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Thank you for purchasing your Triple Trunking Mobile / Base Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Your scanner scans conventional frequencies and trunked systems. Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up and using your new scanner. 20-163 Triple Trunking Mobile / Base Radio Scanner www.radioshack.com What’s Included Scanner Antenna Screw (2) Mounting bracket DIN sleeve and keys (2) Rubber washer (2) Lock washer (2) Rubber feet (3) Knob (2) AC adapter DC cable with fuse User’s Guide Preprogrammed Frequency Addendum

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Thank you for purchasing your Triple Trunking Mobile / Base Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Your scanner scans conventional frequencies and trunked systems. Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up and using your new scanner.

20-163Triple Trunking

Mobile / Base Radio Scanner

www.radioshack.com

What’s IncludedScanner Antenna Screw(2) Mountingbracket DINsleeveandkeys(2)Rubberwasher(2)Lockwasher(2) Rubberfeet(3) Knob(2) ACadapter DCcablewithfuse User’sGuidePreprogrammedFrequencyAddendum

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Contents

Your Scanner .......................................................................4

Installing Your Scanner ........................................................7SettingUpaMobileBase............................................................7BracketMounting.........................................................................7DashboardInstallation.................................................................8ConnectingtheAntenna..............................................................9PoweringYourScanner..............................................................10HeadphonesandSpeakers........................................................12KeytonesandBrightness............................................................12Delay............................................................................................13SquelchandAttenuator.............................................................13

Scanner Setup ..................................................................14Defining a Channel.....................................................................15CopyingaFrequency.................................................................16DeletingSavedFrequencies......................................................17CTCSSANDDCS........................................................................17ScannerCloning..........................................................................18

Searching .........................................................................19SeekSearch.................................................................................19SearchBanks...............................................................................19Zeromatic.....................................................................................21ProgrammingaSearchRange...................................................21SignalStalkerII............................................................................22LockingOutFrequencies...........................................................23SavingFoundFrequencies.........................................................24

Scanning ...........................................................................25LockingOutChannels................................................................25PriorityScanning.........................................................................26WeatherAlerts............................................................................27SAMEStandbyMode.................................................................28Skywarn........................................................................................30

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Contents

Monitoring ........................................................................30

Trunking Setup ..................................................................31Defining a Trunking Bank...........................................................31TrunkingModes..........................................................................32MotorolaTrunkingSetup...........................................................32BaseandOffsetFrequencies.....................................................34EDACSTrunkingSetup..............................................................35LTRTrunkingSetup.....................................................................36SearchingforTalkGroupIDs.....................................................36SavingaTalkGroupID...............................................................37DeletingTalkGroupIDs.............................................................38SavingTrunkingChannels..........................................................39

Trunk Scanning .................................................................39TrunkingDelay............................................................................40LockingOutTalkGroupIDs.......................................................41TurningOffSub-Banks................................................................41TalkGroupIDHold.....................................................................42

Scanner Maintenance .......................................................42TextTags......................................................................................43Troubleshooting..........................................................................45BirdieFrequencies......................................................................46InitializingtheScanner...............................................................47ServiceandRepair......................................................................47ScanningLegally.........................................................................48FCCNotice..................................................................................49

References ........................................................................49AppendixA:Glossary.................................................................49AppendixB:SearchBanks.........................................................50AppendixC:CTCSS/DCSCodes............................................54AppendixD:SignalStalker........................................................55AppendixE:TalkGroupFormat................................................57Appendix F: Specifications........................................................58

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Your Scanner

ACadapterDCcablew/fuse

DINsleeveandkeys(2)

Antenna

Mountingbracket

Knob(2)

Rubberwasher(2)

Lockwasher(2)

Screw(2)

Rubberfoot(3)

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ACadapter

Squelch

VOLUME / OFF

TRUNK—Accessestrunkingfunctions.

L/OUT–Locksoutchannels,frequencies,orTalkGroupIDs.

CLEAR

PROG–Program.

1-9 / A-Z–Numbersandletters.Zeroentersspecialcharacters.

./DELAY – Decimalpoint,space,delayfunctions.

ENT–Enter.

FUNC—Function.

TUNE–EntersTunemode.

ATT–Attenuator.

PAUSE

DIM–Dimmer.

WX/ —WeathersearchandSkywarn.

PRI–Priority.

TEXT–Activatestextbuttons.

MODE–Changesreceivemode.

—SignalStalker.

SCAN—Startsascan.

MAN—Manuallyselectachannelorenterachannelnumber.

SRCH–Search.

–Navigatesfunctions.

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EXT SP Connectanexternalspeaker.

ANTConnectthesuppliedantennaoranexternalantenna.

DC 13.8VConnectpowersource.

SCREW HOLE Usetomountthescannerinacar.

Seek SearchActivate

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Installing Your ScannerYoucanmountyourtripletrunkingscannerinyourvehicleoruseitasabasestation.

Setting Up a Mobile Base

Youcanplaceyourscanneronadesk,shelf,ortabletouseitasabasestation.Becausethespeakerisonthebottomofthescanner,youcanusethemountingbrackettoelevateyourscanneroffthesurfaceforbettersound.

To you use the scanner on a flat surface:

1. Attachthethreeprotectiverubberfeettothemountingbracket.Donotusethemifyouaremountingthebracketwithscrews.

2. Slidethescannerintothebracket,aligningthescanner’ssideholeswiththeholesinthebracket,andthenscrewthemountingknobsintothescanner.

Bracket Mounting

Youcanmountyourscannerunderorontopofthedashboardadesk, shelf, table or other flat surface, using the mounting bracket.

1. Usethesuppliedmountingbracketasatemplatetomarkpositionsforthetwomountingscrews.

2. Atthemarkedpositions,drillholesslightlysmallerthanthescrews.

When drilling holes, avoid obstructions behind the mounting surface.

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3. Removethepaperbackingfromeachwasherandstickoneinsideofeachbracket’sear,aligningthewasher’sholewiththebracket’shole.

4. Attachthemountingbrackettoyourvehicle’ssurfaceusingthesuppliedscrewsandlockwashers.

Dashboard Installation

Ifyouareunsurehowtoinstallyourscannerinyourvehicle,consultyour automobile manufacturer, dealer, or a qualified installer.

To mount in your dashboard, you must connect an external antenna and speaker.

1. Before installing, confirm your scanner fits in the desired mountingareaandyouhaveallthenecessarymaterials.Yourscannerrequiresa2x71/8x55/16inch(50x180x135mm)space.

2. Removethefourrearscrewsandpullofftheblackcasebeforeinstallingyourscanner.

3. InstalltheDINsleeveintotheopeninginyourdashboard,lipfacingout.

4. Push out the top and bottom tabs to hold the sleeve firmly in place.

5. Slidethescannerintothesleeveuntilitlocksinplace.

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ToremoveyourscannerfromtheDINsleeve,insertthetwokeysstraightintothescanner’sfrontpanelandpullthescannerout.

Connecting the Antenna

Toconnectanexternalantenna,alwaysfollowtheinstallationinstructionssuppliedwiththeantenna.Use50-ohm,RG-58,orRG-8,coaxialcable.Iftheantennaisover50feetfromthescanner,useRG-8low-lossdielectriccoaxialcable.Ifnecessary,RadioShackcarriesavarietyofadapters.

To attach the supplied antenna:

1. Aligntheantennaslotswiththetabsonthescanner,andslidetheantennaintoplace.

2. Turnandpushdownuntiltheantennalocksintoplace.

Warning:Useextremecautionwheninstallingorremovinganoutdoorantenna.Iftheantennastartstofall,letitgo!Itcouldcontactoverheadpowerlines.Iftheantennatouchesapowerline,touchingtheantenna,mast,cable,orguywirescancauseelectrocutionanddeath.Callthepowercompanytoremovetheantenna.DONOTattempttodosoyourself.

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Powering Your Scanner

Youcanpoweryourscannerfromawalloutlet,orfromyourvehicle’sbattery.

You must use a power source that supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 600 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack. The supplied AC adapter and DC power cord meet these specifications. Using a power source that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter.

Wall Outlet

1. ConnectthetipofthesuppliedACadaptertotheDC13.8Vjackattherearofyourscanner.

2. PlugtheACadapterintoyourwalloutlet.

To prevent electric shock, do not use the AC adapter’s polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or outlet unless you can fully insert the blades to prevent blade exposure.

To avoid injury, do not connect the provided power adapter to a ceiling outlet.

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Vehicle (Power Socket)

Topoweryourscannerfroma12Vpowersourceinyourvehicle,suchasacigarette-lightersocket,youneeda12V,600mADCcigarette-lighteradapter(notsupplied),availableatyourlocalRadioShackstore.

1. Inserttheadapter’sbarrelplugintothescanner’sDC 13.8Vjack.

2. Plugtheadapter’sotherendintoyourvehicle’scigarettelighterorpowersocket.

When you use a cigarette-lighter adapter, you might hear electrical noise from your engine while scanning. This is normal.

Vehicle (Direct)

1. Disconnectthecablefromyourvehiclebattery’snegative(-)terminal.

2. GroundtheblackwireofthesuppliedDCpowercordtoyourvehicle’schassis.Thegroundingscrewmustmakecompletecontactwithyourvehicle’smetalframe.

3. ConnecttheredwireofthesuppliedDCpowercordtoavoltagesourcethatturnsonandoffwiththeignitionswitch,suchasaspareaccessoryterminalinyourvehicle’sfusebox.

4. Insertthepowercord’sbarrelplugintothescanner’sDC 13.8Vjack.

5. Reconnectthecabletoyourvehiclebattery’snegative(-)terminal.

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Headphones and Speakers

Youcanplugheadphonesorspeaker(neitherincluded)intoyourscanner.

Touseheadphones,connecttheplugintotheheadphonejackonthefrontpanel.Headphonesautomaticallymutethescanner’sspeaker.

Touseexternalspeaker,connecttheplugintotheEXTSPjackontherearpanel.

