Whistler Group TRX-1E Users guide

USER GUIDE

EZ SCAN DIGITAL

HANDHELD RADIO

SCANNER

TRX-1E

CONTENTS

Introduction ........................................... 4

Features ................................................. 5

Package Contents ................................. 5

Scanning Legally .................................... 6

Setup ..................................................... 7

Headphones and Speakers ................... 9

Batteries .............................................. 10

External Power .................................... 11

Swivel Belt Clip .................................... 11

Understanding the Keypad ................. 12

Turning On Scanner and Set Squelch .. 14

Setting Bandplan and Clock ................ 15

Power Up Password ............................. 16

Quick Function Access Keys ................ 16

Understanding the Display .................. 16

"psDr" Indicators ................................. 19

Display Icons ....................................... 20

EZ Scan ................................................ 21

Maximum Card Size ............................. 23

Installing EZ Scan Software ................. 24

Backup into the First V-Scanner Folder 25
Manual Programming - Enter

Conventional Frequency ..................... 26

Standard Text Entry Method................ 26

Creating Your First New Objects - Object

Edit ...................................................... 29

Adding a New Trunking System .......... 32

Adding the First Talkgroup group to a

New Trunk System ............................... 32

Talkgroup Object (TGRP) ..................... 35

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CONTENTS

Manually Creating/Adding DMR/
NXDN Systems Using the EZ Scan PC

Application .......................................... 36

Editing Objects Manually .................... 38

Alert LED Setting ................................. 40

Recording and Playback ...................... 48

Using IF Output ................................... 50

Internal Clock/Calendar ....................... 50

Monitoring and Scanning .................... 51

Scanlists and Scan Sets ........................ 54

Searching ............................................. 55

Search Settings .................................... 57

Saving Found CTCSS or DCS or NAC

Codes .................................................. 58

Using V-Scanner Storage ..................... 59

Configuring Settings............................ 60

Using EZ Scan Software to Update

Scanner ................................................ 63

DSP Firmware Updates ........................ 63

Maintenance ........................................ 64

Birdie Frequencies ............................... 64

Troubleshooting/Error Messages ........ 65

Specifications ...................................... 69

Consumer Warranty ............................. 75

Service Under Warranty ....................... 76

Service Out-of-Warranty ...................... 77

Customer Service ................................ 78

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INTRODUCTION

Scanning technology has changed
dramatically over the years. A scanner
with Object Oriented User Interface is
designed to help the hobbyist build a
collection of channels to scan:

• Start small and expand

• Organize channels and talkgroups

• Remove unwanted channels and

talkgroups

What is Object Oriented Scanning?

Programming scanning receivers can
be challenging, but object-oriented
programming simplifies the process
by using common conventions for
scanning concepts that have common
characteristics.

A Scannable Object is any defined
item that can be scanned or monitored,
including:

• Conventional, non-trunked radio
frequencies

• Talkgroups used on a trunked radio
system

• Radio services

• Defined searches

Because scannable objects are defined
by the same basic elements, the Object

Oriented User Interface (OOUI)

is designed to simplify scanning by
managing all scannable objects similarly.
When you learn how to program one
type of object, you can program other
types of scannable objects as well.

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FEATURES

• Functional keypad and backlit LCD
display

• Detects and masks encrypted voice
audio

• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data

• Upgradable CPU Firmware and DSP

Firmware

• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier

• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II

• NXDN

• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II,

X2-TDMA)

• PC Software to customize your settings

• Signal Strength Meter

• 200 Scanlists

• Multi–system Trunking

• Spectrum Sweeper

• Headphone Jack

• Programmable Alert LED

• Programmable Audio Alarms

• V-Scanner II Storage System

• Audio Recording

• Built-in Clock/Calendar

• Built-in Services Searches

• Built-in Discriminator output

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• Handheld Scanner

• Antenna

• USB Cable

• Micro SD Card (Installed in the

Scanner)

• PC Software included on SD Card

• Swivel Belt Clip

• Protective Case

• User Guide

• Quick Start Guide

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SCANNING LEGALLY

NOTE: It is illegal to listen to some
transmission your scanner can receive.
Please consult your local licensing
conditions.

Do not open your scanner’s case to
make any modifications that could allow
it to pick up transmissions that are illegal
to monitor. Doing so could subject
you to legal penalties. We encourage
responsible, legal scanner use.

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 officials by traveling
to the scene of an incident without
authorization.

WARNING: Changes or modifications to
this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

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SETUP

Antenna

To connect the included antenna:

1. Align the slots around
the antenna’s connector
with the tabs on the
antenna jack.

2. Press the antenna down
over the jack and turn
the antenna’s base
clockwise until it locks
into place.

You can use a variety of
antennas. To connect an
external antenna, follow the installation
instructions supplied with the antenna.
Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such
as RG-58 or RG-213 low-loss dielectric
coaxial cable. You may also need a BNC
adapter.

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.

METER PANEL AND
SERVICE ENTRANCE

NEC · NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

GROUND
CLAMP

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COAXIAL CABLE

LIGHTNING ARRESTOR

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING
ELECTODE SYSTEM
(NEC ART 250. PART H)

SETUP

WARNING: Outdoor antennas must
be properly grounded to prevent static
buildup and lightning damage. Article
810 of the National Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information
about proper grounding of the antenna
mast, connection of coaxial cable to
a lightning arrestor, size of grounding
conductors, location of the lightning
arrestor and connection of grounding
conductors to grounding electrodes.

Disconnect your radio from the outdoor
antenna during electrical storm activity
to prevent damage.

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HEADPHONES & SPEAKERS

You can plug headphones (not supplied)
or an amplified speaker (not supplied)
with a 1/8 inch (3.5mm) stereo mini-plug
in the headphone jack on top of your
scanner. This automatically disconnects
the internal speaker.
NOTE: Use an amplified speaker; a
non-amplified speaker may not provide
sufficient volume for comfortable
listening.

Listening Safely

To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use headphones:

• Set the volume to zero before putting
on headphones. With the headphones
on, adjust the volume to a comfortable
level.

• Avoid increasing the volume after you
set it. Over time, your sensitivity to
a volume level decreases, so volume
levels that do not cause discomfort
might damage your hearing. Avoid or
limit listening at high-volume levels.
Prolonged exposure to high-volume
levels can cause permanent hearing
loss.

• Wearing headphones while operating
a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle can
create a traffic hazard and is illegal
in most areas. Even though some
headphones let you hear some outside
sounds when listening at normal
volume levels, they still can present
a traffic hazard. Exercise extreme
caution.

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BATTERIES



A low battery warning sounds every
30 seconds (default setting) when the
batteries are low.

1. Be sure to turn the
scanner off!

2. Slide open
the battery
compartment
cover.

3. Set the Battery
Type Selector:

• ALKA − Alkaline

• NI-MH − Rechargeable NI-MH

4. Install four AA batteries, matching the
polarity symbols (+ and –).

5. Replace the cover.

WARNING: Never install alkaline
batteries with the Battery Type Selector
switch set to NI-MH. Alkaline batteries
can get hot or explode if you try to
recharge them.

Battery Notes:

Batteries not included.
Use only fresh batteries of the required
size and type. Do not mix old and new
batteries, different battery types (alkaline
or rechargeable), or rechargeable
batteries of different capacities.

Dispose of batteries promptly and
properly; do not burn or bury them.

For long-term storage (a month or
longer), remove the batteries. Batteries
can leak chemicals that can damage
electronic parts.

Do not overcharge rechargeable
batteries.

Overcharging shortens battery life.

Battery Type Selector

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EXTERNAL POWER

Always turn the scanner
off before connecting or
disconnecting power sources.
Use the supplied USB cable to
connect the scanner to a USB
power source (not included).

Some USB power adapters
can interfere with the
scanner's reception. Using an
incompatible USB cable may
damage your scanner.

NOTE: If your vehicle’s engine
is running, you might hear
electrical noise from the engine
while scanning. This is normal.

SWIVEL BELT CLIP

Swivel clip allows the
scanner to move with
you and easily move it
out of the way without
unclipping it from your
belt. To attach the Swivel
clip to the scanner; align
the belt clip grooves to
the slots on the back of
the scanner. Slide the
clip down until it clicks
in place. To remove the
belt clip, pull back on the
small tab and slide the
clip upward.

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UNDERSTANDING the KEYPAD

Your scanner features an easy-to
understand backlit keypad.

POWER – press and hold for one
second to turn on and off. Press briefly
to confirm the backlight level.

MENU – provides access to additional
functions related to the current
operating mode of the scanner, and
provides access to the Main Menu where
the main functions are controlled.

WX – provides instant access to user
selection from SERVICE SEARCH.

ATT – controls the attenuator function
and cycles between Per Object
Attenuation Mode, Global Attenuation
Mode, and Global Attenuation On.

PRI – toggles the Priority setting for
selected or active object, Fn PRI toggles
Priority Mode on or off while scanning.

SKIP – if pressed while monitoring or
paused on an Object will temporarily
disable reception on the Object.
Pressing SKIP again while the Object is
selected will resume normal monitoring.

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UNDERSTANDING the KEYPAD

The SKIP key can also be programmed
to permanently lockout an object if
selected in the Global Settings menu.
When editing text, pressing the SKIP
key clears all text at and to the right of
the cursor. When in Playback mode,
the SKIP key stops playback of the
current recording, and when playing
multiple recordings, advances to the
next recording. When in Weather mode,
the SKIP key toggles between Normal
weather radio mode and SAME Standby
mode. In many Menu functions, the
SKIP key is used to cancel or abort a
pending change.

Fn – activates alternate key functions.

/II/SEL – controls the Scan, Pause, and
Playback modes, and is used in menus
to select, enable, or disable options.

Four Way Push button Pad – ,
keys are used for navigation while
browsing objects and menus. When
scanning, the (up and down arrow icons)
will raise or lower the volume.

Alphanumeric Keypad – quick data
entry of frequencies, talkgroup ID and
labels. While scanning, pressing 1 thru
200 will toggle the selected scanlist on
or off. Each button must be pressed
within 2 seconds of the last. If more than
1 scanlist will be toggled on or off, press
the decimal once as a separator.

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UNDERSTANDING the KEYPAD

Pressing the decimal twice will end the
sequence.

