Radio Shack PRO-94 manual

Ow ner ’s M anu al PRO-94 1000-C hanne l Handhe ld Trunking Sca nner Please read be fore using this equ ipment. 20-524A.fm Page 1 Tuesday, June 27, 2000 3:41 PM[...]

2 ˆ Contents Features ...... ................. ........... ................. ........... ....... 5 FCC Notice ............. ..... ...... ...... ........... ..... ...... ...... . 8 Scannin g Legally ..................... ................ ............ . 9 Preparation . ........... ................. ................. ........... ..... 10 Using In ter[...]

3 Special Fe atures ............................ ........... ............... 31 Delay . ................. ........... ................. ................. ... 31 T urnin g Channel-St orage Bank s On and Off ...... 31 Lockin g Out Chan nels .................... ........... ......... 32 Priority ..... ................ ................. ........... ...[...]

4 Manual ly Storing T alk Gro up IDs in T alk Group ID Lists ............ ..... ...... ...... ..... ........... ...... ..... 48 Entering EDACS Partial T alk Groups .......... 49 Moving T alk Grou p IDs to T alk Group ID Lists . 49 Scannin g the T alk Group ID Lis ts ................ 50 Deleting a Stored T alk Group ID List ........... 50 Priority T[...]

5 Features ˆ Features Your Radi oShack 1000-C hannel H andheld Trunking Scanner i s one of a new gene ration of s canners d e- signed to track M otorola ® Type I , Type II, hybrid analog systems , (such as Smartn et ® and Privacy Plus ® ) plus GE/Eri csso n EDACS ® . Th ose syst ems are extensiv ely used in ma ny 800 MH z , 90 0 MHz, and UH F [...]

6 Features 20 Channe l-Storage Ban ks — you c an store up to 5 0 channe ls in each of 10 differe nt banks, in two separa te group s, for a to tal of 1000 chan nels, so you can more easily ident ify call s. Five Sca n Lists — you can store up to 50 trun king tal k group IDs in eac h trunk scanni ng bank. Digital Weather Alert — uses the digita[...]

7 Features Hyperscan  — the scan ner autom atically scans up to 50 chann els per sec ond to hel p you quick ly find int erest- ing broadc ast s. Key Lock — l ets you l ock the sca nner’s ke ys to hel p prevent acci dental ch anges to the sca nner’s program - ming. Data Signal Skip — lets yo u set the scanner to skip non-mod ulated or d[...]

8 Features Battery Save — sa ves batte ry power wh en the sc anner does no t detect any trans missio ns for more than 5 sec- onds w hen a ch annel is manua lly s elected. Battery Low Alert — war ns you when batte ry po wer gets lo w. Weather Alert Indicato r — your scanner als o functions as a se vere we ather alert monitor. Your sca nner can[...]

9 Features • contac t your loc al Radi oShack s tore for hel p Note: Mobi le use of th is scann er is unlaw ful or requires a per mit in so me areas . Check the laws i n your area . SCANNING LEGALLY Your scan ner c ov ers frequ enc ie s us ed by m any dif fere nt group s in clu di ng polic e and f ire de partme nts , a mb ula nc e servic es, gove[...]

10 Preparation ˆ Prepar ation You can power yo ur scanner fro m any of three sources : • internal batteri es (not su pplied) • standard AC power (u sing an o ptional AC adapter ) • vehicl e battery p ower (usi ng an opti onal DC adapter) USING INTERNAL BATTERIES You ca n power your s canner u sing fou r alkali ne, l ithium, or recharg eable [...]

11 Preparation 3. Before you install alkaline or any other non- rechargeable batt eries, use a pointed obje ct such as a ballpoint pen to set ALKALINE JACK NI- CD inside the compartmen t t o ALKALINE . Warn ing: Set ALKALINE JACK NI-CD to NI-CD for use only wi th nickel c admium (N i-Cd) or nic kel metal h ydride (Ni-M H) rechar geable ba tteries. [...]

12 Preparation 5. Repla ce the co ver , insertin g the low er tabs fi rst. When BATT .Lo flashes and the scanner b eeps ever y 15 second s, repl ac e all four batt erie s. Warn ing: Always dispose of old batteries promptly and prope rly. Do not bury or burn them. Using Rechargeable Batt eries You can als o use four rechar geable batte ries. Before [...]

