Radio Shack 20-162, User Manual

Page 1: ...generation of scanners designed to track Motorola Type I Type II hybrid analog systems such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus plus M A COM EDACS and EF Johnson LTR Those systems are extensively used in many 800 MHz 900 MHz and UHF communication systems 20 162 www radioshack com What s Included Scanner Antenna Belt Clip and 2 Screws Preprogrammed Frequency List User s Guide Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...our Scanner 14 Service Banks 15 Channel Storage Banks 15 Manual Mode 16 Programming Frequencies into Channels 16 Entering Channel Text Tags 17 Entering Bank Text Tags 18 Erasing All Frequencies in a Bank 18 Copying or Moving a Frequency 19 Searching 21 Chain Search 21 Starting Chain Search 21 Storing Frequencies Found During a Search 22 Programming Search Ranges 22 Programming Search Bank Text Tag...

Page 3: ...Banks On or Off 35 Programming Scan Bank Lists 36 Locking Out Channels 37 Skipping Data Signals 38 Using Keylock 38 Using the Display Backlight 39 Setting the Auto Backlight Display 39 Setting the LCD Contrast 39 Setting the Keytone 40 Setting the Battery Save Function 40 Setting CTCSS DCS 40 Setting Priority 41 Weather Priority 42 Receiving NWR SAME and Weather Alert Signals 43 Turning On the Dig...

Page 4: ... EDACS 54 EDACS Partial Group Numbers 54 LTR 55 Clearing Talk Group IDs 56 Clearing All Talk Group IDs in a Bank 56 Using Talk Group ID Lists 56 Turning a Talk Group ID List On or Off 57 Scanning the Talk Group ID Lists 57 Priority Scanning Talk Group IDs 57 Motorola Trunking Systems 58 Motorola Type II 800 MHz 58 Setting the Base Frequency Offset Channel and Spacing for 800 MHz Custom 59 Motorola...

Page 5: ...amming 68 CTCSS DCS 69 Programming CTCSS DCS Codes 70 CTCSS Frequencies Hz 71 DCS Codes Octal 71 Additional Information 72 FCC Notice 72 Scanning Legally 72 Care 73 Service and Repair 73 6SHFLÀFDWLRQV 74 Troubleshooting 76 Resetting your scanner 78 Appendix A Inputting Text 79 Text Input Chart 79 Appendix B Fleet Maps 80 Preset Fleet Maps 80 8VHU HÀQHG OHHW 0DSV 80 Fleet Map Size Codes 81 Size Cod...

Page 6: ...ency range TRUNK MODE Enter the Talk Group ID Programming Mode Press after FUNC to select the modulation for trunking system FUNC Function A a Press in combination with other keys to access various functions Change the text input mode lower case letters Upper case letters or numbers PRI Priority ALERT Turn priority function on and off Turn weather alert on and off L O Lock out selected channels sk...

Page 7: ...nd resume search or scan Change from Programming Mode to enter Text Tag Mode T S BANK Select options during programming change scan or search direction change the ID location number while trunking In Scan Mode press after FUNC to go to select bank menu In Manual or Program Mode press after FUNC to change bank Hold down T or S to move through the selections faster KEYLOCK Turn on the backlight Pres...

Page 8: ... 00 CT 250 3 L O DLY DS PRI ALT A A Channel Text Tag Police Fire Medical Custom Etc Priority Channel Bank Text Tag Frequency Frequency Modulation Or Trunking System FM AM Conventional MO Motorola ED EDACS LT LTR CTCSS or DCS code Signal Stalker Display Features ...

Page 9: ...ase letter N Numeric Scan Direction Bank Number Channel Number PAUSE displayed during Pause Mode Trunking Mode T Open T Closed Low Battery Operation Mode PGM Programming MAN Manual SCAN Scan SRCH Search SVC Service Search TUNE Fine Tune SIG S Signal Stalker WX Weather Scan Lock Out Delay Data Skip Priority Keylock Weather Alert P P P P P ...

Page 10: ...l cable If your antenna s cable does not have a BNC connector your local RadioShack store carries a variety of BNC adapters Attaching the Belt Clip Use a Phillips head screwdriver and the supplied screws to attach the clip to the scanner Powering Your Scanner You can power your scanner with batteries DC adapter or AC adapter Batteries 1 Remove the battery compartment cover 2 Set the Battery Switch...

