Thank you for purchasing your Triple Trunking Mobile / Base Radio Scanner
from RadioShack. Your scanner scans conventional frequencies and
trunked systems. Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up
and using your new scanner.
What’s Included
Scanner Antenna Screw (2)
Mounting bracket DIN sleeve and keys (2) Rubber washer (2)
Lock washer (2) Rubber feet (3) Knob (2)
AC adapter DC cable with fuse User’s Guide
Preprogrammed Frequency Addendum
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Contents
Your Scanner .......................................................................4
Installing Your Scanner ........................................................7
Setting Up a Mobile Base ............................................................7
1-9 / A-Z– Numbers
and letters. Zero enters
special characters.
./DELAY – Decimal
point, space, delay
functions.
ENT – Enter.
TRUNK — Accesses
trunking functions.
L/OUT – Locks out
channels, frequencies,
or Talk Group IDs.
CLEAR
PROG – Program.
FUNC — Function.
TUNE – Enters Tune mode.
ATT – Attenuator.
PAUSE
DIM – Dimmer.
WX/ — Weather search and Skywarn.
PRI – Priority.
TEXT – Activates text buttons.
MODE – Changes receive mode.
— Signal Stalker.
SCAN — Starts a scan.
MAN — Manually select a channel or enter a channel number.
SRCH – Search.
– Navigates functions.
Squelch
VOLUME
/ OFF
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ANT
Seek Search
Activate
Connect the supplied antenna or an external
antenna.
DC 13.8V
Connect power
source.
EXT SP
Connect an external
speaker.
SCREW HOLE
Use to mount the
scanner in a car.
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Installing Your Scanner
You can mount your triple trunking scanner in your vehicle or use it as
a base station.
Setting Up a Mobile Base
You can place your scanner on a desk, shelf, or table to use it as a
base station. Because the speaker is on the bottom of the scanner,
you can use the mounting bracket to elevate your scanner off the
surface for better sound.
To you use the scanner on a at surface:
1. Attach the three protective rubber feet to the mounting bracket.
Do not use them if you are mounting the bracket with
screws.
2. Slide the scanner into the bracket,
aligning the scanner’s side holes
with the holes in the bracket,
and then screw the mounting
knobs into the scanner.
Bracket Mounting
You can mount your scanner under or on top of the dashboard a
desk, shelf, table or other at surface, using the mounting bracket.
1. Use the supplied mounting bracket as a template to mark
positions for the two mounting screws.
2. At the marked positions, drill holes slightly smaller than the
screws.
When drilling holes, avoid obstructions behind the mounting
surface.
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3. Remove the paper backing from each
washer and stick one inside of each
bracket’s ear, aligning the washer’s hole
with the bracket’s hole.
4. Attach the mounting bracket to your
vehicle’s surface using the supplied
screws and lockwashers.
Dashboard Installation
If you are unsure how to install your scanner in your vehicle, consult
your automobile manufacturer, dealer, or a qualied installer.
To mount in your dashboard, you must connect an external
antenna and speaker.
1. Before installing, conrm your
scanner ts in the desired
mounting area and you have all
the necessary materials. Your
scanner requires a 2 x 71/8 x 5 5/16
inch (50 x 180 x 135 mm) space.
2. Remove the four rear screws and
pull off the black case before
installing your scanner.
3. Install the DIN sleeve into the
opening in your dashboard, lip
facing out.
4. Push out the top and bottom tabs to hold the sleeve rmly in
place.
5. Slide the scanner into the sleeve until it locks in place.
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To remove your scanner from the
DIN sleeve, insert the two keys
straight into the scanner’s front
panel and pull the scanner out.
Connecting the Antenna
To connect an external antenna, always follow the installation
instructions supplied with the antenna. Use 50-ohm, RG-58, or RG-8,
coaxial cable. If the antenna is over 50 feet from the scanner, use RG8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If necessary, RadioShack carries a
variety of adapters.
To attach the supplied antenna:
1. Align the antenna slots with the
tabs on the scanner, and slide
the antenna into place.
2. Turn and push down until the
antenna locks into place.
Warning: Use extreme caution when
installing or removing an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to
fall, let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna
touches a power line, touching the antenna, mast, cable, or guy
wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to
remove the antenna. DO NOT attempt to do so yourself.
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Powering Your Scanner
You can power your scanner from a wall outlet, or from your vehicle’s
battery.
You must use a power source that supplies 12V DC and
delivers at least 600 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive
and its plug must t the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack. The supplied
AC adapter and DC power cord meet these specications.
Using a power source that does not meet these specications
could damage the scanner or the adapter.
Wall Outlet
1. Connect the tip of the supplied AC adapter to the DC 13.8V jack
at the rear of your scanner.
2. Plug the AC adapter into your wall outlet.
To prevent electric shock, do not use the AC adapter’s
polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or outlet
unless you can fully insert the blades to prevent blade
exposure.
To avoid injury, do not connect the provided power adapter to
a ceiling outlet.
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Vehicle (Power Socket)
To power your scanner from a 12V power source in your vehicle, such
as a cigarette-lighter socket, you need a 12V, 600 mA DC cigarettelighter adapter (not supplied), available at your local RadioShack
store.
1. Insert the adapter’s barrel plug into the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack.
2. Plug the adapter’s other end into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter
or power socket.
When you use a cigarette-lighter adapter, you might hear
electrical noise from your engine while scanning. This is
normal.
Vehicle (Direct)
1. Disconnect the cable from your vehicle battery’s
negative (-) terminal.
2. Ground the black wire of the supplied DC power cord
to your vehicle’s chassis. The grounding screw must
make complete contact with your vehicle’s metal
frame.
3. Connect the red wire of the supplied DC power cord
to a voltage source that turns on and off with the
ignition switch, such as a spare accessory terminal in
your vehicle’s fuse box.
4. Insert the power cord’s barrel plug into the scanner’s
DC 13.8V jack.
5. Reconnect the cable to your vehicle battery’s negative (-)
terminal.
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Headphones and Speakers
You can plug headphones or speaker (neither included) into your
scanner.
To use headphones, connect the plug into the headphone jack
on the front panel. Headphones automatically mute the scanner’s
speaker.
To use external speaker, connect the plug into the EXT SP jack on the
rear panel.
Even though some earphones/headphones let you hear some
outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can
present a trafc hazard.
To protect your hearing, follow these earphone or headphones
guidelines:
• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended highvolume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.
• Set the volume to the lowest setting before listening. Turn on
the scanner, and adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
• After you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears
adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause
discomfort might still damage your hearing.
• Do not wear headphones while driving. This can create a trafc
hazard and is illegal in some areas.
Keytones and Brightness
Your scanner features a backlit keypad and display for easy viewing
and sounds a tone each time you press a key.
