Radio Shack Pro-92, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment PRO 92 Handheld Scanner 20 522b fm Page 1 Thursday September 7 2000 9 41 AM...

Page 2: ...Understanding Banks 22 Channel Storage Banks 22 Search Banks 23 Understanding CTCSS DCS 23 PL Codes 23 DPL Codes 23 Understanding Your Scanner s Modes 24 Open and Closed Modes 24 AM Mode 25 FM Mode 26...

Page 3: ...38 Deleting Frequencies from Channels 39 Listening To the Weather Band 39 Listening to a Weather Channel 39 Displaying Weather Messages 39 Special Features 40 Using the Delay Function 40 Locking Out...

Page 4: ...ing Talk Group IDs 56 Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank 56 Open and Closed Modes 57 Changing the Open Closed Mode 58 A General Guide to Scanning 58 Guide To Frequencies 59 US Weather Frequencies...

Page 5: ...n to trunked communications using a regular scanner The scanner monitors the data sent with a 2 way radio trans mission so you can hear the call and response for that user and more easily follow the c...

Page 6: ...ntinuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS tone signal being transmitted Digital Subaudible Tone Decode decodes and dis plays the Digital Coded Squelch DCS being received Data Cloning lets you transfer...

Page 7: ...systems Key Lock lets you lock the scanner s keys to help prevent accidentally changing the scanner s program ming Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector provides ex cellent reception and is designed to...

Page 8: ...at is on a differ ent electrical circuit from the TV or radio Contact your local RadioShack store for help If you cannot eliminate the interference the FCC re quires that you stop using your scanner T...

Page 9: ...ommunication unless such activity is otherwise illegal These laws change from time to time and there might be state or lo cal laws that also affect legal scanner usage Preparation POWER SOURCES You ca...

Page 10: ...lack battery holder or the supplied rechargeable yellow bat tery holder If you use the rechargeable battery holder we recommend RadioShack nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride batteries Warning Neve...

Page 11: ...quired size and recommended type Always remove old or weak batteries Batteries can leak chemicals that destroy electronic cir cuits Do not mix old and new batteries different types of batteries alkali...

Page 12: ...ble batteries not supplied while it is in the scanner To charge rechargeable batteries connect an appropriate AC or DC adapter to the PWR DC 9V jack We recommend RadioShack rechargeable batteries Note...

Page 13: ...ictions in your ar ea RadioShack s involvement in this program is part of the company s commitment to preserving our environ ment and conserving our natural resources Using AC Power You can power the...

Page 14: ...ck store Make sure the adapter s voltage is set to 10V Cautions You must use a power source that sup plies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA Its center tip must be set to negative and its plug must f...

Page 15: ...ed flexible anten na to the ANT jack on the top of your scanner 1 Align the slots around the antenna s connector with the tabs on the ANT jack 2 Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the anten...

Page 16: ...could contact overhead power lines If the an tenna touches a power line contact with the antenna mast cable or guy wires can cause electrocution and death Call the power company to remove the antenna...

Page 17: ...nes let you hear some outside sounds when you listen at normal levels they still can present a traffic hazard CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER In a noisy area an amplified speaker not supplied availabl...

Page 18: ...ve then set the scanner to scan them A frequency is the receiving signal location expressed in kHz or MHz To find active frequencies you can use the search function You can also search the SEARCH bank...

Page 19: ...s the trunking ID code or holds the trunk ing ID while scanning WX scans through the 7 preprogrammed weather channels PRI Priority sets and turns the priority function on or off TEXT lets you input te...

Page 20: ...xt 1 DELAY enters a 1 or programs a 2 second delay for the selected channel search bank or inputs characters 0 through 9 2 ABC enters a 2 or inputs characters A B or C 3 DEF enters a 3 or inputs chara...

Page 21: ...cked Out Scanning Up Scanning Down Bank 0 9 Out Channel 00 49 Motorola M anual Mode Bank 1 Channel 00 49 P rogram S can Open Closed Detecting a Trunking or Talk Group ID Tone Signal Code I D Program N...

Page 22: ...ces or aircraft see Typical Band Usage on Page 61 For example the police department might use four frequencies one for each side of town You could program the police frequencies starting with 000 the...

Page 23: ...prevent interference by other radio communications Your scanner can receive transmissions that use these codes When your scanner receives a CTCSS transmission PL private line appears When your scanner...

Page 24: ...ates ev ery available radio channel is assigned to more than one user Public safety radio systems on the same frequency are usually set up at a distance of 40 miles apart or more This means that you m...

Page 25: ...or talk groups you want the scanner to receive in closed mode When you set a channel storage bank to open mode open appears under the bank s number while scan ning When you set a channel storage bank...