Page 11: ...geable batteries when the switch is set to Ni MH To charge batteries 1 Set the Power Switch to Ni MH 2 Install rechargeable batteries 3 Connect an external power source to the DC 9V 300mA jack The scanner stops charging automatically after a maximum of 14 hours Warning Do not attempt to charge batteries if non rechargeable batteries are installed in the scanner and the switch is set to Ni MH or if...

Page 12: ...or a month remove the batteries Batteries can leak chemicals that destroy electronic circuits Always dispose of old batteries promptly and properly Do not bury or burn them Recycle Rechargeable Batteries Placing rechargeable batteries in the trash can be harmful to the environment Instead recycle old rechargeable batteries at your local RadioShack store free of charge RadioShack participates in th...

Page 13: ...g adapter to the scanner if non rechargeable batteries such as alkaline batteries are installed in the scanner and the switch is set to Ni MH or if you are unsure of the switch s position Turning on the Scanner 1 Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise 2 Turn VOLUME OFF clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing sound 3 Turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing stops Note Make sure the scanner s ...

Page 14: ... not increase it Over time your ears adapt to the volume level so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing Even though some earphones headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels they still can present a traffic hazard Understanding Your Scanner We use a few simple terms in this manual to explain the features of the scanner ...

Page 15: ... find your local frequencies after you have programmed these frequencies into channels you can scan the channels Service Banks The scanner is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to the Marine CB band FRS GMRS MURS Police Fire Emergency Aircraft and Ham band services This helps you quickly find active frequencies instead of doing a chain search Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to ...

Page 16: ...the frequency using for the decimal point 5 Press ENT PGM to store the frequency into the channel 6 To program the next channel in sequence press S or ENT PGM and repeat Steps 4 and 5 Programming Notes If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 5 Invalid Freq appears and the scanner beeps error tones Enter a valid frequency If you entered a frequency in Step 5 which already exists on another chan...

Page 17: ...channel To store trunked system frequencies see Programming Trunked Frequencies on p 46 If you do not have a list of frequencies in your area use a chain fine tune or service search to find a transmission see Searching on p 21 Also refer to www radioreference com Entering Channel Text Tags To store text tags for easy identification of channels 1 From Manual Mode press ENT PGM to put the scanner in Pr...

Page 18: ...gramming Mode 2 Press FUNC S or T to select the bank where you want to store a text tag 3 Press FUNC ENT PGM Edit Bank Tag or Erase All Freq appears 4 Press PSE TEXT to put the scanner into Bank Text Tag Mode The cursor appears 5 Press the number keys to enter up to 16 letters Press S or T to move the cursor to the right or the left Press A a to choose the input mode upper case letters lower case ...

Page 19: ...ll the frequencies 3 Press FUNC ENT PGM Edit Bank Tag or Erase All Freq appears 4 Press FUNC CL 5 Press 1 to erase all frequencies in the selected bank Press CL to cancel Note If you entered an invalid bank number in step 2 the scanner displays Invalid Bank No Press CL Copying or Moving a Frequency To copy or move a frequency to a channel 1 From Manual Mode press ENT PGM to put the scanner in Prog...

Page 20: ...nel number and 0 0000 appears If there is no empty channel the scanner automatically selects the first channel of the bank 6 Press S or T if you want to select another channel then press ENT PGM Delete Source Channel appears 7 If moving a frequency press ENT PGM to delete the source If copying a frequency press CL to keep both locations ...

Page 21: ...an also program a range There are three modes within this feature Chain Search Mode Chain Search Pause Mode and Program Band Select Mode The preset frequency ranges are Bank Frequency MHz Step kHz 0 25 0000 27 9950 5 1 28 0000 54 0000 5 2 137 0000 174 0000 5 3 216 0000 224 9950 5 4 225 0000 399 9875 12 5 5 400 0000 512 0000 6 25 6 764 0000 775 9875 12 5 7 794 0000 805 9875 12 5 8 806 0000 956 0000...

Page 22: ...nd in a search 1 Press FUNC ENT PGM when you find a frequency 2 Press T or S to select a bank 3 Press ENT PGM The frequency you want to store the smallest empty channel number and 0 0000 are displayed 4 Press ENT PGM to enter the frequency After programming Edit Ch Memory appears Press ENT PGM to go to Programming Mode or press CL to go back to a previous mode Programming Search Ranges To define the...

