Radio Shack Scanner PRO 93 User Guide

PRO-93  
300 Channel Dual Track-Trunking  
Handheld Scanner  
 
Storing Text Tags ............................................... 27  
Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID ............ 28  
Finding and Storing Active Frequencies ............ 30  
Frequency Range ....................................... 30  
Searching Active Frequencies  
Manually Tuning a Frequency .................... 37  
Listening to a Weather Channel ................. 37  
Displaying Weather Messages ................... 38  
Using Frequency Copy Function ....................... 39  
into a Specified Channel ............................ 39  
Copying a Frequency  
into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank 40  
into the Priority Channel ............................. 40  
Scanning the Channels ..................................... 40  
Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On 41  
Special Features ..................................................... 42  
Locking Out Channels or Frequencies .............. 42  
Locking Out Channels ................................ 42  
Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels ............. 43  
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies .......... 43  
Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency ............. 44  
Clearing All Locked-Out Frequencies  
in a Search Bank ........................................ 44  
Priority ............................................................... 44  
Turning the Key Tone On and Off ...................... 48  
Using the Keylock .............................................. 48  
Changing the Display Contrast .......................... 49  
Contents  
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Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode ............. 52  
Programming Motorola  
Programming Motorola  
Talk Group IDs ........................................... 58  
Turning an ID Sub-Bank On or Off ............. 61  
Delay Function in ID Indication Mode ........ 62  
Clearing Talk Group IDs ............................. 62  
Open and Closed Modes .................................. 63  
Changing the Open/Closed Mode .............. 64  
A General Guide to Frequencies ........................... 64  
US Weather Frequencies in MHz .............. 65  
Birdie Frequencies ..................................... 65  
Guide to the Action Bands ................................ 67  
Primary Usage ........................................... 68  
Band Allocation ................................................. 68  
Resetting/Initializing the Scanner ...................... 79  
Initializing the Scanner ............................... 79  
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Contents  
 
ˆ Features  
Your RadioShack Handheld Scanner is one of a new  
generation of scanners designed to track Motorola  
Type I and II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus )  
and hybrid analog trunking systems, and GE/Ericsson  
(EDACS ) type systems, which are extensively used in  
many communication systems.  
Trunking communications systems let a large group of 2-  
way radio users (or even different groups of 2-way radio  
users) efficiently use a set of frequencies. Instead of se-  
lecting a specific frequency for a transmission, the user  
simply selects a talk group. The trunking system auto-  
matically transmits the call on the first available frequen-  
cy, and also sends a code that uniquely identifies that  
transmission.  
Since the trunking system might send a call and its re-  
sponse on different frequencies, it is difficult to listen to  
trunked communications using a regular scanner. The  
trunking scanner monitors the data sent with a 2-way ra-  
dio transmission, so you can hear the call and response  
for that user and more easily "follow" the conversation.  
The scanner also lets you scan conventional transmis-  
sions, and is preprogrammed with service search banks  
for convenience. By pressing a single button, you can  
quickly search those frequencies most commonly used  
by public service and other agencies.  
This scanner gives you direct access to over 59,000 fre-  
quencies including those used by police and fire depart-  
ments, ambulance services, government agencies, air,  
and amateur radio services.  
Your scanner includes these features:  
Simultaneous Trunking Operation — tracks two trunk-  
ing systems (Motorola and EDACS) and conventional  
systems at the same time.  
Automatic Channel Programming — automatically de-  
termines the group trunking frequencies, for Motorola  
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trunking systems only, once the control channels are  
programmed.  
10 Channel-Storage Banks — let you store 30 chan-  
nels in each bank (300 channels) to group channels so  
calls are easier to identify.  
10 ID-Storage Banks — let you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID  
banks that have 5 sub-ID banks. 20 IDs are programmed  
in each sub-ID bank and let you easily identify the ID  
code.  
Weather Alert — automatically sounds the alarm tone to  
advise of hazardous weather conditions when it detects  
the alert signal on the local National Oceanic and Atmo-  
spheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel during  
priority operation.  
Digital Weather Alert — displays the weather event text  
with four alert levels so you can see and hear the reason  
for the alert.  
Data Cloning — lets you transfer the programmed data  
to another PRO-93 or a PRO-2053 scanner. You can  
also upload or download the programmed data to or  
from a PC using an optional PC interface kit.  
12-Character, 4-Line, Alphanumeric Display — shows  
you detailed operating information clearly.  
Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Receiver — vir-  
tually eliminates any interference from intermediate fre-  
quency (IF) images, so you hear only the frequency you  
select.  
Preprogrammed Frequency Ranges  
lets you  
search for transmissions within preset frequency ranges  
or within ranges you set, to reduce search time and se-  
lect interesting frequencies more quickly.  
Hyperscan™ and Hypersearch™ — the scanner  
scans at up to 60 channels per second and searches up  
to 75 frequencies per second, to help you quickly find  
transmissions.  
Scan Delay — delays scanning for about 2 seconds be-  
fore moving to another channel in conventional mode, so  
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you can hear more replies that are made on the same  
channel.  
Priority Channel — lets you set the scanner to check  
one channel every 2 seconds so you do not miss trans-  
missions.  
Attenuate — lets you program your scanner to reduce  
the scanner's sensitivity to strong local signals, to reduce  
interference or noise caused by these signals.  
Text Input — lets you input a text label for each chan-  
nel, talk group ID, bank, or other memory location so you  
can easily identify the transmission.  
Lock Out Function — lets you set your scanner to skip  
over specified channels or frequencies when scanning  
or searching, and skip over IDs when tracking trunked  
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 help prevent anten-  
na breakage.  
Memory Backup — keeps the frequencies stored in  
memory for an extended time even without internal bat-  
teries.  
Three Power Options — let you power the scanner with  
internal batteries (non-rechargeable batteries or re-  
chargeable batteries, not supplied). You can also use an  
AC adapter (not supplied) or power the scanner in a ve-  
hicle using a DC adapter (not supplied).  
Supplied Trunking Guide — provides a quick refer-  
ence to public safety trunking radio systems in the Unit-  
ed States.  
Your scanner can receive these frequencies:  
• 25–54 MHz  
• 108–136.9875 MHz  
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• 137–174 MHz  
• 216.0025–225 MHz  
• 406–512 MHz  
• 806–823.9875 MHz  
• 849–868.9875 MHz  
• 894–960 MHz  
• 1240–1300 MHz  
Use “A General Guide to Frequencies” on Page 64 to  
help you target frequency ranges in your service area so  
you can search for a wide variety of transmissions.  
ˆ The FCC Wants You to  
Know  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply  
with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part  
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-  
vide reasonable protection against harmful interference  
in a residential installation. This equipment generates,  
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not  
installed and used in accordance with the instructions,  
may cause harmful interference to radio communica-  
tions.  
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 recep-  
tion, which can be determined by turning the equipment  
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the in-  
terference by one or more of the following measures:  
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
• Increase the separation between the equipment and  
receiver.  
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• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif-  
ferent from that to which the receiver is connected.  
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Op-  
eration is subject to the following two conditions:  
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.  
2. This device must accept any interference received,  
including interference that may cause undesired  
operation.  
Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires  
a permit in some areas. Check the laws in your area.  
SCANNING LEGALLY  
Scanning is a fun and interesting hobby. You can hear  
police and fire departments, ambulance services, gov-  
ernment agencies, private companies, amateur radio  
services, aircraft, and military operations. It is legal to lis-  
ten to almost every transmission your scanner can re-  
ceive. However, there are some electronic and wire  
communications that are illegal to intentionally intercept.  
These include:  
• telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other  
private means of telephone signal transmission)  
• pager transmissions  
• scrambled or encrypted transmissions  
According to the Federal Electronic Communications Pri-  
vacy Act (ECPA), as amended, you could be fined and  
possibly imprisoned for intentionally listening to, using,  
or disclosing the contents of such a transmission unless  
you have the consent of a party to the communication  
(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.  
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ˆ Preparation  
POWER SOURCES  
You can power your scanner from any of three sources:  
• internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable  
batteries (not supplied — see “Using Batteries” on  
Page 10).  
• standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter —  
see "“Using AC Power” on Page 13)  
• vehicle power (with an optional DC adapter — see  
“Using Vehicle Battery Power” on Page 13)  
Notes:  
• Connecting an AC or DC adapter to the scanner dis-  
connects internal batteries when you use the sup-  
plied non-rechargeable battery holder, but it does  
not disconnect internal batteries when you use the  
supplied rechargeable battery holder.  
• If you install the rechargeable battery holder, you  
can operate the scanner and recharge the  
rechargeable batteries at the same time. See "Using  
Batteries" and “Charging Rechargeable Batteries”  
on Page 12.  
• If the scanner stops working properly after connect-  
ing it to power, try resetting it. See “Resetting/Initial-  
izing the Scanner” on Page 79.  
Using Batteries  
You can power the scanner with four AA batteries (not  
supplied). For the longest operation and best perfor-  
mance, we recommend alkaline batteries, available at  
your local RadioShack store.  
You can use either the supplied non-rechargeable bat-  
tery holder (black), or the supplied rechargeable battery  
holder (yellow). If you use the rechargeable battery hold-  
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er, we recommend RadioShack nickel-metal hydride  
(Ni–MH) batteries.  
Warning: Never install non-rechargeable batteries in the  
rechargeable yellow battery holder. Non-rechargeable  
batteries can get hot or explode if you try to recharge  
them.  
Note: You must charge rechargeable batteries before  
you use them the first time. See “Charging Recharge-  
able Batteries” on Page 12.  
Cautions:  
• The battery holder fits only one way. Do not force it.  
• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and  
recommended type.  
• Always remove old or weak batteries. Batteries can  
leak chemicals that destroy electronic circuits.  
• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of  
batteries (alkaline or rechargeable), or rechargeable  
batteries of different capacities.  
Follow these steps to install the batteries:  
1. Press in on the battery compartment cover on the  
back of the scanner and slide the cover down to  
remove it.  
2. Pull the battery holder out of the battery compart-  
ment.  
3. If you are using non-rechargeable batteries, place  
them into the black holder, as indicated by the polar-  
ity symbols (+ and ) marked on the holder.  
If you are using rechargeable batteries, place them  
into the yellow holder as indicated by the polarity  
symbols (+ and ) marked on the holder.  
4. Place the battery holder into the battery compart-  
ment.  
5. Replace the cover.  
Preparation  
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When battery power is low, (  
                                            
