Radio Shack PRO-94, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual PRO 94 1000 Channel Handheld Trunking Scanner Please read before using this equipment...

Page 2: ...tanding Banks 22 Service Banks 22 Channel Storage Banks 22 Monitor Memories 23 Operation 24 Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch 24 Storing Known Frequencies into Channels 24 Searching For and T...

Page 3: ...unking Systems 38 Setting the Scanner to the Trunking Mode 39 Simultaneous Trunking 39 Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode 40 Storing Trunked Frequencies 40 Searching a Trunked Bank 42 Turning a Tru...

Page 4: ...electing a Preset Fleet Map 54 Programming a Fleet Map 55 Programming the Base and Offset Frequencies 56 Programming a Hybrid System 57 Turning On Off the Motorola Disconnect Tone Detect Function 57 A...

Page 5: ...t send a call and its re sponse on different frequencies it is difficult to listen to trunked communications using a regular scanner The scanner lets you select and monitor the data channel fre quency...

Page 6: ...ur scanner to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching and skip over talk group IDs when tracking trunked systems Priority Channels lets you program one channel in each b...

Page 7: ...nual Access lets you directly access any channel Liquid Crystal Display makes it easy to view and change programming information Display Backlight makes the scanner easy to read in low light situation...

Page 8: ...scan ner If the interference goes away your scanner is caus ing it Try the following methods to eliminate the interference move your scanner away from the receiver connect your scanner to an outlet th...

Page 9: ...her private means of telephone signal transmission pager transmissions any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ECPA as amended you are subject t...

Page 10: ...r using four alkaline lithium or rechargeable Ni Cd or Ni MH AA batteries not sup plied For the best performance and longest life we rec ommend RadioShack batteries Using Non Rechargeable Batteries Fo...

Page 11: ...echargeable batter ies Non rechargeable batteries can get hot or explode if you try to recharge them 4 Install two batteries in the compartment and two in the cover as indicated by the polarity symbol...

Page 12: ...ower on Page 14 Warning Do not connect either adapter to the scanner if non rechargeable batteries such as alkaline batteries are installed in the scanner and ALKALINE JACK NI CD is set to NI CD or if...

Page 13: ...re Cautions You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA Its center tip must be set to negative and its plug must fit the scanner s POWER 9V 300MA jack Using an...

Page 14: ...scanner before you connect it to the power source When you finish disconnect the adapter from the power source before you disconnect it from the scanner If batteries are installed make sure the batte...

Page 15: ...ockwise until it locks into place Connecting an Optional Antenna The scanner s BNC connector makes it easy to connect a variety of optional antennas including an external mo bile antenna or outdoor ba...

Page 16: ...e you set the volume do not increase it Over time your ears adapt to the volume level so a vol ume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing Traffic Safety Do not use an ear...

Page 17: ...listening Plug the speaker cable s 1 8 inch 3 5 mm mini plug into your scanner s jack Your local Ra dioShack store carries a selection of suitable speakers ATTACHING THE BELT CLIP To make your scanne...

Page 18: ...es searching within a selected frequency range you can also search your scanner s service banks Ser vice banks are preset groups of frequencies categorized by the type of services that use those frequ...

Page 19: ...d stores trunked frequencies SRC LIMIT Starts a limit search searches a specified frequency range for frequencies searches for another active ID during trunking opera tion ALT DATA Turns on or off the...

Page 20: ...elected frequency range selects options during programming changes the ID location number while trunk ing 8 8 8 8 Searches up through a selected frequency range selects options during programming chan...

Page 21: ...y L O appears when you manually select a channel you locked out K L keylock appears when you lock the keypad Error appears when you make an entry error BATT Lo alerts you when the battery power gets l...

Page 22: ...ergency services This helps you quickly find active frequencies instead of doing a limit search see Service Bank Search on Page 27 Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to identify and select the ch...

Page 23: ...d see Searching For and Tempo rarily Storing Active Frequencies on Page 25 You can then move a frequency to a channel for permanent stor age See Moving a Frequency From a Monitor Memory to a Channel o...

Page 24: ...nels for later use To assist you in locating a desired fre quency from the scanner s wide range consider using a frequency guide Good references for active frequencies are the RadioShack Police Call...

Page 25: ...a transmission before scanning proceeds to the next channel see Delay on Page 31 The scanner stores this setting in the channel 4 To program the next channel in sequence press PROG and repeat Steps 2...

Page 26: ...requency that is the upper limit of the range you want to search including the decimal point then press E SVC again 5 Press 9 9 9 9 to search from the upper to the lower limit or 8 8 8 8 to search fro...