Page 23: ...o go back to a previous menu Programming Search Bank Text Tags To store text tags for easy identification of search banks 1 From Manual Mode press ENT PGM to put the scanner in Programming Mode 2 Press SRCH to go to Programming Search Bank Mode 3 Press T or S to select the desired bank number 4 Press PSE TEXT to go to Programming Search Bank Text Tag Mode 5 Enter up to 16 letters by repeatedly pres...

Page 24: ... fine tune 1 From Manual Mode Press FUNC SRCH TUNE to go to Fine Tune Pause Mode 2 Press PSE to begin searching in Fine Tune Mode 3 Press T or S to change search direction To start a fine tune search from a specific frequency 1 From Manual Mode Press FUNC SRCH TUNE to go to Fine Tune Pause Mode 2 Enter a frequency using the number keys and then press ENT PGM 3 Press PSE to begin searching in Fine Tun...

Page 25: ...art searching automatically after two seconds SR0 Note Because there are many different frequencies allocated to Aircraft and Ham it can take several minutes to search all the service frequencies To directly access a channel only for Marine CB band and FRS GMRS MURS 1 From Service Search Mode press PSE to go to Service Search Pause Mode 2 Press the number key that corresponds to the desired channe...

Page 26: ...ncy Lockout menu 2 Select Review Lockouts and press ENT PGM 3 Select the desired frequency and press ENT PGM Unlock appears 4 Select Yes and press ENT PGM to clear the frequency from skip memory To clear all the skipped frequencies at once 1 Press PSE to stop the search 2 Hold down L O until the scanner beeps twice Or 1 In Search or Search Pause Mode Press FUNC L O to open the Frequency Lockout me...

Page 27: ...frequency information for transmitters using a highly directive antenna such as an amateur radio beam antenna if there are many transmitters operating at the same time in the same area or if the transmitter is a broadcast television station Using Signal Stalker I Note Turn off the data skip feature for Signal Stalker I if it is on See Skipping Data Signals on p 38 To turn on Signal Stalker I turn ...

Page 28: ...ing section for a description of the options 3 Select the option you want to set and press ENT PGM 4 Select On or Off and press ENT PGM If you selected Band Switch press T or S to select the band you want to set Press ENT PGM Then select On or Off and press ENT PGM 5 Press MAN MENU to exit the Menu Mode or press CL to go back to a previous menu Signal Stalker I Options Alert Beep Set to On if you ...

Page 29: ...gnal voice in normal scanning the scanner checks the Signal Stalker I every 2 seconds causing the audio signal to break at that moment Set Voice Interrupt to On if you want to keep the Signal Stalker I active despite interruptions while the scanner is receiving an audio signal Set to Off if you do not want to hear interruptions The scanner resumes checking signals when the audio signal ends Loggin...

Page 30: ...et to off The frequencies in the log channels are deleted when the scanner is turned off Signal Stalker I Band Meter The band meter allows you to see which band Signal Stalker I is searching for When a strong and consistent signal is detected this meter will rise up to Max The scanner tunes to the signal and shows the band where the signal is detected However even if this meter rises to Max the sc...

Page 31: ...es into channels the scanner does not scan If the scanner picks up unwanted partial or weak transmissions turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner s sensitivity to these signals To listen to a weak or distant station turn SQUELCH counterclockwise To ensure proper scanning adjust SQUELCH until the audio mutes To scan in the Trunk Scanning Mode see Trunk Operation on p 46 Manually Selecting a ...

Page 32: ...t another channel by pressing T or S 3 Press PSE or SCAN to resume automatic scanning Weather Scan To scan for weather transmissions 1 Press WX WX appears Change the scan direction by pressing T or S 2 To stop the scan press PSE PAUSE appears To set a weather alert see Receiving NWR SAME and Weather Alert Signals on p 43 Skywarn The Skywarn function lets you jump directly to the last channel in me...

Page 33: ...ers in your vicinity call in official reports to a net control station which relays those reports to NOAA and other emergency agencies A Skywarn group exists in virtually every US County with a significant population During inclement weather reports made by Skywarn observers include information about Pea sized and larger hail Wind and wind gusts of 40 MPH and greater Heavy rainfall Lightning cloud t...