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appears and  
the scanner beeps continuously. When battery power is  
depleted, the scanner turns itself off. Replace all four  
non-rechargeable batteries, or recharge the recharge-  
able batteries. See “Charging Rechargeable Batteries”  
on Page 12.  
Warning: Always dispose of old batteries promptly and  
properly. Do not bury or burn them.  
Caution: If you do not plan to use the scanner with bat-  
teries for a month or longer, remove the batteries. Bat-  
teries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic  
parts.  
Charging Rechargeable Batteries  
Your scanner has a built-in charging circuit that lets you  
charge nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) or nickel cadmium  
(Ni-CD) rechargeable batteries (not supplied) while they  
are in the scanner. To charge rechargeable batteries,  
connect an appropriate AC or DC adapter to the PWR DC  
9V jack. For best results we recommend RadioShack re-  
chargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni–MH) 1500mAh bat-  
teries.  
Notes:  
To charge batteries with a DC adapter from a DC  
power source, you must use a 9V, 300 mA DC  
adapter such as RadioShack Cat. No. 273-1810 or  
273-1815 and a size C Adaptaplug™ (neither sup-  
plied). Both are available at your local RadioShack  
store. Make sure the adapter's voltage is set to 9V.  
• It takes about 15 hours to recharge fully discharged  
1500mAh Ni–MH rechargeable batteries. You can  
operate the scanner while recharging the recharge-  
able batteries, but charging takes longer.  
• The scanner can also charge Ni-Cd batteries.  
600mAh batteries require 6 hours and 850mAh bat-  
teries require 8 hours to charge.  
• When you charge Ni-Cd batteries, pay attention not  
to over charge. Overcharging shortens battery life.  
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• Rechargeable batteries last longer and deliver more  
power if you let them fully discharge once a month.  
To do this, use the scanner until (FNý â8KK<IPü  
appears. Then fully charge the rechargeable batter-  
ies.  
Using AC Power  
You can power the scanner using a 9V, 300 mA AC  
adapter and a size C Adaptaplug (neither supplied).  
Both are available at your local RadioShack store.  
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 positive  
and its plug must fit the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack.  
Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi-  
cations could damage the scanner or the adapter.  
!
• Always connect the AC adapter to the scanner  
before you connect it to AC power. When you finish,  
disconnect the adapter from AC power before you  
disconnect it from the scanner.  
To connect the adapter.  
1. Connect the Adaptaplug to the adapter's cord with  
the tip set to positive.  
2. Plug the adapter's barrel plug into the scanner's  
PWR DC 9V jack.  
3. Plug the adapter's two-prong plug into an AC outlet.  
Using Vehicle Battery Power  
You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power  
source (such as cigarette-lighter socket) using a 9V, 300  
mA DC adapter and a size C Adaptaplug™ adapter (nei-  
ther supplied). Both are available at your local Ra-  
dioShack store.  
Preparation  
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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 positive and  
!
its plug must fit the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack.  
Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi-  
cations could damage the scanner or the adapter.  
• Always connect the DC adapter to the 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.  
To connect the adapter.  
1. Connect the Adaptaplug to the adapter's cord with  
the tip set to positive.  
2. Plug the adapter's barrel plug into the scanner's  
PWR DC 9V jack.  
3. Plug the adapter's cigarette-lighter plug into your  
12V power source.  
Note: If the scanner does not operate properly when you  
connect a DC adapter, unplug the DC adapter from the  
power source and clean the socket, or check the adapt-  
er’s internal fuse.  
CONNECTING THE ANTENNA  
To attach the supplied flexible antenna to the antenna  
jack on the top of your scanner, align the slots around  
the antenna's connector with the tabs on the antenna  
jack. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the  
antenna's base clockwise until it locks into place.  
Connecting an Optional Antenna  
The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy  
to use the scanner with a variety of antennas, such as an  
external mobile antenna or outdoor base station anten-  
na. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of anten-  
nas.  
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Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or  
RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over  
50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If  
your antenna's cable does not have a BNC connector,  
you will also need a BNC adapter (not supplied, avail-  
able at your local RadioShack store).  
Follow the installation instructions supplied with the an-  
tenna, route the antenna cable to the scanner, then con-  
nect it to the antenna jack.  
Warning: Use extreme caution when installing or re-  
moving an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall,  
let it go! It 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.  
Do not attempt to do so yourself.  
CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/  
HEADPHONES  
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For private listening, you can plug an /8-inch (3.5 mm)  
mini-plug earphone or headphones (not supplied), avail-  
able at your local RadioShack store, into the  
jack on  
top of your scanner. This automatically disconnects the  
internal speaker.  
Listening Safely  
To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when  
you use an earphone or headphones.  
• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels.  
Extended high-volume listening can lead to perma-  
nent hearing loss.  
• Set the volume to the lowest setting before you  
begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the  
volume to a comfortable level.  
• Once 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.  
Preparation  
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Traffic Safety  
Do not wear an earphone or headphones while you drive  
a vehicle or ride a bicycle. This can create a traffic haz-  
ard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though some  
earphones and headphones 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),  
available at your local RadioShack store, might provide  
more comfortable listening. Plug the speaker cable's 1/8-  
inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug into your scanner's  
jack.  
Note: You must use an amplified speaker with this scan-  
ner. Non-amplified speakers do not provide sufficient  
volume for comfortable listening.  
Using the Belt Clip  
You can use the belt clip attached to the back of the  
scanner for hands-free carrying when you are on the go.  
Slide the belt clip over your belt or waistband.  
Transferring Data to and from Another  
Scanner or a PC  
You can transfer the programmed data to and from an-  
other PRO-93 or a PRO-2053 using a connecting cable  
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which has /8-inch phone plugs on both ends (not sup-  
plied). Connect the cable between each scanner's PC/IF  
jacks. See “Cloning the Programmed Data” on Page 49.  
You can also upload or download the programmed data  
to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit avail-  
able through your local RadioShack store.  
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ˆ About Your Scanner  
Once you understand a few simple terms used in this  
manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's fea-  
tures, you can put the scanner to work for you. You sim-  
ply determine the type of communications you want to  
receive, 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 banks, which are pre-  
programmed frequencies in the scanner's memory (see  
“Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range” on  
Page 30 for the frequency list). You can even change  
the frequency range on one of the SEARCH banks  
(SR5) to limit the search.  
When you find a frequency, you can store it into a pro-  
grammable memory location called a channel, which is  
grouped with other channels in a channel-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 transmission ends.  
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD  
Here is a brief overview of your scanner's keys and their  
functions.  
SCAN — scans through the programmed channels.  
FUNC (function) — lets you use various functions by  
pressing this key in combination with other keys.  
MANUAL — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a  
channel number.  
WX — scans through the seven preprogrammed weather  
channels.  
TRUNK — stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunk-  
ing ID while scanning.  
About Your Scanner  
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PRI (Priority) — sets and turns the priority function on or  
off.  
TEXT — lets you input text.  
PAUSE — stops search.  
MODE — changes the receive mode (AM, FM, MOT,  
ED).  
/
— turns on/off the display's backlight or when  
used with FUNC locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent ac-  
cidental entries.  
TUNE — lets you input a frequency and allows you to  
fine tune a frequency along with 8 or 9.  
ATT (Attenuate) — turns attenuation on to reduce the  
scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals,  
or turns it off to increase sensitivity.  
8 or 9 — selects the scan or search direction.  
SEARCH — lets you search the six search banks.  
L/OUT (Lock Out) — lets you lock out a selected chan-  
nel, skip a specified frequency during search, or lock out  
a selected ID code.  
PGM — programs frequencies into channels.  
ENTER — completes the entry of frequencies and text.  
1 — enters a 1, or inputs characters 0 through 9 in text  
mode.  
2/ABC — enters a 2, or inputs characters A, B, or C.  
3/DEF — enters a 3, or inputs characters D, E, or F.  
4/GHI — enters a 4, or inputs characters G, H, or I.  
5/JKL — enters a 5, or inputs characters J, K, or L.  
6/MNO — enters a 6, or inputs characters M, N, or O.  
7/PQRS — enters a 7, or inputs characters P, Q, R, or S.  
8/TUV — enters an 8, or inputs characters T, U, or V.  
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About Your Scanner  
 
9/WXYZ — enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z.  
0 — enters a zero, or inputs characters ., -, #, _, @, +, *,  
&, /, ', $, %, !, ^, (, ), ?, ->, ` or <-.  
./DELAY — enters a decimal point (necessary when pro-  
gramming frequencies), space, or programs delay time  
for the selected channel/search bank, or hyphen (in  
trunking ID setting).  
CL - clears an incorrect entry.  
QUICK START  
To help familiarize yourself with the scanner’s functions,  
keypad, and available frequencies, you can utilize one of  
these three features before you begin programming the  
scanner.  
Preprogrammed Search Banks — allow you to listen to  
frequencies and decide which frequencies you want to  
store when you are ready to program the scanner. See  
“Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range” on  
Page 30.  
Manual Tuning — allows you to manually scan through  
the entire range of available frequencies without pro-  
gramming. (See “Specifications” on Page 81 for a list of  
the available frequency ranges.) Also, see “Deleting Fre-  
quencies from Channels” on Page 41.  
Weather Radio — allows you to listen to NOAA weather  
broadcasts without programming. See “Listening to the  
Weather Band” on Page 37.  
UNDERSTANDING BANKS  
Channel Storage Banks  
A bank is a storage area for a group of channels. Chan-  
nels are storage areas for frequencies. Whereas a chan-  
nel can only contain one frequency, a bank can hold  
numerous channels.  
To make it easier to identify and select the channels you  
want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels into  
About Your Scanner  
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10 banks (ò  
                             
to é  
                                 
) of 30 (ò  
                                         
ò
                                          
to ð ) channels each, a total  
é
                                              
                                               
of 300 channels. You can use each channel-storage  
bank to group frequencies, such as those used by Mo-  
torola trunking, EDACS trunking, Marine, CB, Police,  
Fire, Aircraft and Ham (see “Typical Band Usage” on  
Page 67).  
For example, a police department might use four fre-  
quencies, one for each side of town. You could program  
the police frequencies starting with òòò (the first channel  
in bank 0) and program the fire department frequencies  
starting with ñòò (the first channel in bank 1). The first  
digit identifies the bank (ò to é). The second and third  
digits identify the channel within the bank (òò to ðé).  
Search Banks  
Your scanner has five preprogrammed search banks  
and one limit search bank. You can set the lower and  
higher frequency limit in the limit search bank. (For the  
default setting, see “Searching a Preprogrammed Fre-  
quency Range” on Page 30).  
UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER'S  
MODES  
You can program each channel with any of four receive  
modes (AM, FM, MOT, and ED). However, you can not  
program MOT (Motorola), or ED (EDACS) mode in VHF.  
Each receive mode affects how your scanner operates  
when scanning and receiving transmissions, and also af-  
fects what transmissions you receive when you set the  
scanner to the closed mode. See “Changing the Receive  
Mode” on Page 46.  
AM Mode  
The AM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions  
using amplitude modulation (AM), primarily used for air-  
craft, military, some amateur radio, and some govern-  
ment transmissions. (Refer to “Specifications” on  
Page 81 for a list of the frequencies covered.) When the  
scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the  
AM mode, it always stops on the transmission.  
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About Your Scanner  
 
 
FM Mode  
The FM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions  
using frequency modulation (FM), used for most public  
safety transmissions, as well as broadcast, business,  
and amateur radio transmissions. When the scanner re-  
ceives a transmission on a channel set to the FM mode,  
it always stops on the transmission.  
Motorola Mode  
You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group  
IDs used with Motorola trunking systems. This setting is  
called the Motorola mode.  
Motorola systems are trunking systems used primarily  
by business and public safety groups to efficiently allo-  
cate a small number of frequencies (as few as five) to  
many groups of users (as many as several thousand).  
To do this, each group of users in the system is assigned  
to a specific talk group. For example, the east side patrol  
officers might all be assigned to talk group 2160. One  
channel in the system is continuously transmitting data  
that identifies which talk groups are active on which  
channel. In addition, this talk group information is also  
transmitted as subaudible data on each active channel.  
When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel  
set to the Motorola mode, it first decodes the talk group  
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 stops on the trans-  
mission if the talk group ID matches a talk group ID that  
you have stored in the bank's talk group ID list and have  
not locked out.  
Motorola trunking systems come in three categories:  
Type I, Type II, and Type I/II Hybrid. Each category dis-  
plays and uses talk group IDs in slightly different ways.  
Motorola Type I IDs are in the form FFF-SS, where:  
FFF=Fleet ID  
SS=Subfleet ID  
About Your Scanner  
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Type I systems are usually organized with different user  
groups assigned to different fleets. For example, a valid  
fleet-subfleet ID identifying all detectives within a police  
department might be òòòVñð, where 000 identifies all po-  
lice users and 12 identifies the Detective division.  
To properly map the raw Type I data to the correct fleet-  
subfleet format, you must program the correct fleet map  
into the scanner. Fleet map information is widely avail-  
able on the Internet for most Type I systems in use.  
Type II system talk groups are identified by a 5-digit  
number. Valid talk group IDs are divisible by 16. If you  
try to enter an invalid talk group ID, the scanner rounds  
the ID down to the next valid ID.  
Type I/II hybrid systems use both fleet-subfleet and 5-  
digit formats for talk group IDs.  
Note: If the scanner decodes control channel data while  
receiving transmissions from a Motorola trunking sys-  
tem, á*0.( appears on the bottom line of the display.  
EDACS Mode  
You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group  
IDs used with EDACS (GE/Ericsson) trunking systems.  
This setting is called the EDACS mode.  
EDACS systems are trunking systems used primarily by  
business or private communications service providers,  
as well as by some public safety organizations. EDACS  
systems 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 scanner to correctly switch to an active  
frequency, you must program the frequencies in LCN or-  
der, starting with )<DFIPýòñ. EDACS talk group IDs are  
entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047  
or AFS (Agency Fleet Subfleet) number from 00-001 to  
15-157.  
When there is activity on an EDACS system, that infor-  
mation is sent out on the control channel. The scanner  
decodes the ID for the active talk group. In the open  
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About Your Scanner  
 
 
mode, the scanner then goes to the transmission and  
displays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the dis-  
play. In the closed mode, the scanner only goes to trans-  
missions with IDs that match talk group IDs you have  
stored in the bank's talk group ID list which are not  
locked out.  
Because EDACS scanning requires clear reception of  
the control channel at all times, EDACS systems tend to  
have a smaller usable area. An external antenna can  
greatly improve EDACS scanning in a fringe area. If you  
are having trouble scanning an EDACS system, try man-  
ually selecting the data channel. If you are getting good  
reception, the scanner will indicate talk group á0(Vòñ.  
Try changing your location or using an outdoor antenna  
to improve reception.  
Open and Closed Modes  
You can set your scanner to change the way it receives  
signals. These settings, called open mode and closed  
mode, affect how the scanner receives signals from  
communications systems that use some type of closed  
squelch (such as Motorola and EDACS systems).  
You can set each of the scanner's channel storage  
banks to open or closed mode.  
In open mode, the scanner scans signals transmitted in  
all systems. In closed mode, the scanner scans signals  
transmitted only under the following conditions:  
• When the signals are in the FM mode.  
• When the signals are in the MOT, or ED mode and  
the signal's ID code matches the programmed ID  
code.  
You can also select the user or talk groups you want the  
scanner to receive in closed mode.  
When you set a channel storage bank to open mode, ö  
appears under the bank's number while scanning. When  
you set a channel storage bank to closed mode, V ap-  
pears under the channel storage bank's number while  
scanning. +,!* or á(+/!   appears while the scanner is  
   
