignores the

entry.

Follow these steps to program Motorola trunking fre-

quencies in the UHF-Lo band:

1. Press PGM then TRUNK to enter the ID program

mode.

2. Press FUNC and press (or hold) 8 or 9 to select

the bank.

3. Press MODE and select ⁾⁺⁰.

4. Press FUNC then 2. The display indicates ^â8J<

^=I<Hôèýon the first line, ^{îòìôòòòò}on the second line,

E\\i[j0ý).& on the third line and ^{/K<GèýðíôòB$Q}on the

bottom line.

5. While ^âin ^â8J<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 Eýin 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 again to set

the frequency. After you confirm the input, press

ENTER again.

7. While ^/in ^/K<Gblinks, repeatedly press 8 or 9 to

select the step number, ^ðíôò, ^íòôòor ^{ñðôíýB$Qõ}then

press ENTER.

8. Press PGM to enter the program mode. Store the

trunking IDs into the sub-bank in the same bank.

Programming Motorola Trunking System

(800 MHz)

Notes:

• On the 800 MHz trunking band, you can select a

base frequency (normal or offset).

Trunking Operation

• On the 900 MHz trunking band, you do not need to

set the base frequency (base, offset, step).

Follow these steps to program 800 MHz band Motorola

trunking.

1. Press PGM then TRUNK to enter the ID program

mode.

2. Press FUNC then 8 or 9 to select the desired

bank.

3. Press MODE and select Motorola trunking mode.

4. Press FUNC then 3. 1J<ý 1Gó FNEý B<PJý KFý J<K

^{êòò)$Qý98J<ôý*FID8C}appears.

5. Press 8 or 9 to select ^*FID8Cor ^+==J<Kand

press ENTER.

• If you are uncertain about the base frequency, use

the default setting. The default setting is ^*FID8C.

• If you cannot receive with the ^*FID8Csetting,

change to ^+==J<K. The base frequency in ^*FID8Cis

851.0125 MHz. The base frequency in ^+==J<Kis

851.0000 MHz.

Programming Fleet Maps

You must set the fleet map if you want to receive a Mo-

torola Type I system. Fleet maps are included along with

other information about Motorola Type I systems at

www.trunkscanner.com.

Follow these steps to program a fleet map.

1. Press PGM then TRUNK.

2. For each bank you want to program, repeatedly

press FUNC, then 8 or 9 to select the bank.

3. Press FUNC.

Trunking Operation

4. Press 8. ^â

;

ñí

òòýappears.

5. Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system

information, referring to the instruction that appears

on the display. If the information was not supplied,

try the following common fleet maps.

Size Code

Block

S11

S12

—

S12

—

S12

—

S10

S11

S12

—

S12

—

Size Code

Block

S11

S10

S11

S10

S11

S12

Trunking Operation

Size Code

Block

—

6. Press ENTER for each entry. If you make a mistake,

press CL and enter the correct size code.

Notes:

• The default setting of the bank is for Motorola

Type II. However, if you set Type I and you want

to return to Type II, enter 15 at Step 5.

• To confirm the input, repeat Steps 1–5 and press

ENTER. Each time you press ENTER, you confirm

the size code. If you find an error, press CL and

begin again at Step 1.

7. Press SCAN to start scanning.

Talk Group IDs

There are 10 talk group ID banks and each ID bank has

5 sub-banks. Each sub-bank has 20 ID locations. You

can program up to 100 talk group IDs in each 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 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 ^{% ýJ8M<ý4V44}

and then changes toý^% û4444.

Trunking Operation

The first ⁴

in ^%

ý4

is^ýthe sub-bank number (^ò

)

in the bank. ⁴⁴is the number of IDs from (^òòVñé) in each

sub-bank.

If the ID has already been stored when you press

TRUNK, the display shows ^{% ýN8JýJ8M<;}.

Note: When you try to store more than 100 talk group

IDs in a bank, ^{)<DFIPý =LCCü}appears. Clear some talk

group IDs in order to store new ones (see “Clearing Talk

Group IDs” on Page 62).

