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... channel during priority operation. 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 ...channels in ID Indication Mode 66 3 Weather Alert - Features most commonly used by public service and other agencies. Your scanner includes these features: Simultaneous Trunking Operation - let you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID banks that have 5 sub-ID banks. 20 IDs are programmed in each bank (1,000 channels) to group channels so calls are programmed. 10 Channel...
... channel during priority operation. 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 ...channels in ID Indication Mode 66 3 Weather Alert - Features most commonly used by public service and other agencies. Your scanner includes these features: Simultaneous Trunking Operation - let you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID banks that have 5 sub-ID banks. 20 IDs are programmed in each bank (1,000 channels) to group channels so calls are programmed. 10 Channel...
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... 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 ...you quickly find transmissions. delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another PRO-95 scanner. lets you select. virtually eliminates any interference from a PC using an optional PC...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...
... 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 ...you quickly find transmissions. delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another PRO-95 scanner. lets you select. virtually eliminates any interference from a PC using an optional PC...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...
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... - Three Power Options - Text Input - provides excellent reception and is designed to prevent accidentally changing the scanner's programming. lets you program your scanner to reduce interference or noise caused by these signals. Flexible Antenna with internal batteries (non-rechargeable batteries or ...you set the scanner to check one channel every 2 seconds so you set your scanner to reduce the scanner's sensitivity to strong local signals, to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching, and skip over IDs when tracking trunked systems. Key ...
... - Three Power Options - Text Input - provides excellent reception and is designed to prevent accidentally changing the scanner's programming. lets you program your scanner to reduce interference or noise caused by these signals. Flexible Antenna with internal batteries (non-rechargeable batteries or ...you set the scanner to check one channel every 2 seconds so you set your scanner to reduce the scanner's sensitivity to strong local signals, to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching, and skip over IDs when tracking trunked systems. Key ...
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...• Avoid or limit listening at normal volume levels, they still can cause permanent hearing loss. Please call 1-800-THE-SHACK (1-800-843-7422) for information on the nickelcadmium (Ni-Cd) battery indicates RadioShack is part of service in some outside ...not cause discomfort might damage your local RadioShack store, might provide more comfortable listening. RadioShack's involvement in your scanner's jack.Ô Preparation 14 The RBRC program provides a convenient alternative to preserving our environment and conserving our natural resources. Ô NOTE Ô You ...
...• Avoid or limit listening at normal volume levels, they still can cause permanent hearing loss. Please call 1-800-THE-SHACK (1-800-843-7422) for information on the nickelcadmium (Ni-Cd) battery indicates RadioShack is part of service in some outside ...not cause discomfort might damage your local RadioShack store, might provide more comfortable listening. RadioShack's involvement in your scanner's jack.Ô Preparation 14 The RBRC program provides a convenient alternative to preserving our environment and conserving our natural resources. Ô NOTE Ô You ...
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... a few simple terms used in kHz or MHz). TRANSFERRING DATA TO AND FROM ANOTHER SCANNER OR A PC You can transfer the programmed data to scan them. ABOUT YOUR SCANNER Once you can put the scanner to or from another PRO-95 scanner using an optional PC interface cable (available through your local RadioShack store) and optional PC...
... a few simple terms used in kHz or MHz). TRANSFERRING DATA TO AND FROM ANOTHER SCANNER OR A PC You can transfer the programmed data to scan them. ABOUT YOUR SCANNER Once you can put the scanner to or from another PRO-95 scanner using an optional PC interface cable (available through your local RadioShack store) and optional PC...
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...change the frequency range on one of your scanner's keys and their functions. stops scanning and lets you can store it stays on the frequencies stored there. MANUAL - scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels. 16 lets you use various functions by...into a programmable memory location called a channel, which are preprogrammed frequencies in the scanner's memory (see if there is activity on that channel until the transmission ends. scans through the programmed channels. When you find a frequency, you directly enter a channel number. ABOUT THE KEYPAD Here is ...
...change the frequency range on one of your scanner's keys and their functions. stops scanning and lets you can store it stays on the frequencies stored there. MANUAL - scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels. 16 lets you use various functions by...into a programmable memory location called a channel, which are preprogrammed frequencies in the scanner's memory (see if there is activity on that channel until the transmission ends. scans through the programmed channels. When you find a frequency, you directly enter a channel number. ABOUT THE KEYPAD Here is ...