About Your Scanner  
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in manual mode or while the scanner is receiving a sig-  
nal during scanning. See “Changing the Open/Closed  
Mode” on Page 64 for more information about setting the  
open and closed modes.  
ˆ Operation  
TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND  
SETTING SQUELCH  
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indi-  
cator points to MIN before you turn on the scanner.  
2. To turn on the scanner, turn VOLUME clockwise.  
3<C:FD<ý 0Fý   L8Cý 0ILEB@E> appears. After about 3  
   
seconds, you hear a hissing sound.  
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing sound  
stops.  
4. To turn off the scanner, turn VOLUME counterclock-  
wise to OFF.  
Notes:  
• The scanner does not scan if there are no frequen-  
cies stored in channels. If the scanner does not  
scan and you have already stored frequencies in  
channels, turn SQUELCH further clockwise.  
• If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very  
weak transmissions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to  
decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signals.  
If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn  
SQUELCH counterclockwise.  
• If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hiss-  
ing sound, the scanner will not scan properly.  
To ensure the scanner operates properly while in  
the trunking mode, we suggest you set SQUELCH  
using the steps listed above.  
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Operation  
 
 
STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES  
INTO CHANNELS  
Good references for active frequencies are Ra-  
dioShack's Police Call, Aeronautical Frequency Directo-  
ry, and Maritime Frequency Directory. We update these  
directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.  
Also see the supplied Trunking Guide.  
Note: If you are storing frequencies for an EDACS sys-  
tem, you must store them in logical channel number or-  
der, with the first frequency in channel 1 for the current  
bank.  
Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.  
1. Press MANUAL, enter the bank (0–9) and channel  
number (00–29) where you want to store a fre-  
quency, then press MANUAL again. ) and the bank  
and channel number appear at the upper left corner  
of the display (for example: )òòò).  
Note: When ) is on the display, you can also select  
your desired bank and channel number with the  
FUNC and arrow keys.  
• Press FUNC then press 8 or 9. The bank num-  
ber moves in the direction of the arrow pressed.  
• Press FUNC then press and hold 8 or 9. The  
bank number moves continuously in the assigned  
direction.  
• Press 8. The channel number moves upward  
one by one. Or, press 9. The channel number  
moves downward one by one.  
2. Press PGM. ) changes to ,.  
Operation  
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3. Use the number keys and ./DELAY to enter the fre-  
quency (including the decimal point) you want to  
store.  
If you make a mistake, press CL to delete a single  
digit or press and hold CL about 2 seconds to delete  
all digits.  
4. Press ENTER to store the frequency into the chan-  
nel.  
Notes:  
• If you made a mistake in Step 3, %EM8C@;ý "I<H  
briefly appears and the scanner beeps when you  
press ENTER. Start again from Step 3.  
Your scanner automatically rounds the entered fre-  
quency to the nearest valid frequency. For example,  
if you enter a frequency of 151.553, your scanner  
accepts it as ñíñôííò.  
To have the scanner pause for 2 seconds on this  
channel after a transmission before proceeding to  
the next active transmission, press ./DELAY to turn  
the delay function on. See “Using the Delay Func-  
tion” on Page 42. The scanner stores this setting in  
the channel.  
5. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving  
mode.  
6. If desired, program a text tag for the channel (see  
“Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel” on Page 27).  
7. The next channel in sequence is ready for program-  
ming. Press PGM and then repeat steps 3 through 6.  
STORING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES  
INTO CHANNELS  
1. Press PGM and FUNC then 8 or 9 to select the  
desired bank to program.  
2. Press TRUNK to enter into trunking mode.  
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Operation  
 
 
3. Repeatedly press MODE to select )  
                                                       
+
                                                        
0
                                                         
(Motorola) or  
!   (EDACS).  
   
4. Press PGM and select the channel number using 8  
or 9.  
5. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER.  
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to enter the other trunking  
group frequencies for EDACS or additional control  
channel frequencies for Motorola systems.  
7. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving  
mode.  
STORING TEXT TAGS  
You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up  
to 12 characters) for easy identification of channel trans-  
missions, trunk IDs, or banks.  
Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel  
1. Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where  
you want to enter the text, then press MANUAL  
again. ) and the bank and channel number appear  
at the upper left corner of the display (for example:  
)ñòò).  
2. Press PGM. ) changes to ,.  
3. Press TEXT. The cursor appears at the third line.  
4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “Text  
Input Chart” on Page 29).  
Note: If you make a mistake, press 8 or 9 to  
move to the character you want to change.  
For example, to identify amateur (ham) radio trans-  
missions in the 6 meter range, input "HAM 6m" as  
follows:  
• "H" is the second letter associated with 4 on the  
keypad. Press 4 then 2.  
Operation  
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• "A" is the first letter associated with 2 on the key-  
pad. Press 2 then 1.  
• "M" is the first letter associated with 6 on the key-  
pad. Press 6 then 1.  
• "Space." Press ./DELAY.  
• "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 lower case set),  
then press 1.  
5. Press ENTER to input the text.  
Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID  
1. Press PGM.  
2. Press TRUNK.  
3. Press FUNC then 8 or 9 to select the desired  
bank.  
4. Press TRUNK to select the desired sub-bank.  
5. Press or hold down 8 or 9 to select the desired  
group ID.  
6. Press TEXT then enter the tag using the keypad.  
(See “Text Input Chart” on Page 29.)  
7. Press ENTER to store.  
Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank  
1. Select a channel within the desired bank by press-  
ing MANUAL and entering the bank number (000 for  
bank 0 or 200 for bank 2, for example). Press MAN-  
UAL again.  
2. Press PGM.  
3. Press FUNC then 7. The cursor appears at the third  
line of the display. Enter the text using the keypad.  
(See “Text Input Chart” on Page 29.)  
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Operation  
 
 
4. Press ENTER to store.  
Text Input Chart  
Notes:  
To access the numbers, after you press TEXT (when  
you assign the text tag to a channel) or you press  
FUNC and 7 (when you assign the text tag to a  
bank), press 1. Then press the 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.  
BUTTONS  
PRESSED  
CHARACTERS  
ENTERED  
BUTTONS  
PRESSED  
CHARACTERS  
ENTERED  
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
a b c  
2
3
A B C  
D E F  
2 then  
FUNC  
3 then  
FUNC  
d e f  
g h i  
4
G H I  
J K L  
4 then  
5
FUNC  
5 then  
j k l  
6
M N O  
FUNC  
6 then  
FUNC  
m n o  
7
P Q R S  
T U V  
7 then  
p q r s  
8
FUNC  
8 then  
FUNC  
tuv  
9
0
W X Y Z  
. - # _ @ + * & / ,  
Space  
9 then  
FUNC  
w x y z  
0 then  
FUNC  
$ % ! ^ ( ) ? -> ` <-  
Back Space  
./DELAY  
CL  
Operation  
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FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE  
FREQUENCIES  
You can search for transmissions in the scanner’s pre-  
programmed search bank. The search bank is divided  
into six search bands. You can change the search range  
of Bank SR5 manually by setting the lower and higher  
ends of the search range.  
Notes:  
You can use the scanner's delay feature while  
searching the search bank. See “Using the Delay  
Function” on Page 42.  
• The scanner does not search locked-out frequen-  
cies while searching ranges. See “Locking Out  
Channels or Frequencies” on Page 42.  
Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency  
Range  
The scanner contains these preprogrammed search  
ranges, stored in the search bank (SR0 – SR5).  
Bank  
Band  
SR0 ..................................................................... Marine  
SR1 ........................................................................... CB  
SR2 ............................................................... Police/Fire  
SR3 ..................................................................... Aircraft  
SR4 ......................................................................... Ham  
SR5 ............................... Limit search (User changeable)  
To select preprogrammed search bands and search  
them for active frequencies:  
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Operation  
 
 
1. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select your desired  
search bank (/.ò, /.ñ, /.ð, /.ï, /.î, or /.í).  
2. In the marine and CB bands, you can directly select  
a channel or search through the band. When  
)
appears at the left most position of the second line,  
you can directly select a channel (refer to the follow-  
ing band charts). Press the desired channel number  
while ) appears to select it. You can also change the  
channels by pressing8or 9.  
3. Press FUNC then SEARCH while ) appears.  
)
changes to / and now you can search through the  
band. Press FUNC then SEARCH again to return to  
the previous mode.  
4. Rotate SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a  
point just after the hissing sound stops. After 2 sec-  
onds (if the delay feature is on), the received fre-  
quency appears and the scanner starts searching.  
5. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops  
searching.  
Search bank: SR0 Marine band  
Receive mode: FM  
CHANNEL  
FREQUENCY  
(MHz)  
CHANNEL  
FREQUENCY  
(MHz)  
01  
06  
08  
10  
12  
14  
156.050  
156.3000  
156.4000  
156.5000  
156.6000  
156.7000  
05  
07  
09  
11  
13  
15  
156.250  
156.3500  
156.4500  
156.5500  
156.6500  
156.7500  
Operation  
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CHANNEL  
FREQUENCY  
(MHz)  
CHANNEL  
FREQUENCY  
(MHz)  
16  
18  
20  
156.8000  
156.9000  
17  
19  
21  
156.8500  
156.9500  
157.0500  
157.0000  
161.6000  
22  
24  
157.1000  
23  
25  
157.1500  
157.2000  
161.8000  
157.2500  
161.8500  
26  
28  
64  
157.3000  
161.9000  
27  
63  
65  
157.3500  
161.9500  
157.4000  
162.0000  
156.1750  
156.2250  
160.825  
156.2750  
66  
68  
70  
72  
74  
78  
80  
82  
84  
156.3250  
156.4250  
156.5250  
156.6250  
156.7250  
156.9250  
157.0250  
157.1250  
67  
69  
71  
73  
77  
79  
81  
83  
85  
156.3750  
156.4750  
156.5750  
156.6750  
156.8750  
156.9750  
157.0750  
157.1750  
157.2250  
161.8250  
157.2750  
161.8750  
86  
88  
157.3250  
161.9250  
87  
157.3750  
161.9750  
157.4250  
Note: Two frequencies are assigned in one channel in  
some Marine frequencies. For example, 157.000 and  
161.600 are assigned in Channel 20.  
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Operation  
 
Search bank: SR1 CB band  
Receive mode: AM  
CHANNEL  
FREQUENCY  
(MHz)  
CHANNEL  
FREQUENCY  
(MHz)  
01  
03  
05  
07  
09  
11  
13  
15  
17  
19  
21  
23  
25  
27  
29  
31  
33  
35  
37  
39  
26.9650  
26.9850  
27.0150  
27.0350  
27.0650  
27.0850  
27.1150  
27.1350  
27.1650  
27.1850  
27.2150  
27.2550  
27.2450  
27.2750  
27.2950  
27.3150  
27.3350  
27.3550  
27.3750  
27.3950  
02  
04  
06  
08  
10  
12  
14  
16  
18  
20  
22  
24  
26  
28  
30  
32  
34  
36  
38  
40  
26.9750  
27.0050  
27.0250  
27.0550  
27.0750  
27.1050  
27.1250  
27.1550  
27.1750  
27.2050  
27.2250  
27.2350  
27.2650  
27.2850  
27.3050  
27.3250  
27.3450  
27.3650  
27.3850  
27.4050  
Operation  
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Search bank: SR2 Police/Fire band  
Receive Mode: FM  
GROUP  
FREQUENCY (MHz)  
33.420–33.980  
37.020–37.420  
39.020–39.980  
42.020–42.940  
44.620–45.860  
45.880  
STEP (kHz)  
0
20  
20  
20  
20  
40  
45.900  
45.940–46.060  
46.080–46.500  
153.770–154.130  
154.145–154.445  
154.650–154.950  
155.010–155.370  
155.415–155.700  
155.730–156.210  
158.730–159.210  
166.250  
40  
20  
60  
15  
15  
60  
15  
60  
60  
1
170.150  
2
3
453.0375–453.9625  
458.0375–458.9625  
460.0125–460-6375  
465.0125–465.6375  
856.2125–860.9875  
866.0125–868.9875  
12.5  
12.5  
12.5  
12.5  
25  
12.5  
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Operation  
 
