PRO-92 500-Channel Portable Trunking Scanner
(200-0522) Operation Faxback Doc. # 58069
Turning On The Scanner And Setting Squelch
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indicator points to MIN
before you turn on the scanner.
2. To turn on the scanner, turn VOLUME clockwise, Welcome To Multi-System
Trunking appears on the display. After about 3 seconds, you hear a
hissing sound.
Welcome To
Multi-System
Trunking
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops.
Notes: To listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH
counterclockwise. If reception is poor, turn SQUELCH
clockwise to cut out weak transmissions.
If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the
scanner does not scan.
4. To turn off the scanner when you finish, turn VOLUME counterclockwise
to OFF.
Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels
Good references for active frequencies are the RadioShack Police Call,
Aeronautical Frequency Directory, and Maritime Frequency Directory. We
update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.
Also see the supplied Police Call Trunking Guide.
Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.
1. Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where you want to store a
frequency, then press MANUAL again. M and the channel number appears
at the upper left corner on the display (for example: M100).
2. Press PGM. M changes to P on the display.
3. Use the number keys and . to enter the frequency (including the
decimal point) you want to store.
If you make a mistake, hold down CL for about 0.5 seconds to delete a
single digit and about 1.5 seconds to delete all digits.
4. Press ENTER to store the frequency into the channel. The blinking
cursor disappears.
Notes: If you made a mistake in Step 3, Invalid Freq. briefly appears
and the scanner beeps when you press ENTER. Start again from
Step 3.
Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the
nearest valid frequency. For example, if you enter a frequency
of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.470.
Press FUNC then press DELAY/1 to turn the delay function on or
off. If you want the scanner to pause 2 seconds on this
channel after a transmission ends before it proceeds to the
next active transmission, see "Using the Delay Function" in
Faxback Doc. # 58070. The scanner also stores this setting in
the channel.
If you are storing frequencies for an EDACS system, you must
store them in logical channel number order, with the first
frequency in channel 1 for the current bank.
5. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving mode. If you select
P/L or DPL, enter the PL or DPL code by pressing STEP (to move through
the codes upward) or FUNC then press STEP (to move downward through
the codes).
6. If desired, program a text tag for the channel (see "Assigning a Text
Tag to a channel," below).
7. The next channel in sequence is ready for programming. Press PGM and
then repeat Steps 3 through 5.
Storing Text Tags
You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters)
for easy identification of channel transmissions, trunk ID's, or banks.
Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel
To input the text, follow these steps:
1. Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where you want to enter the
text, then press MANUAL again. M and the channel number appear at the
upper left corner on the display (for example: M100).
2. Pressing PGM changes M to P on the display.
3. Press TEXT. The cursor appears at the 3rd line on the display.
4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see "Text Input Chart," below.
Note: If you make a mistake, press \/ or /\ to move to the character
you want to change.
For example input "HAM 6m" as follows:
"H" is the second letter associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4
then press 2.
"A" is the first letter associated with 2 on the keypad. Press 2 then
press 1.
"M" is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 then
press 1.
"space" Press ..
"6" is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad. Press 1 then
press 6.
"m" is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 and
FUNC (for the lower case set), then press 1.
5. Press ENTER to input the text.
Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank
1. Press PGM.
2. Select a channel within the desired bank by pressing MANUAL and
entering the bank number (000 for bank 0 or 200 for bank 2, for
example). Press MANUAL again, then press PGM.
3. Press FUNC then press 6. The cursor appears at the 3rd line on the
display. Enter the text using the keypad and press ENTER.
P100...D. + FM
Bank name:
([])
Note: If the channel is programmed for P/L, DPL, LTR, MOT or ED mode,
the scanner displays the mode information on the 4th line.
Text Input Chart
Notes: To access the numbers, after you press FUNC and 6, press 1, then
press the desired number you want to enter.