Eventhoughsomeearphones/headphonesletyouhearsomeoutsidesoundswhenlisteningatnormalvolumelevels,theystillcanpresent a traffic hazard.

Toprotectyourhearing,followtheseearphoneorheadphonesguidelines:

• Donotlistenatextremelyhighvolumelevels.Extendedhigh-volumelisteningcanleadtopermanenthearingloss.

• Setthevolumetothelowestsettingbeforelistening.Turnonthescanner,andadjustthevolumetoacomfortablelevel.

• Afteryousetthevolume,donotincreaseit.Overtime,yourearsadapttothevolumelevel,soavolumelevelthatdoesnotcausediscomfortmightstilldamageyourhearing.

• Do not wear headphones while driving. This can create a traffic hazardandisillegalinsomeareas.

Keytones and Brightness

Yourscannerfeaturesabacklitkeypadanddisplayforeasyviewingandsoundsatoneeachtimeyoupressakey.

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To set the keytone:

1. Turnonthescanner.“Multi-systemTrunkingScanner”appears.

2. While“Multi-systemTrunkingScanner”appears,press1toturnonthekeytoneor2toturnitoff.

To change the backlight mode:

RepeatedlypressDIMtoadjustdisplaybacklightbrightnessfromDark,Lightoff,orLight.

DelaySometimes,severalsecondscanpassbetweentransmissions.Toavoidmissingareply,adelayisautomaticallysetforeachchannel.Thescannerstopsfor2secondsafteratransmissionstopsbeforeitresumesscanningorsearching.

To turn the delay on / off:

1. Press./DELAY.DLYappearsifthedelayison.

2. Toturnonthedelay,press./DELAYagain.“dly”appearsifthedelayisoff.

Squelch and Attenuator

Thesquelchandattenuatorcontrolthescannersensitivity.Ifyouhearahissingsound,thescannerwillremainonthecurrentchannel.

To set squelch:

1. TurnoffthescannerandturnSQUELCHfullycounterclockwise.

2. Turnonthescanner.Youshouldhearahissingsound.Ifyousetthesquelchpreciselyatthethresholdwherethehissstops,thescannermaypickupunwantedorveryweaktransmissions.Topreventthis,setthesquelchpastthisthreshold.

3. TurntheSQUELCHclockwisetodecreasethescanner’ssensitivity,turncounterclockwisetoincreaseitssensitivity.

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Withtheattenuatoron,thescannermightnotreceiveweaksignals.Youcanreduceinterferenceusingtwoattenuatormodes:

• Global–(Default)Theattenuatorsettingisappliedtoallchannels,bands,orgroups.

• Normal–Letsyousettheattenuatorineachchannel,band,orgroup.

You cannot set the attenuator while scanning.

To set the attenuator mode:

1. TosetGlobalmode,pressFUNCandthenATT.Onthedisplay“G”appears.”

2. Tosettheattenuatorforeachchannel,pressFUNCandthenATT.Onthedisplay“G”disappears.Foreachchannel:• On–PressATT.“A”appears.• Off–PressATTagain.“A”disappears.”

Scanner SetupAfrequency,expressedinkHzorMHz,isthetuninglocationofastation.

Yourscannersavesfrequenciestochannelsandgroupsthechannelsintobanks.Thescanner’s10bankseachhold100channels(1,000channelstotal).

ThescannerispresettothemostcommonAMorFMreceivemodesforeachfrequencyrange.However,someamateurtransmissionsmayoperateinadifferentmode.Ifthetransmissionsoundsweakordistorted,youmayhavethechannelsettothewrongreceive mode:

AM – AmplitudeModulation,primarilyusedforaircraft,military,someamateurandgovernmenttransmissions.

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FM – FrequencyModulation,usedformostpublicsafetytransmissions,broadcast,business,andamateurradiotransmissions.

CT – FMtransmissionswithContinuousToneCodedSquelchSystem(CTCSS)

DC – FMtransmissionswithDigitalCodedSquelch(DCS)

MO – MotorolaTrunkingSystem

ED – EDACSTrunkingSystem

LT – LTRTrunkingSystem

If you change the receive mode using MODE key, the scanner shows the receive mode for small caps (ex. fm, am, ct, or dc). If you want to change the default setting, press FUNC then press MODE.

Defining a Channel

Gotowww.radioreference.comforthelatestfrequencyreferences.

To define a channel:

1. PressMAN.

2. Enterthebank(0-9)andchannelnumber(00-99)whereyouwanttostorethefrequency(Example:101forBank1,Channel1).

3. PressMANagain.Mandthebankandchannelnumberappear.

4. PressPROG.MchangestoP.

5. Usethenumberkeystoenterthefrequency(includingthedecimalpoint).Ifyoumakeamistake,pressCLtodeleteasingledigitorholdCLabout2secondstostartover.

Your scanner automatically rounds to the nearest valid frequency. For example, if you enter 151.553, your scanner rounds to 151.550.

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6. Ifnecessary,pressMODEtochangethereceivingmode.

7. PressENT.

Ifthefrequencyisalreadystoredinthebank,“Dupl.Freq.ChXXX”appears.Tocopytheduplicatefrequencyanyway,pressENTorpressCLtocancel.

If you made a mistake in Step 5, “Invalid Freq.” briefly appears andthescannerbeepswhenyoupressENT.Gobacktostep5again.

8. PressMANagain.Mandthebankandchannelnumberappear.

For information about adding text tags to a channel or bank, see “Text Tags” on Page 43.

Copying a Frequency

Whenyoucopyafrequency,allthechannelconditions,includingmode,arealsocopied.

To copy a frequency:

1. PressTUNE.

2. Tunethefrequencyyouwanttocopy.

3. Ifnecessary,pressMODEtochangethereceivingmode.

4. PressFUNCthenENT.“Bank9Store?”appears.

5. Toselectanewbank,pressthebanknumber.

6. PressENT. “Channel Stored!” appears briefly.

Ifthefrequencyisalreadystoredinthebank,“Dupl.Freq.ChXXX”appears.Tocopytheduplicatefrequencyanyway,pressENTorpressCLtocancel.

7. PressMAN.

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Deleting Saved Frequencies

To delete a saved frequency:

1. PressMAN.

2. Usethenumberkeystoenterthefrequency’schannelnumber.

3. PressMAN.

4. PressPROG.MchangestoP.

5. PressFUNC.

6. PressCL.“0.0000”appears.

To delete all saved frequencies in a bank:

1. PressPROG.MchangestoP.

2. PressFUNC.

3. Usethenumberkeystoenterthebanknumber.

4. PressFUNCthenCL.“Clearentirebank?”appears.

5. Press1toclearall.Anyotherkeyaborts.

CTCSS AND DCS

CTCSSandDCSallowmultipleuserstoshareasingleradiofrequencywithouthearingeachother’stransmissions.Yourscannerfeaturesanadvanced,CTCSSandDCSdecoderthatdisplaysCTCSSorDCScodeswhenavailable.

To define a channel’s CTCSS or DCS code:

1. PressPROG.MchangestoP.

2. Navigatetothechannel.

3. Enteraconventionalfrequency.

4. PressMODEuntilthedesiredmode(CTorDC)appearswiththedefaultsearchcodevalue.

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5. PressFUNC,thenMODE.

6. UsetheortoselectthedesiredCTCSSorDCScode.

You can enter the code manually. The scanner automatically fills in the code. See Appendix B for a list of codes.

7. PressENT.

To save a CTCSS or DCS code:

PressENTwhilethecodeappears.

Scanner Cloning

YoucantransfertheprogrammeddatatoandfromanotherPRO-163(orPRO-164)scannerusingaconnectingcablewhichhas1/8-inchstereo(TRS)phoneplugsonbothends(notsupplied).

YoucanalsouploadordownloadtheprogrammeddatatoorfromaPCusinganoptionalUSBcableandapplicationsoftwareavailablethroughyourlocalRadioShackstore.Theapplicationsoftwareisalsoavailableonlineatwww.starrsoft.comandwww.scancat.com.

To clone the scanner data:

1. Turnonbothscanners.

2. Connecttheconnectingcabletoeachscanner’sPC/IF jack.**CLONEMODE**appears.

3. Press. “Confirm to send data?” appears.

4. Press1tosendthedatatotheotherunitorpressanyotherkeytocancel.

5. Toexittheclonemode,removethecable.

“CLONE MODE Incorrect Model” appears if you connect a scanner other than a PRO-163 (or PRO-164).

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SearchingYoucansearchfortransmissionsusingthepreprogrammedsearchbank,whichisdividedintoeightsearchbands.

Seek Search

WhenSeekSearchisactive,thescannerstopsonactivefrequenciesfor five seconds and then resumes searching automatically.

To activate Seek Search:

1. PressFUNCthen7. “Seek Search ON” appears briefly and “S” appearsonthedisplay.

2. ToturnoffSeekSearch,pressFUNCthen7again.“SeekSearchOFF” appears briefly.

Search Banks

To search preprogrammed search banks:

1. PressSRCHrepeatedlytoselectabank.

Bank BandSR0 Marine

SR1 CB

SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS

SR3 PublicSafety

SR4 Aircraft

SR5 AmateurBands

SR6 Railroad

SR7 Limitsearch(Userchangeable)

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SR3toSR5bankscontainseveralgroups.Toturnoffagroup,pressthegroupnumber;thegroupnumberdisappears.Toturnthegroupbackon,pressthegroupnumberagain.

2. AdjusttheSquelch.Afterthesetdelay,thescannerstartssearching. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.

3. Topausewhilesearching,pressPSE.Thescannerstopssearchingand***PAUSED***appears.Toresume,pressPSEagain.

4. Ifthescannerstopsonanunwantedfrequency,youcanpressL/OUTtolockoutthefrequency.

IntheSR6RailraodandSR7Limitsearchbands,pressFUNCthenortostartsearchingupfromthelowestordownfromthehighestfrequency.