Example: If you wish to toggle scanlist 9
you press 9 If you wish to toggle scanlist
9, 11, and 22 simply press the following
9 . 11 . 22 or 9 . 11 . 22 . or 9 . 11 . 22 ..

TURN on SCANNER & SET SQUELCH

Preset squelch between 10 and 12
o’clock position. While scanning, turn
the knob down (counterclockwise) until
you hear noise then up (clockwise) a little
past where the noise stops. The higher
the squelch is set, the stronger the signal
required to break the squelch.

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Squelch

Power

Press and
hold to turn
ON/OFF.

Press
briefly to
toggle the
backlight.

SETTING BANDPLAN & CLOCK

When you first power up your scanner
it will prompt you to set the bandplan,
date and time.

Press the  or  key to select the
United Kingdom, Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa or France
bandplan, then press /II/SEL.

-Bandplan-
 UK 

Press SEL to Set

-Bandplan-

 NZL 

Press SEL to Set

-Bandplan-

 FRA 

Press SEL to Set

-Bandplan-

 AUS 

Press SEL to Set

-Bandplan-

 ZAF 

Press SEL to Set

The scanner will then prompt you to
enter the current date and time. Press
the  or  key to select the desired
digit, then press the  key. Press the
 or  key to change the value, then
press /II/SEL. You can skip this process
by pressing the SKIP key. You can set
the clock at any time using the EZ Scan
Software.

-Set Clock­2017-04-03 Wed
11:00:00
Press SEL to Set or SKIP to Exit

The Bandplan and Date/Time prompts
appear only once on initial power-up.
You can change the Date and Time from
the Main Menu and the Bandplan from
the Global Setting menu.

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POWER UP PASSWORD

Set a user defined power-on password
to restrict access to the radio.

1. Press MENU.

2. Scroll to Set Password and press .

3. Use the arrows to set the password.

4. Use the /II/SEL key to accept the

updated settings, or the MENU key to
exit without saving changes.

NOTE: Power-on password can be
reset by anyone using the EZ Scan
software. Password provides only limited
protection from immediate unauthorized
use.

QUICK FINCTION ACCESS KEYS

Fn + Up Arrow = Top of menu list
Fn + Down Arrow = Bottom of menu list
Fn + Power = Key board Lock
Fn + 0 = Tune Mode
Fn + 1 = Scan mode
Fn + 2 = Program Menu
Fn + 3 = Sweeper Menu
Fn + 4 = Service Search Menu
Fn + 5 = Limit Search
Fn + 6 = Playback mode
Fn + 9 = Object search

UNDERSTANDING the DISPLAY

Your scanner features a high contrast,
backlit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) to
provide you with information about the
status of the scanner while you are using
it. A menu-driven user interface provides
access to the settings that control what
the scanner monitors.

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UNDERSTANDING the KEYPAD

Below are examples of the scanners
menu.

-MainMenu­Scan 
Scanlists
Set Location
Browse Library
Browse Objects

A “Scan” display shows a scrolling list
of enabled Scanlists while scanning, and
displays attenuator and trunking control
channel status. Below provides an
example of the Scanning display.

U/VHF AM
VHF Mar
CB Radio
Amateur Repeaters
PMR446

Individual Object displays are shown
when the scanner is monitoring activity
on an enabled Object. The LCD includes
a row of icons at the top that provides
information about the status of the
scanner while monitoring an Object.
The amount of information displayed
is configured using the Simple Display
option in the Global Settings menu.
For example, with Simple Display set to
“on”, the following data is displayed for
trunking talkgroups:

• Icons

• Scanlist

• Object type and “psDr” status

• Trunking system

• Scanlist

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UNDERSTANDING the KEYPAD

Below is an example of an individual
Object display with Simple Display set
to “on”.

S T G 
Digital Repeater GB7CT
AIR Heathrow Tower
PMR446 ch1

Display showing reception of a trunking
talkgroup with Simple Display set to
“on”. With Simple Display set to “off
”, additional data is displayed on the
screen. The amount and type of data
displayed can be customized using the
Show options in the Global Settings
menu. For example, below is the same
Object displayed with Simple Display set
to “off” and Show Radio ID set to “on”:

• Icons

• Scanlist

• Object type and “psDr” status

• Object name

• Trunking system

• Radio ID

S T G
GB7CTDMR
TGRP 840
Amateur DMR
VHF Mar
Radio ID: 235999

Display showing reception of a trunking
talkgroup with Simple Display set to
“on” and Show Radio ID enabled.

There are many combinations of data
that can be shown on the Object display
using the Show options in the Global
Settings menu. You can learn more
about these options in the Configuration
Settings section of the guide.

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"psDr" Indicators

In the Individual Object displays there
are four characters on the right-hand
side of the display that indicate the
status of priority, skip/lockout, delay
and recording for the selected or active
object. The following indicators are
possible:

p

= priority off, P= priority on

s

= skip off, S= skip on, L=lockout on

d

= delay off, D=delay on

r

= recording off, R=recording on

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DISPLAY ICONS

A row of icons at the top of the display
provides status information about the
scanner. These icons are defined as follows:

S

Squelch circuit (or “gate”) is open

S

Squelch circuit (or “gate”) is open DMR

G

When present, the attenuator is set for
Global mode

A

When present, the attenuator is active

GA

When present, Global attenuator is on,
and the attenuator is active
AM mode is active

AM

FM mode is active

FM

NF

Narrow FM mode is active

DG

The radio is receiving P25/DMR digital
audio with AGC

Dg

The radio is receiving P25 digital audio
without AGC
The radio is receiving P25 Phase II digital

D2

audio, with or without AGC
Function key is active

Fn

Scan mode (scanning)



Pause mode (monitoring a single Object)
Being recorded on the active or selected
Object

F

Recording is enabled but recording is
suspended. The SD card is almost out of
space.
Signal meter indicating strength

T

Currently receiving trunking control
channel data

E

Encrypted digital traffic detected

IF

The radio’s IF (discriminator) output mode
is active
Priority On/Priority Off

P/p

S/s

Skip On/Skip Off
Delay On/Delay Off

D/d

L/-

Lock Out On/Lock Out Off
Battery status Indicator
External power connected

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EZ SCAN

Your scanner comes with an installed
Micro SD card that contains the EZ Scan
software.

NOTE: Make a copy of the EZ Scan
software files in case the SD card is lost
or damaged.

To remove the Micro SD card from the
scanner:

WARNING: To prevent corrupted data

on the Micro SD Card, always turn
the scanner off using the front panel
power key before opening the battery
compartment cover.

1. Turn off scanner, unplug external
power, and remove the batteries.

2. Press and release the Micro SD card.

3. To reinsert the Micro SD card, with the

label facing the front of the radio press
it in until it clicks in place.

NOTE: Always use the EZ Scan software
“Prepare Scanner Memory/SD Card
For Use” option under the “Scanner/
SD Card” menu to format the Micro
SD Card if the card is not performing
as expected or if the scanner does not
power up with the Micro SD Card.
The Micro SD card comes formatted
for the standard FAT file system with a
cluster size of 32k.

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EZ SCAN

To format additional cards (2GB
or smaller), use only the EZ Scan
software to format the Micro SD card.

• Format using the FAT file system with
32k clusters.

• If you use Micro SD cards larger than
2GB, format using FAT32 with 32k
clusters.

• Formatting the Micro SD card for other
file system types may cause EZ Scan to
malfunction.

Connecting the scanner to a computer
with the supplied USB cable allows you
to access the card with the EZ Scan
software and update the Library, edit
the configuration and stored objects,
optimize the card, and reformat the card
if necessary. You can also connect the SD
Card to an external reader, which may
provide faster data transfer rates when
compared to accessing the card while it
is in the radio.

For reference, below is the directory
structure for the Micro SD Card. You
may wish to make a copy of the CDAT
folder on your computer as a backup.
The CDAT folder contains your EZ
Scan programming. Modifying these
directories or their contents outside of
the scanner or the EZ Scan software is
not recommended, and may cause the
scanner to malfunction.

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EZ SCAN

BTMP Contains various temporary files
used by the scanner

CDAT Contains your programming
CDAT_VS.nnn Contains programming

for V-Scanner folder number nnn where
nnn may range from 001 to 200

DB Contains the Library
MTMP Contains various temporary files

used by the scanner
STMP Contains various temporary files
used by the scanner

CURVS.DAT Configuration information
CONFIG.BIN Configuration information
REC Audio recordings
SOFTWARE EZ Scan Software

WARNING: Modifying these files,

directories or contents of directories is
not recommended, and may cause the
scanner to malfunction, and may result in
loss of programming data.

MAXIMUM CARD SIZE

You can purchase additional cards to
store different configurations or backups
for your EZ Scan data. Up to a 32GB
SD card may be used. We recommend
SanDisk Micro SD cards.

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INSTALLING EZ SCAN SOFTWARE

A method for programming a new
scanner is using the supplied USB cable
and the included software. Also
www.RadioReference.com provides a
range of resources to help improve your
overall scanning experience.

EZ Scan easy-to-use software helps
you:

• Make changes to EZ Scan’s
programming and configuration

• Update EZ Scan’s firmware for
enhancements and bug fixes

• Format and maintain the Micro SD
card

For complete instructions on how to use
the EZ Scan Software refer to the Help
Menu in the PC Application.

To install, connect the scanner to your
computer's USB port. Using windows
explorer, open the SD Card to view files,
select software, then select setup.exe
and follow the on-screen instructions.

Accept all prompts when asked. User's
can also insert the SD Card into your
computer via a card reader, open the
SD Card, find and open the "Software"
folder and click on "setup.exe", then
follow the on-screen instructions.

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BACKUP INTO the FIRST

V-SCANNER FOLDER

PC Objects can be backed up to the first
available V-Scanner folder from the Set
Location menu (See V-Scanner II section
for a discussion of Folders).

We recommend you back up your data
to guard against accidental changes or
deletions.

From the Set Location menu scroll to
Backup Data and press the  key.

-Set Location-

By City
By County
By ZIP Code
Backup Data
Clear Channels

Press the II/SEL key to back up your
data, or press the SKIP key to return to
the Set Location menu without backing
up.