Page 34: ... Note If you tune to a Skywarn frequency when the Skywarn net is not active you may hear nothing or you may hear amateur radio operators talking on a local repeater system To listen to NOAA for weather alerts warnings watch box notices and weather forecasts see Receiving NWR SAME and Weather Alert Signals on p 43 ...

Page 35: ...nel and press DELAY DLY appears To turn on the 2 second delay for the search function press DELAY while the scanner is searching DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2 second delay to every frequency it stops on in that band The Signal Stalker I delay time is 10 seconds Turning Banks On or Off You can turn each channel storage bank on and off When you turn off a bank the scanner does n...

Page 36: ...ation status on or off of the scanner s 20 banks You can program up to 20 scan lists assign text names and load the configuration you want to use For example you might create a scan list named Home which scans banks 0 8 and a list named Work which scans banks 9 12 To program and name a scan bank list 1 Turn banks on or off in the configuration that you want to save 2 Press FUNC MAN MENU 3 Select Sca...

Page 37: ...xit from the menu Locking Out Channels You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission such as a weather channel To lock out a channel manually select the channel and then press L O L O appears Note You can still manually select locked out channels To remove the lockout from a channel manually select the channel then press L O L O disappears To unloc...

Page 38: ...PRI during scanning 2 Press FUNC MAN MENU 3 Select Data Skip and press ENT PGM 4 Select Search Scan or Signal Stalker then press ENT PGM 5 Select On or Off and press ENT PGM 6 Press MAN MENU to exit the Menu Mode or press CL to go back to a previous menu 7 DS appears when the data skip feature is on Note This feature does not apply to the AM band or Weather Search Mode as data signals are not gene...

Page 39: ...s If you press a key within the 5 seconds the display remains lighted for 15 more seconds To turn auto backlight display on or off 1 Press FUNC MAN MENU 2 Select Back Light and press ENT PGM 3 Select Auto Light and press ENT PGM 3 Select On or Off and press ENT PGM 4 Press MAN MENU to exit the Menu Mode or press CL to go back to a previous menu Setting the LCD Contrast To change LCD contrast 1 Pre...

Page 40: ...y turns off the internal power for one second and then turns it back on for half a second to check for a transmission To turn the battery save function on or off 1 Press FUNC MAN MENU 2 Select Battery Save and press ENT PGM 3 Select On or Off and press ENT PGM 4 Press MAN MENU to exit the Menu Mode or press CL to go back to a previous menu Setting CTCSS DCS The CTCSS DCS feature allows squelch to ...

Page 41: ...nels and still not miss important or interesting calls on specific channels You can program one stored channel in each bank as a priority channel If the priority feature is turned on as the scanner scans the bank it checks that bank s priority channel for activity every 2 seconds The scanner automatically designates each bank s first channel as its priority channel Follow these steps to select a dif...

Page 42: ...he bank number appears at the top of the display To turn off the priority feature press PRI PRI disappears Note If you have locked out all priority channels Priority Scan No Channel appears when you activate the priority feature Weather Priority When the weather priority feature is on and the scanner detects a 1050Hz alert tone priority WX activates and you receive a weather alert To set weather p...

Page 43: ...ture and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service Note You cannot scan channels and monitor for SAME event codes at the same time Turning On the Digital Weather Alert Feature 1 Press WX to start the weather search 2 Press PRI ALERT SAME Standby and ALT appear This mutes the audio until the scanner receives a SAME coded signal When the scanner receives a SAME coded signal the alert sou...

Page 44: ...nty Texas is 048439 0 entire area 48 Texas 439 Tarrant County To limit weather alerts to a specific area you must program in the FIPS codes for the areas you want to receive alerts Programming FIPS 1 From Scan or Manual Mode press WX 2 Press FUNC ENT PGM to go to the Programming FIPS Code menu 3 Press T or S to select Custom Press ENT PGM If a FIPS code is not programmed appears 4 Use the keypad to...

Page 45: ...cel or ENT PGM to delete appears To reset the scanner to sound an alert for all areas 1 From Scan or Manual Mode press WX 2 Press FUNC ENT PGM to go to the Programming FIPS Code menu 3 Press T or S to select All FIPS Press ENT PGM ...