To search banks SR0-SR2:

1. PressSRCHrepeatedlytoselectSR0,SR1,orSR2.

2. Tosearchtheentireband,pressFUNCthenSRCH.“MAN”(Manualselect)or“SRCH”(searchesthroughtheband)appears.

Thescannerstartssearchingand“SRCH”appearsonthedisplay.When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.

PressFUNCthenSRCHagaintoreturntothepreviousmode.

3. Toselectachannelwhile“MAN”appearsonthedisplay,pressachannelnumberoruseor.

4. AdjusttheSquelch.

5. Ifthescannerstopsonanunwantedfrequency,youcanpressL/OUTtolockoutthefrequency.Formoreinformation,seeLockingOutFrequencies....

6. Topausewhilesearching,pressPSE.Thescannerstopssearchingand***PAUSED***appears.Toresume,pressPSEagain.

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Zeromatic

Whilesearching,thescannerstopsifatransmissiontriggersthesquelchsetting.Anarrow-bandFMtransmissioncanhaveadeviationof+/-5KHz,andtheactualtotalbandwidth,includingthetailsofthesidebands,canbeevengreater.However,searchintervalssmallerthanthatcanstopyourscannershortofthecorrect(center)frequency.

The Zeromatic function allows the scanner to find the correct center frequencyforsearchbanksSR3,SR4,SR5,SR6andSR7.Zeromaticautomaticallytunesthestep-incrementfrequencyclosesttothecenterfrequency.

To activate Zeromatic:

1. PressFUNCthen0. “Zeromatic ON.” appears briefly, then ZM appears.

2. ToturnZeromaticoff,pressFUNCthen0again.“ZM”changesto“zm.”

Programming a Search Range

To program the search range of Bank SR7:

1. RepeatedlypressSRCHtoselectSR7.

2. PressPROGthenSRCH.“EnterSR7SearchRangeLimits”appears.Lblinksforthelower-limitoftherange.

3. Usethenumberkeystoenterthelower-limitfrequency(includingthedecimalpoint).

4. PressENT.Uappears.

5. Usethenumberkeystoentertheupper-limitfrequency(includingthedecimalpoint),thenpressENT.

If either entered frequency is incorrect, “Invalid Freq” appears briefly.

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6. PressSRCHtostartsearching.

7. AdjusttheSquelch.Afterthesetdelay,thescannerstartssearching. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching.

Signal Stalker II

SignalStalkerIIprovidesapowerfultooltorapidlydetect,monitorandsavefrequenciesofnearbyorhigh-powertransmissions.SignalStalkerIIresemblesmoreexpensiveportablefrequencycounters,butprovidesmanyadvantagesovertypicalportablefrequencycounters.

SignalStalkerIIismoresensitivethanportablefrequencycountersandwilldetecttransmissionsatagreaterdistance.SignalStalkerIIrapidlysearchestheRFspectrumin1MHzsegments.Ifitdetectsasignal, Signal Stalker II searches in finer steps until the signal source is found.

Signal Stalker II can search all frequencies, or you can define frequencyranges,toavoidrangeswithconstantactivity,suchaspagingorbroadcasttransmitters.

To use Signal Stalker II:

1. HoldtheSignalStalkerbutton( )forapproximately1second.

2. Tochangethescannedband(AllBandorPolice/Fire),press

FUNCthenSignalStalker( ).ForalistofSignalStalkerBands,seeAppendixD.

3. Toturnoffabank,pressthebankorgroupnumberwhileSignalStalkerIIisactive.

4. ToturnoffSignalStalker,holdtheSignalStalkerbutton( )again.

Priority mode is not available while using the Signal Stalker II.

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Special Signal Stalker

SpecialSignalStalkerIIdividesthefrequencyrangeby1MHzsegments.Ifyoulockout5frequencieswithin1MHzsegment,thescannerwillskipthatsegmentinsubsequentsweeps.

To use Special Signal Stalker II:

1. PressFUNC.

2. Useortoselect“Sp.Stalker”appearsforSpecialSignalStalkerII.

3. ToturnoffSpecialSignalStalkerII,pressFUNCandthenoragain.

Locking Out Frequencies

Whenyoulockoutfrequenciesduringasearch,thescannercontinuessearching,butignoresthelockedoutfrequencies.Youcanlockoutupto50frequenciesineachbank.Ifyoutrytolockoutmore,“L/OMemoryFull!”appears.

WhileusingSignalStalkerII,youcanlockout150frequenciesifsearchingallbandsand50frequencieswhilesearchingPubSafetyfrequencies.Ifyoulockout5frequencieswithina1MHzsegment,thescannerwillskipthatsegmentinsubsequentsweeps.

If you lock out all the frequencies in a search bank and only that search bank is activated, “All ranges Locked out!” appears and the scanner does not search.

Signal Stalker II still performs a fine step search for locked out signals. Signal Stalker II will not stop on the signal, but scan may take longer.

To lock out a frequency:

Whenthescannerstopsonafrequency,pressL/OUT.

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To review and unlock frequencies:

1. PressSRCHtoentersearchmode.

2. PressFUNCthenL/OUT. The first locked-out frequency andlockoutlistappear.Ifthesearchbankhasnolocked-outfrequencies,“NoLockout”appears.

3. Pressortoreviewthelist.Thecurrentpositionandthetotallocked-outnumberalsoappearas“LockoutXXofYY.”(Example:Lockout10of30.)

4. (Optional)Tounlockafrequency,selectthefrequencythenpressCL.

5. PressFUNCthenL/OUTagaintoexit.

To unlock all frequencies in a search bank:

1. PressSRCH.

2. Selectthesearchbank.

3. PressFUNCthenpressL/OUT.TheLockoutlistappears.

4. PressFUNCthen6.“Clearentirelist?”appears.

5. Press1.“Listcleared”appears.Pressinganyotherkeycancelstheclearing.

Saving Found Frequencies

To save a frequency found during a search:

1. Whenthescannerstopsonafrequency,pressFUNCthenPROG.“Store in ChXXX?” appears and the frequency flashes.

2. Tochangethetargetchannel,enterthebankandchannelnumber.

3. PressENT. “Channel Stored!” appears briefly, then the search resumes.

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ScanningScanningsequentiallychecksallsavedchannelsforactivity.Youmustsavefrequenciesintochannelstoscan.Thescannerdoesnotscanemptychannelsorunsavedfrequencies.

Youcanincreasethescanningspeedbylockingoutchannelswithcontinuoustransmissions,suchasaweatherchannelorturningoffentirebanks.Turningoffabankpreventsthescannerfromscanninganychannelswithinthebank.Youcannotturnoffallbanks.Theremustbeatleastoneactivebanktoscan.

To scan:

1. PressSCAN.Thescannerchecksallunlockedchannelsintheactivebanks.Tochangethescandirection,pressor.

2. Tostoponachannel,pressPSE.

3. Tolockoutachannel,whenthescannerstopsonthechannel,pressL/OUT.

4. Toturnoffabank,pressthebank’snumbersothebank’snumberdisappears.Toturnonabank,pressthenumberkeysothebank’snumberappears.

Locking Out Channels

Youcanincreasethescanningspeedbylockingoutchannelswithcontinuoustransmissions.

To locked out a channel:

1. PressMAN.

2. Enterthebankandchannelnumberoruseortoselectthechannel.

3. PressL/OUT.“lo”changesto“LO.”

4. Tounlockalocked-outchannel,pressL/OUTagain.

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To review all locked out channels:

1. PressMAN.

2. RepeatedlypressingFUNCandthenL/OUTtovieweachlocked-outchannel.

3. Tounlockachannel,pressL/OUT.“LO”changesto“lo.”

4. When you finish reviewing locked-out channels, press MAN.

You can manually select any channel in a bank, even in turned-off banks.

Priority Scanning

Inadditiontothe1,000programmablememorychannels,yourscannerhasonePrioritychannel.WhenPriorityisturnedon,thescannerchecksthePrioritychannelevery2seconds.ThisletsyouscanwithoutmissingatransmissiononthePrioritychannel.

Priority scanning does not operate for trunking transmissions. Priority check can seem random during peak hours.

To turn on the priority feature:

1. PressPRIso“pri”changes“PRI”onthedisplayduringscanning.

2. ToturnoffPriority,pressPRIagain.

To make an existing channel a Priority channel:

1. PressMAN.

2. Usethenumberkeystoenterthebankandchannelnumber.

The Priority channel cannot be a trunking channel (MOT, ED, or LTR).

3. PressMAN.

4. PressFUNC,thenholdPRIuntilthedisplayblinks.

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To modify the Priority channel:

1. PressPROG.

2. PressPRI.

3. Usethenumberkeystoenterthefrequency.

4. PressENT.

If the frequency is incorrect, “Invalid Freq” appears briefly.

Weather Alerts

TheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)hasallocatedchannelsforusebytheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration (NOAA). NOAA broadcasts Specific Area Message Encoding(SAME)alertsthatincludedigitallyencodeddataabouttheseverityofthealert.

Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.

IfyouprogramaweatherchannelasthePrioritychannel,yourscannercandetectthe1050Hzweatheralerttone.Allalertsarereceived(FIPSsettingsareignored),andthescannerstaysonthePrioritychannelonlyifthescannerdetectsaweatheralert.

To perform a weather scan:

PressWX.Yourscannerscansthroughtheweatherbandsthenstopsonthenextavailableweatherbroadcast.

To program a weather channel into priority channel:

1. PressWX.

2. Selecttheweatherchannel.

3. PressFUNCandthenPRI.

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SAME Standby Mode

SAMEalertsincludeFIPScodestoidentifyareas,establishedbytheUSCensusbureau.Youcansetyourscannertoalertforallareasorlimit weather alerts to up to 10 specific areas by FIPS code.

The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS codes at www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/.

