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Хорошее руководство по эксплуатации

Законодательство обязывает продавца передать покупателю, вместе с товаром, руководство по эксплуатации Radio Shack PRO-96. Отсутствие инструкции либо неправильная информация, переданная потребителю, составляют основание для рекламации в связи с несоответствием устройства с договором. В законодательстве допускается предоставлении руководства в другой, чем бумажная форме, что, в последнее время, часто используется, предоставляя графическую или электронную форму инструкции Radio Shack PRO-96 или обучающее видео для пользователей. Условием остается четкая и понятная форма.

Что такое руководство?

Слово происходит от латинского "instructio", тоесть привести в порядок. Следовательно в инструкции Radio Shack PRO-96 можно найти описание этапов поведения. Цель инструкции заключается в облегчении запуска, использования оборудования либо выполнения определенной деятельности. Инструкция является набором информации о предмете/услуге, подсказкой.

К сожалению немного пользователей находит время для чтения инструкций Radio Shack PRO-96, и хорошая инструкция позволяет не только узнать ряд дополнительных функций приобретенного устройства, но и позволяет избежать возникновения большинства поломок.

Из чего должно состоять идеальное руководство по эксплуатации?

Прежде всего в инструкции Radio Shack PRO-96 должна находится:
- информация относительно технических данных устройства Radio Shack PRO-96
- название производителя и год производства оборудования Radio Shack PRO-96
- правила обслуживания, настройки и ухода за оборудованием Radio Shack PRO-96
- знаки безопасности и сертификаты, подтверждающие соответствие стандартам

Почему мы не читаем инструкций?

Как правило из-за нехватки времени и уверенности в отдельных функциональностях приобретенных устройств. К сожалению само подсоединение и запуск Radio Shack PRO-96 это слишком мало. Инструкция заключает ряд отдельных указаний, касающихся функциональности, принципов безопасности, способов ухода (даже то, какие средства стоит использовать), возможных поломок Radio Shack PRO-96 и способов решения проблем, возникающих во время использования. И наконец то, в инструкции можно найти адресные данные сайта Radio Shack, в случае отсутствия эффективности предлагаемых решений. Сейчас очень большой популярностью пользуются инструкции в форме интересных анимаций или видео материалов, которое лучше, чем брошюра воспринимаются пользователем. Такой вид инструкции позволяет пользователю просмотреть весь фильм, не пропуская спецификацию и сложные технические описания Radio Shack PRO-96, как это часто бывает в случае бумажной версии.

Почему стоит читать инструкции?

Прежде всего здесь мы найдем ответы касательно конструкции, возможностей устройства Radio Shack PRO-96, использования отдельных аксессуаров и ряд информации, позволяющей вполне использовать все функции и упрощения.

После удачной покупки оборудования/устройства стоит посвятить несколько минут для ознакомления с каждой частью инструкции Radio Shack PRO-96. Сейчас их старательно готовят или переводят, чтобы они были не только понятными для пользователя, но и чтобы выполняли свою основную информационно-поддерживающую функцию.

Содержание руководства

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    OWNE R’S MANU AL — Please re ad before us ing this equi pment. PRO-96 Digital Trunking Scanner Catalog # 20 -526 www.ra dioshack.com SM ! IMPORT ANT ! If an icon appe ars at the end o f a paragraph , go to the box on that page with the cor respo nding icon for pe rtinent info rmation. o — War ning ! —I m p o r t a n t  —C a u t i o n ?[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CON TENT S Features ....... ................... .................... ................... ............. ..... 4 The FCC W ants Y ou to Know .............. ............ .................... ... 10 Scannin g Legally ........ .................... ............ .................... ... 1 1 Getting Familiar With Y our Sc anner ................[...]

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    3 Using the Display B acklight .......... ............. ................... ...... 72 Using the Keyloc k ........... ............. ................... ................... 74 Changing t he Display Contrast .... ................... .................. 74 Working with V -Scanners ...... ................... .................... ...... 81 Cloning th e Pr[...]

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    4 FEATURES Your Radio Shack Digital Handheld Scanner features Intelligent Adaptive Digital Tracking for optimal reception of digital signals from a variety of digital conventional and trunked radio system types. No special sound quality settings or adjustments are needed for the different digital systems that you monitor. APCO-25 digital voice modu[...]

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    5 operation, and M/A-COM EDACS® t runki ng syst ems. The scanner lets you scan conventional transmissions, and is preprogrammed with service search banks for your convenience. By pressing a single button, you can qui ckly s earch those frequencies most commonly used by public safety and other agencies. Your RadioShack Digital Handheld Scanner feat[...]

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    6 P h a s e1A P C O - 2 5D i g i t a l Reception – automatic de tection and reception of digital voice modulation from conventional, trunked and mixed-mode networks. Intelligent Adaptive D igital Tracking – ensures optimal reception of digital signals from a variety of digital conventional and trunked radio system types. Digital A GC – automa[...]

