Radio Shack PRO-528, User Manual

Page 1: ...Please read this user s guide before installing setting up and using your new product www radioshack com 20 528 PRO 528 1 000 Channel Handheld Trunking Scanner...

Page 2: ...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 ma...

Page 3: ...18 about your scanner 18 understanding banks 19 service banks 19 channel storage banks 20 turning on the scanner and setting squelch 20 storing known frequencies into channels 21 Beyond the Basics cop...

Page 4: ...canner 37 using the display backlight 38 using the auto backlight display 38 search speeds 39 turning the keytone off on 39 turning the battery save function off on 40 skipping data signals 40 receivi...

Page 5: ...e s bit on or off 58 identifying a trunked frequency 59 selecting the EDACS Ed talk group ID format 60 EDACS Ed talk group ID range search 60 using HOLD to monitor an active talk group ID 61 locking o...

Page 6: ...a hybrid system 76 programming the Base and Offset frequencies 76 turning the Motorola disconnect tone detect function On Off 78 frequently asked questions 80 My scanner is on but will not scan why 8...

Page 7: ...legally 85 care 86 service and repair 86 specifications 87 Hypersearch Hyperscan and Adaptaplug are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation Motorola Smartnet and Privacy Plus are registered trademar...

Page 8: ...el or frequency Manually stores talk group IDs in scan lists SRCH search start a chain search search a specified frequency range or search another active ID while trunking SVC starts a service TRUNK s...

Page 9: ...weather search activates Skywarn function HOLD RESUME Stops and resumes searching ST Search and scan up and down a selected frequency range selects options during programming changes the ID location...

Page 10: ...riority function on or off MENU enter the menu mode L O lockout selected channels or skip specified frequencies during a search lock out a selected ID while trunking turn Signal Stalker I on and off E...

Page 11: ...arine select the marine band in service mode 1 HAM select the HAM band in service mode 3 AIR select the air band in service mode 4 POL select the police band in service mode 6 ALERT turns NWR SAME wea...

Page 12: ...rch bank or enters a hyphen in trunking ID setting Press CLR to clear an entry Programs a 2 second delay for a selected channel or service programs a 2 second delay while trunking 0 9 input a number o...

Page 13: ...al power source here not included PC IF connect an optional PC interface cable here to use the scanner with your computer VOLUME turn the scanner on or off and adjust the volume connect an earphone or...

Page 14: ...NiMH 1 Set the ALKALINE e JACK f NiMH switch inside the battery compartment to the appropriate setting ALKALINE when using alkaline batteries not included Caution You must use a Class 2 power source t...

Page 15: ...ne or rechargeable or rechargeable batteries of different capacities When the battery icon flashes and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds replace all four batteries Always dispose of old batteries pro...

Page 16: ...ce When using an external antenna always use 50 ohm RG 58 or RG 8 coaxial cable to connect to it If the antenna is over 50 feet from the scanner use RG 8 low loss dielectric coaxial cable If your ante...

Page 17: ...e level Once you set the volume do 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 If you use an earphone...

Page 18: ...local RadioShack store See wired programming about your scanner We use a few simple terms in this manual to explain the features of the scanner Familiarize yourself with these terms and the scanner s...

Page 19: ...into channel storage banks The scanner has 10 channel storage banks Each bank contains 100 channel sets So the scanner has 1 000 channels You can scan the channel storage banks to see if there is acti...

Page 20: ...ur frequencies in your town while the fire department uses an additional four You could program the four police frequencies starting with Channel 1 the first channel in bank 1 and program the fire dep...

Page 21: ...Press E PGM to put the scanner in programming mode PGM appears 2 Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to assign to a frequency 3 Press SCAN MANUAL 4 Use the number keys and CLR DEL...

Page 22: ...151 473 MHz your scanner accepts it as 151 475 After a transmission the scanner automatically pauses for 2 seconds on this channel before proceeding to the next active transmission Press CLR DELAY to...