Page 46: ... there are no conventional channels in the bank the scanner starts scanning the next selected trunk bank If you turned DELAY on the scanner starts scanning the next trunk bank after about 2 seconds Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode For trunked reception a good squelch setting is in the center of the range with the white marker pointing to the rear of the scanner If it is set too high it could ...

Page 47: ...as LCN For example LCN1 would go into channel 01 for the current bank and LCN2 would go into channel 02 If you are programming frequencies for an LTR system you must store them in the home repeater order For example home repeater order 1 would go into channel 01 for the current bank and home repeater order 2 would go into channel 02 Follow these steps to program trunked frequencies 1 From Scan or ...

Page 48: ... or LT PGM O9 OO T 866 3875 MO Scan Bank O9 DLY P 8 To enter additional trunking frequencies as subsequent channels in the same bank press ENT PGM or S to access the next open channel Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter the frequencies See Programming Frequencies into Channels on p 16 9 Press SCAN to start scanning Notes If you enter a frequency that has already been entered the scanner sounds an error ...

Page 49: ... on or off DLY appears when the scan delay is set to on Skipping a Trunked Bank You can scan conventional frequencies programmed in the same bank by holding down S for about 1 second in Trunk Mode If there is no conventional frequency the scanner scans the next bank Talk Group IDs Finding Talk Group IDs Set the scanner to Open Mode to find all the active talk group IDs within the trunked system Onc...

Page 50: ... the scanner stops on a voice channel transmission or when a talk group ID is indicated in the Manual Mode 2 Press T or S to select the list where you want to store the ID and press ENT PGM Note If the ID has already been stored ID was saved appears 3 The smallest empty ID memory number and appears Press T or S to choose the memory location where you want to store the ID then press ENT PGM P 4 Edi...

Page 51: ...ID 1 Press PSE PAUSE appears and the scanner stays on the current ID 2 Press PSE to resume scanning or searching Manually Entering a Talk Group ID You can listen to a specific talk group ID even if it s not stored in memory by manually entering the ID 1 Press PSE to enter Pause Mode 2 Enter the ID number and press PSE 3 ID Hold appears M Locking Out Talk Group IDs Many municipal and commercial serv...

Page 52: ...than 50 Talk Group IDs in a bank ID L O List Full appears You can also lock out talk group IDs from the ID Programming Mode 1 Press ENT PGM then TRUNK MODE to enter the ID Programming Mode 2 Press FUNC T or S to select the desired bank 3 Press T or S to select the ID memory 4 Press L O to lock out the ID L O appears Unlocking Locked Out Talk Group IDs To remove the lockout from a talk group ID man...

Page 53: ... point for a hyphen if needed 7 To create an optional ID tag press PSE TEXT enter the desired text for the ID and press ENT PGM see Appendix A Inputting Text on p 79 8 To store and program the next ID memory in sequence press T or S and repeat from Step 6 Notes If you made a mistake in Step 6 Invalid ID appears and the scanner beeps You can enter either AFS or a decimal code for ED EDACS IDs When ...

Page 54: ... the scanner to display and enter EDACS talk groups The scanner shows EDACS talk groups in AFS format and can also work in decimal format See Selecting The EDACS Talk Group ID Format on p 66 AFS allows you to enter full or partial EDACS Talk Group IDs To enter a full EDACS ID 1 Enter the Agency number 2 Press DELAY to enter the dash 3 Enter the fleet number and subfleet number 4 Press ENT PGM EDACS ...

Page 55: ... PGM all 01 talk groups within the 01 agency To enter a Partial EDACS ID 1 Enter the agency number you want to store Press DELAY to enter the dash 2 Press ENT PGM Or you can program all the talk group numbers for one fleet of an agency 1 Enter the agency number 2 Press DELAY to enter the dash 3 Enter the fleet number 4 Press ENT PGM LTR Users on an LTR system are assigned to specific talk groups whic...

Page 56: ...if you want to use the bank to store different data such as a new set of talk group IDs 1 Press ENT PGM then TRUNK MODE to enter the ID Programming Mode 3 Press FUNC T or S to select a talk group ID bank 4 Press FUNC then 6 Erase entire List appears 5 Press ENT PGM to clear the list Press CL to cancel Using Talk Group ID Lists When you designate a bank as a trunking bank your scanner sets up 10 su...