To program a FIPS code:

1. PressWXandlistentoidentifytheweatherstationwiththestrongestsignal.

2. PressFUNC,andthenPROGtoaccesstheFIPScodeentrytable.

3. UseortoselectthedesiredFIPScodestoragelocation.

4. UsethenumberkeystoentertheFIPScode.TheformatofaFIPScodeis:

Subdivisions StateCode CountyCode

0-9

(0=entirearea)

01-50

(00=allstates)

XXX

(000=allcounties)

Example:048439(0=All;48=Texas;439=TarrantCounty)

5. (Optional)Tolabelthecode,pressTEXTandusetheletterbuttonstoentertext.

6. PressENTtostorethecode.RepeatthisprocesstoprogramadditionalFIPScodes.

7. PressL/OUT to lock out or enable specific FIPS entries.

8. PressWXtoexittheFIPScodeentrytable.

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To review stored FIPS codes:

1. PressWXthenanumberkey.

2. PressL/OUTtochangethelockoutstatus.

For information about adding text tags to a FIPS code, see “Text Tags” on Page 43.

To enter SAME standby:

1. PressFUNC,andthenWX.ThescannerwillmonitortheselectedweatherradiostationforalertswithFIPScodesthatmatchthecodesyouenteredintheFIPSentrytable.

2. ToexitSAMEstandby,pressFUNC,andthenWX.

The scanner searches the weather frequencies while in SAME standby mode when squelch is off.

The scanner sounds an alert or beep when it receives the SAME code. After five minutes, the alert stops and the scanner beeps every ten seconds.

3. PressanykeyexceptDIMtoresetthescanner.

To test the weather alert:

1. PressWX.Yourscannerscansthroughtheweatherbands.

2. SettheSquelchtothelowestsettingsothatyouhearstatic.

3. PressFUNCandthenWX.“SAMEStandby”appears.

4. HoldENTforabout2seconds.Thedisplayindicatesthetypeofmessage,andthescannersoundsanalertorseriesofbeeps.

5. PressanykeyexceptDIMtostoptesting.

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Skywarn

Skywarnisanorganizedgroupoftrainedweatherobservers.UsingSkywarn, you can hear trained observers in your area call in official reportstoacontrolstationthatrelaysthosereportstoNOAAandotheremergencyagencies.

Beforeusingthisfeature,savelocalSkywarnfrequenciesforyourareaintoChannel999.

To use Skywarn:

HoldtheSkywarnbutton( ).“SKY”appears.Iftheskywarnchannelisempty,“Notprogrammed”appears.

MonitoringWhenmonitoring,thescannerremainsonasinglechannel.

Your scanner features a power save circuit that allows the scanner to “sleep” briefly while waiting for a call on a monitored channel.

To monitor a channel:

1. PressMAN.

2. UsethenumberkeystoenterthechannelnumberandpressMAN.

To find a frequency to monitor:

1. PressTUNE.Thecurrently-tunedfrequencyand***PAUSED***appear.

2. (Optional)UsethenumberkeystochangethefrequencyandpressENT.

3. PressPSE.Thescannersearchesforafrequency.Tochangethe

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tunedirection,pressor. When the scanner finds an active frequency,itstops.

4. PressPSEtomonitorthefrequency.

The transmission signal level is indicated by the 5 dots.

To set a default tuning frequency:

1. PressMAN.

2. (Optional)Usethenumberkeystoenterthefrequencynumber.

3. PressFUNC,thenTUNE.Thescannersavesthefrequency.Forexample,ifyousave145.31000MHz,whenyoupressTUNE,thescannerstartstuningat145.31000MHz.

Trunking SetupInstead of transmitting on a specific frequency, trunking systems chooseoneofseveralfrequenciesduringa2-wayradiotransmissionand simultaneously transmit a Talk Group ID that identifies the 2-way radiouser.Thisallowstrunkingsystemstoallocatefewerfrequenciestomultiple2-wayradiousers.

Defining a Trunking BankYou can define any of the 10 banks as a trunking bank, but each bank canonlyscanforonesystem:Motorola,EDACS(GE/Ericsson),orLTR(EFJohnson).

Trunking banks can contain both trunking and non-trunking channels.

To define a Trunking Bank:

1. PressPROG,thenpressTRUNKtoentertheIDprogrammode.

2. PressFUNC,thenuseortoselectabank.

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3. RepeatedlypressMODEtoselectatrunkingmode(Motorola,EDACS,orLTR).

4. PressPROG.

Trunking Modes

InClosedmode,thescannerstopsonlyontransmissionswithsavedandunlockedTalkGroupIDs.Thisletsyoufocusascanonthefrequencies you have identified, ignoring other transmissions.

InOpenmode,thescannerstopsfortransmissionsonanyunlockedchannel.ThisletsyousearchforTalkGroupIDsthatyoucanthensave.

Whilescanning,“–”appearsforClosedmodeand“+”appearsforOpenmodeunderthechannelstoragebank’snumber.Whenthescannerstopsonachannel,”OPEN”or“CLOSED”appears.

To set Open or Closed mode for a bank:

1. PressMAN.

2. Useortoselectabank.

3. PressFUNCthenDELAY.“BankOPEN”or“BankCLOSED”appears.

Motorola Trunking Setup

Motorola systems can allocate as few as five frequencies to up to severalthousandgroupsofusersinthreecategories:

• Type I – User groups are assigned to fleets. To scan, you must program a fleet map into the scanner.

• TypeII–TheTalkGroupIDcontains4or5digitnumbers.

• Hybrid–CombinesTypeIandTypeIIformats.

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Fleet Maps

For Motorola Type I and hybrid systems, you must program a fleet mapbeforesavingTalkGroupIDs.

To program a fleet map:

1. PressPROGthenTRUNK.

2. PressFUNC,thenpressortoselectthebank.

3. Ifnecessary,repeatedlypressMODEtoselect“Motorola.”

4. PressFUNC,thenpress8.“SizeCodeSetting”appears,withBlock0selected.

5. EnterthesizecodeforBlock0,suppliedwiththeTypeIsysteminformation, or try one of the following common fleet maps.

SizeCodes

BLOCKS

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11

2 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4

3 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S12 ––

4 S12 –– S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4

5 S4 S4 S12 –– S4 S4 S4 S4

6 S3 S10 S4 S4 S12 –– S12 ––

7 S10 S10 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4

8 S1 S1 S2 S2 S3 S3 S4 S4

9 S4 S4 SO SO SO SO SO SO

10 SO SO SO SO SO SO S4 S4

11 S4 SO SO SO SO SO SO SO

12 SO SO SO SO SO SO SO S4

13 S3 S3 S11 S4 S4 SO SO SO

14 S4 S3 S10 S4 S4 S4 S12 ––

15 S4 S4 S4 S11 S11 SO S12 ––

16 S3 S10 S10 S11 SO SO S12 ––

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For Motorola Type II, enter 15.

6. PressENT.Thenextblockappears.

7. Repeatsteps5-6foreachblock.Ifyoumakeamistake,pressCLandenterthecorrectsizecode.

Base and Offset Frequencies

ToreceiveMotorolaVHFandUHFsystemtransmissions,youmustprogramapplicablebaseandoffsetfrequencies.Inthe800MHztrunkingband,youcanselectabasefrequency(normaloroffset),butinthe900MHztrunkingband,youdonotneedtosetthebasefrequency.

Youcangetinformationaboutbaseandoffsetfrequenciesfromwww.trunkscanner.com.

UHF-Lo (406-512 MHz) To program Motorola base and offset frequencies:

1. PressPROGthenTRUNKtoentertheIDprogrammode.

2. PressFUNC,thenpressor.Thebanknumberincreasesordecreasesbyone.Ifyouholddownor,thebanknumberincreasesordecreasescontinuously.

3. Ifnecessary,repeatedlypressMODEtoselect“Motorola.”

4. PressFUNCthen2.ThescreendisplaystheBase,Offset,andStepwiththeBinBaseblinking.

5. Ifnecessary,usethenumberkeystoenteranewBasefrequencyandpressENT.TheOinOffsetblinks.

6. Ifnecessary,usethenumberkeystoenteranewOffsetfrequencyandpressENT.TheSinStepblinks.

If you try to program an offset frequency in the UHF-Hi bands (806-960 MHz), the scanner ignores the entry.

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7. WhiletheSinStepblinks,repeatedlypressortoselectthestepnumber:5.0,6.25,10.0,12.5,15.0,18.75,20.0,25.0,30.0,31.25,35.0,37.5,40.0,43.75,or50.0kHz,thenpressENT.

8. PressPROG.

UHF-Hi (806-960 MHz) To program 800 MHz Motorola trunking:

1. PressPROGthenTRUNKtoentertheIDprogrammode.

2. PressFUNC,thenpressor.Thebanknumberincreasesordecreasesbyone.Ifyouholddownor,thebanknumberincreasesordecreasescontinuously.

3. Ifnecessary,repeatedlypressMODEtoselect“Motorola.”

4. PressFUNCthen3.NORMALappears.

5. PressortoselectNORMALorSPLINTERandpressENT.Ifyouareuncertainaboutthebasefrequency,useNORMAL.

ThebasefrequencyinNORMALis851.0125MHz.ThebasefrequencyinSPLINTERis851.0000MHz..IfyoucannotreceivewiththeNORMALsetting,changetoSPLINTER.

EDACS Trunking Setup

EDACS(GE/Ericsson)systemstransmitTalkGroupIDdataonadedicatedcontrolchannel.Scanningrequiresclearreceptionofthecontrolchannelatalltimes,soEDACSsystemsgenerallyhaveasmallerusablearea.Youcanmanuallyselectthedatachannel,butanexternalantennacangreatlyimproveEDACSscanning.

IfyouareprogrammingfrequenciesforanEDACSsystem,youmuststorethemintheLogicalChannelNumberorder(usuallylistedasLCN#).

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LTR Trunking Setup

LTRsystems,assigneachfrequencyaHomeRepeater(HR)number,andarefrequentlyprogrammedwithuniqueIDcodesforeachradio.LTR Talk Group IDs are organized in a specific order, and to scan, youmustprogramthefrequenciesinHRorder.LTRsystemsareusedprimarilybybusinesses,suchastaxicabs,deliverytrucks,andrepairservices.