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To set the keytone:
1. Turn on the scanner. “Multi-system Trunking Scanner” appears.
2. While “Multi-system Trunking Scanner” appears, press 1 to turn
on the keytone or 2 to turn it off.
To change the backlight mode:
Repeatedly press DIM to adjust display backlight brightness from
Dark, Light off, or Light.
Delay
Sometimes, several seconds can pass between transmissions. To
avoid missing a reply, a delay is automatically set for each channel.
The scanner stops for 2 seconds after a transmission stops before it
resumes scanning or searching.
To turn the delay on / off:
1. Press ./DELAY. DLY appears if the delay is on.
2. To turn on the delay, press ./DELAY again. “dly” appears if the
delay is off.
Squelch and Attenuator
The squelch and attenuator control the scanner sensitivity. If you hear
a hissing sound, the scanner will remain on the current channel.
To set squelch:
1. Turn off the scanner and turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn on the scanner. You should hear a hissing sound. If you set
the squelch precisely at the threshold where the hiss stops, the
scanner may pick up unwanted or very weak transmissions. To
prevent this, set the squelch past this threshold.
3. Turn the SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner’s
sensitivity, turn counterclockwise to increase its sensitivity.
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With the attenuator on, the scanner might not receive weak signals.
You can reduce interference using two attenuator modes:
• Global – (Default) The attenuator setting is applied to all
channels, bands, or groups.
• Normal – Lets you set the attenuator in each channel, band, or
group.
You cannot set the attenuator while scanning.
To set the attenuator mode:
1. To set Global mode, press FUNC and then ATT. On the display
“G” appears.”
2. To set the attenuator for each channel, press FUNC and then
ATT. On the display “G” disappears. For each channel:
• On – Press ATT. “A” appears.
• Off – Press ATT again. “A” disappears.”
Scanner Setup
A frequency, expressed in kHz or MHz, is the tuning location of a
station.
Your scanner saves frequencies to channels and groups the channels
into banks. The scanner’s 10 banks each hold 100 channels (1,000
channels total).
The scanner is preset to the most common AM or FM receive modes
for each frequency range. However, some amateur transmissions
may operate in a different mode. If the transmission sounds weak or
distorted, you may have the channel set to the wrong receive mode:
AM – Amplitude Modulation, primarily used for aircraft, military,
some amateur and government transmissions.
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FM – Frequency Modulation, used for most public safety
transmissions, broadcast, business, and amateur radio
transmissions.
CT – FM transmissions with Continuous Tone Coded Squelch
System (CTCSS)
DC – FM transmissions with Digital Coded Squelch (DCS)
MO – Motorola Trunking System
ED – EDACS Trunking System
LT – LTR Trunking System
If you change the receive mode using MODE key, the scanner
shows the receive mode for small caps (ex. fm, am, ct, or dc). If
you want to change the default setting, press FUNC then press
MODE.
Defining a Channel
Go to www.radioreference.com for the latest frequency references.
To dene a channel:
1. Press MAN.
2. Enter the bank (0-9) and channel number (00-99) where you want
to store the frequency (Example: 101 for Bank 1, Channel 1).
3. Press MAN again. M and the bank and channel number appear.
4. Press PROG. M changes to P.
5. Use the number keys to enter the frequency (including the
decimal point). If you make a mistake, press CL to delete a single
digit or hold CL about 2 seconds to start over.
Your scanner automatically rounds to the nearest valid
frequency. For example, if you enter 151.553, your scanner
rounds to 151.550.
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6. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving mode.
7. Press ENT.
If the frequency is already stored in the bank, “Dupl.Freq.
ChXXX” appears. To copy the duplicate frequency anyway, press
ENT or press CL to cancel.
If you made a mistake in Step 5, “Invalid Freq.” briey appears
and the scanner beeps when you press ENT. Go back to step 5
again.
8. Press MAN again. M and the bank and channel number appear.
For information about adding text tags to a channel or bank,
see “Text Tags” on Page 43.
Copying a Frequency
When you copy a frequency, all the channel conditions, including
mode, are also copied.
To copy a frequency:
1. Press TUNE.
2. Tune the frequency you want to copy.
3. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving mode.
4. Press FUNC then ENT. “Bank 9 Store?” appears.
5. To select a new bank, press the bank number.
6. Press ENT. “Channel Stored!” appears briey.
If the frequency is already stored in the bank, “Dupl.Freq.
ChXXX” appears. To copy the duplicate frequency anyway, press
ENT or press CL to cancel.
7. Press MAN.
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Deleting Saved Frequencies
To delete a saved frequency:
1. Press MAN.
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency’s channel number.
3. Press MAN.
4. Press PROG. M changes to P.
5. Press FUNC.
6. Press CL. “0.0000” appears.
To delete all saved frequencies in a bank:
1. Press PROG. M changes to P.
2. Press FUNC.
3. Use the number keys to enter the bank number.
4. Press FUNC then CL. “Clear entire bank?” appears.
5. Press 1 to clear all. Any other key aborts.
CTCSS AND DCS
CTCSS and DCS allow multiple users to share a single radio
frequency without hearing each other’s transmissions. Your scanner
features an advanced, CTCSS and DCS decoder that displays CTCSS
or DCS codes when available.
To dene a channel’s CTCSS or DCS code:
1. Press PROG. M changes to P.
2. Navigate to the channel.
3. Enter a conventional frequency.
4. Press MODE until the desired mode (CT or DC) appears with the
default search code value.
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5. Press FUNC, then MODE.
6. Use the or to select the desired CTCSS or DCS code.
You can enter the code manually. The scanner automatically
lls in the code. See Appendix B for a list of codes.
7. Press ENT.
To save a CTCSS or DCS code:
Press ENT while the code appears.
Scanner Cloning
You can transfer the programmed data to and from another PRO-163
(or PRO-164) scanner using a connecting cable which has 1/8-inch
stereo (TRS) phone plugs on both ends (not supplied).
You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from
a PC using an optional USB cable and application software available
through your local RadioShack store. The application software is also
available online at www.starrsoft.com and www.scancat.com.
To clone the scanner data:
1. Turn on both scanners.
2. Connect the connecting cable to each scanner’s PC/IF jack. **
CLONE MODE ** appears.
3. Press . “Conrm to send data?” appears.
4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other key
to cancel.
5. To exit the clone mode, remove the cable.
“CLONE MODE Incorrect Model” appears if you connect a
scanner other than a PRO-163 (or PRO-164).
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Searching
You can search for transmissions using the preprogrammed search
bank, which is divided into eight search bands.
Seek Search
When Seek Search is active, the scanner stops on active frequencies
for ve seconds and then resumes searching automatically.
To activate Seek Search:
1. Press FUNC then 7. “Seek Search ON” appears briey and “S”
appears on the display.
2. To turn off Seek Search, press FUNC then 7 again. “Seek Search
OFF” appears briey.