Page 57: ... ID list from active scanning While the scanner is stopped on a voice channel transmission press the number 0 9 of the list you desire to turn on or off M Note One of the ten scan lists must always be active You cannot remove all of them Priority Scanning Talk Group IDs You can assign a priority to a favorite ID so during scanning the scanner checks that ID more frequently than the others in the l...

Page 58: ... program 800 MHz band Motorola trunking 1 Press ENT PGM then TRUNK MODE to enter the ID Programming Mode 2 Press FUNC T or S to select the desired bank 3 Repeatedly press FUNC TRUNK MODE and select MOT Mode 4 Press FUNC 3 5 Select NORMAL SPLINTER or CUSTOM and press ENT PGM If you are uncertain about the channel plan use the default setting of Normal The base frequency in Normal is 851 0125 MHz If...

Page 59: ...tom Range and press ENT PGM 8 Select Base Freq and press ENT PGM 9 Use the number keys and to enter a Lower Frequency then press ENT PGM 10 Use the number keys and to enter an Upper Frequency then press ENT PGM 11 Select Offset and press ENT PGM 12 Use the number keys and to enter an Offset Channel then press ENT PGM Note You can input within a range of 0 1023 for 800 MHz Custom trunked system 13 ...

Page 60: ...vary for each type of trunking system You can get information about these frequencies for the trunking system you want to scan using www radioreference com other Internet sources or locally published guidebooks If you try to program a base frequency in the 800MHz bands 806 960 MHz the scanner ignores the entry 1 Press ENT PGM then TRUNK MODE to enter the ID Programming Mode 2 Press FUNC T or S to ...

Page 61: ...ency as 461 4875MHz 461 5MHz 12 5kHz c Input the next Lower Frequency as 461 500MHz d If the next Lower frequency isn t defined input 512 000MHz to enter the UHF upper limit frequency Or you can input only Lower Frequency into the Base Frequency If you have inputted the Upper Frequency enter 0 then press ENT PGM to clear it Then input lower frequencies in ascending sequence 6 Press CL to return to ...

Page 62: ...amples 6477 2160 6481 6144 and 1167 then you are probably monitoring either a Type I or hybrid a combination of Type I and Type II user IDs system with the S Bit function turned off see Setting the Status Bit Feature S Bit on p 65 Subfleet information is included with the frequency list for a Type I system To enter a provided map see Selecting a Preset Fleet Map below Note To locate suitable fleet m...

Page 63: ...leet Map and press ENT PGM 5 Select Preset and press ENT PGM 6 Select the preset map you want to use and press ENT PGM See Appendix B Fleet Maps on p 80 for a description of the preset fleet maps Note When the scanner searches for trans missions Type I fleet and subfleet IDs such as 100 12 100 9 000 12 or 400 8 display Programming a Custom Fleet Map You must set the fleet map if you want to receive a ...

Page 64: ...ps See Appendix B Fleet Maps on p 80 for a description of the preset fleet map Setting Control Channel Only Mode When this function is activated trunking is performed using Control Channel data only Voice channel frequencies do not have to be programmed into memory This feature only applies to Motorola 800 MHz 800 MHz Custom 900 MHz VHF UHF systems To turn this function on or off 1 Press FUNC MAN M...

Page 65: ...erts the first 12 bits of the ID to 23776 the talk group ID However since the status bit value is 3 0011 converted to decimal equals 3 the ID is actually 23779 Note If you are scanning a Motorola Type I system and do not have a fleet map for that system you might have to set the status bit feature to Ignore in order to determine the proper fleet map Important If you are scanning any system other than...

Page 66: ...hen press ENT PGM 3 Select MOT and press ENT PGM 4 Select Set End Code and press ENT PGM 5 Select Yes or Ignore and press ENT PGM Note If you set the squelch so you hear a hissing sound when you set ignore the scanner will remain on the voice channel even when a disconnect tone is transmitted or there is no signal at all EDACS Talk Groups Selecting the EDACS Talk Group ID Format Your scanner can e...

Page 67: ...roup ID Range Search When your scanner searches EDACS talk group IDs the scanner can search within a range you set for agency or fleet listings For example if you want to search within the 01 agency while in Trucking Pause Mode press 0 1 DELAY then SCAN 01 appears during scan Or if you want to search within the 01 agency and 01 fleet while in trunking Pause Mode press 0 1 DELAY 0 1 then SCAN To stop...

