RadioShack PRO-95 - Manual

T h e F C CWa n ts Y ou toK n ow 8 companies, amateur radioservices, military operations,pager services, and wireline(telephone and telegraph) serviceproviders. It is legal to listen toalmost every transmission yourscanner can receive. However,there are some transmissions youshould never intentional...

P repa ra ti on 9 In some areas, mobile use of thisscanner is unlawful or requires apermit. Check the laws in yourarea. PREPARATION P OWER S OURCES You can power your scanner fromany of three sources: • internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeablebatteries (not supplied — see“Using Batteries”...

P repa ration 10 You must charge rechargeablebatteries before you use them thefirst time. See “ChargingRechargeable Batteries” onPage 11. o Follow these steps to install thebatteries: 1. Press in on the battery compartment cover on theback of the scanner and slidethe cover down to remove it. 2. Pull...

P repa ra ti on 11 Charging Rechargeable Batteries Your scanner has a built-incharging circuit that lets youcharge nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) or nickel cadmium (Ni-CD)rechargeable batteries (notsupplied) while they are in thescanner. To charge rechargeablebatteries, connect an appropriateAC or DC ...

P repa ration 12 1. Connect the Adaptaplug to the adapter's cord with the tipset to positive. 2. Plug the adapter's barrel plug into the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack. 3. Plug the adapter's two-prong plug into an AC outlet. Using Vehicle Battery Power You can power the scanner from avehicle’s 12V power s...

P repa ra ti on 13 Connecting an Optional Antenna The antenna connector on yourscanner makes it easy to use thescanner with a variety ofantennas, such as an externalmobile antenna or outdoor basestation antenna. Your localRadioShack store sells a variety ofantennas. Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable,s...

P repa ration 14 • Set the volume to zero before putting on the headphones.With the headphones on,adjust the volume to acomfortable level. • Avoid increasing the volume once you set it. Over time,your sensitivity to a volumelevel decreases, so volumelevels that do not causediscomfort might damageyou...

A bou t Y ou r S ca nne r 15 U SING THE B ELT C LIP You can use the belt clip attachedto the back of the scanner forhands-free carrying when you areon the go. Slide the belt clip overyour belt or waistband. T RANSFERRING D ATA TO AND FROM A NOTHER S CANNER OR A PC You can transfer the programmeddata...

A b out the K eyp a d 16 You can also search the SEARCHbanks, which are preprogrammedfrequencies in the scanner'smemory (see “Searching aPreprogrammed FrequencyRange” on Page 32 for thefrequency list). You can evenchange the frequency range onone of the SEARCH banks (SR5)to limit the search. When yo...

Qu ick S tar t 19 QUICK START To help familiarize yourself withthe scanner’s functions, keypad,and available frequencies, you canutilize one of these three featuresbefore you begin programming thescanner. Preprogrammed Search Banks— allow you to listen tofrequencies and decide whichfrequencies you w...

U n d e rstand in g Y o u r S can ner 'sM ode s 20 To make it easier to identify andselect the channels you want tolisten to, your scanner divides thechannels into 10 banks ( 0 to 9 ) of 100 ( 00 to 99 ) channels each, a total of 1,000 channels. You canuse each channel-storage bank togroup frequenci...

U n d e rs tan d in g Y our S c an ner 's M o d e s 21 However, you cannot programMOT (Motorola), or ED (EDACS)mode in VHF. Each receive modeaffects how your scanner operateswhen scanning and receivingtransmissions, and also affectswhat transmissions you receivewhen you set the scanner to theclosed ...

U n d e rs tan d in g Y our S c an ner 's M o d e s 23 FFF=Fleet ID SS=Subfleet ID Type I systems are usuallyorganized with different usergroups assigned to different fleets. Ô To properly map the raw Type Idata to the correct fleet-subfleetformat, you must program thecorrect fleet map into the scan...