Search Banks
To search preprogrammed search banks:
1. Press SRCH repeatedly to select a bank.
BankBand
SR0Marine
SR1CB
SR2FRS/GMRS/MURS
SR3Public Safety
SR4Aircraft
SR5Amateur Bands
SR6Railroad
SR7Limit search (User changeable)
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SR3 to SR5 banks contain several groups. To turn off a group,
press the group number; the group number disappears. To turn
the group back on, press the group number again.
2. Adjust the Squelch. After the set delay, the scanner starts
searching. When the scanner nds an active frequency, it stops
searching.
3. To pause while searching, press PSE. The scanner stops
searching and *** PAUSED *** appears. To resume, press PSE
again.
4. If the scanner stops on an unwanted frequency, you can press
L/OUT to lock out the frequency.
In the SR6 Railraod and SR7 Limit search bands, press FUNC then
or to start searching up from the lowest or down from the
highest frequency.
To search banks SR0-SR2:
1. Press SRCH repeatedly to select SR0, SR1, or SR2.
2. To search the entire band, press FUNC then SRCH. “MAN”
(Manual select) or “SRCH” (searches through the band) appears.
The scanner starts searching and “SRCH” appears on the display.
When the scanner nds an active frequency, it stops searching.
Press FUNC then SRCH again to return to the previous mode.
3. To select a channel while “MAN” appears on the display, press a
channel number or use or .
4. Adjust the Squelch.
5. If the scanner stops on an unwanted frequency, you can press
L/OUT to lock out the frequency. For more information, see
Locking Out Frequencies....
6. To pause while searching, press PSE. The scanner stops
searching and *** PAUSED *** appears. To resume, press PSE
again.
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Zeromatic
While searching, the scanner stops if a transmission triggers the
squelch setting. A narrow-band FM transmission can have a
deviation of +/- 5 KHz, and the actual total bandwidth, including the
tails of the sidebands, can be even greater. However, search intervals
smaller than that can stop your scanner short of the correct (center)
frequency.
The Zeromatic function allows the scanner to nd the correct center
frequency for search banks SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6 and SR7. Zeromatic
automatically tunes the step-increment frequency closest to the
center frequency.
To activate Zeromatic:
1. Press FUNC then 0. “Zeromatic ON.” appears briey, then ZM
appears.
2. To turn Zeromatic off, press FUNC then 0 again. “ZM” changes
to “zm.”
Programming a Search Range
To program the search range of Bank SR7:
1. Repeatedly press SRCH to select SR7.
2. Press PROG then SRCH. “Enter SR7 Search Range Limits”
appears. L blinks for the lower-limit of the range.
3. Use the number keys to enter the lower-limit frequency (including
the decimal point).
4. Press ENT. U appears.
5. Use the number keys to enter the upper-limit frequency
(including the decimal point), then press ENT.
If either entered frequency is incorrect, “Invalid Freq” appears
briey.
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6. Press SRCH to start searching.
7. Adjust the Squelch. After the set delay, the scanner starts
searching. When the scanner nds an active frequency, it stops
searching.
Signal Stalker II
Signal Stalker II provides a powerful tool to rapidly detect, monitor
and save frequencies of nearby or high-power transmissions. Signal
Stalker II resembles more expensive portable frequency counters, but
provides many advantages over typical portable frequency counters.
Signal Stalker II is more sensitive than portable frequency counters
and will detect transmissions at a greater distance. Signal Stalker II
rapidly searches the RF spectrum in 1 MHz segments. If it detects a
signal, Signal Stalker II searches in ner steps until the signal source is
found.
Signal Stalker II can search all frequencies, or you can dene
frequency ranges, to avoid ranges with constant activity, such as
paging or broadcast transmitters.
To use Signal Stalker II:
1. Hold the Signal Stalker button () for approximately 1 second.
2. To change the scanned band (All Band or Police/Fire), press
FUNC then Signal Stalker (). For a list of Signal Stalker Bands,
see Appendix D.
3. To turn off a bank, press the bank or group number while Signal
Stalker II is active.
4. To turn off Signal Stalker, hold the Signal Stalker button ()
again.
Priority mode is not available while using the Signal Stalker II.
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Special Signal Stalker
Special Signal Stalker II divides the frequency range by 1 MHz
segments. If you lock out 5 frequencies within 1 MHz segment, the
scanner will skip that segment in subsequent sweeps.
To use Special Signal Stalker II:
1. Press FUNC.
2. Use or to select “Sp. Stalker” appears for Special Signal
Stalker II.
3. To turn off Special Signal Stalker II, press FUNC and then or
again.
Locking Out Frequencies
When you lock out frequencies during a search, the scanner
continues searching, but ignores the locked out frequencies. You
can lock out up to 50 frequencies in each bank. If you try to lock out
more, “L/O Memory Full!” appears.
While using Signal Stalker II, you can lock out 150 frequencies if
searching all bands and 50 frequencies while searching PubSafety
frequencies. If you lock out 5 frequencies within a 1 MHz segment,
the scanner will skip that segment in subsequent sweeps.
If you lock out all the frequencies in a search bank and only
that search bank is activated, “All ranges Locked out!” appears
and the scanner does not search.
Signal Stalker II still performs a ne step search for locked out
signals. Signal Stalker II will not stop on the signal, but scan
may take longer.
To lock out a frequency:
When the scanner stops on a frequency, press L/OUT.
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To review and unlock frequencies:
1. Press SRCH to enter search mode.
2. Press FUNC then L/OUT. The rst locked-out frequency
and lockout list appear. If the search bank has no locked-out
frequencies, “No Lockout” appears.
3. Press or to review the list. The current position and the total
locked-out number also appear as “Lockout XX of YY.” (Example:
Lockout 10 of 30.)
4. (Optional) To unlock a frequency, select the frequency then press
CL.
5. Press FUNC then L/OUT again to exit.
To unlock all frequencies in a search bank:
1. Press SRCH.
2. Select the search bank.
3. Press FUNC then press L/OUT. The Lockout list appears.
4. Press FUNC then 6. “Clear entire list?” appears.
5. Press 1. “List cleared” appears. Pressing any other key cancels
the clearing.
Saving Found Frequencies
To save a frequency found during a search:
1. When the scanner stops on a frequency, press FUNC then PROG.
“Store in ChXXX?” appears and the frequency ashes.
2. To change the target channel, enter the bank and channel
number.
3. Press ENT. “Channel Stored!” appears briey, then the search
resumes.
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Scanning
Scanning sequentially checks all saved channels for activity. You must
save frequencies into channels to scan. The scanner does not scan
empty channels or unsaved frequencies.
You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels with
continuous transmissions, such as a weather channel or turning off
entire banks. Turning off a bank prevents the scanner from scanning
any channels within the bank. You cannot turn off all banks. There
must be at least one active bank to scan.
