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... used by police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, air, and amateur radio services. This scanner gives you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID banks that have 5 sub-ID banks. 20 IDs are programmed. 10 Channel-Storage Banks - tracks two trunking systems (Motorola and EDACS) and conventional systems at the same time. let you...
... used by police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, air, and amateur radio services. This scanner gives you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID banks that have 5 sub-ID banks. 20 IDs are programmed. 10 Channel-Storage Banks - tracks two trunking systems (Motorola and EDACS) and conventional systems at the same time. let you...
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...you select. lets you transfer the programmed data to reduce search time and select interesting frequencies more replies that are made on the same channel. 4 shows you quickly find transmissions. delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another PRO-95 scanner. Data Cloning - Preprogrammed Frequency ... 67 Changing the Open/Closed Mode 68 A General Guide to Frequencies ......... 69 US Weather Frequencies (in MHz 69 Ham Radio Frequencies ..... 69 Birdie Frequencies ..... 69 Guide to the Action Bands ........ 71 Typical Band Usage (in conventional mode, so you can ...
...you select. lets you transfer the programmed data to reduce search time and select interesting frequencies more replies that are made on the same channel. 4 shows you quickly find transmissions. delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another PRO-95 scanner. Data Cloning - Preprogrammed Frequency ... 67 Changing the Open/Closed Mode 68 A General Guide to Frequencies ......... 69 US Weather Frequencies (in MHz 69 Ham Radio Frequencies ..... 69 Birdie Frequencies ..... 69 Guide to the Action Bands ........ 71 Typical Band Usage (in conventional mode, so you can ...
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... designed to check one channel every 2 seconds so you can also use an AC adapter (not supplied) or power the scanner in memory for an extended time even without internal batteries. lets you program your scanner to prevent accidentally changing the scanner's programming. Text Input - lets you set your scanner to reduce the scanner's sensitivity to strong local...
... designed to check one channel every 2 seconds so you can also use an AC adapter (not supplied) or power the scanner in memory for an extended time even without internal batteries. lets you program your scanner to prevent accidentally changing the scanner's programming. Text Input - lets you set your scanner to reduce the scanner's sensitivity to strong local...
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...(3.5 mm) mini-plug into the trash or the municipal waste stream, which may be illegal in some areas. Please call 1-800-THE-SHACK (1-800-843-7422) for comfortable listening. • Set the volume to preserving our environment and conserving our natural resources. Ô NOTE...Cd battery recycling and disposal bans/ restrictions in your area. With the headphones on the headphones. RadioShack's involvement in this scanner. IMPORTANT ! The RBRC program provides a convenient alternative to a comfortable level. • Avoid increasing the volume once you hear some headphones let you ...
...(3.5 mm) mini-plug into the trash or the municipal waste stream, which may be illegal in some areas. Please call 1-800-THE-SHACK (1-800-843-7422) for comfortable listening. • Set the volume to preserving our environment and conserving our natural resources. Ô NOTE...Cd battery recycling and disposal bans/ restrictions in your area. With the headphones on the headphones. RadioShack's involvement in this scanner. IMPORTANT ! The RBRC program provides a convenient alternative to a comfortable level. • Avoid increasing the volume once you hear some headphones let you ...
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...) and optional PC interface software (available at www.radioshack.com). TRANSFERRING DATA TO AND FROM ANOTHER SCANNER OR A PC You can transfer the programmed data to or from another PRO-95 scanner using an optional PC interface cable (available through your belt or waistband. You can also upload or... download the programmed data to and from a PC using a connecting cable which has 1/8-inch phone plugs on Page...
...) and optional PC interface software (available at www.radioshack.com). TRANSFERRING DATA TO AND FROM ANOTHER SCANNER OR A PC You can transfer the programmed data to or from another PRO-95 scanner using an optional PC interface cable (available through your belt or waistband. You can also upload or... download the programmed data to and from a PC using a connecting cable which has 1/8-inch phone plugs on Page...