Follow these steps to manually store talk group 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 or 9until you

reach the desired bank.

8Wdaý&#&

?:ýDe$ý&&

CEJ0ýded[

First location

4. Press MODE to select MOT or ED.

5. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the sub-bank.

6. Press 8 or 9 to select the location where you

desire to store the ID number.

7. Enter the talk group ID and press ENTER. If neces-

sary, use the decimal point for a hyphen.

8Wdaý&#&

?:ýDe$ý&&

CEJ0ý&(//(

?:ç &((/(

Group ID number

8. If you want to tag the ID, press TEXT, enter the

desired text tag for the ID, then press ENTER. (See

“Text Input Chart” on Page 29.)

Trunking Operation

9. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press 8

and repeat Step 4.

8Wdaý&#&

?:ýDe$ý&'

CEJ0ýded[

Next location

10. Press SCAN to start scanning.

Notes:

• If you made a mistake in Step 4, ^%EM8C@;ý %.

appears and the scanner beeps when you press

ENTER. Start again at Step 3.

• You can enter either decimal or AFS code for ED

(EDACS) ID. The default setting is decimal ID

entry. When you press FUNC then 2, ^ã"/ý=FID8K

appears for about 2 seconds. Now you can enter

the ID code with AFS format.

• If you entered an ID code that is already stored in

another ID channel, LGCý% appears. If you want

to store the ID code, press ENTER. To cancel the

operation, press CL.

8Wdaý&#&

?:ýDe$ý&&

CEJ0ý&(//(

:kfbý?:ý'#'(

Duplication

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}appears.

When ID hold is activated and the scanner receives a

voice channel, the scan indication ^/at the first digit in the

top line is changed to $.

To release ID hold, press SCAN or TRUNK.

Trunking Operation

Turning an ID Sub-Bank On or Off

Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off dur-

ing the program mode:

1. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the desired sub-

bank.

2. Press FUNC then 1 to turn the sub-bank on if it is off

or off if it is on.

Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off dur-

ing 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 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 or 9 to move to the desired bank.

4. Press 8 or 9 to select the ID memory.

5. Press L/OUT to lock out the ID. Býappears.

6. To remove the lockout from a trunking ID, manually

select the ID memory, and press L/OUT until ⁽ýdisap-

pears.

You can confirm the ID code while the scanner shows

the text when the received signal is a voice channel.

Trunking Operation

1. Press TEXT while the scanner is receiving the voice

channel and indicating the text name. The ID code

appears as ^)+0è444444or ^! è4444.

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 program-

ming the trunked ID. ^{1J<ý1Gó FNEýB<PJýKFýJ<Ký%}

^;<C8P.ý^{ðôòýJ<:FE;J}appears.

2. Press 8or 9 to select ^*FE<, ^òôí, ^ñôò, ^ñôí, ^ðôò, ^ðôí,

^ïôò, ^ïôíor ^{îôò 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 at

the same time.

1. Press PGM then TRUNK.

2. Press FUNC then L/OUT. The locked out ID appears.

If the ID memory bank has no locked out ID, you

hear the low beep tone.

3. Press FUNC then 8 or 9 to select a search bank.

Or, just press 8 or 9 to search for any locked out

IDs in a bank.

Clearing Talk Group IDs

1. Press PGM then TRUNK.

2. Press FUNC, 8 or 9 to select ID memory.

3. Press FUNC then CL.

Trunking Operation

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. Press PGM.

2. Press TRUNK to enter a talk group ID memory

mode.

3. Select a talk group ID bank using FUNC, 8 or 9.

4. Press FUNC then 6. ^{áFE=@IDý C@JKý :C<8Iå}ý ñæ5!/

^{,I<JJýFK?<IýB<Pý=FIý*+ô}appears.

5. Press 1 to clear the all talk group IDs within a bank.

^{(@JKý:C<8I<;}appears.

Note: To cancel the deletion, press any key except 1.

The scanner returns to the talk group ID memory 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 each channel storage

bank. ^öý(open)ýor ^V(closed) appears under the channel

storage bank's number while scanning. Or, the status

display shows the ^öor ^Vat the top line while the scanner

is in manual mode or receiving a signal during scanning.

