User manual RADIOSHACK PRO-96

[. . . ] PRO-96 20-526 Digital Trunking Handheld Scanner OWNER'S MANUAL ­ Please read before using this equipment !IMPORTANT ! If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page with the corresponding icon for pertinent information. Warning Caution Welcome to Digital Trunking ! Important Hint Note RadioShack © 2003 RadioShack Corporation All Rights Reserved. RadioShack, RadioShack. com, Hypersearch, Hyperscan, V-Scanner, and Adaptaplug are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation. Motorola, Smartnet, ASTRO and Privacy Plus are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. [. . . ] If a channel is configured for CTCSS or DCS, it will not be able to decode digital transmissions. Use the FM mode when mixed analog and digital voice reception is desired. General Programming Notes Storing Text Tags You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters) for easy identification of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks. Navigate to the channel that you wish to label using direct channel entry, or or FUNC or 2. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see "Text Input Chart" on Page 48). Note · If you make a mistake, press or to move to the character you want to change, or CLR to backspace and delete unwanted characters, or press and hold CLR to abort the text entry. For example, to identify a channel as "FIRE Ch 6" (for "Fire Channel 6"): "F" is the third letter associated with 3 on the keypad. Press TEXT then enter the text using the numeral keys (see "Text Input Chart" on Page 48). Use , , or CLR to edit your entry, or press and hold CLR to abort the text entry. Select a channel within the desired channel storage bank by pressing MAN and entering the channel storage bank number (000 for bank 0 or 200 for bank 2, for example). Use , , or CLR to edit your entry, or press and hold CLR to abort the text entry. Text Input Chart Notes · · To enter a number, press 1, then press the desired number you want to enter. To enter a lowercase character or a character from the second set for the key 0, press FUNC after pressing the first numeral key. Press 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 . /DELAY Character 1234567890 ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ . -#_@+*&/, Space 2 FUNC 3 FUNC 4 FUNC 5 FUNC 6 FUNC 7 FUNC 8 FUNC 9 FUNC 0 FUNC CL abc def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz $%!^()?` Backspace Press Character 48 OPERATING YOUR SCANNER Initial Preparation Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch 1. DSP loading message and Welcome To Digital Trunking appears in the display. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indicator points to MIN, then turn SQUELCH clockwise until the rushing sound stops. To turn off the scanner, turn VOLUME counterclockwise to OFF. Notes · The scanner will not enter scan mode if there are no frequencies stored in channels, or if all channels are locked out in the channel storage bank(s) that you are attempting to scan. In either of these cases, the scanner will display All channels Locked out!If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a rushing sound, the scanner will not scan properly. If SQUELCH is adjusted precisely at the threshold where the rushing sound stops, the radio will be most sensitive to very weak signals. The radio may also receive unwanted noise or signals that are too weak to understand. Most users prefer to position the squelch control a little bit past the point of threshold to avoid receiving noise or signals that are too weak to understand. · · Scanning To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again after monitoring a specific channel, press SCAN. Notes 49 · You must store frequencies into channels before the scanner can scan them. To change the scanning direction, press or while scanning. · The scanner scans through all channels (except those you have locked out) in the active channel storage banks (see "Turning Channel Storage Banks Off and On" on Page 50 and "Locking Out Channels or Frequencies" on Page 65). Turning Channel Storage Banks Off and On To turn off channel storage banks while scanning, press the bank's number key so the bank's number disappears. The scanner does not scan any of the channels within the banks you turned off. [. . . ] Service 28. 000­29. 700 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) VHF Low Band-(29­50 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 29. 900­30. 550. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 30. 580­31. 980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, PUB 32. 000­32. 990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 33. 020­33. 980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND, PUB 34. 010­34. 990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 35. 020­35. 980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND, TELM, PUB 36. 000­36. 230. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 36. 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil Spill Cleanup 36. 270­36. 990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 37. 020­37. 980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, IND 38. 000­39. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 39. 020­39. 980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 40. 000­42. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, MARI 42. 020­42. 940. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL 42. 960­43. 180. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND 43. 220­43. 680. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, PUB, TELM 43. 700­44. 600. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRAN 44. 620­46. 580. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL, PUB 46. 600­46. 990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 47. 020­47. 400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 47. 420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Red Cross 47. 440­49. 580. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, PUB 49. 610­49. 990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL 6-Meter Amateur Band-(50­54 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 96 50. 000­54. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM Aircraft Band-(108­137 MHz in 12. 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 108. 000­121. 490. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR 121. 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR Emergency 121. 510­136. 975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR U. S. Government Band (137­144 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 137. 000­144. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 2-Meter Amateur Band (144­148 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 144. 000­148. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM VHF High Band (148­174 MHz in 5, 6. 25 or 7. 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 148. 050­150. 345. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAP, MAR, MIL 150. 775­150. 790. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 150. 815­150. 980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOW, Oil Spill Cleanup 150. 