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... banks, which is grouped with other channels in a channel-storage bank. Each time the scanner finds an active frequency, it into a programmable memory location called a channel, which are preprogrammed frequencies in combination ...channel-storage banks to limit the search. SCAN - lets you directly enter a channel number. scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels. 16 stops scanning and lets you use various functions by pressing this key in the scanner's memory (see if there is activity on that channel until the transmission ends. scans through the programmed channels...
... banks, which is grouped with other channels in a channel-storage bank. Each time the scanner finds an active frequency, it into a programmable memory location called a channel, which are preprogrammed frequencies in combination ...channel-storage banks to limit the search. SCAN - lets you directly enter a channel number. scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels. 16 stops scanning and lets you use various functions by pressing this key in the scanner's memory (see if there is activity on that channel until the transmission ends. scans through the programmed channels...
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...- turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals, or turns it off to prevent accidental entries. ENTER - PRI (Priority) - sets and turns the priority function on /off . PAUSE - MODE - programs frequencies into channels. lets you to fine tune a...'s backlight, or when used with or . ATT (Attenuate) - selects the scan or search direction. lets you lock out a selected channel, skip a specified frequency during search, or lock out a selected ID code. completes the entry of frequencies and text. 17 L/OUT (Lock Out)...
...- turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals, or turns it off to prevent accidental entries. ENTER - PRI (Priority) - sets and turns the priority function on /off . PAUSE - MODE - programs frequencies into channels. lets you to fine tune a...'s backlight, or when used with or . ATT (Attenuate) - selects the scan or search direction. lets you lock out a selected channel, skip a specified frequency during search, or lock out a selected ID code. completes the entry of frequencies and text. 17 L/OUT (Lock Out)...
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enters a 4, or inputs characters G, H, or I. 5/JKL - enters an 8, or inputs characters T, U, or V. 9/WXYZ - enters a 3, or inputs characters D, E, or F. 4/GHI - enters a 7, or inputs characters P, Q, R, or S. 8/TUV - About the Keypad 1 - enters a 2, or inputs characters A, B, or C. 3/DEF - enters a 5, or inputs characters J, K, or L. 6/MNO - enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z. 0 - enters a 1, or inputs characters 0 through 9 in text mode. 2/ABC - enters a zero, or inputs characters or enters a 6, or inputs characters M, N, or O. 7/PQRS -
enters a 4, or inputs characters G, H, or I. 5/JKL - enters an 8, or inputs characters T, U, or V. 9/WXYZ - enters a 3, or inputs characters D, E, or F. 4/GHI - enters a 7, or inputs characters P, Q, R, or S. 8/TUV - About the Keypad 1 - enters a 2, or inputs characters A, B, or C. 3/DEF - enters a 5, or inputs characters J, K, or L. 6/MNO - enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z. 0 - enters a 1, or inputs characters 0 through 9 in text mode. 2/ABC - enters a zero, or inputs characters or enters a 6, or inputs characters M, N, or O. 7/PQRS -
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... scan through the entire range of available frequencies without programming. Preprogrammed Search Banks - Whereas a channel can hold numerous channels. 19 UNDERSTANDING BANKS CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS A bank is a storage area for frequencies. allows you to program the scanner. See "Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range" on Page 39. Manual Tuning - Weather Radio - Quick Start QUICK START To help familiarize yourself...
... scan through the entire range of available frequencies without programming. Preprogrammed Search Banks - Whereas a channel can hold numerous channels. 19 UNDERSTANDING BANKS CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS A bank is a storage area for frequencies. allows you to program the scanner. See "Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range" on Page 39. Manual Tuning - Weather Radio - Quick Start QUICK START To help familiarize yourself...
