GRE PSR-295, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...1 PSR 295 Portable Scanner OWNER S MANUAL PSR295OM p65 2004 07 06 15 37 Page 1 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J Win ...

Page 2: ...o the Ham Band 25 Using Frequency Copy 25 Scanning the Channels 27 Deleting Frequencies from Channels 28 SPECIAL FEATURES 28 Using CYCSS and DCS 28 Using the Delay Function 29 Locking Out Channels or Frequencies 29 Priority 31 Changing the Receive Mode 31 Using the Attenuator 32 Turning the Key Tone On and Off 33 Using the Display Backlight 33 Using the Keylock 33 Changing the Display Contrast 34 ...

Page 3: ...antage of subaudible squelch tail elimination turn off codes when they are present 16 Character 4 Line Alphanumeric Display shows you detailed operating information clearly Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Receiver virtu ally 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...

Page 4: ... Antenna with BNC Connector provides ex cellent reception and is designed to help prevent antenna 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 recharge able batteries not supplied You can also use an AC adapter not supplied or po...

Page 5: ...nd Charging Rechargeable Batteries on Page 6 If the scanner stops working properly after connect ing it to power try resetting it See Resetting Initializ ing the Scanner on Page 34 You must charge rechargeable batteries before you use them the first time See Charging Rechargeable Batteries on Page 6 Using Batteries You can power the scanner with four AA batteries not supplied For the longest opera...

Page 6: ...ck holder as indicated by the polarity sym bols and marked on the holder If you are using rechargeable batteries place them into the yellow holder as indicated by the polarity sym bols and marked on the holder 4 Place the battery holder into the battery compartment 5 Replace the cover When battery power is low Low battery appears and the scanner beeps continuously When battery power is de pleted t...

Page 7: ...n power the scanner using a 9V 300mA AC adapter with 4 75mm outer 1 7mm inner plug CAUTIONS You must use an adapter that supplies 9V DC and de livers at least 300mA Its center tip must be set to posi tive and its plug must fit the scanner s PWR DC 9V jack Using an adapter that does not meet these speci fications could damage the scanner or the adapter Always connect the AC adapter to the scanner b...

Page 8: ...ack and turn the antenna s base clockwise until it locks into place Connecting an Outdoor 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 antenna 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...

Page 9: ...arphone or headphones with your scan ner while riding a bicycle be very careful Do not listen to a continuous broadcast Even though some earphones headphones let you hear some outside sounds when lis tening at normal volume levels they still can present a traffic hazard Connecting an Extension Speaker In a noisy area an amplified extension speaker not sup plied might provide more comfortable liste...

Page 10: ...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 ABOUT THE KEYPAD Here is a brief overview of your s...

Page 11: ...ck out a selected chan nel skip a specified frequency during search 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 o...

Page 12: ...etween a range of 150 1000 and 150 5000 you would put both of those frequencies in the limit search bank For the default setting see Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range on Page 20 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER S MODES You can program each channel with any of four receive modes AM FM CTCSS and DCS Each receive mode affects how your scanner operates when scanning and receiving transmissions AM Mo...

Page 13: ...elch tail burst of noise the commonly occurs when the signal is lost CTCSS turn off code performance can be affected by weak signals DCS Mode DC DCS mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions using frequency modulation FM with Digital Coded Squelch DCS subaudible data signaling DCS is very similar to CTCSS except that a digital code is transmit ted instead of an audio tone Like CTCSS DCS allow...

Page 14: ...ockwise 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 hissing sound the scanner will not scan properly Storing Known Frequencies into Channels Follow these steps to store freq...

Page 15: ...u enter a frequency of 151 553 your scanner ac cepts it as 151 550 After a transmission to have the scanner pause for 2 seconds on this channel before proceeding to the next active transmission press DELAY to turn the delay function on See Using the Delay Function on Page 29 The scanner stores this setting in the channel 5 If necessary press MODE to change the receiving mode 6 If desired program a...

Page 16: ...uencies into Channels on Page 14 2 Once you have entered the frequency press MODE until the desired mode appears in the upper left hand corner of the display Use CT for CTCSS and DC for DCS 3 By default the search code indicated with CT Search in the bottom of the display is programmed To pro gram a specific code press FUNC MODE and then use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired CTCSS or DCS cod...

Page 17: ... 446 532 712 15 53 132 212 263 351 452 546 723 17 54 134 214 265 356 454 565 731 21 65 141 223 266 364 455 606 732 23 71 143 225 271 365 462 612 734 25 72 145 226 274 371 464 624 743 26 73 152 243 306 411 465 627 754 31 74 155 244 311 412 466 631 32 114 156 245 315 413 503 632 36 115 162 246 325 423 506 654 43 116 165 251 331 431 516 662 47 122 172 252 332 432 523 664 Storing Text Tags You can cus...

Page 18: ...n the 6 meter range input HAM 6m as follows H is the second letter associated with 4 on the key pad Press 4 then 2 A is the first letter associated with 2 on the keypad Press 2 then 1 M is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad Press 6 then 1 Space Press DELAY 6 is the sixth number associated with 1 on the key pad Press 1 then 6 m is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad Press...

Page 19: ...earch for transmissions in the scanner s preprogrammed search bank The search bank is divided into four search bands You can change the search range of Bank Limit manually by setting the lower and higher ends of the search range Notes You can use the scanner s delay feature while search ing the search bank See Using the Delay Function on Page 29 The scanner does not search locked out frequencies w...

Page 20: ...nd When M appears at the left most position of the second line you can directly select a channel refer to Search Band Charts Press the desired channel number while M appears to select it You can also change the chan nels by pressing or 3 Press FUNC then SEARCH while M appears M changes to S and now you can search through the band Press FUNC then SEARCH again to return to the previous mode 4 Rotate...