To scan:
1. Press SCAN. The scanner checks all unlocked channels in the
active banks. To change the scan direction, press or .
2. To stop on a channel, press PSE.
3. To lock out a channel, when the scanner stops on the channel,
press L/OUT.
4. To turn off a bank, press the bank’s number so the bank’s number
disappears. To turn on a bank, press the number key so the
bank’s number appears.
Locking Out Channels
You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels with
continuous transmissions.
To locked out a channel:
1. Press MAN.
2. Enter the bank and channel number or use or to select the
channel.
3. Press L/OUT. “lo” changes to “LO.”
4. To unlock a locked-out channel, press L/OUT again.
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To review all locked out channels:
1. Press MAN.
2. Repeatedly pressing FUNC and then L/OUT to view each lockedout channel.
3. To unlock a channel, press L/OUT. “LO” changes to “lo.”
4. When you nish reviewing locked-out channels, press MAN.
You can manually select any channel in a bank, even in turnedoff banks.
Priority Scanning
In addition to the 1,000 programmable memory channels, your
scanner has one Priority channel. When Priority is turned on, the
scanner checks the Priority channel every 2 seconds. This lets you
scan without missing a transmission on the Priority channel.
Priority scanning does not operate for trunking transmissions.
Priority check can seem random during peak hours.
To turn on the priority feature:
1. Press PRI so “pri” changes “PRI” on the display during scanning.
2. To turn off Priority, press PRI again.
To make an existing channel a Priority channel:
1. Press MAN.
2. Use the number keys to enter the bank and channel number.
The Priority channel cannot be a trunking channel (MOT, ED,
or LTR).
3. Press MAN.
4. Press FUNC, then hold PRI until the display blinks.
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To modify the Priority channel:
1. Press PROG.
2. Press PRI.
3. Use the number keys to enter the frequency.
4. Press ENT.
If the frequency is incorrect, “Invalid Freq” appears briey.
Weather Alerts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated
channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). NOAA broadcasts Specic Area Message
Encoding (SAME) alerts that include digitally encoded data about the
severity of the alert.
Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated
channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.
If you program a weather channel as the Priority channel, your
scanner can detect the 1050 Hz weather alert tone. All alerts are
received (FIPS settings are ignored), and the scanner stays on the
Priority channel only if the scanner detects a weather alert.
To perform a weather scan:
Press WX. Your scanner scans through the weather bands then stops
on the next available weather broadcast.
To program a weather channel into priority channel:
1. Press WX.
2. Select the weather channel.
3. Press FUNC and then PRI.
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SAME Standby Mode
SAME alerts include FIPS codes to identify areas, established by the
US Census bureau. You can set your scanner to alert for all areas or
limit weather alerts to up to 10 specic areas by FIPS code.
The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS
codes at www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/.
To program a FIPS code:
1. Press WX and listen to identify the weather station with the
strongest signal.
2. Press FUNC, and then PROG to access the FIPS code entry table.
3. Use or to select the desired FIPS code storage location.
4. Use the number keys to enter the FIPS code. The format of a
FIPS code is:
SubdivisionsState CodeCounty Code
0-9
(0=entire area)
(0=All; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
5. (Optional) To label the code, press TEXT and use the letter
buttons to enter text.
6. Press ENT to store the code. Repeat this process to program
additional FIPS codes.
01-50
(00=all states)
Example: 048439
XXX
(000=all counties)
7. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specic FIPS entries.
8. Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry table.
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To review stored FIPS codes:
1. Press WX then a number key.
2. Press L/OUT to change the lockout status.
For information about adding text tags to a FIPS code, see
“Text Tags” on Page 43.
To enter SAME standby:
1. Press FUNC, and then WX. The scanner will monitor the selected
weather radio station for alerts with FIPS codes that match the
codes you entered in the FIPS entry table.
2. To exit SAME standby, press FUNC, and then WX.
The scanner searches the weather frequencies while in SAME
standby mode when squelch is off.
The scanner sounds an alert or beep when it receives the
SAME code. After ve minutes, the alert stops and the scanner
beeps every ten seconds.
3. Press any key except DIM to reset the scanner.
To test the weather alert:
1. Press WX. Your scanner scans through the weather bands.
2. Set the Squelch to the lowest setting so that you hear static.
3. Press FUNC and then WX. “SAME Standby” appears.
4. Hold ENT for about 2 seconds. The display indicates the type of
message, and the scanner sounds an alert or series of beeps.
5. Press any key except DIM to stop testing.
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Skywarn
Skywarn is an organized group of trained weather observers. Using
Skywarn, you can hear trained observers in your area call in ofcial
reports to a control station that relays those reports to NOAA and
other emergency agencies.
Before using this feature, save local Skywarn frequencies for your area
into Channel 999.
To use Skywarn:
Hold the Skywarn button (). “SKY” appears.
If the skywarn channel is empty, “Not programmed” appears.
Monitoring
When monitoring, the scanner remains on a single channel.
Your scanner features a power save circuit that allows the
scanner to “sleep” briey while waiting for a call on a
monitored channel.
To monitor a channel:
1. Press MAN.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number and press
MAN.
To nd a frequency to monitor:
1. Press TUNE. The currently-tuned frequency and *** PAUSED ***
appear.
2. (Optional) Use the number keys to change the frequency and
press ENT.
3. Press PSE. The scanner searches for a frequency. To change the
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tune direction, press or . When the scanner nds an active
frequency, it stops.
4. Press PSE to monitor the frequency.
The transmission signal level is indicated by the 5 dots.
To set a default tuning frequency:
1. Press MAN.
2. (Optional) Use the number keys to enter the frequency number.
3. Press FUNC, then TUNE. The scanner saves the frequency. For
example, if you save 145.31000 MHz, when you press TUNE, the
scanner starts tuning at 145.31000 MHz.
Trunking Setup
Instead of transmitting on a specic frequency, trunking systems
choose one of several frequencies during a 2-way radio transmission
and simultaneously transmit a Talk Group ID that identies the 2-way
radio user. This allows trunking systems to allocate fewer frequencies
to multiple 2-way radio users.
Defining a Trunking Bank
You can dene any of the 10 banks as a trunking bank, but each bank
can only scan for one system: Motorola, EDACS (GE/Ericsson), or LTR
(EF Johnson).
Trunking banks can contain both trunking and non-trunking
channels.
To dene a Trunking Bank:
1. Press PROG, then press TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.
2. Press FUNC, then use or to select a bank.
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3. Repeatedly press MODE to select a trunking mode (Motorola,
EDACS, or LTR).
4. Press PROG.
Trunking Modes
In Closed mode, the scanner stops only on transmissions with saved
and unlocked Talk Group IDs. This lets you focus a scan on the
frequencies you have identied, ignoring other transmissions.