To enter a lowercase character or a character from the second set
for key 0, press FUNC after pressing the first numeral key.
Press To Enter a Character from this Group
1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
2 A, B, C
FUNC 2 a, b, c
3 D, E, F
FUNC 3 d, e, f
4 G, H, I
FUNC 4 g, h, I
5 J, K, L
FUNC 5 j, k, l
6 M, N, O
FUNC 6 m, n, o
7 P, Q, R, S
FUNC 7 p, q, r, s
8 T, U, V
FUNC 8 t, u, v
9 W, X, Y, Z
FUNC 9 w, x, y, z
0 ., -, #, _, @, +, *, &, /, `
FUNC 0 $, %, !, ^, (,), ?, >, `, ^
. Space
CL Back Space
Finding and Storing Active Frequencies
You can search for transmissions within ten ranges of frequencies, called
a search bank. The search bank is divided into 10 search bands. You can
change the bands with the 60 preprogrammed search bands in the scanner
(see "Search Banks" in Faxback Doc. # 58068). You can also change the
search bank's search ranges manually.
Notes: You can use the scanner's delay feature while searching the
service bank. See "Using the Delay Function" in Faxback Doc. #
58070.
The scanner does not search locked-out frequencies while searching
ranges.
Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range
The scanner contains these preprogrammed search ranges, stored in search
banks (0-9).
Search Bank Search Range (MHz) Description
0 460-460.625 Police
1 153.725-156.000 Police/Fire
2 462.925-463.175 Medical
3 118.000-136.00 Aircraft
4 156.250-157.425 Marine
5 866.000-868.9875 800 MHz
6 50.000-54.000 6 Meter Ham
7 144.000-148.000 2-Meter Ham
8 440.000-450.000 70 cm Ham
9 462.550-462-725 User Bank
Follow these steps to select preprogrammed search ranges and search them
for active frequencies.
1. Press SEARCH. The scanner searches active search bank.
Current SEARCH BANK --->(0)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Search up...
Priority OFF
Note: To reverse a search direction, press /\ or \/.
2. Using the number keys, enter the search bank number for each search
range you want to select or remove.
3. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. To
save the frequency into a channel in the channel storage bank (bank 9
only), press FUNC then press ENTER. Stored @ 9xx appears on the
display (xx: channel number). Press \/ or /\ to continue searching
for additional active frequencies.
Notes: During search, you can manually change the band mode or frequency
step. See "Changing the Receive Mode" or "Changing the Frequency
Step" in Faxback Doc. # 58070.
If bank 9 in the channel storage banks does not contain any empty
channels, Bank 9 full appears on the display's lower line.
To pause the search, press FUNC then press STEP. ** PAUSED **
appears on the display and the scanner stops frequency search. To
begin searching again, press FUNC then press STEP or just press
SEARCH.
Storing a Frequency While Searching for a Specified Channel
Follow the steps to store a frequency into a specified channel.
1. When the scanner stops on the frequency, press FUNC.
2. Press TUNE.
3. Press MANUAL. Select the specified channel using a number key then
press MANUAL again.
4. Press PGM.
5. Press FUNC, then press TUNE to store the frequency.
6. If desired, press SEARCH to return to the search mode.
Changing a Search Range with One of the 60 Preprogrammed Ranges
You can replace the search range with one of the 60 preprogrammed ranges.
1. Press FUNC then press SEARCH to enter search program mode. PSR and
the search bank number of the current range appear at the display's
upper left corner.
PSRO...D. +PL
460.0000 MHz
460.6250 MHz
25.0 kHz
2. Press /\ or \/ to select the desired search bank you want to replace.
3. Press FUNC then press 5. ? SR and the search bank number appear at
the display's upper left corner.
?SRO...D. + AM
118,0000 MHz
136.9750 MHz
Air Band
Note: After you press FUNC, press 5 within about 3 seconds.
Otherwise, begin over at Step 1.
