USER MANAUL - DRAFT 20-160 PRO-160 1,000 ch Trunking Desktop/Mobile Scanner Thank you for purchasing your PRO-160 1,000 Channel Trunking Desktop/Mobile Scanner from RadioShack. Your scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed to track Motorola® Type I, Type II, hybrid analog, and many other systems.
Your scanner requires a 2 x 7-1/8 x 5-5/16 inch (50 x 180 x 135mm) mounting area. Allow an additional 2-3/8 inch (60 mm) space behind the scanner for connectors and wires. 1. Remove the four rear screws that secure the outer metal case and pull off the case with care. 2. Insert the DIN sleeve into the opening in your dashboard, lip facing out. 3. Push out the top and bottom tabs to hold the sleeve firmly in place. 4. Slowly slide the scanner into the sleeve until it locks in place.
step 3: connect your scanner antenna Expand the antenna according to the frequencies you want to monitor: Frequency ..................................... Antenna Length 25-174 MHz .....................Extend fully (4 segments) 320-512 MHz ................... Extend half (2 segments) 806-1300 MHz ................Collapse fully (1 segment) The scanner’s ANT jack supports a variety of antennae (available at RadioShack). Note: • An external antenna is optional if you use your scanner as a base station.
3. Press MAN. • If you entered an in valid channel number, “Invalid Channel.” appears and the scanner beeps error tones. Enter a valid channel. 4. Press FUNC, then press /BANK or (Press FUNC, then press ) to advance the channel with 0 MHz in next bank (or previous bank). • If the channel with 0MHz is not, the first channel of the bank is selected. 5. Use the number keys and •/DELAY to enter the frequency, including the decimal point you want to store. 6.
To clear a skipped frequency, complete the following steps: 1. Press PSE/TEXT to stop the search. 2. Select the frequency. L/O appears. 3. Press L/O. L/O disappears. 4. (Optional) To clear all the skipped frequencies, press MAN/MENU, and then press and hold L/O until the scanner beeps twice. step 5: monitoring and scanning monitoring To monitor a channel, press MAN/MENU while the scanner is pausing on the channel, stop the scanning by pressing MANMENU, or enter the channel number, then press MAN/MENU.
services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions, in compliance with laws that require that scanners be manufactured to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do 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.
ENT/PGM (Program) — programs frequencies into channels. SQUELCH — adjust the squelch. VOLUME — turn the scanner on or off and adjust the volume. PC/IF — connect an optional PC interface cable here to use the scanner with your computer. — connect an earphone or headphone here. replacing the fuse To replace your scanner’s fuse, turn off the scanner and your vehicle’s ignition, then replace the fuse only with another fuse of the same type and rating (1-amp, fast-acting glass fuse).
channels after you programmed your found frequencies. understanding banks service banks The scanner is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to the marine, CB band, FRS/GMRS/MURS, police (fire/emergency), aircraft and HAM band services. This helps you quickly find active frequencies instead of doing a chain search (see “service bank search”).
press CL repeatedly until the display is cleared. 3. Press MAN to advance the channel. 4. Press FUNC, and then press TEXT to put the scanner in program bank text tag edit mode. The cursor appears. 5. You can store same as channel text tag. text input chart User can use the number keypad on scanner to enter text by referring to the alphabet printed on each number key. When user presses the number key in the text entry field, the scanner displays the first alphabet printed on the number key.
1. Press ENT/PGM to put the scanner in programming mode. 2. Enter the channel number where you want to store a CTCSS/DCS code. If you make a mistake, press CL repeatedly until the display is cleared. 3. Press MAN to advance the channel. 4. Press FUNC, and then press CL/CTCSS/DCS to put the scanner in program CTCSS/DCS CODE mode. 5. Press ? or ? to select a CTCSS/DCS code. CTCSS/DCS code flashes. The CTCSS/DCS code is changed below: NO TONE -> CT 67.0 -> ... -> CT 254.1 -> DCS 023 -> ...