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    7 displays the tone or code in use. Takes advantage of subaudib le squelch tail elimination turn off codes when they are present. 10 ID List Banks –l e t y o us t o r e 1500 IDs in 10 ID banks, each with 5 ID sub-banks. 30 IDs are available in each ID sub-bank. ID text tags let you easily identify the user of a particular talkgroup ID code. Weath[...]

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    8 hear only the frequency you select. Preprogram med Frequency Ranges – lets you search for transmissions within preset frequency ranges or within ranges you set, to reduce search time a nd select interesting frequencies more quickly. Hyperscan ™ and Hypersearch™ – the scanner scans at up to 60 channels per second and searches up to 75 freq[...]

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    9 Lock Out Function — lets you set your scanner to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching, and skip over IDs when tracking trunked systems. Key Lock — lets you lock the scanner's keys to prevent accidentally changing the scanner's programming. Batt ery Sav e Circu it — When monitoring a single frequen[...]

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    10 • 806 – 823.9875 MH z • 849 – 868.9875 MH z • 894 – 960 MHz • 1240 – 1300 MH z Use “A General Guide To Frequencies” on Page 96 to help you target freq uency ranges in your service area so you can search for a wide variety of transmissions. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the [...]

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    11 Increase the separation between th e equi pment a nd r ec eiv er. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Opera tion is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must ac[...]

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    12 According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal). This scanner has been designed to preven[...]

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    13 manual thoroughly so that you may fully understand the advanced features and capabilities of your PRO-96 scanning receiver. Once you understand a few simple terms used in this manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's features, you can put the scanner to work for you. You simply determine which frequencies and trunking systems you[...]

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    14 stored there. Each time the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops and monitors the radio traffic on that channel until the transmission ends, then resumes scanning. For detailed programming instructions, see “Programming Your Scanner” on Page 30. A BOUT THE K EYPAD Here is a brief overview of your scanner's keys and their function[...]

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    15 å / 7 — turns on/off the display's backlight, or when used with FUNC locks/unlocks the keypad to prevent accidental entries. TUNE — allows you input a frequency and tunes up or down automatically or manually w ith the S or T keys. ATT — turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals, [...]

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    16 6/MNO — enters a 6, or inputs characters M, N, or O. 7/PQRS — enters a 7, or inp uts characters P, Q, R, or S. 8/TUV — enters an 8, or inputs characters T, U, or V. 9/WXYZ — enters a 9, o r inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z. 0 — enters a zero, or inputs characters . - # _ @ + * & / , $ % ! ^ ()? ’. ./DELAY — enters a decimal p oi[...]

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    17 Scanner feature to build and store configurations for different areas or different scanner applications. Using the cloning feature it is possible to exchange scanner configurations with your friends without losing your existing data. V-Scanners also provide a way for you to easily back up your programmed data without connecting your scanner to a[...]

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    18 For example, a particular city might use four frequencies for police communications, and four frequencies for fire communications. You could program the police frequencies starting with 000 (the first channel in bank 0) and program the fire department frequencies start ing with 100 (the first channel in bank 1). This gives you the ability to qui[...]

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    19 U NDER STANDI NG Y OUR S CANNER ’ S C HA NNEL R ECEI VE M ODES You can program ea ch channel with any one of six receive modes (AM, FM/Digital, CTCSS , DCS, Motorola, and ED ACS). Each receive mode affects how your scanner operates when scanning and receiving transmissions. Ô AM Mode (AM) The AM mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions [...]

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    20 mode, it always stops on the transmission. CTCSS Mode (CT) CTCSS mode sets the scanner to receive transmissions using frequency modulation (FM) with Continuous Tone Cod ed Squelch System (CTCSS) subaudible tone codes. CTCSS allows multiple users to share a single radio frequency without hearing each other’s transmissions. In your PRO-96 scanne[...]

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    21 a digital code is transmitted instead of an audio tone. Like CTCSS, DCS allows multiple users to share a single radio frequency without hearing each other’s transmissions. In your PRO-96 scanne r, the DCS feature c a nb e u s e dt ob l o c kt h e r e c e p t i o n of transmissions on a shared channel to only those that use the DCS tone that yo[...]

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    22 agencies to efficiently allocate a small number of frequencies (as few as three) to many groups of users (as many as several thousand). To do this, each group of users in the system is assigned to a specific talkgroup. For example, a city’s east side patrol officers might all be assigned to talkgroup 2160. One channel in the system is continuo[...]

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    23 SS=Subfleet ID Type I systems are usually organized with different user groups assigned to different fleets. Ô To properly map the raw Type I data to the correct fleet-subfleet format, you must program the correct fleet map into the scanner. Fleet map information is widely available on the Internet for most Type I systems in use. Type II and AP[...]

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    24 Number (LCN). For the sca nner to correctly switch to an active frequency, you must program the frequencies in LCN order, starting with Memory 01. EDACS talkgroup IDs are entered as a 4- digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (Agency Fleet Subfleet) number from 00- 001 to 15-157. When there is activity on an EDACS system, that inform atio[...]