In Open mode, the scanner stops for transmissions on any unlocked
channel. This lets you search for Talk Group IDs that you can then
save.
While scanning, “–” appears for Closed mode and “+” appears for
Open mode under the channel storage bank’s number. When the
scanner stops on a channel,”OPEN” or “CLOSED” appears.
To set Open or Closed mode for a bank:
1. Press MAN.
2. Use or to select a bank.
3. Press FUNC then DELAY. “Bank OPEN” or “Bank CLOSED”
appears.
Motorola Trunking Setup
Motorola systems can allocate as few as ve frequencies to up to
several thousand groups of users in three categories:
• Type I – User groups are assigned to eets. To scan, you must
program a eet map into the scanner.
• Type II – The Talk Group ID contains 4 or 5 digit numbers.
• Hybrid – Combines Type I and Type II formats.
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Fleet Maps
For Motorola Type I and hybrid systems, you must program a eet
map before saving Talk Group IDs.
To program a eet map:
1. Press PROG then TRUNK.
2. Press FUNC, then press or to select the bank.
3. If necessary, repeatedly press MODE to select “Motorola.”
4. Press FUNC, then press 8. “Size Code Setting” appears, with
Block 0 selected.
5. Enter the size code for Block 0, supplied with the Type I system
information, or try one of the following common eet maps.
Size
Codes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
BLOCKS
01234567
S11S11S11S11S11S11S11S11
S4S4S4S4S4S4S4S4
S4S4S4S4S4S4S12––
S12––S4S4S4S4S4S4
S4S4S12––S4S4S4S4
S3S10S4S4S12––S12––
S10S10S11S4S4S4S4S4
S1S1S2S2S3S3S4S4
S4S4SOSOSOSOSOSO
SOSOSOSOSOSOS4S4
S4SOSOSOSOSOSOSO
SOSOSOSOSOSOSOS4
S3S3S11S4S4SOSOSO
S4S3S10S4S4S4S12––
S4S4S4S11S11SOS12––
S3S10S10S11SOSOS12––
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For Motorola Type II, enter 15.
6. Press ENT. The next block appears.
7. Repeat steps 5-6 for each block. If you make a mistake, press CL
and enter the correct size code.
Base and Offset Frequencies
To receive Motorola VHF and UHF system transmissions, you must
program applicable base and offset frequencies. In the 800 MHz
trunking band, you can select a base frequency (normal or offset),
but in the 900 MHz trunking band, you do not need to set the base
frequency.
You can get information about base and offset frequencies from
www.trunkscanner.com.
UHF-Lo (406-512 MHz)
To program Motorola base and offset frequencies:
1. Press PROG then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.
2. Press FUNC, then press or . The bank number increases or
decreases by one. If you hold down or , the bank number
increases or decreases continuously.
3. If necessary, repeatedly press MODE to select “Motorola.”
4. Press FUNC then 2. The screen displays the Base, Offset, and
Step with the B in Base blinking.
5. If necessary, use the number keys to enter a new Base frequency
and press ENT. The O in Offset blinks.
6. If necessary, use the number keys to enter a new Offset frequency
and press ENT. The S in Step blinks.
If you try to program an offset frequency in the UHF-Hi bands
(806-960 MHz), the scanner ignores the entry.
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7. While the S in Step blinks, repeatedly press or to select the
step number: 5.0, 6.25, 10.0, 12.5, 15.0, 18.75, 20.0, 25.0, 30.0,
31.25, 35.0, 37.5, 40.0, 43.75, or 50.0 kHz, then press ENT.
8. Press PROG.
UHF-Hi (806-960 MHz)
To program 800 MHz Motorola trunking:
1. Press PROG then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.
2. Press FUNC, then press or . The bank number increases or
decreases by one. If you hold down or , the bank number
increases or decreases continuously.
3. If necessary, repeatedly press MODE to select “Motorola.”
4. Press FUNC then 3. NORMAL appears.
5. Press or to select NORMAL or SPLINTER and press ENT. If
you are uncertain about the base frequency, use NORMAL.
The base frequency in NORMAL is 851.0125 MHz. The base
frequency in SPLINTER is 851.0000 MHz. . If you cannot receive
with the NORMAL setting, change to SPLINTER.
EDACS Trunking Setup
EDACS (GE/Ericsson) systems transmit Talk Group ID data on a
dedicated control channel. Scanning requires clear reception of the
control channel at all times, so EDACS systems generally have a
smaller usable area. You can manually select the data channel, but an
external antenna can greatly improve EDACS scanning.
If you are programming frequencies for an EDACS system, you must
store them in the Logical Channel Number order (usually listed as
LCN#).
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LTR Trunking Setup
LTR systems, assign each frequency a Home Repeater (HR) number,
and are frequently programmed with unique ID codes for each radio.
LTR Talk Group IDs are organized in a specic order, and to scan,
you must program the frequencies in HR order. LTR systems are used
primarily by businesses, such as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repair
services.
LTR systems use a Home Repeater as part of their Talk Group ID.
To save a correct Home Repeater:
1. Save the LTR channels in any order.
2. Set the bank to Open mode.
3. Manually select LT channels and watch the LTR data on the
display.
Your scanner displays the LTR Talk Group ID and a number
preceded by “R.” The “R” number is the Home Repeater
number for the transmission.
4. The assigned Home Repeater channel must equal the Home
Repeater number. For example, R12 must be programmed into
Channel 12.
Searching for Talk Group IDs
If you tune the scanner to an active Motorola control channel, the
Motorola System ID and the approximate control channel message
decode success rate appears. This helps you identify the system and
the reception quality. When the scanner decodes control channel
data from a Motorola system, COTRL appears on the display.
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To search for Talk Group IDs:
1. Set the bank to Open mode.
2. Press SCAN. The scanner scans through all unlocked channels in
the active banks.
3. When the scanner stops on a transmission, press TRUNK. The
scanner displays the ID location:
Sub-bank.ID Location
0-400-29
Example: 2-01
If the ID has already been saved, “ID was saved” appears.
If you try to store more than 150 talk group IDs in a bank,
“Memory Full!” appears.
Saving a Talk Group ID
Each of the 10 banks contains 5 sub-banks that each hold 30 Talk
Group IDs. (You can save up to 1,500 Talk Group IDs.) When the
scanner receives a trunked transmission, it searches the associated
sub-bank for the Talk Group ID to decode data for Motorola, EDACS
(GE/Ericsson), and LTR (EF Johnson) systems.
To dene a Talk Group ID:
1. Press PROG, then press TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.
2. Press FUNC, then use or to select a bank.
3. Repeatedly press MODE to select a trunking mode (Motorola,
EDACS, or LTR).
4. Repeatedly press TRUNK to select the sub-bank.
5. Press or to select the location where to store the Talk Group
ID.