Page 68: ... phone plugs on both ends 1 Make sure the scanners are turned off and then plug the cable into each scanner s PC IF jack 2 Turn on both scanners Clone Mode UP to send appears 3 Press S Confirm Send Data 1 to Yes CL to No appears 4 Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press CL key to cancel the operation 5 When the data transfer is completed Clone Mode Finished appears If the data transfer...

Page 69: ... scanner off and remove the cable 7 Turn the scanner on again CTCSS DCS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS and Digital Coded Squelch DCS are subaudible tone signaling systems sometimes referred to as PL or DPL Motorola s trademarked terms for Private Line and Digital Private Line respectively CTCSS and DCS are used only for FM signals and are usually associated with both amateur and commer...

Page 70: ...de 2 Press FUNC CL CTCSS DCS to put the scanner in Program CTCSS DCS Mode NO TONE flashes 3 Repeatedly press FUNC CL CTCSS DCS to put the scanner in program CTCSS Mode when you want to program a CTCSS frequency Note To program a DCS code repeatedly press FUNC and then press CTCSS DCS until DCS code appears on the display 4 Press T or S to select a CTCSS frequency or use the number keys to enter a v...

Page 71: ...6 5 210 7 218 1 225 7 229 1 233 6 241 8 250 3 254 1 DCS Codes Octal 023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047 051 053 054 065 071 072 073 074 114 115 116 122 125 131 132 134 143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172 174 205 212 223 225 226 243 244 245 246 251 252 255 261 263 265 266 271 274 306 311 315 325 331 332 343 346 351 356 364 365 371 411 412 413 423 431 432 445 446 452 454 455 462 464 465 466 503 506 516 523 ...

Page 72: ...Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject ot the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Scanning Legally Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments ambulance services government agencies private ...

Page 73: ...at are not legal to listen to Doing so could subject you to legal penalties We encourage responsible legal scanner use Care Keep the scanner dry If it gets wet wipe it dry immediately Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments Handle the scanner carefully do not drop it Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new...

Page 74: ...9 0125 868 9875 in 12 5 kHz steps 894 0125 956 0000 in 12 5 kHz steps 1240 0000 1300 0000 in 12 5 kHz steps Number of Channels 1000 Number of Banks 20 Sensitivity AM FM FM 20 dB S N at 3 kHz deviation 28 0000 54 0000 0 4μV 137 0000 174 0000 0 5μV 216 0000 224 9950 0 5μV 400 0000 512 0000 0 5μV 764 0000 775 9875 0 5μV 794 0000 823 9875 0 5μV 849 0125 868 9875 0 5μV 894 0125 956 0000 0 5μV 1240 0000...

Page 75: ...nna Impedance 50ȍ Speaker Built in Speaker 1 1 4 Inches 32 mm 8 Dynamic Type Audio Output 270 mW maximum Power 4 AA Alkaline Batteries 6 0 VDC or 4 AA Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries 4 8 VDC or Optional AC Adapter 9V DC 300mA center tip set to positive Current Drain Squelched 90 mA Full Output 180 mA Dimensions HxWxD 6 x 2 6 x 1 75 in 153 x 66 x 44 mm Weight without antenna batteries or belt clip 8 5...

Page 76: ...until disappears is flashing Batteries are low Recharge the re chargeable batteries or replace the alkaline batteries Poor or no reception Batteries are weak or completely discharged Check the batteries or make sure the AC adapter or DC adapter is connected properly Antenna loose Make sure an antenna is connected to the scanner Invalid Freq or Invalid Channel appears Programming error Re enter the ...

Page 77: ...a Custom Fleet Map on p 63 and Type I and Hybrid Trunked Systems on p 62 Scanner is set to receive Type I trunked frequen cies but does not scan them The fleet map you have selected or entered might be incorrect Check the fleet map and correct it if necessary See Type I and Hybrid Trunked Systems on p 62 and Programming a Custom Fleet Map on p 63 Missing replies to conversations The system you are t...

Page 78: ...ot working properly 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While holding down 2 9 and PSE turn on the scanner Initializing Please wait appears for about 5 seconds as the scanner clears its memory Note Do not turn off the scanner again until Initializing Please wait disappears Otherwise the scanner might not clear its memory properly Follow these steps to restore the 150 preprogram med frequencies stored in the ...