When no ID code is programmed into the scanner, it re-

ceives the signal in MOT or ED mode. In open mode the

scanner stops on any transmission. If the ID is stored,

the text tag appears in the display. Otherwise, the talk

group ID appears in the display. In closed mode the

scanner only stops on a transmission if the ID is stored.

Trunking Operation

This is very useful when you want to narrow the scan in

areas where numerous entities utilize the same trunking

system. For example, if the police department, sheriff’s

department, fire department and EMS all use the same

system in your area you can program the identical trunk-

ing frequencies on 4 separate banks. Then by manually

storing their respective group IDs into corresponding

banks (i.e. police IDs in bank 1, sheriff’s IDs in bank 2,

fire rescue IDs on bank 3 and EMS IDs on bank 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 or 9 to select the channel

storage bank.

3. Press FUNC then 5. ^{â8EBý +,!*ô}or ^{â8EBý á(+/! ô}

appears. After that message disappears, the tenth

digit on the top line of the display changes from ^öto

^Vor vice versa.

4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each bank.

ˆ A General Guide to

Frequencies

Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is

mainly "line-of-sight." That means you usually cannot

hear stations that are beyond the horizon.

A General Guide to Frequencies

US Weather Frequencies in MHz

162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.500 162.525

162.550

Ham Radio Frequencies

Ham radio operators often transmit emergency informa-

tion when other means of communication break down.

The chart below shows the frequencies the scanner re-

ceives that ham radio operators normally use:

Wavelength

Frequencies (MHz)

10-Meter

6-Meter

2-Meter

70-cm

28.000–29.700

50.000–54.000

144.000–148.000

420.000–450.000

902.000–928.000

1240.000–1300.000

33-cm

25-cm

Birdie Frequencies

Every scanner has birdie frequencies. 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:

VHF Low Band (MHz)

25.5000

38.2500

41.8900

51.000

A General Guide to Frequencies

VHF High Band (MHz)

114.7500

123.9750

126.9000

129.0250

135.6750

146.0050

116.7375

124.2000

126.9750

129.1500

137.7000

168.9800

119.8125

125.9500

127.0500

132.1000

140.2500

121.1250

126.8250

127.5000

134.7625

140.3850

UHF Low Band (MHz)

408.0000

459.0000

497.2500

420.7500

471.7500

510.0000

433.5000

446.2500

484.5000

482.30625

UHF High Band (MHz)

812.7000

816.0750

852.96875

1246.2500

867.20625

1268.7750

930.64375

1246.1750

To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnect-

ing the antenna and moving it away from the scanner.

Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are

turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and

scan every frequency range from its lowest frequency to

the highest. Occasionally, the searching will 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 fu-

ture reference.

A General Guide to Frequencies

GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS

Typical Band Usage

HF Band

HF Range

25.000–26.960 MHz

Citizen’s Band

10-Meter Amateur

26.965–27.405 MHz

28.000–29.700 MHz

VHF Band

Low Range

29.700–50.000 MHz

50.000–54.000 MHz

137.000–144.000 MHz

144.000–148.000 MHz

148.000–174.000 MHz

220.000–222.000 MHz

222.000–225.000 MHz

6-Meter Amateur

U.S. Government

2-Meter Amateur

High Range

New Mobile Narrow Band

1¹/⁴-Meter Amateur

UHF Band

U.S. Government

70-cm Amateur

Low Range

406.000–420.000 MHz

420.000–450.000 MHz

450.000–470.000 MHz

470.000–512.000 MHz

FM-TV Audio Broadcast,

Wide Band

800 band Law Enforcement

Conventional Systems

806.000–824.000 MHz

851.000–856.000 MHz

856.000–861.000 MHz

Conventional/Trunked

Systems

Public Safety

866.000–869.000 MHz

894.000–960.000 MHz

Trunked Private/General

A General Guide to Frequencies

25-cm Amateur

1240.000–1300.000 MHz

Primary Usage

As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrat-

ed on the following frequencies:

VHF Band

Activities

Frequencies

Government, Police and Fire

Emergency Services

Railroad

153.785–155.980 MHz

158.730–159.460 MHz

160.000–161.900 MHz

220.000–222.000 MHz

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequen-

cies

UHF Band

Activities

Frequencies

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequen-

cies

450.000–470.000 MHz

Base Stations

Mobile Units

451.025–454.950 MHz

456.025–459.950 MHz

460.025–464.975 MHz

465.025–469.975 MHz

Repeater Units

Control Stations

Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate

at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and

relay repeater units.

