PRO-92 Handheld Scanner
(200-0522A) Special Features Faxback Doc. # 61682
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 and the scanner continues to monitor the channel for 2
seconds after the transmission stops before it resumes scanning or
searching.
To turn delay on or off, press FUNC then DELAY.
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 Motorola trunking mode
while using the subaudible decoding mode, you can remove the
lockout by removing then reapplying power to the scanner. This
makes it easy to temporarily lock out trunking data channels.
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel and
press L/OUT until L disappears.
Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels
To review the channels you locked out, press MANUAL, then repeatedly press
FUNC then L/OUT to view each locked-out channel. When you finish reviewing
locked-out channels, press MANUAL.
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.
If you lock out all frequencies in one search bank and only this
search bank is activated, Search up ... All ranges locked out!
appears 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 L/OUT. The locked-out frequency appears. If the search
bank has no locked-out frequency, L/O list is empty. appears.
3. Press FUNC then /\ to select a search bank and begin the search for
locked out channels within that bank.
Each time you press /\ the scanner displays all locked-out frequencies
within a bank.
Locked-out
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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 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.
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. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indicator points to MIN.
4. Press FUNC, then press 4. Confirm list clear? 1=YES Press other key
for NO. appears. Press 1 to clear all lock-out frequencies and list
cleared appears for about 2 seconds. Press any key other than 1, to
cancel clear.
Note: You cannot clear all lock-out frequencies if all frequencies in
the selected bank are locked out.
5. Turn SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a point just until the
hissing sound stops.
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 weather 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.
M008S..D.+FM
146.8000 Pri
Bank 0 CH 08
3. Press FUNC then PRI. PRI appears on the display to the right of the
frequency.
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 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.
Notes: Priority WX is only for receiving a weather alert.
When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz tone, priority WX activates and
you receive a weather alert.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRI. Priority OFF appears and P
disappears.
Notes: If you program a weather frequency into the priority channel and
the scanner detects a weather alert tone on that frequency, the
scanner sounds the alert tone.
The scanner always monitors the priority channel even if it is in a
bank that is set to closed mode (see "Changing the Open/Closed mode
in Faxback Doc. # 61683.
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 private line or trunking transmission in closed
mode, you might have to change the receive mode.
To change the receive mode, repeatedly press 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. Press FUNC then repeatedly press /\ to select a bank.
3. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise until the indicator points to MIN.
4. Press STEP continuously until you reach the desired step.
5. Turn SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
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 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.
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 the scanner off.
2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise to turn the scanner on. Welcome to Multi
System Trunking appears.
3. While the Welcome To Multi-System Trunking appears, press 1 to turn on
the key tone or 2 to turn it off.
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, (key symbol)/LIT, SQUELCH, and VOLUME
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 about 1 second.
Changing The Display Contrast
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Press FUNC then 9. Use Up/Down keys to set contrast. appears.
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 RadioShack Cat.
No. 20-522A or Cat. No. 20-196 scanner 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 /\. Confirm send data? 1=Yes Press other key for No. 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.
(GLW EB 9/8/00)
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