Search bank: SR3 Aircraft  
Receive mode: AM  
FREQUENCY (MHz)  
STEP (kHz)  
108.000–136.9875  
12.5  
Search bank: SR4 Ham band  
Receive mode: FM  
GROUP  
FREQUENCY (MHz)  
28.0000–29.7000  
STEP (kHz)  
0
1
2
3
4
5
5
5
50.0000–54.0000  
144.0000–148.0000  
222.0000–225.0000  
420.0000–450.0000  
1240.0000–1300.0000  
5
5
12.5  
6.25  
Search bank: SR5 Programmable limit search  
Receive mode: FM (Default setting)  
Searching Active Frequencies in Your  
Desired Frequency Range  
You can program the desired frequency range for a  
search.  
1. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select /.í.  
2. Press PGM then SEARCH. ,/. (Program Search)  
appears in the top line and the cursor blinks ( on the  
second line for the lower-end limit frequency.  
3. Enter the desired lower-end limit frequency (includ-  
ing the decimal point) with the number keys and  
./DELAY.  
Operation  
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4. Press ENTER to set the frequency. The cursor  
moves to $. If the entered frequency is incorrect,  
%EM8C@;ý"I<H briefly appears.  
5. Enter your desired higher-end frequency and press  
ENTER.  
6. Rotate SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a  
point just after the hissing sound stops.  
7. Press SEARCH to start searching. When the scan-  
ner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.  
Special Notes:  
You can copy and save a frequency into a specified  
bank, channel, or priority channel when the scanner  
finds an active frequency. See “Using Frequency  
Copy Function” on Page 39 to save the frequency.  
The frequency copy functions only in search banks  
2, 3, 4 and 5.  
• While the scanner is searching, you can use the  
seek search by pressing FUNC then 7. The display  
indicates /<<Bý +* at the bottom line. The scanner  
stops at an active frequency for five seconds and  
restarts searching automatically. The scanner  
repeats this operation.  
You can set Zeromatic on or off by pressing FUNC  
then 0. Press FUNC then 0 again to reverse the Zer-  
omatic setting. Whenever this feature is turned on,  
6<IFD8K@:ý+* briefly appears then Q appears at the  
first digit of the second line and the scanner stops at  
the correct frequency. When you turn this feature  
off, Q disappears and the scanner stops when it  
detects an active signal. Zeromatic functions only in  
search bank 2, 3, 4 and 5.  
• There are several group banks in SR2 Police/Fire  
and SR4 ham bands. You can turn off or on the  
groups by pressing the group numbers. For exam-  
ple to turn off ò, press 0.  
• In the Air and the Limit search bands, press FUNC  
then 8 to start searching up from the lowest fre-  
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Operation  
 
quency and press FUNC then 9 to start searching  
down from the highest frequency.  
                                                                     
Manually Tuning a Frequency  
You can manually set the scanner to move through all  
receivable frequencies, or select a specific frequency as  
a starting point.  
1. Press TUNE. 01*! and the current frequency  
appears. The scanner automatically begins tuning  
up or down.  
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency where  
you want the scanner to start.  
3. Press ENTER.  
4. Press 8 or 9 to move up or down. When the  
scanner finds an active frequency, it stops on the  
frequency.  
Note: If you press PAUSE while tuning, the scanner  
stops tuning andý ÷÷ý ,ã1/!  ý ÷÷ appears. Press PAUSE  
   
again, and the scanner resumes tuning.  
LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND  
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has  
allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and  
Atmospheric 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 your local forecast and regional weather information  
on one or more of these channels.  
Listening to a Weather Channel  
To hear your local forecast and regional weather infor-  
mation, press WX. Your scanner scans through the  
weather band then stops within a few seconds on the  
strongest weather broadcast.  
Operation  
37  
 
 
Displaying Weather Messages  
The weather service precedes each weather alert with a  
digitally-encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encod-  
ing) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. You can set the scan-  
ner to decode and display the SAME message when an  
alert is broadcast. Then if you are monitoring a weather  
channel with a digitally-encoded SAME signal when an  
alert is broadcast, the scanner will show the type of alert  
being broadcast such as 38IE@E>, 38K:?, /K8K<D<EK,  
or 0<JK )<JJ8><. The scanner will also sound alternat-  
ing alert tones and display 3<8K?<Iý ã(!.0 when the  
scanner receives a 1050 Hz tone.  
To set the scanner to decode and display SAME mes-  
sages, press FUNC then WX while you listen to the  
weather channel.   %#ý34ý/0â5 and á8E:<Cèý"ö34 appear.  
   
To set the scanner out of the SAME standby mode,  
press FUNC then WX.   %#ý34ý/0â5 disappears.  
   
Notes:  
• The scanner does not display the actual area  
affected by SAME messages. It uses only the mes-  
sage portion of the SAME signal (38IE@E>, 38K:?,  
/K8K<D<EK, or 0<JKý)<JJ8><).  
Your scanner can also receive weather alert tones  
(see “Priority” on Page 44). The scanner sounds an  
alert or beep when it receives the SAME code. If  
you do not stop the alert, it sounds the alert (or  
beep) for five minutes. Then the alert stops and the  
scanner beeps every ten seconds. If the scanner  
receives a new message after five minutes, it  
sounds the alert or beep. To stop the sound and  
ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal  
before the five minute time out, press any key  
except  
.
WX Alert and Beep Tone Confirmation  
1. To test the WX alert, press WX for more than 2 sec-  
onds while the display indicates   %#ý34ý/0â5.  
   
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Operation  
 
 
The display indicates the type of message, and  
sounds an alert or series of beeps which automati-  
cally changes every 3 seconds.  
2. Press any key except  
to stop test sound mode.  
USING FREQUENCY COPY FUNCTION  
You can copy a frequency into a specified channel, a va-  
cant channel in a specified bank, or a priority channel.  
However, you cannot copy a frequency from the Marine  
and CB search bands.  
Copying a Frequency into a Specified  
Channel  
You can copy a frequency into a specified channel when  
the scanner stops on that frequency during search mode  
or manual tuning.  
1. Press FUNC then PGM when you find a frequency.  
á?8Eý/KFI<å appears at the bottom line. After about  
1 second, the frequency to be copied flashes on the  
indicator.  
2. Press the desired bank and the channel number  
where you want to store the frequency. The display  
indicates the bank and channel number. After about  
1 second, the frequency to be copied flashes.  
3. Press ENTER. All the conditions such as receiving  
mode and delay condition are copied on the chan-  
nel. á?8Eý/KFI<ü briefly appears. The scanner auto-  
matically returns to search mode.  
If you try to copy a frequency which is already  
stored, the scanner sounds the notice tone 3 times  
after you press ENTER.   LGCô=ýá?OOO appears at the  
   
bottom line. If you want to copy the duplicate fre-  
quency anyway, press ENTER, or if not, press CL to  
cancel.  
Operation  
39  
 
 
Copying a Frequency into a Vacant  
Channel in a Specified Bank  
You can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in a  
specified bank when the scanner stops on the frequency  
during search or tune mode.  
1. Press FUNC then ENTER when you find a frequency  
you want to copy. â8EBéý/KFI<å appears.  
2. If you want to copy the frequency into bank 9, press  
ENTER. It is stored in the first available vacant chan-  
nel in the bank. Or, press your desired bank number  
to store, then press ENTER. á?8Eý /KFI<ü appears  
for 2 seconds. All the conditions such as receiving  
mode and delay condition are copied on the chan-  
nel. After about 2 seconds, the scanner automati-  
cally returns to search mode.  
3. If you try to copy a frequency which is already  
stored, the scanner sounds the notice tone 3 times  
after you press ENTER.   LGCô=ýá?OOO appears at the  
   
bottom line. If you want to copy the duplicate fre-  
quency anyway, press ENTER, or if not, press CL to  
cancel.  
Copying a Frequency into the Priority  
Channel  
You can copy a frequency into the priority channel (see  
“Priority” on Page 44) when the scanner stops on the fre-  
quency during Search, Scan, Manual, Tune, or WX  
mode.  
Press FUNC then PRI when the frequency is on the dis-  
play. The display flashes twice and the frequency is cop-  
ied to the priority channel.  
SCANNING THE CHANNELS  
To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again  
after monitoring a specific channel, press SCAN.  
Note: You must store frequencies into channels before  
the scanner can scan them. The scanner does not scan  
through empty channels.  
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Operation  
 
 
The scanner scans through all channels (except those  
you have locked out) in the active banks (see "Turning  
Channel-Storage Banks Off and On" and “Locking Out  
Channels or Frequencies” on Page 42).  
Note: To change the scanning direction, press 8or 9.  
Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and  
On  
To turn off banks while scanning, press the bank's num-  
ber key so the bank's number disappears. For example,  
to turn off bank 1, press 1. The scanner does not scan  
any of the channels within the banks you turned 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 the number key  
until the bank's number appears. For example to turn  
bank 1 on again, press 1.  
Deleting Frequencies from Channels  
1. Press MANUAL.  
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel with the  
frequency you want to delete.  
3. Press MANUAL again.  
4. Press PGM to enter the program mode. ) changes  
to ,.  
Operation  
41  
 
 
5. Press FUNC.  
6. Press CL. The frequency number changes and  
òôòòòòýappears.  
ˆ Special Features  
USING THE DELAY FUNCTION  
Note: Delay is automatically set as the default for each  
channel when you turn on the scanner.  
Many conversations might have a pause of several sec-  
onds between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a  
reply, you can program a 2-second delay into any of  
your scanner's channels. Then, when the scanner stops  
on the channel,    appears and the scanner continues to  
   
monitor the channel for 2 seconds after the transmission  
stops before it resumes scanning or searching.  
To turn delay on or off, press . /DELAY.  
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR  
FREQUENCIES  
You can scan existing channels or search frequencies  
faster by locking out channels or frequencies that have a  
continuous transmission, such as a weather channel.  
Locking Out Channels  
To lock out a channel while scanning, press L/OUT when  
the scanner stops on the channel. To lock out a channel  
manually, select the channel then press L/OUT so ( ap-  
pears.  
Note: You can still manually select locked-out channels.  
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select  
the channel and press L/OUT so ( disappears.  
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Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels  
To review all locked out channels, press MANUAL, then  
repeatedly alternate between pressing FUNC then L/OUT  
to view each locked-out channel. When you finish re-  
viewing locked-out channels, press MANUAL.  
Locking Out Frequencies  
To lock out a frequency during a search, press L/OUT  
when the scanner stops on that frequency. The scanner  
locks out the frequency, then continues searching.  
Notes:  
• The scanner does not store locked out frequencies  
during a search.  
You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies in each  
bank. If you try to lock out more, )<DFIPý =LCCü  
appears.  
• If you lock out all frequencies in one search bank  
and only this search bank is activated, ãCCý I8E><J  
(F:B<;ý FLKü appears and the scanner does not  
search.  
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies  
To review the frequencies within a search bank that you  
locked out:  
1. Press SEARCH to set search mode.  
2. Press FUNC then L/OUT. The locked-out frequency  
and (F:BFLKýC@JK appear. Press 8 or 9 to review  
the list. The locked-out number and the total locked-  
out number also appear as (ó+ý44ýF=ý55. (The tenth  
of thirty locked out numbers would appear as (ó+ýñò  
F=ý ïò.) If the search bank has no locked-out fre-  
quencies, !DGKPôý (F:BFLKý C@JK appears. Press  
Special Features  
43  
 