-Confirmation-

Really backup to first available VScanner
folder? SEL=Yes, SKIP=No

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MANUAL PROGRAMMING - ENTER

CONVENTIONAL FREQUENCY

1. Press MENU to access Main Menu.

2. Scroll to and select “Program Menu”

then “Add Conv Freq”.

3. Simply write over the existing
frequency or press “SKIP” to clear.
Using the alphanumeric keypad or the
,  buttons, enter the desired
conventional frequency. Press SEL
when finished.

4. Scroll to "Save Changes" then press
SEL.

5. Press MENU returns to Main menu.

STANDARD TEXT ENTRY METHOD

Your scanner features a high-contrast, backlit
alphanumeric display that provides constant
feedback about what the radio is doing while
scanning and monitoring your “Scannable
Objects”. To get the most out of your
scanner and this display, you will want to
name your objects as you program them into
the radio.

This allows for easy identification of active
objects while the radio is scanning.

Your scanner uses a simple text entry method
that allows entry of all uppercase and
lowercase letters of the alphabet, numbers,
and punctuation symbols.

Entering and Editing Alphanumeric
Information

A Standard Text Entry Method is used for
entering alphanumeric information into the
radio. This method allows easy access to
each letter in the alphabet by pressing two
keys that represent the letter.

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STANDARD TEXT ENTRY METHOD

Take a moment to study the numeric keys
on the keypad and you will notice that keys
2-9 each have three or four letters printed
on the front panel just above each key. To
enter a letter in an alphanumeric text field,
simply press the number key below the letter
you wish to type first, then press the number
key that corresponds with the position of the
letter in the silk screen group. For example,
the number 2 is used to access the letters
A, B and C. To type the letter A, press 2 to
select the ABC group, then 1 to select the
first letter in the group, A. Likewise, to type
the letter B, press 2 to select the ABC group,
then press 2 again to select the second
letter in the group. And, to type the letter
C, simply press 2, then 3 to select the third
letter in the “ABC” group.

To enter numbers in alphanumeric text fields,
press 1 first, then the number you wish to
type.

To enter punctuation, press 0 first to see
the first set of punctuation, then press the
number key that corresponds with the
position of the desired punctuation mark in
the set.

Press the . (period key) to enter a SPACE

While using Standard Text Entry, the Fn key
serves as a shift key. For letters, uppercase
text is typed by default, and you can shift
to lowercase by pressing the Fn key before
entering a character. For punctuation, the
Fn key accesses a second set of punctuation
marks. The shift action of the Fn key remains
active until it is pressed again.

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STANDARD TEXT ENTRY METHOD

Use the keys to move the cursor to the desired
location in edit fields. Press Fn  or Fn  to move
the cursor to the beginning or end of an edit field,
respectively.

The character set and corresponding entry codes
are provided below for reference. Pressing Fn
to toggle the shift lock status will produce lower
case characters for letters, and a second set of
punctuation marks for special characters. For
brevity, lower case letters are not shown in the
table below.

Char Code Char Code Char Code Char Code

A 21 O 63 3 13 & 07

B 22 P 71 4 14 * 08

C 23 Q 72 5 15 ( 09

D 31 R 73 6 16 ) 00

E 32 S 74 7 17 - (F)01

F 33 T 81 8 18 _ (F)02

G 41 U 82 9 19 + (F)03

H 42 V 83 0 10 / (F)04

I 43 W 91 ! 01 ? (F)05

J 51 X 92 @ 02 ' (F)06

K 52 Y 93 # 03 < (F)07

L 53 Z 94 $ 04 > (F)08

M 61 1 11 % 05 . (F)09

N 62 2 12 ^ 06 , (F)00

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CREATING YOUR FIRST

NEW OBJECTS

When you enter Program Menu, the
scanner will provide the following
Programming Menu options and is ready
for you to enter the first Objects into the
memory:

Global Settings
Edit System
Add System
Add Conv Freq

When an Object is displayed, press SEL
or MENU to customize your Object and
Set Scanlist.

Essential Conventional Channel
parameters

By default, your new CONV object
will be tagged “Channel”. If you'd like
to change this, just scroll the screen
down one click until the flashing cursor
highlights the Tag: field, then press SEL
to edit the tag. You can move the cursor
around using the keys on the 4-way
push button pad, use the (.) key to clear
the old character, or press SKIP to erase
the entire field. To enter text, use the
 or find the letter you want to enter
on the front panel of the radio, press the
numeric key beneath it, then press 1, 2,
3, or 4 depending on the position of the
letter in the group for that number.

For example, to enter AIR, press:

2 1 A
4 3 I
7 3 R

2929

CREATING YOUR FIRST

NEW OBJECTS

Press the SEL key to store the new tag
information for your CONV object.

Now you are ready to store your
first CONV object. There are other
parameters that you can change, and we
invite you to scroll through the CONV
menu to see the other settings that are
available.

When you're ready, scroll to save
changes, press the SEL key to save
your new conventional object. Once
the object is saved, you can continue
to enter other new objects, or press
SEL to start scanning! The cursor to
the beginning or end of an edit field,
respectively.

Essential Trunking Talkgroup
parameters

As a standalone object, a TRGP object
is really no more complicated than a
CONV object. The trunking system
(TSYS) that the TGRP is a member of
must be specified. Each talkgroup has a
digital “address” on the trunking system,
which is called the talkgroup ID, and this
must be provided. We also recommend
that you label your TGRP object by
giving it a name in the TAG field. This
will make it easier for you to find the
TGRP object later, and identify it when
the scanner stops to monitor activity.

3030

CREATING YOUR FIRST

NEW OBJECTS

Setting up and using a Trunking
System (TSYS) object

We just mentioned that the TSYS is an
essential parameter needed in order for
a TGRP object to function properly and
receive radio traffic. The TSYS object
has its own set of essential parameters,
and these parameters vary depending
on the type of trunked radio system you
plan to monitor. If you are a reasonably
experienced user you probably already
know what the essential parameters
are for the system you wish to monitor.
For example, each TSYS must correctly
specify the type of system being
monitored, the control channel or LCN
frequencies used by the system, and so
on. A detailed description of each type
of system supported by this radio and
the essential parameters required to
make the different types of trunked radio
systems work properly is provided in the
help section of the EZ Scan software.

IMPORTANT: The first time you make
a TGRP for a particular trunked radio
system, you must also create a TSYS
that contains the system parameters
associated with that trunked radio
system. Once you create a TSYS object
for the trunked radio system, you can
use the TSYS object over and over again
without having to re-enter all of the
system data.

3131

ADDING a NEW TRUNK SYSTEM

From the Program Menu, Select Add System,
Select System type.

< Motorola > < EDACS > < LTR > <P25> <DMR> <NXDN>
Press SEL will enter the -Add System- menu.
Scroll to Edit Sites, Press SEL to enter –Edit Sites­menu.
Scroll to 0001: New site, press SEL to enter -Edit
Site- menu.
Edit Frequencies and Alpha Tag using text method
described earlier.
Press SEL after making your edits, scroll to Save
Changes, press SEL returns to –Edit Sites-.

From here you can select Add New, Delete
Current, or Back to system. Selecting Back to
system will take you to the –Add System- menu
where you can Cancel Changes, Save Changes,
Edit Sites, Add Talkgroup, and Alpha Tag.

When done, scroll to Save Changes, press SEL
returns to the –Program Menu-. Press MENU
returns you to the –Main Menu-.

Next you need to enter control channel
frequencies for Motorola and P25 systems or all
system frequencies for other system types. Select
the 01: position and using the number keys, and
 enter the first frequency and press SEL.
Continue entering frequencies until done. Press
MENU and SEL to save.

If the system is narrow band FM, select NFM.
Normally, no other input is needed. Scroll up
proceed to Save Changes. Press Menu to return to
the Add System menu.

ADDING THE FIRST

TALK GROUP

Under Main Menu, Program Menu, Edit System:

Scroll the display  if necessary to select the
system where you will add the new talkgroup.
Press Select.
Scroll the display by pressing the down arrow until
you get to Add Talkgroup and press Select.

3232

ADDING THE FIRST

TALK GROUP

Your radio's display should appear as follows:

-Add TGRP-

 Cancel Changes
Save Changes
TGID Wildcard
o Radio ID
Alpha Tag

In the following step you will store a Wildcard
talkgroup with the number 65535. If you
would rather store a TGRP object for a
specific talkgroup ID, just press the number
keys to enter the talkgroup ID of the desired
talkgroup, then press the SEL key to store
the ID.

HINT: TGRP objects are also used to receive
Private/Individual Calls on trunking systems
that support these call types. Simply check
the Radio ID check box. A Wildcard TGRP
object with Radio ID box checked will
monitor all Private/Individual Calls seen on
the system, or you can specify a radio ID to
watch for in the ID: field.

Scroll down to Save Changes and perform
the save.

The Wildcard talkgroup allows you to hear
everything on the system.

If you entered an actual talkgroup, be sure to
name this TID by changing Wildcard to the
talkgroup’s actual name. You'll want to scroll
down two more clicks to the Tag: field and
enter an easy to remember name for your
talkgroup that corresponds with its purpose
on the trunked radio system.

For this example, lets assume that this is an
AMATEUR RADIO REPEATER, and we would
like to use the name “TG840” for the tag.
Scroll to the Tag: field and press the SEL key.
Using the text entry methods that you have
previously employed for naming your CONV
and TSYS objects, name your new talkgroup
“TG840”:

3333

ADDING THE FIRST

TALK GROUP

2 1 A
6 1 M
2 1 A
8 1 T
3 2 E
8 2 U
7 3 R
1 7 ­7 3 R
2 1 A
3 1 D
4 3 I
6 3 O

Press SEL to store the name, then press SEL
to store the TGRP as a new object. As with
the other object types, there are many other
parameters you can edit for the TGRP, but
for now, that's all you have to do to start
monitoring traffic on that TGRP! To add more
TGRPs on the same system, follow the same
steps above, this time specifying the TSYS
that you just created. To create TGRPs on
a different system, follow the steps above,
specify a NEW system, and provide the
correct parameters for that system, as shown
above.

