Page 2 - Contents
2 Contents ˆ Contents Features .................................................................... 5 Scanning Legally ................................................. 9 Preparation ............................................................. 10 Power Sources .........................................
Page 5 - Features; Type I and II (such as Smartnet
5 Features ˆ Features Your RadioShack Handheld Scanner is one of a newgeneration of scanners designed to track Motorola Type I and II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus ) and hybrid analog trunking systems, and GE/Ericsson(EDACS ) type systems, which are extensively used in many communicatio...
Page 7 - Your scanner can receive these frequencies:
7 Features you can hear more replies that are made on the samechannel. Priority Channel — lets you set the scanner to checkone channel every 2 seconds so you do not miss trans-missions. Attenuate — lets you program your scanner to reducethe scanner's sensitivity to strong local signals, to reduceint...
Page 8 - The FCC Wants You to; • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
8 Features • 137–174 MHz • 216.0025–225 MHz • 406–512 MHz • 806–823.9875 MHz • 849–868.9875 MHz • 894–960 MHz • 1240–1300 MHz Use “A General Guide to Frequencies” on Page 64 tohelp you target frequency ranges in your service area soyou can search for a wide variety of transmissions. ˆ The FCC Wants ...
Page 9 - SCANNING LEGALLY
9 Features • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif- ferent from that to which the receiver is connected. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Op-eration is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must a...
Page 10 - Preparation; POWER SOURCES; Using Batteries
10 Preparation ˆ Preparation POWER SOURCES You can power your scanner from any of three sources: • internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries (not supplied — see “Using Batteries” onPage 10). • standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter — see "“Using AC Power” on Page 13) ...
Page 12 - Charging Rechargeable Batteries
12 Preparation When battery power is low, (FNý â8KK<IPü (FNý â8KK<IPü (FNý â8KK<IPü (FNý â8KK<IPü appears and the scanner beeps continuously. When battery power isdepleted, the scanner turns itself off. Replace all fournon-rechargeable batteries, or recharge the recharge-able batteries. ...
Page 13 - Using AC Power; Using Vehicle Battery Power
13 Preparation • Rechargeable batteries last longer and deliver more power if you let them fully discharge once a month.To do this, use the scanner until (FNý â8KK<IPü (FNý â8KK<IPü (FNý â8KK<IPü (FNý â8KK<IPü appears. Then fully charge the rechargeable batter-ies. Using AC Power You can...
Page 14 - its plug must fit the scanner's; • Always connect the DC adapter to the scanner; CONNECTING THE ANTENNA; Connecting an Optional Antenna
14 Preparation Cautions: 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 and its plug must fit the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi-cations could damage the scanner or the adapter. • Alway...
Page 15 - For private listening, you can plug an; Listening Safely; • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels.
15 Preparation Always 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 dielectric coaxial cable. Ifyour antenna's cable does not have a BNC connector,you will also need a BNC adapter (not supplied, avail-able at your local Radi...
Page 16 - Traffic Safety
16 Preparation Traffic Safety Do not wear an earphone or headphones while you drivea vehicle or ride a bicycle. This can create a traffic haz-ard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though someearphones and headphones let you hear some outsidesounds when you listen at normal levels, they still ca...
Page 17 - About Your Scanner; A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
17 About Your Scanner ˆ About Your Scanner Once you understand a few simple terms used in thismanual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's fea-tures, you can put the scanner to work for you. You sim-ply determine the type of communications you want toreceive, then set the scanner to scan them...
Page 19 - — enters a decimal point (necessary when pro-; QUICK START; Channel Storage Banks
19 About Your Scanner 9 / WXYZ — enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z. 0 — enters a zero, or inputs characters ., -, #, _, @, +, *, &, /, ', $, %, !, ^, (, ), ?, ->, ` or <-. . / DELAY — enters a decimal point (necessary when pro- gramming frequencies), space, or programs delay t...
Page 20 - Search Banks
20 About Your Scanner 10 banks ( ò ò ò ò to é é é é ) of 30 ( òò òò òò òò to ðé ðé ðé ðé ) channels each, a total of 300 channels. You can use each channel-storagebank to group frequencies, such as those used by Mo-torola trunking, EDACS trunking, Marine, CB, Police,Fire, Aircraft and Ham (see “Typi...
Page 21 - FM Mode
21 About Your Scanner FM Mode The FM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissionsusing frequency modulation (FM), used for most publicsafety transmissions, as well as broadcast, business,and amateur radio transmissions. When the scanner re-ceives a transmission on a channel set to the FM mode,it a...
