GRE PSR-200U, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...R 200U 200 Channel plus 20 FM Channel VHF Air UHF Desktop Scanner Please read this user s guide before installing setting up and using your new product Owner s Manual PSR200U OM indd 1 2010 02 22 16 2...

Page 2: ...the Scanner Setting Volume and Squelch 19 Storing Known Frequencies into Channels 20 Finding and Storing Active Frequencies 20 Searching the Service Search Band 20 Using Tune 21 Copying a Frequency in...

Page 3: ...rine Channels 31 Locking Out Frequencies 32 Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies 32 Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in a Service Search Band 32 Using Priority 32 Turning the Key Tone On and Off 33...

Page 4: ...to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching Ten Channel Storage Banks you can store 20 channels in each bank 200 total channels letting you group channels so you can more...

Page 5: ...scanner can receive these bands Frequency Range Types of Transmissions 29 54 MHz 10 Meter Ham Band VHF Lo 6 Meter Ham Band 87 3 107 9 MHz FM broadcast 108 136 99166 MHz Aircraft 137 174 MHz Military...

Page 6: ...ications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be det...

Page 7: ...or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication unless such activity is otherwise illegal This scanner has been designed to prevent recepti...

Page 8: ...rt the blades to prevent blade exposure USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER You can power the scanner from a vehicle s 12V power source such as cigarette lighter socket using a 9VDC at least 400 mA adaptor wi...

Page 9: ...RG 58 or RG 8 to connect an outdoor antenna For lengths over 50 feet use RG 8 low loss dielectric coaxial cable If the antenna cable s connector does not have a BNC connector you will also need a BNC...

Page 10: ...perating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle in or near traffic Doing so can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas If you use an earphone or headphones with your scanner while rid...

Page 11: ...storage bank You can then scan the channel storage banks to see if there is activity on the frequencies stored there Each time the scanner finds an active frequency it stays on that channel until the...

Page 12: ...d turns the priority function on or off Number Keys Each key has single digit 0 to 9 and a range of numbers Use the range of numbers above the key 21 40 for example to select the channel in a channel...

Page 13: ...r weather channels MAR Indicates that the scanner is active for marine bank FM Radio Appears when you listen FM broadcast CH Appears with digits 1 200 or P to show which channel the scanner is tuned t...

Page 14: ...y to use various functions FLo ALL CL Appears when you remove all the locked out frequencies during a FD PD AIR or HAM band L r Appears when you review the locked out frequencies L r EMPty Appears whe...

Page 15: ...nk searching UHF Appears when you turn on the UHF sub bank while fire police bank searching 10 M Appears when you turn on the 10m sub bank 1 while HAM bank searching 6 M Appears when you turn on the 6...

Page 16: ...side of town You could program the police frequencies starting with Channel 1 the first channel in bank 1 and program the fire department frequencies starting with Channel 21 the first channel in ban...

Page 17: ...56 8000 74 156 7250 17 156 8500 77 156 8750 18 156 9000 78 156 9250 19 156 9500 79 156 9750 20 157 0000 80 157 0250 161 6000 81 157 0750 21 157 0500 82 157 1250 22 157 1000 83 157 1750 23 157 1500 84...

Page 18: ...5 010 155 370 60 155 415 155 700 15 155 730 156 210 60 158 730 159 210 60 166 250 170 150 3 453 0375 453 9625 12 5 458 0375 458 9625 12 5 460 0125 460 6375 12 5 465 0125 465 6375 12 5 Air Group Freque...

Page 19: ...ge key the scanner enters Service Search mode The Service Search mode is a mode that searches for the preprogrammed service search band TURNING ON THE SCANNER SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH 1 Turn SQUELCH...

Page 20: ...quency For example if you enter a frequency of 151 451 your scanner accepts it as 151 450 If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel the scanner beeps three times and display...

Page 21: ...s search Notes To reverse the search direction at any time press 5 or 6 To pause the search while receiving a signal press PSE To resume searching press PSE again If necessary you can select search gr...

Page 22: ...channel containing the duplicate frequency flash for about 3 seconds If you want to store the frequency anyway press ENT again You can then delete the frequency later See Clearing a Stored Channel on...

Page 23: ...er the transmission stops press SCAN MAN at any time during the transmission so MAN appears and SCAN disappears see Monitoring a Stored Channel To lock out channels so the scanner does not stop for a...

Page 24: ...o not want to replace that frequency with a different one follow these steps to clear the stored frequency 1 Pressing SCAN MAN to stop scanning while SCAN mode 2 To select the desired channel number u...

Page 25: ...dio mode 2 Pressing SCAN MAN until MAN appears 3 Enter the channel number 1 20 4 Press SCAN MAN again Pressing 5 or 6 to advance return the FM Radio channel LISTENING TO THE MAEINE BANK To listen to t...

Page 26: ...Regulatory agencies in other counties have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local forecast and reg...

Page 27: ...store 5 Press L OUT to lock out or enable specific FIPS entries 6 Press FUNC then PGM to exit the FIPS code entry table The scanner displays F at the left hand if you enter the FIPS code s Notes Your...

Page 28: ...can easily jump to Skywarn repeater frequencies and monitor these reports in many cases hearing about severe weather in your area instantly as it occurs This function lets you quickly move to the skyw...

Page 29: ...hing CTCSS code flash none Searching DCS code none flash Decode the CTCSS displays none Decode the DCS none displays Press CT DC again the scanner search the CTCSS code CTCSS flashes while search the...

Page 30: ...n press ENT to store CTCSS code into this channel 3 Press CD DC three times Ct Srch appears and DCS flashes Press 5 or 6 to select DCS code then press ENT to store DCS code into this channel 4 Press C...

Page 31: ...scanner stops on the channel To manually lock out a channel select the channel then press L O L O RVW until L O appears To remove the lockout from a channel manually select that channel again then pr...

Page 32: ...ns to the lowest locked out frequency If you press CLEAR using lock out frequency review the lockout of the frequency is cleared Removing Lockouts Form All Frequencies 1 Press FUNC then CLEAR while L...

Page 33: ...appear whenever the scanner is set to the priority channel To turn off the priority feature press PRI PRI disappears Notes If you program a weather frequency into the priority channel and the scanner...

Page 34: ...R If the scanner s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source you might need to initialize the scanner 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again WELCOME SCAnnInG rE...

Page 35: ...tune function and tune every frequency range from its lowest frequency to the highest Occasionally the tune will stop as if it had found a signal often without any sound That is a birdie Make a list...

Page 36: ...ored in the scanner Store frequencies into more than one channel While scanning the scanner locks on frequencies that have an unclear transmission What s wrong Some frequencies programmed into the sca...

Page 37: ...M Radio Channel 20 channels Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD at 3 kHz Dev 29 54 MHz 0 2 mV 137 174 MHz 0 3 mV 380 512 MHz 0 4 mV 87 3 107 9 MHz 12dB SINAD at 45 kHz Dev 0 5 mV 108 136 99166 MHz 12dB SINAD at 6...

Page 38: ...hes 77 mm 8 Ohms Operating Temperature 32 to 110 F 0 to 43 C Power Requirements 9 Volts DC Supplied 9V AC or Optional 9V DC Adaptor Dimensions WDH 8 1 4 x 6 7 8 x 2 3 8 inches 210 x 175 x 60 mm Weight...

Page 39: ...39 NOTE PSR200U OM indd 39 2010 02 22 16 24 44...

Page 40: ...tration must be on GRE database either by mail or through online when requesting for service Equipment must be sent to GRE America at the owner or dealer s expense and will be returned via surface car...