Radio Shack 20-107 manual

20-107 / PR O-107 User’ s Guide Thank you for purchasing your iScan T runking Scanner from RadioShack . Please read this user’ s guide befor e installing, setting up, and using your new scanner . iSCAN T r unking Scanner[...]

2 3 Contents Introduction ......................................................................... 4 Package Contents .............................................................................. 4 Features .............................................................................................. 5 How iSCAN W orks ...........................[...]

4 Introduction 5 Introduction F eatures Easy-to-understand media player user interface – A simplified keypad and display with familiar Play , Pause, and Navigation controls make it easy to use your iSCAN. The complete USA RadioReference database on SD car d – The entire USA database fr om www .radiorefer ence.com is stored on a standard SD car[...]

6 Introduction 7 Introduction How iSCAN W orks iSCAN is designed with a simplified keypad and controls similar to those used by portable media players, including  ,  ,  ,  navigation keys, a MENU key , a SKIP key and a  /II/SEL key . iSCAN’ s uncluttered keypad gives you instant access to the functions that you need most while usi[...]

8 Introduction 9 Introduction Libr ar y Copyright Notice The data contained in iSCAN’ s Library is provided by special arrangement with RadioReference and is Copyright ©2009 RadioReference.com LLC who r etains sole ownership of the database. We ask that you r espect this copyright by adhering to the following guidelines: The Library data is inte[...]

10 Introduction 11 Introduction (Weather) • Access NOAA weather radio br oadcasts • Access SAME weather alert r eceiver mode • Select the SKYW ARN playlist for monitoring; temporarily disables all other playlists Power / Backlight • Pr ess and hold for about one second to turn iSCAN on and off • Pr ess briefly to toggle th[...]

12 Introduction 13 Introduction Understanding the Displa y The menu-driven user interface provides access to the settings that control what iSCAN monitors. The Main Menu display is show below . – Main Menu – Play Browse Objects  Playlists Search Browse Library The “Now Playing” display shows a scrolling list of enabled playlists while iS[...]

14 Setup 15 Setup Setup Attaching the Antenna 1. Align the slots on the antenna’ s connector with the posts on iSCAN’ s connector and slide the antenna in place. 2. Rotate the antenna’ s BNC connector clockwise until it snaps in place. Connecting an Exter nal Antenna T o connect an external antenna, follow the installation instructions suppli[...]

16 Setup 17 Setup b Battery Notes: • Alowbatterywarningsoundsevery30seconds(defaultsetting) when the batteries are nearly depleted. • Disposeofbatteriespromptlyandpr operly .Donotburnorbury them. • U s e o n l y f r esh  b a tt e r i es  o f t h e  r e q[...]

18 Setup 19 Basic Oper ation Using the Main Power Cut-Off Switch The Main Power Cut-Off switch is only used to pr event battery drain when iSCAN is not used for long periods of time. Do not use the Main Power Cut-Off switch on a r outine basis. Always press and hold to turn off iSCAN befor e switching the Main Power Cut-Off switch to OFF and befor [...]

20 Basic Oper ation 21 Basic Oper ation Using iSCAN’ s Main Menu The heart of iSCAN’ s user interface is the Main Menu, where all the major functions are contr olled. The following options ar e available in the Main Menu: Play Beginplayback(scanning)ofimportedobj ect si n ena ble d p lay li sts . S ee “Pr og r amming iS C[...]

22 Basic Oper ation 23 Basic Oper ation 2 Select Objects from the Libr ar y 1. As you drill into each Library grouping, you will eventually seecheck boxes( ) next to the listings. These listings can be imported to a playlist. Subcategories in Category: Six Flags Over  2. Continue to drill into the listings to see all the objects a[...]

24 Basic Oper ation 25 Basic Oper ation • Ifyouselectanentiregr ouping,youmayhaveanexcessively largenumberofobjectsimportedtoaplaylist,sobesur eyou wanttomonitoreverythingthatagroupingcontains.iSCANonly monitors one transmission at a time, and tr[...]

26 Basic Oper ation 27 Basic Oper ation W orking with Pla ylists Before you can begin monitoring your imported objects, you must enable the playlists where your objects ar e stor ed. Y ou can also give your playlists descriptive names. Enabling Pla ylists 1. In the Main Menu, scroll to Playlists and press  to view the list of playlists. – Main[...]

28 Basic Oper ation 29 Basic Oper ation T o pause on an active object: 1. Press  /II/SEL while iSCAN is stopped on the object. 2. T o resume scanning, press  /II/SEL again. Skipping Objects Y ou can “skip” objects you no longer want to monitor while scanning or browsing objects. Y ou can also restore skipped objects. T o skip objects whil[...]

30 Basic Oper ation 31 Basic Oper ation –Object Edit– Menu Locked Out When checked, the selected object will not be scanned and the Locked Out status is not changed when the Main Menu’ s “Restore Skipped” utility is used. Locked Out objects ar e indicated by an “ L ” in the Channel Status Indicator , for example, “ pLD ” indicates[...]