LTRsystemsuseaHomeRepeateraspartoftheirTalkGroupID.

To save a correct Home Repeater:

1. SavetheLTRchannelsinanyorder.

2. SetthebanktoOpenmode.

3. ManuallyselectLTchannelsandwatchtheLTRdataonthedisplay.

YourscannerdisplaystheLTRTalkGroupIDandanumberprecededby“R.”The“R”numberistheHomeRepeaternumberforthetransmission.

4. TheassignedHomeRepeaterchannelmustequaltheHomeRepeaternumber.Forexample,R12mustbeprogrammedintoChannel12.

Searching for Talk Group IDs

IfyoutunethescannertoanactiveMotorolacontrolchannel,theMotorolaSystemIDandtheapproximatecontrolchannelmessagedecodesuccessrateappears.Thishelpsyouidentifythesystemandthereceptionquality.WhenthescannerdecodescontrolchanneldatafromaMotorolasystem,COTRLappearsonthedisplay.

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To search for Talk Group IDs:

1. SetthebanktoOpenmode.

2. PressSCAN.Thescannerscansthroughallunlockedchannelsintheactivebanks.

3. Whenthescannerstopsonatransmission,pressTRUNK.ThescannerdisplaystheIDlocation:

Sub-bank. IDLocation

0-4 00-29

Example:2-01

If the ID has already been saved, “ID was saved” appears.

If you try to store more than 150 talk group IDs in a bank, “Memory Full!” appears.

Saving a Talk Group ID

Eachofthe10bankscontains5sub-banksthateachhold30TalkGroupIDs.(Youcansaveupto1,500TalkGroupIDs.)Whenthescannerreceivesatrunkedtransmission,itsearchestheassociatedsub-bankfortheTalkGroupIDtodecodedataforMotorola,EDACS(GE/Ericsson),andLTR(EFJohnson)systems.

To define a Talk Group ID:

1. PressPROG,thenpressTRUNKtoentertheIDprogrammode.

2. PressFUNC,thenuseortoselectabank.

3. RepeatedlypressMODEtoselectatrunkingmode(Motorola,EDACS,orLTR).

4. RepeatedlypressTRUNKtoselectthesub-bank.

5. PressortoselectthelocationwheretostoretheTalkGroupID.

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6. UsethenumberanddecimalpointkeystoentertheTalkGroupID:

ForEDTalkGroupIDs,youcanentereitheradecimalorAFScode.ThedefaultsettingisdecimalIDentry.

TousetheAFScode,pressFUNCthen2,“AFSFormat”appearsforabout2seconds.YoucanthenentertheAFScode.

Ifyoumakeamistake,“InvalidIDvalue”appearswhenyoupressENT.GobacktoStep3.

IfyouenteredanIDthatisalreadystoredinsamebank,“Dupl.IDofX-XXappears.”TostoretheIDcode,pressENT.Tocancel,pressCL.

7. PressENT.

For information about adding text tags to a Talk Group ID, see “Text Tags” on Page 43.

Deleting Talk Group IDs

YoucandeleteanindividualTalkGroupIDorallTalkGroupIDsinabank.

To delete a Talk Group ID:

1. PressPROGthenTRUNK.

2. PressFUNC,ortoselectIDmemory.

3. PressFUNCthenCL.

To delete ALL talk group IDs in a bank:

1. PressPROG.

2. PressTRUNKtoenteraTalkGroupIDmemorymode.

3. SelectaTalkGroupIDbankusingFUNC,or.

4. PressFUNCthen6.“Clearentirelist?Press1toclearall,anyotherkeyaborts”appears.

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5. TocleartheTalkGroupIDs,Press1.Tocancelthedeletion,pressanykeyexcept1.

Saving Trunking Channels

Trunking channels are defined using the same procedure for non-trunkingchannels.Ineachbank,youcanmixchannelmodes,includingconventional,butyoucanscanonlyonetrunkingmodeatatime,eitherEDACS,Motorola,orLTR.

BecauseMotorolacontrolfrequencieschangedaily,youshouldsaveallthecontrolfrequenciesinthesamebank.Ifyoudonotknowthecontrolfrequency,savealltheMotorolafrequenciesinthesamebank.

EDACSfrequenciesareassignedLogicalChannelNumbers(LCN)and organized in a specific order. To scan correctly, you must programthefrequenciesinLCNorder,startingwithMemory01.

Trunked modes (MO, ED, and LT) can only be selected for frequencies above 137 MHz that use trunking operations.

For information about adding text tags to a channel, see “Text Tags” on Page 43.

Trunk ScanningIneachbank,youcanmixconventionalchannelsandfrequenciesinabank.However,youcanscanonlyonetrunkingmodeatatime,eitherEDACS,Motorola,orLTR.

PressScan.Thescannerscansthroughunlockedchannelsinactivebanks.Tofocusontrunkscanning,youcanturnoffbanksthatcontainonlyconventionalchannels.Tochangethescanningdirection,pressor.

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ForMotorolachannels,yourscannerdisplaystheTalkGroupIDmemorylocation,receivedfrequency,voicechannel(VC),andtheMotorolaIDnumber.

Your scanner automatically mutes the audio while it decodes control channel data. However, we recommend you turn SQ clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the hiss stops. This lets the scanner quickly acquire the data channel.

For Motorola trunking systems, more than one talk group can transmit at a time. If you manually tune the scanner, you will hear the talk group on that channel, but the display will alternate between all active Talk Group IDs.

For EDACS and Motorola (above 406 MHz range), the scanner monitors the control channel between each transmission to identify talk groups. For some Motorola (under 512 MHz range) and LTR systems, the scanner uses the subaudible data sent with each transmission to identify talk groups.

Trunking Delay

YoucansetaTalkGroupIDdelayseparatelyfromthechanneldelay.Whenactive,thescannercheckstheTalkGroupIDforthedelaytimewhenatransmissionends.

To set a Talk Group ID delay:

1. PressFUNCthen./DELAYwhileyouareprogrammingtheTrunkGroupID.“ENTERkeysaves.2.0seconds”appears.

2. UseortosetIDDelay:None,0.5,1.0,1.5,2.0,2.5,3.0,3.5,or4.0seconds.

3. PressENT.

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Locking Out Talk Group IDs

YoucanonlylockoutTalkGroupIDswhenthescannerisintheClosedmode.

To lock out Talk Group IDs:

1. PressPROGthenTRUNK.

2. PressFUNC,ortomovetothedesiredbank.

3. PressortoselecttheID.

4. PressL/OUTtolockouttheID.“lo”changesto“LO.”

5. ToremovethelockoutfromatrunkingID,manuallyselecttheIDmemory,andpressL/OUT.LOchangestolo.

You cannot clear all lockouts from a talk group at the same time.

To review locked-out Talk Group IDs:

1. PressPROGthenTRUNK.

2. PressFUNC.ThenL/OUT. The first locked out ID appears. If the IDmemorybankhasnolocked-outID,youhearthelowbeeptone.

3. Pressortoscrollthroughthelist.

4. PressPROGtoexit.

Turning Off Sub-Banks

To turn off a sub-bank:

1. PressTRUNKrepeatedlytoselectthedesiredsub-bank.

2. PressFUNCthen1toturnthesub-bankonifitisofforoffifitison.

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To turn off a sub-bank while scanning:

1. Whenthescannerstopsonatransmission,pressFUNC.

2. PressTRUNK.Thedisplayindicateswhichsub-bankisturnedonoroff.Theactivesub-banknumberappears.

3. PressFUNCandthenumberofthesub-bankyoudesiretoturnonoroff.Forexampletoturnsub-bank4onoroff,pressFUNC.Thenpress4.

This function activates when the receiving channel bank is Closed mode.

Talk Group ID Hold

Youcansetyourscannertofollowatrunkingsignalthatyouwanttotrackduringscanning.

To set Talk Group ID Hold:

1. Whilethescannerisstoppedonavoicechannel(VCappears),holddownTRUNKuntil“IDholdON”appears.

Whenthescannerreceivesatransmission,the“S”onthedisplaychangesto“H.”

2. ToreleaseIDhold,pressSCANorTRUNK.

Scanner Maintenance• Handlethescannercarefully;donotdropit.• Useandstorethescanneronlyinnormaltemperature

environments.• Keepthescannerdry;ifitgetswet,wipeitdryimmediately.• Keepthescannerawayfromdustanddirt,andwipeitwitha

dampclothoccasionallytokeepitlookingnew.

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Text Tags

Whilescanning,ifthescannerstopsonachannelwithasavedtexttag,thetextappearsonthedisplay.Otherwise,theTalkGroupIDappearsonthedisplay.

You can define text tags to identify channels, Talk Group IDs, banks orFIPSCodes.

To define a Text Tag:

1. To define a text tag for a channel:• PressMAN.• Enterthebankandchannelnumber.• PressPROG.MchangestoP.

2. To define a text tag for a Talk Group ID:• PressPROG.• PressTRUNK.• PressFUNCthenortoselectthedesiredbank.• PressTRUNKtoselectthedesiredsub-bank.• PressorholddownortoselectthedesiredgroupID.

3. To define a text tag for a bank:• PressPROG.• PressFUNCthenpressbanknumber.“BankX(0through9)

selected”appears.

4. To define a text tag for a FIPS code, first access the FIPS code definition. See ”SAME Standby Mode” on Page 28.

5. PressTEXT.

6. Enterthetextusingthetextkeys(upto16characters).

Whenyoupressakey,theassociatedlettersappearonthe7screen.Pressthecorrespondingnumber.Forexample,whenyoupressABC,A,B,andCappearonthedisplay.ToselectA,press1.ToselectB,press2.ToselectC,press3.

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Toenteranumber,press1,thenpressthenumberkey.

