Radio Shack PRO-433 manual

Please read this user ’s guide before installing, setting up and using your new scanner . www .radioshack.com 20-433 PRO -433 1,000 ch T runking Desktop/Mobile Scanner Scanner AC adapter DC cable with fuse Antenna DIN sleeve Removal keys (2) Mounting bracket Knobs (2) Lock washers (2) Screws (2) Rubber feet (4) User ’s guide Preprogrammed frequ[...]

2 Contents quick start 4 step 1: installing your scanner 4 step 2: power your scanner 5 step 3: connect your scanner 6 step 4: setting up your scanner 8 step 5: monitoring and scanning 10 the basics 11 your scanner ’s contr ols 12 your scanner ’s display 13 replacing the fuse 15 beyond the basics 16 channel-storage banks 16 priority channels 16[...]

3 Contents type I and hybrid trunk ed systems 30 pr ogramming base and offset frequencies 33 Motor ola disconnect tone detect function 34 special features 35 PC pr ogramming 35 scanner cloning 35 care 37 tr oubleshooting 37 resetting the scanner 38 ser vice and r epair 38 speci fi cations 39 RF emissions information 40 limited one-year warranty 40[...]

4 Quick Start quick start step 1: installing your scanner Y ou can mount your scanner as a base station or in your vehicle. If you are unsure how to install your scanner in your vehicle, consult your automobile manufacturer , dealer , or a quali fi ed installer . base station Attach the four protective rubber feet to the mounting bracket when you [...]

5 Quick Start Y our scanner requires a 2 x 7-1/8 x 5-5/16 inch (50 x 180 x 135 mm) mounting area. Allow an additional 2-3/8 inch (60 mm) space behind the scanner for connectors and wires. 1 . Remove the four rear screws that secure the outer metal case and pull off the case with care. 2 . Insert the DIN sleeve into the opening in your dashboard, li[...]

6 Quick Start vehicle cigarette lighter or power port T o power your scanner from your vehicle’s 12V power source, use a 12V DC cigarette-lighter adapter (not supplied, available at RadioShack ). If you use a cigarette -lighter adapter , you might hear some electrical interference from your engine while scanning . This is normal. vehicle ignition[...]

7 Quick Start antenna Expand the antenna according to the frequencies you want to montitor: Frequency ..................................... Antenna Length 25-174 MHz .....................Extend fully (4 segments) 400-512 MHz ................... Extend half (2 segments) 806-1300 MHz ................ Collapse fully (1 segment) The scanner ’s ANT ja[...]

8 Quick Start step 4: setting up your scanner turning on your scanner T o turn on your scanner , turn the VOLUM E knob clockwise until it clicks. T o set the squelch, turn the SQUELCH knob fully counterclockwise, then rotate it clockwise until the hissing sound stops. storing frequencies in channels Y our scanner comes with 150 preprogrammed freque[...]

9 Quick Start 4 . Select the target bank. The smallest empty channel number fl ashes over the frequency . 5 . Press or to access the target channel. 6 . Press E/PGM . If there is no empty channel, the scanner automatically selects the fi rst channel of the bank. T o cancel the copy or move, press . /CLR /DELA Y . searching for frequencies Y ou ca[...]

10 Quick Start step 5: monitoring and scanning monitoring T o monitor a channel, press SCAN/MANUAL while the scanner is pausing on the channel, or stop the scanning by pressing SCAN/ MANUAL , enter the channel number , and press SCAN/MANUAL . scanning T o scan, press SCAN/MANUAL . When the scanner fi nds a transmission, it monitors the transmissio[...]

11 The Basics the basics A frequency is the tuning location of a station. A channel is a programmable memory location for storing frequencies that you can scan for activity . Channels are grouped into 10 channel- storage banks , each of which contains 100-channels. Service banks are preset channel-storage banks of frequencies used by HAM operators,[...]

12 The Basics your scanner ’s controls SCAN/MANUAL Starts and stops channel scans, or lets you directly enter a frequency or channel number . SRCH Searches for frequencies, or active talk group IDs. SVC Starts a service bank search. TRUNK Accesses trunk tracking and stores trunked frequencies. WX / Controls weather searches and activates the Skyw[...]

