The Whistler Group SC03 User Manual
Weather Scanning
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Note: When a SAME location/event code storage
location is set for Entry ON and Lockout ON,
the radio will process the SAME location/event
code that is stored there, and will lock out the
specified event code. A SAME location/event
code storage location set for Entry: OFF and
Lockout: ON will not be processed, because
Entry is set to OFF. In case of a conflict (i.e., two
identical codes and events are entered, and
one is locked out), the locked out entry will take
precedence.
To reset SAME code to the default setting:
1. Press WX.
2. Press SAME softkey.
3. Press p or q to select SAME code location.
4. Press SEL.
5. Press q to select code, then press Dflt
softkey.
6. Press Save softkey to save the code.
7. Press Save softkey again to save changes.
Activating SAME Standby Mode
After you have entered your desired SAME
codes, you can activate the SAME Standby Mode
to begin standby operation. The radio will remain
silent until a SAME transmission is received with
a code that matches one that you have stored.
When a matching SAME message is received,
your radio will sound a siren alarm, then will play
the audio message that follows the Warning Alert
Tone (WAT).
To activate SAME standby mode:
1. Press WX.
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2. Press p or q to find the best weather radio
transmitter for your location, then press the
stby softkey.
The softkey will change to STBY to indicate
that SAME Standby Mode is active, and the
scanner will alert when a matching SAME
message is received.
3. Press the STBY softkey again to exit SAME
Standby Mode, or press MAN, SCAN, or
PGM.
When your local NWS office activates a SAME
warning that matches a FIPS code stored in your
scanner, you will first hear a siren alarm and see
the LED flash to alert you to the incoming alarm.
The LED flashes RED for warnings, YELLOW for
watches, and BLUE for tests and administrative
messages.
The scanner sounds the siren until the NWS
transmission of the 1050 Hz Warning Alert
Tone (WAT) begins. Once the WAT begins, the
scanner’s speaker will unmute, and you will hear
the WAT play as an alert that the voice portion
of the SAME warning is about to begin. You will
then hear the voice portion of the SAME warning.
Your scanner will resume SAME Standby
operation 90 seconds after the SAME warning
starts. You may reset standby mode by pressing
the STBY softkey twice at any time.
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Scanner Memory
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V-Scanner Storage
Your PRO-651 features two types of memory storage:
• Main memory is used to store programming
that is used for everyday monitoring and
scanning.
• Virtual Scanner (V-Scanner) memory is used to
store complete copies of your scanner’s main
memory for later recall. V-Scanner includes
objects, global settings, and dedicated search
configurations. Your scanner has 21 V-Scanner
storage locations, each capable of storing a
copy of your scanner’s main memory, including
all of your object and global settings.
You can custom-tailor a main memory configuration
to suit your needs for the type of scanning you do
in different situations, then store that configuration
for later use. If you travel frequently, you may want
to create V-Scanners for the areas where you travel.
V-Scanners are also useful for backing up your
configurations. Once you have main memory
configured the way you like it, you can save it to
a V-Scanner where it will remain untouched until
you delete, overwrite or recall it. Then, if you
happen to make a mistake while using your main
memory that you cannot fix, you can recall the
backup data and start again.
Your PRO-651 Scanner comes preprogrammed with
the frequencies, talkgroups, and configuration data
for approximately 350 trunked radio systems in the
United States. The preprogrammed data is stored in
V-Scanner folder storage locations (01-20). The
scanner’s working memory and V-Scanner folder
“00” are not preprogrammed with any data. See the
included “V-Scanner Preprogrammed Data” booklet for
more information.
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Using V-Scanners
You can save active scanner configurations (called
“working” or “main” memory) to a V-Scanner
storage folder for later use. Then recall the stored
scanner configurations from a V-Scanner storage
folder to main memory when you want to use them.
When you recall a configuration from a V-Scanner
storage folder and use it in main memory, any
changes you make while using the configuration
will not automatically be transferred to the
configuration data stored in the V-Scanner
storage folder. You must save your changes back
to that folder location if you want to preserve
them for later use.
When you load a new configuration into main
memory, the contents of main memory are
overwritten and lost, unless you save your main
memory to a V-Scanner storage folder first. Once
the configuration data in main memory has been
overwritten, it cannot be recovered—there is no
“Undo” function.
Saving Main Memory to a V-Scanner Folder
1. Press FUNC, then PGM to enter V-Scanner
mode.
2. Press the Stor softkey.
3. Press p or q to scroll to the desired
V-Scanner folder, then press the Stor
softkey.
4. If the selected V-Scanner folder already
contains data, you will be asked if you wish
to overwrite the existing data with new data
from your current version of main memory.
Press the YES softkey to proceed, or the NO
softkey to cancel.
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5. The scanner will prompt you to enter a name
for the stored V-Scanner. Use the standard
text entry method to type the name you wish
to use, then press the OK softkey.
6. The scanner will write the contents of main
memory to the V-Scanner folder. This will take
approximately four seconds to complete.
Loading a V-Scanner Folder to Main Memory
1. Press FUNC, then PGM to enter V-Scanner
mode.
2. Press the Load softkey.
3. Press p or q to scroll to the desired
V-Scanner folder, then press the Load softkey.
4. The scanner will ask you to confirm that you
wish to overwrite the current contents of main
memory. Press the YES softkey to proceed, or
the NO softkey to abort.
The data transfer takes approximately 4 seconds
to complete.