Toenterlowercasecharacterorsecond-setcharacterforthe0key,pressthenumberkeyandthenpressFUNC.

7. Ifyoumakeamistake,pressortomovetothecharacteryouwanttochange.

8. PressENTtosavethetext.

To display the Talk Group ID:

1. Ifthescannerdisplaysthetexttagforatransmission,pressTEXT.TheIDcodeappears.

2. PressTEXTagaintocancel.

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Troubleshooting

Issue Solution

The scanner does not function.

Cause:

TheACorDCadaptormightnotbeconnected.IfusingaDCadaptor,theDCadaptorsocketmightbedirty.

Makesuretheadaptor’sbarrelplugisfullyinsertedintothePWRjack.Thecentertipoftheadaptor’sbarrelplugmustbesettopositive.

UnplugtheDCadaptorfromthepowersourceandcleanthesocket,orchecktheadaptor’sinternalfuse.

The scanner does not receive stations or reception is poor.

Cause:

Antennamightnotbeconnectedcorrectly.

Squelchsettingmightbetoosensitive.

Antenuatormightbeonsoyourscannermightnotreceiveweaksignals.

Checktheantenna.

Checkthesquelch.

ChecktheAttenuator.

Ifthesesolutionsdonotwork,turnthescanneroffthenonagain,orinitializethescanner.

The scanner does not scan.

Cause:

Thesquelchmightnotbeadjustedcorrectly.

Onechannelornochannelsstoredinthescanner.

TurnSQclockwise.

Savemorefrequenciesintochannels.

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Issue Solution

Error message appears when trying to upload or download from a computer.

Cause:

YourcomputerisusingWindowsXPanddoesnothavethenecessaryUSBcabledriver.

Downloadandinstallthe“WindowsXPDrivertoresolvePCconnectionerror” file fromyourscanner’sProductSupportpageortheSoftwareDownloadpageonwww.RadioShack.com.

Thenmakeyourconnectionandtryagain.BesurethecorrectCOMportisselectedindevicemanager..

Birdie Frequencies

Allscannershavesignalscreatedinsidethescanner’sreceiver.Thesebirdiefrequenciescaninterferewithtransmissionsonthesamefrequencies.Iftheinterferenceisnotsevere,youmightbeabletoturnSQclockwisetoomitthebirdie.

To find the birdies:

1. Disconnecttheantennaandmovingitawayfromthescanner.MakesurethatnoothernearbyradioorTVsetsareturnedonnearthescanner.

2. Startasearchofeveryfrequencyrangefromitslowestfrequencytothehighest.Whenthesearchstops,oftenwithoutanysound,thisisabirdie.

3. Makealistofallthebirdiesinyourscannerforfuturereference.

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Initializing the Scanner

Ifthescanner’sdisplaylocksupordoesnotworkproperlyafteryouconnectapowersourceorinstallbatteries,youmightneedtoinitializeit.

Caution: This procedure clears the scanner’s memory. Initialize the scanner only after trying all other methods to correct issues.

To initialize the scanner:

1. Turnoffthescanner,thenturnitonagain.“Multi-systemTrunkingScanner”appears.

2. While“Multi-systemTrunkingScanner”appears,press0.

3. Press1.

4. PressENT.“Initializingpleasestandby”appearsforabout5seconds.Whentheinitializationiscomplete,M000appearsonthesecondlineofthedisplay.Bank0Ch00appears.

Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is complete.

Service and Repair

Ifyourscannerisnotperformingasitshould,takeittoyourlocalRadioShackstoreforassistance.TolocateyournearestRadioShack,usethestorelocatorfeatureonRadioShack’swebsite(www.radioshack.com),orcall1-800-TheShack(800-843-7422)andfollowthemenuoptions.Modifyingortamperingwiththescanner’sinternalcomponentscancauseamalfunctionandmightinvalidateitswarrantyandvoidyourFCCauthorizationtooperateit.

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Scanning LegallyYourscannercoversfrequenciesusedbymanydifferentgroupsincluding police and fire departments, ambulance services, governmentagencies,privatecompanies,amateurradioservices,militaryoperations,pagerservices,andwireline(telephoneandtelegraph)serviceproviders.Itislegaltolistentoalmosteverytransmissionyourscannercanreceive.However,therearesometransmissionsyoushouldneverintentionallylistento.Theseinclude:

• telephoneconversations(cellular,cordless,orotherprivatemeansoftelephonesignaltransmission)

• pagertransmissions• anyscrambledorencryptedtransmissions

AccordingtotheElectronicCommunicationsPrivacyAct(ECPA),as amended, you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment forintentionallylisteningto,using,ordivulgingthecontentsofsuchatransmissionunlessyouhavetheconsentofapartytothecommunication(unlesssuchactivityisotherwiseillegal).Thisscannerisdesignedtopreventreceptionofillegaltransmissions,incompliancewiththelawwhichrequiresthatscannersbemanufactured in such a way as to not be easily modifiable to pick up thosetransmissions.Donotopenyourscanner’scasetomakeanymodifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not legaltolistento.Doingsocouldsubjectyoutolegalpenalties.Insomeareas,mobileuseofthisscannerisunlawfulorrequiresapermit.Checkthelawsinyourarea.Itisalsoillegalinmanyareastointerfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the sceneofanincidentwithoutauthorization.Weencourageresponsible,legalscanneruse.

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FCC Notice

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforascanningreceiver,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

ReferencesAppendix A: GlossaryFrequency–Thesignal(expressedinMHz)usedbybroadcastingradios. To find active frequencies, you can use frequency guides availablefromyourlocalRadioShackstore,frequencylistspostedontheInternet,oryourscanner’ssearchfunction.

Bank–Astorageunitforagroupofchannels.Achannelcontainsonefrequency,andabankcanholdupto100channels.

Channel–Aprogrammablememorylocationsforasinglefrequency.

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Talk Group ID – A simultaneous trunking transmission that identifies 2-wayradiousers.Thisallowstrunkingsystemstoallocateafewfrequenciestomultiple2-wayradiousers.

Sub-bank–EachbankhasanassociatedTalkGroupIDsub-bank.InClosedmode,thescanneronlystopsifatransmissionhasaTalkGroupIDsavedintheassociatedTalkGroupIDsub-bank.InOpenMode,thescannerstopsonalltransmissions,exceptthoseyoulockout.

Appendix B: Search BanksNote: Allscannerstunebysteps.YourRadioShackscannerusesstepsconsistentwiththelatestUSorworldwidestandards.Ifyouenteranon-validstepfrequency,anyscannerwilltunetothenextstep.Somescannerdesignsdothiswithoutshowingthecorrectstepinthedisplay.Thisscannerwillshowtheactualtunedfrequencyinthedisplay.Becausestepsaresoclosetogether,theaudioqualitywillnotbeaffectedbytheoffset.Searchbank:SR0MarinebandReceivemode:FM

Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz)

01 156.0500 21 157.0500 72 156.6250

05 156.2500 22 157.1000 73 156.6750

06 156.3000 23 157.1500 74 156.7250

07 156.3500 24 157.2000161.8000

77 156.8750

08 156.4000 25 157.2500161.8500

78 156.9250

09 156.4500 26 157.3000161.9000

79 156.9750

10 156.5000 27 157.3500161.9500

80 157.0250

11 156.5500 28 157.4000162.0000

81 157.0750

12 156.6000 63 156.1750 82 157.1250

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Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz)

13 156.6500 64 156.2250160.8250

83 157.1750

14 156.7000 65 156.2750 84 157.2250161.8250

15 156.7500 66 156.3250 85 157.2750161.8750

16 156.8000 67 156.3750 86 157.3250161.9250

17 156.8500 68 156.4250 87 157.3750161.9750

18 156.9000 69 156.4750 88 157.4250

19 156.9500 70 156.5250

20 157.0000161.6000

71 156.5750

Note: SomeMarinefrequenciesassigntwofrequenciestoonechannel.Forexample,157.000and161.600areassignedinChannel20.Searchbank:SR1CBbandReceivemode:AM

Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz)

01 26.9650 15 27.1350 29 27.2950

02 26.9750 16 27.1550 30 27.3050

03 26.9850 17 27.1650 31 27.3150

04 27.0050 18 27.1750 32 27.3250

05 27.0150 19 27.1850 33 27.3350

06 27.0250 20 27.2050 34 27.3450

07 27.0350 21 27.2150 35 27.3550

08 27.0550 22 27.2250 36 27.3650

09 27.0650 23 27.2550 37 27.3750

10 27.0750 24 27.2350 38 27.3850

11 27.0850 25 27.2450 39 27.3950

12 27.1050 26 27.2650 40 27.4050

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Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz)

13 27.1150 27 27.2750

14 27.1250 28 27.2850

Searchbank:SR2FRS/GMRS/MURSbandReceiveMode:FM,CT,orDC

Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz) Ch. Freq.(MHz)

01 462.56250 13 467.68750 25 151.94000

02 462.58750 14 467.71250 26 154.57000

03 462.61250 15 462.55000 27 154.60000

04 462.63750 16 462.57500 28 154.62500

05 462.66250 17 462.60000 29 464.50000

06 462.68750 18 462.62500 30 464.55000

07 462.71250 19 462.65000 31 467.85000

08 467.56250 20 462.67500 32 467.87500

09 467.58750 21 462.70000 33 467.90000

10 467.61250 22 462.72500 34 467.92500

11 467.63750 23 151.82000

12 467.66250 24 151.88000

Searchbank:SR3PublicSafetybandReceiveMode:FM,CT,orDC

Freq.(MHz) Step(kHz) Freq.(MHz) Step(kHz)

Group0 Group2

33.420-33.980 10 453.0375-453.9625 6.25

37.020-37.420 10 458.0375-458.9625 6.25

39.020-39.980 10 460.0125-460.6375 6.25

42.020-42.940 10 462.5500-462.7250 6.25

44.620-45.860 10 465.0125-465.6375 6.25

45.880 467.5625-467.7125 6.25

45.900 Group3

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Freq.(MHz) Step(kHz) Freq.(MHz) Step(kHz)