With regard to trunked radio systems, it is
important to note that a "system" cannot be
scanned. If one wishes to monitor radio traffic
on a trunked radio system, one must create
a TGRP object. A TGRP object includes
the parameters for a trunked radio system
so that it will operate properly. Trunking
system(TSYS) parameters are stored as a
separate "configuration object", and can be
used over and over again in other talkgroup
objects on the same trunked radio system.

3434

ADDING THE FIRST

TALK GROUP

Also with regard to trunked radio systems, it
is important to note that a talkgroup object
may be configured in one of four different
ways to monitor traffic on a trunked radio
system. They are as follows:

• Wildcard Talkgroup: will monitor all
talkgroup call radio traffic on the desired
trunked radio system

• Talkgroup with TGID: will only monitor
talkgroup call radio traffic on the specified
TGID (enter the desired talkgroup in the
ID: field of the TGRP object to scan a
specified ID)

Wildcard Private Call: will monitor all private
call radio traffic on the desired trunked radio
system (in the TGID field, and set the Type
field to Private)

• Private Call with ID: will only monitor
private call radio traffic on the specified
TGID (enter the desired Radio ID in the
TGID field, and set the Type field to
Private)

NOTE: For now, just let your new objects go
to the default Scan List. Later in this section
we will show you how you can group your
objects into Scan Lists.

TALKGROUP OBJECT (TGRP)

A Trunking Talkgroup Object (TGRP) is a
record that stores the parameters for a
trunked talkgroup on a trunked radio system.
When you create a TGRP object, you are
creating an object that will allow you to
scan and monitor a talkgroup on a particular
trunked radio system.

3535

MANUALLY CREATING/ADDING

DMR or NXDN SYSTEMS USING

the EZ SCAN PC APPLICATION

Systems Using the EZ Scan PC Application
If you learn of a new DMR or NDXN

system that you want to configure for
your scanner or if the DMR and NXDN
system listed on the Radio Reference
Database has no talkgroups listed, you
may need to manually create a new
DMR or NXDN system in the EZ Scan PC
Application.

To manually create/add a new DMR or
NXDN system

1. Click on the Trunked Radio Systems

tab at the top of the EZ Scan PC
Application.

2. Click on the New button to on the

right side of the Trunked Radio
Systems screen. A new row will
appear in the Trunked Radio
Systems section.

3. Click on the Alpha Tag column field

of the newly created system and
enter the name of the system.

4. Click on the Type column of the

new system row and select DMR or
NXDN depending on the system
type you are entering.

5. Click on the Country column and set

the country.

6. Click on the AGC column and set it

to On.

7. With the new system row highlighted

at the top of the display, you will
see the Trunked System Site
Information section on the bottom
half of the screen.

3636

MANUALLY CREATING/ADDING

DMR or NXDN SYSTEMS USING

the EZ SCAN PC APPLICATION

8. If not already selected/displayed,

click on the Site Details tab.

9. Click on the “Site 001” label in the

Alpha Tag column to select and
enable editing of the site frequencies.

10. Enter the site frequencies in the

Frequency column of the Site
Frequencies tab.

a. NOTE: For best performance
enter all of the frequencies for
the site (control, alternate, or
otherwise). Do not enter duplicate

frequencies.

11. Click on the Talkgroup Details

tab of the Trunked System
Site Information panel to see
talkgroups currently loaded into your
configuration.

12. If a wildcard object does not already

exist for this system, click the Add
Wildcard button on the right side of
the screen. When the scanlist pop­up panel appears, select the scanlist
that you want to assign the wildcard
object to.

13. To add a Radio ID wildcard object,

click on the Radio ID Details tab and
click on the Add Wildcard button to
the right. When the scanlist pop-up
panel appears, select the scanlist
that you want to assign the wildcard
object to.

Don’t forget to write your configuration
to the SD card of your radio using the
Scanner/SD Card menu option at the
top of the EZ Scan PC Application.

3737

EDITING OBJECTS MANUALLY

From the main menu, select Browse Objects,
browse to an object and press Menu.
NOTE: Not all options are available on all
objects.

Cancel Changes Cancels changes you have just

Save Changes Saves changes you have just made.

Edit System Edits system parameters.

Frequency Edit object frequency.

Alpha Tag

Set Scanlists Changes the objects Scanlists.

DG Mode Toggles between analog, digital

RX Mode Changes object’s receive mode:

SQ Mode Changes object’s Squelch mode:

SQ Search Turns Squelch Search on or off

Store SQ Code Only appears when MENU is

SQ Exclude Turns Squelch Exclude on or off.

Locked Out

Skipped Skipped objects are not scanned.

Priority EZ Scan frequently checks priority

made.

The object name. Press or to
move the cursor; press orto
change the value.

and auto.

FM, NFM (Narrow FM), Auto, AM

None, CTCSS, DCS, NAC, SRCH
(Search)

pressed while monitoring a
conventional channel that is set
for CTCSS or DCS search mode.
Select Store SQ code to store the
value of the found CTCSS or DCS
code. Subsequent transmissions
must have matching CTCSS
or DCS squelch codes to be
monitored.

Allows certain CTCSS/DCS codes
to be excluded.

Locked objects (indicated by an L)
are not scanned.

channels for activity. Priority status
is indicated by an upper case P.

3838

EDITING OBJECTS MANUALLY

Delay The scanner waits for a

Attenuate Applies attenuation to the

AGC Reduces interference from

Audio Boost Increases audio level when

Alarm An alarm sounds when activity

Light

Flash Pattern A light pattern used to identify

On Time/Off Time The backlight duration for

LED Enable Turns on/off the Alert LED for

LED Flash Alert LED will flash when

Colour Count Select 1 to 4 colours to be

Record Set Recording when Object is

Delete Object Removes the channel from EZ

reply for two seconds after
a transmission ends before
resuming a scan.

channel.

strong local transmitters. (Only
available for conventional
frequencies.)

channel becomes active.

is found for a frequency or
talkgroup. Press or to select
an alarm sound.

Press or to select the
desired light options:

Leave – use default backlight
settings

On – turn the backlight on

Flash – flash according to the

set flash pattern

the channel.

each flash pattern step. (10
millisecond increments. 50 =
500 milliseconds = .5 seconds).

this object

enabled.

displayed when Object is
Active. Option 0= off

active.

Scan’s working memory. The
channel remains in the library
data.

3939

ALERT LED SETTINGS

NOTE: The EZ Scan PC application
allows you to group objects (such
as amateur repeaters) and edit the
colour to red. Even add an alert tone
to differentiate VHF from UHF. The
following instructions show you how to
edit colour of an individual object from
the keypad.

The Alert LED has been enhanced.
These enhancements provide powerful
new capabilities for customizing the
Alert LED, giving you even more
flexibility to show unique colours and
flash patterns when transmissions are
received on important talkgroups and
channels. The following program charts
are examples of how the Alert LED can
be configured to produce unique and
noticeable effects and colours.

1. Press MENU.

2. Select Browse Objects.

3. Use the  or  to select a Scanlist.

4. Use the or to select an object

within the selected Scanlist.

5. Press MENU to enter object options.
(options are shown in the following
examples) Scroll till “Flash Pattern” is
shown and press the .

6. A list of 8 characters are displayed
(55555555). Adjust each one to obtain
the flash pattern desired. Options are
0-9 and A-F. See Flash pattern chart
for how each number/letter will control
the Alert LED.

4040

ALERT LED SETTINGS

7. Once set press SEL to accept the flash
rate. Press  to import the items. (This
may take several minutes.)

EXAMPLE: Using the above chart with
pattern 3B3B3B3B, the LED pattern
for "3" is "off/off/on/on" and the LED
pattern for "B" is "on/ off/on/on." With
this selection the Alert LED will flash
back and forth between "off/off/on/on"
and "on/off/on/on." The flash pattern
goes in order from left to right.

NOTE: Both the flash rate and colour
options are in hexadecimal format.

4141

ON SOLID - ONE COLOUR

These settings will illuminate the LED
with a single colour, solid, no flashing
when the Object is receiving traffic.

Flash Pattern n/a

On Time n/a

Off Time n/a

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Unchecked

Colour Count 1

Colour 1 FF0000 (red)

Colour 2 n/a

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

SLOW FLASH - ONE COLOUR

These settings will illuminate the LED
with a single colour, flashing on and off
at the rate of one cycle per second.

Flash Pattern 55555555

On Time 50

Off Time 50

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 1

Colour 1 FF0000 (red)

Colour 2 n/a

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

4242

SLOW FLASH - TWO COLOUR

These settings shown above will
illuminate the LED with a two colours,
flashing on and off at the rate of one
cycle per second. The LED will be
illuminated for 1/2 second and off
for 1/2 second each period and will
alternate colours each flash

Flash Pattern 55555555

On Time 50

Off Time 50

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 2

Colour 1 FF0000 (red)

Colour 2 0000FF (blue)

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

HIGHWAY DEPT. 1 - STROBE EFFECT

These settings produce a rapid yellow
pulsing strobe effect.

Flash Pattern A8A8A8A8

On Time 5

Off Time 9

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 1

Colour 1 FFFF00 (yellow)

Colour 2 n/a

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

4343

HIGHWAY DEPT. 2 - STROBE EFFECT

These settings produce a rapid yellow
and white strobe effect.

Flash Pattern A8A8A8A8

On Time 5

Off Time 9

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 2

Colour 1 FFFF00 (yellow)

Colour 2 FFFFFF (white)

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

POLICE DEPT. 1 - STROBE EFFECT

These settings produce a rapid blue
pulsing strobe effect.

Flash Pattern A8A8A8A8

On Time 5

Off Time 9

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 1

Colour 1 0000FF (blue)

Colour 2 n/a

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

4444

POLICE DEPT. 2 - STROBE EFFECT

These settings produce a rapid blue
continuous strobe effect.

Flash Pattern AAAAAAAA

On Time 5

Off Time 9

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 1

Colour 1 0000FF (blue)

Colour 2 n/a

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

POLICE DEPT. 3 - STROBE EFFECT

These settings produce an alternating
blue/red strobe effect.

Flash Pattern AAAAAAAA

On Time 5

Off Time 9

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 2

Colour 1 0000FF (blue)

Colour 2 FF0000 (red)

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

4545

FIRE/EMS 1 - STROBE EFFECT

These settings produce an intense red/
white strobe effect.