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    25 discomfort might damage your hearing. • Av oid or limit listening at high volu me lev els . Pro lon ged exposure to high volume levels can cause permanent hearing loss. T RAFFIC S AFETY Wearing headphones while operating a motor vehicle or r iding a bicycle can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in most areas. Even though some headphones l[...]

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    26 You can use either the supplied non-rechargeable battery holder (black), or the supplied rechargeable battery holder (yellow). o Follow these steps to install the batteries. Ô 1. Press in on the top center of the battery compartment cover on the back of the scanner and slide the cover d o w nt or e m o v ei t . 2. Pull the battery holder out of[...]

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    27 Charging Rechargeable Batteries Your scanner has a built-in charging circuit that lets you charge nickel-metal hydride (Ni- M H )o rn i c k e lc a d m i u m ( N i - C D ) rechargeable batteries (not supplied) while they are in the scanner. To charge rechargeable batteries, connect an appropriate AC or DC adapter to the PWR D C 9V jack. For best [...]

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    28 1. Connect the Adaptaplug™ to the adapter ’s cord with the tip set to positive.  2. Plug the adapter ’s barrel plug into the scanner ’s P W RD C9 V jack. 3. Plug the adapter ’s two-prong plug into an AC outlet. U SING V EHICLE B ATTERY P OWER You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power source (such as cigarette-lighter so[...]

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    29 top of your scanner, align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the studs on the antenna jack. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna’s base clockwise until it locks into place. Conne cting an Opti onal External An tenna The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety of anten[...]

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    30 Connec ting an Ex ternal Speaker In a noisy area, an amplified speaker (not supplied), available at your local RadioS hack store, might provide more comfortable listening. Plug the speaker cable’s 1 / 8 -inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug into your scanner’s HEADPHONE jack. Ô Using the Belt Clip You can use the belt clip attached to the back of the sc[...]

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    31 2. Use the number keys and ./DELA Y to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store. 3. If you make a mistake, press CLR to backspace and correct the incorrect digit, or press and hold CLR for ab out 2 seconds to clear t he entire field and start over . 4. Press ENTER to store the frequency into the channel. Ô 5. By defau[...]

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    32 CTCSS and DCS operation” on Page 42. 7. If desired, program a text tag for the channel (see “Assigning a T ext T ag to a Channel” on Page 45). When you are ready to program additional channels, press PG M or S to move up to the next channel memory location, or T to move down. P ROGRAMMING T RUNKED S YSTEMS This section of the manual provid[...]

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    33 P ROGRAMMING M OTOROLA A NALOG , D IGIT AL , AND A PCO -25 T RUNKING S YSTEMS 1. Press PGM and FUN C then S or T to select the desired channel storage bank to program. Ô 2. Press TRUNK to access the ID list and set the correct trunking bank type. If the bank has never been programmed with a trunking system, the scanner will display Not trunked![...]

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    34 P ROGRAMMING EDACS T RUNKING S YSTEM S 1. Press PGM and FUNC , and then S or T to select the desired channel storage bank to program. Ô 2. Press TRUNK to access the ID list and set the correct trunking bank type. If the bank has never been programmed with a trunking system, the scanner will display Not tru nked! P ress mode . 3. Press MODE unti[...]

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    35 systems operating in the VHF and UHF bands. To monitor these systems it is necessary to program the scanner with three additional parameters, the base frequency, step and offset. Ó Follow these steps to program Motorola trunking frequencies i n the VHF or UHF ba nds: 1. Press PGM , and then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode. 2. Press FUNC and [...]

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    36 6.25, 7.5, 12.5, 15, 25.0, o r 50.0kHz, and then press ENTER . P ROGRAMMING M OTOROLA 800 MH Z S PLINTER S YSTEM S Certain 800 MHz Motorola trunked radio systems operate using splinter channels that are in between the channels in the normal 800 MHz band plan. These systems are known as “splinter systems”. Your scanner features an offset mode[...]

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    37 1. Press PGM , and then TRUNK . 2. Press FUN C , an d then S or T to select the desired bank. 3. Press FUNC , and then press 8 . Block 0 size code. Use 15 f or type II. S-00 is displayed. 4. Enter the size code supplied with the T ype I system information, referring to the prompts that appear in the display . If the information for your T ype I [...]

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    38 Press ENTER for each entry. If you m a k eam i s t a k e ,p r e s s CLR and enter the correct size code. Talkgrou p IDs Each channel storage bank has an associated talkgroup ID list, for a total of 10 talkgroup ID lists. Each ID list has 5 sub-banks. Each sub- bank has 30 ID locations. You can program up to 150 talkgroup IDs in each bank, so you[...]

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    39 To automatically store a talkgroup ID, press TRUNK when the scanner stops on a voice channel transmission or when a talkgroup ID is indicated in the manual mode. The ID of the active talkgroup will be automatically stored in the next available ID memory location. The bottom line of the scanner display indicates where the ID was stor ed as ID sav[...]