Page 23: ...n and off over the frequency you want to store 6 Press S or T to move to the channel where you wish to store the frequency 7 Press E PGM to enter the frequency and return to the program mode To cancel...

Page 24: ...gnals and search only for audio voice signals to enter the menu mode and turn Data Skip Option to off see skipping data signals chain search This feature lets you search through preset frequency range...

Page 25: ...2 5 starting chain search 1 Press SRCH SRCH appears 2 Press 0 9 to enable or disable the search bank number being searched Note At least one bank needs to be entered If you disable all the banks the e...

Page 26: ...nk numbers flash 2 Press the bank number you want to store the frequency The smallest empty channel number and 000 0000 flashes on and off over the frequency you want to store 3 Press S or T to move t...

Page 27: ...press SRCH direct search You can search up or down from the currently displayed frequency using direct search SRCH appears during searching Press and hold SRCH when the frequency you want to start fro...

Page 28: ...nt frequencies allocated to fire and police departments it can take several minutes to search all the service frequencies weather search You can also search for weather transmissions To start weather...

Page 29: ...e scanner stops on it during a chain direct and service search and Signal Stalker I 1 Press HOLD RESUME to stop the search 2 Press S or T to select the frequency L O appears 3 Press L O L O disappears...

Page 30: ...scans through all non locked channels in the activated banks See locking out channels and turning channel storage banks on and off When the scanner finds a transmission it stops on it When the transmi...

Page 31: ...ngle channel without scanning This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do not want to miss any details even though there might be periods of silence or if you want to monitor...

Page 32: ...g on the scanner operation follow one of these steps to turn off or on a delay To turn off the 2 second delay press CLR DELAY while the scanner is monitoring a channel scanning or searching DLY disapp...

Page 33: ...ntly selected banks The scanner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not locked out see locking out channels The bank number flashes when the scanner scans a channel that belongs...

Page 34: ...the channels 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 sc...

Page 35: ...y 2 seconds in each bank The 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 CH Loc Out appear...

Page 36: ...oshack com Note If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more than 20 seconds T Err appears and wired programming stops 1 Make sure your scanner is turned off 2 Connect the interface cable to y...

Page 37: ...er received a checksum error while receiving data S Err indicates the packet number where the error occurred If the scanner received a length field error while receiving data L Err indicates the packe...

Page 38: ...a transfer starts During data transfer SND and REC flash 6 When the data transfer is completed done appears If the data transfer is not successful Error appears 7 After the clone operation is complete...

Page 39: ...to exit the menu mode search speeds Note Hypersearch applies only to the 5 kHz step bands 29 54 MHz 137 174 MHz and 216 224 9950 MHz The scanner has two search speeds Normal Search 90 steps second Hy...

Page 40: ...GM 3 Repeatedly press S or T to select OFF or ON then press E PGM 4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode When the battery save feature is active the scanner repeatedly turns off the internal power for 1 s...

Page 41: ...mode as data signals are not generally found in these services receiving nwr same and weather alert signals In 1994 the National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration NOAA began broadcasting alerts th...

Page 42: ...icates the severity of the alert and SAME coded signal appears alternately The scanner remains on the weather channel and the audio turns on so you can hear the weather broadcast The scanner displays...

Page 43: ...tates CCC County code 000 all counties For example the FIPS code for Tarrant County Texas is 048439 48 Texas 439 Tarrant County Some counties are further subdivided in which cases the first digit will...

Page 44: ...IPS ALLFIPS appears on the display If the scanner is set to alert only the area you have programmed F1 appears 2 Press S or T to change the displayed FIPS code from F1 to F15 If a FIPS code is not pro...

Page 45: ...sions in the last channel Before using this feature enter the local Skywarn frequency for your area into Channel 1000 If no frequency is programmed in the last channel No Prog appears and the scanner...

Page 46: ...nditions that affect life or property Listen to NOAA for weather alerts and warnings watch box notices and weather forecasts Listen to Skywarn to hear trained observers in your vicinity call in offici...

