Radio Shack 20-313, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Cat No 20 313 PRO 76 200 Channel VHF UHF Air Handheld Scanner Please read before using this equipment 20 313 fm Page 1 Friday January 7 2000 3 09 PM...

Page 2: ...o a personal computer and program frequencies into the scanner from the computer using an optional cable and software Note The necessary cable and software and additional information about using your...

Page 3: ...adapter Low Battery Alert warns you when the battery power gets low Key Lock lets you lock the scanner s keys to help prevent accidentally chang ing the scanner s program ming Key Confirmation Tones...

Page 4: ...anner s frequency steps Frequency Range MHz Types of Transmissions 29 54 10 Meter Ham Band VHF Lo 6 Meter Ham Band 108 136 975 Aircraft 137 174 Military Land Mobile 2 Meter Ham Band VHF Hi 406 512 Fed...

Page 5: ...er covers fre quencies used by many dif ferent groups including police and fire departments ambulance services govern ment agencies private com panies amateur radio services military opera tions pager...

Page 6: ...liance with the law which requires that scanners be manufac tured in such a way as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions Do not open your scanner s case to make any modifica tions...

Page 7: ...er 16 Using the Belt Clip 16 Understanding Your Scanner 17 A Look at the Keypad 17 A Look at the Display 19 Understanding Banks 21 Channel Storage Banks 21 Monitor Memories 21 Operation 22 Turning On...

Page 8: ...the Weather Band 32 WX Alert 32 Avoiding Image Frequencies 33 Resetting the Scanner 33 A General Guide to Scanning 34 Guide to Frequencies 34 Ham Radio Frequencies 34 National Weather Frequencies 34 B...

Page 9: ...es in the scanner Be sure to read Important Infor mation About the Exter nal Power Jacks on Page 10 and Charging Rechargeable Batter ies on Page 12 Use only fresh batteries of the required size and re...

Page 10: ...rts IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXTERNAL POWER JACKS The scanner has two exter nal power jacks POWER and CHARGE It is important that you understand the pur pose of each jack before you connect any...

Page 11: ...ies 9V DC and de livers at least 300 mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner s POWER jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifica tions could damage the...

Page 12: ...sconnect it from the scanner To power the scanner using a DC adapter attach the Adaptaplug adapter to the DC adapter so the tip reads positive Set the adapt er s voltage switch to 9V and insert the Ad...

Page 13: ...hes and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds Then fully charge the batteries Important This scanner can use Ni Cd recharge able batter ies At the end of a Ni Cd battery s use ful life it must be recycle...

Page 14: ...location consider these points The antenna should be as high as possible on the vehicle or building The antenna and its cable should be as far as possible from sources of electrical noise such as appl...

Page 15: ...death Call the power company to re move the antenna DO NOT attempt to do so your self CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONES For private listening you can connect an earphone or headphones with a 1 8 inch...

Page 16: ...tin uous broadcast Even though some ear phones headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels they still can present a traffic hazard CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKE...

Page 17: ...u can use the search function When you find a frequency you can store it into a programma ble memory location called a channel which is grouped with your other channels in a channel storage bank You c...

Page 18: ...e of the ten monitor memories DELAY Programs a 2 second delay for the selected channel sets a delay for all active frequencies during a search ALERT Turns the weather alert feature on or off HOLD Hold...

Page 19: ...rrent oper ating status This quick look at the display will help you under stand how your scanner operates Appears when you listen to the priority channel Indicates the search direction ALT Appears wh...

Page 20: ...cted frequency to show the search range s lower limit L O lockout Appears when you manually select a channel that was previously locked out or when you man ually select a frequency that was previously...

Page 21: ...o the Action Bands on Page 35 For example the police department might use four frequencies one for each side of town You could program the police fre quencies starting with Channel 1 the first channel...

Page 22: ...To turn off the scanner when you finish turn VOLUME counterclock wise to OFF STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Good references for active frequencies are the Ra dioShack Police Call Guide inclu...

Page 23: ...AL enter the channel number then press MANUAL again FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES Using Limit Search A limit search lets you search for active frequencies between upper and lower limits that...

Page 24: ...nitor memory 9 To hold the frequency press HOLD H appears To resume the limit search press HOLD again Notes You can press or while H appears to step through the frequencies toward the upper or lower l...