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    40 ENTER (see “T ext Input Chart” on Page 48). 7. T o store the next ID memory in sequence, press S and repeat S tep 5. 8. Press SCA N to start sc anning. When automatically storing trunked IDs in the ID list by pressing TRUNK during a trunked transmission, the scanner will automatically store the active ID in the next available open ID storage[...]

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    41 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number that cont ains the fr equency you want to program as the priority channel, and then press MAN again. 3. Press FUNC , and then PR I . P r i Channel blinks o n the bottom line to indicate storage of the current frequency into priority channel memory . Programming the Pri ority Channel Direct ly 1.[...]

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    42 Acti vating the Prio rity Feature Press PRI while scanning or manually parked on a channel. PRIon (or PRIwx if y ou se t the priority to a weather frequency) appears on the bottom line of the display, and P will appear in the top line while scanning or parked on a channel in manual mode. If the scanner detects activity on the priority channel, P[...]

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    43 when you are programming the scanner, or any time afterwar ds. You can also set a special search code up that will instantly decode the CTCSS or D CS code on a received transmission. Channels programmed with the search code will receive all traffic on the channel, and w ill instantly decode and display any CTCSS or DC S code that is found with t[...]

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    44 MODE , and then use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired CTCSS or DCS code. Y ou can also use the keypad to enter the code manually . Note that the scanner will automatically fill the c ode field as you enter the code. 4. Once the desired code is selected, press ENTER to store the code in the channel memory . 5. It is possible to program memo[...]

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    45 DCS Code Tabl e: G ENER AL P ROGRAM MING N OTES Storing Tex t Tags You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters) for easy identification of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks. Assigning a Text Tag to a Chan ne l 1. Navigate to the channel that you wish to label using direct channel entry , S or T or FUNC S or [...]

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    46 3. Press TEXT . A cursor will appear at the third line. 4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “T ext Input Chart” on Page 48) . Ô For example, to identify a channel as “ FIRE Ch 6 ”( f o r “Fire Chan nel 6”): “F” is the third letter associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3 , and then 3 . “I” is the third letter assoc[...]

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    47 5. Press ENTER to store the text with the channel. Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID 1. Press PGM . 2. Press TRUNK . 3. Press FUNC then S or T to select the desired bank. 4. Press TRUNK to select the desired sub-bank. 5. Press or hold down S or T to select the des ired group ID. 6. Press TEXT then enter the text using the numeral keys (see “T[...]

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    48 or press and hold CLR to abort the text entry . 3. Press ENTE R to store the text with the bank. Ô Text Input Chart OPERATI NG YOUR SCANNE R I NITIAL P REPARATION Turnin g on the Scanner and Setting Sq uelch 1. T o turn on the scanner , turn VOLUME clockwi se. DSP loading message and We l c o me To Di g i t a l Tru n k i n g appears in the disp[...]

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    49 VOLUM E to a comfortable level. 2. T urn SQUEL CH fully counterclockwise until the indicator point s to MIN, then turn SQUELCH clockw ise until the rushing sound stops . 3. T o turn of f the scanner , turn VOLUM E counterclockwise to OFF . Ô Scanning To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again after monitoring a specific channel, pres[...]

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    50 least one active channel storage bank. You can manually select any channel in a channel storage bank, even if the bank is turned off. Monitor ing a Single Channel/Batt ery Save Circuit You can monitor a single channel with your scanner by navigating to that channel while in manual mode. The scanner will receive traffic on the selected frequency.[...]

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    51 transmitted CTCSS or DCS code and the code that is stored with the channel memory. If the transmitted and stored codes match, the scanner stops on the transmission and allows the audio to pass to the speaker. If the codes do not match, the scanner resumes scan operation. If the special “search” code is in use, the scanner will instantly disp[...]

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    52 2. Use the number keys and press PGM to select the channel with the frequency you want to delete, or use the S or T keys to navigate to the desired channel. 3. Press FUNC , and then CLR . The frequency is cleared, 0.0000 appears in the display . S EARCHING AND T UN ING Findin g and Sto ring Active F requencies You can search for transmissions us[...]

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    53 SR6________Limit search (User configurable) Follow these steps to select preprogrammed search bands and search them for active frequencies: 1. Repeatedly press S RCH to select your desired search bank (SR0, S R1, SR2, SR3 , SR4, SR5, or SR6) . 2. In the marine and CB bands, you can directly select a channel or search through the band. When M app[...]

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    54 after the rushing sound stops. After 2 seconds (if the delay feature is on), the received frequency appears and the scanner st arts searching. 5. When the scanner finds an active frequency , i t stops searching, and resumes when t h et r a n s m i s s i o ne n d s .I f delay is programmed with the search range the scanner will pause for a reply [...]

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    55 Search bank: SR1 CB ba nd Receive mode: A M 70 156.5250 71 156.5750 72 156.6250 73 156.6750 74 156.7250 77 156.8750 78 156.9250 79 156.9750 80 157.0250 81 157.0750 82 157.1250 83 157.1750 84 157.2250 161.8250 85 1 57.2750 161.8750 86 157.3250 161.9250 87 1 57.3750 161.9750 88 157.4250 Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MH z) Channel Freq[...]