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...; For the default setting, see "Typical Band Usage (in MHz)" on Page 32). You can program each , a total of 1,000 channels. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER'S MODES You can use four frequencies, one limit search bank. The first digit identifies the bank (0...trunking, EDACS trunking, Marine, CB, Police, Fire, Aircraft and Ham (see "Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range" on Page 71). Ô NOTE Ô For example, if you wanted to find active frequencies between a range of 150.1000 and 150.5000, you want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels...
...; For the default setting, see "Typical Band Usage (in MHz)" on Page 32). You can program each , a total of 1,000 channels. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER'S MODES You can use four frequencies, one limit search bank. The first digit identifies the bank (0...trunking, EDACS trunking, Marine, CB, Police, Fire, Aircraft and Ham (see "Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range" on Page 71). Ô NOTE Ô For example, if you wanted to find active frequencies between a range of 150.1000 and 150.5000, you want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels...
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...with Motorola trunking systems. This setting is called the Motorola mode. See "Changing the Receive Mode" on Page 49. Ô AM MODE The AM mode sets the scanner to the ...transmissions, as well as broadcast, business, and amateur radio transmissions. For more information, see "Open and Closed Modes" on a channel set the scanner to the AM mode, it always stops on ... program MOT (Motorola), or ED (EDACS) mode in VHF. However, you specify. When the scanner receives a transmission on Page 25. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes 21 Each receive mode affects how your scanner so...
...with Motorola trunking systems. This setting is called the Motorola mode. See "Changing the Receive Mode" on Page 49. Ô AM MODE The AM mode sets the scanner to the ...transmissions, as well as broadcast, business, and amateur radio transmissions. For more information, see "Open and Closed Modes" on a channel set the scanner to the AM mode, it always stops on ... program MOT (Motorola), or ED (EDACS) mode in VHF. However, you specify. When the scanner receives a transmission on Page 25. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes 21 Each receive mode affects how your scanner so...
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...enter an invalid talk group ID, the scanner rounds the ID down to the correct fleet-subfleet format, you must program the correct fleet map into the scanner. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes EDACS MODE You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group IDs used..., where 000 identifies all police users and 12 identifies the Detective division. • If the scanner decodes control channel data while receiving transmissions from a Motorola trunking system, CNTRL appears on a dedicated control channel. Type II system talk groups are divisible by a 5-digit number. Each frequency 23
...enter an invalid talk group ID, the scanner rounds the ID down to the correct fleet-subfleet format, you must program the correct fleet map into the scanner. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes EDACS MODE You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group IDs used..., where 000 identifies all police users and 12 identifies the Detective division. • If the scanner decodes control channel data while receiving transmissions from a Motorola trunking system, CNTRL appears on a dedicated control channel. Type II system talk groups are divisible by a 5-digit number. Each frequency 23
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... indicate talk group CTL-01. In the open mode, the scanner then goes to 15-157. For the scanner to correctly switch to an active frequency, you must program the frequencies in the bank's talk group ID list which are entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (...Agency Fleet Subfleet) number from 00-001 to the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the control channel...
... indicate talk group CTL-01. In the open mode, the scanner then goes to 15-157. For the scanner to correctly switch to an active frequency, you must program the frequencies in the bank's talk group ID list which are entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (...Agency Fleet Subfleet) number from 00-001 to the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the control channel...
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... receives signals. If the ID is stored. Otherwise, the talk group ID appears on the display. When you set a channel storage bank to talk groups you want the scanner to hear everything going on a transmission if the ID is stored, the text tag appears on the display. In closed ...found in the MOT, or ED mode and the signal's ID code matches the programmed ID code. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes 25 In closed mode, the scanner only stops on . OPEN AND CLOSED MODES You can set your scanner to open or closed mode. These settings, called open mode and closed mode, ...
... receives signals. If the ID is stored. Otherwise, the talk group ID appears on the display. When you set a channel storage bank to talk groups you want the scanner to hear everything going on a transmission if the ID is stored, the text tag appears on the display. In closed ...found in the MOT, or ED mode and the signal's ID code matches the programmed ID code. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes 25 In closed mode, the scanner only stops on . OPEN AND CLOSED MODES You can set your scanner to open or closed mode. These settings, called open mode and closed mode, ...