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6. Use the number and decimal point keys to enter the Talk Group
ID:
For ED Talk Group IDs, you can enter either a decimal or AFS
code. The default setting is decimal ID entry.
To use the AFS code, press FUNC then 2, “AFS Format” appears
for about 2 seconds. You can then enter the AFS code.
If you make a mistake, “Invalid ID value” appears when you press
ENT. Go back to Step 3.
If you entered an ID that is already stored in same bank, “Dupl.
ID of X-XX appears.” To store the ID code, press ENT. To cancel,
press CL.
7. Press ENT.
For information about adding text tags to a Talk Group ID, see
“Text Tags” on Page 43.
Deleting Talk Group IDs
You can delete an individual Talk Group ID or all Talk Group IDs in a
bank.
To delete a Talk Group ID:
1. Press PROG then TRUNK.
2. Press FUNC, or to select ID memory.
3. Press FUNC then CL.
To delete ALL talk group IDs in a bank:
1. Press PROG.
2. Press TRUNK to enter a Talk Group ID memory mode.
3. Select a Talk Group ID bank using FUNC, or .
4. Press FUNC then 6. “Clear entire list? Press 1 to clear all, any
other key aborts” appears.
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5. To clear the Talk Group IDs, Press 1. To cancel the deletion, press
any key except 1.
Saving Trunking Channels
Trunking channels are dened using the same procedure for non-
trunking channels. In each bank, you can mix channel modes,
including conventional, but you can scan only one trunking mode at
a time, either EDACS, Motorola, or LTR.
Because Motorola control frequencies change daily, you should save
all the control frequencies in the same bank. If you do not know the
control frequency, save all the Motorola frequencies in the same
bank.
EDACS frequencies are assigned Logical Channel Numbers (LCN)
and organized in a specic order. To scan correctly, you must
program the frequencies in LCN order, starting with Memory 01.
Trunked modes (MO, ED, and LT) can only be selected for
frequencies above 137 MHz that use trunking operations.
For information about adding text tags to a channel, see “Text
Tags” on Page 43.
Trunk Scanning
In each bank, you can mix conventional channels and frequencies
in a bank. However, you can scan only one trunking mode at a time,
either EDACS, Motorola, or LTR.
Press Scan. The scanner scans through unlocked channels in active
banks. To focus on trunk scanning, you can turn off banks that contain
only conventional channels. To change the scanning direction, press
or .
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For Motorola channels, your scanner displays the Talk Group ID
memory location, received frequency, voice channel (VC), and the
Motorola ID number.
Your scanner automatically mutes the audio while it decodes
control channel data. However, we recommend you turn SQ
clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the hiss stops.
This lets the scanner quickly acquire the data channel.
For Motorola trunking systems, more than one talk group
can transmit at a time. If you manually tune the scanner, you
will hear the talk group on that channel, but the display will
alternate between all active Talk Group IDs.
For EDACS and Motorola (above 406 MHz range), the scanner
monitors the control channel between each transmission to
identify talk groups. For some Motorola (under 512 MHz range)
and LTR systems, the scanner uses the subaudible data sent
with each transmission to identify talk groups.
Trunking Delay
You can set a Talk Group ID delay separately from the channel delay.
When active, the scanner checks the Talk Group ID for the delay time
when a transmission ends.
To set a Talk Group ID delay:
1. Press FUNC then ./DELAY while you are programming the Trunk
Group ID. “ENTER key saves. 2.0 seconds” appears.
2. Use or to set ID Delay: None, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5,
or 4.0 seconds.
3. Press ENT.
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Locking Out Talk Group IDs
You can only lock out Talk Group IDs when the scanner is in the
Closed mode.
To lock out Talk Group IDs:
1. Press PROG then TRUNK.
2. Press FUNC, or to move to the desired bank.
3. Press or to select the ID.
4. Press L/OUT to lock out the ID. “lo” changes to “LO.”
5. To remove the lockout from a trunking ID, manually select the ID
memory, and press L/OUT. LO changes to lo.
You cannot clear all lockouts from a talk group at the same
time.
To review locked-out Talk Group IDs:
1. Press PROG then TRUNK.
2. Press FUNC. Then L/OUT. The rst locked out ID appears. If the
ID memory bank has no locked-out ID, you hear the low beep
tone.
3. Press or to scroll through the list.
4. Press PROG to exit.
Turning Off Sub-Banks
To turn off a sub-bank:
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.
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To turn off a sub-bank while scanning:
1. When the scanner stops on a transmission, press FUNC.
2. Press TRUNK. The display indicates which sub-bank is turned on
or off. The active sub-bank number appears.
3. Press FUNC and the number of the sub-bank you desire to turn
on or off. For example to turn sub-bank 4 on or off, press FUNC.
Then press 4.
This function activates when the receiving channel bank is
Closed mode.
Talk Group ID Hold
You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal that you want to
track during scanning.
To set Talk Group ID Hold:
1. While the scanner is stopped on a voice channel (VC appears),
hold down TRUNK until “ID hold ON” appears.
When the scanner receives a transmission, the “S” on the display
changes to “H.”
2. To release ID hold, press SCAN or TRUNK.
Scanner Maintenance
• Handle the scanner carefully; do not drop it.
• Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature
environments.
• Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately.
• Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a
damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new.
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Text Tags
While scanning, if the scanner stops on a channel with a saved text
tag, the text appears on the display. Otherwise, the Talk Group ID
appears on the display.
You can dene text tags to identify channels, Talk Group IDs, banks
or FIPS Codes.
To dene a Text Tag:
1. To dene a text tag for a channel:
• Press MAN.
• Enter the bank and channel number.
• Press PROG. M changes to P.
2. To dene a text tag for a Talk Group ID:
• Press PROG.
• Press TRUNK.
• Press FUNC then or to select the desired bank.
• Press TRUNK to select the desired sub-bank.
• Press or hold down or to select the desired group ID.
3. To dene a text tag for a bank:
• Press PROG.
• Press FUNC then press bank number. “Bank X (0 through 9)
selected” appears.
4. To dene a text tag for a FIPS code, rst access the FIPS code
denition. See ”SAME Standby Mode” on Page 28.
5. Press TEXT.
6. Enter the text using the text keys (up to 16 characters).
When you press a key, the associated letters appear on the
7screen. Press the corresponding number. For example, when
you press ABC, A, B, and C appear on the display. To select A,
press 1. To select B, press 2. To select C, press 3.
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To enter a number, press 1, then press the number key.
To enter lowercase character or second-set character for the 0
key, press the number key and then press FUNC.
7. If you make a mistake, press or to move to the character
you want to change.
8. Press ENT to save the text.
To display the Talk Group ID:
1. If the scanner displays the text tag for a transmission, press TEXT.
The ID code appears.
2. Press TEXT again to cancel.
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Troubleshooting
IssueSolution
The scanner does not
function.
Cause:
The AC or DC adaptor might
not be connected.