 
FUNC then L/OUT again to cancel reviewing locked-  
out frequencies.  
Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency  
To clear a locked-out frequency, select that frequency  
(see “Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies”), then press  
CL.  
If all locked out frequencies are cleared within a bank,  
!DGKPôý(F:BFLKýC@JK appears.  
Clearing All Locked-Out Frequencies in a  
Search Bank  
1. Press SEARCH.  
2. Select the search bank in which you want to clear all  
locked-out frequencies.  
3. Press FUNC then press L/OUT. Lockout list appears.  
4. Press FUNC then 6. áFE=@IDý C@JKý :C<8Iåý ñæ5!/ô  
,I<JJýFK?<IýB<Pý=FIý*+ô appears. Press 1 to clear  
all locked-out frequencies. (@JKý :C<8I<; appears  
for about 2 seconds. Press any key other than 1 to  
cancel clear.  
Note: You cannot clear all locked-out frequencies if all  
frequencies in the selected bank are locked out.  
PRIORITY  
In addition to the 300 programmable memory channels,  
the scanner has one priority channel.  
With the priority feature, you can scan through pro-  
grammed channels and still not miss an important or in-  
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Special Features  
 
 
teresting transmission on a specific channel. When  
priority is turned on, the scanner checks that channel ev-  
ery 2 seconds, and stays on the channel if there is activ-  
ity until the activity stops.  
Notes:  
• The priority feature does not operate while the scan-  
ner receives trunking (voice channel) frequencies.  
• If you program a weather channel as the priority  
channel, the scanner stays in the priority channel  
only when the scanner detects the weather alert  
tone.  
To program a frequency in the priority channel:  
1. Press MANUAL.  
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number  
which contains the frequency you want to program  
as the priority channel. Then press MANUAL again.  
3. Press FUNC then PRI. ,I@ý á?8EE<C blinks on the  
bottom line.  
To program the priority channel directly:  
1. Press PGM.  
2. Press PRI.  
3. Enter the frequency you want to enter into the prior-  
ity channel, then press ENTER.  
Note: This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority  
channel if the channel's receive mode is MOT or ED.  
To program a weather channel as the priority channel:  
1. Press WX.  
2. Select the weather channel you want to program as  
the priority channel.  
3. Press FUNC then PRI. ,I@ý á?8EE<C flashes on the  
bottom line two times.  
Special Features  
45  
 
To turn on the priority feature, press PRI so , appears at  
                                                         
the top line while scanning. ,.%FE (or ,.%NO if you set the  
priority to a weather frequency) appears on the bottom  
line. If the scanner detects activity on the priority chan-  
nel, ,I@ýá?8EE<C appears for 3 seconds. Or if the scan-  
ner detects a weather alert tone in Priority WX mode, ,I@  
á?8EE<C appears for 3 seconds then changes to  
3<8K?<Iýã(!.0 and the scanner sounds an alert tone  
(see “Displaying Weather Messages” on Page 38).  
Notes:  
• Priority WX is only for receiving a weather alert.  
• When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz alert tone, pri-  
ority WX activates and you receive a weather alert.  
• If you program a weather frequency into the priority  
channel and the scanner detects a weather alert  
tone on that frequency, the scanner sounds the alert  
tone.  
To turn off the priority feature, press PRI.  
CHANGING THE RECEIVE MODE  
The scanner is preset to the most common AM or FM re-  
ceive mode for each frequency range. The preset mode  
is correct in most cases. However, some amateur radio  
transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in the  
preset mode. If you try to listen to a transmission when  
the scanner is not set to the correct receive mode, the  
transmission might sound weak or distorted.  
If you want to listen to trunking transmissions in closed  
mode, you might have to change the receive mode.  
To change the receive mode, repeatedly press MODE.  
The receive mode changes as follows:  
ã) — accesses the AM mode  
") — accesses the FM mode  
)+ — accesses the FM Mode, Motorola Trunking System  
(with a 4- or 5-digit ID code)  
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Special Features  
 
 
!   — accesses the FM Mode, EDACS Trunking System  
   
(with 4-digit decimal ID code or 5-digit AFS code)  
Note: MO (MOT) and ED modes are not available when  
the scanner tunes up or down through the frequency  
ranges in which the trunking operation is not used.  
USING THE ATTENUATOR  
To reduce interference or noise caused by strong sig-  
nals, you can reduce the scanner's sensitivity to these  
signals.  
There are two attenuator modes in your scanner. One is  
normal attenuator mode in which you set the attenuator  
in each channel or each band/group in the search and  
tune mode. The other is global mode in which you set  
the attenuator only once. This setting is applied all the  
time in every mode.  
Press ATT to turn on or off the attenuator while the chan-  
nel number is indicated or while the scanner is searching  
through bands/groups. When the attenuator is on, ã ap-  
pears at the seventh digit in the top line.  
When you turn it off, ã changes to "ô". You cannot set the  
attenuator while the scanner is scanning.  
Press FUNC then ATT to set the attenuator to the global  
mode. #CF98Cýã00ô appears for 2 seconds at the bottom  
line and W or # appears. W means the attenuator is on and  
# means off. Press ATT to turn on or off the attenuator.  
ã00FE or ã00Vý appears on the bottom line while scan-  
ning.  
Press FUNC then ATT again to turn off the global attenu-  
ation mode. *FID8Cýã00 is indicated at the bottom line for  
2 seconds.  
Note: If you turn on the attenuator, the scanner might  
not receive weak signals.  
Special Features  
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TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF  
Each time you press any of the scanner's keys, the  
scanner sounds a tone. To turn the scanner's key tone  
off or on:  
1. If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME OFF/MAX counter-  
clockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off.  
2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to turn the scan-  
ner on. 3<C:FD<ý0Fý  L8Cý0ILEB@E> appears.  
   
3. While 3<C:FD<ý0Fý  L8Cý0ILEB@E> appears, press 1  
   
to turn on the key tone or 2 to turn it off.  
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT  
You can turn on the display's backlight for easy viewing  
in dimly lit areas. Press  
for 5 seconds. To turn off the light before it automatically  
turns off, press again.  
to turnon the display light  
Press  
for more than 1 second to engage the light as  
continuously on. Press  
turn it off.  
while the backlight is on to  
You can select the amount of time the light stays on. Fol-  
low these steps to change the illuminated time:  
1. If the scanner is on, turn it off and back on again.  
3<C:FD<ýKFý  L8Cý0ILEB@E>ýappears.  
   
2. While 3<C:FD<ý KFý   L8Cý 0ILEB@E>ý is displayed,  
   
press  
.
3. 1J<ý1Gó  FNEýB<PJýKFýJ<Ký(@KýF==ýK@D<ýíýJ<:FE;J  
   
appears  
4. Press 8 or 9 to select ï, í, ñò or ðòýJ<:FE;J  
then press ENTER.  
USING THE KEYLOCK  
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from  
accidental program changes by turning on the key lock  
feature. When the keypad is locked, the only controls  
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Special Features  
 
 
that operate are FUNC,  
/
, SQUELCH, and VOL-  
UME.  
Note: You cannot activate the key lock while you are en-  
tering a frequency into a channel.  
To turn on the key lock, press FUNC then  
/
. '<P  
CF:B<;ô appears for about 1 second. '<Pý CF:B<;ô ap-  
pears when you press any key after locking the keypad.  
To turn off the key lock, press FUNC then  
/
. The  
scanner beeps three times and '<PýLECF:B<; appears.  
CHANGING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST  
1. Press MANUAL.  
2. Press FUNC then 9. 1J<ý 1Gó  FNEý B<PJý KFý J<K  
   
:FEKI8JKô appears.  
3. Press 8 or 9 to select the contrast.  
4. Press ENTER to set the display contrast.  
CLONING THE PROGRAMMED DATA  
You can transfer the programmed data to and from an-  
other RadioShack Pro-93 or a Pro-2053 scanner using  
1
an optional connecting cable with /8-inch phone plugs  
on both ends, (not included) available at your local Ra-  
dioShack store.  
Follow these steps to clone the data.  
1. Turn on both scanners.  
2. Connect the connecting cable to each scanner's PC/  
IF jack. ÷á(+*!ý)+  !÷ý1,ýKFýJ<E;õýI<DFM<ý:89C<ýKF  
   
<O@Kôýappears.  
3. Press 8. áFE=@IDýJ<E;ý;8K8åýñæ5!/ý,I<JJýFK?<I  
B<Pý=FIý*+ôýappears.  
4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press  
any other key to cancel the operation.  
Special Features  
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The scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, re-  
move the cable.  
ˆ Trunking Operation  
The scanner tracks transmissions that use the Motorola  
Type I and Type II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus)  
and hybrid analog trunking systems, plus GE/Ericsson  
(EDACS) type systems extensively used in many com-  
munication systems.  
Trunking systems allocate a few frequencies to many dif-  
ferent users. When the mobile unit transmits a signal,  
one frequency is chosen from among the allocated fre-  
quencies in that trunking system. The user's ID talk  
group is sent with the signal.  
To receive trunking signals, you must store all the trunk-  
ing control frequencies for Motorola systems or all the  
trunking group frequencies for EDACS in one bank (see  
“Storing Known Frequencies into Channels” on Page 25)  
and input ID codes in the ID memory (see “Storing Talk  
Group IDs” on Page 58).  
Your PRO-93 automatically calculates Motorola voice  
channel frequencies when it decodes the control chan-  
nel. This eliminates the need to enter all the Motorola  
group frequencies.  
The control channels are subject to change depending  
on the day. Therefore enter all the control frequencies in  
the same bank. If you do not know which is the control  
channel, it is better to enter all the system frequencies  
into the same bank. (Refer to the supplied Trunking  
Guide.)  
When the scanner decodes the Motorola control channel  
and finds the voice channel, the scanner displays the  
control channel memory location on the top line, the re-  
ceived frequency with VC (voice channel) on the second  
line, the bank and control channel memory location num-  
ber on the third line and the Motorola ID number on the  
bottom line.  
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Trunking Operation  
 
 
Important: To listen to the transmission, the mode of the  
programmed channel must be the same as that of the  
trunking channel (MOT, or ED).  
When an ID code is received, the ID list for the bank is  
searched, and if found, the text name stored for the ID  
appears. If not found, scanning resumes immediately  
unless the bank is in open trunking mode.  
Note: There might be more than one talk group transmit-  
ting at a time in some Motorola trunking systems. If you  
set the scanner to manually tune in Motorola trunking  
mode, you will hear the talk group on that channel, but  
the display will alternate between all active IDs.  
Trunking group frequencies are included in the supplied  
Trunking Guide. Frequency fleet map and talk group in-  
formation is also widely available on the Internet, (for ex-  
ample, at www.trunkscanner.com).  
UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING  
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 a specific frequency to clear  
before transmitting. Trunked systems allow more groups  
of 2-way radio users to use fewer frequencies. Instead of  
selecting a specific frequency to transmit on, a trunked  
system chooses one of several frequencies when the 2-  
way radio user transmits. The system automatically  
transmits the call on that frequency, and also sends a  
code that identifies that 2-way radio user's transmission  
on a control channel.  
Your scanner lets you easily hear both the call and re-  
sponse transmissions for that 2-way radio user and  
therefore follow the conversation. For EDACS and Mo-  
torola (above 406 MHz range), the scanner monitors the  
control channel between each transmission to identify  
talk groups.  
Trunking Operation  
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SETTING SQUELCH FOR THE  
TRUNKING MODE  
Your scanner automatically mutes the audio during trunk  
scanning when it decodes control channel data. Howev-  
er, we recommend you turn SQUELCH clockwise and  
leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops.  
This lets the scanner quickly acquire the data channel.  
PROGRAMMING TRUNKING  
FREQUENCIES  
You program trunking frequencies the same as non-  
trunked frequencies, except that you must store the ap-  
propriate mode (MOT or ED) with each frequency.  
Notes:  
You can scan only one type of trunked frequency,  
either EDACS or Motorola in a bank at one time.  
You can, however, mix conventional channels and  
frequencies in a bank.  
• If you are programming trunked frequencies for  
Motorola Type I and hybrid systems, you must first  
program the fleet map (see "“Programming Fleet  
Maps” on Page 56).  
• If you are programming frequencies for an EDACS  
system you must store them in the Logical Channel  
Number order (usually listed as LCN#). For exam-  
ple, LCN1 would go into channel 01 for the current  
bank, and LCN2 would go into channel 02.  
Follow these steps to program trunked frequencies:  
1. Press PGM and press (or hold down) 8 or 9 to  
select the bank.  
,òòòUôô   ôö")  
   
òôòòòòò  
â8EBýòý á?ýòò  
Note: To move through the bank selection faster,  
press PGM then FUNC and hold down 8 or 9. To  
move through the banks one at a time, repeat the  
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Trunking Operation  
 
 
sequence of PGM, FUNC then 8  
reach the desired bank.  
                                                                       
or 9 until you  
                                                                              
2. Press TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.  
3. Repeatedly press MODE to select CEJ for Motorola,  
or ;: for the EDACS (GE/Ericsson) system to scan.  
This sets the talk group ID decoding method to be  
used for the bank.  
â8EBýòVò +*  
%  ý*+ôýòò  
   