Page 79: ...rd Scanner 1 Press 7 PQRS 4 times to enter S 2 Press A a to switch to lower case letters 3 Then press 2 ABC 3 times to enter c 4 Press S to move cursor 5 Press 2 ABC 1 times to enter a 6 Press 6 MNO 2 times to enter n 7 Press S to move cursor 8 Press 6 MNO 2 times to enter n 9 Press 3 DEF 2 times to enter e 10 Press 7 PQRS 3 times to enter r 11 Press ENT PGM to end your text entry Text Input Chart...

Page 80: ... S4 S10 2 S0 S0 S0 S0 S11 S10 S4 S10 3 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4 S11 S11 4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4 S11 S0 5 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S0 S0 6 S0 S4 S0 S0 S0 S12 S12 S12 7 S0 S4 S0 S4 S0 S12 S12 S12 User Defined Fleet Maps When a Type I system is designed the address information for all the IDs are divided into 8 equal sized blocks When you program your scanner to track a Type I system you must select a size code for eac...

Page 81: ...ock number and the block size code When a Type I ID displays the left most digit represents the block where contains the ID The next two or three digits identify which Fleet is active and the last digit s identifies the Subfleet Your task is to program your fleet map with the same size code assignments as the trunked system If you do this accurately you ll track all the Fleet Subfleet combinations use...

Page 82: ...0 and 4 Size code 14 can only be assigned to Block 0 Since these size codes require multiple blocks the next available block s will automatically be assigned when you program a fleet map For example if you assign Block 0 as size code 12 the scanner also assigns Block 1 as size code 12 If you assign Block 0 as size code 14 all the other blocks will be assigned size code 14 because it uses all availa...

Page 83: ...Text Tags 18 Channel Storage Banks About 15 Scan Bank Lists 36 Turning On and Off 35 Searching 21 Selecting 7 Service Banks About 15 Search 25 Skipping Trunked Banks 49 Batteries 10 Battery Save Function 40 Belt Clip 10 Button Layout 6 C Chain Search 21 Programming Search Ranges 22 Channels About 15 Entering Text Tags 17 Locking Out 37 Manually Selecting 31 Scanning 31 Signal Stalker I Log Channel...

Page 84: ... Display Features 8 E EDACS ID Format 66 ID Range Search 67 Programming Talk Group IDs 54 External Power Supply 12 F FCC Notice 72 FIPS Codes 44 Fleet Maps Preset 80 Size Code 81 User Defined 80 Frequencies About 14 Copying 19 Coverage 74 Erasing 16 18 Finding 21 Moving 19 Programming into Channels 16 Skipping 25 Storing 22 Trunk Programming 46 H Headphones 14 I Inputting Text 79 ...

Page 85: ...64 Disconnect Tone Detect 66 Fleet Maps 63 Status Bit S Bit 65 Type I and Hybrid 62 Type II 800 MHz 58 UHF VHF 60 P Priority 41 Programming See also Advanced Programming FIPS Codes 44 Frequencies to Channels 16 Reset Scanner 78 Scan Bank Lists 36 Search Ranges 22 Text Tags 23 79 Trunked Frequencies 46 Weather Alerts for Specific County 44 S SAME Codes 43 Scan Bank Lists 36 Scanner Care 73 Service a...

Page 86: ...S Talk Group ID Range 67 Fine Tune 24 Pause 22 Ranges 22 Search Bank Text Tags 23 Service Bank 25 Signal Stalker I 27 Skip Memory 25 Speed 27 Troubleshooting 76 Signal Stalker I About 27 Band Meter 30 How to Use 27 Log Channels 29 Only Mode 29 Options 28 Setting Options 28 Voice Interrupt 29 Skipping Channels 37 Data Signals 38 Frequencies 25 Trunked Bank 49 Skywarn 32 Specifications 75 Squelch 7 1...

Page 87: ...gs 17 18 23 50 Inputting Text 79 Text Input Chart 79 Troubleshooting 76 Trunking See Trunk Scanning Trunk Scanning See also Motorola Trunking Systems See also Talk Groups See also EDACS About 46 Legal 72 Programming 46 Scan Delay 49 Squelch 46 W Weather Alert Signals FIPS Alert 44 NWR SAME 43 Testing Alert Tone 43 Skywarn 32 Weather Priority 42 Weather Scan 32 ...

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