If using a DC adaptor, the DC
adaptor socket might be dirty.
Make sure the adaptor’s barrel plug is
fully inserted into the PWR jack. The
center tip of the adaptor’s barrel plug
must be set to positive.
Unplug the DC adaptor from the power
source and clean the socket, or check the
adaptor’s internal fuse.
The scanner does not receive
stations or reception is poor.
Cause:
Antenna might not be
connected correctly.
Squelch setting might be too
sensitive.
Antenuator might be on so
your scanner might not receive
weak signals.
The scanner does not scan.
Cause:
The squelch might not be
adjusted correctly.
One channel or no channels
stored in the scanner.
Check the antenna.
Check the squelch.
Check the Attenuator.
If these solutions do not work, turn the
scanner off then on again, or initialize the
scanner.
Turn SQ clockwise.
Save more frequencies into channels.
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IssueSolution
Error message appears
when trying to upload or
download from a computer.
Cause:
Your computer is using
Windows XP and does not
have the necessary USB
cable driver.
Download and install the “Windows
XP Driver to resolve PC connection
error” le from your scanner’s Product
Support page or the Software
Download page on
www.RadioShack.com.
Then make your connection and try
again. Be sure the correct COM port is
selected in device manager..
Birdie Frequencies
All scanners have signals created inside the scanner’s receiver. These
birdie frequencies can interfere with transmissions on the same
frequencies. If the interference is not severe, you might be able to
turn SQ clockwise to omit the birdie.
To nd the birdies:
1. Disconnect the antenna and moving it away from the scanner.
Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on
near the scanner.
2. Start a search of every frequency range from its lowest frequency
to the highest. When the search stops, often without any sound,
this is a birdie.
3. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference.
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Initializing the Scanner
If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after
you connect a power source or install batteries, you might need to
initialize it.
Caution: This procedure clears the scanner’s memory. Initialize the
scanner only after trying all other methods to correct issues.
To initialize the scanner:
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. “Multi-system Trunking
Scanner” appears.
2. While “Multi-system Trunking Scanner” appears, press 0.
3. Press 1.
4. Press ENT. “Initializing please stand by” appears for about 5
seconds. When the initialization is complete, M000 appears on
the second line of the display. Bank 0 Ch 00 appears.
Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is complete.
Service and Repair
If your scanner is not performing as it should, take it to your local
RadioShack store for assistance. To locate your nearest RadioShack,
use the store locator feature on RadioShack’s web site (www.
radioshack.com), or call 1-800-The Shack (800-843-7422) and follow
the menu options. Modifying or tampering with the scanner’s internal
components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its
warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it.
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Scanning Legally
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups
including police and re departments, ambulance services,
government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services,
military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and
telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every
transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some
transmissions you should never intentionally listen to. These include:
• telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private
means of telephone signal transmission)
• pager transmissions
• any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA),
as amended, you are subject to nes and possible imprisonment
for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of
such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the
communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions,
in compliance with the law which requires that scanners be
manufactured in such a way as to not be easily modiable to pick up
those transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any
modications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not
legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a
permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas to
interfere with the duties of public safety ofcials by traveling to the
scene of an incident without authorization.
We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.
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FCC Notice
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
References
Appendix A: Glossary
Frequency – The signal (expressed in MHz) used by broadcasting
radios. To nd active frequencies, you can use frequency guides
available from your local RadioShack store, frequency lists posted on
the Internet, or your scanner’s search function.
Bank – A storage unit for a group of channels. A channel contains
one frequency, and a bank can hold up to 100 channels.
Channel – A programmable memory locations for a single frequency.
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Talk Group ID – A simultaneous trunking transmission that identies
2-way radio users. This allows trunking systems to allocate a few
frequencies to multiple 2-way radio users.
Sub-bank – Each bank has an associated Talk Group ID sub-bank.
In Closed mode, the scanner only stops if a transmission has a Talk
Group ID saved in the associated Talk Group ID sub-bank. In Open
Mode, the scanner stops on all transmissions, except those you lock
out.
Appendix B: Search Banks
Note: All scanners tune by steps. Your RadioShack scanner uses steps
consistent with the latest US or worldwide standards. If you enter a non-valid
step frequency, any scanner will tune to the next step. Some scanner designs
do this without showing the correct step in the display. This scanner will
show the actual tuned frequency in the display. Because steps are so close
together, the audio quality will not be affected by the offset.
Search bank: SR0 Marine band
Receive mode: FM
Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)
01156.050021157.050072156.6250
05156.250022157.100073156.6750
06156.300023157.150074156.7250
07156.350024157.2000
161.8000
08156.400025157.2500
161.8500
09156.450026157.3000
161.9000
10156.500027157.3500
161.9500
11156.550028157.4000
162.0000
12156.600063156.175082157.1250
77156.8750
78156.9250
79156.9750
80157.0250
81157.0750
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Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)
13156.650064156.2250
160.8250
14156.700065156.275084157.2250
15156.750066156.325085157.2750
16156.800067156.375086157.3250
17156.850068156.425087157.3750
18156.900069156.475088157.4250
19156.950070156.5250
20157.0000
161.6000
71156.5750
83157.1750
161.8250
161.8750
161.9250
161.9750
Note: Some Marine frequencies assign two frequencies to one channel. For
example, 157.000 and 161.600 are assigned in Channel 20.
