PRELI MI NARY DRAFT Owner’s Manual PRO-433 1000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner
Features Your RadioShack 1000-Channel Trunking Scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed to track Motorola® Type I, Type II, hybrid analog systems, (such as Smartnet® and Privacy Plus®) plus M/A-COM EDACS® and EF Johnson LTR. Those systems are extensively used in many 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and UHF communication systems. Trunking communications systems let a large group of 2- way radio users (or even different groups of 2-way radio users) efficiently use a set of frequencies.
Weather Banks— frequencies are preset and allows the scanner to search 7 weather channels (NOAA, weather) Dimmer — lets you select the brightness of the display backlight. Simultaneous Trunking Operation — allows the scanner to trunk three trunking systems, Motorola and EDACS, at the same time, as well as conventional systems. Hypersearch — lets you set the scanner to search at up to 270 steps per second in frequency bands with 5 kHz steps, compared to the normal search speed of 90 steps per second.
29 - 29.995 5 kHz 30 - 49.995 5 kHz 50 -54 5 kHz 108 - 136.9875 12.5 kHz 137 - 143.995 5 kHz 144 - 147.995 5 kHz 148 – 174 5 kHz 179.75 - 215.75 6 MHz 216 - 224.995 5 kHz 225 - 399.9875 12.5 kHz 400 - 419.99375 6.25 kHz 420 - 449.99375 6.25 kHz 450 - 469.99375 6.25 kHz 470 – 512 6.25 kHz 806 - 823.9875 12.5 kHz 849.0125 - 868.9875 12.5 kHz 894.0125 – 956 12.5 kHz 1240 – 1300 12.
SCANNING LEGALLY Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to.
not open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties. We encourage responsible, legal scanner use. Step 1: install your scanner These guidelines will help you install and set up your new scanner: The 20-433 can be placed on a convenient surface in your home as a base station, and connected to a standard outlet that supplies 120V AC, 60Hz.
WARNING! Use only the supplied AC adapter with this scanner. Insert the connector of the supplied indoor telescoping antenna to the BNC Antenna Connector and apply moderate pressure to secure it. Vehicle Installation You can mount your scanner in your vehicle, using either the supplied bracket or the supplied DIN-E sleeve. Mounting Using the Bracket With the bracket removed from the radio, use the holes in the bracket as a template to initially mark the location you plan to use in your vehicle.
. To remove the unit, see “Removing the Scanner from the DIN-E Sleeve” on Page XX. Note: if you plan to connect a external speaker at a later time, expect to remove the unit for ease of making those connections. Removing the Scanner from the DIN-E Sleeve If you plan to connect other devices or wires to the radio at a later time, you should plan to remove the scanner from the DIN-E sleeve. This is easily done using the provided Removal keys.
5. Reconnect the cable to the negative (-) terminal of your vehicle’s battery. FROM YOUR VEHICLE’S SIGARETTE LIGHTER To power your scanner from a 12V power source in your vehicle, such as a cigarette-lighter socket, you need a 12V, 1A DC cigarette-lighter adapter (not supplied), available at your local RadioShack store. 1. Insert the adapter’s barrel plug into the scanner’s DC 12V jack. 2. Plug the adapter’s other end into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter or power socket.
Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use an earphone or headphones. • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it.
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD Key Function(s) HOLD /RESUME Stops and resumes searching. SCAN/MANUAL Scans the stored channels and scan lists: Stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number or frequency; manually stores talk group IDs in scan lists. E/PGM Stores frequencies into channels; programs the trunking frequency, fleet map, and ID memories. TRUNK Turns trunk tracking on and off and stores trunked frequencies.
MENU Lets you enter the menu mode. 1/HAM Lets you select the ham band in service mode. 2/MRN Lets you select the marine band in service mode. 3/AIR Lets you select the air band in service mode. 4/POL Lets you select the police band in service mode. WX/ Starts weather search and stops it: activates skywarn function. Turns the Signal Stalker function on or off. A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating status.
DLY — appears when you select a Dropout Delay option. L/O — appears when you manually select a channel and talk group you locked out. M-LOCK— appears when you select a memory lock option. — appears when you select Skywarn channel. PGM — appears while you store a frequency into a channel, while you enter a frequency range during a chain search, or when you program trunking frequencies, fleet maps, or ID memories while trunking.
Note: Make sure the scanner’s antenna is connected before you turn it on. 1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise. 2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing sound. 3. If the scanner is scanning, press SCAN/MANUAL to stop scanning, then turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing stops. STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS You can locate and store specific frequencies into channels for later use.
3. Select the bank where you want to copy/move the frequency. The smallest empty channel number and “000.0000” flashes on and off over the frequency you want to store. 4. Press 5. Press E/PGM to enter the frequency, and return to the program mode. 6. Pressing ・/CLR /DELAY cancels the programming. If there is no empty channel, the scanner automatically selects the first channel of the bank. ▲ or ▼ to move to the channel where you wish to store the frequency.