023 051 114 143 174 245 266 332 411 452 506 612 703 025 053 115 145 205 246 271 343 412 454 516 624 712 026 054 116 152 212 251 274 346 413 455 523 627 723 031 065 122 155 223 252 306 351 423 462 526 631 731 032 071 125 156 225 255 311 356 431 464 532 632 732 036 072 131 162 226 261 315 364 432 465 546 654 734 043 073 132 165 243 263 325 365 445 466 565 662 743 047 074 134 172 244 265 331 371 446 503 606 664 754 searching for and storing active frequencies If you do not have a reference to frequenci
starting chain search 1. Press SRCH. SRCH appears. 2. Press 0 – 9 to enable or disable the search bank number being searched. Note: At least one bank needs to be entered. If you disable all the banks, the error tone beeps. to search down or to search up. 3. Press 4. When the scanner stops on a transmission, quickly press PSE to stop searching to listen to the transmission. “SRCH PAUSE” appears. 5. To release the hold and continue searching, press PSE.
pause mode, then press FUNC, and then press SRCH/TUNE. Note: If you enter an invalid frequency, the scanner displays Invalid Freq. Press CL. service bank search You can search for the marine, CB band, FRS/GMRS/MURS, police (fire/emergency), aircraft and HAM band services. transmissions without knowing the specific frequencies used in your area. The scanner is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to these services. To select the service search bank, press SRCH.
select a skipped frequency. scanning the stored channels To begin scanning channels, press SCAN/ . The scanner scans through all non-locked channels in the activated banks. (See “locking out channels” and “turning channel-storage banks on and off”). When the scanner finds a transmission, it stops on it. When the transmission ends, the scanner resumes scanning. Notes: • If you have not stored frequencies into any channels, the scanner does not scan.
turning channel-storage banks on and off You can turn each channel-storage bank on and off. When you turn off a bank, the scanner does not scan any of the 50 channels in that bank. 1. In scan mode, press FUNC, then press /BANK. 2. Press or to move the cursor in the up or the down. 3. To turn banks on or off while scanning, press the number key (1 - 9, 0) that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off. 4. Press L/O or CL to exit the menu mode.
PRI/ALERT. appears to the left of the selected channel frequency. 3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the channel in each bank you want to program as a priority channel. To review all priority channels (in ascending order only), repeatedly press PRI to see the numbers of the priority channels. To turn on the priority feature, press PRI during scanning. PRI appears. Then the scanner checks the designated priority channel every 2 seconds in each bank. The bank number appears at the top of the display.
2. Turn on both scanners. “Clone Mode [ENT] to send” appears. 3. Press ENT. Then “Confirm Send Data? [1] to Yes [CL] to No” appears. 4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press CL key to cancel the operation. 5. When the data transfer is completed, “Clone Mode Finished” appears. If the data transfer is not successful, “Clone Mode Error” appears. 6. After the clone operation is complete, remove the cable, turn both unit off and then on again.
signals (such as fax or modem transmissions) during a search or scan, turn on the data skip feature. When the radio receives a data signal and data skip is selected, the signal is ignored. To turn on the data skip feature; 1. Turn off the priority feature if it is on (see “priority”). 2. Press FUNC, and then press MAN/MENU. 3. Repeatedly press or to display Data Skip, then press ENT/PGM. 4. Pepeatedly press or to select type (Scan, Search or Signal stalker), then press ENT/PGM. or 5.
Some counties are further subdivided, in which cases, the first digit will be 0 for all subdivisions in the county and each subdivision will be labeled 1-9. To program your scanner to alert you when the weather service issues an alert, you must set the scanner to the alert mode, and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service. You cannot scan weather channels and monitor for weather alerts at the same time.
• Severe lowering of a wall cloud • Turbulence in a wall cloud • Funnel clouds • Tornadoes • High water areas • Downed power lines • Other emergency conditions that affect life or property Listen to NOAA for weather alerts and warnings, watch box notices, and weather-forecasts. Listen to Skywarn to hear trained observers in your vicinity call in official reports to a net control station which relays those reports to NOAA and other emergency agencies.
despite the interruption, set this function to ON. • Logging: Lets you select the Signal Stalker I logging setting. When the scanner finds a strong signal, it automatically saves the signal to one of 10 log channels. If the scanner finds a new frequency after the 10 log channels are fully stored with frequencies, the oldest memory is deleted and the new frequency is stored in that channel. You can scan the log channels along with the normal 1,000 channels.
you want to improve the performance when signal stalker is On (not in "ONLY Mode" ), disable the band. Note: This feature is different from so-called SIGNAL STRENGTH METER using RSSI. using Signal Stalker I To turn on Signal Stalker I, turn SQUELCH fully clockwise, and then press and hold SCAN/ except in WX search, program search range, or program mode. appears. Every 2 seconds, the scanner searches for frequencies in the range you specified in “Setting the Signal Stalker I Options.
