RadioShack PRO-433 - Manuals

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 ................C...

8 Quick Start step 4: setting up your scanner turning on your scanner To turn on your scanner, turn the VOLUME knob clockwise until it clicks. To set the squelch, turn the SQUELCH knob fully counterclockwise, then rotate it clockwise until the hissing sound stops. storing frequencies in channels You...

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 . /...

10 Quick Start step 5: monitoring and scanning monitoring To 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 To scan, press SCAN/MANUAL . When the scanner fi n...

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-st...

13 The Basics Number keys 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 weat...

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), EDACS (E), or ...

16 Beyond the Basics beyond the basics channel-storage banks The scanner displays the channel-storage bank number while scanning a channel. You can turn off a bank by pressing the bank’s number, but one bank must always be active. To increase scanning speed, you can lock out channels with continuous...

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 . service bank search You can search preprog...

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... ................................................................................................. Warning L2.. ...............................................

21 Beyond the Basics Signal Stalker 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 tra...

22 Beyond the Basics S-S.ALt ................................................................................... Alert settings S-S.Lit ............................................................................. Back light settings S-S.PS ..............................................................

23 Beyond the Basics 5 . Press MENU to exit the menu mode. keytones The keytones feature beeps when you press a button on the scanner. To 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 sele...

24 Trunking Operations trunking operations The scanner can track transmissions for up to 10 Motorola Type I, Type II, hybrid, EDACS or LTR analog trunking systems. When the scanner fi nishes checking activity in the trunked system, it scans other conventional frequencies in the bank. For trunked rec...

25 Trunking Operations • For EDACS and LTR 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 ...

26 Trunking Operations 5 . Enter the talk group IDs for each trunk system. LTR talk groups are identi fi ed as six-digit numbers in the form AHHUUU: A ................................................................................Area code (0 to 1) H ...................................................

27 Trunking 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, hol...

30 Trunking Operations trunk search and scan You can trunk scan and scan conventional frequencies at the same time. You can program conventional frequencies in the same bank as trunking systems, but not while in trunk mode. To scan both trunking and conventional banks, turn off trunking, select the ...

31 Trunking Operations Sub fl eet information is included with the frequency list for a Type I system. There are 16 preset fl eet maps to choose from, and it is best to start with these when setting up a Type I or hybrid trunk scanning bank. preset fl eet maps 1 . Set the scanner for conventional sc...

32 Trunking Operations E1P10 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4 E1P11 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 E1P12 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 E1P13 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size S3 S3 S11 S4 S4 S0 S0 S0 E1P14 Block Code 0 1 2 3 4 5...

33 Trunking 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 ...

35 Special Features special features PC programming You 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 . Turn off your scanner. 2 . Connect the interface cable to your computer and...

37 Care care You can extend the life of your scanner by following these basic care guidelines: • Keep 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. • Keep the scanner away...

38 Care Why am I missing replies to conversations? Why isn’t my scanner scanning trunked frequencies? You may have selected an incorrect fl eet map. Try another fl eet map or program your own. You may be monitoring a Type I system, but your scanner is set to scan Type II systems. Set you scanner to ...

39 Specifi cations specifi 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 step...