Radio Shack PRO-433, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ... fuse Antenna DIN sleeve Removal keys 2 Mounting bracket Knobs 2 Lock washers 2 Screws 2 Rubber feet 4 User s guide Preprogrammed frequency sheet Thank you for purchasing your PRO 433 1 000 Channel Trunking Desktop Mobile Scanner from RadioShack Your scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed to track Motorola Type I Type II hybrid analog and many other systems Quick Start p 4 10 ...

Page 2: ...s display 13 replacing the fuse 15 beyond the basics 16 channel storage banks 16 priority channels 16 chain search 17 service bank search 18 weather search and alert 18 FIPS codes 19 Skywarn 20 Signal Stalker I 21 data skip 22 keytones 23 delay 23 memory lock 23 trunking operations 24 programming trunked frequencies 24 talk group ID 25 AFS Format 28 talk group ID search range EDACS 28 Status Bit S...

Page 3: ...offset frequencies 33 Motorola disconnect tone detect function 34 special features 35 PC programming 35 scanner cloning 35 care 37 troubleshooting 37 resetting the scanner 38 service and repair 38 specifications 39 RF emissions information 40 limited one year warranty 40 ...

Page 4: ...r scanner under or over the dashboard use the mounting bracket Before installing confirm that your scanner fits in the desired mounting area and you have all the necessary materials to complete the task IMPORTANT AVOID AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ZONES This can prevent the airbag from performing properly and result in injury 1 Use the supplied mounting bracket as a template to mark positions for the two mou...

Page 5: ...sert the two removal keys straight into the scanner s front panel and pull the scanner out step 2 power your scanner You can power your scanner from a wall outlet through your vehicle s ignition or from your vehicle s cigarette lighter or power port You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 500mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the ...

Page 6: ...er 1 Disconnect the cable from the negative terminal of your vehicle s battery 2 Ground the black wire of the supplied DC power cord to your vehicle s chassis The grounding screw must make complete contact with the metal frame of your vehicle 3 Connect the red wire of the supplied DC power cord to a voltage source that turns on and off with the ignition switch such as a spare accessory terminal in...

Page 7: ...nces or other radios 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 coaxial cable You also may need a BNC adapter not supplied external speaker To use an external speaker available at your local RadioShack store plug the speaker s 1 8 inch 3 5 mm plug into the scanner s EXT SP jack Connecting an external spe...

Page 8: ...isplay 2 Enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency 3 Press SCAN MANUAL 4 Enter the frequency including the decimal point 5 Press E PGM to store the frequency The scanner automatically rounds the entered number to the nearest valid frequency For example 151 473 MHz becomes 151 475 If you entered a frequency that is already saved on another channel the scanner beeps and displays t...

Page 9: ...ching up or down the frequencies 4 Optional To avoid unwanted frequencies you can skip up to 200 specified frequencies during a search To skip a frequency press L O when the scanner finds the frequency You cannot skip frequencies during a weather service search If you skip all frequencies within the search range the scanner cannot search If you try to skip more than 200 frequencies the scanner wil...

Page 10: ...out losing your position earphones headphones For private listening you can plug earphones or headphones into your scanner s headphone jack Do not use headphones with your scanner when operating a motor vehicle in or near traffic Doing so can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas Some headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels but they s...

Page 11: ...ed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions in compliance with laws that require that scanners be manufactured to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions Do not open your scanner s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not legal to listen to Doing so could subject you to legal penalties It is legal to listen to almost every tran...

Page 12: ...ores trunked frequencies WX Controls weather searches and activates the Skywarn function MENU Accesses the scanner menu which appears in the display PRI Activates and sets the priority features L O Locks out selected channels skips specified talk group IDs and frequencies during a search Accesses the Signal Stalker I function SQUELCH Adjusts the squelch VOLUME Turns on the scanner and adjusts the ...

Page 13: ...es the delay feature E PGM Stores frequencies into channels and programs the trunking frequency fleet map and ID memories DM M LOCK Lets you set the display brightness or locks the memory To set the brightness of the display backlight select BRIGHT DIMMER or OFF or Searches or scans up and down or selects options HOLD RESUME Stops and resumes searching your scanner s display BANK Indicates active ...

Page 14: ...ice Search mode PRI Appears when the priority feature is turned on HOLD Appears during chain direct service and ID searches and ID monitor holds and flashes while the scanner is temporarily monitoring a programmed ID DLY Appears when you select a Delay option L O Appears when you manually select a locked out channel and talk group M LOCK Appears when you select a memory lock option Appears when yo...

