RadioShack PRO-89 - Manual

P repara tio n 6 so could subject you to legalpenalties. We encourage responsible, legalscanner use. PREPARATION I NSTALLING B ATTERIES You can power your scannerwith four AA batteries (not sup-plied). Ô You can use either the black non-rechargeable battery holder or theyellow rechargeable battery h...

P repa ra ti on 7 When flashes on the display and the scanner beeps, or if thescanner stops operating properly,replace the batteries. U SING AC P OWER You can power the scanner usinga 9V, 300-mA AC adapter and asize B Adaptaplug  adapter (neither supplied). Both areavailable at your local RadioShac...

P repara tio n 8 U SING V EHICLE B ATTERY P OWER You can power the scanner from avehicle’s 12V power source (suchas a cigarette-lighter socket) usinga 9V, 300-mA DC adapter and asize B Adaptaplug (neithersupplied). Both are available atyour local RadioShack store. Cautions: •You must use apower sour...

P repa ra ti on 9 C HARGING R ECHARGEABLE B ATTERIES Your scanner has a built-incharging circuit that lets youcharge rechargeable batterieswhile they are in the scanner. Tocharge rechargeable batteries,you need to use an AC adapterwhich supplies 9V (RadioShackCat. No. 273-1767) or a DCadapter which ...

P repara tio n 10 1. Align the slots around the antenna’s connector with thetabs on the antenna jack. 2. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn theantenna’s base clockwiseuntil it locks into place. Connecting an Outdoor Antenna Instead of a supplied antenna, youcan connect an outdoor base-sta...

P repa ra ti on 11 • The antenna should be vertical for the bestperformance. Always use 50 Ohm coaxial cable,such as RG-58 or RG-8, toconnect the base-station or mobileantenna. For lengths over 50 feet,use RG-8 low-loss dielectriccoaxial cable. If the antennacable’s connector does not fit inthe scan...

P repara tio n 12 automatically disconnects theinternal speaker. L ISTENING S AFELY To protect your hearing, followthese guidelines when you use anearphone or headphones. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you beginlistening. After you beginlistening, adjust the volume toa comfortable lev...

U nde rsta nd in g the S c ann er 13 so can create a traffic hazardand could be illegal in someareas. • If you use an earphone or headphones with yourscanner while riding a bicycle,be very careful. Do not listento a continuous transmission.Even though some earphonesor headphones let you hearsome out...

U n der standin g th e S canne r 14 the scanner to work for you. Yousimply determine the type ofcommunications you want toreceive, then set the scanner toscan them. A frequency is the tuning locationof a station (expressed in kHz orMHz). To find active frequencies,you can use the search function. Yo...

U nde rsta nd in g the S c ann er 15 Key Function CAR Store car numbers and frequencies in thescanner’s channels, add and deletefrequencies from car numbers, display carnumbers, and listen to the channel where acar number is stored. Each time you press CAR , you see the following information: - Manu...

U nde rst and in g B a n ks 19 UNDERSTANDING BANKS C HANNEL S TORAGE B ANKS To make it easier to identify andselect the channels you want tolisten to, channels are divided into10 banks of 20 channels each.Use each channel-storage bank togroup frequencies, such as thoseused by the police department, ...

U n dersta ndin g B a nks 20 Auto Racing Group Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz) 1 150.995–151.995 5 152.870–153.725 5 154.490–154.625 5 2 460.000–470.000 12.5 3 851.0375851.6625852.0375852.1875853.1625853.2625853.4875854.2625854.2875854.7875855.0375855.2875855.5125855.5625855.5875855.7375855.7875856...

U n dersta ndin g B a nks 22 Air Amateur Radio Marine Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz) 108.000–136.9875 12.5 Group Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz) 1 29.000–29.700 5 2 50.000–54.000 5 3 144.000–148.000 5 4 420.000–450.000 12.5 Channel Frequency (MHz) 06 156.3000 07 156.3500 08 156.4000 09 156.4500 1...

U n dersta ndin g B a nks 24 Ô M ONITOR M EMORIES The scanner has 20 monitormemories that you can use totemporarily store frequencieswhile you decide whether to savethem into channels. This is handyfor quickly storing an activefrequency when you are searchingthrough an entire band. You canstore a fr...

Op er ati o n 25 OPERATION T URNING O N THE S CANNER /S ETTING V OLUME AND S QUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH until the indicator points to MIN beforeyou turn on the scanner. 2. To turn on the scanner, turn VOLUME clockwise until youhear a hissing sound. 3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound...

Opera tion 26 want to store a frequency,then press PGM. 2. Use the number keys and • to enter the frequency (includingthe decimal point) you want tostore. 3. Press ENT to store the frequency into the channel. Ô 4. To program the next channel in sequence, press PGM andrepeat Steps 2 and 3. F INDING A...