Search bank: SR1 CB band
Receive mode: AM
Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)
0126.96501527.13502927.2950
0226.97501627.15503027.3050
0326.98501727.16503127.3150
0427.00501827.17503227.3250
0527.01501927.18503327.3350
0627.02502027.20503427.3450
0727.03502127.21503527.3550
0827.05502227.22503627.3650
0927.06502327.25503727.3750
1027.07502427.23503827.3850
1127.08502527.24503927.3950
1227.10502627.26504027.4050
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Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)
1327.11502727.2750
1427.12502827.2850
Search bank: SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS band
Receive Mode: FM, CT, or DC
Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)Ch.Freq. (MHz)
01462.5625013467.6875025151.94000
02462.5875014467.7125026154.57000
03462.6125015462.5500027154.60000
04462.6375016462.5750028154.62500
05462.6625017462.6000029464.50000
06462.6875018462.6250030464.55000
07462.7125019462.6500031467.85000
08467.5625020462.6750032467.87500
09467.5875021462.7000033467.90000
10467.6125022462.7250034467.92500
11467.6375023151.82000
12467.6625024151.88000
Search bank: SR3 Public Safety band
Receive Mode: FM, CT, or DC
Freq. (MHz)Step (kHz)Freq. (MHz)Step (kHz)
Group 0Group 2
33.420-33.98010453.0375-453.96256.25
37.020-37.42010458.0375-458.96256.25
39.020-39.98010460.0125-460.63756.25
42.020-42.94010462.5500-462.72506.25
44.620-45.86010465.0125-465.63756.25
45.880467.5625-467.71256.25
45.900Group 3
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Freq. (MHz)Step (kHz)Freq. (MHz)Step (kHz)
45.940-46.06010764.003125-766.9968753.125
46.080-46.50010773.003125-775.9968753.125
Group 1794.003125-796.9968753.125
151.820-151.9407.5803.003125-805.9968753.125
153.770-154.1307.5Group 4
154.145-154.4457.5851.0125-852.012512.5
154.570852.0375-853.037512.5
154.600853.0625-854.062512.5
154.650-154.7707.5854.0875-855.087512.5
154.785-154.9507.5855.1125-856.112512.5
155.010-155.3707.5856.1375-857.137512.5
155.415-155.7007.5857.1625-858.162512.5
155.730-156.2107.5858.1875-859.187512.5
158.730-159.2107.5859.2125-860.212512.5
166.250860.2375-860.987512.5
170.150866.0125-868.987512.5
Search bank: SR4 Aircraft
Receive mode: AM, FM
GroupFrequency (MHz)Step (kHz)
0108.000-117.991668.33
1118.000-136.991668.33
2138.000-143.987512.5
148.000-150.787512.5
3225.000-379.97525
380.000-400.00012.5
Search bank: SR5 Amateur band
Receive mode: FM, CT, or DC
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GroupFrequency (MHz)Step (kHz)
028.0000-29.70005
150.0000-54.00005
2144.0000-148.00005
3222.0000-224.99505
4420.0000-450.00005
5902.000-927.987512.5
61240.0000-1300.00006.25
Search bank: SR6 Railroad
Receive mode: FM, CT, or DC
Frequency (MHz)Step (kHz)
159.810-161.56507.5
Search bank: SR7 Programmable limit search
Receive mode: FM, AM, CT, or DC
Appendix C: CTCSS / DCS Codes
You can program any of the following codes:
CTCSS Codes:
67.0 Hz94.8 Hz131.8 Hz171.3 Hz203.5 Hz
69.3 Hz97.4 Hz136.5 Hz173.8 Hz206.5 Hz
71.9 Hz100.0 Hz141.3 Hz177.3 Hz210.7 Hz
74.4 Hz103.5 Hz146.2 Hz179.9 Hz218.1 Hz
77.0 Hz107.2 Hz151.4 Hz183.5 Hz225.7 Hz
79.7 Hz110.9 Hz156.7 Hz186.2 Hz229.1 Hz
82.5 Hz114.8 Hz159.8 Hz189.9 Hz233.6 Hz
85.4 Hz118.8 Hz162.2 Hz192.8 Hz241.8 Hz
88.5 Hz123.0 Hz165.5 Hz196.6 Hz250.3 Hz
91.5 Hz127.3 Hz167.9 Hz199.5 Hz254.1 Hz
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DCS Codes:
006050125174255343445526703
007051131205261346446532712
015053132212263351452546723
017054134214265356454565731
021065141223266364455606732
023071143225271365462612734
025072145226274371464624743
026073152243306411465627754
031074155244311412466631
032114156245315413503632
036115162246325423506654
043116165251331431516662
047122172252332432523664
Appendix D: Signal Stalker
Signal Stalker can search the following bands:
All Band
Bnk.Freq. (MHz)Bnk.Freq. (MHz)
025.000-54.0005406.000-470.000
1108.000-136.991666470.0125-512.000
2137.000-174.0007764.000-805.996875
3216.0025-299.9758806.000-868.9875
4300.000-405.98759894.000-960, 1240-
1300.000
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PubSafety Band
Freq. (MHz)Step (kHz)Freq. (MHz)Step (kHz)
Group 0Group 2
33.420-33.98010453.0375-453.96256.25
37.020-37.42010458.0375-458.96256.25
39.020-39.98010460.0125-460.63756.25
42.020-42.94010462.5500-462.72506.25
44.620-45.86010465.0125-465.63756.25
45.880467.5625-467.71256.25
45.900Group 3
45.940-46.06010764.003125-766.9968753.125
46.080-46.50010773.003125-775.9968753.125
Group 1794.003125-796.9968753.125
151.820-151.9407.5803.003125-805.9968753.125
153.770-154.1307.5Group 4
154.145-154.4457.5851.0125-852.012512.5
154.570852.0375-853.037512.5
154.600853.0625-854.062512.5
154.650-154.7707.5854.0875-855.087512.5
154.785-154.9507.5855.1125-856.112512.5
155.010-155.3707.5856.1375-857.137512.5
155.415-155.7007.5857.1625-858.162512.5
155.730-156.2107.5858.1875-859.187512.5
158.730-159.2107.5859.2125-860.212512.5
166.250860.2375-860.987512.5
170.150866.0125-868.987512.5
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Appendix E: Talk Group Format
Motorola
For Motorola Type I, enter the block number, eet number and
subeet number.
Fleet No.Subeet No.
XXXXX
Example: XXX-XX
Motorola Type II talk group IDs are 4- or 5-digit numbers, divisible
by 16.
EDACS
Enter either a four-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047.
Agency Fleet Subeet (AFS) numbers range from 00-001 to 15-157.
The default EDACS setting is decimal.
To use AFS format:
1. Press FUNC then 2. “AFS Format” appears briey.
2. Enter the AFS number:
Agency No.Fleet No.Subeet No.
XXXXXXXXXX
Example: XXXXXX-XXXX
LTR
Enter the area code, home repeater and user ID.
Area CodeHome RepeaterUser ID
0-101-20000-254
Example: 010123
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Appendix F: Specifications
Frequency Coverage:
25.000-26.960 MHz .................................................... (in 10 kHz steps/AM)
26.965-27.405 MHz .................................................... (in 10 kHz steps/AM)
27.410-29.505 MHz ...................................................... (in 5 kHz steps/AM)
145467.8500 SILVER DOT - BUSINESS BAND SILVER DOT - BB
146467.8750 GOLD STAR - BUSINESS BAND GOLD STAR - BB
147467.9000 RED STAR - BUSINESS BANDRED STAR - BB
148469.5000 BUSINESS BANDBUSINESS BAND
149469.5500 BUSINESS BANDBUSINESS BAND
150151.8200 MURS 1
151151.8800 MURS 2
152151.9400 MURS 3
153154.5700 MURS 4
154154.6000 MURS 5
GE-07D-3340
Printed in China
10A07
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Limited One-year Warranty
This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under
normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized
RadioShack franchisees and dealers. For complete warranty details and exclusions, check with your local
RadioShack store.
RadioShack Customer Relations
300 RadioShack Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76102 04/04
Motorola, Smartnet, ASTRO and Privacy Plus are registered
trademarks of Motorola Inc.
EDACS is a registered trademark of M/A-COM Inc.
LTR is a registered trademark of EF Johnson.