)+0èýEFE<  
Notes:  
• If you select *FKý KILEB<; instead of )+0, or !  ,  
   
the scanner does not scan trunked frequencies.  
Instead, *FKýKILEB<;ôý,I<JJýDF;< appears.  
â8EBýò  
*FKýKILEB<;  
,I<JJýDF;<ô  
• If you programmed a Motorola Type I or Hybrid  
system, see “Programming Fleet Maps” on  
Page 56.  
4. Press PGM to enter the program mode.  
,òòòUôô   ôö")  
   
òôòòòòò  
â8EBýòý á?ýòò  
5. Enter the desired trunking frequency using the key-  
pad and decimal point then press ENTER to store.  
,òòòUôô   ôö")  
   
Frequency  
êììôïêëí  
â8EBýòý á?ýòò  
6. To enter additional trunking frequencies as subse-  
quent channels in the same bank, press PGM or  
Trunking Operation  
53  
 
8to access the next open channel then enter the  
frequencies. (See “Storing Known Frequencies into  
Channels” on Page 25).  
,òòñUôô   ôö")  
   
òôòòòòò  
â8EBýòý á?ýòñ  
Next channel  
7. Press SCAN to start scanning.  
Notes:  
• If you make an error in the entry process, press CL  
as often as needed to erase the incorrect data.  
• If you enter a frequency that has already been  
entered, the scanner sounds an error tone and dis-  
plays   LGCôý= and the channel number that has been  
   
duplicated. If the dual entry is an error press CL and  
enter the correct frequency. If the dual entry is inten-  
tional press ENTER to accept.  
You may replace any frequency by selecting the  
bank and channel, pressing PGM and entering the  
new frequency.  
Programming Motorola Trunking Systems  
(UHF-Lo)  
You can program the scanner to receive transmissions  
in the UHF-Lo band (406-512 MHz) of the Motorola  
trunking system. You can receive these transmissions  
by checking the trunking system's control channel. You  
must program the system's base frequency and offset  
frequency to do this.  
Notes:  
• Base and offset frequencies vary for each type of  
trunking system. You can get information about  
these frequencies for the trunking system you want  
to scan using www.trunkscanner.com, other Internet  
sources, or locally-published guidebooks.  
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Trunking Operation  
 
 
• If you try to program an offset frequency in the UHF-  
Hi bands (806-960 MHz), the scanner ignores the  
entry.  
Follow these steps to program Motorola trunking fre-  
quencies in the UHF-Lo band:  
1. Press PGM then TRUNK to enter the ID program  
mode.  
2. Press FUNC and press (or hold) 8 or 9 to select  
the bank.  
3. Press MODE and select )+0.  
4. Press FUNC then 2. The display indicates â8J<  
=I<Hôèýon the first line, îòìôòòòò on the second line,  
E\\i[j0ý).& on the third line and /K<GèýðíôòB$Q on the  
bottom line.  
5. While â in â8J< blinks, if necessary, press the  
desired Base frequency with the number keys and  
press ENTER. Confirm the entry. If it is incorrect,  
press the number keys again to set the base fre-  
quency. After you confirm the input, press ENTER  
again.  
6. While in E\\i[j blinks, if necessary, enter the offset  
number and press ENTER. Confirm the entry. If it is  
incorrect, then press the number keys again to set  
the frequency. After you confirm the input, press  
ENTER again.  
7. While / in /K<G blinks, repeatedly press 8 or 9 to  
select the step number, ðíôò, íòôò or ñðôíýB$Qõ then  
press ENTER.  
8. Press PGM to enter the program mode. Store the  
trunking IDs into the sub-bank in the same bank.  
Programming Motorola Trunking System  
(800 MHz)  
Notes:  
• On the 800 MHz trunking band, you can select a  
base frequency (normal or offset).  
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• On the 900 MHz trunking band, you do not need to  
set the base frequency (base, offset, step).  
Follow these steps to program 800 MHz band Motorola  
trunking.  
1. Press PGM then TRUNK to enter the ID program  
mode.  
2. Press FUNC then 8 or 9 to select the desired  
bank.  
3. Press MODE and select Motorola trunking mode.  
4. Press FUNC then 3. 1J<ý 1Gó  FNEý B<PJý KFý J<K  
   
êòò)$Qý98J<ôý*FID8C appears.  
5. Press 8 or 9 to select *FID8C or +==J<K and  
press ENTER.  
• If you are uncertain about the base frequency, use  
the default setting. The default setting is *FID8C.  
• If you cannot receive with the *FID8C setting,  
change to +==J<K. The base frequency in *FID8C is  
851.0125 MHz. The base frequency in +==J<K is  
851.0000 MHz.  
Programming Fleet Maps  
You must set the fleet map if you want to receive a Mo-  
torola Type I system. Fleet maps are included along with  
other information about Motorola Type I systems at  
Follow these steps to program a fleet map.  
1. Press PGM then TRUNK.  
2. For each bank you want to program, repeatedly  
press FUNC, then 8 or 9 to select the bank.  
3. Press FUNC.  
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Trunking Operation  
 
 
4. Press 8. â  
                                 
C
                                  
F
                                   
:
                                    
B
                                     
ý
                                      
ò
                                       
ý
                                        
J
                                        
@
                                         
Q
                                          
<
                                           
ý
                                            
:
                                             
F
                                              
;
                                               
<
                                                
ô
                                                 
ý
                                                  
1
                                                  
J
                                                   
<
                                                    
ý
                                                     
ñí  
                                                      
                                                       
ý
                                                        
=
                                                        
F
                                                          
I
                                                           
ý
                                                            
K
                                                            
P
                                                             
G
                                                               
<
                                                                
ý
                                                                 
%
                                                                 
%
                                                                  
ô
                                                                   
ý
                                                                   
/
                                                                    
V
                                                                     
òòýappears.  
5. Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system  
information, referring to the instruction that appears  
on the display. If the information was not supplied,  
try the following common fleet maps.  
Size Code  
Block  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
S11  
S11  
S11  
S11  
S11  
S11  
S11  
S11  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S12  
S12  
S4  
S4  
S12  
S3  
S10  
S4  
S10  
S10  
S11  
S4  
S1  
S1  
S2  
S2  
S3  
S3  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S4  
S12  
S4  
S4  
S12  
S4  
S4  
Size Code  
Block  
9
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
S4  
S4  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S4  
S4  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S0  
S3  
S3  
S11  
S4  
S4  
S0  
S0  
S4  
S3  
S4  
S4  
S3  
S10  
S10  
S11  
S0  
S10  
S4  
S4  
S11  
S11  
S0  
S4  
S4  
S0  
S12  
S12  
S12  
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57  
 
Size Code  
Block  
9
10  
11  
12  
S4  
13  
14  
15  
16  
7
S0  
S4  
S0  
S0  
6. Press ENTER for each entry. If you make a mistake,  
press CL and enter the correct size code.  
Notes:  
• The default setting of the bank is for Motorola  
Type II. However, if you set Type I and you want  
to return to Type II, enter 15 at Step 5.  
To confirm the input, repeat Steps 1–5 and press  
ENTER. Each time you press ENTER, you confirm  
the size code. If you find an error, press CL and  
begin again at Step 1.  
7. Press SCAN to start scanning.  
Talk Group IDs  
There are 10 talk group ID banks and each ID bank has  
5 sub-banks. Each sub-bank has 20 ID locations. You  
can program up to 100 talk group IDs in each bank, so  
you can program up to 1,000 talk group IDs in 10 banks.  
When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motor-  
ola, or EDACS mode, it checks to see if the ID has been  
stored. In the closed mode, the scanner only stops on  
the transmission and displays its text tag if you have  
stored and not locked out the ID. In the open mode, the  
scanner always stops on a transmission, but it displays  
the ID's text tag if you have stored the ID.  
Storing Talk Group IDs  
To store a talk group ID, press TRUNK when the scanner  
stops on a voice channel transmission or when a talk  
group ID is indicated in the manual mode. The bottom  
line indicates where the ID was stored as %  ýJ8M<ý4V44  
   
and then changes toý%  û4444.  
   
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Trunking Operation  
 
 
The first 4  
                             
in %  
                                 
  ý  
                                  
J
                                   
8
                                    
M
                                     
<
                                      
ý4  
                                       
                                        
V
                                         
4
                                          
4
                                           
ý
isýthe sub-bank number (ò  
                                            
                                              
                                                                  
V
                                                                   
î
)
                                                                    
   
in the bank. 44 is the number of IDs from (òòVñé) in each  
sub-bank.  
If the ID has already been stored when you press  
TRUNK, the display shows %  ýN8JýJ8M<;.  
   
Note: When you try to store more than 100 talk group  
IDs in a bank, )<DFIPý =LCCü appears. Clear some talk  
group IDs in order to store new ones (see “Clearing Talk  
Group IDs” on Page 62).  
Follow these steps to manually store talk group IDs or to  
edit a stored ID.  
1. Press PGM.  
2. Press TRUNK.  
3. To select the bank where you want to store the ID,  
repeatedly press FUNC then 8 or 9until you  
reach the desired bank.  
8Wdaý&#&  
?:ýDe$ý&&  
CEJ0ýded[  
ED  
First location  
4. Press MODE to select MOT or ED.  
5. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the sub-bank.  
6. Press 8 or 9 to select the location where you  
desire to store the ID number.  
7. Enter the talk group ID and press ENTER. If neces-  
sary, use the decimal point for a hyphen.  
8Wdaý&#&  
?:ýDe$ý&&  
ED  
CEJ0ý&(//(  
?:ç &((/(  
Group ID number  
8. If you want to tag the ID, press TEXT, enter the  
desired text tag for the ID, then press ENTER. (See  
Text Input Chart” on Page 29.)  
Trunking Operation  
59  
 
9. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press 8  
                                                                                       
and repeat Step 4.  
8Wdaý&#&  
?:ýDe$ý&'  
CEJ0ýded[  
ED  
Next location  
10. Press SCAN to start scanning.  
Notes:  
• If you made a mistake in Step 4, %EM8C@;ý %  .  
   
appears and the scanner beeps when you press  
ENTER. Start again at Step 3.  
You can enter either decimal or AFS code for ED  
(EDACS) ID. The default setting is decimal ID  
entry. When you press FUNC then 2, ã"/ý=FID8K  
appears for about 2 seconds. Now you can enter  
the ID code with AFS format.  
• If you entered an ID code that is already stored in  
another ID channel,   LGCý%   appears. If you want  
   
   
to store the ID code, press ENTER. To cancel the  
operation, press CL.  
8Wdaý&#&  
?:ýDe$ý&&  
ED  
CEJ0ý&(//(  
:kfbý?:ý'#'(  
Duplication  
Talk Group ID Hold  
You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal that  
you want to track during scanning. Hold down TRUNK for  
more than 2 seconds. %  ý?FC;ý+*ô appears.  
   
When ID hold is activated and the scanner receives a  
voice channel, the scan indication / at the first digit in the  
top line is changed to $.  
To release ID hold, press SCAN or TRUNK.  
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Turning an ID Sub-Bank On or Off  
Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off dur-  
ing the program mode:  
1. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the desired sub-  
bank.  
2. Press FUNC then 1 to turn the sub-bank on if it is off  
or off if it is on.  
Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off dur-  
ing the scan mode:  
1. Press FUNC while the scanner is stopped on a voice  
channel transmission.  
2. Press TRUNK. The display indicates which sub-bank  
is turned on or off, and the active sub-bank number  
flashes.  
3. Press FUNC and the number of the sub-bank you  
desire to turn on or off. For example to turn sub-  
bank 4 on or off, press FUNC then 4.  
Locking Out Talk Group IDs  
Note: You can only lock out talk group IDs when the  
scanner is in the closed mode (see “Open and Closed  
Modes” on Page 63).  
1. Press PGM.  
2. Press TRUNK.  
3. Press FUNC,8 or 9 to move to the desired bank.  
4. Press 8 or 9 to select the ID memory.  
5. Press L/OUT to lock out the ID. appears.  
6. To remove the lockout from a trunking ID, manually  
select the ID memory, and press L/OUT until (ýdisap-  
pears.  
You can confirm the ID code while the scanner shows  
the text when the received signal is a voice channel.  
Trunking Operation  
61  
 
 
1. Press TEXT while the scanner is receiving the voice  
channel and indicating the text name. The ID code  
appears as )+0è444444 or !  è4444.  
   