U n d e rstand in g Y o u r S can ner 'sM ode s 24 is assigned a Logical ChannelNumber (LCN). For the scanner tocorrectly switch to an activefrequency, you must program thefrequencies in LCN order, startingwith Memory 01 . EDACS talk group IDs are entered as a 4-digitdecimal number from 0001 to2047 ...

U n d e rs tan d in g Y our S c an ner 's M o d e s 25 O PEN AND C LOSED M ODES You can set your scanner tochange the way it receivessignals. These settings, calledopen mode and closed mode,affect how the scanner receivessignals from communicationssystems that use some type ofclosed squelch (such as...

O per atio n 26 storage bank's number whilescanning. OPEN or CLOSED appears while the scanner is in manualmode or while the scanner isreceiving a signal during scanning.See “Changing the Open/ClosedMode” on Page 68 for moreinformation about setting the openand closed modes. OPERATION T URNING ON THE...

O per atio n 28 quency (including the decimalpoint) you want to store. If you make a mistake, press CL to delete a single digit or press and hold CL about 2 seconds to delete all digits. 4. Press ENTER to store the frequency into the channel. Ô 5. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving mod...

Op er ati o n 29 6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to enter the other trunking groupfrequencies for EDACS oradditional control channelfrequencies for Motorolasystems. 7. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving mode. S TORING T EXT T AGS You can customize your scannerby storing text tags (up to 12char...

Op er ati o n 31 Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank 1. Select a channel within the desired bank by pressing MANUAL and entering the bank number ( 000 for bank 0 or 200 for bank 2, for example). Press MANUAL again. 2. Press PGM . 3. Press FUNC then 7 . The cursor appears at the thirdline of the display. ...

O per atio n 32 F INDING AND S TORING A CTIVE F REQUENCIES You can search for transmissionsin the scanner’s preprogrammedsearch bank. The search bank isdivided into six search bands. Youcan change the search range ofBank SR5 manually by setting thelower and higher ends of thesearch range. Ô Searchin...

O per atio n 34 Band Charts Search bank: SR0 Marine band Receive mode: FM Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz) 01 156.050 05 156.250 06 156.3000 07 156.3500 08 156.4000 09 156.4500 10 156.5000 11 156.5500 12 156.6000 13 156.6500 14 156.7000 15 156.7500 16 156.8000 17 156.8500 18 156.9000 ...

Op er ati o n 37 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 desiredfrequency range for a search. 1. Re...

O per atio n 38 blinks L on the second line for the lower-end limit frequency. 3. Use the number keys and ./DELAY to enter the desired lower-end limit frequency(including the decimal point). 4. Press ENTER to set the frequency. The cursor movesto H . If the entered frequency is incorrect, Invalid Fr...

Op er ati o n 39 In the Air and Limit search bands,press FUNC then press to start searching up from the lowestfrequency or press to start searching down from the highestfrequency. Manually Tuning a Frequency You can manually set the scannerto move through all receivablefrequencies, or select a speci...

O per atio n 40 weather information on one ormore of these channels. Listening to a Weather Channel To hear your local forecast andregional weather information,press WX . Your scanner scans through the weather band thenstops within a few seconds on thestrongest weather broadcast. Displaying Weather ...

Op er ati o n 41 WX Alert and Beep Tone Confirmation 1. To test the WX alert, press WX for more than 2 seconds while DIG WX STBY appears. The display indicates the typeof message, and the scannersounds an alert or series ofbeeps. The beeps automati-cally change every 3 seconds. 2. Press any key exce...

O per atio n 42 second, the frequency to becopied flashes. 3. Press ENTER. All the conditions such as receivemode and delay condition arecopied onto the channel. Chan Store! briefly appears. The scanner automatically returnsto search mode. If you try to copy a frequencywhich is already stored, thesc...

O per atio n 44 Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On To turn off banks while scanning,press the bank's number key sothe bank's number disappears.For example, to turn off bank 1,press 1 . The scanner does not scan any of the channels withinthe banks you turned off. To turn on banks while scanning...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 45 SPECIAL FEATURES U SING THE D ELAY F UNCTION Many conversations might have apause of several seconds betweena query and a reply. To avoidmissing a reply, you can programa 2-second delay into any of yourscanner's channels. Then, whenthe scanner stops on the channel, D app...