Page 21: ...0 161 9500 28 157 4000 63 156 1750 162 0000 64 156 2250 65 156 2750 160 8250 66 156 3250 67 156 375 68 156 4250 69 156 4750 70 156 5250 71 156 5750 72 156 6250 73 156 6750 74 156 7250 77 756 8750 78 156 9250 79 156 9750 80 157 0250 81 157 0750 82 157 1250 83 157 1750 84 157 2250 85 157 2750 161 8250 161 8750 86 157 3250 87 157 3750 161 9250 161 9750 88 157 4250 Note Two frequencies are assigned in...

Page 22: ...250 23 27 2550 24 27 2350 25 27 2450 26 27 2650 27 27 2750 28 27 2850 29 27 2950 30 27 3050 31 27 3150 32 27 3250 33 27 3350 34 27 3450 35 27 3550 36 27 3650 37 27 3750 38 27 3850 39 27 3950 40 27 4050 Search Range PMR Personal Mobile Radio Band Receive mode FM 1Ch 466 00625 2Ch 466 01875 3Ch 466 03125 4Ch 466 04375 5Ch 466 05625 6Ch 466 06875 7Ch 466 08125 8Ch 466 09375 Search Range Air Aircraft ...

Page 23: ...de FM Default setting Note You can input a text label in this search range Searching Active Frequencies in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for a search 1 Repeatedly press SEARCH to select Limit 2 Press PGM then SEARCH PGM Limit Program Limit Search appears in the top line and the cursor blinks L on the second line for the lower end limit frequency 3 Use the...

Page 24: ...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 Zeromatic setting Whenever this feature is turned on Zeromatic ON briefly appears then z appears at the first digit of the sec ond line and the scanner stops at the correct frequency When you turn this feature off z disa...

Page 25: ...ub bank Sub Bank Frequency Range MHz 0 28 000 29 700 1 50 000 54 000 2 144 000 145 9875 3 216 000 225 000 4 430 000 440 000 5 1240 000 1300 000 Using Frequency Copy You can copy a frequency into a specified channel a vacant channel in a specified bank or a priority channel However you cannot copy a frequency from the Marine and PMR search bands Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel You can ...

Page 26: ...s on the frequency dur ing search or tune mode 1 Press FUNC then ENTER when you find a frequency you want to copy Bank 9 Store appears Default set ting Bank 9 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 Channel Stored appears for 2 seconds All the conditions s...

Page 27: ...scanning direction press or 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 29 Turning Channel Storage Banks Off and On 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 scanne...

Page 28: ...ed codes match the scanner stops on the transmission and allows the audio to pass to the speaker If the codes do not match the scanner resumes scan operation If the special search code is in use the scanner will instantly display any detected CTCSS code if programmed for CTCSS mode or DCS code if pro grammed for DCS code You can store the detected code into the channel memory by pressing ENTER whi...

Page 29: ...ies that have a continuous transmission 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 L 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 L disappears Reviewing the Lock ...

Page 30: ...O XX of YY The tenth of thirty locked out numbers would appear as L O 10 of 30 If the search bank has no locked out frequencies No Lockout appears Press 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 wit...

Page 31: ...PRI Pri Channel blinks on the bot tom line To program the priority channel directly 1 Press PGM 2 Press PRI 3 Enter the frequency you want to enter into the priority channel then press ENTER To turn on the priority feature press PRI P On appears on the bottom line If the scanner detects activity on the priority channel Pri Chan appears Note If you change the receive mode at a priority chan nel to ...

Page 32: ...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 A ap pears at the eleventh digit in the top line When you turn it off A changes to You cannot set the attenuator while ...

Page 33: ... the backlight is on to turn it off 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 Wel come To Scanning Receiver appears 2 While Welcome To Scanning Receiver appears press LIGHT 3 Use Up Down keys to set light T O ENTER key saves 5 seconds appears Default setting 5 seconds 4 Press or to se...

Page 34: ...orrect Model appears if the scanner receives data from another scanner other than a PSR 295 Follow these steps to clone the data 1 Turn on both scanners 2 Connect the connecting cable to each scanner s PC IF jack CLONE MODE Press UP to send Remove cable to exit appears 3 Press Confirm send data 1 YES Press other key for NO appears 4 Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other key...

Page 35: ...orking properly 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again Welcome To Scanning Receiver appears 2 Press 0 then 1 while Welcome To Scanning Receiver ap pears Initializing Please Wait appears for about 7 sec onds Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is com plete When the initialization is complete MAN Ch000 ap pears on the top line of the display 0 00000 MHz appears on the second l...

Page 36: ...490 835 580 847 870 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 ...

Page 37: ... be fore you do so check that the fault was not caused by an operational error Carefully reread the relevant section in the instructions SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage 25 88 in 5 kHz steps 118 136 99166 in 8 33 kHz steps 137 174 in 12 5 kHz steps 216 225 in 5 kHz steps 225 0125 400 in 12 5 kHz steps 400 0125 512 in 12 5 kHz steps 806 824 in 12 5 kHz steps 824 01 894 in 10 kHz steps 894 0125 960...

Page 38: ... 25 27 995 MHz 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 40 dB Scanning Rage 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 10 to 60 C IF Rejection 3...

Page 39: ...eaker 36 mm 8 ohm Dynamic Type Power Requirements Batteries 4 AA Alkaline Batteries or 4 AA Rechargeable Mi MH Batteries External Power 9V DC Current Drain Squelched 90 mA Battery Charge Current 150 mA Dimensions 157 H x 62 W x 41 D mm Weight without antenna and batteries Approx 240 g PSR295OM p65 2004 07 06 15 37 Page 39 Adobe PageMaker 6 5J Win ...

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