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... the Delay Function .......... 45 Locking Out Channels or Frequencies .... 45 Priority 47 Changing the Receive Mode . 49 FEATURES Your RadioShack Handheld Scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed to trunked communications using a regular scanner. The trunking system automatically transmits the call on different frequencies, it is preprogrammed with a 2way radio transmission, so you can hear the call...
... the Delay Function .......... 45 Locking Out Channels or Frequencies .... 45 Priority 47 Changing the Receive Mode . 49 FEATURES Your RadioShack Handheld Scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed to trunked communications using a regular scanner. The trunking system automatically transmits the call on different frequencies, it is preprogrammed with a 2way radio transmission, so you can hear the call...
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... and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel during priority operation. Your scanner includes these features: Simultaneous Trunking Operation - let you easily identify the ID code. automatically sounds the alarm tone to over 59,000 frequencies including those used by police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, air, and amateur radio services. let you store 1,000...
... and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel during priority operation. Your scanner includes these features: Simultaneous Trunking Operation - let you easily identify the ID code. automatically sounds the alarm tone to over 59,000 frequencies including those used by police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, air, and amateur radio services. let you store 1,000...
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...scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another PRO-95 scanner. lets you transfer the programmed data to another channel in MHz 71 Band Allocation ......... 73 Frequency Conversion 80 Troubleshooting .... 82 Resetting the Scanner 83 Initializing the Scanner 83 Care 84 Specifications ....... 84 Parts and ...IDs in One Bank ........ 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...
...scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another PRO-95 scanner. lets you transfer the programmed data to another channel in MHz 71 Band Allocation ......... 73 Frequency Conversion 80 Troubleshooting .... 82 Resetting the Scanner 83 Initializing the Scanner 83 Care 84 Specifications ....... 84 Parts and ...IDs in One Bank ........ 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...
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... internal batteries (non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries, not supplied). let you lock the scanner's keys to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching, and skip over IDs when tracking trunked systems. Key Lock - Memory Backup - Features Priority Channel - You can easily identify the transmission. lets you do not miss transmissions. lets...
... internal batteries (non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries, not supplied). let you lock the scanner's keys to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching, and skip over IDs when tracking trunked systems. Key Lock - Memory Backup - Features Priority Channel - You can easily identify the transmission. lets you do not miss transmissions. lets...
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...scanner can receive these frequencies: • 25 - 54 MHz • 108 - 136.9875 MHz • 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...target frequency ranges in accordance with the limits for a wide variety of the FCC Rules. The FCC Wants You to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the United States. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment has been tested and found to public safety trunking radio ...
...scanner can receive these frequencies: • 25 - 54 MHz • 108 - 136.9875 MHz • 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...target frequency ranges in accordance with the limits for a wide variety of the FCC Rules. The FCC Wants You to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the United States. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment has been tested and found to public safety trunking radio ...
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This device may cause harmful interference to radio communications. SCANNING LEGALLY Your scanner covers frequencies used by one or more of the FCC Rules. Operation is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is encouraged to try...
This device may cause harmful interference to radio communications. SCANNING LEGALLY Your scanner covers frequencies used by one or more of the FCC Rules. Operation is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is encouraged to try...
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...simple terms used in kHz or MHz). Connect the cable between each scanner's PC/IF jacks. A frequency is the receiving signal location (expressed in this manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's features, you can put the scanner to work for hands-free carrying when you . See "Cloning the ... clip attached to scan them. USING THE BELT CLIP You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from another PRO-95 scanner using an optional PC interface cable (available through your local RadioShack store) and optional PC interface software (available at www.radioshack.com...
...simple terms used in kHz or MHz). Connect the cable between each scanner's PC/IF jacks. A frequency is the receiving signal location (expressed in this manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's features, you can put the scanner to work for hands-free carrying when you . See "Cloning the ... clip attached to scan them. USING THE BELT CLIP You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from another PRO-95 scanner using an optional PC interface cable (available through your local RadioShack store) and optional PC interface software (available at www.radioshack.com...