13 Preparation Important: Thi s scanner ca n use Ni -Cd recharge able batt eries. At the end of a Ni-Cd batt ery’s useful l ife, it mu st be re- cycle d or dispos ed of properly . Contac t your l ocal, c ounty, or state hazard ous waste manageme nt authoriti es for infor- mation on recycling or dispos al pro- grams in your are a or call 1-80 0-84[...]

14 Preparation scanne r and rec harges th e instal led batte ries at th e same ti me. USING V EHICLE BATTERY POWER You can p ower the sca nner from a v ehicle’s 1 2V power source (such as cigare tte-lighte r socket) using a 9V, 300 mA DC adapt er an d a si ze H Ad aptap lug (n eith er sup - plied). Bot h are a vaila ble at yo ur local RadioS hack[...]

15 Preparation Note: If the sca nner d oes not operate proper ly whe n you us e a DC a dapter, unplug the adapter f rom th e cigarett e-lighter soc ket and clea n the socket to rem ove ashes and de bris. CONNECTING THE ANTENNA To att ach the su pplied flexibl e antenna to the connec tor on the top of your s canner, alig n the slots aro und the an t[...]

16 Preparation scanne r. This automat ically disconne cts t he int ernal speak er. Listening Safel y To protec t your he aring, follo w these guid eline s when you us e an earph one or h eadphone s. • Do n ot lis ten at ex trem ely hig h volu me leve ls. Extended high-vo lume l isteni ng can lead to perma- nent hea ring lo ss. • Set the volume [...]

17 Preparation CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER In a nois y area, an optiona l exte nsion sp eaker, pos i- tioned i n the right place, might provi de mo re c om fo rt- able listening. Plu g the speaker cabl e’s 1 / 8 -inch (3.5- mm) mi ni-plug into y our scan ner’s jack. Your local Ra- dioS hack st ore car ries a selec tion of suita ble sp eaker[...]

18 About Your Scanner ˆ About Y our S canner We use a fe w simple term s in this man ual to explain th e featur es of the scann er. Fami liarize y ourself with th ese terms a nd the s canner’s featur es, and you can put th e scanne r to work fo r you ri ght away . Simpl y determin e the type o f comm unica tions you w ant to receiv e, th en set [...]

19 About Your Scanner A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD Key Functio n(s) HOL D ( A/B) Switches the bank groups; holds the fre - quency search; h olds the current ID in the trunking mode. SCAN Sc ans the stored channels and scan lists. MAN Stops sc anning and lets you d irectly enter a channel number or frequency; manually stores talk group IDs in scan lists. PR[...]

20 About Your Scanner A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The d ispla y has indica tors that show the sc anner ’s cu r- rent opera ting s tatus. The d isplay i nformation helps you understa nd how your scan ner operate s. Bank A or B — appears with n umbers ( 1 – 10 ). A or B indica tes the bank group . The numbe rs sho w which channe l-storage b anks are [...]

21 About Your Scanner DATA — appears when the data skip fun ction is act ive; appears when the disconne ct tone det ect fun ction is of f in the tru nking m ode. SCAN — appears w hen you scan c hannels . LIST — a ppears with nu mbers ( 1 – 5 ) dur ing trunkin g. Numbe rs with a bar un der them show which ID scan list banks are turned o n fo[...]

22 About Your Scanner — appears w hen the bat tery save f unction is active (during c onventio nal scan ning onl y). WX HAM MRN AIR POL — appe ars al ong wit h an indi ca- tor which s hows the current servic e bank durin g a ser- vice se arch . ALERT — appears when the wea ther alert is turned on, or fl ashes wh en the s canner d etects a n a[...]

23 About Your Scanner Monitor Memori es The sc anner als o has 10 tempo rary memo ry locati ons called monit or memories. Use thes e monito r memorie s to temp orarily s tore freq uencies when you search through a n entire ba nd (se e “Searching Fo r and Temp o- rarily Sto ring Activ e Frequ encies” on Page 25). You ca n then mov e a frequ ency[...]

24 Operation ˆ Operation T URNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQ UELCH Note: Make s ure the scan ner’s anten na is co nnected before y ou turn it on. 1. T urn SQUELCH fully counte r cl oc kw i se. 2. T u rn VOLUME/OFF c lockwi se until it c licks a nd you hear a hissin g soun d. 3. If the scanner is sca nning, pres s MAN (manu al) to stop sc anni[...]