Flash Pattern AFAFAFAF

On Time 5

Off Time 1

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 2

Colour 1 FF0000 (red)

Colour 2 FFFFFF (white)

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

FIRE/EMS 2 - STROBE EFFECT

These settings produce a red/white
strobe effect.

Flash Pattern AAAAAAAA

On Time 5

Off Time 9

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 2

Colour 1 0000FF (blue)

Colour 2 FF0000 (red)

Colour 3 n/a

Colour 4 n/a

4646

CHRISTMAS TREE - FLASHER EFFECT

Just for fun.

Flash Pattern FFFFFFFF

On Time 50

Off Time 1

LED Enable Checked

LED Flash Checked

Colour Count 4

Colour 1 FF0000 (red)

Colour 2 FFFFFF (white)

Colour 3 00FF00 (green)

Colour 4 FFFFFF (white)

4747

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Your scanner features a powerful audio
recording system that captures transmissions
that occur on selected Objects to the Micro
SD card using the high quality, industry
standard .AU audio file format.

For example, a 4GB Micro SD card with a
very large scanning configuration (e.g., 500
MB) still leaves room for over 100 hours of
recording time and thousands of recorded
transmissions! Here are just a few of the
things you can do with the audio recording
system:

• Record all transmissions that occur on
talkgroups or channels that are of interest
to you for later review.

• Perform attended or unattended searches
for new frequencies, automatically storing
audio with frequency information for all
transmissions found while searching.

• Record all transmissions that occur on
ALL talkgroups or channels, providing
an instant recall function to replay a
prior transmission that was missed or
unintelligible.

Audio recording is not enabled by default. To
enable audio recording, make sure that the
Enable Record option in the Global Settings
menu is checked, and set the Record flag
in any Objects that you wish to record. You
may wish to record audio for all of your
programmed Objects, which provides the
ability to instantly replay any transmission
that the radio receives in cases where the
traffic may be difficult to copy.

When recording is enabled radio wide and
for selected Objects, you will see the icon
flash in the display when the audio recorder
is actively recording audio information.

4848

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

When the Micro SD card is almost full, the F
icon will appear in the display to indicate that
recording is suspended. Delete or archive old
audio files to make room for new recordings.
To playback recorded audio files:

1. From the Main Menu, select Playback to
enter the Playback System.

2. The Playback System will place you at the
last audio file that was recorded by the
radio. Press the /II/SEL key to play the
file, or use the  and  keys to scroll to
another file for playback.

3. While playing a file, the  and  keys
set the playback volume, and the  or 
keys move backward and forward in the file
being played in five second increments.
The SKIP key ends playback of the current
file.

4. After scrolling to a file, you can press the

MENU key for a list of playback options.

Main Menu jumps to the Main Menu.

• Back jumps back to the list of recorded
files.

• Play From Here plays the current recording
and all recordings afterwards.

• Delete All deletes all recorded audio files.

• Delete Earlier deletes recorded audio files

prior to the selected audio file.

• Delete Later deletes the selected audio
file and all recorded audio files after the
selected file.

The EZ Scan Software includes advanced
audio file playback and management features
in addition to the audio playback and
management features in the radio.

4949

USING IF OUTPUT

Your scanner can provide its IF/
discriminator output signal to the
headphone jack. The IF/discriminator
output is unsquelched and unfiltered,
making it ideal for third party signal
analysis and decoding software and
hardware.

To activate IF Output mode:

1. Press MENU.

2. Scroll to the Program Menu, Press SEL,

Global Settings, Press SEL to continue.

3. Scroll past the Expert section to the IF
Out setting.

4. Press the  to scroll through the
available options:

Off = disables the IF output function.
HP = routes the IF/discriminator to the

headphone jack.
HP/SP = routes the IF/discriminator

signal to the headphone jack and the
speaker.

INTERNAL CLOCK/CALENDAR

Your scanner includes a real-time
clock/calendar that is used to correctly
date and time stamp recorded audio
files. The first time you power on your
scanner, you will be prompted to set the
time and date.
If batteries are allowed to fully discharge,
or if they are removed from the scanner
for more than a few minutes, the date
and time will need to be set again. You
can also set the date and time over
the USB connection using the EZ Scan
Software, or directly on the radio using
the Set Clock function in the Main Menu.

5050

MONITORING & SCANNING

When programmed, your scanner
provides two basic functions for
scanning radio transmissions:

• Monitoring – Listening to a single
object.

• Scanning – Checking multiple saved
objects, stopping when a transmission
is detected.

To scan more quickly, you can skip or
lock out frequencies that you do not
wish to scan. A skipped frequency
is ignored during the current scan; a
locked out frequency is ignored for all
scans unless it is unlocked.

To monitor a frequency or talkgroup:

1. From the main menu, select Browse
Objects, then press .

2. Use the direction keys to browse
Scanlists and objects.

3. Press /II/SEL to monitor the
displayed frequency.

4. Press  or  to select another object
or press /II/SEL to begin scanning.

To scan your active Scanlists:

1. Press MENU.

2. Select Scan from the main menu and

press  or /II/SEL.

3. To pause the scan, press /II/SEL
when scanner stops on a transmission.
To resume scanning, press /II/SEL
again.

5151

MONITORING & SCANNING

To enable or disable Scanlists:

While scanning, pressing 1 thru 200 will
toggle the selected scanlist on or off. Each
button must be pressed within 2 second
of the last. If more than 1 scanlist will be
toggled on or off, press the decimal once as
a separator. Pressing the decimal twice will
end the sequence.

Example: If you wish to toggle scanlist 9 you
press 9 If you wish to toggle scanlist 9, 11,
and 22 simply press the following 9 . 11 . 22
or 9 . 11 . 22 . or 9 . 11 . 22..

To lock out objects:

1. From main menu, select Browse Objects,
then press .

2. Use the  keys to browse objects then
press MENU.

3. Select Locked Out and press . A check
mark ( )indicates Lockout is selected. A
square (o) indicates Lockout is disabled.
An uppercase L in the display indicates a
locked out frequency.

NOTE: The SKIP button can be programmed
in the Global Settings Menu (first option
under the Expert section) to perform the
Lockout function.

To skip transmissions while scanning:

1. Wait for scanner to stop on the
transmission and press SKIP. An uppercase
S in the display indicates a skipped object.

2. To skip a specific object, you can browse to
the object and press SKIP.

3. To restore a skipped object, browse to it
and press SKIP.

4. To restore all skipped objects, in the main
menu, select Restore Skipped and press .

NOTE: If the specific object is locked out
vs. skipped the SKIP button may have been
programmed as Lockout function.

5252

MONITORING & SCANNING

The SKIP/LOCKOUT list can hold 250 entries.
If the list is full, the user will get an error
beep.

TIP: Consider how you plan to organize your
objects for scanning. You can organize your
scan lists geographically, assigning objects
for your location in one list and objects for
other locations in different lists. You can
organize your scan lists by trunking system,
assigning TGRP objects associated with
specific trunked radio systems to separate
lists.

To rename a Scanlist:

1. Select Scanlist from the main menu, then
press .

2. Select a Scanlist and press . The Scanlist
name appears.

3. Press  or  to move the cursor; press 
or  to change the character. Press SKIP to
delete a character.

To set priority objects. Priority is used only
when you want regular scanner operation
interrupted to hear something on your
priority object(s):

1. Browse to the object and press Menu.

2. Select Priority and press . A check mark

( ) indicates an Priority is selected. A
square (o) indicates Priority is disabled.

NOTE: To set priority, Priority Mode must be
enabled in the Configuration menu. Setting
any object as a priority can cause normal
scanner interruption.

5353

SCANLIST & SCAN SETS

There are 20 Scan Sets that work in
conjunction with Scanlists to provide
additional scan object selection capability
and flexibility. Each Scan Set contains a list of
all 200 normal Scanlists.

With Scan Sets you can quickly select large
groups of Scanlists to enable or disable,
just by enabling or disabling the Scan Sets
that contain the desired groups of Scanlists,
instead of individually editing the list of
enabled Scanlists every time you want to
change the group of Scanlists you wish to
monitor.

For example:

On Scanlists 01 through 30 you decide to
put all of City1. On Scanlists 31 through 50
you decided to put all of City 2, on Scanlists
51 through 62 you decided to put all of City

3. When you move from city to city, it would

take some time to individually toggle off the
unwanted scanlists and toggle on the new
ones. This is where Scan sets come in.

NOTE: When you start a scan, the first thing
the scanner does is check to see what Scan
set(s) is (are) enabled. It finds Scan set 01
on by default. Next it checks to see what
Scanlists are permitted in Scan set 01 and
it finds that every scanlist is checked (all are
allowed). This means the scanner will use
the checked Scanlist boxes to control what
Scanlists are scanned. If you have objects
stored and the scanner reports, “Nothing
to Scan!” Check to see if you accidentally
unchecked the box for Scan set 01.

5454

SEARCHING

You can locate active frequencies quickly
and easily using one of the Scanner’s three
convenient frequency search modes:

• Spectrum Sweeper – sweeps rapidly
through frequency ranges in 1MHz blocks.
Unlike the frequency counter method used
in other scanners, Spectrum Sweeper is far
more sensitive, arguably just as fast and
the only technology that lets you lock out
and keep searching in the same band.

• Service Search – searches through
frequencies used by the following radio
services: Public Safety, VHF/UHF (AM),
[Mosque, CB UHF (country specific)],
Amateur, [CB 26MHz, CB 27MHz (country
specific)], VHF Mar, and FRS/ GMRS/MURS.
This is a good way to find activity on local
frequencies.

• Limit Search – searches within a range of
frequencies that you define.

To use Spectrum Sweeper:

1. In the main menu, select Search, and press

 to enter the search menu.

2. Select Spectrum Sweeper and press .

3. Select All Bands or Public Safety and press

right () to start the search. Spectrum
Sweeper sweeps through frequency ranges
in 1 MHz blocks.

4. Press MENU to stop search which enters
Sweeper menu where you can select fewer
bands to search.

To perform a Service Search:

1. In the main menu, select Search, and press

 to enter to the search menu.

2. Select Service Search and press .

3. Scroll through the available services, select

a service, and press  to start the search.