Page 22 - lice users and 12 identifies the Detective division.; EDACS Mode; . EDACS talk group IDs are
22 About Your Scanner Type I systems are usually organized with different usergroups assigned to different fleets. For example, a validfleet-subfleet ID identifying all detectives within a policedepartment might be òòòVñð òòòVñð òòòVñð òòòVñð , where 000 identifies all po- lice users and 12 identifi...
Page 23 - Open and Closed Modes; • When the signals are in the FM mode.
23 About Your Scanner mode, the scanner then goes to the transmission anddisplays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the dis-play. In the closed mode, the scanner only goes to trans-missions with IDs that match talk group IDs you havestored in the bank's talk group ID list which are notlocked o...
Page 24 - Operation
24 Operation in manual mode or while the scanner is receiving a sig-nal during scanning. See “Changing the Open/ClosedMode” on Page 64 for more information about setting theopen and closed modes. ˆ Operation TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the ...
Page 27 - STORING TEXT TAGS; Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel
27 Operation 3. Repeatedly press MODE to select )+0 )+0 )+0 )+0 (Motorola) or ! ! ! ! (EDACS). 4. Press PGM and select the channel number using 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 . 5. Enter the UHF trunking frequency and press ENTER . 6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to enter the other trunking group frequencies for EDACS o...
Page 28 - Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID
28 Operation • "A" is the first letter associated with 2 on the key- pad. Press 2 then 1 . • "M" is the first letter associated with 6 on the key- pad. Press 6 then 1 . • "Space." Press ./DELAY . • "6" is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad. Press 1 then ...
Page 29 - Text Input Chart
29 Operation 4. Press ENTER to store. Text Input Chart Notes: • To access the numbers, after you press TEXT (when you assign the text tag to a channel) or you press FUNC and 7 (when you assign the text tag to a bank), press 1 . Then press the desired number you want to enter. • To enter a lowercase ...
Page 30 - • You can use the scanner's delay feature while; Bank
30 Operation FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can search for transmissions in the scanner’s pre-programmed search bank. The search bank is dividedinto six search bands. You can change the search rangeof Bank SR5 manually by setting the lower and higherends of the search range. Notes: • You...
Page 31 - Search bank: SR0 Marine band
31 Operation 1. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select your desired search bank ( / / / /.ò .ò .ò .ò , /.ñ /.ñ /.ñ /.ñ , /.ð /.ð /.ð /.ð , /.ï /.ï /.ï /.ï , /.î /.î /.î /.î , or /.í /.í /.í /.í ). 2. In the marine and CB bands, you can directly select a channel or search through the band. When ) ) ) ) ap...
Page 33 - Search bank: SR1 CB band
33 Operation Search bank: SR1 CB band Receive mode: AM CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) 01 26.9650 02 26.9750 03 26.9850 04 27.0050 05 27.0150 06 27.0250 07 27.0350 08 27.0550 09 27.0650 10 27.0750 11 27.0850 12 27.1050 13 27.1150 14 27.1250 15 27.1350 16 27.1550 17 27.1650 18 27.1750...
Page 35 - Search bank: SR3 Aircraft
35 Operation Search bank: SR3 Aircraft Receive mode: AM Search bank: SR4 Ham band Receive mode: FM Search bank: SR5 Programmable limit search Receive mode: FM (Default setting) Searching Active Frequencies in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for asearch. 1. Re...
Page 37 - Manually Tuning a Frequency; ýýýý; LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND; Listening to a Weather Channel
37 Operation quency and press FUNC then 9 9 9 9 to start searching down from the highest frequency. Manually Tuning a Frequency You can manually set the scanner to move through allreceivable frequencies, or select a specific frequency asa starting point. 1. Press TUNE . 01*! 01*! 01*! 01*! and the c...
Page 38 - Displaying Weather Messages; WX Alert and Beep Tone Confirmation
38 Operation Displaying Weather Messages The weather service precedes each weather alert with adigitally-encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encod-ing) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. You can set the scan-ner to decode and display the SAME message when analert is broadcast. Then if you are monitoring a...
Page 39 - USING FREQUENCY COPY FUNCTION
39 Operation The display indicates the type of message, andsounds an alert or series of beeps which automati-cally changes every 3 seconds. 2. Press any key except to stop test sound mode. USING FREQUENCY COPY FUNCTION You can copy a frequency into a specified channel, a va-cant channel in a specifi...
Page 40 - SCANNING THE CHANNELS
40 Operation Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank You can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in aspecified bank when the scanner stops on the frequencyduring search or tune mode. 1. Press FUNC then ENTER when you find a frequency you want to copy. â8EBéý â8EBéý â8EBéý â8...