13 The Basics Number k eys Enter a channel, a frequency , or an ID number . HAM Selects the ham band when in service mode. MRN Selects the marine band when in service mode. AIR Selects the air band when in service mode. POL Selects the police band when in service mode. ALERT Activates the NWR - SAME weather alert. CLR /DELA Y Clears error messages,[...]

14 The Basics D ATA Appears when the data skip function is active, and in the trunking mode when the dis connect tone detect function is off . Appears when Signal Stalker I is active. SCAN Appears during channel scan. LIST Appears with numbers (1–5) during trunking. A bar indicates which ID scan list banks are turned on for scanning. SRCH Appears[...]

15 The Basics or Indicates the search direction during a chain, direct, or service search, and normal and weather scan. ALERT Appears when the weather alert is turned on, or fl ashes when the scanner detects an alert coded signal. M, E or L Indicates the trunking system: Motorola (M), EDA CS (E), or L TR (L). CH Indicates the current channel. repl[...]

16 Beyond the Basics beyond the basics channel-storage banks The scanner displays the channel-storage bank number while scanning a channel. Y ou can turn off a bank by pressing the bank ’s number , but one bank must always be active. T o increase scanning speed, you can lock out channels with continuous transmission, such as weather channels or b[...]

17 Beyond the Basics chain search Chain search lets you search through preset frequency ranges and store found frequencies. Y ou can also modify each range. At least one bank must be active. If you disable all the banks, the error tone beeps. 1 . Press SRCH . SRCH appears. 2 . (Optional) Press 0 – 9 to enable / disable search banks: Bank No. Freq[...]

18 Beyond the Basics 3 . Enter the lower limit frequency , and then press E/PGM . 4 . Press or to change to the upper limit frequency . 5 . Enter the upper limit frequency , and then press E/PGM . 6 . When you fi nish programming frequency ranges, press SRCH . ser vice bank search Y ou can search preprogrammed frequencies allocated to HAM, marine,[...]

19 Beyond the Basics When the scanner receives a SAME- coded signal, ALERT fl ashes one of the following codes to indicate the alert level: L1... ................................................................................................. W arning L2.. ...........................................................................................[...]

20 Beyond the Basics Sk ywarn Skywarn jumps directly to the last channel in memory from any mode. The scanner pauses any active scans and starts receiving transmissions in the last channel. If no frequency is programmed in the last channel, No Prog appears and the scanner sounds an error tone. During inclement weather , reports made by Skywarn obse[...]

21 Beyond the Basics Signal Stalk er I Signal Stalker I searches for frequencies in a speci fi ed range. This works well for locating strong local transmissions, such as mobile and handheld two way radios in areas with no other strong transmission sources; however , if you are in an area with many transmission sources (such as pager radio transmit[...]

22 Beyond the Basics S -S.ALt ................................................................................... Alert settings S -S.Lit ............................................................................. Back light settings S -S.PS ....................................................................... P ager screen settings S -S.OnlY .[...]

23 Beyond the Basics 5 . Press MENU to exit the menu mode. k eytones The keytones feature beeps when you press a button on the scanner . T o modify keytone settings, complete the following steps: 1 . Press MENU . 2 . Press or to until bEEP appears in the display , then press E/PGM . 3 . Press or to select OFF or ON , then press E/PGM . 4 . Press ME[...]

24 T runking Operations trunking operations The scanner can track transmissions for up to 10 Motorola T ype I, T ype II, hybrid, EDA CS or L TR analog trunking systems. When the scanner fi nishes checking activity in the trunked system, it scans other conventional frequencies in the bank. F or trunked reception, set the squelch at the center posit[...]

25 T runking Operations • For ED A CS and L TR systems, you must enter the frequencies in logical channel number (LCN) order . • If you try to enter a duplicate frequency in a bank, the scanner beeps and the channel which was previously stored appears. 6 . Press or to select the next channel in the bank and repeat Step 4 to enter frequencies in[...]

26 T runking Operations 5 . Enter the talk group IDs for each trunk system. L TR talk groups are identi fi ed as six - digit numbers in the form AHHUUU : A ................................................................................ Area code (0 to 1) H .......................................................... Home repeater (01 through 20) U [...]