Page 27: ...top searching and listen to the transmis sion HOLD appears MON CLR to store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory 5 To release the hold and continue searching press HOLD or hold down...

Page 28: ...sever al minutes to search all the service frequencies Search Skip Memory You can skip up to 50 specified frequencies during a limit or direct search and up to 20 specified frequencies dur ing a serv...

Page 29: ...MONITOR MEMORIES Note To listen to the monitor memories the priority channel feature must be turned off see Priority on Page 32 To listen to the frequency stored in any one of the ten monitor memorie...

Page 30: ...rease the scanner s sensitivity to these signals To listen to a weak or distant station turn SQUELCH counterclockwise To ensure proper scanning adjust SQUELCH until the audio mutes To scan in the trun...

Page 31: ...nues scanning again DLY appears If the desired channel is not selected manually select the channel then press DELAY DLY appears If the scanner is searching press DELAY while the scanner is searching D...

Page 32: ...ut channels To remove the lockout from a channel manually select the channel then press L OUT S S L O disappears To unlock all channels in the banks that are turned on press MAN to stop scanning then...

Page 33: ...appears at the top of the dis play To turn off the priority feature press PRIORITY PRI dis appears Notes The priority feature must be turned off to listen to the monitor memories or to use the data s...

Page 34: ...ner Then hold down and turn on the scanner on Aut Lit briefly appears when auto backlight is on OFF Aut Lit briefly appears when auto backlight is off CHANGING SEARCH SPEEDS Note Hypersearch applies...

Page 35: ...scanner from stopping on channels that consist of nonmodulated or data signals such as fax or modem transmissions during a search or scan turn on the data skip feature When the radio receives a data s...

Page 36: ...of the alert appears as well The scanner remains on the weather channel and the audio turns on so you can hear the weather broadcast The scanner displays one of the following codes to indi cate the al...

Page 37: ...nstration sig nals which let anyone with a receiver such as the scan ner verify that the equipment is working properly To find out the specific test schedule in your area con tact your local NOAA or N...

Page 38: ...distinction between these systems is the amount of data transmitted by each radio when the operator pushes the PTT control A Type I system transmits the radio s ID and its current affiliation or the...

Page 39: ...scanner is preset to monitor Type II systems but you can change to Type I or a hy brid of Type I and Type II systems by selecting a prepro grammed fleet map or creating a custom fleet map for your ar...

Page 40: ...he data channel at all We recommend you set SQUELCH fully clockwise before selecting a trunked bank Note Change this setting as needed for the best perfor mance in your area STORING TRUNKED FREQUENCIE...

Page 41: ...beeps and the channel which was previously stored appears It is very important that you enter all the listed fre quencies for the selected agency in Step 3 Oth erwise trunking will not occur when you...

Page 42: ...While searching you may not know exactly to whom the talk group IDs are assigned until you listen awhile To locate talk group ID lists for your local police fire and other agencies refer to frequency...

Page 43: ...a talk group ID are set to 0 and ignores them For exam ple when the scanner receives the talk group ID 010111001110 0011 it reads the ID as 010111001110 0000 and converts the first 12 bits of the ID t...

Page 44: ...u use a list of IDs shown in one format for example AFS and the ID you want to receive is in the other format for example deci mal press SVC E to switch to the decimal format The ID appears in decimal...

Page 45: ...MON CLR This lets you store the ID prior to moving it into a list memory Press SRC to resume searching Note To program the ID stored in the monitor ID memo ry into the ID scan list see Moving Talk Gro...

Page 46: ...ote When you unlock all the IDs the scan list appears Press SCAN to scan the IDs stored in your scan lists or press SRC LIMIT to resume the scanner s previously se lected function For more information...

Page 47: ...see how many frequencies are be ing used and generally monitor how much communica tion traffic occurs Each frequency you store in a trunking bank has a corre sponding activity bar However there are on...

Page 48: ...IDs into talk group ID lists manually during a search or automat ically Manually Storing Talk Group IDs in Talk Group ID Lists 1 Select the trunking bank you want to use see Searching a Trunked Bank o...

Page 49: ...program every talk group in a police de partment by pressing just four keys Note You cannot use partial talk groups in decimal mode See Selecting the EDACS Talk Group ID For mat on Page 44 You can pr...

Page 50: ...list from active scanning use the number keys to enter the scan list s number The scan list number turns off and the IDs in that list are not scanned Note One of the five scan lists must always be act...

Page 51: ...as an even number without a dash exam ple 2160 Your scanner can also scan Type I trunked systems Each Type I ID appears as a three or four digit number followed by a hyphen followed by a one or two d...

Page 52: ...ank If none of the following preset fleet maps allow you to follow complete conversations then you probably need to program your own fleet map see Pro gramming a Fleet Map on Page 55 E1P1 E1P2 E1P3 Bl...