Page 41 - Note: To change the scanning direction, press; Deleting Frequencies from Channels
41 Operation The scanner scans through all channels (except thoseyou have locked out) in the active banks (see "TurningChannel-Storage Banks Off and On" and “Locking OutChannels or Frequencies” on Page 42). Note: To change the scanning direction, press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 . Turning Channel-St...
Page 42 - Special Features; USING THE DELAY FUNCTION; Locking Out Channels
42 Special Features 5. Press FUNC . 6. Press CL . The frequency number changes and òôòòòòý òôòòòòý òôòòòòý òôòòòòý appears. ˆ Special Features USING THE DELAY FUNCTION Note: Delay is automatically set as the default for eachchannel when you turn on the scanner. Many conversations might have a pause ...
Page 43 - Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels; Locking Out Frequencies
43 Special Features Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels To review all locked out channels, press MANUAL , then repeatedly alternate between pressing FUNC then L/OUT to view each locked-out channel. When you finish re-viewing locked-out channels, press MANUAL . Locking Out Frequencies To lock out a frequ...
Page 44 - Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency; PRIORITY
44 Special Features FUNC then L/OUT again to cancel reviewing locked- out frequencies. Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency To clear a locked-out frequency, select that frequency(see “Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies”), then press CL . If all locked out frequencies are cleared within a bank, !DGKPôý(F:BF...
Page 46 - CHANGING THE RECEIVE MODE
46 Special Features To turn on the priority feature, press PRI so , , , , appears at the top line while scanning. ,.%FE ,.%FE ,.%FE ,.%FE (or ,.%NO ,.%NO ,.%NO ,.%NO if you set the priority to a weather frequency) appears on the bottomline. If the scanner detects activity on the priority chan-nel, ,...
Page 47 - USING THE ATTENUATOR; WWWW
47 Special 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 are not available whenthe scanner tunes up or down through the frequencyranges in which the trunking operation is not used. USING THE ATTENUATOR To...
Page 48 - TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF; USING THE KEYLOCK
48 Special Features TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF Each time you press any of the scanner's keys, thescanner sounds a tone. To turn the scanner's key toneoff or on: 1. If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME OFF/MAX counter- clockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off. 2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockw...
Page 49 - CHANGING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST
49 Special Features that operate are FUNC , / , SQUELCH , and VOL- UME . Note: You cannot activate the key lock while you are en-tering a frequency into a channel. To turn on the key lock, press FUNC then / . '<P '<P '<P '<P CF:B<;ô CF:B<;ô CF:B<;ô CF:B<;ô appears for about 1...
Page 50 - Trunking Operation
50 Trunking Operation The scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, re-move the cable. ˆ Trunking Operation The scanner tracks transmissions that use the MotorolaType I and Type II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus)and hybrid analog trunking systems, plus GE/Ericsson(EDACS) type systems exten...
Page 51 - UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING
51 Trunking Operation Important: To listen to the transmission, the mode of theprogrammed channel must be the same as that of thetrunking channel (MOT, or ED). When an ID code is received, the ID list for the bank issearched, and if found, the text name stored for the IDappears. If not found, scanni...
Page 53 - CEJ
53 Trunking Operation sequence of PGM , FUNC then 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 until you reach the desired bank. 2. Press TRUNK to enter the ID program mode. 3. Repeatedly press MODE to select CEJ CEJ CEJ CEJ for Motorola, or ;: ;: ;: ;: for the EDACS (GE/Ericsson) system to scan. This sets the talk group ID ...
Page 55 - Eý
55 Trunking Operation • If you try to program an offset frequency in the UHF- Hi bands (806-960 MHz), the scanner ignores the entry. Follow these steps to program Motorola trunking fre-quencies in the UHF-Lo band: 1. Press PGM then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode. 2. Press FUNC and press (or hold...
Page 56 - Programming Fleet Maps
56 Trunking Operation • On the 900 MHz trunking band, you do not need to set the base frequency (base, offset, step). Follow these steps to program 800 MHz band Motorolatrunking. 1. Press PGM then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode. 2. Press FUNC then 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the desired bank. 3...
Page 57 - Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system
57 Trunking Operation 4. Press 8 . âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FIýKPG<ý%%ôý/V âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FIýKPG<ý%%ôý/V âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FIýKPG<ý%%ôý/V âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FIýKPG<ý%%ôý/V òò òò òò òò ýýýý appears. 5. Enter the size code ...
Page 58 - Talk Group IDs
58 Trunking Operation 6. Press ENTER for each entry. If you make a mistake, press CL and enter the correct size code. Notes: • The default setting of the bank is for Motorola Type II. However, if you set Type I and you wantto return to Type II, enter 15 at Step 5. • To confirm the input, repeat Step...
