Radio Shack Race Scanner, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Cat No 20 513 PRO 74 100 Channel VHF UHF Air 800 MHz Race Scanner Please read before using this equipment...

Page 2: ...ing the car s number Two Supplied Antennas let you select the antenna that best meets your needs The supplied stub antenna helps your scanner receive strong local signals and makes the scanner easy to...

Page 3: ...is lets the scanner avoid unwanted sig nals Three Power Options let you power the scanner using alkaline or rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries external AC power using an optional AC adapter charger...

Page 4: ...number is on the back panel Serial Number ___________________________ Frequency Range MHz Step kHz Transmission 29 29 7 5 10 Meter Ham Band 29 7 50 5 VHF Lo 50 54 5 6 Meter Ham Band 108 136 975 12 5 A...

Page 5: ...is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to These include Telephone conversations cellular c...

Page 6: ...ce Banks 22 Operation 24 Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch 24 Storing Known Frequencies into Channels 25 Finding and Storing Active Frequencies 26 Searching the Service Banks 26 Searching fro...

Page 7: ...ry Save Function Off On 39 Skipping Data Signals 40 A General Guide to Scanning 41 Guide to Frequencies 41 National Weather Frequencies 41 Canadian Weather Frequencies 41 VHF FM Marine Frequencies 41...

Page 8: ...ck Cat No 23 552 You can also use four rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries Cat No 23 125 Before you use nickel cadmium batteries you must charge them see Charging Nickel Cadmium Batteries on Page 10...

Page 9: ...fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type Always remove old or weak batteries Batteries can leak chemi cals that destroy electronic circuits Do not mix old and new batteries different...

Page 10: ...time charge them at least 24 hours to bring them to a full charge Discharged batteries take about 10 to 18 hours to fully recharge It takes longer to fully charge them if you operate the scanner whil...

Page 11: ...sing an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter To protect your scanner and AC adapter always plug the adapter into the scanner before you plug it into...

Page 12: ...tem always plug the adapter into the scanner before you plug it into your vehicle s cigarette lighter socket Always unplug the adapter from the vehicle s ciga rette lighter socket before you unplug it...

Page 13: ...e scanner easier to carry and use The supplied flexible antenna provides slightly better reception and helps your scanner receive strong local signals You can attach ei ther of the supplied antennas o...

Page 14: ...nstructions supplied with the antenna route the antenna cable to the scanner then connect it to the antenna jack fol lowing the steps in Connecting an Antenna on Page 13 Warning Use extreme caution wh...

Page 15: ...more comfortable listening Plug the speaker cable s 1 8 inch mini plug into your scanner s jack CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONES For private listening you can plug an earphone or headphones with a 1...

Page 16: ...Safety Do not use an earphone headphones with your scanner when operat ing a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle in or near traffic Doing so can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some are...

Page 17: ...vice When you find a frequency you can store it into a programmable memory location called a channel which is grouped with your other channels in a memory bank You can then scan the memory banks to se...

Page 18: ...particular chan nel Also turns Hypersearch on and off L OUT S S lets you lock out a selected channel and skips a specified frequency during a service bank direct or weather search t and s enters the...

Page 19: ...frequencies in the scanner s channels add and delete frequencies from car numbers dis play car numbers and move to the channel where a car number is stored PRI appears when you set the scanner to sca...

Page 20: ...MHz indicator when the displayed frequency is an odd multiple of 12 5 kHz for frequencies between 406 956 MHz or 108 136 975 MHz SCAN appears when you scan channels MAN appears when you manually sele...

Page 21: ...d program the fire department frequencies start ing with Channel 11 the first channel in bank 2 Service Banks You can search for auto racing marine VHF aircraft military amateur radio government UHF T...

Page 22: ...ear the transmissions CAr Notes The frequencies in the scanner s service banks are preset You cannot change them Band Allocation on Page 43 lists frequency ranges and the broadcasters you are likely t...

Page 23: ...ter the hissing sound stops Notes If you have not stored frequencies into any channels the scanner does not scan If the scanner picks up unwanted partial or very weak transmis sions turn SQUELCH clock...

Page 24: ...er appears 2 Use the number keys and CLEAR to enter the frequency includ ing the decimal point you want to store 3 Press E to store the frequency into the channel Notes If you entered an inappropriate...

Page 25: ...called service banks Each service bank is associated with a specific activity see Service Banks on Page 21 You can search for auto racing marine VHF aircraft military amateur radio government UHF TV...

Page 26: ...ct 1 Press MAN 2 To start the search from a frequency enter it using the number keys and CLEAR Or to start the search from a frequency stored in a channel enter the channel number then press MAN 3 Pre...

Page 27: ...ppears for about 2 seconds then the new frequency appears Press E to store the new frequency Notes If you previously stored a car number and frequency in a channel see Storing a Car Number and Frequen...

Page 28: ...he weather band the scanner will not start searching In this case the scanner sounds three beeps If you program more than 20 frequencies to skip each new fre quency replaces one you already stored sta...