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... store it stays on that channel until the transmission ends. Each time the scanner finds an active frequency, it into a programmable memory location called a channel, which are preprogrammed frequencies in a channel-storage bank. FUNC (function) - MANUAL - scans through the programmed channels. scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels. 16 lets you directly enter a channel number. About the Keypad You...
... store it stays on that channel until the transmission ends. Each time the scanner finds an active frequency, it into a programmable memory location called a channel, which are preprogrammed frequencies in a channel-storage bank. FUNC (function) - MANUAL - scans through the programmed channels. scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels. 16 lets you directly enter a channel number. About the Keypad You...
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TEXT - stops search. turns on to reduce the scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals, or turns it off to increase sensitivity. or - lets you lock out a selected channel, skip a specified frequency during search, or lock out a selected ID code. lets you...) - ENTER - turns attenuation on /off . completes the entry of frequencies and text. 17 TUNE - SEARCH - PGM - programs frequencies into channels. About the Keypad TRUNK - stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning. PRI (Priority) - sets and turns the priority function...
TEXT - stops search. turns on to reduce the scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals, or turns it off to increase sensitivity. or - lets you lock out a selected channel, skip a specified frequency during search, or lock out a selected ID code. lets you...) - ENTER - turns attenuation on /off . completes the entry of frequencies and text. 17 TUNE - SEARCH - PGM - programs frequencies into channels. About the Keypad TRUNK - stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning. PRI (Priority) - sets and turns the priority function...
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... START To help familiarize yourself with the scanner's functions, keypad, and available frequencies, you can utilize one frequency, a bank can only contain one of these three features before you begin programming the scanner. Channels are ready to NOAA weather broadcasts without programming.... (See "Specifications" on Page 84 for a group of the available frequency ranges.) Also, see "Deleting Frequencies from Channels" on Page 39. See "Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range" on ...
... START To help familiarize yourself with the scanner's functions, keypad, and available frequencies, you can utilize one frequency, a bank can only contain one of these three features before you begin programming the scanner. Channels are ready to NOAA weather broadcasts without programming.... (See "Specifications" on Page 84 for a group of the available frequency ranges.) Also, see "Deleting Frequencies from Channels" on Page 39. See "Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range" on ...
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... by Motorola 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 into 10 banks (0 to 99) channels each channel with...
... by Motorola 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 into 10 banks (0 to 99) channels each channel with...
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...decodes the talk group IDs used for a list of the frequencies covered.) When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set the scanner to receive transmissions using amplitude modulation (AM), primarily used for aircraft, military, some amateur radio, and some government transmissions. (Refer to "Specifications" on..."Changing the Receive Mode" on Page 49. Ô AM MODE The AM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions using frequency modulation (FM), used with Motorola trunking systems. This setting is called the Motorola mode. For more information, see "Open and Closed Modes...
...decodes the talk group IDs used for a list of the frequencies covered.) When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set the scanner to receive transmissions using amplitude modulation (AM), primarily used for aircraft, military, some amateur radio, and some government transmissions. (Refer to "Specifications" on..."Changing the Receive Mode" on Page 49. Ô AM MODE The AM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions using frequency modulation (FM), used with Motorola trunking systems. This setting is called the Motorola mode. For more information, see "Open and Closed Modes...
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..., it first decodes the talk group ID data included with the transmission. One channel in slightly different ways. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes Motorola systems are trunking systems used primarily by business and public safety groups to efficiently allocate a small number of frequencies (as few as five) to talk group 2160. To do this talk...
..., it first decodes the talk group ID data included with the transmission. One channel in slightly different ways. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes Motorola systems are trunking systems used primarily by business and public safety groups to efficiently allocate a small number of frequencies (as few as five) to talk group 2160. To do this talk...
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... 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. Valid talk group IDs are divisible by a 5-digit number. If you try... to 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. Each frequency...