Page 26: ...on as digital subaudible data that accompanies each transmission Users on an LTR system are assigned to specific talk groups which are identified by the radio as six digit numbers These numbers are in...

Page 27: ...oup ID data included with the transmission In the open mode the scanner stops on the transmission and dis plays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the display In the closed mode the scanner only...

Page 28: ...tems transmit active talk group information only on a dedicated control channel EDACS frequencies are organized in a specific order Each frequency is assigned a Logical Channel Number LCN For the scan...

Page 29: ...2 To turn on the scanner turn VOLUME clockwise Welcome To Multi System Trunking ap pears After about 3 seconds you hear a hissing sound 3 Turn SQUELCH clockwise just until the hissing sound stops 4 To...

Page 30: ...tories every year so be sure to get a current copy Also see the supplied Police Call Trunking Guide Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels 1 Press MANUAL enter the channel number where...

Page 31: ...ber order with the first frequency in channel 1 for the current bank 5 If necessary press MODE to change the receiving mode If you select P L or DPL enter the PL or DPL code by pressing STEP to move...

Page 32: ...ed with 6 on the key pad Press 6 then 1 Space Press 6 is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad Press 1 then 6 m is the first letter associated with 6 on the key pad Press 6 and FUNC for the...

Page 33: ...he desired number you want to enter To enter a lowercase character or a character from the second set for key 0 press FUNC after pressing the first numeral key Press To Enter a Character from this Gro...

Page 34: ...the scanner s delay feature while searching the service bank See Using the Delay Function on Page 40 The scanner does not search locked out frequen cies while searching ranges Searching a Preprogramme...

Page 35: ...channel storage bank bank 9 only press FUNC then ENTER Stored 9xx appears xx channel number Press or to continue search ing for additional active frequencies Notes During search you can manually chan...

Page 36: ...ess FUNC then TUNE to store the frequency 5 If desired press SEARCH to resume searching Changing a Search Range with a Preprogrammed Range You can replace the search range with one of the pre programm...

Page 37: ...ess ENTER again to store the frequency Notes If you enter a higher frequency first then enter a lower frequency the scanner automatically exchanges the frequencies on the display It dis plays the lowe...

Page 38: ...ned off Notes You cannot turn off all banks There must be at least one active bank You can manually select any channel in a bank even if the bank is turned off To turn on banks while scanning press th...

Page 39: ...eric Administration NOAA Regulatory agen cies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broad cast...

Page 40: ...referenced by SAME messages It uses only the message portion of the SAME signal Your scanner can also receive weather alert tones see Priority on Page 43 Special Features USING THE DELAY FUNCTION Not...

Page 41: ...mode you can remove the lockout by removing then reapplying power to the scanner This makes it easy to temporarily lock out trunking data channels To remove the lockout from a channel manually select...

Page 42: ...ears 3 Press FUNC then to select a search bank and begin the search for locked out channels within that bank Each time you press the scanner displays all locked out frequencies within a bank Clearing...

Page 43: ...d as the priority channel and priority is turned on the scanner checks that channel every 2 seconds and stays on the channel if there is activity until the activity stops The scanner is preset to sele...

Page 44: ...iority to a weather channel appears for about 3 seconds then P appears The scanner checks the priority channel ev ery 2 seconds It stays on the channel if there is activity or if it detects a weather...

Page 45: ...If you want to listen to private line or trunking transmis sions in closed mode you might have to change the re ceive mode To change the receive mode repeatedly press MODE The receive mode changes as...

Page 46: ...educe interference or noise caused by strong sig nals you can reduce the scanner s sensitivity to these signals Press ATT until A appears to reduce the scan ner s sensitivity on the current channel No...

Page 47: ...tem Trunk ing appears 3 While Welcome To Multi System Trunk ing appears press 1 to turn on the key tone or 2 to turn it off USING THE KEYLOCK Once you program your scanner you can protect it from acci...

Page 48: ...ress any other key to cancel the operation The scanner sends the data To exit the clone mode re move the cable Trunking Operation The scanner tracks transmissions that use the Motorola Type I and Type...

Page 49: ...NKING In the past groups that transmit frequently such as po lice departments could transmit on only a few frequen cies This resulted in heavy traffic and often required 2 way radio users to wait for...

Page 50: ...ies under the 512 MHz range using subaudible data and are not using a base frequency and offset lock out all data channels See Programming Motorola Trunk ing Systems UHF Lo on Page 51 and Locking Out...

Page 51: ...ystem 6 Press SCAN If the scanner s receive mode matches the ID mode T appears and the scanner scans the frequencies Programming Motorola Trunking Systems UHF Lo You can program the scanner to receive...