2. Press TEXT again to cancel.  
Delay Function in ID Indication Mode  
You can set the ID delay function separate from the  
channel delay.  
1. Press FUNC then ./DELAY while you are program-  
ming the trunked ID. 1J<ý1  FNEýB<PJýKFýJ<Ký%   
   
   
;<C8P.ýðôòýJ<:FE;J appears.  
2. Press 8or 9 to select *FE<, òôí, ñôò, ñôí, ðôò, ðôí,  
ïôò, ïôí or îôò J<:FE;J.  
3. Press ENTER.  
Note: When activated, ID delay watches the control  
channel command for the delay time when the signal  
disappears from the voice channel.  
Reviewing Locked-Out Talk Group IDs  
Note: You cannot clear all 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 FUNC then 8 or 9 to select a search bank.  
Or, just press 8 or 9 to search for any locked out  
IDs in a bank.  
Clearing Talk Group IDs  
1. Press PGM then TRUNK.  
2. Press FUNC, 8 or 9 to select ID memory.  
3. Press FUNC then CL.  
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Trunking Operation  
 
 
Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank  
You can clear all talk group IDs within a bank. This lets  
you quickly delete all talk group IDs from a bank if you  
want to use the bank to store different data (such as a  
new set of talk group IDs).  
1. Press PGM.  
2. Press TRUNK to enter a talk group ID memory  
mode.  
3. Select a talk group ID bank using FUNC, 8 or 9.  
4. Press FUNC then 6. áFE=@IDý C@JKý :C<8Iåý ñæ5!/  
,I<JJýFK?<IýB<Pý=FIý*+ô appears.  
5. Press 1 to clear the all talk group IDs within a bank.  
(@JKý:C<8I<; appears.  
Note: To cancel the deletion, press any key except 1.  
The scanner returns to the talk group ID memory mode.  
OPEN AND CLOSED MODES  
When set to the open mode, the scanner stops on any  
ID code and only uses the ID list to look up ID text tags.  
When set to the closed mode, the scanner stops only on  
signals that have an ID code which is found in the ID list  
for the bank.  
Note: When you select a channel manually, any trans-  
mission opens squelch, regardless of the current mode.  
The open or closed mode is set in each channel storage  
bank. öý(open)ýor V (closed) appears under the channel  
storage bank's number while scanning. Or, the status  
display shows the ö or V at the top line while the scanner  
is in manual mode or receiving a signal during scanning.  
When no ID code is programmed into the scanner, it re-  
ceives the signal in MOT or ED mode. In open mode the  
scanner stops on any transmission. If the ID is stored,  
the text tag appears in the display. Otherwise, the talk  
group ID appears in the display. In closed mode the  
scanner only stops on a transmission if the ID is stored.  
Trunking Operation  
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This is very useful when you want to narrow the scan in  
areas where numerous entities utilize the same trunking  
system. For example, if the police department, sheriff’s  
department, fire department and EMS all use the same  
system in your area you can program the identical trunk-  
ing frequencies on 4 separate banks. Then by manually  
storing their respective group IDs into corresponding  
banks (i.e. police IDs in bank 1, sheriff’s IDs in bank 2,  
fire rescue IDs on bank 3 and EMS IDs on bank 4) and  
setting the banks to the closed mode, you can choose  
which service you want to listen to. (See “Turning Chan-  
nel-Storage Banks Off and On” on Page 41.)  
Changing the Open/Closed Mode  
1. Press MANUAL.  
2. Press FUNC then 8 or 9 to select the channel  
storage bank.  
3. Press FUNC then 5. â8EBý +,!*ô or â8EBý á(+/!  ô  
   
appears. After that message disappears, the tenth  
digit on the top line of the display changes from ö to  
V or vice versa.  
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each bank.  
ˆ A General Guide to  
Frequencies  
Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is  
mainly "line-of-sight." That means you usually cannot  
hear stations that are beyond the horizon.  
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A General Guide to Frequencies  
 
 
US Weather Frequencies in MHz  
162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.500 162.525  
162.550  
Ham Radio Frequencies  
Ham radio operators often transmit emergency informa-  
tion when other means of communication break down.  
The chart below shows the frequencies the scanner re-  
ceives that ham radio operators normally use:  
Wavelength  
Frequencies (MHz)  
10-Meter  
6-Meter  
2-Meter  
70-cm  
28.000–29.700  
50.000–54.000  
144.000–148.000  
420.000–450.000  
902.000–928.000  
1240.000–1300.000  
33-cm  
25-cm  
Birdie Frequencies  
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are sig-  
nals created inside the scanner's receiver. These operat-  
ing frequencies might interfere with transmissions on the  
same frequencies. If you program one of these frequen-  
cies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the inter-  
ference is not severe, you might be able to turn  
SQUELCH clockwise to omit the birdie.  
This scanner's birdie frequencies (in MHz) are:  
VHF Low Band (MHz)  
25.5000  
38.2500  
41.8900  
51.000  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
65  
 
 
VHF High Band (MHz)  
114.7500  
123.9750  
126.9000  
129.0250  
135.6750  
146.0050  
116.7375  
124.2000  
126.9750  
129.1500  
137.7000  
168.9800  
119.8125  
125.9500  
127.0500  
132.1000  
140.2500  
121.1250  
126.8250  
127.5000  
134.7625  
140.3850  
UHF Low Band (MHz)  
408.0000  
459.0000  
497.2500  
420.7500  
471.7500  
510.0000  
433.5000  
446.2500  
484.5000  
482.30625  
UHF High Band (MHz)  
812.7000  
816.0750  
852.96875  
1246.2500  
867.20625  
1268.7750  
930.64375  
1246.1750  
To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnect-  
ing the antenna and moving it away from the scanner.  
Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are  
turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and  
scan every frequency range from its lowest frequency to  
the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it  
had found a signal, often without any sound. This is a  
birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for fu-  
ture reference.  
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A General Guide to Frequencies  
 
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS  
Typical Band Usage  
HF Band  
HF Range  
25.000–26.960 MHz  
Citizen’s Band  
10-Meter Amateur  
26.965–27.405 MHz  
28.000–29.700 MHz  
VHF Band  
Low Range  
29.700–50.000 MHz  
50.000–54.000 MHz  
137.000–144.000 MHz  
144.000–148.000 MHz  
148.000–174.000 MHz  
220.000–222.000 MHz  
222.000–225.000 MHz  
6-Meter Amateur  
U.S. Government  
2-Meter Amateur  
High Range  
New Mobile Narrow Band  
11/4-Meter Amateur  
UHF Band  
U.S. Government  
70-cm Amateur  
Low Range  
406.000–420.000 MHz  
420.000–450.000 MHz  
450.000–470.000 MHz  
470.000–512.000 MHz  
FM-TV Audio Broadcast,  
Wide Band  
800 band Law Enforcement  
Conventional Systems  
806.000–824.000 MHz  
851.000–856.000 MHz  
856.000–861.000 MHz  
Conventional/Trunked  
Systems  
Public Safety  
866.000–869.000 MHz  
894.000–960.000 MHz  
Trunked Private/General  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
67  
 
 
25-cm Amateur  
1240.000–1300.000 MHz  
Primary Usage  
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrat-  
ed on the following frequencies:  
VHF Band  
Activities  
Frequencies  
Government, Police and Fire  
Emergency Services  
Railroad  
153.785–155.980 MHz  
158.730–159.460 MHz  
160.000–161.900 MHz  
220.000–222.000 MHz  
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequen-  
cies  
UHF Band  
Activities  
Frequencies  
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequen-  
cies  
450.000–470.000 MHz  
Base Stations  
Mobile Units  
451.025–454.950 MHz  
456.025–459.950 MHz  
460.025–464.975 MHz  
465.025–469.975 MHz  
Repeater Units  
Control Stations  
Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate  
at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and  
relay repeater units.  
BAND ALLOCATION  
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the  
following listing of the typical services that use the fre-  
quencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are  
subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For  
a more complete listing, including Fire and Emergency  
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A General Guide to Frequencies  
 
 
Services, refer to Police Call Radio Guide available at  
your local RadioShack store.  
Abbreviations  
Services  
AIR ................................................................................ Aircraft  
BIFC .................................... Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache  
BUS ............................................................................. Business  
CAP ..................................................................... Civil Air Patrol  
CCA ................................................................. Common Carrier  
CB ........................................................................ Citizens Band  
CSB ........................................................ Conventional Systems  
CTSB ....................................... Conventional/Trunked Systems  
FIRE ................................................................. Fire Department  
HAM ........................................................ Amateur (Ham) Radio  
GOVT ........................................................ Federal 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 Guard, Marine Telephone,  
Shipboard Radio, and Private Stations)  
MARS ......................................... Military Affiliate Radio System  
MED ............................................ Emergency/Medical Services  
MIL ......................................................................... U.S. Military  
MOV ............................................ Motion Picture/Video Industry  
NEW ........................................................... New Mobile Narrow  
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NEWS .............................. Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)  
OIL ......................................................... Oil/Petroleum Industry  
POL .............................................................. Police Department  
PUB ................................................................... Public Services  
(Public Safety, Local Government,  
and Forestry Conservation)  
PSB ....................................................................... Public Safety  
PTR .................................................................. Private Trunked  
ROAD ........................................ Road & Highway Maintenance  
RTV .................................. Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup  
TAXI ..................................................................... Taxi Services  
TELM ................................................... Telephone Maintenance  
TOW ........................................................................ Tow Trucks  
TRAN ................................................... Transportation Services  
(Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, and Other)  
TSB............................................................... Trunked Systems  
Ten ...................................................... FM-TV Audio Broadcast  
USXX ..................................................... Government Classified  
UTIL ...................................................... Power & Water Utilities  
WTHR .......................................................................... Weather  
HIGH FREQUENCY (HF)  
High Band-(25.00–27.63 MHz in 5 or 10 kHz steps)  
Range  
Service  
25.020–25.320  
25.870–26.470  
26.62  
IND  
RTV  
CAP  
CB  
26.965–27.405  
27.430–27.630  
BUS  
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A General Guide to Frequencies  
 
10-Meter Amateur Band (in 5 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
HAM  
28.000–29.700 MHz  
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)  
VHF Low Band-(29–50 MHz in 5 kHz steps)  
Frequency  
Range  
Frequency  
Range  
Service  
Service  
29.900–30.550  
32.000–32.990  
GOVT, MIL  
GOVT, MIL  
30.580–31.980  
33.020–33.980  
IND, PUB  
BUS, IND,  
PUB  
34.010–34.990  
36.000–36.230  
GOVT, MIL  
GOVT, MIL  
35.020–35.980  
36.250  
BUS, IND,  
TELM,  
PUB  
Oil Spill  
Cleanup  
36.270–36.990  
38.000–39.000  
40.000–42.000  
GOVT, MIL  
GOVT, MIL  
37.020–37.980  
39.020–39.980  
42.020–42.940  
PUB, IND  
PUB  
GOVT,  
POL  
MIL, MARI  
42.960–43.180  
IND  
43.220–43.680  
IND, PUB,  
TELM  
43.700–44.600  
46.600–46.990  
47.420  
TRAN  
GOVT  
44.620–46.580  
47.020–47.400  
47.440–49.580  
POL, PUB  
PUB  
American  
IND, PUB  
Red Cross  
49.610–49.990  
MIL  
6-Meter Amateur Band-(50–54 MHz in 5 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
50.000–54.000  
HAM  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
71  
 
Aircraft Band-(108–137 MHz in 12.5 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
108.000–121.490  
121.500  
AIR  
AIR Emergency  
AIR  
121.510–136.975  
U.S. Government Band (137–144 MHz in 5 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
137.000–144.000  
GOVT, MIL  
2-Meter Amateur Band (144-148 MHz in 5 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
144.000–148.000  
HAM  
VHF High Band (148–174 MHz in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz  
steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
148.050–150.345  
150.775–150.790  
150.815–150.980  
150.995–151.475  
151.490–151.955  
152.0075  
CAP, MAR, MIL  
MED  
TOW, Oil Spill Cleanup  
ROAD, POL  
IND, BUS  
MED  
152.030–152.240  
152.270–152.480  
152.510–152.840  
152.870–153.020  
153.035–153.725  
TELB  
IND, TAXI, BUS  
TELB  
IND, MOV  
IND, OIL, UTIL  
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A General Guide to Frequencies  
 