4. Press ENTER to replace the search range.
Manually Changing a Search Range
Follow these steps to change the search range manually.
1. Press FUNC then press SEARCH to enter search program mode. PSR and a
search bank number appear at the display's upper left corner.
2. Press /\ or \/ to select the search bank number.
3. Use the number keys to enter the lower range you want to search and
store, then press ENTER to store the frequency.
4. Use the number keys to enter the higher range you want to search and
store, then press ENTER again to store the frequency.
Notes: If you enter a higher frequency first then enter a lower
frequency, the scanner automatically exchanges the frequencies
on the display. It displays the lower frequencies first and
the higher frequency second.
You cannot span across frequency bands. When manually setting
search ranges, if you enter frequencies on different bands,
the scanner does not accept the entry.
5. To text tag the search range, press TEXT, then enter the text. If you
want to edit existing text, press /\ or \/ to move across the text.
Enter the appropriate text and press ENTER.
Scanning The Channels
To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again after monitoring a
specific channel, press SCAN.
Note: You must store frequencies into channels before the scanner can
scan them. The scanner does not scan empty channels.
The scanner scans through all channels (except those you have locked out)
in the active banks (see "Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On" and
"Locking Out Channels or Frequencies" in Faxback Doc. # 58070).
Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On
To turn off banks while scanning, press the bank's number key until the
bank's number disappears. The scanner does not scan any of the channels
within the banks you have turned off.
Notes: You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active
bank.
You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is
turned off.
To turn on banks while scanning, press the number key until the bank's
number appears.
Manually Tuning a Frequency
If desired, you can locate a frequency manually.
To tune to the frequency, follow these steps:
1. Press TUNE.
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press /\ to move up one tuning step. Press \/ to move down one tuning
step. To move up or down in 1 MHz increments, press FUNC then press
/\ or \/. To save the frequency into a channel (bank 9 only), press
FUNC then press ENTER. Stored @ 9xx appears on the display (xx:
channel number).
When the scanner stops on a frequency while searching, press FUNC then
press TUNE. Press /\ or \/ to tune the frequency.
Notes: The PRO-92 cannot change the step frequency when it is in the tune
mode.
You can change the receiving mode in the tune mode.
Deleting Frequencies From Channels
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel which has the frequency you
want to delete.
3. Press MANUAL again.
4. Press PGM to enter the program mode. M changes to P on the display.
5. Press FUNC.
6. Press CL. The frequency number changes and the display shows 0.0000
MHz.
Listening To The Weather Band
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory
agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their
weather reporting authorities.
NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local
forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these
channels.
Listening to a Weather Channel
To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX.
Your scanner scans through the weather band. Your scanner stops within a
few seconds on your local weather broadcast.
Weather Alert Feature
This scanner can detect both the weather alert tone and can decode the
digital SAME message that precedes each alert. If you are monitoring a
weather channel when an alert is broadcast, the scanner sounds an alert
and displays the type of alert being broadcast.
The weather service precedes each weather alert with a digitally-encoded
SAME signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The PRO-92 responds to each signal.
You can receive weather alerts any of three ways.
Press WX to listen to the weather channel.
Note: The scanner only responds to the SAME signal in this mode.
Select a weather channel as the priority channel, then turn on the
priority feature.
Note: The scanner only responds to the 1050 Hz tone in the mode.
Press FUNC then WX to select the WX STANDBY mode.
Notes: The scanner responds to either the SAME mode or 1050 Hz tone in
this mode.
In the WX STANDBY mode, the scanner remains muted until it
receives an alert on the current weather channel.
When it decodes SAME, it displays the specific type of weather event (or
Tune to TV or Radio) if it does not recognize the event code. When it
detects the 1050 Hz tone, it displays Weather Alert? In either case, the
scanner also sounds an alert tone.
To obtain SAME codes, visit the National Weather Service web site at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm#sametable
(BR EB - 12/20/99)
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