995­151. 475. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROAD, POL 151. 490­151. 955. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, BUS 151. 985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELM 152. 0075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 152. 270­152. 480. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, TAXI, BUS 152. 870­153. 020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, MOV 153. 035­153. 725. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, UTIL 153. 740­154. 445. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, FIRE 154. 490­154. 570. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, BUS 154. 585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil Spill Cleanup 154. 600­154. 625. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS 154. 655­156. 240. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED, ROAD, POL, PUB 156. 255­157. 425. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OIL, MARI 157. 450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 157. 470­157. 515. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOW 97 157. 530­157. 725. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, TAXI 157. 740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS 158. 130­158. 460. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND, UTIL, OIL, TELM 158. 730­159. 465. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL, PUB, ROAD 159. 480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OIL 159. 495­161. 565. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRAN 161. 580­162. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OIL, MARI, RTV 162. 0125­162. 350. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX 162. 400­162. 550. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WTHR 162. 5625­162. 6375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX 162. 6625 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 162. 6875­163. 225. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX 163. 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 163. 275­166. 225. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX 166. 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, RTV, FIRE 166. 275­169. 400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, BIFC 169. 445­169. 505. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless Mikes, GOVT 169. 550­169. 9875. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX 170. 000­170. 150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIFC, GOVT, RTV, FIRE 170. 175­170. 225. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 170. 245­170. 305. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless Mikes 170. 350­170. 400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 170. 425­170. 450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIFC 170. 475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 170. 4875­173. 175. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes 173. 225­173. 5375. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOV, NEWS, UTIL, MIL 173. 5625­173. 5875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL, Medical/Crash Crews 173. 600­173. 9875. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT New Mobile Narrow Band (220­222 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 220. 000­222. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW 1 1/4-Meter Amateur band (222. 000­225. 000 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 222. 000­225. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM 98 ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) U. Government Band (406­420 MHz in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 406. 125­419. 975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, USXX 70-cm Amateur Band (420­450 MHz in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 420. 000­450. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM Low Band (450­470 MHz- in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 450. 050­450. 925. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTV 451. 025­452. 025. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, UTIL, TELM 452. 0375­453. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, TAXI, TRAN, TOW, NEWS 453. 0125­454. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, OIL 455. 050­455. 925. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTV 457. 525­457. 600. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS 458. 025­458. 175. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 460. 0125­460. 6375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRE, POL, PUB 460. 650­462. 175. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS 462. 1875­462. 450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND 462. 4625­462. 525. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL 462. 550­462. 925. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GMR, BUS 462. 9375­463. 1875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 463. 200­467. 925. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF T Band (470­512 MHz in 6. 25 kHz steps) (Channels 14 through 69 in 6 MHz steps) Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel 475. 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 481. 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 487. 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 493. 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 499. 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 505. 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 511. 750. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Note: Some cities use the 470­512 MHz band for land/mobile service. 99 Conventional Systems Band -- Locally Assigned (in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 851. 0125­855. 9875 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CTSB Conventional/Trunked Systems Band -- Locally Assigned (in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 856. 0125­860. 9875 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TSB Trunked Systems Band -- Locally Assigned (in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 861. 0125­865. 9875 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TSB Public Safety Band -- Locally Assigned (in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 866. 0125­868. 9875 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PSB 33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902­928 MHz in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 902. 000­928. 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM Private Trunked Band (in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 935. 0125­939. 9875 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTR General Trunked Band (in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 940. 0125­940. 9875 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GTR 23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6. 25 kHz steps) Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service 1240. 000­1300. 000 MHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The following information can help you make the necessary conversions. [. . . ]