PRO-92 500-Channel Portable Trunking Scanner
(200-0522) Special Features Faxback Doc. # 58070
Using The Delay Function
Note: The delay function turns on automatically when you turn on the
scanner.
Many conversations might have a pause of several seconds between a query
and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-second delay
into any of your scanner's channels. Then, when the scanner stops on the
channel, D appears on the display and the scanner continues to monitor the
channel for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before it resumes
scanning or searching.
You can program a 2-second delay in any of three ways.
If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly press
FUNC then press DELAY before it starts to scan again.
If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel then
press FUNC then press DELAY.
If the scanner is searching and also stopped or paused, press FUNC then
press DELAY to set a delay in a search bank.
Locking Out Channels Or Frequencies
You can scan existing channels or search frequencies faster by locking out
channels or frequencies that have a continuous transmission, such as a
weather channel.
Locking Out Channels
To lock out a channel while scanning, press L/OUT when the scanner stops
on the channel. To lock out a channel manually, select the channel then
press L/OUT until L appears on the display.
Notes: You can still manually select locked-out channels.
If you lock out a channel that is set to a trunking mode, lockout
is removed when you cycle power. This lets you easily temporarily
lockout trunking data channels.
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel and
press L/OUT until L disappears from the display.
Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels
To review the channels you locked out, press MANUAL. Press FUNC then
press L/OUT. You must press FUNC then L/OUT to view each lock-out
channel.
Locking Out Frequencies
To lock out a frequency during a search, press L/OUT when the scanner
stops on the frequency. The scanner locks out the frequency, then
continues searching.
Notes: The scanner does not store locked out frequencies during a search.
You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies in each bank. If you
try to lock out more, Memory full! appears on the display.
If you lock out all frequencies in one search bank and only this
search bank is activated, Search up ... All ranges locked out!
appears on the display and the scanner does not search.
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies
Follow these steps to review the frequencies within a search bank that you
locked out.
1. Press SEARCH to start search.
2. Press FUNC then press L/OUT. The locked-out frequency appears on the
display. If the search bank has no locked-out frequency, L/O list is
empty. appears on the display.
3. Press FUNC then press /\ to select a search bank and begin the search
for locked out channels within that bank.
4. As you press /\, the scanner displays all locked-out frequencies
within a bank.
Locked-out
SL-1...D. + PL
155.5800 MHz
Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency
To clear a locked-out frequency, select that frequency in order to use the
locked-out frequencies review function, then press CL.
The frequency is unlocked and Unlocked appears on the display for about 2
seconds. Then the next locked-out frequency appears. If all locked out
frequencies are cleared within a bank, L/O list is empty. appears on the
display.
Clearing All Lock Out Frequencies in a Search Bank
1. Press SEARCH.
2. Turn on only one search bank, the one in which you want to clear all
locked-out frequencies.
3. Press FUNC, then press 4. Confirm list clear? 1 = YES Press other key
for NO. appears on the display. Press 1 to clear all lock-out
frequencies and List cleared appears on the display for about 2
seconds. Press any key other than 1, to cancel clear.
Priority
With the priority feature, you can scan through programmed channels and
still not miss an important or interesting call on a specific channel.
When a channel is selected as the priority channel and priority is turned
on, the scanner checks that channel every 2 seconds, and stays on the
channel if there is activity until the activity stops.
The scanner is preset to select Channel 00 in Bank 8 as the priority
channel. You can program a different channel as the priority channel.
Also, you can program a weather channel as the priority channel.
Notes: The priority feature does not operate while the scanner receives
trunking frequencies.
If you program a WX channel as the priority channel, the scanner
stays in the priority channel only when the scanner detects the
weather alert tone.
Follow these steps to program a channel as the priority channel.
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to program as
the priority channel. Then press MANUAL again.
3. Press FUNC then press PRI. PRI appears on the display to the right of
the frequency.
M008 |/|..D. + FM
146.8000 Pri
Bank 0 CH 08
Note: This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel if the
channel's receive mode is LTR, MOT, or ED.
Follow these steps to program a weather channel as the priority channel.
1. Press WX.
2. Select the weather channel you want to program as the priority channel
3. Press FUNC then press PRI. Pri appears on the display to the right of
the frequency.
To turn on the priority feature, press PRI while scanning. Priority ON
(or Priority WX if you set the priority to a weather channel) appears for
about 3 seconds then P appears. The scanner checks the priority channel
every 2 seconds. It stays on the channel if there is activity (or if it
detects a weather alert tone in priority WX mode), Pri appears and S or M
changes to P on the display.