OR Enter the frequency you want to start from using the number keys, press • to enter a decimal point, then press Note: or . .SRCH appears. If you enter an invalid frequency, the scanner displays ・/CLR /DELAY. Error. Press 2. When the scanner stops on a transmission, quickly press either: HOLD/RESUME to stop searching and listen to the transmission. HOLD appears. PGM to store the displayed frequency into memory. 3. To release the hold and continue searching, press HOLD/RESUME .
To skip a frequency, press L/O when the scanner stops on the frequency during a chain, direct and service search and Signal Stalker. The scanner stores the frequency in memory and automatically resumes the search. To clear a single frequency from skip memory so the scanner stops on it during a chain, direct and service search and Signal Stalker: 1. Press HOLD/RESUME to stop the search. 2. Press or to select the frequency. L/O appears. 3. Press L/O. L/O disappears.
HOLD/RESUME to resume automatic scanning. Special Features DELAY Sometimes a user might pause before replying to a transmission. To avoid missing a reply on a specific channel, the scanner automatically program a 2-second delay into any channel or frequency. You can monitor the channel frequency for an additional 2 seconds after the transmission stops before resuming scanning or searching. Depending on how the scanner is operating, follow one of these steps to program a delay.
To unlock all channels in the banks that are turned on, press HOLD/RESUME to stop scanning, then hold down L/O until the scanner beeps twice. PRIORITY The priority feature lets you scan through the channels and still not miss important or interesting calls on specific channels. You can program one stored channel in each bank as a priority channel. If the priority feature is turned on, as the scanner scans the bank, it checks that bank’s priority channel for activity every 2 seconds.
3. Install the software to your computer and run the program. 4. To set up the program, click on Tools, select Configuration, and select PRO-433 (if necessary). 5. Turn the scanner on. The scanner automatically goes into the wired programming mode. PGM and WirEd appear. Then send the data from the PC. Data frame numbers being received appear. 6. When the scanner has successfully received all data, End appears. If the scanner received an error while receiving data, End, d-Err, and its frame number appear.
TURNING THE BEEP OFF/ON When the beep is set to off, any beep (key touch tone, error tone and confirmation tone) doesn’t sound. 1. Press MENU. 2. Repeatedly press or to display bEEP, then press E/PGM. 3. Repeatedly press or to select OFF or ON, then press E/PGM. 4. Press MENU to exit the menu mode.
L1: Warning L2: Watch L3: Advisory WXA: Weather Alert Testing Digital Weather Alert Tone To hear and test the tones for the three alert levels, press WX/ to select the weather service, then hold down ALERT for about 1 second. The tones sound in the order L3, L2, then L1, and TEST flashes. Each alert code appears as its tone sounds. Press any key to end the test sequence. Programming a FIPS Code To specify a county, SAME uses a standard established by the US Census bureau, called FIPS.
To set to alert only the area you have programmed, press Then press E/PGM. Then go to WX hold. or to move F1 to F15. Skywarn The Skywarn function lets you jump directly to the last channel in memory (Channel 1000) from any mode by press and holding . The scanner goes into scan hold mode and starts receiving transmissions in the last channel. If no frequency is programmed in the last channel, No Prog appears and the scanner sounds an error tone.
Your scanner’ s Signal Stalker feature lets you set the scanner so it detects and then displays the frequency of a nearby strong radio transmission. You can set the scanner so Signal Stalker works “in the background” while you are scanning other frequencies; turn off normal scanning while Signal Stalker works; or turn off Signal Stalker and use the scanner normally. You can set the scanner so it alerts you when Signal Stalker finds a frequency.
179-320 320-512 800-956 Repeatedly press or to select the band you want to set, then press E/PGM. [Other than S-S.band] Proceed to Step 4. 4. Repeatedly press or to select ON or OFF, then press E/PGM. 5. When you select the option, press ・/CLR /DELAY to exit the option mode. Using signal stalker To turn on Signal Stalker, turn SQL fully clockwise, then press except in WX search, program search range, or program mode. appears.
If you feel uncomfortable the break, set the Signal Stalker voice interrupt to off. The scanner doesn't check the Signal Stalker during receiving the audio, so the audio is not interrupted. The scanner resumes checking the Signal Stalker when the signal ends. Trunking Operation The scanner tracks transmissions that use the Motorola Type I, Type II, hybrid, and EDACS and LTR analog trunking systems.
You See Trunk System E1 Ed E2 – 800 E2 – 900 E2 – Hi E2 – UHF Ed – SCt Motorola Type I, and Hybrid EDACS Wide Band: 9600 baund Motorola Type II, 800 MHz frequencies Motorola Type II, 900 MHz frequencies Motorola Type II, VHF(136-174 MHz) frequencies Motorola Type II, UHF (400-512 MHz) frequencies Lt EDACS Scat LTR 3. PROG F appears, then press E/PGM. The scanner automatically selects the first channel in the selected banks. 4.
