User manual RADIOSHACK PRO-97

[. . . ] Cat 20-527 PRO-97 1, 000 Channel Triple Trunking Hand Held Scanner Please read this user's guide before installing, setting up and using your new product www. radioshack. com Contents Thank you for purchasing your Pro-97 1, 000 channel tripple trunking hand held scanner from RadioShack. Your hand held 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, GEEricsson (EDACS®) type systems, and EF Johnson (LTR) type systems which are extensively used in many communication systems. user's guide · quick start guide · preprogrammed frequency addendum Belt clip Scanner Antenna Nonrechargeable battery holder Rechargeable battery holder 2 The Basics contents your scanner's controls power sources using batteries charging rechargeable batteries using AC power using vehicle battery power connecting an earphone/headphones listening safely traffic safety connecting an extension speaker connecting the supplied antenna connecting an optional external antenna using the belt clip transferring data to or from another scanner or PC 7 12 12 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 quick start understanding your scanner's modes AM mode FM mode CTCSS (CT) mode DCS (DC) mode Motorola mode EDACS mode LTR mode open and closed modes 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 24 25 26 setting up your scanner turning on the scanner and setting squelch storing known frequencies into channels 28 28 29 CTCSS and DCS storing trunking frequencies into channels 31 33 3 The Basics storing text tags assigning a text tag to a channel assigning a text tag to a group ID assigning a tex tage to a bank text input chart 34 34 35 35 36 finding and storing active frequencies searching a preprogrammed frequency range band charts search bank: SR0 marine band search bank: SR1 CB band search bank: SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS band search bank: SR3 police/fire band search bank: SR4 aircraft search bank: SR5 amateur band search bank: SR6 programmable limit search searching active frequencies in a range manually tuning a frequency listening to the weather band listening to a weather channel SAME standby mode WX Alert and beep tone confirmation Skywarn using frequency copy copying a frequency into a specified channel copying a frequency into an empty channel within a bank copying a frequency into the priority channel Signal Stalker II using Signal Stalker II using Signal Stalker II with lockout scanning channels turning channel-starage banks off and on monitoring a single channel/power save circuit 37 37 38 38 40 40 41 42 43 43 43 45 45 46 46 47 48 48 48 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 4 The Basics using CTCSS and DCS deleting frequencies from channels deleting all frequencies in a channel bank using dealy locking out channels or frequencies locking out channels reviewing locked-out channels locking out frequencies reviewing locked-out frequencies clearing a locked-out frequency clearing all locked-out frequencies in a search bank priority changing the receive mode using the attenuator turning the key tone on and off using the display/key backlight using the keylock changing the display contrast cloning the programmed data 53 54 54 55 55 55 56 56 56 57 57 57 59 60 61 61 63 63 64 trunking how trunking works setting squelch for trunking mode programming trunking frequencies programming Motorola trunking systems (UHF-Lo) programming Motorola trunking systems (800 MHz) programming fleet maps talk group IDs storing talk group IDs talk group ID hold turning an ID sub-bank on or off locking out talk group IDs delay function in ID indication mode reviewing locked-out talk group IDs 65 65 67 67 69 71 71 73 73 76 76 77 77 78 5 The Basics clearing talk group IDs clearing all talk group IDs in a single bank changing the open/closed mode 78 78 79 care service and repair birdie frquencies 80 80 80 specifications initializing your scanner 81 84 The FCC wants you to know scanning legally 85 85 glossary FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) warranty 86 87 88 Hypersearch, Hyperscan, and Adaptaplug are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation. Motorola, Smartnet, ASTRO and Privacy Plus are registered trademarks of Motorla Inc. EDACS is a registered trademark of MA-COM Inc. [. . . ] You can also turn on/off frequency sub-bands using the corresponding number keys while Signal Stalker II is active. Notes Priority mode is not available while using the Signal Stalker II. Press FUNC then e or d, you can change the normal Signal Stalker II operation to the Special Signal Stalker II operation. Stalker appears and the frequency range is divided by 1 MHz segment. If you lock out 5 frequencies within a 1 MHz segment, the scanner will skip that segment in subsequent sweeps. See "Using Signal Stalker II with Lockout" below. using Signal Stalker II with lockout The scanner's lock out feature can be used to bypass unwanted transmissions while using the Signal Stalker II. Press L/OUT when the scanner is stopped on an undesired transmission. Press FUNC L/OUT to review or clear locked out frequencies in the Signal Stalker II. You can lock out 150 frequencies while searching all bands and 50 frequencies while searching Police/Fire frequencies. Signal Stalker II functions by rapidly sweeping through the RF spectrum in 1 MHz segments. If RF signal energy is detected in a 1 MHz segment, Signal Stalker II will sweep through the 1MHz segment in finer steps until the source of the RF signal energy is found. Certain segments of RF spectrum are used by high power transmitters, such as paging transmitters. The Signal Stalker II can detect these transmitters easily, even at great distances 51 Beyond the Basics due to their high transmitter output power. You can press L/OUT when the Signal Stalker II stops on these undesired transmissions to prevent the Signal Stalker II from stopping on them in future sweeps, however, the Signal Stalker II will still see their RF signal energy when sweeping through the 1 MHz segment. This will cause the Signal Stalker II to execute another fine step search of the 1 MHz segment. Of course, if you have locked out the undesired transmissions, the Signal Stalker II will not stop on them again, however, the overall sweep performance of the Signal Stalker II will be impacted. Signal Stalker II features a special lockout mode that causes the scanner to skip a 1 MHz segment if five or more lockouts exist in that 1 MHz segment. To activate this mode, press FUNC e while in the Signal Stalker II mode. If a 1 MHz segment contains 5 or more lockouts it will be skipped entirely while Signal Stalker II is sweeping. Use FUNC L/O to review or clear locked Signal Stalker II frequencies. To clear a locked-out frequency, select that frequency, then press CL. scanning the channels To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again after monitoring a specific channel, press SCAN. Notes You must store frequencies into channels before the scanner can scan them. The scanner does not scan through empty channels. [. . . ] Whereas a channel can only contain one frequency, a bank can hold numerous channels. Talkgroup IDs -- each channel storage bank has an associated talkgroup ID list, for a total of 10 talkgroup ID lists. You can program up to 150 talkgroup IDs in each bank, so you can program up to 1500 talkgroup IDs in 10 banks. When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motorola or EDACS mode, it checks to see if the ID has been stored in the associated ID list. [. . . ]