45.940-46.060 10 764.003125-766.996875 3.125

46.080-46.500 10 773.003125-775.996875 3.125

Group1 794.003125-796.996875 3.125

151.820-151.940 7.5 803.003125-805.996875 3.125

153.770-154.130 7.5 Group4

154.145-154.445 7.5 851.0125-852.0125 12.5

154.570 852.0375-853.0375 12.5

154.600 853.0625-854.0625 12.5

154.650-154.770 7.5 854.0875-855.0875 12.5

154.785-154.950 7.5 855.1125-856.1125 12.5

155.010-155.370 7.5 856.1375-857.1375 12.5

155.415-155.700 7.5 857.1625-858.1625 12.5

155.730-156.210 7.5 858.1875-859.1875 12.5

158.730-159.210 7.5 859.2125-860.2125 12.5

166.250 860.2375-860.9875 12.5

170.150 866.0125-868.9875 12.5

Searchbank:SR4AircraftReceivemode:AM,FM

Group Frequency(MHz) Step(kHz)

0 108.000-117.99166 8.33

1 118.000-136.99166 8.33

2 138.000-143.9875 12.5

148.000-150.7875 12.5

3 225.000-379.975 25

380.000-400.000 12.5

Searchbank:SR5AmateurbandReceivemode:FM,CT,orDC

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Group Frequency(MHz) Step(kHz)

0 28.0000-29.7000 5

1 50.0000-54.0000 5

2 144.0000-148.0000 5

3 222.0000-224.9950 5

4 420.0000-450.0000 5

5 902.000-927.9875 12.5

6 1240.0000-1300.0000 6.25

Searchbank:SR6RailroadReceivemode:FM,CT,orDC

Frequency(MHz) Step(kHz)

159.810-161.5650 7.5

Searchbank:SR7ProgrammablelimitsearchReceivemode:FM,AM,CT,orDC

Appendix C: CTCSS / DCS Codes

Youcanprogramanyofthefollowingcodes:

CTCSS Codes:

67.0Hz 94.8Hz 131.8Hz 171.3Hz 203.5Hz

69.3Hz 97.4Hz 136.5Hz 173.8Hz 206.5Hz

71.9Hz 100.0Hz 141.3Hz 177.3Hz 210.7Hz

74.4Hz 103.5Hz 146.2Hz 179.9Hz 218.1Hz

77.0Hz 107.2Hz 151.4Hz 183.5Hz 225.7Hz

79.7Hz 110.9Hz 156.7Hz 186.2Hz 229.1Hz

82.5Hz 114.8Hz 159.8Hz 189.9Hz 233.6Hz

85.4Hz 118.8Hz 162.2Hz 192.8Hz 241.8Hz

88.5Hz 123.0Hz 165.5Hz 196.6Hz 250.3Hz

91.5Hz 127.3Hz 167.9Hz 199.5Hz 254.1Hz

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DCS Codes:

006 050 125 174 255 343 445 526 703

007 051 131 205 261 346 446 532 712

015 053 132 212 263 351 452 546 723

017 054 134 214 265 356 454 565 731

021 065 141 223 266 364 455 606 732

023 071 143 225 271 365 462 612 734

025 072 145 226 274 371 464 624 743

026 073 152 243 306 411 465 627 754

031 074 155 244 311 412 466 631

032 114 156 245 315 413 503 632

036 115 162 246 325 423 506 654

043 116 165 251 331 431 516 662

047 122 172 252 332 432 523 664

Appendix D: Signal StalkerSignalStalkercansearchthefollowingbands:

All BandBnk. Freq.(MHz) Bnk. Freq.(MHz)

0 25.000-54.000 5 406.000-470.000

1 108.000-136.99166 6 470.0125-512.000

2 137.000-174.000 7 764.000-805.996875

3 216.0025-299.975 8 806.000-868.9875

4 300.000-405.9875 9 894.000-960,1240-1300.000

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PubSafety Band

Freq.(MHz) Step(kHz) Freq.(MHz) Step(kHz)

Group0 Group2

33.420-33.980 10 453.0375-453.9625 6.25

37.020-37.420 10 458.0375-458.9625 6.25

39.020-39.980 10 460.0125-460.6375 6.25

42.020-42.940 10 462.5500-462.7250 6.25

44.620-45.860 10 465.0125-465.6375 6.25

45.880 467.5625-467.7125 6.25

45.900 Group3

45.940-46.060 10 764.003125-766.996875 3.125

46.080-46.500 10 773.003125-775.996875 3.125

Group1 794.003125-796.996875 3.125

151.820-151.940 7.5 803.003125-805.996875 3.125

153.770-154.130 7.5 Group4

154.145-154.445 7.5 851.0125-852.0125 12.5

154.570 852.0375-853.0375 12.5

154.600 853.0625-854.0625 12.5

154.650-154.770 7.5 854.0875-855.0875 12.5

154.785-154.950 7.5 855.1125-856.1125 12.5

155.010-155.370 7.5 856.1375-857.1375 12.5

155.415-155.700 7.5 857.1625-858.1625 12.5

155.730-156.210 7.5 858.1875-859.1875 12.5

158.730-159.210 7.5 859.2125-860.2125 12.5

166.250 860.2375-860.9875 12.5

170.150 866.0125-868.9875 12.5

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Appendix E: Talk Group Format

Motorola

ForMotorola Type I, enter the block number, fleet number and subfleet number.

FleetNo. Subfleet No.

XXX XX

Example:XXX-XX

Motorola Type IItalkgroupIDsare4-or5-digitnumbers,divisibleby16.

EDACS

Entereitherafour-digitdecimalnumberfrom0001to2047.

Agency Fleet Subfleet (AFS)numbersrangefrom00-001to15-157.ThedefaultEDACSsettingisdecimal.

To use AFS format:

1. PressFUNCthen2. “AFS Format” appears briefly.

2. EntertheAFSnumber:

AgencyNo. FleetNo. Subfleet No.

XX XXXX XXXX

Example:XXXXXX-XXXX

LTR

Entertheareacode,homerepeateranduserID.

AreaCode HomeRepeater UserID

0-1 01-20 000-254

Example:010123

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Appendix F: SpecificationsFrequencyCoverage:25.000-26.960MHz.................................................... (in10kHzsteps/AM)26.965-27.405MHz.................................................... (in10kHzsteps/AM)27.410-29.505MHz...................................................... (in5kHzsteps/AM)29.510-29.700MHz.......................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)29.710-49.830MHz.....................................................(in10kHzsteps/FM)49.835-54.000MHz.......................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)108.000-136.9916MHz........................................... (in8.33kHzsteps/AM)137.000-137.995MHz...................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)138.000-143.9875MHz............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)144.000-147.995MHz...................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)148.000-150.7875MHz............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)150.800-150.845MHz...................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)150.8525-154.4975MHz............................................(in7.5kHzsteps/FM)154.515-154.640MHz...................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)154.650-156.255MHz................................................(in7.5kHzsteps/FM)156.275-157.450MHz.................................................(in25kHzsteps/FM)157.470-161.5725MHz..............................................(in7.5kHzsteps/FM)161.600-161.975MHz...................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)162.000-174.000MHz..............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)216.0025-219.9975MHz...............................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)220.000-224.995MHz...................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)225.000-379.975MHz................................................ (in25kHzsteps/AM)380.000-419.9875MHz............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)420.000-450.000MHz...................................................(in5kHzsteps/FM)450.00625-469.99375MHz......................................(in6.25kHzsteps/FM)470.000-512.000MHz..............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)764.000-766.996875MHz......................................(in3.125kHzsteps/FM)773.000-775.996875MHz......................................(in3.125kHzsteps/FM)794.000-796.996875MHz......................................(in3.125kHzsteps/FM)803.000-805.996875MHz......................................(in3.125kHzsteps/FM)806.000-823.9875MHz............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)849.000-868.9875MHz............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)894.000-939.9875MHz............................................(in12.5kHzsteps/FM)940.000-960.000MHz..............................................(in6.25kHzsteps/FM)1240.000-1300.000MHz..........................................(in6.25kHzsteps/FM)MemoryChannels/Banks............................................................1000/10TalkgroupIDmemories...................................................................... 1,500IDmemorybanks/Sub-banks...........................................................10/5NumberofmemoryIDspersub-bank.................................................... 30Sensitivity(20dBS/N):FM:25–54MHz...........................................................................................0.3uV108–136.99166MHz............................................................................0.3uV137–174MHz.......................................................................................0.5uV

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216.0025–224.975MHz........................................................................0.5uV225-299.975MHz................................................................................0.5uV300-405.975MHz................................................................................0.8uV406–512MHz.......................................................................................0.5uV764–960MHz.......................................................................................0.7uV1240–1300MHz...................................................................................0.7uVAM:25–54MHz..............................................................................................1uV108–136.99166MHz...............................................................................1uV137–174MHz.......................................................................................1.5uV216.0025–224.975MHz........................................................................1.5uV225-299.975MHz...................................................................................2uV300-405.975MHz...................................................................................3uV406–512MHz..........................................................................................2uV764–960MHz..........................................................................................2uV1240–1300MHz......................................................................................3uVSelectivity:AllAMandFM(exceptAM25–27.995MHz).....................6dB+/-8kHz........................................................................................... -50dB+/-17kHzAM25–27.995MHz............................................................ -6dB+/-4kHz............................................................................................. -50dB+/-6kHzSpuriousRejection(at154.1MHzFM).............................................. 40dBScanningRate...........................................Upto60ChannelsperSecondSearchRate..................................................... Upto78StepsperSecondDelayTime................................................................................... 2secondsIntermediateFrequencies(IF):1st................................................................................................. 380.8MHz2nd................................................................................................. 21.4MHz3rd.....................................................................................................455kHzPrioritySampling......................................................................... 2secondsOperatingTemperature................................... -14to140°F(-20to60°C)IFRejection380.8MHzat154.1MHz..................................................................... 60dB21.4MHzat154.1MHz..................................................................... 100dBSquelchSensitivity:Threshold(FMandAM).....................................................................0.5uVTight(FM)............................................................................................ 25dBTight(AM)........................................................................................... 20dBAntennaImpedance......................................................................50OhmsAudioOutputPower(10%THD)........................................................ 1.5WBuilt-inSpeaker..........................3Inches(77mm)(8-ohm,DynamicType)PowerRequirements...........................................................................13.8VCurrentDrain(Squelched).............................................................. 200mADimensions(HWD)......21/4x71/4x55/16Inches(55x185x135mm)Weight(withoutantenna)....................................................27.7oz.(790g)

Specifications and depictions are subject to change and improvement without notice. Actualproductmayvaryfromtheimagesfoundinthisdocument.