Page 47: ...also set the frequency band where you want the scanner to look for transmissions You can also turn on the pager screening feature so the scanner ignores common pager frequencies Note Signal Stalker I...

Page 48: ...lect the Signal Stalker I alert settings S S Lit Lets you select the Signal Stalker I back light settings S S PS Lets you select the pager screen settings S S OnlY Lets you select the Signal Stalker I...

Page 49: ...automatically saves the signal to one of 10 log channels If the scanner finds a new frequency after the 10 log channels are fully stored with frequencies the oldest memory is deleted and the new frequ...

Page 50: ...encies in the log channels are deleted when the scanner is turned off 3 Repeatedly press S or T to select the option you want then press E PGM S S bnd If you selected S S bnd one of the following band...

Page 51: ...the Signal Stalker I Options When the scanner finds a frequency it sounds the alert you specified in Setting the Signal Stalker I Options and Found flashes Press any key to confirm the displayed freq...

Page 52: ...g frequencies are programmed in trunk mode If a system is inactive for 1 second and there are no conventional channels in the bank the scanner starts scanning the next selected trunk bank If you turne...

Page 53: ...cies Follow these steps to select program and store trunked frequencies 1 Press E PGM in conventional mode to set the scanner in programming mode Then press TRUNK Your scanner beeps a tone Then TRUNK...

Page 54: ...ncies E1 Motorola Type I and Hybrid Ed EDACS Wide Band 9600 baund Ed SCt EDACS Scat Lt LTR 3 Prog F appears then press E PGM The scanner automatically selects the first channel in the selected bank 4...

Page 55: ...er the frequencies in logical channel number LCN order If you try to enter a duplicate frequency in a bank the scanner beeps and the channel which was previously stored appears 5 Press S or T to selec...

Page 56: ...alk groups within the trunked system Press SCAN MANUAL You can switch to the trunk scan mode from the trunk search mode See scanning the talk group ID lists While scanning conventional frequencies fol...

Page 57: ...listening to after a short while be it a police fire or emergency medical 2 way radio user Once you have identified the type of service note the associated talk group ID of that unit for future progra...

Page 58: ...16 bit code are the status bits In some systems status bits identify special situations such as an emergency status Your scanner is preset to assume that the status bits in a talk group ID are set to...

Page 59: ...k 3 Repeatedly press S or T to select Motorola Type then press E PGM 4 Repeatedly press S or T to select S bit then press E PGM 5 Repeatedly press S or T to select ON or OFF then press E PGM identifyi...

Page 60: ...can use this feature to translate decimal talk group lists to the much more powerful AFS format It is very easy to use Be sure to become familiar with AFS partial entry and your scanning will become...

Page 61: ...isten to and hold a different ID use the number keys to enter that ID 3 Press T HOLD flashes then the scanner monitors the ID 4 Press HOLD RESUME to resume scanning or searching for a data channel loc...

Page 62: ...dy locked out 1 Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to review 2 When the selected trunked system is displayed press E PGM 3 Use S or T to choose Id Lout and press E PGM 4 Press...

Page 63: ...o turn trunk scanning scan delay on or off DLY appears when the scan delay is set to on Note If you consistently miss responses even with scan delay turned on change the default system type or the fle...

Page 64: ...for each trunk scanning bank If you use all the banks as trunking banks you can store 1000 IDs Talk group ID lists help you organize trunking system users into categories For example you might use Lis...

Page 65: ...IDs for each trunk system Motorola talk groups To enter a Type 2 Talk Group ID 1 Enter the ID you want to store by using the keypad 2 Press E PGM To enter a Type 1 ID For a Type I ID enter the block n...

Page 66: ...group By entering only the desired portion of a group you can select either 128 8 or 1 talk group For example you might program every talk group in a police department by pressing just four keys Note...

Page 67: ...you can program all the talk group numbers for one fleet of an agency 3 Enter the agency number 4 Press CLR DELAY to enter the dash 5 Enter the fleet number 6 Press E PGM Remember the AFS format allo...