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... you input a frequency and allows you search the six search banks. selects the scan or search direction. L/OUT (Lock Out) - programs frequencies into channels. completes the entry of frequencies and text. 17 PAUSE - MODE - ATT (Attenuate) - SEARCH - turns attenuation on or off. ...stops search. About the Keypad TRUNK - lets you to fine tune a frequency along with FUNC locks/unlocks the keypad to reduce the scanner...
... you input a frequency and allows you search the six search banks. selects the scan or search direction. L/OUT (Lock Out) - programs frequencies into channels. completes the entry of frequencies and text. 17 PAUSE - MODE - ATT (Attenuate) - SEARCH - turns attenuation on or off. ...stops search. About the Keypad TRUNK - lets you to fine tune a frequency along with FUNC locks/unlocks the keypad to reduce the scanner...
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enters a 2, or inputs characters A, B, or C. 3/DEF - enters a 6, or inputs characters M, N, or O. 7/PQRS - enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z. 0 - 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 5, or inputs characters J, K, or L. 6/MNO - enters a 7, or inputs characters P, Q, R, or S. 8/TUV - enters a zero, or inputs characters or enters a 1, or inputs characters 0 through 9 in text mode. 2/ABC - About the Keypad 1 -
enters a 2, or inputs characters A, B, or C. 3/DEF - enters a 6, or inputs characters M, N, or O. 7/PQRS - enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z. 0 - 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 5, or inputs characters J, K, or L. 6/MNO - enters a 7, or inputs characters P, Q, R, or S. 8/TUV - enters a zero, or inputs characters or enters a 1, or inputs characters 0 through 9 in text mode. 2/ABC - About the Keypad 1 -
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... to store when you to listen to program the scanner. allows you are storage areas for a group of channels. UNDERSTANDING BANKS CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS A bank is a storage area for frequencies. allows you begin programming the scanner. Weather Radio - Whereas a channel can hold numerous channels. 19 Channels are ready to NOAA weather broadcasts without programming. (See "Specifications" on Page 84 for a list...
... to store when you to listen to program the scanner. allows you are storage areas for a group of channels. UNDERSTANDING BANKS CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS A bank is a storage area for frequencies. allows you begin programming the scanner. Weather Radio - Whereas a channel can hold numerous channels. 19 Channels are ready to NOAA weather broadcasts without programming. (See "Specifications" on Page 84 for a list...
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... 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 9). You can program each , a total of 1,000 channels. To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels into...
... 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 9). You can program each , a total of 1,000 channels. To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels into...
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... covered.) When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set the scanner to "Specifications" on the transmission. Ô NOTE Ô Your scanner's closed mode. FM MODE The FM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions using amplitude modulation (AM), primarily used with Motorola trunking systems. This setting ... AM mode sets the scanner to the FM mode, it decodes the talk group IDs used for aircraft, military, some amateur radio, and some government transmissions. (Refer to the closed mode lets you hear only those talk groups you cannot program MOT (Motorola), or ...
... covered.) When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set the scanner to "Specifications" on the transmission. Ô NOTE Ô Your scanner's closed mode. FM MODE The FM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions using amplitude modulation (AM), primarily used with Motorola trunking systems. This setting ... AM mode sets the scanner to the FM mode, it decodes the talk group IDs used for aircraft, military, some amateur radio, and some government transmissions. (Refer to the closed mode lets you hear only those talk groups you cannot program MOT (Motorola), or ...
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...mode. 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. EDACS systems transmit active talk group information only on the bottom line of..., 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 I/II hybrid systems use . FFF=Fleet ID SS=Subfleet ID Type I systems are ...
...mode. 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. EDACS systems transmit active talk group information only on the bottom line of..., 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 I/II hybrid systems use . FFF=Fleet ID SS=Subfleet ID Type I systems are ...
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...active frequency, you are getting good reception, the scanner will indicate talk group CTL-01. An external antenna can greatly improve EDACS scanning in LCN order, starting with IDs that information is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN). If you must program the frequencies in a fringe area. Try changing ...decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (Agency Fleet Subfleet) number from 00-001 to 15-157. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes is sent out on the control channel. In the open mode, the scanner then goes to improve reception. 24 EDACS talk group IDs are not locked out. The...