BAND ALLOCATION

To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the

following listing of the typical services that use 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

A General Guide to Frequencies

Services, refer to Police Call Radio Guide available at

your local RadioShack store.

Abbreviations

Services

AIR ................................................................................ Aircraft

BIFC .................................... Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache

BUS ............................................................................. Business

CAP ..................................................................... Civil Air Patrol

CCA ................................................................. Common Carrier

CB ........................................................................ Citizens Band

CSB ........................................................ Conventional Systems

CTSB ....................................... Conventional/Trunked Systems

FIRE ................................................................. Fire Department

HAM ........................................................ Amateur (Ham) Radio

GOVT ........................................................ Federal Government

GMR ........................................................ General Mobile Radio

GTR ................................................................ General Trunked

IND ............................................................... Industrial Services

(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/Medical Services

MIL ......................................................................... U.S. Military

MOV ............................................ Motion Picture/Video Industry

NEW ........................................................... New Mobile Narrow

A General Guide to Frequencies

NEWS .............................. Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)

OIL ......................................................... Oil/Petroleum Industry

POL .............................................................. Police Department

PUB ................................................................... Public Services

(Public Safety, Local Government,

and Forestry Conservation)

PSB ....................................................................... Public Safety

PTR .................................................................. Private Trunked

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, 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

25.870–26.470

26.62

IND

RTV

CAP

26.965–27.405

27.430–27.630

BUS

A General Guide to Frequencies

10-Meter Amateur Band (in 5 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

HAM

28.000–29.700 MHz

VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)

VHF Low Band-(29–50 MHz in 5 kHz steps)

Frequency

Range

Frequency

Range

Service

29.900–30.550

32.000–32.990

GOVT, MIL

30.580–31.980

33.020–33.980

IND, PUB

BUS, IND,

PUB

34.010–34.990

36.000–36.230

GOVT, MIL

35.020–35.980

36.250

BUS, IND,

TELM,

PUB

Oil Spill

Cleanup

36.270–36.990

38.000–39.000

40.000–42.000

GOVT, MIL

37.020–37.980

39.020–39.980

42.020–42.940

PUB, IND

PUB

GOVT,

POL

MIL, MARI

42.960–43.180

IND

43.220–43.680

IND, PUB,

TELM

43.700–44.600

46.600–46.990

47.420

TRAN

GOVT

44.620–46.580

47.020–47.400

47.440–49.580

POL, PUB

PUB

American

IND, PUB

Red Cross

49.610–49.990

MIL

6-Meter Amateur Band-(50–54 MHz in 5 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

50.000–54.000

HAM

A General Guide to Frequencies

Aircraft Band-(108–137 MHz in 12.5 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

108.000–121.490

121.500

AIR

AIR Emergency

AIR

121.510–136.975

U.S. Government Band (137–144 MHz in 5 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

137.000–144.000

GOVT, MIL

2-Meter Amateur Band (144-148 MHz in 5 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

144.000–148.000

HAM

VHF High Band (148–174 MHz in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz

steps)