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    56 Search bank: SR2 FRS/G MRS/MU RS Receive Mode: FM/Digital, CT or DC 37 27.3 750 38 27. 38 50 39 27.395 0 40 27.4050 Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz ) Channel Frequency (MHz ) Channel Frequency (MHz ) 01 46 2.5 625 0 2 462. 587 5 03 462.6125 04 46 2.6375 05 46 2.6 625 0 6 462. 687 5 07 462.7125 08 46 7.5625 09 46 7.5 875 1 0 467. 6[...]

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    57 Search bank: SR3 Police/Fire band Receive Mode: FM/Digital, CT o r DC Group Frequency (MHz) Step (k Hz) 0 33.420 – 3 3.980 20 37.020 – 3 7.420 20 39.020 – 3 9.980 20 42.020 – 4 2.940 20 44.620 – 4 5.860 40 45.880 45.900 45.940 – 4 6.060 40 46.080 – 4 6.500 20 1 153.770 – 1 54.130 60 154.145 – 1 54.445 15 154.650 – 1 54.950 15[...]

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    58 Search bank: SR 4 Aircraft Receive mode: AM Search bank: SR 5 Ham band Receive mode: FM/Digital, CT, DC o r AM (depending o n group) Search bank: SR6 Programmable limit search Receive mode: FM/Digital, AM, CT or DC Searching Active Frequencies in Your Desired Frequency Range You can search a specific range of frequencies by programming SR6 with [...]

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    59 3. Press ENTER to set the lower limit frequency . T he cursor moves to upper frequency field. If the entered frequency is incorrect, In v alid F req briefly appears in the scanner ’s display . 4. Enter your desired upper frequency and press ENTER . 5. Rotate SQUELC H clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the rushing sound stop s. 6.[...]

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    60 U SING S EEK S EARCH While the scanner is searching, you can activate seek search by pressing FUNC then 7 . Seek O N appears on the bottom line. The scanner stops on each active frequency for five seconds and resumes searching automatically. Seek functions only in search banks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. • Y ou can copy and save a frequency into a s[...]

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    61 M ANUALLY T UNING A F REQUENCY You can manually set the scanner to move through all receivable frequencies, or select a specific frequency as a starting point. 1. Press TUNE . TUNE and the current frequency appear in the display . The scan ner automatically begins tuning up or down. 2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency where you want th[...]

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    62 C OPYI NG A F REQUENCY INTO A S PEC IFIED C HANNEL You can copy a frequency into a specified channel when the scanner stops on that frequency during search mode or manual tuning. If a CTCSS or DCS code is detected on the transmission, the detected code will be copied into the channel memory as well. Ô 1. Press FUNC , and then PGM when you find [...]

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    63 C OPYING A F REQUENCY INTO A V ACANT C HANNEL IN A S PECIFI ED B ANK You can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in a specified bank when the scanner stops on the frequency during search or tune mode. Ô 1. Press FUNC , and then ENTER when you find a frequency you want to copy . Bank9 S tore ? appears in the scanner ’s display . 2. If you w[...]

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    64 Press FUNC , and then PRI whe n the frequency is on the display. The display flashes twice and the frequency is copied to the priority channel. SPECIAL FEATU RES L ISTENING TO THE W EATH ER BAND The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory age[...]

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    65 a digitally encoded SAME (Specific Are a Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The SAME signal includes a FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) area code, and an event code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent. You can configure your scanner to operate in SAME Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather rad[...]

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    66 5. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specific FIPS entries. 6. Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry table. Ô 7. Press FUNC , and then WX to initiate SAME standby . The scanner will monitor the selected weather radio station for alerts with FIPS codes that match the codes you entered in the FIPS entry table. T o exit SAME standby , press FUNC , [...]

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    67 To toggle the delay setting for a channel, press ./DELA Y . Ô L OCKI NG O UT C HANNELS OR F REQ UENC IES You can lock out channels to force the scanner to ski p and ignore any traffic while scanning. You c an also lock out up to 50 frequencies while searching to skip undesired transmissions. Locking Out Channels To lock out a channel while scan[...]

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    68 Reviewing Locked-Out Search Frequen cies To review the frequencies wit hin a search bank that you locked out: 1. Press SRC H to set search mode, and select the desired search bank to review its locked out frequencies. 2. Press FUNC and then L/OUT . The last locked-out frequency and Lockout list appear . Press S or T to scroll through the list. T[...]

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    69 2. Select the search bank in which you want to clear all locked-out frequencies. 3. Press FUNC and then press L/OUT . Lockout l ist appears in the scanner ’s display . 4. Press FUNC and then 6 .T h e scanner will display Confirm list clear? 1=YES Press other key fo r N O .P r e s s 1 to clear all locked-out frequencies. List cleared appears fo[...]