Page 15: ...d on or flashes when the scanner detects an alert coded signal M E or L Indicates the trunking system Motorola M EDACS E or LTR L CH Indicates the current channel replacing the fuse To replace your scanner s fuse turn off the scanner and your vehicle s ignition then replace the fuse only with another fuse of the same type and rating 1 amp fast acting glass fuse ...

Page 16: ...anually select the channel and press L O L O disappears To unlock all channels in the banks that are turned on press HOLD RESUME to stop scanning then hold down L O until the scanner beeps twice You can manually select locked out channels priority channels You can set one priority channel for each bank The scanner checks the current priority channel every 2 seconds To activate the priority feature...

Page 17: ... 6 25 7 450 0000 469 99375 6 25 8 470 0000 512 0000 6 25 9 806 0000 956 0000 12 5 10 1240 0000 1300 0000 12 5 3 Press or to search up or down 4 When the scan pauses press HOLD RESUME To step through the frequencies press or 5 To save a frequency press E PGM The bank numbers flash 6 Enter the target bank number The smallest empty channel number flashes over the frequency 7 Press or to select to tar...

Page 18: ...R or 4 POL The selected service symbol appears 3 Press or to search up or down It can take several minutes to search all the service frequencies weather search and alert The National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration NOAA broadcasts Specific Area Message Encoding SAME alerts with digitally encoded data including the alert severity This scanner detects SAME signals and displays the alert severit...

Page 19: ... Census bureau called FIPS The format of a FIPS code is PSSCCC where P area subdivision 0 entire area SS State code 00 all states CCC County code 000 all counties For example the FIPS code for Tarrant County Texas is 048439 48 Texas 439 Tarrant County 1 During weather scan press HOLD 2 Press E PGM The scanner enters FIPS programming mode If the scanner is set to alert for all FIPS ALLFIPS appears ...

Page 20: ...areas downed power lines other emergency conditions that affect life or property Skywarn broadcasts can help you prepare for inclement weather conditions in your immediate area even before your local NOAA weather broadcast and local TV or radio station can announce them Enter the local Skywarn frequency for your area into Channel 1000 on your scanner Then listen to Skywarn first when severe weathe...

Page 21: ...ou can manually access log channels as Channel 1001 Channel 1002 Channel 1010 1 2 10 appear as channel numbers Turn off the data skip feature if it is on You cannot program frequencies in the log channels The frequencies in the log channels are deleted when you turn off the scanner To turn on Signal Stalker I turn SQUELCH fully clockwise then press the Signal Stalker I button The Signal Stalker I ...

Page 22: ... log channels along with the normal channels 4 For other settings press or to select ON or OFF then press E PGM 5 Press CLR DELAY to exit the option mode 6 Press MENU to exit the menu mode data skip Data skip prevents the scanner from stopping on nonmodulated or data signals such as fax or modem transmissions during a search or scan Data skip does not apply to the air band and weather search mode ...

Page 23: ...ing or searching To access the delay press CLR DELAY while the scanner is monitoring a channel scanning or searching DLY appears when the delay is active and disappears when inactive Signal Stalker I also has a delay feature It s delay time is 10 seconds See Signal Stalker I for how to program Signal Stalker I Delay memory lock The memory lock feature protects the scanner from accidental program c...

Page 24: ... to set the scanner in programming mode Then press TRUNK Your scanner beeps then all the bank numbers flash 2 Press the number key for the desired target storage bank 3 Press or to select a trunking system type then press E PGM You can select from the following systems You See Trunk System E2 800 Motorola Type II 800 MHz frequencies E2 900 Motorola Type II 900 MHz frequencies E2 Hi Motorola Type I...

Page 25: ...ing When the trunked bank appears press the bank number 0 9 talk group ID Each trunk scanning bank contains ten talk group ID lists with up to 10 talk group IDs each for a total of 100 talk group IDs each These lists organize trunking system users into categories For example you might use List 1 for police IDs List 2 for fire department IDs and List 3 for emergency medical service IDs After you st...

Page 26: ...he number keys to enter the scan list s number The scan list number turns off and the IDs in that list are not scanned To restore a scan list to active scanning use the number keys to enter the number of the list again locking out a talk group ID Many municipal and commercial services use trunk systems to transmit signals from devices such as water meter transmitters door alarms and traffic signal...