Frequency Range  
Service  
153.740–154.445  
154.490–154.570  
154.585  
PUB, FIRE  
IND, BUS  
Oil Spill Cleanup  
BUS  
154.600–154.625  
154.655–156.240  
156.255–157.425  
157.450  
MED, ROAD, POL, PUB  
OIL, MARI  
MED  
157.470–157.515  
157.530–157.725  
157.740  
TOW  
IND, TAXI  
BUS  
157.770–158.100  
158.130–158.460  
158.490–158.700  
158.730–159.465  
159.480  
TELB  
BUS, IND, UTIL  
TELB  
POL, PUB, ROAD  
OIL  
159.495–161.565  
161.580–162.000  
162.0125–162.350  
162.400–162.550  
162.5625–162.6375  
162.6625  
TRAN  
OIL, MARI, RTV  
GOVT, MIL, USXX  
WTHR  
GOVT, MIL, USXX  
MED  
162.6875–163.225  
163.250  
GOVT, MIL, USXX  
MED  
163.275–166.225  
166.250  
GOVT, MIL, USXX  
GOVT, RTV, FIRE  
GOVT, BIFC  
Wireless Mikes, GOVT  
GOVT, MIL, USXX  
166.275–169.400  
169.445–169.505  
169.550–169.9875  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
73  
 
Frequency Range  
Service  
170.000–170.150  
170.175–170.225  
170.245–170.305  
170.350–170.400  
170.425–170.450  
170.475  
BIFC, GOVT, RTV, FIRE  
GOVT  
Wireless Mikes  
GOVT, MIL  
BIFC  
PUB  
170.4875–173.175  
173.225–173.5375  
173.5625–173.5875  
173.600–173.9875  
GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes  
MOV, NEWS, UTIL, MIL  
MIL, Medical/Crash Crews  
GOVT  
New Mobile Narrow Band (220–222 MHz in 5 kHz  
steps))  
Frequency Range  
Service  
220.000–222.000  
NEW  
11/4-Meter Amateur band (222.000–225.000 MHz in 5  
kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
222.000–225.000  
HAM  
ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF)  
U. S. Government Band (406–420 MHz in 6.25 kHz  
steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
406.125–419.975  
GOVT, USXX  
74  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
 
70-cm Amateur Band (420–450 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
420.000–450.000  
HAM  
Low Band (450–470 MHz- in 6.25 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
450.050–450.925  
451.025–452.025  
452.0375–453.000  
453.0125–454.000  
454.025–454.975  
455.050–455.925  
457.525–457.600  
458.025–458.175  
460.0125–460.6375  
460.650–462.175  
462.1875–462.450  
462.4625–462.525  
462.550–462.925  
462.9375–463.1875  
463.200–467.925  
RTV  
IND, OIL, UTIL  
IND, TAXI, TRAN, TOW, NEWS  
PUB, OIL  
TELB  
RTV  
BUS  
MED  
FIRE, POL, PUB  
BUS  
BUS, IND  
IND, OIL, UTIL  
GMR, BUS  
MED  
BUS  
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470–512  
MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) (Channels 14 through 69 in 6  
MHz steps)  
Frequency  
Channel  
Frequency  
Channel  
475.750  
487.750  
499.750  
14  
16  
18  
481.750  
493.750  
505.750  
15  
17  
19  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
75  
 
Frequency  
Channel  
Frequency  
Channel  
511.750  
20  
Note: Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/  
mobile service.  
Conventional Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in  
6.25 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
851.0125–855.9875 MHz  
CSB  
Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Locally As-  
signed (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
856.0125–860.9875 MHz  
CTSB  
Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz  
steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
861.0125–865.9875 MHz  
TSB  
Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz  
steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
866.0125–868.9875 MHz  
PSB  
33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902-928 MHz in 6.25 kHz  
steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
902.000–928.000  
HAM  
76  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
 
Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
PTR  
935.0125–939.9875 MHz  
General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
GTR  
940.0125–940.9875 MHz  
23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
Frequency Range  
Service  
1240.000–1300.000 MHz  
HAM  
FREQUENCY CONVERSION  
The tuning location of a station can be expressed in fre-  
quency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The fol-  
lowing 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:  
30.62 (MHz) x 1000 = 30,620 kHz  
To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number of kilo-  
hertz by 1,000:  
127.800 (kHz) / 1000 = 127.8 MHz  
To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of  
megahertz:  
300/50 MHz = 6 meters  
A General Guide to Frequencies  
77  
 
 
ˆ Troubleshooting  
If you have problems with your scanner, here are some  
suggestions that might help you eliminate the problem. If  
they do not, take your scanner to your local RadioShack  
store for assistance.  
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Remedy  
Scanner is on but  
will not scan  
SQUELCH is not  
adjusted correctly  
Turn SQUELCH  
clockwise. See  
“Turning on the  
Scanner and Set-  
ting Squelch” on  
Page 24  
Poor or no recep-  
tion  
An antenna is not  
connected or is  
connected incor-  
rectly  
Make sure an  
antenna is con-  
nected to the  
scanner  
Programmed fre-  
quencies are the  
same as birdie fre-  
quencies  
Avoid program-  
ming birdies or  
only select them  
manually. See  
“Birdie Frequen-  
cies” on Page 65  
In scan mode, the  
scanner locks on  
frequencies with  
an unclear trans-  
mission  
Stored frequen-  
cies are the same  
as birdie frequen-  
cies  
Avoid program-  
ming birdies or  
only select them  
manually  
Scanner is totally  
inoperative. No  
power  
Batteries have  
failed  
Recharge the  
rechargeable bat-  
teries or replace  
the standard bat-  
teries  
Batteries are  
installed improp-  
erly  
Installthebatteries  
according to the  
polarity markings,  
see “Using Batter-  
ies” on Page 10  
78  
Troubleshooting  
 
 
Problem  
Possible Cause  
Remedy  
Scanner is totally  
inoperative. No  
power  
The AC or DC  
adapter is not con-  
nected properly  
Be sure the  
adapter’s barrel  
plug is properly  
connected to the  
PWR DC 9V jack  
Keypad does not  
work  
Keylock is on  
Turn keylock off,  
see “Using the  
Keylock” on  
Page 48  
Keys do not work  
or display changes  
Undetermined  
error  
Turn scanner off  
then on again, or  
reset the scanner,  
see “Resetting/Ini-  
tializing the Scan-  
ner”  
RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE  
SCANNER  
If the scanner's display locks up or does not work prop-  
erly after you connect a power source, you might need to  
reset or initialize it.  
Important: If you have problems with the scanner, first  
try to reset it to retain all memory. If that does not work,  
you can initialize the scanner; however, initializing clears  
all information stored in the scanner's memory.  
Resetting the Scanner  
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again.  
2. Insert a pointed object, such as a straightened  
paper clip, into the reset opening on the side of the  
scanner. Then gently press and release the reset  
button inside the opening.  
Note: Pressing the reset button does not clear the scan-  
ner's memory.  
Initializing the Scanner  
Important: This procedure clears all information you  
stored in the scanner's memory. Initialize the scanner  
Troubleshooting  
79  
 
 
only when you are sure the scanner is not working prop-  
erly.  
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. 3<C:FD<  
0Fý  L8Cý0ILEB@E> appears.  
   
2. Press 0 then 1 while 3<C:FD<ý 0Fý   L8Cý 0ILEB@E>  
   
appears. %E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J<ý 38@Kô appears for  
about 2 seconds.  
Note: Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is  
complete. When the initialization is complete )òòò ap-  
pears on the top line of the display. â8EBý òý á?ý òò ap-  
pears on the bottom line.  
CARE  
Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi-  
ately. Use and store the scanner only in normal tempera-  
ture environments. Handle 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.  
Modifying or tampering with the  
’s internal com-  
scanner  
ponents can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its  
warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. If  
your  
is not performing as it should, take it to  
scanner  
your local RadioShack store for assistance.  
80  
Troubleshooting  
 
 
ˆ Specifications  
Frequency Coverage:  
25–54 MHz........................................................ (in 5 kHz steps)  
108–136.9875 MHz...................................... (in 12.5 kHz steps)  
137–174 MHz.................................. (in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz steps)  
216.0025–221.9975 MHz.................................. (in 5 kHz steps)  
220.0000–225.0000 MHz ................................. (in 5 kHz steps)  
406–512 MHz .............................................. (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
806–823.9875 MHz ..................................... (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
849–868.9875 MHz ..................................... (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
894–960 MHz .............................................. (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
1240–1300 MHz .......................................... (in 6.25 kHz steps)  
Memory channels................................................................. 300  
Channel memory banks ........................................................ 10  
Number of memory channels per bank .................................. 30  
Talk group ID memories ................................................... 1,000  
ID memory banks ...................................................................10  
Sub-banks per bank ................................................................ 5  
Number of memory IDs per sub-bank .................................. 20  
Sensitivity (20 dB S/N):  
FM:  
25–54 MHz....................................................................... 0.3 µV  
108 –136.9875 MHz.........................................................0.3 µV  
137–174 MHz.................................................................. 0.5 µV  
216–225 MHz...................................................................0.5 µV  
406–512 MHz...................................................................0.5 µV  
806–960 MHz................................................................... 0.7 µV  
1240–1300 MHz............................................................... 0.7 µV  
AM:  
25–54 MHz......................................................................... 1 µV  
108–136.9875 MHz.............................................................1 µV  
137–174 MHz.................................................................. 1.5 µV  
216–225 MHz...................................................................1.5 µV  
406–512 MHz..................................................................... 2 µV  
Specifications  
81  
 
 
806–960 MHz..................................................................... 2 µV  
1240–1300 MHz................................................................. 3 µV  
Selectivity:  
25 – 27.995 MHz at AM mode  
-6 dB..............................................................................+/-5 kHz  
-50 dB............................................................................+/-6 kHz  
All frequencies except 25 - 27.995 MHz at AM and FM mode  
-6 dB............................................................................+/-10 kHz  
-50 dB..........................................................................+/-18 kHz  
Spurious Rejection (at 154.1 MHz FM) ............................ 40 dB  
Scanning Rate.......................... Up to 60 Channels per Second  
Search Rate ................................... Up to 75 Steps per Second  
Delay Time ................................................................ 2 seconds  
Intermediate Frequencies (IF):  
1st............................................................................. 380.8 MHz  
2nd ............................................................................. 21.4 MHz  
3rd................................................................................. 455 kHz  
Priority Sampling ........................................................ 2 seconds  
Operating Temperature ..........................................-14 to 140° F  
............................................................................. (-10 to 60° C)  
IF Rejection  
380.8 MHz at 154.1 MHz................................................. 60 dB  
21.4 MHz at 154.1 MHz ................................................. 100 dB  
Squelch Sensitivity:  
Threshold (FM and AM) ................................................... 0.5µV  
Tight (FM)......................................................................... 25 dB  
Tight (AM)......................................................................... 20 dB  
Antenna Impedance .................................................... 50 Ohms  
Audio Output Power (10% THD) .................................. 170 mW  
Built-in Speaker........................................................ 13/8 Inches  
(36 mm)  
(8-ohm,DynamicType)  
Power Requirements:  
Batteries ................................................ 4 AA Alkaline Batteries  
or 4 AA Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteries  
External Power................................................................ 9V DC  
82  
Specifications  
 
Current Drain (Squelched) .............................................. 90 mA  
Battery Charge Current ................................................. 150 mA  
Dimensions (HWD)......................... 6 3/16 × 2 7/16 × 1 3/4 Inches  
(157 × 62 × 41 mm)  
Weight (without antenna and batteries)........................... 8.5 oz.  
(240 g)  
Specifications are typical: individual units might vary. Specifica-  
tions are subject to change and improvement without notice.  
Specifications  
83  
 
Limited One-Year Warranty  
This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing  
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. EX-  
CEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EX-  
PRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES,  
INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS  
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION  
TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES  
CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, Ra-  
dioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO  
CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RE-  
SPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DI-  
RECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE  
PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WAR-  
RANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES  
RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF TIME, DATA,  
PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPE-  
CIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF  
RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF  
SUCH DAMAGES.  
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied war-  
ranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen-  
tial damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply  
to you.  
In the event 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. RadioShack will, at its option, un-  
less otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defect by product  
repair without charge for parts and labor; (b) replace the product  
with one of the same or similar design; or (c) refund the purchase  
price. All replaced parts and products, and products on which a re-  
fund is made, become the property of RadioShack. New or recon-  
ditioned parts and products may be used in the performance of  
warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are  
warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. You  
will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after  
the expiration of the warranty period.  
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or  
attributable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, improper or  
abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation  
or maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess  
voltage or current; (b) any repairs other than those provided by a  
RadioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as  
fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, ship-  
ping or insurance costs; or (f) costs of product removal, installa-  
tion, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation.  
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also  
have other rights which vary from state to state.  
RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort  
Worth, TX 76102  
We Service What We Sell  
12/99  
08A01  
20-523  
GE-01D-9995  
Printed in China  
 

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