Page 60 - Talk Group ID Hold
60 Trunking Operation 9. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press 8 8 8 8 and repeat Step 4. 10. Press SCAN to start scanning. Notes: • If you made a mistake in Step 4, %EM8C@;ý % %EM8C@;ý % %EM8C@;ý % %EM8C@;ý % . appears and the scanner beeps when you press ENTER . Start again at Step 3. • Y...
Page 61 - Turning an ID Sub-Bank On or Off; BýBýBýBý
61 Trunking Operation Turning an ID Sub-Bank On or Off Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off dur-ing the program mode: 1. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the desired sub- bank. 2. Press FUNC then 1 to turn the sub-bank on if it is off or off if it is on. Follow these steps to turn th...
Page 62 - Delay Function in ID Indication Mode; Reviewing Locked-Out Talk Group IDs
62 Trunking Operation 1. Press TEXT while the scanner is receiving the voice channel and indicating the text name. The ID codeappears as )+0è444444 )+0è444444 )+0è444444 )+0è444444 or ! è4444 ! è4444 ! è4444 ! è4444 . 2. Press TEXT again to cancel. Delay Function in ID Indication Mode You can set th...
Page 63 - Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank; OPEN AND CLOSED MODES
63 Trunking Operation Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank You can clear all talk group IDs within a bank. This letsyou quickly delete all talk group IDs from a bank if youwant to use the bank to store different data (such as anew set of talk group IDs). 1. Press PGM . 2. Press TRUNK to enter a t...
Page 64 - Changing the Open/Closed Mode; A General Guide to
64 A General Guide to Frequencies This is very useful when you want to narrow the scan inareas where numerous entities utilize the same trunkingsystem. For example, if the police department, sheriff’sdepartment, fire department and EMS all use the samesystem in your area you can program the identica...
Page 65 - US Weather Frequencies in MHz; clockwise to omit the birdie.
65 A General Guide to Frequencies US Weather Frequencies in MHz 162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.500 162.525162.550 Ham Radio Frequencies Ham radio operators often transmit emergency informa-tion when other means of communication break down.The chart below shows the frequencies the scanner re-cei...
Page 67 - GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS; Typical Band Usage; HF Band
67 A General Guide to Frequencies GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS Typical Band Usage HF Band VHF Band UHF Band HF Range 25.000–26.960 MHz Citizen’s Band 26.965–27.405 MHz 10-Meter Amateur 28.000–29.700 MHz Low Range 29.700–50.000 MHz 6-Meter Amateur 50.000–54.000 MHz U.S. Government 137.000–144.000 MHz 2-...
Page 68 - Primary Usage; VHF Band; BAND ALLOCATION
68 A General Guide to Frequencies Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrat-ed on the following frequencies: VHF Band UHF Band Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operateat 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations andrelay repeater units. BAND ALLOC...
Page 69 - Abbreviations
69 A General Guide to Frequencies Services, refer to Police Call Radio Guide available atyour local RadioShack store. Abbreviations Services AIR ................................................................................ Aircraft BIFC .................................... Boise (ID) Interagency ...
Page 77 - FREQUENCY CONVERSION
77 A General Guide to Frequencies Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) 23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in fre-quency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The fol-lowi...
Page 78 - Troubleshooting
78 Troubleshooting ˆ Troubleshooting If you have problems with your scanner, here are somesuggestions that might help you eliminate the problem. Ifthey do not, take your scanner to your local RadioShackstore for assistance. Problem Possible Cause Remedy Scanner is on but will not scan SQUELCH is not...
Page 79 - Resetting the Scanner; Insert a pointed object, such as a straightened; Initializing the Scanner
79 Troubleshooting RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNER If the scanner's display locks up or does not work prop-erly after you connect a power source, you might need toreset or initialize it. Important: If you have problems with the scanner, firsttry to reset it to retain all memory. If that does not ...
Page 80 - then; CARE
80 Troubleshooting only 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< 3<C:FD< 3<C:FD< 0Fý L8Cý0ILEB@E> 0Fý L8Cý0ILEB@E> 0Fý L8Cý0ILEB@E> 0Fý L8Cý0ILEB@E> appears. 2. Press 0 then 1 while 3&l...
Page 81 - Specifications
81 Specifications ˆ Specifications Frequency Coverage: 25–54 MHz........................................................ (in 5 kHz steps) 108–136.9875 MHz ...................................... (in 12.5 kHz steps) 137–174 MHz.................................. (in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz steps) 216.0025–2...
Page 84 - Limited One-Year Warranty; We Service What We Sell
08A01 GE-01D-9995 20-523 Printed in China Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturingdefects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1)year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-ownedstores and authorized RadioShack franchisees an...