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    70 DC – configures the channel for DCS mode. MO – configures the channel for the MO mode for analog or digital Motorola trunking system channels, or APCO-25 trunking system channels . Ô ED – configures the channel for the ED mode for EDACS trunking system channels. U SING THE A TT ENUA TOR To reduce interference or noise caused by strong sig[...]

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    71 To assign attenuation to a search bank: Press AT T while searching. Attenuation will be applied to the active search bank, or search group within a search bank. Press AT T again to turn attenuation off. Ô To use the global a ttenuator: 1. Press FUNC and then AT T to set the attenuator to global mode. Global ATT will appear for 2 seconds at the [...]

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    72 1. If the scanner is on, turn VOLUME O FF/MAX counterclockwise until it clicks to turn the scanner off. 2. T urn VOLUME OF F/MAX clockwise to turn the scanner on. Wel co m e To Di g i t a l Tr un k i n g appears in the scanner ’s display . 3. While W elcome To Digital Tr un ki n g appears, press 1 to turn on the key tone or 2 to turn it off. U[...]

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    73 perform an operation using the keypad. In Ignore mode, the backlight functions as described in Keypress mode, except that the scanner ignores the first keypress. This mode is useful when you w ish to quickly illuminate the display and keypad without having to search for the 7 key. The first keypress is ignored, and the scanner sounds the low pit[...]

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    74 for Ignore operation for the selected duration. 4. Press ENTE R to store your selection. U SING THE K EYLOCK Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program changes by tur ning on the key lock feature. When the keypad is locked, the only controls that operate are FUNC , å / 7 SQUE LCH , and VOLUME . You cannot activate[...]

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    75 4. Press ENTER to set the display contrast. W ORKING WITH V-S CAN NERS The PRO-96 V-S canner (Virtual Scanner) feature allows you to edit, store, recall and use up to eleven full sets of scanner memory profiles. With V -Scanners it is possible to create separate scanner memory profiles for different areas you visit or different ways that you use[...]

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    76 can be saved to one of the ten V- Scanner folders, or the scratchpad folder. When you save working memory to a V-Scanner folder, all settings contained in working memory are saved, including channels, talkgroups, lockout status, contrast settings, etc. Previously saved V-Scanner folders can be recalled and loaded into working memory. You can als[...]

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    77 working memory. It is not possible to change the V-Scanner folder name from the V-Scanner menus. Always use FUNC , TEXT whi le in program mode to assign a V- Scanner folder name to th e current working memory. T his name will be stored with the V- Scanner when it is saved, and will appear while you are performing V-Scanner operations. If you pre[...]

  • Страница 78

    78 assume you are saving to V - Scanner folder 1, and have previously stored a V -Scanner configuration with the name “My V -Scanner” in that location. If you choose V - Scanner Folder 1, the scanner will display: Press ENTER to accept the choice, another number key to change your selection, or CLR to abort and return to the V -Scanner menu. Th[...]

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    79 choose V -Scanner Folder 1, the scanner will display: Press ENTER to accept the choice, another number key to change your selection, or CLR to abort and return to the V -Scanner menu. The scanner gives you one final opportunity to abort before proceeding: While loading, the scanner will display: The contents of the scanner ’ s current working [...]

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    80 While the folder is being cleared, the scanner will display This display appears after each V- Scanner operation. Pressing ENTE R will return to the main V- Scanner menu. Press CLR to exit the V-Scanner main menu. This display appears if a failure is encountered while performing a V- Scanner operation. Press ENTER to try again. I fy o uw i s ht [...]

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    81 working memory configuration. If for any reason your scanner’s working memory is accidentally altered or lost, you can recall the backup configuration data from the V-Scanner folder. There will be an approximately 13 second pause after you select the desired V-Scanner and press the ENTER key to confirm y our choice when saving or loading V-Sca[...]

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    82 can result in a low level audio signal if a user on the system is not speaking close enough to their radio microphone. Your PRO-96 features D igital AGC, which can compensate for these low audio levels when they occur. By default, Digital AGC is turned on. If desired, you can toggle the Digital AGC functi on on or off by pressing FUNC , and then[...]

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    83 appears in the scanner ’s display . 4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other key to cancel the operation. 5. The scanner sends the data. Do not disconnect the PC/IF cable or interrupt power to either scanner while the transfer is taking place. 6. T o exit the clone mode, remove the cable. TRUNKI NG SPECIAL FEATURES T RU[...]

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    84 data to follow activity on the talkgroups you wish to monitor. Traditional conventional radio systems operate using a single radio frequency for each group of radio users, and in some cases, multiple groups sharing the same radio channel in the same geographical area. This frequently results in heavy traffic and often requires that radio users w[...]

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    85 The control channels for some Motorola trunked radio systems may change on a day-to-day basis. To ensure that you will not miss traffic when the control channel changes, enter all the known control channel frequencies into the channel storage bank. If the control channel changes, your scanner will automatically lock on to the new control channel[...]