Frequency Range

Service

148.050–150.345

150.775–150.790

150.815–150.980

150.995–151.475

151.490–151.955

152.0075

CAP, MAR, MIL

MED

TOW, Oil Spill Cleanup

ROAD, POL

IND, BUS

MED

152.030–152.240

152.270–152.480

152.510–152.840

152.870–153.020

153.035–153.725

TELB

IND, TAXI, BUS

TELB

IND, MOV

IND, OIL, UTIL

A General Guide to Frequencies

Frequency Range

Service

153.740–154.445

154.490–154.570

154.585

PUB, FIRE

IND, BUS

Oil Spill Cleanup

BUS

154.600–154.625

154.655–156.240

156.255–157.425

157.450

MED, ROAD, POL, PUB

OIL, MARI

MED

157.470–157.515

157.530–157.725

157.740

TOW

IND, TAXI

BUS

157.770–158.100

158.130–158.460

158.490–158.700

158.730–159.465

159.480

TELB

BUS, IND, UTIL

TELB

POL, PUB, ROAD

OIL

159.495–161.565

161.580–162.000

162.0125–162.350

162.400–162.550

162.5625–162.6375

162.6625

TRAN

OIL, MARI, RTV

GOVT, MIL, USXX

WTHR

GOVT, MIL, USXX

MED

162.6875–163.225

163.250

GOVT, MIL, USXX

MED

163.275–166.225

166.250

GOVT, MIL, USXX

GOVT, RTV, FIRE

GOVT, BIFC

Wireless Mikes, GOVT

GOVT, MIL, USXX

166.275–169.400

169.445–169.505

169.550–169.9875

A General Guide to Frequencies

Frequency Range

Service

170.000–170.150

170.175–170.225

170.245–170.305

170.350–170.400

170.425–170.450

170.475

BIFC, GOVT, RTV, FIRE

GOVT

Wireless Mikes

GOVT, MIL

BIFC

PUB

170.4875–173.175

173.225–173.5375

173.5625–173.5875

173.600–173.9875

GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes

MOV, NEWS, UTIL, MIL

MIL, Medical/Crash Crews

GOVT

New Mobile Narrow Band (220–222 MHz in 5 kHz

steps))

Frequency Range

Service

220.000–222.000

NEW

1¹/⁴-Meter Amateur band (222.000–225.000 MHz in 5

kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

222.000–225.000

HAM

ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF)

U. S. Government Band (406–420 MHz in 6.25 kHz

steps)

Frequency Range

Service

406.125–419.975

GOVT, USXX

A General Guide to Frequencies

70-cm Amateur Band (420–450 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

420.000–450.000

HAM

Low Band (450–470 MHz- in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

450.050–450.925

451.025–452.025

452.0375–453.000

453.0125–454.000

454.025–454.975

455.050–455.925

457.525–457.600

458.025–458.175

460.0125–460.6375

460.650–462.175

462.1875–462.450

462.4625–462.525

462.550–462.925

462.9375–463.1875

463.200–467.925

RTV

IND, OIL, UTIL

IND, TAXI, TRAN, TOW, NEWS

PUB, OIL

TELB

RTV

BUS

MED

FIRE, POL, PUB

BUS

BUS, IND

IND, OIL, UTIL

GMR, BUS

MED

BUS

FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470–512

MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) (Channels 14 through 69 in 6

MHz steps)

Frequency

Channel

Frequency

Channel

475.750

487.750

499.750

481.750

493.750

505.750

A General Guide to Frequencies

Frequency

Channel

Frequency

Channel

511.750

Note: Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/

mobile service.

Conventional Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in

6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

851.0125–855.9875 MHz

CSB

Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Locally As-

signed (in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

856.0125–860.9875 MHz

CTSB

Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz

steps)

Frequency Range

Service

861.0125–865.9875 MHz

TSB

Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz

steps)

Frequency Range

Service

866.0125–868.9875 MHz

PSB

33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902-928 MHz in 6.25 kHz

steps)

Frequency Range

Service

902.000–928.000

HAM

A General Guide to Frequencies

Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

PTR

935.0125–939.9875 MHz

General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

GTR

940.0125–940.9875 MHz

23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

Service

1240.000–1300.000 MHz

HAM

FREQUENCY CONVERSION

The tuning location of a station can be expressed in fre-

quency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The fol-

lowing information 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

A General Guide to Frequencies

ˆ Troubleshooting

If you have problems with your scanner, here are some

suggestions that might help you eliminate the problem. If

they do not, take your scanner to your local RadioShack

store for assistance.