S p ecia l F eature s 46 Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels To review all locked out channels,press MANUAL . Then repeatedly alternate between pressing FUNC and then L/OUT to view each locked-out channel. When youfinish reviewing locked-outchannels, press MANUAL . Locking Out Frequencies To lock out a ...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 47 Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency To clear a locked-out frequency,select that frequency (see“Reviewing Locked-OutFrequencies” on Page 46), thenpress CL . If all locked-out frequencies arecleared within a bank, Empty. Lockout list appears. Clearing All Locked-Out Frequencie...

S p ecia l F eature s 48 the scanner has one prioritychannel. With the priority feature, you canscan through programmedchannels and still not miss animportant or interestingtransmission on a specificchannel. When priority is turnedon, the scanner checks thatchannel every 2 seconds, andstays on the c...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 49 2. Select the weather channel you want to program as thepriority channel. 3. Press FUNC then PRI . Pri Channel flashes on the bottom line two times. To turn on the priority feature,press PRI so P appears on the top line while scanning. PRIon (or PRIwx if you set the prio...

S p ecia l F eature s 50 might have to change the receivemode. To change the receive mode,repeatedly press MODE . The receive mode changes as follows: AM — accesses the AM mode FM — accesses the FM mode MO — accesses the FM Mode, Motorola Trunking System (with a4- or 5-digit ID code) ED — accesses t...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 51 When you turn it off, A changes to “ . ”. You cannot set the attenuator while the scanner is scanning. Press FUNC and then ATT to set the attenuator to its global mode. Global ATT. appears for 2 seconds at the bottom line and a or - appears. a means the attenuator is on ...

S p ecia l F eature s 52 lit areas. Press to turn on the backlight for 5 seconds. To turn offthe backlight before it automatic-ally turns off, press again. To turn on the backlight so it doesnot turn off automatically, holddown for about 1 second. Press while the backlight is on to turn it off. You ...

Sp e c ia l F e a tu re s 53 locked. appears when you press any key after locking the keypad. To turn off the key lock, press FUNC then / . The scanner beeps three times and Key unlocked appears. C HANGING THE D ISPLAY C ONTRAST 1. Press MANUAL . 2. Press FUNC then 9 . Use Up/ Down keys to set contr...

Trunki n g 54 4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press anyother key to cancel theoperation. The scanner sends the data. Toexit the clone mode, remove thecable. TRUNKING T RUNKING O PERATION The scanner tracks transmissionsthat use the Motorola Type I andType II (such as Smartnet andPri...

Tr unk in g 55 the need to enter all the Motorolagroup frequencies. The control channels are subjectto change depending on the day.Therefore enter all the controlfrequencies in the same bank. Ifyou do not know which is thecontrol channel, it is better to enterall the system frequencies into thesame ...

Trunki n g 56 specific frequency to transmit on,a trunked system chooses one ofseveral frequencies when the2-way radio user transmits. Thesystem automatically transmits thecall on that frequency, and alsosends a code that identifies that2-way radio user's transmission ona control channel. Your scann...

Trunki n g 58 6. To enter additional trunking frequencies as subsequentchannels in the same bank,press PGM or to access the next open channel then enterthe frequencies. (See “StoringKnown Frequencies intoChannels” on Page 26). 7. Press SCAN to start scanning. Ô If you make an error in the entryproce...

Trunki n g 62 5. Press ENTER for each entry. If you make a mistake, press CL and enter the correct sizecode. Ô 6. Press SCAN to start scanning. T ALK G ROUP ID S There are 10 talk group ID banksand each ID bank has 5 sub-banks. Each sub-bank has 20 IDlocations. You can program up to100 talk group ID...