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.... 4. If desired, program a text tag for programming. Repeatedly press MODE to program. 2. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER. See "Using the Delay Function" on Page 45. Press ENTER to store the frequency into trunking mode. 3. The next channel in the channel. STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS 1. If you want to store. The scanner stores this channel before proceeding to...
.... 4. If desired, program a text tag for programming. Repeatedly press MODE to program. 2. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER. See "Using the Delay Function" on Page 45. Press ENTER to store the frequency into trunking mode. 3. The next channel in the channel. STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS 1. If you want to store. The scanner stores this channel before proceeding to...
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....0000 Search bank: SR5 Programmable limit search Receive mode: FM (Default setting) Searching Active Frequencies in the top line and the cursor Operation 37 PSR (Program Search) appears in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for a search. 1. Press PGM then SEARCH. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select SR5. 2.
....0000 Search bank: SR5 Programmable limit search Receive mode: FM (Default setting) Searching Active Frequencies in the top line and the cursor Operation 37 PSR (Program Search) appears in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for a search. 1. Press PGM then SEARCH. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select SR5. 2.
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For example, to enter the program mode. Press PGM to turn off bank 1, press 1. Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On To turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank. • You can manually select any of the channels within the banks you want to turn on ...44 Operation Press CL. Selected for Scanning in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. Press MANUAL again. 4. M changes to P. 5. The scanner does not scan any channel in Closed Mode To turn bank 1 on banks while scanning, press the number key until the bank's number appears. Press MANUAL. 2.
For example, to enter the program mode. Press PGM to turn off bank 1, press 1. Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On To turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank. • You can manually select any of the channels within the banks you want to turn on ...44 Operation Press CL. Selected for Scanning in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. Press MANUAL again. 4. M changes to P. 5. The scanner does not scan any channel in Closed Mode To turn bank 1 on banks while scanning, press the number key until the bank's number appears. Press MANUAL. 2.
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... is automatically set as a weather channel. Then, when the scanner stops on the channel, D appears and the scanner continues to monitor the channel for each channel when you can still manually select locked-out channels. Locking Out Channels To lock out a channel while scanning, press L/OUT when the scanner stops on the scanner. Locking Out Channels You can program a 2-second delay into any...
... is automatically set as a weather channel. Then, when the scanner stops on the channel, D appears and the scanner continues to monitor the channel for each channel when you can still manually select locked-out channels. Locking Out Channels To lock out a channel while scanning, press L/OUT when the scanner stops on the scanner. Locking Out Channels You can program a 2-second delay into any...
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..., the priority check seems random during trunking delay time. To program a weather channel as the priority channel, the scanner stays in the priority channel: 1. Special Features Ô NOTE Ô • The priority feature does not operate while the scanner receives a trunking voice channel or during peak hours. • If you can scan through programmed channels and still not miss an important...
..., the priority check seems random during trunking delay time. To program a weather channel as the priority channel, the scanner stays in the priority channel: 1. Special Features Ô NOTE Ô • The priority feature does not operate while the scanner receives a trunking voice channel or during peak hours. • If you can scan through programmed channels and still not miss an important...
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.... However, some amateur radio transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in Priority WX mode, Pri Channel appears for 3 seconds then changes to program as the priority channel. 3. Press FUNC then PRI. Pri Channel flashes on the top line while scanning. Select the weather channel you try to listen to a transmission when the scanner is not set the...
.... However, some amateur radio transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in Priority WX mode, Pri Channel appears for 3 seconds then changes to program as the priority channel. 3. Press FUNC then PRI. Pri Channel flashes on the top line while scanning. Select the weather channel you try to listen to a transmission when the scanner is not set the...