Page 25: ...e last monitor memory was 10 the scanner returns to moni tor memory 1 Notes You can press or while h appears to step through the fre quencies upward or downward If you tune to a search skip frequency...

Page 26: ...ashing SCANNING CHANNELS Note You cannot scan channels until you have stored frequencies in them To scan channels stored in the channel storage banks press SCAN The scanner scans through all channels...

Page 27: ...LLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously moni tor a specific channel without scanning This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do not want to miss any de tails even thoug...

Page 28: ...that have a continuous transmission such as a weather channel see Na tional Weather Frequen cies on Page 34 or a birdie frequency see Birdie Fre quencies on Page 34 To lock out a channel man ually se...

Page 29: ...If the scanner is search ing press DELAY DLY appears and the scan ner automatically adds a 2 second delay to every transmission it stops on during a limit or direct search To turn off the 2 second de...

Page 30: ...s HOLD to hold the search Then press or to select the frequency where L O appears Then hold down S S until L O dis appears To clear all the skip fre quencies from search skip memory at once during a s...

Page 31: ...ank s priority channel every 2 sec onds in each bank that is turned on starting from the lowest to the highest numbered priority channel To turn off the priority fea ture press PRI PRI disap pears Not...

Page 32: ...o scan through the weather band Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local weather broadcast If the broadcast is weak you can press WX again or or to resume scanning WX Alert Your sca...

Page 33: ...nce on a weak or distant channel from a strong broadcast 42 8 MHz above or below the tuned frequency This is rare and the image signal is usually cleared whenever there is a broadcast on the actual fr...

Page 34: ...e operating frequencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same frequencies If you program one of these frequencies you hear only noise on that frequency If the interference is not severe you migh...

Page 35: ...le most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies VHF Band VHF Band Low Range 29 00 50 00 6 Meter Amateur 50 00 54 00 U S Government 137 00 144 00 2 Meter Amateur 144 00 148 0...

Page 36: ...adioShack store Abbreviations Services AIR Aircraft BIFC Boise ID Interagency Fire Cache BUS Business CAP Civil Air Patrol CB Citizens Band CCA Common Carrier CSB Conventional Systems CTSB Conventiona...

Page 37: ...hone Aircraft Radio Common Carrier Landline Companies TELC Cordless Phones TELM Telephone Maintenance TOW Tow Trucks TRAN Transportation Services Trucks Tow Trucks Buses Railroad Other TSB Trunked Sys...

Page 38: ...Band 137 144 MHz 137 000 144 000 GOVT MIL 2 Meter Amateur Band 144 148 MHz 144 000 148 000 HAM VHF High Band 148 174 MHz 148 050 150 345 CAP MAR MIL 150 775 150 790 MED 150 815 150 980 TOW Oil Spill C...

Page 39: ...0 225 GOVT 170 245 170 305 Wireless Mikes 170 350 170 400 GOVT MIL 170 425 170 450 BIFC 170 475 PUB 170 4875 173 175 GOVT PUB Wireless Mikes 173 225 173 5375 MOV NEWS UTIL MIL 173 5625 173 5875 MIL Me...

Page 40: ...d for land mobile service FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency kHz or MHz or in wavelength meters The following informa tion can help you make the necess...

Page 41: ...ght be locked Reset the scanner See Resetting the Scanner on Page 33 Poor or no reception An antenna is not connected or is connected incor rectly Make sure an antenna is properly connected to the sca...

Page 42: ...scan ning the scan ner locks on frequencies that have an unclear trans mission Programmed fre quencies are the same as birdie frequencies Avoid programming fre quencies listed under Birdie Frequencie...

Page 43: ...elt plastic parts Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt which can cause premature wear of parts Handle the scanner gently and carefully Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause...

Page 44: ...UHF 70 cm Amateur Radio 406 512 in 12 5 kHz steps Channels of Operation 200 channels 10 monitor memories Sensitivity 20 dB S N with 60 modulation for AM 3 kHz deviation for FM 29 54 MHz 0 4 V 108 136...

Page 45: ...ms Operating Temperature 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C Power Requirements 6 Volts DC 4 AA Batteries Optional AC and DC Adapter 9 Volts DC 300 mA Current Drain 300 mA Dimensions HWD without antenna 53 4 29 16...

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Page 48: ...efect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store Ra dioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a c...