Page 29: ...S To begin scanning channels press SCAN The scanner scans through all non locked channels in all banks that are turned on from the lowest to the highest channel number See Turning Memory Banks On and...

Page 30: ...requencies If your scanner is within a weather reporting authority s broadcast range you can scan these frequencies Your scanner has 7 weather service frequencies preprogrammed See National Weather Fr...

Page 31: ...e car number and frequency or one frequency by itself in each channel for up to 100 car numbers and frequencies For example if you want to listen to communications between the driv er of car number 24...

Page 32: ...with the car number by using the number keys and CLEAR 4 Press E to store the frequency The car number and frequency are stored in the first available channel Adding Frequencies to a Car Number Follo...

Page 33: ...leting a Frequency from a Car Number 1 Recall the car number 2 Repeatedly press s or t until the frequency you want to delete appears 3 Hold down DEL for about 1 second The scanner beeps and the frequ...

Page 34: ...hearing simply press RACE twice If a car number has been asso ciated with this frequency the car number and frequency appear Press RACE twice to return to normal channel listening To see what car num...

Page 35: ...so L O appears You can still manually select locked out channels To remove the lockout from a channel manually select the channel and press L OUT so L O disappears from the display Or to unlock all c...

Page 36: ...epeatedly press PRIORITY to step through the priority channels To turn on the priority feature press PRIORITY during scanning PRI appears To turn off the priority feature press PRIORITY again PRI disa...

Page 37: ...n on the display backlight for easy viewing at night Press to turn it on for 15 seconds To turn it off before 15 seconds elapse press the button again CHANGING SEARCH SPEEDS The PRO 74 has two search...

Page 38: ...you are programming the scanner the scanner has a battery save function which automatically sets the scanner to a standby mode if no button is pressed for 5 seconds when no signal is detected and sets...

Page 39: ...signals such as modem transmissions during a search or scan Note Since data signals are not generally found in the air band this feature does not work in the air band To turn on the data skip feature...

Page 40: ...62 425 162 500 162 550 162 450 161 650 161 775 163 275 Chan nel No Frequency Chan nel No Frequency Ship Shore Ship Shore 6 156 3000 156 3000 64 156 2550 156 2550 7 156 3500 156 3500 65 156 2750 156 27...

Page 41: ...ound in this scanner are 19 156 9500 156 9500 79 156 9750 156 9750 20 157 0000 161 6000 80 157 0250 157 0250 21 157 0500 157 0500 81 157 0750 157 0750 22 157 1000 157 1000 82 157 1250 157 1250 23 157...

Page 42: ...MHz 6 Meter Amateur 50 00 54 00 MHz U S Government 137 00 144 00 MHz 2 Meter Amateur 144 00 148 00 MHz High Range 148 00 174 00 MHz UHF Band U S Government 406 00 420 00 MHz 70 cm Amateur 420 00 450...

Page 43: ...vary from area to area For a more complete listing refer to the book Beyond Police Call available at your local RadioShack store Abbreviations Services BIFC Boise ID Interagency Fire Cache BUS Busines...

Page 44: ...afety PTR Private Trunked ROAD Road Highway Maintenance RTV Radio TV Remote Broadcast Pickup TAXI Taxi Services TELB Mobile Telephone Aircraft Radio Common Carrier Landline Companies TELC Cordless Pho...

Page 45: ...BUS 151 985 TELM 152 0075 MED 152 030 152 240 TELB 152 270 152 480 IND TAXI BUS 152 510 152 840 TELB 152 870 153 020 IND MOV 153 035 153 725 IND OIL UTIL 153 740 154 445 PUB FIRE 154 490 154 570 IND B...

Page 46: ...SXX 70 cm Amateur Band 420 450 MHz 420 000 450 000 HAM Low Band 450 470 MHz 450 050 450 925 RTV 451 025 452 025 IND OIL TELM UTIL 452 0375 453 00 IND TAXI TRAN TOW NEWS 453 0125 454 000 PUB OIL 454 02...

Page 47: ...25 939 9875 PTR General Trunked 940 0125 940 9875 GTR FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency kHz or MHz or in wavelength meters The following information c...

Page 48: ...annel Scanner is totally inoperative No power Check the batteries or make sure the scanner is plugged into a working AC or DC outlet Be sure the adapter s barrel plug is fully plugged into the POWER j...

Page 49: ...ou are sure it is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While you hold down the 2 and 9 keys turn on the scanner If you still have problems after resetting the scanner take it to your lo cal R...

Page 50: ...it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the scanner to work improperly Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments Temperature extremes can shorten the life of elect...

Page 51: ...8 V Scan Speed 50 Channels Sec Search Speed 100 Steps Sec Priority Sampling 2 Seconds Delay Time 2 Seconds IF Frequencies 380 7 MHz 10 85 MHz and 450 kHz Audio Power 330 mW Maximum Built in Speaker 1...

Page 52: ...of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store Ra dioShack will at its option unless otherwise provi...