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ADDENDUMCat. No. 20-163 / 20-164

Preprogrammed FrequenciesYour scanner has 155 preprogrammed frequencies in the ROM. You can load them into Channels 000 to 154.

1. Turn off the scanner and then turn it on again.2. When Multi-system Trunking Scanner appears, press PGM (or PROG).3. Press 1.

CH Base Licensee Text Tag

000 40.5000 ARMY SEARCH/RESCUE ARMY SRCH/RESCUE

001 52.5250 AMATEUR 6 METER CALLING AMATEUR 6M CALL

002 121.5000 AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CHANNEL

AIR EMERGENCY

003 122.0000 FLIGHT WEATHER FLIGHT WEATHER

004 122.2000 FLIGHT SERVICE FLIGHT SERVICE

005 122.7000 SMALL AIRPORT UNICOM CHANNEL

SMALL AIRPORT

006 122.7500 GOVERNMENT AIR TO AIR GOVT AIR 2 AIR

007 122.8000 SMALL AIRPORT UNICOM CHANNEL

SMALL AIRPORT

008 122.9000 GOVERNMENT AIR GOVERNMENT AIR

009 122.9500 AIRCRAFT UNICOM CHANNEL AIRCRAFT UNICOM

010 123.0000 AIRCRAFT UNICOM CHANNEL AIRCRAFT UNICOM

011 123.1000 AIR SEARCH/RESCUE AIR SRCH/RESCUE

012 123.4500 PILOTS - AIR-TO-AIR PILOTS AIR 2 AIR

013 131.4500 CAREFLIGHT CAREFLIGHT

014 131.6750 CAREFLIGHT CAREFLIGHT

015 146.5200 AMATEUR 2 METER CALLING HAM 2M CALLING

016 146.7600 AMATEUR 2 METER REPEATER

HAM 2M REPEATER

017 146.8800 AMATEUR 2 METER REPEATER

HAM 2M REPEATER

018 146.9400 AMATEUR 2 METER REPEATER

HAM 2M REPEATER

019 148.1500 CIVIL AIR PATROL CIVIL AIR PATROL

020 151.6250 RED DOT - BUSINESS BAND RED DOT - BB

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021 151.9550 PURPLE DOT - BUSINESS BAND

PURPLE DOT - BB

022 154.0100 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

023 154.0700 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

024 154.1300 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

025 154.1450 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

026 154.1600 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

027 154.1750 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

028 154.1900 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

029 154.2050 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

030 154.2200 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

031 154.2350 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

032 154.2500 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

033 154.2650 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

034 154.2800 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

035 154.2950 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

036 154.3100 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

037 154.3250 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

038 154.3400 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

039 154.3550 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

040 154.3700 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

041 154.3850 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

042 154.4000 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

043 154.4150 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

044 154.4300 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

045 154.4450 FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRE DEPARTMENT

046 154.5700 BLUE DOT - BUSINESS BAND BLUE DOT - BB

047 154.6000 GREEN DOT - BUSINESS BAND

GREEN DOT - BB

048 155.1600 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

049 155.1750 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

050 155.2050 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

051 155.2200 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

052 155.2350 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

053 155.2650 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

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054 155.2800 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

055 155.2950 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

056 155.3250 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

057 155.3400 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

058 155.3550 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

059 155.3700 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

060 155.3850 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

061 155.4000 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

062 155.4750 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

063 156.4250 MARINE CH 68 - LOCAL BOATS

MARINE CH 68

064 156.4500 MARINE CH 9 - BOATER CALLING

MARINE CH 9

065 156.4750 MARINE CH 69 - LOCAL BOATS

MARINE CH 69

066 156.5750 MARINE CH 71 - LOCAL BOATS

MARINE CH 71

067 156.6250 MARINE CH 72 - LOCAL BOATS

MARINE CH 72

068 156.8000 MARINE CH 16 CALLING/EMERGENCY

MARINE CH 16

069 156.9250 MARINE CH 78 - LOCAL BOATS

MARINE CH 78

070 157.0500 COAST GUARD COAST GUARD

071 157.1000 COAST GUARD COAST GUARD

072 157.1250 COAST GUARD COAST GUARD

073 157.4250 MARINE CH 88 - COMM’L BOATS

MARINE CH 88

074 162.3000 US MARSHALLS US MARSHALL

075 163.2000 US MARSHALLS US MARSHALL

076 415.2000 FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

FEDERAL SERVICE

077 415.7000 AIR FORCE ONE (PHONE PATCH)

AIR FORCE ONE

078 446.0000 AMATEUR 70CM CALLING FREQ

HAM 70CM CALLING

079 450.8000 GOODYEAR AIRSHIP TV BCST & OTH

GOODYEAR AIRSHIP

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080 454.0000 NASCAR TRACK ANNOUNCER

NASCAR TRACK

081 460.0250 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

082 460.0500 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

083 460.0750 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

084 460.1000 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

085 460.1250 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

086 460.1500 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

087 460.1750 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

088 460.2000 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

089 460.2250 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

090 460.2500 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

091 460.2750 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

092 460.3000 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

093 460.3250 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

094 460.3500 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

095 460.3750 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

096 460.4000 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

097 460.4250 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

098 460.4500 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

099 460.4750 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

100 460.5000 POLICE DEPARTMENTS POLICE DEPT.

101 460.5250 POLICE/FIRE/SAFETY POLICE/FIRE/SAFE

102 460.5500 POLICE/FIRE/SAFETY POLICE/FIRE/SAFE

103 460.5750 POLICE/FIRE/SAFETY POLICE/FIRE/SAFE

104 460.6000 POLICE/FIRE/SAFETY POLICE/FIRE/SAFE

105 460.6250 POLICE/FIRE/SAFETY POLICE/FIRE/SAFE

106 460.6500 AIRLINE COMPANIES AT AIRPORT

AIRLINE COMPANY

107 460.7000 AIRLINE COMPANIES AT AIRPORT

AIRLINE COMPANY

108 460.7500 AIRLINE COMPANIES AT AIRPORT

AIRLINE COMPANY

109 460.8000 AIRLINE COMPANIES AT AIRPORT

AIRLINE COMPANY

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110 460.8500 AIRLINE COMPANIES AT AIRPORT

AIRLINE COMPANY

111 460.9000 SECURITY ALARM COMPANIES

SECURITY COMPANY

112 460.9250 SECURITY ALARM COMPANIES

SECURITY COMPANY

113 460.9500 SECURITY ALARM COMPANIES

SECURITY COMPANY

114 460.9750 SECURITY ALARM COMPANIES

SECURITY COMPANY

115 462.5500 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 1 GMRS REPEATER 1

116 462.5625 FRS CH 1 FRS CHANNEL 1

117 462.5750 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 2 GMRS REPEATER 2

118 462.5875 FRS CH 2 FRS CHANNEL 2

119 462.6000 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 3 GMRS REPEATER 3

120 462.6125 FRS CH 3 FRS CHANNEL 3

121 462.6250 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 4 GMRS REPEATER 4

122 462.6375 FRS CH 4 FRS CHANNEL 4

123 462.6500 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 5 GMRS REPEATER 5

124 462.6625 FRS CH 5 FRS CHANNEL 5

125 462.6750 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 6, EMERG.

GMRS REPEATER 6

126 462.6875 FRS CH 6 FRS CHANNEL 6

127 462.7000 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 7 GMRS REPEATER 7

128 462.7125 FRS CH 7 FRS CHANNEL 7

129 462.7250 GMRS REPEATER OUTPUT 8 GMRS REPEATER 8

130 462.9500 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

131 462.9750 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY

132 464.5000 BROWN DOT - BUSINESS BAND

BROWN DOT - BB

133 464.5500 YELLOW DOT - BUSINESS BAND

YELLOW DOT - BB

134 464.8750 DALE EARNHARDT JR - NASCAR

EARNHARDT JR

135 467.0625 JEFF GORDON - NASCAR JEFF GORDON

136 467.5625 FRS CH 8 FRS CHANNEL 8

137 467.5875 FRS CH 9 FRS CHANNEL 9

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138 467.6125 FRS CH 10 FRS CHANNEL 10

139 467.6375 FRS CH 11 FRS CHANNEL 11

140 467.6625 FRS CH 12 FRS CHANNEL 12

141 467.6875 FRS CH 13 FRS CHANNEL 13

142 467.7125 FRS CH 14 FRS CHANNEL 14

143 467.7625 J DOT - BUSINESS BAND J DOT - BB

144 467.8125 K DOT - BUSINESS BAND K DOT - BB

145 467.8500 SILVER DOT - BUSINESS BAND SILVER DOT - BB

146 467.8750 GOLD STAR - BUSINESS BAND GOLD STAR - BB

147 467.9000 RED STAR - BUSINESS BAND RED STAR - BB

148 469.5000 BUSINESS BAND BUSINESS BAND

149 469.5500 BUSINESS BAND BUSINESS BAND

150 151.8200 MURS 1

151 151.8800 MURS 2

152 151.9400 MURS 3

153 154.5700 MURS 4

154 154.6000 MURS 5

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