32 Basic Oper ation 33 Searching –Settings– Menu Priority Mode When checked, Priority Mode is enabled. Objects that have Priority enabled in the Object Edit Menu will be checked more fr equently for activity . Priority Time Controls how fr equently conventional channel priority objects are checked. G Atten Mode Whenchecked,GlobalAttenu[...]

34 Searching 35 Searching –Stalker– Menu Main Menu Navigate back to iSCAN’ s Main Menu. Stalker Menu Navigate back to the Signal Stalker Menu. Store Channel Sto r es a f oun d f r eq uen cy as an ob jec t i n t he fir st pla yl ist . Cancel Changes Exit the Signal Stalker Menu without saving changes. Save Changes Save your changes and exit t[...]

36 Searching 37 Searching –Services– Menu Aircraft Sear ch civilian and military air frequencies: 108-118MHz Navigation 118-137MHz CivilianV oice 138-150MHz Mi l it a r y V oi c e ( e xc l u de s 2 m  Am a t eu r ) 225-400MHz MilitaryV oice Railroad Sear chtheAssociationof?[...]

38 Searching 39 W eather T o change Limit Sear ch par ameters: Press MENU while Limit Sear ch is active. The following Limit Sear ch options are available: –Limits– Menu Main Menu Navigate to iSCAN’ s Main Menu. Search Menu Navigate to the Search Menu. Store Channel Sto r es a f oun d fr eq uen cy as an ob jec t i n the fir st pl ayl ist . C[...]

40 W eather 41 W eather n Note: Weather Priority does not work in all scanning modes. See the following table for Weather Priority operation. Normal Priority is ON andWX Priority is ON Normal Priority is ON andWX Priority is Off Normal Priority is OFF andWX Priority is ON Scan (Play) Mode Checks both Normal Priority chann[...]

42 W eather 43 Data Activ ating SAME Standb y Mode After you have programmed FIPS codes for one or mor e SAME locations, you can activate SAME Standby Mode: 1. Press , then pr ess  o r  to select the str ongest NOAA channel for your area. 2. Press SKIP to select Standby Mode. The speaker silences and SKIP = Normal appears at the bottom of the[...]

44 Data 45 Data Removing and Inser ting the SD Card w W arning: T opreventdatacorruptionontheSDcar d,before removingthebatteries: • T urniSCANoffbypressingholding . • Unplugfromexternalpower The SD card will be damaged if r emoved while the iSCAN is in operation and powered by[...]

46 Data 47 Data Installing the iSCAN PC Application iSCAN comes with a powerful, easy-to-use PC Application used for: • UpdatingtheLibrarytothemostcurrentversion • FormattingandmaintainingtheSDcard • MakingchangestoiSCAN’ sprogrammingandconguration • UpdatingiSCAN?[...]

48 Data 49 Data Custom Setup If you selected the custom install, this screen will appear allowing you to choose the components to be installed. Once the components have been selected, click “Next” to continue. Destination Folder Select the destination folder for the application and the USB cable drivers. The database Library files will be inst[...]

50 Additional Info 51 Additional Info Additional Infor mation Flash P atterns Each object uses a 32-step Flash Pattern that you can define so you can identify an active object at a glance from acr oss the r oom. Flash patternsaredenedintheEditObjectsMenu(see “Editing Objects” on page 29 .). Each step in the 32-[...]

52 Additional Info 53 Additional Info T roubleshooting Problem Cause Solution The scanner does not turn on No power . Ensur e that iSCAN is equipped with fresh batteries. If powering iSCAN from external power , make sure that the external power plug is fully inserted into iSCAN’ s PC/IF jack. Low battery warning beeps and message on LCD display L[...]

54 Additional Info 55 Additional Info Specifications Frequency Range Step Mode (Default) 25.0000 − 26.9600 MHz 10 kHz AM 26.9650−27.4050MHz 10 kHz AM 27.4100−29.5050MHz 5 kHz AM 29.5100−29.7000MHz 5 kHz FM 29.7100−49.8300MHz 10 kHz FM 49.8350−54.0000MHz 5 kHz FM 108.000−136.991[...]

56 Additional Info 57 Additional Info Audio max. power RF input ................................... 100μVat154.1MHz  (DEV :3kHzat1kHz)  8OhmsResistorLoadatspeakerterminal  (BTL):280mW atts Intermediate frequency 1st ..................................................................................[...]

58 Additional Info 59 Additional Info FCC Notice 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 pr ovide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate r[...]

60 Additional Info 61 Additional Info Object Location where a fr equency and its associated infor - mation are stor ed. Priority Function not to miss important calls while scanning channels. SAME Specific Area Message Encoding system. NOAA broadcasts alerts corr esponding to specified areas. S-meter Indicates relative signal str ength of a receiv[...]

62 Additional Info 63 Additional Info AP ARTICULARPURPOSE,SHALLEXPIREONTHEEXPIRA TIONOF THE ST A TED WARRANTY PERIOD. EXCEPTASDESCRIBEDABOVE, RADIOSHACK SHALLHA VE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TOANYLIABILITY ,LOSS[...]

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