Page 53: ...0 5 S4 5 S3 5 S0 6 S4 6 S4 6 S0 7 S4 7 S4 7 S0 E1P10 E1P11 E1P12 Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 S0 0 S4 0 S0 1 S0 1 S0 1 S0 2 S0 2 S0 2 S0 3 S0 3 S0 3 S0 4 S0 4 S0 4 S0 5 S0 5 S0 5...

Page 54: ...9 to select E1 then press E A previously programmed trunked frequency appears 4 Press DATA ALT 5 Repeatedly press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the name of the desired map example E1P7 The prepro gramm...

Page 55: ...u want to store the fleet map 3 Repeatedly press8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 until E1 appears then press E A trunked frequency you previously pro grammed appears 4 Press DATA A preprogrammed fleet map appears 5...

Page 56: ...4 uses all available blocks Programming the Base and Offset Frequencies To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked sys tems you must program the applicable base and offset frequencies for each sys...

Page 57: ...On Off the Motorola Disconnect Tone Detect Function While trunking a Motorola system your scanner auto matically tunes to the data channel when it detects a dis connect tone a code that tells the trun...

Page 58: ...cies Every scanner has birdie frequencies Birdies are sig nals created by the scanner s internal circuits These stray frequencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same or similar frequencies If...

Page 59: ...Hz FM TV Audio Broadcast Wide Band 470 00 512 00 MHz Public Service 806 00 823 93 MHz Conventional Systems 851 00 856 00 MHz Conventional Trunked Systems 856 00 861 00 MHz Trunked Systems 861 00 866 0...

Page 60: ...rol CB Citizens Band CCA Common Carrier CSB Conventional Systems CTSB Conventional Trunked Systems FIRE Fire Department HAM Amateur Ham Radio GOVT Federal Government GMR General Mobile Radio GTR Gener...

Page 61: ...5 kHz steps 29 000 29 700 HAM 29 900 30 550 GOVT MIL 30 580 31 980 IND PUB 32 000 32 990 GOVT MIL 33 020 33 980 BUS IND PUB 34 010 34 990 GOVT MIL 35 020 35 980 BUS PUB IND TELM 36 000 36 230 GOVT MIL...

Page 62: ...90 158 700 TELB 158 730 159 465 POL PUB ROAD 159 480 OIL 159 495 161 565 TRAN 161 580 162 000 OIL MARI RTV 162 0125 162 35 GOVT MIL USXX 162 400 162 550 WTHR 162 5625 162 6375 GOVT MIL USXX 162 6625 M...

Page 63: ...oadcast UHF Wide Band 470 512 MHz Channels 14 through 69 in 6 MHz steps 475 750 Channel 14 481 750 Channel 15 487 750 Channel 16 511 750 Channel 20 Note Some cities use the 470 512 MHz band for land m...

Page 64: ...wing information can help you make the necessary conversions 1 MHz million 1 000 kHz thousand To convert MHz to kHz multiply the number of mega hertz by 1 000 9 62 MHz 1000 9620 kHz To convert from kH...

Page 65: ...o more than one channel Scanner is totally inoperative No power Check the batteries or make sure the AC adapter or DC adapter is con nected properly Recharge the rechargeable bat teries or replace the...

Page 66: ...atteries or make sure the AC adapter or DC adapter is con nected properly An antenna is not connected or is connected incor rectly Make sure an antenna is con nected to the scan ner Error appears Prog...

Page 67: ...nked Systems on Page 51 Scanner is set to receive Type I trunked frequen cies but does not scan them The fleet map you have select ed or entered might be incor rect Check the fleet map and correct it...

Page 68: ...scanner to receive Type I trunked frequen cies See Scanning Type I and Hybrid Trunked Systems on Page 51 The selected fleet map is incor rect Try another preset fleet map or pro gram your own fleet ma...

Page 69: ...Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic devic...

Page 70: ...MHz 0 5 V 137 174 MHz 0 5 V 216 225 MHz 0 6 V 406 512 MHz 0 5 V 806 956 MHz 0 6 V 1240 1300 MHz 4 0 V AM 20 dB S N at 60 modulation 108 136 9875 MHz 1 5 V Spurious Rejection at 40 84 MHz 50 dB Selecti...

Page 71: ...Dynamic Type Maximum Current Drain 180 mA Power Requirements 4 AA Alkaline Batteries 6 0 VDC or 4 AA Rechargeable Ni Cd Batteries 4 8 VDC or Optional AC Adapter or Optional DC Adapter Current Drain Sq...

Page 72: ...of purchase date to any Ra dioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product...