Radio Shack 20-163, User Manual

Page 1: ...Your scanner scans conventional frequencies and trunked systems Please read this user s guide before installing setting up and using your new scanner What s Included Scanner Antenna Screw 2 Mounting...

Page 2: ...hannels 28 Priority Scanning 29 Weather Alerts 30 SAME Standby Mode 31 Skywarn 33 Monitoring 34 Trunking Setup 35 De ning a Trunking Bank 35 Trunking Modes 35 Motorola Trunking Setup 36 Fleet Maps 36...

Page 3: ...hannels frequencies or Talk Group IDs CLEAR PROG Program 1 9 A Z Numbers and letters Zero enters special characters DELAY Decimal point space delay functions ENT Enter FUNC Function TUNE Enters Tune m...

Page 4: ...ff Signal strength meter Scan search direction Scanner Display Bank 0 9 Channel 00 99 S Scan mode M Manual mode P Program mode Pch Priority channel SR Search Range P Receiving Frequency Open mode Clos...

Page 5: ...nting in deployment zones can prevent the airbag from performing properly and may result in injury 1 Use the supplied mounting bracket as a template to mark positions for the two mounting screws 2 At...

Page 6: ...t to do so yourself To attach the supplied antenna 1 Align the antenna slots with the tabs on the scanner and slide the antenna into place 2 Turn and push in until the antenna locks into place Powerin...

Page 7: ...terminal in your vehicle s fuse box 4 Insert the power cord s barrel plug into the scanner s DC 13 8V jack 5 Reconnect the cable to your vehicle battery s negative terminal Headphones and Speakers Yo...

Page 8: ...l the scanner sensitivity If you hear a hissing noise the scanner will remain on the current channel To set squelch 1 Turn SQUELCH down counterclockwise until you hear noise 2 Turn SQUELCH up clockwis...

Page 9: ...r small caps ex fm am ct or dc If you want to change the default setting press FUNC then press MODE De ning a Channel Go to www radioreference com for the latest frequency references To de ne a channe...

Page 10: ...in a bank 1 Press PROG M changes to P 2 Press FUNC 3 Use the number keys to enter the bank number Bank selected Fn CLR to delete all frequencies appears 4 Press FUNC then CLEAR Clear entire bank appea...

Page 11: ...press any other key to cancel 5 To exit the clone mode remove the cable Note CLONE MODE Incorrect Model appears if you connect a scanner other than a PRO 163 or PRO 164 Searching You can search for t...

Page 12: ...ed frequency you can press L OUT to lock out the frequency For more information see Locking Out Frequencies on Page 25 6 To pause while searching press PAUSE The scanner stops searching and PAUSED app...

Page 13: ...o change the scanned band All Band or PubSafety Band press FUNC then Signal Stalker For a list of Signal Stalker bands see Appendix D on page 61 3 To turn off a bank press the bank or group number whi...

Page 14: ...3 Press S or T to review the list The current position and the total locked out number also appear as Lockout XX of YY Example Lockout 10 of 30 4 Optional To unlock a frequency select the frequency th...

Page 15: ...ns To lock out a channel 1 Press MAN 2 Enter the bank and channel number or use S or T to select the channel 3 Press L OUT lo changes to LO 4 To unlock a locked out channel press L OUT again To review...

Page 16: ...ather alert To perform a weather scan Press WX Your scanner scans through the weather bands then stops on the next available weather broadcast To program a weather channel into priority channel 1 Pres...

Page 17: ...lert or beep when it receives the SAME code After ve minutes the alert stops and the scanner beeps every ten seconds 3 Press any key except DIM to reset the scanner To test the weather alert 1 Press W...

Page 18: ...tting on a speci c frequency trunking systems choose one of several frequencies during a 2 way radio transmission and simultaneously transmit a Talk Group ID that identi es the 2 way radio user This a...

Page 19: ...program a eet map before saving Talk Group IDs To program a eet map 1 Press PROG then TRUNK 2 Press FUNC then press S or T to select the bank 3 If necessary repeatedly press MODE to select Motorola 4...

Page 20: ...n Step blinks repeatedly press S or T to select the step number 5 0 6 25 10 0 12 5 15 0 18 75 20 0 25 0 30 0 31 25 35 0 37 5 40 0 43 75 or 50 0 kHz then press ENT 8 Press PROG UHF Hi 806 960 MHz To pr...

Page 21: ...la System ID and the approximate control channel message decode success rate appears This helps you identify the system and the reception quality When the scanner decodes control channel data from a M...

Page 22: ...PROG 2 Press TRUNK to enter a Talk Group ID memory mode 3 Select a Talk Group ID bank using FUNC S or T 4 Press FUNC then 6 Clear entire list Press 1 to clear all any other key aborts appears 5 To cl...

Page 23: ...between each transmission to identify talk groups For some Motorola under 512 MHz range and LTR systems the scanner uses the subaudible data sent with each transmission to identify talk groups Trunkin...

Page 24: ...When the scanner receives a transmission the S on the display changes to H 2 To release ID hold press SCAN or TRUNK Additional Information Scanner Maintenance Handle the scanner carefully do not drop...

Page 25: ...e character you want to change 8 Press ENT to save the text To display the Talk Group ID 1 If the scanner displays the text tag for a transmission press TEXT The ID code appears 2 Press TEXT again to...

Page 26: ...ise to omit the birdie To nd the birdies 1 Disconnect the antenna and move it away from the scanner Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner 2 Start a search of e...

Page 27: ...o prevent reception of illegal transmissions in compliance with the law which requires that scanners be manufactured in such a way as to not be easily modi able to pick up those transmissions Do not o...

Page 28: ...r worldwide standards If you enter a non valid step frequency any scanner will tune to the next step Some scanner designs do this without showing the correct step in the display This scanner will show...

Page 29: ...850 25 27 2450 39 27 3950 12 27 1050 26 27 2650 40 27 4050 13 27 1150 27 27 2750 14 27 1250 28 27 2850 Search Bank SR2 FRS GMRS MURS Band Receive Mode FM CT or DC Ch Freq MHz Ch Freq MHz Ch Freq MHz 0...

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Page 31: ...06 050 125 174 255 343 445 526 703 007 051 131 205 261 346 446 532 712 015 053 132 212 263 351 452 546 723 017 054 134 214 265 356 454 565 731 021 065 141 223 266 364 455 606 732 023 071 143 225 271 3...

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Page 33: ...Hz in 25 kHz steps AM 380 000 419 9875 MHz in 12 5 kHz steps FM 420 000 450 000 MHz in 5 kHz steps FM 450 00625 469 99375 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps FM 470 000 512 000 MHz in 12 5 kHz steps FM 764 000 766...

Page 34: ...Inches 77 mm 8 ohm Dynamic Type Power Requirements 13 8V Current Drain Squelched 200 mA Dimensions HWD 2 1 4 x 7 1 4 x 5 5 16 Inches 55 x 185 x 135 mm Weight without antenna 27 7 oz 790 g Speci catio...

Page 35: ...ower 11 49 Power Save 34 Priority Scanning 29 Weather Channel 30 S SAME 30 31 SAME Standby 32 Scanning 28 See also Trunk Scanning See also Weather Locking Out Channels 28 Priority Scanning 29 Searchin...

Page 36: ...so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you In the event of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to a...

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