  • Страница 86

    86 clockwise u ntil the noise stops. You may find it necessary to set the control a bit further in the clockwise di rection to prevent very weak signals o r interference from stopping the scan operation. Talkgrou p ID Hold You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal that you want to track during scanning. While the scanner is stopped on a [...]

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    87 on/of f state of the sub-bank will appear in the scanner ’s display . Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off during the scan mode: 1. The channel storage bank must be set to Closed Mode to change the state of a sub- bank while scanning. 2. Press FUNC and then TRUNK while the scanner is stopped on a voice channel transmission. The[...]

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    88 Each scanner bank can be programmed with one trunked system. You can set each of the scanner’s channel stora ge banks to Open or Closed Mode. Conventional modes (AM, FM/ Digital, CT and DC) are not affected by the Open/Closed Mode setting of a bank. When you set a channel storage bank to Open Mode, + appears under the bank’s number while sca[...]

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    89 Closed Mode scanning is useful in cases where you wish to restrict the traffic you monitor to a certain set of talkgroups only these talkgroups are specified in the ID list and not locked out. Toggling Open an d Closed Modes To toggle Open or Closed Mode state for a bank, press FUNC , 5 while stopped on a channel in the bank in SCAN, MA N or PGM[...]

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    90 When scanning a trunked radio system in Closed Mode, it is possible to lock out an ID by pressing L/OUT while the ID is act ive wi th a voi ce cal l. Reviewing Locked-Out Talkgrou p IDs You can easily review and clear locked talkgroup IDs in the ID list. This process is similar to findi ng and clearing locked out conventional channels, ex cept i[...]

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    91 basis. Trunking ID delay specifies the amount of time the scanner dwells on the control channel looking for reply traffic on the previous talkgroup before resuming scan operation. Customizing the trunked ID delay may be useful if you are missing a lot of reply traffic on a particular system. We recommend starting with the default value of 2.0 se[...]

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    92 1. Press PGM . 2. Press TRUNK to enter a talk group ID memo ry mode. 3. Select a talkgroup ID bank using FUNC , S or T . 4. Press FUNC and then 6 . Confirm list clear? 1=YES P ress other key f or NO. appears in the scanner ’s disp lay . 5. Press 1 to clear all talkgroup IDs within a bank. List clea red appears in the scanner ’s display . To [...]

  • Страница 93

    93 that support both analog and digital modulation. Certain user groups on these systems may use analog modulation, while others use digital modulation. Your scanner will automatically detect the type of modulation being used and switch to the correct modulation mode without special programming or user intervention. Your scanner also features Intel[...]

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    94 happens, try reorienting the scanner or antenna for better reception. You may a lso try pressing the AT T key and apply attenuation to reduce the overload effects of nearby strong transmitters. Under certain very weak digital signal conditions, the scanner may lose synchronization with the digital signal and briefly revert to analog FM, resultin[...]

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    95 • The PC to scanner interface cable • A personal computer running Windows 95 or greater • A firmware update file from www .radioshack.com Follow these steps to update your scanner’s DSP firmware: 1. Go to http:// www .radioshack.com 2. Click on the Support button. 3. Click on Scanner Firmware Downloads. 4 . C l i c ko nP R O - 9 6D S P F[...]

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    96 A GENERAL GUIDE TO FREQUENC IES Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That me ans you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon. US Weathe r Freq uencies (in MHz) Ham R adio Fr equencies Ham radio operators often transmit emergency information when other means of communication break do[...]

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    97 Birdies typically occur with approximately equal strength with and without the scanner’s antenna attached. If you receive an interfering signal and suspect that it is a birdie, try removing the scanner’s antenna. If the interference disappears, the interference may be the result of other electronic equipment in the vicinity of the scanner. I[...]

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    98 Though your scanner’s receiver is an advanced, triple conversion design engineered to minimize birdie interference, some birdie signals cannot be avoided and may impair your ability to monitor certain frequencies. GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS T YPICA L BAND U SA GE ( IN MH Z ) HF Band VHF Band 220 MHz Band UHF Band 940.9437 950.07500 950.15000 12[...]

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    99 800MHz Band P RIMARY U SAGE As a general rule, most radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: VHF Ban d UHF Band Remote control stations and mobile/portable units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units in the UHF band. B AND A LLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges to scan[...]

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    100 subject to change, and might vary from area to area. F or a more complete listing, refer to Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services, available at your local RadioShack store. Abbre viatio n Serv ice AIR Ai rcraft BIFC Boise (ID) Inter agency Fire Cache BUS Busine ss CAP Civil Air Patrol CCA Comm on Carrier CSB Conv entiona[...]

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    101 HIGH FREQ UENCY ( HF) — (3 MHz-30 MHz) CB Band (26.965-27.405 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur Band (28.0-29.7 MH z) 28.000- 29.700 ......... ................... HAM VERY HIGH F REQUENCY ( VHF) — (30 MHz-300 MH z) VHF Low B and (29.7-50 MHz-in 5 kHz steps) 29.700- 29.790 .......... ................... ... IND 29.900- 30.550 .......... .......... GOVT [...]