Notes: The WX priority is only for receiving a weather alert.
When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz tone, the WS priority activates
and you receive a weather alert.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRI, Priority OFF appears on the
display and P disappears from the display.
Note: The priority channel is always active if it is in the closed mode,
regardless of the open or closed setting for the bank. This means
that if the priority channel is PL, and has a PL code stored for
it, the priority function will not be active unless the priority
signal has the matching PL code.
Changing The Receive Mode
The scanner is preset to the most common AM or FM receive mode for each
frequency range. The preset mode is correct in most cases. However, some
amateur radio transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in the
preset mode. If you try to listen to a transmission when the scanner is
not set to the correct receive mode, the transmission might sound weak or
distorted.
If you want to listen to and watch the private line or trunking
transmission in the closed mode, you need to change the receive mode.
(PL, DPL, MOT, LTR, and ED all use FM).
You can change a receive mode by pressing MODE. The receive mode changes
as follows:
Display Description
AM AM Mode
FM FM Mode
PL FM Mode, Private Line (with 67.0-254.1 Hz PL code)
DL FM Mode, Digital Private Line (with 3-digit DPL code).
LT FM Mode, LTR Trunking System (with 6-digit ID code).
MO FM Mode, Motorola Trunking System (with a 4 or 5-digit ID
code).
ED FM Mode, EDACS Trunking System (with 4-digit ID code).
Changing The Frequency Step
The scanner searches at a preset frequency step for each frequency range.
Press STEP to change the step increment when moving between frequencies of
a search band or follow these steps to change steps in a specific bank.
1. Press SEARCH.
2. Select a bank.
3. Press FUNC then STEP. **PAUSED** displays on Line 3.
4. Press STEP continuously until you reach the desired step.
5. Preset FUNC then STEP to return to scanning.
These are the changeable frequency steps your scanner uses for each
frequency range.
Range (MHz) Search Step (kHz)
29.000-54.000 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100
108.000-136.9875 12.5, 25, 50, 100
137.000-174.000 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100
380.000-512.000 12.5, 25, 50, 100
806.000-823.9875 12.5, 25, 50, 100
849.000-868.9875 12.5, 25, 50, 100
894.000-960.000 12.5, 25, 50, 100
Using The Attenuator
To reduce interference or noise caused by storing signals, you can reduce
the scanner's sensitivity to these signals. Press ATT until A appears on
the display to reduce the scanner's sensitivity on the current channel.
Note: If you turn on this feature, the scanner might not receive weak
signals.
To turn off the attenuator, press ATT again. A disappears from the
display.
This setting is stored for each channel.
Using The Display Backlight
You can turn on the display's backlight for easy viewing in dimly lit
areas. Press LIT to turn on the display light for 5 seconds. To turn off
the light before it automatically turns off, press LIT again.
Turning The Key Tone On And Off
Each time you press any of the scanner's keys, the scanner sounds a tone.
Follow these steps to turn the scanner's key tone off or on.
1. If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME OFF/MAX counterclockwise until it
clicks to turn it off.
2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to turn it on. Welcome To Multi-System
Trunking appears on the display.
3. To turn on the key tone, press 1 while the display shows Welcome To
Multi-System Trunking. To turn off the key tone, press 2 while the
display shows Welcome To Multi-System Trunking.
Using The Keylock
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program
changes by turning on the keylock feature. When the keypad is locked, the
only controls that operate are FUNC and (key symbol)/LIT.
Note: You cannot activate the keylock when in the middle of programming.
To turn on the keylock, press FUNC then press (key symbol)/LIT. Keyboard
Locked appears on the display for about 1 second. Keyboard Locked appears
when you press any key after locking the keypad.
To turn off the keylock, press FUNC then press (key symbol)/LIT. The
scanner beeps once and Keyboard Unlocked appears on the display about 1
second.
Changing The Display Contrast
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Press FUNC then press 9. Use Up/Down keys to set contrast. appears on
the display.
3. Press /\ or \/ to select the contrast.
4. Press ENTER to set the display contrast.
Cloning The Programmed Data From Scanner To Scanner
You can transfer the programmed data to and from another PRO-92 using the
supplied clone cable. To clone the data, follow these steps.
1. Turn on both scanners.
2. Connect the supplied clone cable to each scanner's PC/IF jack. CLONE
MODE UP to send., remove cable to exit appears.
3. Press /\. Yes = 1, No = Other appears.
4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other key to
cancel the operation.
The scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, remove the cable.
(BR EB - 12/20/99)
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