27 T runking Operations 2 . When the selected trunked system is displayed, press E/PGM . 3 . Use or to choose Id Lout, and press E/PGM . 4 . Press L/O , the ID is unlocked and the next locked ID displays. 5 . If you unlocked all locked IDs, the scanner displays Non. T o unlock all talk group IDs, hold L/O untill you hear two beeps. priority talk gr[...]

28 T runking Operations AF S F ormat Y our scanner can translate decimal talk group lists to the much more powerful AFS format. Become familiar with AFS partial entry , and your scanning will become more fl exible and ef fi cient. The AFS format allows you to enter full or partial EDA CS IDs for powerful fl exibility in all modes. 1 . Select the[...]

29 T runking Operations Y ou can enter partial group numbers for EDACS talk groups. By entering only the desired portion of a group, you can select either 128, 8, or 1 talk group. F or example, you might program every talk group in a police department by pressing just four keys. Y ou cannot use partial talk groups in decimal mode. T o enter a parti[...]

30 T runking Operations trunk search and scan Y ou can trunk scan and scan conventional frequencies at the same time. Y ou can program conventional frequencies in the same bank as trunking systems, but not while in trunk mode. T o scan both trunking and conventional banks, turn off trunking, select the banks to scan, then turn on trunking again. T [...]

31 T runking Operations Sub fl eet information is included with the frequency list for a T ype I system. There are 16 preset fl eet maps to choose from, and it is best to start with these when setting up a T ype I or hybrid trunk scanning bank. preset fl eet maps 1 . Set the scanner for conventional scanning and press E/PGM , then press TRUNK to[...]

32 T runking Operations E1P10 Block Code 0 1 234567 Size S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4 E1P11 Block Code 0 1 234567 Size S4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 E1P12 Block Code 0 1 234567 Size S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 E1P13 Block Code 0 1 234567 Size S3 S3 S11 S4 S4 S0 S0 S0 E1P14 Block Code 0 1 234567 Size S4 S3 S10 S4 S4 S4 S12 (S12) E1P15 Block Code 0 1 234567 Size S4[...]

33 T runking Operations codes S -12, S-13, or S -14, these restrictions apply: • S -12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4, or 6 • S -13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4 • S -14 can only be assigned to Block 0 Because these size codes require multiple blocks, the scanner prompts you for the next available block when you program a fl[...]

34 T runking Operations 8 . Enter the frequency using the number keys according to the following guide, then press E/PGM . • F or Motorola T ype II VHF (E2- VHF Hi band) use 5kHz steps between 5 kHz – 100 kHz. • F or Motorola T ype II UHF (E2-UHF band) use 12.5kHz steps between 12.5 kHz – 100 kHz. 9 . Press . The display changes to the offs[...]

35 Special Features special features PC programming Y ou can transfer programming data to your scanner using your PC and an optional interface cable and software (available at your local RadioShack or www .radioshack.com). 1 . T urn off your scanner . 2 . Connect the interface cable to your computer and then connect the other end of the cable to th[...]

36 Special Features 2 . Connect the interface cable into each scanner ’s PC/IF port. 3 . While you press and hold E/PGM on both scanners, turn on both scanners. 4 . Determine the scanner which has the frequency data that you want to transfer . This one must be set up as the First Unit, and the other must be set as the Clone Unit 5 . Press E/PGM o[...]

37 Care care Y ou can extend the life of your scanner by following these basic care guidelines: • K eep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately . • Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments. • Handle the scanner carefully; do not drop it. • K eep the scanner away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with [...]

38 Care Why am I missing replies to conversations? Why isn’t my scanner scanning trunk ed frequencies? Y ou may have selected an incorrect fl eet map. T ry another fl eet map or program your own. Y ou may be monitoring a T ype I system, but your scanner is set to scan T ype II systems. Set you scanner to T ype 1 trunked frequencies. resetting t[...]

39 Speci fi cations speci fi cations Frequency Coverage: ...................................... 29–54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) .................................................. 108–136.9875 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps) ................................................................ 137–174 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) .....................................[...]

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