4. Press MENU to stop search which enters
service menu.

5555

SEARCHING

Assign Service Search to WX key:

1. In the main menu, select Program Menu
then select Global Settings.

2. Press  once to show WxK.

3. Use  or  to assign Country specific

Service Search to WX key.

4. Press MENU then SEL to save your
changes.

To perform a Limit Search:

1. In the main menu, select Search, and

press  to enter to the search menu

2. Select Limit Search, and press . The

search begins immediately.

3. To change the search range, press

MENU.

4. Scroll to Lo and press .

5. Press  or  to move the cursor; press

or to change the value.

6. Press SEL to save the new value and

return to the search menu.

7. Scroll to Hi and press .

8. Press  or  to move the cursor; press

or to change the value.

9. Press SEL to save the new value and

return to the search menu.

10. Press  to continue the search.

11. Press MENU to stop search when enters

Limit Menu.

To save found frequencies:

1. Press MENU.

2. Then select Store Channel and press SEL.

EZ Scan adds the frequency to the default
Scanlist and names it based on the search
type.

5656

SEARCH SETTINGS

To change search settings, press MENU
while the search is active.

Spectrum Sweeper Settings

• Atten – Attenuation. On or Off.

• Zeromatic – On or off.

• Delay – How long scanner waits after a

transmission before resuming.

• Special Mode – Skips 1MHz block where
you have skipped five or more frequencies.
Special Mode is useful when you are close
to many high-power transmitters that are
close together in frequency.

• Frequency Ranges – Defines a frequency
range to focus a search.

Service Search Settings

• Atten – Attenuation. On or Off.

• Zeromatic – On or off.

• Delay – How long scanner waits after a

transmission before resuming.

• Frequency Ranges – Defines a frequency
range to focus a search.

• Rx Mode – Set the RX modulation mode
to automatic, or forces AM mode or FM
mode. RX Mode functions in VHF/UHF
(AM) and Amateur bands, Press  or  to
change.

Limit Search Settings

• Atten – Attenuation. On or Off.

• Zeromatic – On or off.

• Delay –How long scanner waits after a

transmission before resuming.

• Lo – Lowest frequency in the search range.

• Hi – Highest frequency in the search range.

5757

SAVING FOUND CTCSS, DCS or NAC

When importing objects from the Library,
squelch codes are automatically imported. If
this information is missing, your scanner can
quickly identify these codes during a search,
if present. When a channel includes a CTCSS,
DCS or NAC code, the code appears on the
bottom line of the display, followed by an

“ ”, which indicates a valid CTCSS, DCS or
NAC code:

CTCSS 127.3

To save the found code with the channel:

1. When a CTCSS or DCS code is found by
the search feature, press MENU. Store SQ
code appears.

2. Press SEL.

After the code is saved, the scanner will only
stop on transmissions that have a matching
CTCSS, DCS or NAC squelch code present.

NOTE: In the Global Settings Menu, Simple
Display must be unchecked to display and
save found CTCSS, DCS or NAC codes.

5858

USING V SCANNER STORAGE

V-Scanner II Storage System -Scanner II (VS­II) system provides you with a way to store
multiple configurations on your scanner. VS-II
configurations are created, managed and
copied to the SD Card using the EZ Scan
software.

You can load stored VS-II configurations
by selecting the V-Scanner option from the
Main Menu, then scrolling to the desired
VS-II configuration using the  or  keys.
Press the SEL key to activate the selected
VS-II configuration. Any changes that you
have made to the current VS-II or default
configuration will be automatically saved
to the SD Card before the selected VS-II
configuration is loaded.

All V-Scanner folder creation and
management is performed using the EZ
Scan software. Data in your VS-II folders is
updated automatically in the field as you
use them. Unlike previous versions of the
V-Scanner feature, it is not necessary to
“save” and “load” the VS-II folders you
are working with - just select the desired
VS-II folder and the radio handles the rest
automatically.

NOTE: It is not possible to create or delete
VS-II folders while in the field. All VS-II folder
management is accomplished using the EZ
Scan software.

5959

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

To access configuration settings, select
Program Menu then Global Settings from the
menu, and press .

• Cancel Changes – Cancels changes you
have just made.

• Save Changes – Saves changes you have
just made.

• Default Vals – Restores default settings.

• Simple Display – Limits displayed

information.

• Default SL – Sets the default Scanlist.

• Priority Mode – Enables Priority mode.

• Priority Time – Time between priority

scans.

• Enable Record – Turns on the record
feature.

• Search Record – when active unit records
transmissions found while searching.

• G Atten Mode – Enables Global
Attenuation.

• G Atten On – Activates Global Attenuation

• Search Dg AGC – Applies Digital AGC to

found digital transmissions.

• G AGC Mode – Enables Global AGC.

• G AGC On – Activates Global AGC.

• Scan Sets Opt – Turns on Scan Set Feature.

• Sounds – Sets EZ Scan beeps and alert

sounds.

• Alerts – Controls audio alerts.

• Key Beeps – Enables or disables key tones.

• Beep Volume – Sets key tone volume.

• Alert Volume – Object volume.

• Contrast – Sets the LCD contrast.

• LModeBAT – Backlight mode during

battery operation.

• LModeEXT – Backlight mode (external
power).

• Lite Area – Sets LCD and keypad lighting.

• Lite Time – Backlight duration.

• Lite Level – Controls backlight brightness.

6060

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

• Welcome Text 1-5 – Sets the text displayed
on five lines of the display when the
scanner is first turned on.

 Expert 

• Skip – Programmed to “lockout” will
permanently locks out an object when the
SKIP button is pressed.

• Blink Time 1-2 – Controls the amount of
time each item is displayed.

• Show Radio ID – Displays the Radio ID for
trunked systems, if available. Tag Only.

• Use RID Alert – Controls alert for Radio ID
transmissions.

• Show VC/CC – Displays voice and
control channel. Simple Display must be
unchecked. Show Radio ID will override if
available.

• Show TGID – Displays talkgroup ID. Simple
Display must be unchecked.

• Show Site Name – Displays trunking site
name, only if two or more trunking system
sites are programmed. Simple Display

must be unchecked.

• CONV TGID – Displays the talkgroup ID
for P25/DMR conventional talkgroup calls.
Simple Display must be unchecked.

• CONV Radio ID – Displays the Radio ID
for P25 conventional calls. Simple Display
must be unchecked.

• PC/IF CCDump – Streams ASCII Control
Channel Dump data over the USB interface
for trunking control channels.

• To file – Stores ASCII Control Channel
Dump data to the SD card.

Limit 100
Trim Logs
Clear Logs

6161

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

• Low Batt Time – Interval (seconds) between
low battery alert sounds.

• Charge Time – Sets the radio charge time.

• TG Disp – Display format for talkgroup IDs.

• M36 Stat Bits – Uses status bits to track

Motorola 3600 baud trunking talkgroup
calls.

• M36 ENC

• EDACS Dig

• BandPlan – Selects Country bandplan

• FlexStep – Permits using Split channel

frequency.

• EncMode – For encrypted voice calls:
Noise, Silent, or Tone.

• EncLevel – Sets the encrypted call tone
level.

• IF Out – Routes the IF Discriminator signal
to the headphone jack.

• DSP Level Adapt – Controls how fast the
DSP adjusts to varying P25 levels (default:

64). Higher values = faster rates.

• ADC Gain – Controls input signal to
CODEC (default: +0dB).

• DAC Gain – Sets output signal from
CODEC, varying the audio level of
decoded digital signals (default: +0dB).

• Auto Power On

At 00:00
Mode:

• ZM Delay

• ZM Threshold

• ZM Slope

• WxK - choose localized service search

function for WX key.

6262

USING EZ SCAN SOFTWARE to

UPDATE SCANNER

1. Turn off the Scanner

2. Connect the scanner to your computer

using the USB cable supplied. The
computer should recognize the scanner’s
Micro SD card as a new drive. If an auto
run screen appears, close it.

3. Select Check for CPU Firmware Update
in the update menu.

4. Click Check for Updates on the update
screen.

5. If there are available updates, click Update
My Scanner.

6. Please be patient, this can take several
minutes. When complete, click Done.

DSP FIRMWARE UPDATES

1. Turn off the Scanner.

2. Connect the scanner to your computer

using the USB cable supplied. The
computer should recognize the scanner’s
Micro SD card as a new drive. If an auto
run screen appears, close it.

3. Select Check for DSP Firmware Update
in the update menu.

4. Click Check for Updates.

5. If there are available updates, click Update

My Scanner.

6. Please be patient, this can take several
minutes. When complete, click Done.

6363

MAINTENANCE

Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it
dry immediately. Use and store the scanner
only in normal temperature environments.
Handle the scanner carefully; do not drop it.
Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt,
and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to
keep it looking new.

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.

BIRDIE FREQUENCIES

Birdies are operating frequencies, which all
scanners have, that are created inside the
scanner’s receiver and can cause interference.
If the interference is not severe, you adjusting
the squelch might omit the birdie, but if
you program one of these frequencies after
a search, you will hear only noise on that
frequency. If you suspect that a frequency
you have programmed is being affected by a
birdie, try removing the antenna.

Removing the antenna will help determine if
the interfering signal is a birdie signal being
generated inside of the scanner, or the result
of an external interference source. If the
noise on a frequency is not affected when
the antenna is removed, it is almost certainly
the result of a birdie. If the noise disappears
when the antenna is removed, the noise is
most likely coming from an external source.
Moving the scanner may reduce or solve the
issue.

6464

TROUBLESHOOTING/

ERROR MESSAGES

For detailed troubleshooting/error messages,
please visit the FAQ section of our website at

www.whistlergroup.com or call toll

free 479.273.6012 or in the UK at www.

moonraker.eu or call [phone] for

assistance.

Should you experience difficulty, please refer
to the following troubleshooting guide for
assistance.

Poor or no reception

• Weak signals from distant stations.

• Reposition for best reception. 2-Way

radio reception is line-of-sight. Consider
an outdoor antenna; the first 30 feet of
elevation makes the most difference.

• Attenuator in use on weak signals. Check
performance with and without attenuator
activated, use setting with best reception.

• Strong signal overload from nearby
transmitter. Check performance with and
without attenuator activated, use setting
with best reception.