Op er ati o n 27 that band for an activefrequency. 3. If necessary, select a search group from the list with“Service Banks” on Page 19then use the number keys toenter the desired searchgroup. The scanner searchesfor an active frequency. Ô 4. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stopssearch...

Opera tion 28 ENT, the channel andfrequency flash twice, and thescanner stores the displayedfrequency. The scanner thencontinues to search forfrequencies. Ô 5. To store the displayed frequency in a monitormemory, press MON/CL. Themonitor memory number, , and the frequency flash twice. 6. To search f...

Op er ati o n 29 3. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stopssearching and displays thefrequency’s number. To storethe displayed frequency in thelowest available channel,press PGM then ENT. Thechannel and frequency flashtwice, and the scanner storesthe displayed frequency. Thescanner cont...

Opera tion 30 number, and the frequencyflash twice. Ô 5. To search for another active frequency, hold down ▲ or ▼ for about 1 second. U SING M ONITOR M EMORY Listening to a Monitor Memory To recall a frequency stored in amonitor memory, press MAN thenMON/CL. , the monitor memory number, and CH flash...

Op er ati o n 31 4. Press ENT. The scanner stores the frequency in theselected channel. 5. To move another monitor memory frequency to the nextchannel, press PGM andrepeat Steps 2 – 4. S CANNING THE S TORED C HANNELS To set the scanner to continuouslyscan through all channels withstored frequencies,...

Opera tion 32 To turn on a channel-storage bank(1 – 10) during scanning, press the bank’s number key. A bar appearsunder the bank’s number. Ô M ONITORING A S TORED C HANNEL You can continuously monitor aspecific channel without scanning.This is useful if you hear anemergency transmission on achannel...

Op er ati o n 33 000.0000 to indicate the channel is cleared. 5. To clear another channel, use the number keys to enter thatchannel number (1 – 200), then press PGM again. Orrepeatedly press PGM untilthe desired channel numberappears. Then repeat Step 4. C LEARING ALL S TORED C HANNELS 1. Press PGM....

S c an ni ng at the R ace s 35 WX Alert Your scanner’s WX alert warnsyou of serious weather conditionsby sounding an alarm if a NationalWeather Service broadcaster inyour area broadcasts a weatheralert tone. To set the scanner so it sounds analarm when a weather alert tone isbroadcast, press PRI/ALE...

S c anni n g atthe R aces 36 You can store a car number andfrequency in each of the scanner’schannels, associate one or morefrequencies stored in channelswith a car number, and recall anyfrequencies associated with thatcar number by simply entering thenumber. You can store one carnumber and frequenc...

S c an ni ng at the R ace s 37 number. You can store one carnumber in each channel (for up to200 car numbers). Ô 1. Press CAR. CAR# and CAr No. appear and _ _ _ flashes. 2. Enter the car number. If the number is one or two digits,enter the number then pressCAR. If the number is threedigits, enter th...

S c anni n g atthe R aces 40 S CANNING BY C AR N UMBER Once you store car numbers intochannels, you can set the scannerso it displays the car numbers youassigned to the channels as itscans them. To scan by car number,repeatedly press CAR until BANK and CAR# appear, then press SCAN. As the scanner sc...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 41 SPECIAL FEATURES D ELAY Many agencies use a two-wayradio system that has a period ofseveral seconds between a queryand a reply. To avoid missing areply, you can program a 2-second delay into any channel orfrequency. When your scannerstops on a channel or frequencywith a ...

S p ecia l F eature s 42 L OCKING O UT C HANNELS OR F REQUENCIES You can increase the effectivescanning or search speed bylocking out individual channels orfrequencies that have acontinuous transmission, such asa weather channel (see “NationalWeather Frequencies” onPage 52) or a birdie frequency(see...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 43 press L/O/L/O RVW when thescanner stops on that frequency.The scanner locks out thefrequency then continuessearching. You can lock outfrequencies in both direct searchand service bank searches. Ô Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies To review the frequencies youlocked out, h...

S p ecia l F eature s 44 Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies 1. Hold down L/O/L/O RVW for about 2 seconds during aservice bank or direct search. L-r appears. 2. While holding down MON/CL, hold down L/O/L/O RVW. Flo ALL-CL appears. 3. Press ENT. The scanner clears any lockouts from allfrequencies ...