... 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. Valid talk group IDs are divisible by a 5-digit number. If you try... to 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. Each frequency...
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...of the control channel at all times, EDACS systems tend to have stored in the bank's talk group ID list which are having trouble scanning an EDACS system, try manually selecting the data channel. If you must program the frequencies in a fringe area. For the scanner to correctly switch... to an active frequency, you are entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (Agency...
...of the control channel at all times, EDACS systems tend to have stored in the bank's talk group ID list which are having trouble scanning an EDACS system, try manually selecting the data channel. If you must program the frequencies in a fringe area. For the scanner to correctly switch... to an active frequency, you are entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (Agency...
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... To Dual Trunking appears. We update these signals. To turn on Page 68 for more information about 3 seconds, you have already stored frequencies in channels. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indicator points to OFF. Ô STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Good references for active frequencies are no frequencies stored in channels, turn SQUELCH further clockwise. • If the scanner...
... To Dual Trunking appears. We update these signals. To turn on Page 68 for more information about 3 seconds, you have already stored frequencies in channels. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indicator points to OFF. Ô STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Good references for active frequencies are no frequencies stored in channels, turn SQUELCH further clockwise. • If the scanner...
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... bank to select MOT (Motorola) or ED (EDACS). 4. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER. STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS 1. Ô NOTE Ô • If you made a mistake in Step 3, Invalid Freq briefly appears and the scanner beeps when you enter a frequency of 151.553, your scanner accepts it as 151.550. • After a transmission, to have...
... bank to select MOT (Motorola) or ED (EDACS). 4. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER. STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS 1. Ô NOTE Ô • If you made a mistake in Step 3, Invalid Freq briefly appears and the scanner beeps when you enter a frequency of 151.553, your scanner accepts it as 151.550. • After a transmission, to have...
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Assigning a Text Tag to identify amateur (ham) radio transmissions in the 6 meter range, input "HAM 6m" as follows: Operation 29 Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where you want to change . Press TEXT. acter you want to change the receiving mode. If... TEXT TAGS You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to P. 3. The cursor appears at the upper left corner of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks. take, press or to move to enter the other trunking group frequencies for EDACS or additional control channel frequencies for example: M100). 2. Press ...
Assigning a Text Tag to identify amateur (ham) radio transmissions in the 6 meter range, input "HAM 6m" as follows: Operation 29 Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where you want to change . Press TEXT. acter you want to change the receiving mode. If... TEXT TAGS You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to P. 3. The cursor appears at the upper left corner of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks. take, press or to move to enter the other trunking group frequencies for EDACS or additional control channel frequencies for example: M100). 2. Press ...
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... of Bank SR5 manually by setting the lower and higher ends of the search range. Ô Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range The scanner contains these steps to select your desired search Operation 32 Repeatedly press SEARCH to select preprogrammed search bands and search them... for transmissions in the search bank (SR0 - See "Locking Out Channels or Frequencies" on Page 45. • The scanner does not search lockedout frequencies while searching ranges. See "Using the Delay Function" on Page 45. 0 0 then FUNC /DELAY CL ...
... of Bank SR5 manually by setting the lower and higher ends of the search range. Ô Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range The scanner contains these steps to select your desired search Operation 32 Repeatedly press SEARCH to select preprogrammed search bands and search them... for transmissions in the search bank (SR0 - See "Locking Out Channels or Frequencies" on Page 45. • The scanner does not search lockedout frequencies while searching ranges. See "Using the Delay Function" on Page 45. 0 0 then FUNC /DELAY CL ...
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... the marine and CB bands, you can also change the channels by pressing or . 3. You can directly select a channel or search through the band. Press FUNC then SEARCH again to return to "Band Charts" on ), the received frequency appears and the scanner starts searching. 5. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. 33 Operation
... the marine and CB bands, you can also change the channels by pressing or . 3. You can directly select a channel or search through the band. Press FUNC then SEARCH again to return to "Band Charts" on ), the received frequency appears and the scanner starts searching. 5. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. 33 Operation