• Loose or defective antenna. Inspect
antenna and connectors and correct any
problems found.

• Incorrect modulation mode selected.
Ensure that proper modulation mode is
selected for the type of system being
monitored. If necessary, use the PC
Application to change modulation mode.

“Scanning not available” shown in display

• The batteries are low and all functions that
write data to the MicroSD Card (including
scanning) are disabled to prevent data
corruption. Recharge or replace the
batteries.

The scanner is on but does not scan

• The squelch may not be adjusted correctly.
Turn the squelch control clockwise.

6565

TROUBLESHOOTING/

ERROR MESSAGES

The scanner does not recognize the
MicroSD Card

• The Micro SD Card is not properly
formatted. Use the PC Application to
reformat the card. If using Windows to
format the card, the card format must be
FAT or FAT32 with 32kB clusters. Check all
three boxes.

• The MicroSD Card may not be inserted
fully. Press the MicroSD Card into the slot
until a click is heard and the card is fully
inserted in the slot.

• The MicroSD Card may be defective.
Replace with a new MicroSD Card.

Init SD Card” appears when the scanner is
turned on

• The MicroSD Card is not properly
formatted. Use the PC Application to
reformat the card.

• The MicroSD Card may not be inserted
fully. Press the MicroSD Card into the slot
until a click is heard and the card is fully
inserted in the slot.

The scanner does not function

• Ensure that the scanner is equipped with
fresh batteries. If powering the scanner
from external power, make certain that the
USB power plug is fully inserted into the
scanners USB jack.

Low battery warning beeps and message
on LCD display

• Recharge rechargeable batteries or
replace alkaline batteries. Ensure that the
battery type selection switch in the battery
compartment is set to the correct battery
type.

• Please consider using an external charger
whenever possible to keep batteries
maintained.

6666

TROUBLESHOOTING/

ERROR MESSAGES

MicroSD Card error messages

The scanners MicroSD Card must be
formatted correctly for proper operation. If
the MicroSD Card is corrupted, defective,
improperly formatted or missing or if
essential files or directories are not present
on the card, the scanner displays an error
message. If you experience an error message
while using your scanner in the field, take
a moment to ensure that the MicroSD card
is fully inserted in the slot. If this does not
correct the problem, refer to the following
table for the meanings of the various error
codes and steps you can take to correct the
problem:

Code Meaning Corrective Action

01-00 General heap

error

01-01 Unable to

allocate from
help

02-00 Unknown

object type in
data

02-01 Unknown

TSYS type in
data

03-00 No MicroSD

card inserted

03-01 General error

initializing file
system

03-02 Cluster size

bad

03-03 Error reading

SD card

Contact Support and provide error code
information

Contact Support and provide error code
information

Use PC Application to delete any
corrupted objects or create a new
configuration

Use PC Application to delete any
corrupted TSYS objects or create a new
configuration

Ensure that a properly formatted MicroSD
card is fully inserted and locked in the
MicroSD slot

Reinsert the SD card to ensure it is fully
inserted in locked in the SD card slot. If
necessary, reformat the SD card using
the PC Application "Prepare SD Card for
use" option. Replace the SD card if the
problem persists.

Reinsert the MicroSD card to ensure it
is fully inserted in locked in the MicroSD
slot. If necessary, reformat the MicroSD
card using the PC Application "Prepare
MicroSD Card for use" option. Replace the
MicroSD card if the problem persists.

Reinsert the MicroSD card to ensure it
is fully inserted in locked in the MicroSD
slot. If necessary, reformat the MicroSD
card using the PC Application "Prepare SD
card for use" option. Replace the MicroSD
card if the problem persists.

6767

TROUBLESHOOTING/

ERROR MESSAGES

03-04 Error writing

SD card

03-05 MicroSD card

is full

03-06 MicroSD card

write protected

03-07 Mass storage

mode is active

03-08 Unknown

MicroSD card
read/write error

04-00 Initialization

error

04-01 Initialization

error

04-02 Firmware load

error

05-00 Unable to load

CONFIG_.BIN

05-01 CONFIG_.BIN

file error

05-02 CONFIG_.BIN

file error

05-03 CONFIG_.BIN

file error

Reinsert the MicroSD card to ensure it is
fully inserted in locked in the MicroSD slot.
If necessary, reformat the MicroSD card
using the PC Application "Prepare SD card
for use" option. Replace the MicroSD card
if the problem persists.

Reduce size of configuration, remove
unnecessary audio recordings or switch to
a MicroSD card with more capacity.

Reinsert the MicroSD card to ensure it is
fully inserted in locked in the MicroSD slot.
If necessary, reformat the MicroSD card
using the PC Application "Prepare SD card
for use" option. Replace the MicroSD card
if the problem persists.

Under normal conditions this error should
not appear. Mass storage device mode is
disabled when the scanner is connected
to a computer and scanning. Disconnect
the radio from the computer, wait a few
seconds, then reconnect. Contact Support
if the problem persists.

Reinsert the MicroSD card to ensure it is
fully inserted in locked in the MicroSD slot.
If necessary, reformat the MicroSD card
using the PC Application "Prepare SD Card
for use" option. Replace the MicroSD card
if the problem persists.

Contact Support and provide error code
information

Contact Support and provide error code
information

Contact Support and provide error code
information

Reformat the SD card using the PC
Application "Prepare SD Card for use"
option. Replace the SD card if the problem
persists.

Reformat the MicroSD card using the PC
Application "Prepare SD Card for use"
option. Replace the MicroSD card if the
problem persists.

Reformat the MicroSD card using the PC
Application "Prepare SD Card for use"
option. Replace the MicroSD card if the
problem persists.

Reformat the MicroSD card using the PC
Application "Prepare SD Card for use"
option. Replace the MicroSD card if the
problem persists.

6868

SPECIFICATIONS

Receiving modes ................ AM, FM, FM-MOT (Motorola),

LTR (EF Johnson), CTCSS, DCS, NAC on P25, EDACS
wide/narrow (GE/Ericsson/HARRIS), P25-Phase I, X2­TDMA, P25-Phase II, DMR, MotoTRBO™ Tier II, NXDN

Receiving system ...............Triple conversion PLL superhet

Display .............. Full dot matrix bitmap LCD (132x65 dots)

Sensitivity .... (FM 12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)

VHF Low .................................................................... 0.2 μV

VHF (AM) ................................................................... 0.4 μV

VHF High 137-174 MHz ............................................. 0.3 μV

VHF High 216-300 MHz ............................................. 0.4 μV

UHF Low 300-406MHz .............................................. 0.8 μV

UHF/UHF-T 406-520 MHz ......................................... 0.4 μV

UHF High 758-960 MHz ............................................ 0.5 μV

1240 -1300 MHz ........................................................ 0.5 μV

Squelch sensitivity (band center)

Threshold ...................................................... AM/FM 0.5 μV

Tight ....................................(S+N)/N: AM 20 dB, FM 25 dB

Spurious rejection ............... VHF High at 154.1 MHz: 40 dB

(Except Primary image)

Signal to noise ratio ................................... 35-40 dB typical

(100 μV input signal)
Scanning rate without trunking .138-147.9 MHz:70ch/sec
(100 kHz Intervals)

Search rate ...................162.25-167.25 MHz: 80 steps/sec.

Scan and Search delay time .............................. 2 seconds

Audio max. power RF input :100 μV at 154.1 MHz
(DEV:3kHz at 1kHz)
8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal
(BTL): 500 m Watts

Intermediate frequency

1st ....................................................................... 380.8 MHz

2nd ....................................................................... 21.4 MHz

3rd ...........................................................................455 kHz

Current drain ..........8 Ohm internal speaker at 154.1 MHz,

5V Ext Power, Squelched: 170 mA
(Back light off/without charging)

Antenna impedance ............................................. 50 Ohms

Temperature range (optimal) ....................... -10°C to 60°C

Speaker ...............Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Operating voltage ... DC 4.8 Volts (4 AA Ni-MH batteries)

.....................................DC 6 Volts (4 AA alkaline batteries)

External power/charge voltage USB Power (DC 5V 500mA)
Dimensions (HWD) ... 5.31 x 2.12 x 1.06 inch (135 x 67 x 28
mm)

Weight ...........................................................7.4 oz. (210g)

Without antenna and batteries

6969

UK FREQUENCY COVERAGE

*Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular
MobileRadiotelephone Service: 824-848.9875
MHz and 869-893.9875 MHz

Frequency Range:
25-88, 108-512, 806-960, 1240-1300 MHz

25.000 - 26.960 MHz .................. (10 kHz steps/FM)

26.965 - 27.405 MHz .................. (10 kHz steps/FM)

27.60125 - 27.99125 MHz .......... (10 kHz steps/FM)

29.510 - 29.700 MHz .................... (5 kHz steps/FM)

29.710 - 47.000 MHz .................. (10 kHz steps/FM)

47.000 - 50.000 MHz .................... (5 kHz steps/FM)

50.000 - 52.000 MHz .................. (10 kHz steps/FM)

52.000 - 88.000 MHz ............... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

108.000 - 136.9916 MHz .........(8.33 kHz steps/AM)

137.000 - 137.995 MHz ................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

138.000 - 219.99375 MHz ....... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

220.000 - 224.995 MHz ................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

225.000 - 399.9875 MHz .........(12.5 kHz steps/AM)

400.000 - 512.000 MHz ........... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

806.000 - 960.000 MHz ........... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

1240.000 - 1300.000 MHz ....... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

Service Search Menu

Public Safety
U/VHF AM
Mosque
Amateur
CB UK
VHF Mar
PMR446

Bandplan is subject to change as
needed. Please check our online user
guides for the most recent bandplan.