25 Operation quency , then pres s PROG . The channel numb er appears . 2. Use th e number k eys and • ( MON/CLR) to enter th e frequenc y (includi ng the deci mal point) you want to stor e. 3. Press E ( SVC ) to sto re the freque ncy into the chan- nel. Notes: • If you ente red an in valid frequ ency i n Step 2, Error appears and the sc anner b[...]

26 Operation audio (v oice) sig nals (see “Skipping Data Sign als” on Pag e 35). Limit Sear ch A limit search lets you search within a specific range of frequencies. -L- appears d uring a l imit sea rch. 1. Press PROG , then LIMIT (S RC) . Lo and 29.000 MHz (or the previou s low limi t frequency) ap pear . 29.000 M Hz is the low end of the scan[...]

27 Operation 1. Press MAN . 2. Enter the frequen cy you wa nt to start from usin g the numbe r ke ys. (P ress • to ente r a decim al point). Notes: • T o start the search from a frequen cy alread y stored in one of yo ur scanne r ’ s channel s, pres s MAN or PROG . Then u se the number keys to enter the chan nel numb er and then press MAN or [...]

28 Operation vice b ank, repe atedly p ress SVC . A bar a ppears ab ove the sel ected ban k. When the scanner s tops on a transmi ssion, qu ickly press eit he r: • HOLD to stop se archin g and listen to the tr ans mi s- sion. HOLD appea rs. • MON/CLR to s tore t he disp layed f requenc y into the current mon itor memory . To relea se th e hold [...]

29 Operation To clea r all the sk ip freq uen ci es at o nc e whi le sea rchin g, press HOLD , then h old down S/S until the sc anner beep s twice. Notes: • If y ou selec ted all frequen cies to be ski pped wi thin the searc h range, the scanner beeps 3 ti mes and does no t search. • If y ou se le ct mo r e th an 50 fr eq ue n ci es to sk ip , [...]

30 Operation 5. Repea t Steps 2– 4 to store the re maining monitor memory frequenc ies into c hannels , as nece ssary . SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS To begin s canning channels , press SCAN . The sc anner scans through al l non-lo cked ch annels in the activ ated banks. (See “Lock ing Out Cha nnels” on Page 32 and “Turning Channel -Storage [...]

31 Special Features ˆ Specia l Features DELAY Sometim es a us er might p ause be fore replyi ng to a transmi ssion. To avoid missi ng a repl y on a spec ific channe l, you can program a 2-seco nd del ay into an y channe l or freque ncy. The sc anner cont inues to mo nitor the chann el frequen cy for an additi onal 2 secon ds after the transm issio[...]

32 Special Features The scan ner scan s all the chan nels with in the displa yed banks that a re not locked out (s ee “Loc king Out Chan - nels”). Th e bank num ber flash es when the s canner scans a channe l that bel ongs t o the bank . Notes: • Y ou can ma nually se lect an y channe l within a b ank, even if that ba nk is tur ned of f. • [...]

33 Special Features 2. Enter the ch annel n umber you wa nt to select as the priority channel, th en press PRIO RIT Y (H/S ) . appears to the right o f th e s el ec ted ch ann el num be r . 3. Repea t Steps 1 and 2 for the ch annel in ea ch ban k you w ant to prog ram as a p riority channel . To revie w all priority channel s (in asc ending ord er [...]

34 Special Features USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT To turn on t he displ ay ligh t for ea sy vie wing at night, press .The displa y lights for 15 sec onds. T o turn o ff the ligh t sooner, press again. USING THE AUTO BACKLIGHT DISPLAY You can s et the sca nner so the a uto backl ight tur ns on for about 5 seco nds when th e scanne r receives signals .[...]

35 Special Features T URNING THE BATT ERY SAVE FUNCTION OFF/ON When the scanne r is set to rece ive (mon itor) a ma nually select ed ch annel, an d it i s not ac tively s canning , using the batte ry sav e feature conser ves ener gy. To turn the battery save fun ction off o r back on, t urn off the scan ner, then ho ld down PRI ORITY and turn on th[...]

36 Special Features geograph ical data, it doe s detect SAM E signal s and de- code t he ale rt level. The scann er d isplays this data as codes c orrespondi ng to the level s of severity (L1, L2, and L3). T urning On the SAME W eather Alert Feature 1. Press SVC (E) and sel ect the weather search m ode. See “Servi ce Bank Se arch” on Pag e 27. [...]