S p ecia l F eature s 46 continues this until you press anybutton or it receives a signal. on P.-SA appears if power save is on. oFF P.-SA appears if power save is off. 1. If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME counterclockwiseuntil it clicks to turn it off. 2. While you hold down 3 and ENT, turn on the ...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 47 3. When oFF tonE or on tonE appear, release 2 and ENT. U SING THE K EY L OCK Once you program your scanner,you can protect it from accidentalprogram changes by turning onthe keylock feature. When thekeypad is locked, the only controlsthat operate are SCAN, MAN,LIGHT, PGM...

Wired/On -Air P rogram min g 48 reset button inside theopening. Ô Initializing the Scanner 1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. ! 2. Hold down MON/CL. 3. While holding down MON/CL, insert a pointed object (suchas a straightened paper clip)into the reset opening on theside of the scanner, ...

W ire d/On -A ir P rog ram m in g 51 To change the frequency backto the default (154.600 MHz),hold down ENT then pressCL. 5. When the scanner successfully receives all data, End and FiniSh appear. If the scanner received an errorwhile receiving data, End and d-Err appear. If the scanner received a c...

AG ener a l Guid e to S c a nnin g 52 A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequenciescovered by your scanner ismainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot hearstations that are beyond thehorizon. G UIDE TO F REQUENCIES National Weather Frequencies Birdie Frequencies Every scanner ...

AG ener a l Guid e to S c a nnin g 54 G UIDE TO THE A CTION B ANDS Typical Band Usage (MHz) Primary Usage As a general rule, most of theradio activity is concentrated onthe following frequencies. Ô VHF Band Low Range 29.00–50.00 6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54.00 Aircraft 108.00–136.00 U.S. Government 137....

A G ene ral G ui d e to S c an ni ng 55 VHF Band UHF Band B AND A LLOCATION To help decide which frequencyranges to scan, use the followinglisting of the typical services thatuse the frequencies your scannerreceives. These frequencies aresubject to change, and might varyfrom area to area. For a more...

AG ener a l Guid e to S c a nnin g 58 HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 MHz–30 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur Band (28.0–29.7 MHz) 29.000–29.700 . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) — (30 MH Z –300 MH Z ) VHF Low Band (29.7–50 MHz—in 5 kHz steps) 29.700–29.790 . . . . . . . . ..... . IND 29.900–30.550...

A G ene ral G ui d e to S c an ni ng 59 IND, PUB 43.700–44.600 . . . . . . . . . . .TRAN 44.620–46.580 . . . . . . . POL, PUB 46.600–46.990 . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 47.020–47.400 . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 47.420 . . . . . American Red Cross 47.440–49.580 . . . ..... . IND, PUB 49.610–49.990 . . . . ...

AG ener a l Guid e to S c a nnin g 60 151.490–151.955 . . . . . .IND, BUS 151.985 . . . . . . ............. . . . TELM 152.0075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 152.030–152.240 . . . . . . . . . TELB 152.270–152.480 . . . . IND, TAXI, BUS 152.510–152.840 . . . . . . . . . TELB 152.870–153.020 . ....

AG ener a l Guid e to S c a nnin g 62 Mikes 170.350–170.400 . . . . GOVT, MIL 170.425–170.450 . . . . . . . . . BIFC 170.475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 170.4875–173.175 . . GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes 173.225–173.5375 . MOV, NEWS, UTIL, MIL 173.5625–173.5875 .. . . . . MIL Medical/Crash Cre...

AG ener a l Guid e to S c a nnin g 64 Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned 856.0125–860.9875 . . . . . . CTSB Trunked System Band — Locally Assigned 861.0125–865.9875 . . . . . . . TSB Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned 866.0125–868.9875. . . . . . . . PSB 33-Centimeter Amateur Ba...

Ca re 65 127,800 (kHz) ÷ 1000 = 127.8 MHz • To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number ofmegahertz: 300 ÷ 50 MHz = 6 meters CARE Keep the scanner dry; if it getswet, wipe it dry immediately. Useand store the scanner only innormal temperature environments.Handle the scanner carefully; donot d...

T roubl eshoo ti ng 66 TROUBLESHOOTING If your scanner is not working as it should, thesesuggestions might help you eliminate the problem. If thescanner still does not operate properly, take it to yourlocal RadioShack store for assistance. During scanning, the scanner locks on frequencies thathave a...

Sp e c ifica tio n s 67 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage (MHz): 10 Meter Amateur Radio ............................ 29–29.7 (in 5 kHz steps) VHF Lo ....................................................... 29.7–50 (in 5 kHz steps) 6 Meter Amateur Radio .................................. 50–54 (in 5 k...

RadioShack CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102 20-514 GE-99D-3489B 01A03 Printed in China A Audio Output Power (10% THD) ............................ 190 mW Nominal (using batteries, 240 mW using external power (DC 9V)) Built-In Speaker ...................................1 3 / 8 Inches (36 mm), 8 Ohm...