PRO-94 1000-Channel Handheld Trunking Scanner
(200-0524) Special Features Faxback Doc. # 57986
Delay
Sometimes a user might pause before replying to a transmission. To avoid
missing a reply on a specific channel, you can program a 2-second delay
into any channel or frequency. The scanner continues to monitor the
channel frequency for an additional 2 seconds after the transmission stops
before resuming scanning or searching.
Depending on how the scanner is operating, follow one of these steps to
program a delay.
If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel where you want
to store a delay, quickly press DELAY before it continues scanning
again. DLY appears.
If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel,
then press DELAY. DLY appears.
If the scanner is searching, press DELAY while the scanner is searching.
DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2-second delay to every
frequency it stops on in that band.
To turn off the 2-second delay, press DELAY while the scanner is
monitoring a channel, scanning, or searching. DLY disappears.
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.
While scanning, press the number key that corresponds to the bank you want
to turn on or off. Numbers appear at the top of the display, showing the
currently selected banks.
The scanner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not
locked out (see "Locking Out Channels" below). The bank number flashes
when the scanner scans the channel that belongs to the bank.
Notes: You can manually select any channel within a bank, even if that
bank is turned off.
You cannot turn off all banks. One bank must always be active.
Locking Out Channels
You can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a
continuous transmission, such as a weather channel. To lock out a
channel, manually select the channel, then press L-OUT(S/S). L/O appears.
Note: You can still manually select locked-out channels.
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel, then
press L-OUT(S/S). L/O disappears.
To unlock all channels in the banks that are turned on, press MAN to stop
scanning, then hold down L-OUT(S/S) until the scanner beeps twice.
Priority
The priority feature lets you scan through the channels and still not miss
important or interesting calls on specific channels. You can program one
stored channel in each bank as a priority channel (10 for the banks in
Group A and 10 for the banks in Group B). If the priority feature is
turned on, as the scanner scans the bank, it checks that bank's priority
channel for activity every 2 seconds.
The scanner automatically designates each bank's first channel as its
priority channel. Follow these steps to select a different channel in a
bank as the priority channel.
1. Press PROG.
2. Enter the channel number you want to select as the priority channel,
then press PRIORITY (HS). [P] appears to the right of the selected
channel number.
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), press PROG,
then repeatedly press PRIORITY to see the numbers of the priority channels
To turn on the priority feature, press PRIORITY 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.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRIORITY. PRI disappears.
Notes: The priority feature must be turned off to listen to the monitor
memories or to use the data skip feature.
If you have locked out all priority channels, LOC Out appears when
you activate the priority feature. To unlock any desired priority
channels, see "Locking Out Channels" above.
BANK A 1
P LOC Out
CH
MAN LO DLY
Using The Keylock
To protect the scanner from accidental program changes, turn on the
keylock feature. When the scanner is locked, the only controls that
operate are SCAN, MAN, KEYLOCK, VOLUME/OFF, and SQUELCH.
To turn on the keylock, hold down KEYLOCK until K/L appears. To turn it
off, hold down KEYLOCK until K/L disappears.
Note: Using keylock does not prevent the scanner from scanning channels.
Using The Display Backlight
To turn on the display light for easy viewing at night, press (lit light
symbol). The display lights for 15 seconds. To turn off the light sooner,
press (lit light Symbol) again.
Changing Search Speeds
The PRO-94 has two search speeds.
Normal Search Hypersearch
100 steps/second 300 steps/second
To switch between the normal and Hypersearch speeds during limit search or
direct search, press H/S. HYPER appears during Hypersearch.
Note: Hypersearch applies only to the 5 kHz step bands (29-54 MHz,
137-174 MHz, and 216-224.9950 MHz).
Turning The Keytone Off/On
1. Turn off the scanner.
2. While holding down L-OUT/S/S, turn on the scanner. OFF bEEP appears.
To turn the key tone back on, repeat these steps, ON bEEP appears.
Turning The Battery Save Function Off/On
When the scanner is set to receive (monitor) a manually selected channel,
and it is not actively scanning, using the battery save feature conserves
energy.
To turn the battery save function off or back on, turn off the scanner,
then hold down PRIORITY and turn on the scanner.
OFF SAVE briefly appears when battery save has been turned off.
on SAVE briefly appears when battery save has been turned on, and [S]
appears.
When the battery save feature is active, the scanner repeatedly turns off
the internal power for 1 second, then turns it back on for about 1/2
second to check for a transmission.
Skipping Data Signals
To prevent the scanner from stopping on channels that consist of non
modulated or data 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, turn off the priority feature if it is
on (see "Priority" above), then press DATA. DATA appears. To turn off
the data skip feature, press DATA again. DATA disappears.
Note: This feature does not apply to the air service band as data signals
are not generally found in this service.
Receiving NWR-SAME And Weather Alert Signals
In 1994, the National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration (NOAA) began
broadcasting alerts that include digitally encoded data. Specific Area
Message Encoding (SAME) includes information which identifies the severity
of the alert. The PRO-94 displays this data as codes corresponding to the
levels of severity (L1, L2, and L3).
Turning On the SAME Weather Alert Feature
1. Press SVC (E) and select the weather search mode. See "Service Bank
Search" in Faxback Doc. # 57984.
2. Press ALT (DATA). This mutes the audio until the scanner receives a
SAME coded signal.
When the scanner receives a SAME coded signal, ALERT flashes and an
associated "L" code (which indicates the severity of the alert) appears,
as well. The scanner remains on the weather channel and the audio turns
on so you can hear the weather broadcast.
1
MON (lit light)
WX HAM MRN AIR POL ALERT
L2 162.400 MHz
DLY HOLD SEARCH /\
The scanner displays one of the following codes to indicate the alert
Level.
L1: Warning
L2: Watch
L3: Statement
-----: Non-emergency
In addition to weather alerts, the scanner also receives test and other
event information. See "NWR-SAME Code Detection Tests" below.
SAME Signal Detection Updating
When the scanner receives a SAME-coded signal, it retains information
about the most recent alert until you turn off the power. Once the
scanner detects an alert code, ALERT flashes. To verify the specific
alert level (L1, L2, or L3) press SVC (E) to select the weather search
mode. Press ALT (DATA) to clear the alert.
BANK A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
P ALERT
5 / CH 29.000 MHz
SCAN DLY
NWR-SAME Alert Tone Test
To hear and test the tones for the three alert levels, press SVC (E) to
select the weather service, then hold down ALT for about 1 second. The
tones sound in the order L3, L2, then L1, and TESt flashes. Each alert
code appears as its tone sounds. Press any key to end the test sequence.
NWR-SAME Code Detection Tests
The National Weather Service sends out daily, weekly, and monthly test
(and sometimes demonstration) signals, which lets anyone with a receiver
(such as the PRO-94) verify that the equipment is working properly.
To find out the specific test schedule in your area, contact your local
NOAA or NWS office. Those offices are usually listed in the telephone
book under US Government, Department of Commerce.
When ALERT appears, hold down ALT (DATA) for about 1 second. The frequency
and TESt appear alternately. When the scanner receives the test code, TESt
also appears.
To exit the test mode, press ALT (DATA) for about 1 second.
Note: If an actual alert is sent, the scanner sounds the appropriate tone
and displays the corresponding alert level.
(BR EB 12/7/99)
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