Hint: While searching, you may not know exactly to whom the talk group IDs are assigned until you listen awhile. To locate talk group ID lists for your local police, fire, and other agencies, refer to frequency guides available at your local RadioShack store or on internet sites such as www.trunkscanner.com. You can also determine the type of agency you are listening to after a short while, be it a police, fire, or emergency medical 2-way radio user.
until a confirmation tone sounds and the ID and the frequency alternately appear. To return to normal operation, press . Selecting the EDACS Talk Group ID Format Your scanner can also enter or display EDACS talk groups in decimal format (0-2047). 1. Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to change. 2. Press or to select EDACS, then press E/PGM. 3. Press or to select AFS, then press E/PGM. 4. Press or to select AFS ON or AFS OFF, then press E/PGM.
Unlocking a Single Talk Group ID You can check all IDs already locked out. 1. Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to review. 2. When the selected trunked system is displayed, press E/PGM. 3. Use or to choose Id Lout, and press E/PGM. 4. Press L/O, the ID is unlocked and the next locked ID displays. 5. If you unlocked all locked IDs, the scanner displays Lo Non. Unlocking All Talk Group IDs Hold down L/O while searching until you hear two short beeps. The scanner beeps twice.
you might use List 1 for police IDs, List 2 for fire department IDs, List 3 for emergency medical service IDs, and so on. Once you store all the IDs in a list, you can scan them just as you scan conventional channels. You can program IDs into talk group ID lists manually, during a search, or automatically. Manually Storing Talk Group IDs in Talk Group ID Lists 1. Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to change. 2. Use or to choose trunk system, and press E/PGM. 3.
1. Enter the agency number. 2. Press ./CLR to enter the dash. 3. Enter the fleet number. 4. Press E/PGM. Note: Remember the AFS format allows you to enter full or partial EDACS IDs for powerful flexibility in all modes. Be sure to read the section “An EDACS Trunked System” to learn how this works. The scanner defaults to AFS talk group displays for EDACS only. Entering EDACS Partial Talk Groups You can enter partial group numbers in an EDACS talk group.
For a LTR ID, the area code, home repeater number and ID make up the talk group ID. See “LTR Tracking for more information. 1. Enter the area code. 2. Enter the home repeater number. 3. Enter the ID you want to store. 4. Press E/PGM. Note: To clear a stored ID while entering an ID, press 0 and E successively, and start over. Scanning the Talk Group ID Lists Press SCAN/MANUAL to begin scanning the lists you have stored.
probably monitoring either a Type I or hybrid (a combination of Type I and Type II user IDs) system with the S-Bit function turned off (see “Types of Trunking Systems” on Page XX and “Turning the Status Bit Ignore (S-Bit) On or Off” on Page XX). Subfleet information is included with the frequency list for a Type I system. To enter the provided map, see “Programming a Fleet Map” on Page XX. Note: To locate suitable fleet map information, review the contents of website www.trunkscanner.com.
Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 E1P13 E1P14 E1P15 Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S3 S3 S11 S4 S4 S0 S0 S0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S4 S3 S10 S4 S4 S4 S12 (S12) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S4 S4 S4 S11 S11 S0 S12 (S12) E1P16 Block Size Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S3 S10 S10 S11 S0 S0 S12 (S12) Selecting a Preset Fleet Map 1.
How do you know if the preset map you selected is correct? Listen to find out if you are following complete conversations. If not, try another preset map. Programming a Fleet Map 1. Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to change. 2. Repeatedly press or to select Type 1 System (E1), then press E/PGM. 3. Repeatedly press or to select FLEEt, then press E/PGM. A preprogrammed fleet map appears. 4. Repeatedly press or 5. Repeatedly press or available block appears. until USr appears.
6. Press the number keys to enter a new base frequency, then press E/PGM. 7. press 8. . The display changes to the spacing frequency entering mode. Enter the frequency using the number keys according to the following guide, Then press E/PGM. • For Motorola Type II VHF, (E2-VHF Hi band) use 5kHz steps between 5 kHz – 100 kHz. • For Motorola Type II UHF, (E2-UHF band) use 12.5kHz steps between 12.5 kHz – 100 kHz. 9. Press . The display changes to the offset channel entering mode. 10.
If your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you eliminate the problem. If the scanner still does not operate properly, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Possible Cause Remedy SQUELCH is not adjusted correctly. Adjust SQUELCH. Only one channel or no channels are stored. Store frequencies into more than one channel. No power. Make sure the AC adapter or DC adapter is connected properly. Scanner is on but will not scan.
RESETTING THE SCANNER If the scanner’s display locks up or stops operating properly, you might need to reset the scanner. Caution: This procedure clears all the information you have stored in the scanner. Before you reset the scanner, try turning it off and on to see if it begins working properly. Reset the scanner only when you are sure it is not working properly. 1. Turn off the scanner. 2. While holding down 2, 9 and HOLD, turn on the scanner.
IF Rejection (at 162.4 MHz) ............................................ 80 dB Channels ........................................................................... 1000 Operating Temperature Normal Signal Stalker –4° to 140°F (–20° to 60°C) 14° to 140°F (–10° to 60°C) Scan Speed ............................................. 90 Channels/Second Search Speed: Normal ......................................................... 90 Steps/Second Hypersearch ................................................