7070

AUS FREQUENCY COVERAGE

*Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular
MobileRadiotelephone Service: 824-848.9875
MHz and 869-893.9875 MHz

Frequency Range:
25-54, 70-87.5, 108-174, 216-520, 758-960, 1240­1300 MHz

25.000 - 26.960 MHz ..................(10 kHz steps/AM)

26.965 - 27.405 MHz ..................(10 kHz steps/AM)

27.410 - 29.505 MHz ....................(5 kHz steps/AM)

29.510 - 29.700 MHz .................... (5 kHz steps/FM)

29.710 - 49.830 MHz .................. (10 kHz steps/FM)

49.835 - 54.000 MHz .................... (5 kHz steps/FM)

70.000 - 87.500 MHz ............... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

108.000 - 136.9916 MHz .........(8.33 kHz steps/AM)

137.000 - 174.0000 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

216.000 - 224.980 MHz .............. (20 kHz steps/FM)

225.000 - 379.975 MHz ..............(25 kHz steps/AM)

403.000 - 520.000 MHz ........... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

758.000 - 781.9875 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

791.000 - 796.9875 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

806.000 - 960.000 MHz ........... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

1240.000 - 1300.000 MHz ....... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

Service Search Menu

Public Safety
U/VHF AM
CB UHF
Amateur
CB 27MHz
VHF Mar AU
FRS/GMRS/MURS

Bandplan is subject to change as
needed. Please check our online user
guides for the most recent bandplan

7171

NZL FREQUENCY COVERAGE

*Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular
MobileRadiotelephone Service: 824-848.9875
MHz and 869-893.9875 MHz

Frequency Range:
25-54, 70-87.5, 108-174, 216-520, 758-960, 1240­1300 MHz

25.000 - 26.960 MHz ..................(10 kHz steps/AM)

26.965 - 27.405 MHz ..................(10 kHz steps/AM)

27.410 - 29.505 MHz ....................(5 kHz steps/AM)

29.510 - 29.700 MHz .................... (5 kHz steps/FM)

29.710 - 49.830 MHz .................. (10 kHz steps/FM)

49.835 - 54.000 MHz .................... (5 kHz steps/FM)

70.000 - 87.500 MHz ............... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

108.000 - 136.9916 MHz .........(8.33 kHz steps/AM)

137.000 - 174.0000 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

216.000 - 224.980 MHz .............. (20 kHz steps/FM)

225.000 - 379.975 MHz ..............(25 kHz steps/AM)

403.000 - 520.000 MHz ........... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

758.000 - 781.9875 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

791.000 - 796.9875 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

806.000 - 960.000 MHz ........... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

1240.000 - 1300.000 MHz ....... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

Service Search Menu

Public Safety
U/VHF AM
CB UHF
Amateur
CB 26MHz
VHF Mar AU
FRS/GMRS/MURS

Bandplan is subject to change as
needed. Please check our online user
guides for the most recent bandplan

7272

FRA FREQUENCY COVERAGE

*Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular
MobileRadiotelephone Service: 824-848.9875 MHz and
869-893.9875 MHz

Frequency Range:
25-54, 108-174, 216-512, 764-960, 1240-1300 MHz

25.000-27.405 MHz ................................(5 kHz steps/AM)

27.410-29.695 MHz ................................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

29.700-49.99375 MHz ....................... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

50.000-54.000 MHz ................................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

108.000-136.9916 MHz .....................(8.33 kHz steps/AM)

137.000-137.995 MHz ............................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

138.000-143.975 MHz ..........................(25 kHz steps/AM)

143.9875-145.9875 MHz ................... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

146.000-174.000 MHz ....................... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

216.0025-219.9975 MHz ........................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

220.000-224.995 MHz ............................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

225.000-379.975 MHz ..........................(25 kHz steps/AM)

380.005-384.495 MHz .......................... (10 kHz steps/FM)

384.500-390.000 MHz ..........................(25 kHz steps/AM)

390.005-394.495 MHz .......................... (10 kHz steps/FM)

394.500-399.975 MHz ..........................(25 kHz steps/AM)

400.000-429.99375 MHz ................... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

430.000-439.9875 MHz ..................... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

440.000-512.000 MHz ....................... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

764.000-781.996875 MHz ............... (3.125 kHz steps/FM)

791.000-796.996875 MHz ............... (3.125 kHz steps/FM)

806.000-823.9875 MHz ..................... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

849.000-868.9875 MHz ..................... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

894.000-939.9875 MHz ..................... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

940.000-960.000 MHz ....................... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

1240.000-1300.000 MHz ................... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

Service Search Menu

Public Safety
U/VHF AM
Mosque
Amateur
CB
VHF Mar
PMR446

Bandplan is subject to change as needed. Please
check our online user guides for the most recent
bandplan

7373

ZAF FREQUENCY COVERAGE

*Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular
MobileRadiotelephone Service: 824-848.9875
MHz and 869-893.9875 MHz

Frequency Range:
25-54, 108-174, 216-512, 764-960, 1240-1300
MHz

25.000 -27.9950 MHz ...................(5 kHz steps/AM)

28.000 - 29.7000 MHz ................ (10 kHz steps/FM)

29.700 - 29.9850 MHz .............(12.5 kHz steps/AM)

30.000 - 49.9850 MHz .................. (5 kHz steps/FM)

50.000 - 54.0000 MHz .................. (5 kHz steps/FM)

108.000 - 118.000 MHz ...........(8.33 kHz steps/AM)

118.100 - 136.995 MHz ................(5 kHz steps/AM)

137.000 - 137.995 MHz ................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

138.000 - 143.9875 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

144.000 - 174.000 MHz ........... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

216.0025 - 219.9975 MHz ............ (5 kHz steps/FM)

220.000 - 224.995 MHz ................ (5 kHz steps/FM)

225.000 - 429.9875 MHz ......... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

430.000 - 445.9875 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

446.000 - 446.200 MHz ........... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

446.200 - 512.000 MHz ........... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

764.000 - 781.996875 MHz ... (3.125 kHz steps/FM)

791.000 - 796.996875 MHz ... (3.125 kHz steps/FM)

806.000 - 939.9875 MHz ......... (12.5 kHz steps/FM)

940.000 - 960.000 MHz ........... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

1240.000 - 1300.000 MHz ....... (6.25 kHz steps/FM)

Service Search Menu

Public Safety
U/VHF AM
Mosque
Amateur
CB 27MHz
VHF Mar
PMR446

Bandplan is subject to change as needed.
Please check our online user guides for the
most recent bandplan

7474

CONSUMER WARRANTY

This Whistler product is warranted to the
original purchaser for a period of one (1) year
from the date of original purchase against
all defects in materials and workmanship,
when purchased from an authorized Whistler
retailer. This limited warranty is void if the
unit is abused, misused, modified, installed
improperly, or if the housing and/or serial
numbers have been removed. There are no
express warranties covering this product
other than those set forth in this warranty.
All express or implied warranties for this
product are limited to one (1) year. Whistler
is not liable for damages arising from the
use, misuse, or operation of this product
including but not limited to loss of time,
inconvenience, loss of use of your product or
property damage caused by your product or
its failure to work, or any other incidental or
consequential damages including personal
injury.

RETURN ITEM TO STORE WHERE

PURCHASED.
FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION,
CONTACT WHISTLER CUSTOMER

SERVICE AT MOONRAKER UK LIMITED

[phone]

Or email

[e-mail]______

Representatives are available to answer your

questions

Monday – Friday

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (GMT)

7575

SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY

During the warranty period, defective
units will be repaired or replaced (with the
same or a comparable model), at Whistler’s
option, without charge to the purchaser
when returned prepaid, with dated proof
of purchase to the address below. Units
returned without dated proof of purchase will
be considered out of warranty and therefore
are not covered by the described Limited
Warranty.
(Refer to Service Out-of-Warranty section.)
Due to the specialized equipment necessary
for testing Whistler products, there are
no authorized service centers other than
Whistler. When returning a unit for service
under warranty, please follow these
instructions:

1. Ship the unit in the original carton or in a
suitable sturdy equivalent, fully insured,
with return receipt requested to:

Whistler Repair Dept.

1412 South 1st St.

Rogers, AR. 72756

Please allow 3 weeks turnaround time

IMPORTANT: Whistler will not assume
responsibility for loss or damage incurred in
shipping. Therefore, please ship your unit
insured with return receipt requested. CODs
will not be accepted!

2. Include with your unit the following
information, clearly printed:

• Your name and physical street address
for shipping (no PO Boxes), a daytime
telephone number, and an email address (if
applicable).

• A detailed description of the problem
(e.g.,“device will not Power ON”).

• A copy of your dated proof of purchase or
bill of sale.

7676

SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY

3. Be certain your unit is returned with its
serial number. Units without serial numbers
are not covered under warranty.

IMPORTANT: To validate that your unit is
within the warranty period, make sure you
keep a copy of your dated proof of purchase.
For warranty verification purposes, a copy
of your dated store receipt must accompany
any Whistler product sent in for warranty
work.

PLEASE NOTE: It is advisable to check
with your retailer to find out specific returns
procedures

SERVICE OUT-of- WARRANTY

Units will be repaired at “out-of-warranty”
service rates when:

• The unit’s original warranty has expired.

• A dated proof of purchase is not supplied.

• The unit has been returned without its

serial number.

• The unit has been misused, abused,
modified, installed improperly, or had its
housing removed.

The minimum out-of-warranty service fee
for your Whistler Scanner is £100.00 (UK
Sterling). If you require out-of-warranty
service, please return your unit as outlined in
the section “Service Under Warranty” along
with a cashier’s check or money order in the
amount of £100.00. Payment may also be
made by VISA or MasterCard.

In the event repairs cannot be covered by the
minimum service fee, you will be contacted
by a Whistler technical service specialist who
will outline options available to you.

IMPORTANT: When returning your unit
for service, be certain to include a daytime
telephone number and an email address (if
applicable).

7777

CUSTOMER SERVICE

If you have questions concerning the
operation of your Whistler product, or require
service during or after the warranty period,
please call Customer Service at

[phone]

Representatives are available to answer your
questions Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. (GMT) or visit the FAQ at

www.whistlergroup.com.

7878

7979

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

1716 SW Commerce Dr. Ste. 8
PO Box 1760
Bentonville, AR 72712
U.S.A.
TEL 1+479-273-6012

www.whistlergroup.com

EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS

C/O Moonraker UK Limited
Deethe Farm Estate
Cranfield Road
Woburn Sands
Bucks MK17 8UR
UK
TEL [phone]

FAX [phone]
www.moonraker.eu

For US Patent info visit: www.whistlergroup.com/pat

P/N 581008a-TRX1E
09B19 ©2019 The Whistler Group, Inc.