Tr unk in g 63 If the ID has already been storedwhen you press TRUNK , ID was saved appears. Ô Follow these steps to manuallystore talk group IDs or to edit astored ID. 1. Press PGM . 2. Press TRUNK . 3. To select the bank where you want to store the ID,repeatedly press FUNC then or until you reach ...

Trunki n g 64 8. If you want to tag the ID, press TEXT , enter the desired text tag for the ID. Then press ENTER (see “Text Input Chart” on Page 31). 9. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press and repeat Step 4. 10. Press SCAN to start scanning. Ô If you entered an ID code that isalready stor...

Tr unk in g 65 the scan indication S at the first digit in the top line is changed to H . To release ID hold, press SCAN or TRUNK . T URNING AN ID S UB - B ANK O N OR O FF Follow these steps to turn the IDsub-bank on or off during theprogram mode: 1. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the desired sub-...

Trunki n g 66 3. Press FUNC , or to move to the desired bank. 4. Press or to select the ID memory. 5. Press L/OUT to lock out the ID. L appears. 6. To remove the lockout from a trunking ID, manually selectthe ID memory, and press L/OUT until L disappears. You can confirm the ID code whilethe scanner...

A G ene ra l G ui d e to F req ue nci e s 69 A GENERAL GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES Reception of the frequenciescovered by your scanner is mainly“line-of-sight.” That means youusually cannot hear stations thatare beyond the horizon. US W EATHER F REQUENCIES ( IN MH Z ) H AM R ADIO F REQUENCIES Ham radio ope...

AG ene ra l G ui d e toF requen ci es 70 receiver. These operatingfrequencies might interfere withtransmissions on the samefrequencies. If you program one ofthese frequencies, you hear onlynoise on that frequency. If theinterference is not severe, youmight be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to omit t...

G u id e to the A c ti on B a nd s 71 antenna and moving it away fromthe scanner. Make sure that noother nearby radio or TV sets areturned on near the scanner. Usethe search function and scanevery frequency range from itslowest frequency to the highest.Occasionally, the searching willstop as if it h...

G u id e to theA c tionB a nds 72 UHF Band P RIMARY U SAGE As a general rule, most of theradio activity is concentrated onthe following frequencies: U.S.Government 406.000–420.000 70-cmAmateur 420.000–450.000 Low Range 450.000–470.000 FM-TV AudioBroadcast,Wide Band 470.000–512.000 800 band LawEnforc...

G u id e to the A c ti on B a nd s 73 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 morecomplete listing, in...

Frequen cyC o nver si on 80 Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHzsteps) General Trunked Band (in 6.25kHz steps) 23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in6.25 kHz steps) FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a stationcan be expressed in frequency(kHz or MHz) or in wavelength(meters). The followinginformation ...

T roubl eshoo ti ng 82 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Remedy Scanner istotallyinoperative. The AC or DCadapter is notconnected. Be sure the adapter'sbarrel plug is fullyinserted into the PWRDC 9V jack. Batteries have failed Recharge therechargeable batteriesor replace the stan-dard batteries...

Re se ttin g /In itia lizin g th e Sca n n e r 83 RESETTING/ INITIALIZING THE SCANNER If the scanner's display locks up ordoes not work properly after youconnect a power source, youmight need to reset or initialize it. ! R ESETTING THE S CANNER 1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. 2. Inse...

P a rt s and A ccess or ie s 87 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Parts and accessories areavailable at your local RadioShackstore. Accessories are alsoavailable online atwww.radioshack.com. Parts andaccessories are available but notlimited to the following. Visit yourlocal RadioShack store or obtain aRadioShac...

P a rts a nd A c cesso ries 88 Connecting Cable Use to connectyour scannerto anotherscanner so youcan transferdata betweenthem. 9V, 300 mAAC Adapter Use to connectyour scannerto AC power. DUAL   TRUNKING 1000   CHANNELS PC Interface Cable Use to connect your scanner toa PC so you can transfer databe...

RadioShack CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102 20-525 GE-02D-6982 01A03 Printed in China Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de-fects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) yearfrom the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owne...