Page 52: ...fre quencies in the UHF Lo band 1 Select the bank then press PGM to enter the pro gram mode 2 Store the base frequency into channel 00 of the bank you selected then store the trunking frequen cies int...

Page 53: ...ect the bank 3 Press FUNC 4 Press 8 The following display appears 5 Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system information referring to the instruction that appears on the display If the info...

Page 54: ...oup IDs in each bank When the scanner stops on a transmission in the LTR Motorola or EDACS mode it checks to see if the ID has been stored In the closed mode the scanner only stops on the transmission...

Page 55: ...ore the ID press FUNC then or 4 Press MODE to select LT MO or ED 5 Enter the talk group ID and press ENTER If neces sary use the decimal point for a hyphen Note If you made a mistake in Step 4 Invalid...

Page 56: ...l lockouts from a talk group at the same time 1 Press PGM then TRUNK 2 Press FUNC then L OUT The locked out ID appears If the ID memory bank has no locked out ID you hear the low beep tone 3 Press FUN...

Page 57: ...mode the scanner only uses the ID list to look up ID text tags and stops on any ID code When set to the closed mode the scanner stops only on signals that have an ID code which is found in the ID list...

Page 58: ...om to or vice versa 4 Repeat Steps 2 3 for each bank A General Guide to Scanning Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly line of sight That means you usually cannot hear station...

Page 59: ...ns on the same frequencies If you program one of these fre quencies you hear only noise on that frequency If the interference is not severe you might be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the b...

Page 60: ...a signal often without any sound This is a birdie Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for fu ture reference 42 9750 163 7400 431 3125 495 2125 43 9300 167 7300 435 3000 499 2000 47 9250 171...

Page 61: ...nge 450 00 470 00 MHz FM TV Audio Broadcast Wide Band 470 000 512 00 MHz 800 Band Law Enforcement 806 00 824 00 MHz Conventional Systems 851 00 856 00 MHz Conventional Trunked Systems 856 00 861 00MHz...

Page 62: ...ral Government GMR General Mobile Radio GTR General Trunked IND Industrial Services Manufacturing Construction Farming and Forest Products MAR Military Amateur Radio MARI Maritime Limited Coast Coast...

Page 63: ...940 POL 42 960 43 180 IND 43 220 43 680 TELM IND PUB 43 700 44 600 TRAN 44 620 46 580 POL PUB 46 600 46 990 GOVT 47 020 47 400 PUB 47 420 American Red Cross 47 440 49 580 IND PUB 49 610 49 990 MIL 6...

Page 64: ...GOVT MIL USXX 163 250 MED 163 275 166 225 GOVT MIL USXX 166 250 GOVT RTV FIRE 166 275 169 400 GOVT BIFC 169 445 169 505 Wireless Mikes GOVT 169 550 169 9875 GOVT MIL USXX 170 000 170 150 BIFC GOVT RTV...

Page 65: ...ervice Conventional Systems Band Locally Assigned 851 0125 855 9875 CSB Conventional Trunked Systems Band Locally Assigned 856 0125 860 9875 CTSB Trunked Systems Band Locally Assigned 861 0125 865 987...

Page 66: ...canner is on but will not scan SQUELCH is not adjusted cor rectly Turn SQUELCH clock wise See Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch on Page 29 Poor or no reception An antenna is not connected or...

Page 67: ...eck the batteries or make sure the AC adapter or DC adapter is connected properly Recharge the recharge able batteries or replace the non rechargeable batteries The AC adapter or DC adapter is not con...

Page 68: ...re the scanner is not working prop erly 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again Wel come To Multi System Trunking appears 2 Press 0 then 1 while Welcome To Multi System Trunking appears Initializ...

Page 69: ...MHz in 5 kHz steps VHF Lo 30 50 MHz in 5 kHz steps Ham 50 54 MHz in 5 kHz steps Aircraft 108 136 9875 MHz in 12 5 kHz steps Government 137 144 MHz in 5 kHz steps Ham 144 148 MHz in 5 kHz steps VHF Hi...

Page 70: ...st 257 5 MHz 2nd 21 4 MHz 3rd 455 kHz Priority Sampling 2 seconds Operating Temperature 14 140 F 10 60 C IF Rejection 257 5 MHz at 154 MHz 60 dB 21 4 MHz at 154 MHz 100 dB Squelch Sensitivity Threshol...

Page 71: ...4 Inches 160 61 45 mm Weight without antenna and batteries 9 9 oz 280 g Specifications are typical individual units might vary Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice 20 5...

Page 72: ...ct during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless other wise provided by law a corr...