Page 27: ...operation PRI appears when priority scanning is on To designate a priority ID press and hold PRI P appears Priority ID scanning does not operate if the priority IDs are locked out monitoring a talk group ID Your scanner displays activity for talk group IDs You cannot hear conversations in this mode but it is an excellent way to determine which talk group IDs are the most active To monitor a talk g...

Page 28: ...S ON or AFS OFF then press E PGM talk group ID search range EDACS You can program a specific talk group such as 01 011 into the scan list memory In AFS mode you can program the talk groups for an entire agency by pressing corresponding keys You can set a range for agencies or fleet listings for the scanner s EDACS talk group ID search To set a search range complete the following steps 1 Press HOLD...

Page 29: ...ts to identify special situations For Motorola Type II systems the last four bits of a talk group ID are the status bits Your scanner is preset to ignore status bits but you can set the scanner to interpret status bits Important For Motorola Type I systems you might have to turn off status bit ignore to determine the proper fleet map For other systems turn on the status bit ignore or you will miss...

Page 30: ... frequency while scanning or searching press The frequency flashes twice Then hold down until a confirmation tone sounds and the ID and the frequency alternate To return to normal operation press type I and hybrid trunked systems Your scanner is preset to scan Type II system IDs When you scan trunked frequencies each Type II user ID appears as an even number without a dash example 2160 Your scanne...

Page 31: ...ress or to select FLEEt then press E PGM 4 Repeatedly press or to select the name of the desired map example E1P7 E1P1 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 E1P2 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 E1P3 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S12 S12 E1P4 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S12 S12 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 E1P5 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 32: ...ress E PGM The scanner return to the previous screen FLEEt When the scanner searches for transmissions you see Type I fleet and subfleet IDs such as 100 12 100 9 000 12 or 400 8 programming a fleet map If no preset fleet maps let you follow complete conversations then you can program a fleet map 1 Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to change 2 Press or to select Type 1 Syst...

Page 33: ...esired block For Motorolla Type II instead of selecting the size block enter size code S 0 7 Press SRCH The scanner searches using the map you programmed programming base and offset frequencies To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked systems you must program the applicable base and offset frequencies for each system 1 Select the trunking programming mode 2 Press the number key of the bank w...

Page 34: ...figuration Motorola disconnect tone detect function When this function is disabled the radio looks for squelch before returning to the control channel instead of waiting for the disconnect tone Only in rare instances will you need to adjust the default settings The condition to return to control channels depends on whether the signal is present or not 1 Select the trunking programming mode and the...

Page 35: ...rom the PC Data frame numbers being received appear If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more than 20 seconds T Err appears and wired programming stops When the scanner has successfully received all data End appears If the scanner received an error while receiving data End d Err and its frame number appear C Err indicates the packet number where a communication error occurred S Err indi...

Page 36: ...other must be set as the Clone Unit 5 Press E PGM on the First Unit and then the Clone unit The First Unit checks whether the Clone unit is connected correctly When a First Unit receives the response from the Clone unit the data transfer starts During data transfer SND and REC flashes 6 When the data transfer is completed donE appears If the data transfer is not successful Error appears 7 After th...

Page 37: ... problem If the scanner still does not operate properly take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance Why won t my scanner scan Before you can scan frequencies you must save some frequencies into channels You can enter these frequencies manually or search for them You may need to adjust your SQUELCH setting You may need to check your antenna connection Why is my scanner s display so dark Y...

Page 38: ...scanner CLEAr flashes for about 5 seconds as the scanner clears its memory To ensure that the scanner clears its memory properly leave it on until CLEAr stops flashing Follow these steps to restore the 150 preprogrammed frequencies stored in the private bank 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While holding down 3 and E PGM turn on the scanner After several seconds the scanner restores the frequencies servic...

Page 39: ...6 9875 MHz 1 6 μV 225 400 MHz 1 5 μV WFM 20 dB S N at 22 5 kHz deviation 179 750 215 750 MHz 2 0 μV IF Rejection at 162 4 MHz 80 dB Operating Temperature Normal 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C Signal Stalker I 14 to 140 F 10 to 60 C Scan Speed 90 Channels Second Search Speed Normal 90 Steps Second Hypersearch 250 Steps Second 5 kHz step bands only Priority Sampling 2 Seconds Delay Time 2 Seconds IF Frequenc...

Page 40: ... radio TV technician for help If you cannot eliminate the interference the FCC requires that you stop using your scanner Changes or modifications not expressly approved by RadioShack may cause interference and void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful...