Radio-shack PRO-93 Manuel d'utilisateur

Owner’s ManualPlease read before using this equipment.PRO-93300 Channel Dual Track-Trunking Handheld Scanner

10PreparationˆPreparationPOWER SOURCESYou can power your scanner from any of three sources:• internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeablebatter

11Preparationer, we recommend RadioShack nickel-metal hydride(Ni–MH) batteries.Warning: Never install non-rechargeable batteries in therechargeable ye

12PreparationWhen battery power is low, (FNý â8KK<IPü(FNý â8KK<IPü(FNý â8KK<IPü(FNý â8KK<IPü appears andthe scanner beeps continuously. Wh

13Preparation• Rechargeable batteries last longer and deliver morepower if you let them fully discharge once a month.To do this, use the scanner until

14PreparationCautions: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 andits plug

15PreparationAlways use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 orRG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectr

16PreparationTraffic SafetyDo not wear an earphone or headphones while you drivea vehicle or ride a bicycle. This can create a traffic haz-ard and can

17About Your ScannerˆAbout Your ScannerOnce you understand a few simple terms used in thismanual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's fea

18About Your ScannerPRI (Priority) — sets and turns the priority function on oroff.TEXT — lets you input text.PAUSE — stops search.MODE — changes the

19About Your Scanner9/WXYZ — enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z.0 — enters a zero, or inputs characters ., -, #, _, @, +, *,&, /, &apo

2ContentsˆContentsFeatures ... 5Scanning Legally ...

20About Your Scanner10 banks (òòòò to éééé) of 30 (òòòòòòòò to ðéðéðéðé) channels each, a totalof 300 channels. You can use each channel-storagebank t

21About Your ScannerFM ModeThe FM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissionsusing frequency modulation (FM), used for most publicsafety transmissi

22About Your ScannerType I systems are usually organized with different usergroups assigned to different fleets. For example, a validfleet-subfleet ID

23About Your Scannermode, the scanner then goes to the transmission anddisplays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the dis-play. In the closed mo

24Operationin manual mode or while the scanner is receiving a sig-nal during scanning. See “Changing the Open/ClosedMode” on Page 64 for more informat

25OperationSTORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELSGood references for active frequencies are Ra-dioShack's Police Call, Aeronautical Frequency Di

26Operation3. Use the number keys and ./DELAY to enter the fre-quency (including the decimal point) you want tostore.If you make a mistake, press CL t

27Operation3. Repeatedly press MODE to select )+0)+0)+0)+0 (Motorola) or! ! ! ! (EDACS).4. Press PGM and select the channel number using 8888or 9999.

28Operation• "A" is the first letter associated with 2 on the key-pad. Press 2 then 1.• "M" is the first letter associated with 6

29Operation4. Press ENTER to store.Text Input ChartNotes:• To access the numbers, after you press TEXT (whenyou assign the text tag to a channel) or y

3ContentsStoring Text Tags ... 27Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel ... 27Assigning a Text Tag to

30OperationFINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIESYou can search for transmissions in the scanner’s pre-programmed search bank. The search bank is divi

31Operation1. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select your desiredsearch bank (////.ò.ò.ò.ò, /.ñ/.ñ/.ñ/.ñ, /.ð/.ð/.ð/.ð, /.ï/.ï/.ï/.ï, /.î/.î/.î/.î, or /.í/

32OperationNote: Two frequencies are assigned in one channel insome Marine frequencies. For example, 157.000 and161.600 are assigned in Channel 20.16

33OperationSearch bank: SR1 CB bandReceive mode: AMCHANNEL FREQUENCY(MHz)CHANNEL FREQUENCY(MHz)01 26.9650 02 26.975003 26.9850 04 27.005005 27.0150 06

34OperationSearch bank: SR2 Police/Fire bandReceive Mode: FMGROUP FREQUENCY (MHz) STEP (kHz)0 33.420–33.980 2037.020–37.420 2039.020–39.980 2042.020–4

35OperationSearch bank: SR3 Aircraft Receive mode: AMSearch bank: SR4 Ham band Receive mode: FMSearch bank: SR5 Programmable limit search Receive mode

36Operation4. Press ENTER to set the frequency. The cursormoves to $$$$. If the entered frequency is incorrect,%EM8C@;ý"I<H%EM8C@;ý"I<

37Operationquency and press FUNC then 9999 to start searchingdown from the highest frequency.Manually Tuning a FrequencyYou can manually set the scann

38OperationDisplaying Weather MessagesThe weather service precedes each weather alert with adigitally-encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encod-ing) s

39OperationThe display indicates the type of message, andsounds an alert or series of beeps which automati-cally changes every 3 seconds.2. Press any

4ContentsUnderstanding Trunking ... 51Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode ... 52Programming Trunking Fr

40OperationCopying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank You can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in aspecified bank when the sc

41OperationThe scanner scans through all channels (except thoseyou have locked out) in the active banks (see "TurningChannel-Storage Banks Off an

42Special Features5. Press FUNC.6. Press CL. The frequency number changes andòôòòòòýòôòòòòýòôòòòòýòôòòòòýappears.ˆSpecial FeaturesUSING THE DELAY FUNC

43Special FeaturesReviewing the Lock-Out ChannelsTo review all locked out channels, press MANUAL, thenrepeatedly alternate between pressing FUNC then

44Special FeaturesFUNC then L/OUT again to cancel reviewing locked-out frequencies.Clearing a Locked-Out FrequencyTo clear a locked-out frequency, sel

45Special Featuresteresting transmission on a specific channel. Whenpriority is turned on, the scanner checks that channel ev-ery 2 seconds, and stays

46Special FeaturesTo turn on the priority feature, press PRI so ,,,, appears atthe top line while scanning. ,.%FE,.%FE,.%FE,.%FE (or ,.%NO,.%NO,.%NO,.

47Special 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

48Special FeaturesTURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFFEach time you press any of the scanner's keys, thescanner sounds a tone. To turn the scanner&apo

49Special Featuresthat operate are FUNC, / , SQUELCH, and VOL-UME.Note: You cannot activate the key lock while you are en-tering a frequency into a ch

5FeaturesˆFeaturesYour RadioShack Handheld Scanner is one of a newgeneration of scanners designed to track MotorolaType I and II (such as Smartnet a

50Trunking OperationThe scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, re-move the cable.ˆTrunking OperationThe scanner tracks transmissions that use

51Trunking OperationImportant: To listen to the transmission, the mode of theprogrammed channel must be the same as that of thetrunking channel (MOT,

52Trunking OperationSETTING SQUELCH FOR THE TRUNKING MODEYour scanner automatically mutes the audio during trunkscanning when it decodes control chann

53Trunking Operationsequence of PGM, FUNC then 8888or 9999 until youreach the desired bank.2. Press TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.3. Repeatedly p

54Trunking Operation8888to access the next open channel then enter thefrequencies. (See “Storing Known Frequencies intoChannels” on Page 25).7. Press

55Trunking Operation• If you try to program an offset frequency in the UHF-Hi bands (806-960 MHz), the scanner ignores theentry.Follow these steps to

56Trunking Operation• On the 900 MHz trunking band, you do not need toset the base frequency (base, offset, step).Follow these steps to program 800 MH

57Trunking Operation4. Press 8. âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FIýKPG<ý%%ôý/VâCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FIýKPG<ý%%ôý/VâCF:BýòýJ@Q&

58Trunking Operation6. Press ENTER for each entry. If you make a mistake,press CL and enter the correct size code.Notes: • The default setting of the

59Trunking OperationThe first 4444 in % ýJ8M<ý4V44ý% ýJ8M<ý4V44ý% ýJ8M<ý4V44ý% ýJ8M<ý4V44ýisýýýýthe sub-bank number (òòòòVîVîVîVî)in the b

6Featurestrunking systems only, once the control channels areprogrammed.10 Channel-Storage Banks — let you store 30 chan-nels in each bank (300 channe

60Trunking Operation9. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press 8888and repeat Step 4.10. Press SCAN to start scanning.Notes:• If you made a mis

61Trunking OperationTurning an ID Sub-Bank On or OffFollow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off dur-ing the program mode:1. Press TRUNK repea

62Trunking Operation1. Press TEXT while the scanner is receiving the voicechannel and indicating the text name. The ID codeappears as )+0è444444)+0è44

63Trunking OperationClearing All Talk Group IDs in One BankYou can clear all talk group IDs within a bank. This letsyou quickly delete all talk group

64A General Guide to FrequenciesThis is very useful when you want to narrow the scan inareas where numerous entities utilize the same trunkingsystem.

65A General Guide to FrequenciesUS Weather Frequencies in MHz162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.500 162.525162.550Ham Radio FrequenciesHam radio oper

66A General Guide to FrequenciesTo find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnect-ing the antenna and moving it away from the scanner.Make sure

67A General Guide to FrequenciesGUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDSTypical Band UsageHF BandVHF BandUHF BandHF Range 25.000–26.960 MHzCitizen’s Band 26.965–27.4

68A General Guide to FrequenciesPrimary UsageAs a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrat-ed on the following frequencies:VHF BandUHF B

69A General Guide to FrequenciesServices, refer to Police Call Radio Guide available atyour local RadioShack store.Abbreviations ServicesAIR ...

7Featuresyou can hear more replies that are made on the samechannel.Priority Channel — lets you set the scanner to checkone channel every 2 seconds so

70A General Guide to FrequenciesNEWS ... Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)OIL ...

71A General Guide to Frequencies10-Meter Amateur Band (in 5 kHz steps)VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)VHF Low Band-(29–50 MHz in 5 kHz steps)6-Meter Amateur

72A General Guide to FrequenciesAircraft Band-(108–137 MHz in 12.5 kHz steps)U.S. Government Band (137–144 MHz in 5 kHz steps)2-Meter Amateur Band (14

73A General Guide to Frequencies153.740–154.445 PUB, FIRE154.490–154.570 IND, BUS154.585 Oil Spill Cleanup154.600–154.625 BUS154.655–156.240 MED, ROAD

74A General Guide to FrequenciesNew Mobile Narrow Band (220–222 MHz in 5 kHzsteps))11/4-Meter Amateur band (222.000–225.000 MHz in 5kHz steps)ULTRA HI

75A General Guide to Frequencies70-cm Amateur Band (420–450 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps)Low Band (450–470 MHz- in 6.25 kHz steps)FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF

76A General Guide to FrequenciesNote: Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/mobile service.Conventional Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in6.2

77A General Guide to FrequenciesPrivate Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kH

78TroubleshootingˆTroubleshootingIf you have problems with your scanner, here are somesuggestions that might help you eliminate the problem. Ifthey do

79TroubleshootingRESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNERIf the scanner's display locks up or does not work prop-erly after you connect a power source,

8Features• 137–174 MHz• 216.0025–225 MHz• 406–512 MHz• 806–823.9875 MHz• 849–868.9875 MHz• 894–960 MHz• 1240–1300 MHzUse “A General Guide to Frequenci

80Troubleshootingonly when you are sure the scanner is not working prop-erly.1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. 3<C:FD<3<C:FD<

81SpecificationsˆSpecificationsFrequency Coverage:25–54 MHz... (in 5 kHz steps)108–136.9875 MHz..

82Specifications806–960 MHz... 2 µV1240–1300 MHz...

83SpecificationsCurrent Drain (Squelched) ... 90 mABattery Charge Current ...

08A01 GE-01D-999520-523 Printed in ChinaLimited One-Year WarrantyThis product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturingdefects in material and

9Features• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif-ferent from that to which the receiver is connected. This device complies with Part 1