Page 68: ...stored ID while entering an ID press 0 and E PGM successively then start over scanning the talk group ID lists Press SCAN MANUAL to begin scanning the lists you have stored Note If one or more of the...

Page 69: ...nner checks that ID more frequently than the others in the list Each of the ten memory locations reserved for storing lists see using talk group ID lists can have only one priority ID and the ID assig...

Page 70: ...ser IDs examples 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 turn...

Page 71: ...rom and it is best to start with these when setting up a Type I or hybrid trunk scanning bank If none of the following preset fleet maps allow you to follow complete conversations then you probably ne...

Page 72: ...4 S4 S12 S12 S12 S12 E1P7 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code S10 S10 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 E1P8 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code S1 S1 S2 S2 S3 S3 S4 S4 E1P9 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code S4 S4 SO SO SO SO...

Page 73: ...4 5 6 7 Size Code S3 S3 S11 S4 S4 S0 S0 S0 E1P14 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code S4 S3 S10 S4 S4 S4 S12 S12 E1P15 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code S4 S4 S4 S11 S11 S0 S12 S12 E1P16 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 74: ...4 Repeatedly press S or T to select the name of the desired map example E1P7 The preprogrammed fleet map appears 5 Press E PGM FLEEt displays Note When the scanner searches for transmissions Type I f...

Page 75: ...Press SRCH The scanner exits the trunking programming mode tunes the data channel then searches using the map you programmed Note If you select size code S 12 S 13 or S 14 these restrictions apply S 1...

Page 76: ...u want a block to be Type II instead of pressing S or T to select the size block Step 5 enter size code S 0 instead programming the Base and Offset frequencies To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF t...

Page 77: ...splay changes to the spacing frequency entering mode 8 Enter the frequency using the number keys according to the following guide then press E PGM For Motorola Type II VHF E2 VHF Hi band use 5kHz step...

Page 78: ...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 depe...

Page 79: ...79 Beyond the Basics Note If you set the squelch so you hear a hissing sound the scanner will remain on the voice channel even when a disconnect tone is transmitted or there is no signal at all Notes...

Page 80: ...channel or no channels are stored Store frequencies into more than one channel Why won t my scanner work at all Check the batteries or make sure the AC adapter or DC adapter is connected properly Rec...

Page 81: ...n Batteries are weak or completely discharged Check the batteries or make sure the AC adapter or DC adapter is connected properly Make sure an antenna is connected to the scanner Why does Error appear...

Page 82: ...ight be incorrect Check the fleet map and correct it if necessary see scanning type I and hybrid trunked systems and programming a fleet map Why isn t my scanner acquiring a data channel SQUELCH is no...

Page 83: ...play locks up or stops operating properly you might need to reset the scanner Caution This procedure clears all the information you have stored in the scanner Before you reset the scanner try turning...

Page 84: ...ence even when it is operating properly To determine whether your scanner is causing the interference turn off your scanner If the interference goes away your scanner is causing it Try the following m...

Page 85: ...clude telephone conversations cellular cordless or other private means of telephone signal transmission pager transmissions any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communi...

Page 86: ...le 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 service and repair If your scanner is not performing...

Page 87: ...MHz in 12 5 kHz steps 849 0125 868 9875 MHz in 12 5 kHz steps 894 0125 956 0000 MHz in 12 5 kHz steps 1240 0000 1300 0000 MHz in 12 5 kHz steps Number of Banks 10 Sensitivity AM FM FM 20 dB S N at 3 k...

Page 88: ...ds Delay Time 2 Seconds IF Frequencies 380 7 MHz 10 85 MHz 450 kHz Antenna Impedance 50 Audio Output 270 mW maximum Built in Speaker 1 7 16 Inches 36 mm 8 Dynamic Type Power 4 AA Alkaline Batteries 6...

Page 89: ...89 Beyond the Basics Specifications are typical individual units might vary Specifications and depictions are subject to change and improvement without notice...

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Page 92: ...defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one 1 year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers For complete warran...