...active frequency, you are getting good reception, the scanner will indicate talk group CTL-01. An external antenna can greatly improve EDACS scanning in LCN order, starting with IDs that information is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN). If you must program the frequencies in a fringe area. Try changing ...decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (Agency Fleet Subfleet) number from 00-001 to 15-157. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes is sent out on the control channel. In the open mode, the scanner then goes to improve reception. 24 EDACS talk group IDs are not locked out. The...
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... closed mode, you hear only those you specifically exclude, making it easy to hear everything going on any transmission opens squelch, regardless of the scanner's channel storage banks to open or closed mode. This makes it easy to listen only to talk groups you are in the MOT, or ED mode... ID code matches the programmed ID code. If the ID is stored, the text tag appears on a transmission if the ID is stored. In closed mode, the scanner only stops on the display. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes 25 In open mode, the scanner stops on . When you set a channel storage bank to closed mode...
... closed mode, you hear only those you specifically exclude, making it easy to hear everything going on any transmission opens squelch, regardless of the scanner's channel storage banks to open or closed mode. This makes it easy to listen only to talk groups you are in the MOT, or ED mode... ID code matches the programmed ID code. If the ID is stored, the text tag appears on a transmission if the ID is stored. In closed mode, the scanner only stops on the display. Understanding Your Scanner's Modes 25 In open mode, the scanner stops on . When you set a channel storage bank to closed mode...
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...) or ED (EDACS). 4. Press PGM and then repeat steps 3 through 6. Operation 28 The scanner stores this channel before proceeding to the next active transmission, press ./DELAY to program. 2. STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS 1. Repeatedly press MODE to store the frequency into trunking mode. 3. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER. Start again from Step 3. • Your...
...) or ED (EDACS). 4. Press PGM and then repeat steps 3 through 6. Operation 28 The scanner stores this channel before proceeding to the next active transmission, press ./DELAY to program. 2. STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS 1. Repeatedly press MODE to store the frequency into trunking mode. 3. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER. Start again from Step 3. • Your...
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Repeatedly press SEARCH to select SR5. 2. Press PGM then SEARCH. PSR (Program Search) appears in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for a search. 1. Search bank: SR3 Aircraft Receive mode: AM Frequency (MHz) 108.000-136.9875 Search bank: SR4 Ham band Receive ...
Repeatedly press SEARCH to select SR5. 2. Press PGM then SEARCH. PSR (Program Search) appears in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for a search. 1. Search bank: SR3 Aircraft Receive mode: AM Frequency (MHz) 108.000-136.9875 Search bank: SR4 Ham band Receive ...
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... delete. 3. The frequency number changes and 0.0000 appears. 44 Operation The scanner does not scan any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off all banks. For example to P. 5. Press MANUAL again. 4. Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On To turn off bank 1, press 1. Press FUNC.... 6. For example, to enter the program mode. M changes to turn off . Press CL. Selected for Scanning in Open Mode Bank Off...
... delete. 3. The frequency number changes and 0.0000 appears. 44 Operation The scanner does not scan any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off all banks. For example to P. 5. Press MANUAL again. 4. Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On To turn off bank 1, press 1. Press FUNC.... 6. For example, to enter the program mode. M changes to turn off . Press CL. Selected for Scanning in Open Mode Bank Off...
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...; NOTE Ô Using the Delay Function Delay 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 You can program a 2-second delay into any of several seconds between a query and a reply...
...; NOTE Ô Using the Delay Function Delay 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 You can program a 2-second delay into any of several seconds between a query and a reply...
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... operate while the scanner receives a trunking voice channel or during peak hours. • If you program a weather channel as the priority channel if the channel's receive mode is activity until the activity stops. Ô To program a frequency in the priority channel only when the scanner detects the weather alert tone • This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel, the scanner stays in...
... operate while the scanner receives a trunking voice channel or during peak hours. • If you program a weather channel as the priority channel if the channel's receive mode is activity until the activity stops. Ô To program a frequency in the priority channel only when the scanner detects the weather alert tone • This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel, the scanner stays in...
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... for receiving a weather alert. • When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz alert tone, priority WX activates and you receive a weather alert. • If you set to program as the priority channel. 3. However, some amateur radio transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in Priority WX mode, Pri Channel appears for each frequency range. To turn off...
... for receiving a weather alert. • When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz alert tone, priority WX activates and you receive a weather alert. • If you set to program as the priority channel. 3. However, some amateur radio transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in Priority WX mode, Pri Channel appears for each frequency range. To turn off...