Erasing V-Scanner Folders
1. Press FUNC, then PGM to enter V-Scanner
mode.
2. Press the Eras softkey.
3. Press p or q to scroll to the desired V-
Scanner folder, then press the Eras softkey.
4. Press the YES softkey to delete current
contents, or press the NO softkey to abort.
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Scanner Memory
Cloning
You can transfer the programmed data to and
from another PRO-651 (or PRO-652) scanner using
a connecting cable which has 1/
phone plugs on both ends (not supplied).
To clone the scanner data:
1. Turn on both scanners.
2. Connect the connecting cable to each
scanner’s PC/IF jack.
3. Press PGM, then the GLOB softkey to enter
the Global Settings menu.
4. On the SOURCE radio, scroll to Clone Send:
then press SEL when you are ready to send
data from your SOURCE radio to the TARGET
radio.
Both working memory and global settings are
transferred.
Note: The contents of working memory on the
TARGET radio will be overwritten immediately
when SEL is pressed on the SOURCE radio.
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Memory Report
To display the memory usage report:
1. Press PGM.
2. Press GLOB softkey to access the Global
menu.
3. Press p or q to scroll to Memory Info:.
4. Press SEL to view the memory usage report.
5. Press p or q to scroll the display.
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Advanced Settings
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Advanced Settings
Priority Scan
Priority Scan operation is available for CONV
and TGRP objects. When Priority Scan is active,
increased priority is given to objects that have
their Priority mode set to ON.
Turning Object Priority On or Off
When the scanner stops on the object while
active, press PRI to select Object Priority on or off.
or
Browse to an object in Manual Mode or Program
Mode. Press PRI to select Object Priority on or
off.
or
1. Browse to an object in Program Mode.
2. Press EDIT, then CURR softkeys.
3. Press q to scroll to Priority.
4. Press t or u to select Priority On or Off.
The plD indicator in the object display will show
lower case “p” for Object Priority Off, and upper
case “P” for Object Priority On.
Turning Priority Scan Mode On or Off
1. While the radio is scanning, press FUNC.
2. Press PRI to toggle Priority Scan On or Off.
Priority Scan status is shown in the main Scanning
status display. P RI indicates that Priority Scan
mode is on, and pri indicates that Priority Scan
mode is off.
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CONV Priority Scan
When Object Priority is set to Yes for one or
more CONV objects, the scanner will sample
the CONV objects for activity periodically while
scanning and monitoring other objects. This
sampling will cause a brief muting of received
audio when it occurs while another object is
active. The more CONV objects that are set for
Priority, the longer this audio muting will be, since
it takes a certain amount of time to sample each
Priority CONV object for activity.
TGRP Priority Scan
When Object Priority is set to Yes for one or
more TGRP objects, the scanner will give those
TGRPs priority over other TGRPs while checking
a particular trunking system for activity. TGRPs
configured for Priority are checked for activity
before any other TGRPs are checked, and during
the reply delay time after non-priority TGRP calls.
Additionally, your PRO-651 decodes the
subaudible priority data that is present on analog
Motorola talkgroup calls (3600 baud control
channel systems only), and will switch to a priority
talkgroup when the data for that talkgroup is
found in the subaudible priority data.
Hit Counters
The Hit Counter feature that keeps track of
how many transmissions are received for each
object type. The Hit Counter for an object is
incremented each time a transmission is received
on an object, making it possible for you to
determine the objects that are the least and
most active. By default, the Hit Counter feature is
turned off.
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To turn the Hit Counter on:
1. Press PGM.
2. Press GLOB softkey.
3. Press q to scroll to Hit Counts.
4. Press t or u to select Yes or No.
5. When finished, press the SAVE softkey to save
your changes to the radio’s configuration
memory.
To view Hit Counts:
1. Press PGM.
2. Press p, q, t or u to navigate to the
desired object, if necessary.
3. Press EDIT softkey, then CURR softkey.
4. Scroll to Hit Count in the object menu to
view the hit counter.
To reset for a single object:
1. Press the Dflt softkey while the Hit Count
item is selected in the object’s menu.
To clear all hit counters:
1. Press the PGM to enter Program Mode.
2. Press GLOB softkey.
3. Press q to scroll to Clear Hits.
4. Press SEL.
5. Press the SAVE softkey to save your changes
and exit the Global settings menu.
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Audible Alarms and the Alert LED
Your PRO-651 features an Alert LED with audible
alarm capability that allows you to set different
visual and audible notifications for the different
types of objects you create.
The menus for each type of object include various
settings for LED, Backlight and Alarm. You can
use these settings to design custom visual and/or
audible alarms that are triggered when activity is
detected on the specified Scannable Object.
Notes:
• The Alert LED utilizes a special tri-color Light
Emitting Diode module that mixes light
from red, green and blue LED elements to
produce thousands of different colors. Eight
pre-defined color settings are available
for use in object menus. LED COLOR: 0 is
normally used for “all colors off” or no Alert
LED display.
Slight variations to LED colors are a normal
•
part of the manufacturing process. You may
notice these variations when using the White
LED color setting (LED COLOR: 7), or when
comparing one PRO-651 to another. You can
compensate for these slight variations by finetuning the Red/Green/Blue (RGB) LED settings
for each color. See the COLOR settings in
the GLOB menu in “Appendix B: Detailed Menu
Reference: GLOB Menu” on page 102.
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