Problem

Possible Cause

Remedy

Scanner is on but

will not scan

SQUELCH is not

adjusted correctly

Turn SQUELCH

clockwise. See

“Turning on the

Scanner and Set-

ting Squelch” on

Page 24

Poor or no recep-

tion

An antenna is not

connected or is

connected 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

manually

Scanner is totally

inoperative. No

power

Batteries have

failed

Recharge the

rechargeable bat-

teries or replace

the standard bat-

teries

Batteries are

installed improp-

erly

Installthebatteries

according to the

polarity markings,

see “Using Batter-

ies” on Page 10

Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible Cause

Remedy

Scanner is totally

inoperative. No

power

The AC or DC

adapter is not con-

nected properly

Be sure the

adapter’s barrel

plug is properly

connected to the

PWR DC 9V jack

Keypad does not

work

Keylock is on

Turn keylock off,

see “Using the

Keylock” on

Page 48

Keys do not work

or display changes

Undetermined

error

Turn scanner off

then on again, or

reset the scanner,

see “Resetting/Ini-

tializing the Scan-

ner”

RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE

SCANNER

If the scanner's display locks up or does not work prop-

erly after you connect a power source, you might need to

reset or initialize it.

Important: If you have problems with the scanner, first

try to reset it to retain all memory. If that does not work,

you can initialize the scanner; however, initializing clears

all information stored in the scanner's memory.

Resetting the Scanner

1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again.

2. Insert a pointed object, such as a straightened

paper clip, into 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

Troubleshooting

only when you are sure the scanner is not working prop-

erly.

1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. ^3<C:FD<

0Fý L8Cý0ILEB@E> appears.

2. Press 0 then 1 while ^{3<C:FD<ý 0Fý L8Cý 0ILEB@E>}

appears. ^{%E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J<ý 38@Kô}appears for

about 2 seconds.

Note: Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is

complete. When the initialization is complete ^)òòòap-

pears on the top line of the display. ^{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 from dust and dirt, and

wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking

new.

Modifying or tampering with the

’s internal com-

scanner

ponents can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its

warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. If

your

is not performing as it should, take it to

scanner

your local RadioShack store for assistance.

Troubleshooting

ˆ Specifications

Frequency Coverage:

25–54 MHz........................................................ (in 5 kHz steps)

108–136.9875 MHz...................................... (in 12.5 kHz steps)

137–174 MHz.................................. (in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz steps)

216.0025–221.9975 MHz.................................. (in 5 kHz steps)

220.0000–225.0000 MHz ................................. (in 5 kHz steps)

406–512 MHz .............................................. (in 6.25 kHz steps)

806–823.9875 MHz ..................................... (in 6.25 kHz steps)

849–868.9875 MHz ..................................... (in 6.25 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 µV

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

Specifications

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 Steps per Second

Delay 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........................................................ 1³/⁸Inches

(36 mm)

(8-ohm,DynamicType)

Power Requirements:

Batteries ................................................ 4 AA Alkaline Batteries

or 4 AA Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteries

External Power................................................................ 9V DC

Specifications

Current Drain (Squelched) .............................................. 90 mA

Battery Charge Current ................................................. 150 mA

Dimensions (HWD)......................... 6 ³/¹⁶× 2 ⁷/¹⁶× 1 ³/⁴Inches

(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.

Specifications

Limited One-Year Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing

defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1)

year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned

stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EX-

CEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EX-

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INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS

FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION

TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES

CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, Ra-

dioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO

CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RE-

SPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DI-

RECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE

PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WAR-

RANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES

RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF TIME, DATA,

PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPE-

CIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF

RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF

SUCH DAMAGES.

Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied war-

ranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen-

tial damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply

to you.

In 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, 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

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warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are

warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. You

will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after

the expiration of the warranty period.

This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or

attributable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, improper or

abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation

or maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess

voltage or current; (b) any repairs other than those provided by a

RadioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as

fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, ship-

ping or insurance costs; or (f) costs of product removal, installa-

tion, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also

have other rights which vary from state to state.

RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort

Worth, TX 76102

We Service What We Sell

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08A01

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