1. Press TRUNK in conventional programming mode to go to Program Trunk Bank Mode 2. Press or to select the desired trunked system.
4. Press or to select the next channel in the bank. 5. Repeat from step 2 until you enter all the desired frequencies in that bank. Notes: • If you enter an invalid frequency (outside the selected range), the scanner beeps, then Invalid Freq. appears. If this happens, press CL to clear the frequency, and then repeat the entry. • For EDACS (Ed) and LTR systems, you must enter the frequencies in logical channel number (LCN) order.
to the bank you want to turn on or off. 4. Press L/O or CL to exit the menu mode. skipping a trunked bank You can scan conventional frequencies programmed in the same bank by holding down for about 1 second. If there is no conventional frequency, the scanner scans the next bank. using Motorola control channel only mode To turn this function on: 1. Press FUNC, then press MAN/MENU to open menu mode. 2. Select the “Trunk Option” - “Select Bank” - “Select Trunk Sys”.
1. Press FUNC, then press MAN/MENU to open menu mode. 2. Select the “Trunk Option” - “Select Bank” - “Select Trunk Sys”. 3. Repeatedly press or to select EDCS, and press ENT/PGM. or to select EDCS ID Format, and press ENT/PGM. 4. Repeatedly press 3. Repeatedly press or to select AFS Format or Decimal Format, and press ENT/PGM. You can use this feature to translate decimal talk group lists to the much more powerful AFS format. It is very easy to use.
2. Select the “Trunk Option” - “Select Bank” - “Select Trunk Sys”. 3. Repeatedly press or to select ID Lockouts, and press ENT/PGM. 4. Repeatedly press or to select Review ID L/O, and press ENT/PGM. Then the locked out Talk Group ID appears. 5. If you unlocked a Talk Group ID, press ENT/PGM. Select Yes and press ENT/PGM to delete it. Or press FUNC, and then press L/O to open ID Lockout review in trunking mode. unlocking all talk group IDs Hold down L/O while searching until you hear two short beeps.
as you scan conventional channels. You can program IDs into talk group ID lists manually, during a search. manually storing talk group IDs in talk group ID lists 1. Press ENT/PGM to go to the program frequency mode. 2. Press TRUNK to select the program trunk bank mode. or to choose trunk system, then press ENT/PGM. 3. Use 4. Press and choose desired ID memory. Or enter the ID memory number where or you want to store a Talk Group ID, and then press MAN. 5. Enter the talk group IDs for each trunk system.
keys. For example: You Press 0 1 . ENT 0 1 . 0 1 ENT To Scan all 01 groups all 01 talk groups within the 01 agency To enter a Partial EDACS ID: 1. Enter the agency number you want to store. Press •/DELAY to enter the dash. 2. Press ENT/PGM. Or you can program all the talk group numbers for one fleet of an agency. 3. Enter the agency number. 4. Press •/DELAY to enter the dash. 5. Enter the fleet number. 6. Press ENT/PGM.
storing lists (see “using talk group ID lists”) can have only one priority ID, and the ID assigned that priority in List 1 has the highest priority of all. To assign a priority to an ID, press and hold PRI for 2 second in Program Talk Group ID mode. P appears. To turn priority ID scanning on or off, repeatedly press PRI during ID scanning in close mode operation. See “searching a trunked bank”. PRI appears when priority scanning is turned on.
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8. Press SCAN in open mode. If the scanner ‘s setting is close mode, press FUNC, then •/DELAY/OPEN/CLOSE to switch open mode from close mode. The scanner exits the trunking programming mode, tunes the data channel, and then searches using the map you programmed.
12. Press CL. The scanner returns to the previous screen. Repeat steps 5 through 12 to program additional configurations. turning the Motorola disconnect tone detect function On/Off When the Motorola disconnect tone detect function is disabled, the scanner looks for squelch before returning to the control channel instead of waiting for the disconnect tone. Only in rare instances will you need to adjust the default settings.
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 PSE, turn on the scanner.
? Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission) ? Pager transmissions ? Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), as amended, you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
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