37 Special Features NWR-SAME Alert T one T est To hear a nd test the tones for the three alert lev els, press SVC (E ) to selec t the weath er service , then hold down AL T for about 1 se co nd. The ton es so und in the or- der L3, L2, then L1, a nd TESt flashes. Eac h alert cod e appears as its tone sou nds. Pr ess any key to end the test sequenc [...]

38 Trunking Oper ation ˆ T runking Operation The sca nner tracks transmiss ions that u se the Mot orola Type I, Ty pe II, hybrid, a nd Ericsson EDAC S analog trunking systems . The frequencie s for many of the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and ED ACS public s afety system s are liste d in t he se parat e National Public Safet y Trunked System Frequency Guide [...]

39 Trunking Operation centrali ze thei r commun ications and control the type of users on a s ingle system . Deter mini ng the exact fleet - subflee t hierarchy for a particul ar area is referred to a s fleet ma p progr ammin g . The dis advantag e of a Type I s ystem is th at the brief burst of da ta se nt wh en a us er tra nsmi ts mus t cont ain [...]

40 Trunking Oper ation To sca n both trun king and conv entional banks, select the ban ks you wish to be active with trunking off, the n press TRUNK . The sca nner begi ns scann ing. To return to conv ention al scann ing, pr ess TRU NK again. SETTING SQUELCH FOR THE T RUNKING MODE Your s canner ’s squel ch se tting is a utomat ically a djuste d d[...]

41 Trunking Operation 3. Use the nu mber keys to enter a val id frequenc y within the tru nk system , then press E (SVC) . BANK and the bank number , the channel number , and E (EDACS) or M (Motorola) appears depending upo n the tr unk system selecte d. Notes: • If you enter an in valid frequ ency (out side th e select ed range), the scanner bee [...]

42 Trunking Oper ation SEARCHING A T RUNKED BAN K Once th e data ch annel is ac qui r ed, th e scanne r begins a trunk sea rch. With the s earch funct ion, you wi ll be able to find all the active tal k groups withi n the trunked sys- tem. Press SCAN . You can switc h to the trunk sca n mode fro m the trun k sear ch mode . See “Scann ing the Talk[...]

43 Trunking Operation Skipping a T runked Bank You can scan co nvention al frequ encies programme d in the sam e bank by holding down SRC ( LIMI T ) for about 2 second s. If th ere i s no con ventiona l frequen cy, the scan- ner sc ans th e next bank. T urning the Status Bit Ignore ( S-B it ) On or Off You can set ho w your scanner w orks with stat[...]

44 Trunking Oper ation Identifying a T runked Frequency While ID scanni ng (lookin g for IDs wi thin a trunk ed sys- tem) or performing an ID search , press 9 9 9 9 to see th e current trun ked frequen cy. (The frequ ency flashes twic e.) T hen h old do wn 9 9 9 9 until a co nfirma tion ton e sounds and the I D and the frequenc y alternat ely appea[...]

45 Trunking Operation Using HOLD to Monitor an Active T alk Group ID Follow these steps to st op scan ning and keep the scan- ner tuned to a desi red ID. 1. Press HOLD (A/B) . HOLD appe ars and the scanner stays on the cur rent ID. 2. If you want to listen to (an d hold) a dif ferent ID , use the num ber keys to enter that ID. 3. Press HOLD (A/B) a[...]

46 Trunking Oper ation To loc k out a n ID, p ress L-OUT ( S/S) when th e ID a p- pears. The ID is locked out , and the next ac tive ID ap- pears. Unlocking a Single T alk Group ID 1. Hold down L-OUT (S/S) until you hear tw o short beep s. 2. Repea tedly p ress 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to selec t the ID you want to un lock. 3. Press L-OUT (S/S) . The ID [...]

47 Trunking Operation Monitoring T alk Group IDs You can use yo ur scann er’s dis play to m onitor th e fre- quenci es/tal k group IDs of a tru nked syste m for activ ity. While y ou ca nnot hear c onversa tions in this m ode, it i s an exc ellent w ay to dete rmine wh ich talk group ID s are the most active. To set the scan ner to moni tor IDs, [...]

48 Trunking Oper ation USIN G T ALK G ROUP I D LIST S When yo u progra m trunked frequenc ies into a bank (se e “Storing Trunke d Frequen cies” on Page 40), your sca n- ner sets u p five scan lists for tha t one bank in which yo u can st ore you r favorite IDs. Eac h list c an conta in up to 10 IDs , for a total of 5 0 IDs for ea ch trunk sc an[...]

49 Trunking Operation Note: T o clear a mistak e while entering an ID, press 0 then E , th en start ov er at Step 1 . 5. Repea tedly press PROG or 8 8 8 8 to select the next scan lis t location you want to program . Then repeat Step 4 to en ter a nothe r ID. 6. When you fini sh, press E to store the entrie s. Entering EDACS Partial T alk Groups You[...]

50 Trunking Oper ation 2. Select th e ID scan li st locati on where you want to store the IDs, then p ress PROG . PGM appea rs. 3. Press MON/CLR . A monitor ID appears. 4. Press E . The sca nner store s the IDs into th e select ed ID scan li st. Scanning the T alk Group ID Lists Press SCAN to begin s can ni ng the l is ts yo u ha ve st ored . Note:[...]

51 Trunking Operation served fo r storing list s (see “Using Tal k Group ID Lists ” on Page 48) can have o nly on e priori ty ID, an d the ID as- signed that priori ty in Lis t 1 has th e highest priorit y of all. To assig n a priori ty to an ID, pres s PROG . Enter the d e- sired ID num ber (list numb er and locati on number), the n press PRIO[...]

52 Trunking Oper ation Sele ct a siz e cod e for a bloc k, th en press SRC and li sten to the co nversati ons. If you are receiv ing mos t of the re- plies, then you hav e prob ably se lected the righ t size code and can program th e next block of the map. The re are 1 6 preset fl eet ma ps to cho ose from, and it is best to start w ith thes e when[...]

53 Trunking Operation E1P7 E1P8 E 1P9 Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code 0S 1 0 0S 1 0S 4 1S 1 0 1S 1 1S 4 2S 1 1 2S 2 2S 0 3S 4 3S 2 3S 0 4S 4 4S 3 4S 0 5S 4 5S 3 5S 0 6S 4 6S 4 6S 0 7S 4 7S 4 7S 0 E1P10 E1P1 1 E1P12 Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code 0S 0 0S 4 0S 0 1S 0 1S 0 1S 0 2S 0 2S 0 2S 0 3S 0 3S 0 3S 0 4S 0 4S 0 4[...]

54 Trunking Oper ation Selecting a Preset Fleet Map 1. Set the s canner f or conve ntional sca nning an d press PROG then TRUNK to sele ct th e ba nk t o stor e the flee t map. 2. Press a number ke y to sel ect the bank to s tore the fleet ma p. 3. Repea tedl y pre ss 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select E1 , then pr ess E . A previo usly prog rammed t run[...]

55 Trunking Operation Note: When the scanner sea rches for transmis sions, you se e Type I flee t and subfle et IDs such as 100-12 , 100-9 , 000-12 , or 400-8 . How do y ou kn ow if the pre set m ap you se lected is cor- rect? Li sten to fi nd out i f you are following c omplete con- versati ons. If no t, try another p reset map . Programming a Fl [...]

56 Trunking Oper ation Note: If you s elect si ze code S-12, S-13, o r S-14, th ese restri ction s apply: • S-12 can only b e assigned to Bloc ks 0, 2, 4, or 6 • S-13 c an only b e assig ned to Bloc ks 0 and 4 • S-14 c an only b e assig ned to Bloc k 0 Since the se size c odes requi re multipl e blocks , you wil l be promp ted for t he next a[...]

57 Trunking Operation 7. Enter t he frequen cy usin g the num ber keys accord- ing to th e foll owing gu ide: • For Mot or ola T ype II VHF , (E2 -VH F Hi band ) u se 5kHz steps be tween 5 kHz – 1 00 kHz. • For Motorol a T ype II UHF , (E2-UH F band) use 12.5kH z steps between 12.5 kHz – 100 kH z. Programming a Hybr id System A hybrid sy st[...]

58 A General G uide to Scanning • Y ou cannot use the d isconne ct tone detect f unction if you are pro gramming a trunking freq uency or a fleet ma p. To set the scanner to automatic ally tune to the data channe l once again wh en it detects a dis connect ton e, press SV C (E) . ˆ A Ge ner al Gu ide t o Scanning Your sca nner’s recep tion is [...]

59 A General Guide to Scanning GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS T ypical Band Usage Primary Usage As a genera l rule, m ost of the radi o activ ity is concentra t- ed on th e follo wing freque ncies: VHF Band VHF Ba nd Low Range 29.00–50.00 MHz 6-m Am ateur 50.00–54.00 MHz U.S. Government 137.00–144.00 MHz 2-m Am ateur 144.00–148.00 MHz High Range[...]

60 A General G uide to Scanning UHF Band Note: Remote contro l stations and mo bile unit s opera te at 5 MHz higher than their asso ciate d base stat ions and relay re peater unit s. BAND ALLOCATION Use th e following listing of the typ ical serv ices withi n your scanner’s freq uency covera ge to assist yo u to de- cide whi ch frequen cy range s[...]

61 A General Guide to Scanning PUB ... .. .... ... .... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... Public Serv ic es (Public Safety , Local Governm ent, Forestry Conservati on) PSB ..... ....... ...... .... ...... ..... ...... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... Publ ic Safe ty PTR ....... ..... ...... ...... .... ....... ..[...]

62 A General G uide to Scanning VHF High Ban d (148–174 MHz) 148.050–150.345 ............................ ................. CAP , MAR, MIL 150.775–150.790 .......................... ......................... ........... MED 150.815–150.980 ............. ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. . TOW , Oil Spill Cleanup 150.995–151.475 ..................[...]

63 A General Guide to Scanning Low Band (450–470 MHz) 450.050–450.925 .................... ..................... ................... .. RTV 451.025–452.025 ... ..................... .......... IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL 452.0375–453.00 ....... .. ....... .. .. IND, T AXI, TRAN TOW , NEWS 453.0125–454.000 ... .............................. .....[...]

64 A General G uide to Scanning FREQUENCY CONVERSION The t uni ng l ocat ion of a stat io n ca n be e xpr esse d in fre - quency (kHz or MHz) or i n wave length (m eters). T he fo l- lowin g informati on can help y ou make the nec essary conve rsion s. 1 MHz (million ) = 1,000 k Hz (thou sand) To conv ert MHz to kHz, mul tipl y the nu mber of me ga[...]

65 Troubleshooting ˆ T roubl eshoo ting If yo ur s canne r is not work ing as it sh ould, thes e sugg es- tions might help y ou eli mina te the p robl em. If the sc an- ner stil l does not o perate p roperly, ta ke it to your loca l Radio Shac k sto re for assist anc e. Problem Possible Cause Remedy Scanner is on bu t will not scan. SQUELC H is no[...]

66 Troubleshooting The keypad does not work. The keylock func- tion is activated. T o tu rn off t h e ke y- lock , pre ss KEY- LOCK until K/L disappears. BATT. Lo flashes. The batteries are weak. Recharge the rechargeable bat- teries or replace the non-rechargeable batteries. Poor or no recep- tion. Batteries are weak or com- pletely dis- charged. [...]

67 Troubleshooting The scanner does not trac k a trunked sy stem. The transmis- sion might not use a system that can be tracked by your scanner . Scan another trans- mission. The data fre- quency is miss- ing . Find the data fre- quency (see “Stor- ing T runked Frequencies” on Page 40). The system you are trying to track is a T ype I sy s- tem,[...]

68 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE SCANNER If th e scan ner’s di splay l ocks up or st ops ope rating pro p- erly, yo u might n eed to res et the scanner. Caution: This pr ocedur e clears a ll the i nformat ion you have sto red in the sc anner. Before y ou reset the s can- ner, try turn ing it off and o n to see if it be gins workin g prope rly. Re[...]

69 Care and Maint enance 1. T urn o ff t he scann er . 2. Whil e holding down 2 and 9 , turn on the scanne r . CLEAR flashes for about 5 se conds as th e scanner clear s its memo ry . Note: Do not turn off the sca nner again u ntil CLEAR stops f lashing. Otherw i se , th e s ca nne r m igh t no t c lea r it s memory pro perly. ˆ Care and Mainte na[...]

70 Specifications ˆ Specificati ons Frequency Coverage: .................. 29–54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) 108–136.975 M Hz (in 12.5 kHz s teps) 137–174 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) 216–224.995 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) 406–512 MHz ( in 12.5 kHz steps ) 806.0000–823.9375 MHz ( in 12.5 kHz steps) 851.0000–868.9875 MHz ( in 12.5 kHz steps) 896.1125–95[...]

71 Specifications Hypersea r ch ..... .. .... .. .... ... .... .. .... .. .... .. ..... ..... 300 Steps/Second Service ................................................ 50 Frequencies/Sec ond Prior ity Sampl ing ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... .... .... 2 Sec onds Delay T ime ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... ..[...]

Limited Ninety-Day W arranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND A[...]