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    102 38.000-3 9.000 ................. ... GOVT , MIL 39.020-3 9.980 ................. .............. PUB 40.000-4 2.000 ......... GOVT , MI L, MARI 42.020-4 2.940 ................. .............. POL 42.960-4 3.180 ................. ............... IND 43.220-4 3.680 ........... TELM, I ND, PUB 43.700-4 4.600 ................. ........... TRAN 44.62[...]

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    103 154.655- 156.240 ............ . MED, ROA D, .............. ............ .................. POL, PUB 156.255- 157.425 ............ ..... OIL, MARI 157.450 . ................... ................... ME D 157.470- 157.515 ............ ............. TOW 157.530- 157.725 ............ ...... IND, T AXI 157.740 . ................... ...................[...]

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    104 70-Centimeter Amateur Band (420-450 MHz) 420.000- 450.000 HAM Low Band (450-470 MH z) 450.050- 450.925 ................... ....... RTV 451.025- 452.025 ...... IND, OIL, TE LM, .............. ................... .................... UTIL 452.0375- 453.00 ................ IND, T AXI, .............. ............... TRAN TOW , NEWS 453.0125- 454.00[...]

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    105 Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) 33-Centimeter Amateur B and (902-928 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) P r i v a t eT r u n k e dB a n d( i n6 . 2 5k H z steps) General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) 23-Centimeter Amateur B and [...]

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    106 FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in w avelength (meters). The following information can help you make the necessary conversions. 1 MHz ( million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand) To convert MHz to kHz, multiply the number of megahertz by 1,000: 30.62 (MHz) x 1,000 = 30,620 kHz To convert [...]

  • Страница 107

    107 T ROUBLESHOOTING C HART Prob lem Possib le Caus Remedy Poor rece ption Weak signals fr om distant station s Reposit ion radi o for best r eception. Attenuato r is in us e on wea k signals. Check performanc e with and witho ut attenuato r activated , use sett ing with bes t reception . S trong signal overlo ad from nearby transmitte r(s) Check p[...]

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    108 R ESETTING / I NITIAL IZING THE S CANNER If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source, you might need to reset or initialize it. ! Resetting the Scann er 1. T urn off the scanner , then turn it on again. 2. Insert a pointed object, such as a straightened paper clip, into the reset opening on the[...]

  • Страница 109

    109 Sy stem T ests Select Test Exits if no Key P ress 3. Press 1 . The scanner displays: Fa c t o r y I ni t Erase Memory ENTER if Yes CL t o E xit 4. Press ENTER . The scanner displays: Initializ ing Clr Main Mem V-Scan is OK Pl e a se W a i t CARE Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only in nor[...]

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    110 or tampering with the [product]'s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty a nd void your FCC authorization to operate it. SPECIF ICATION S Frequency Coverage : Memory Organization : V -S canners .......... ............. .. eleven 500 c hannel vir tual scann ers Memory chan nels .................... ...[...]

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    111 1240–130 0 M Hz ................... ................... ................... ....... 0.7 µ V AM: 25–54 MHz . ................... .................... ................... ................ 1 µ V 108–136. 9875 MHz ....... .................... ................... ................ 1 µ V 137–174 MHz ... .................... ................[...]

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    112 Audio Ou tput Pow er (10% THD) .......... ................... ........1 70 mW Built-in Speaker ........ 1 3 / 8 Inches (36 mm) 8-ohm Dynam ic T ype Power Requirement s: Batteries .............. .................... ............ 4 AA Alkaline Batter ies or ................ ............ .................... ...... 4 AA Rechargeable Batter ies Ext[...]

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    113 C OMMAND Q UICK R EFERENCE G UIDE Scan Mode Keystrokes Function SCAN Activa tes Scan M ode, re sumes s can wh en stoppe d on a cha nnel or talkgr oup. MAN If s canning o r monitoring a trun ked call, s tops scan opera tion, acti vates Ma nual Mode . If mo nitoring c onvention al call, s tops scan operat ion, activa tes Manual Mode, holds on act[...]

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    114 Manual Mode ENTER When moni toring a conventi onal cha nnel that is progr ammed for C T or DC S earch Mode , stor es a detec ted CT or DC co de with th e channe l memory . S or T Chan ges scan dir ection, up or do wn. FUNC + M AN T oggles dig ital AG C FUNC + TRUNK When m onitorin g a talkgroup c all, togg les displ ay of contr ol channel t ext[...]

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    115 Program M ode ENTE R When moni toring a convent ional ch annel that is prog rammed for CT or D C Search Mode, stor es a det ected C T or DC c ode with the c hannel mem ory . S or T S steps to the nex t channel, T s teps to the previo us chann el. Hold do wn to s croll. FUNC + MAN T o ggles digi tal AGC. FUNC + TRUNK Enters trunked ID list for c[...]

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    116 SRCH Sets sear ch rang e for p rogrammab le search ran ge (PSR). 2, 3, PGM Jum ps to chan nel 23 in the cu rrent bank. 1, 2, 3, PG M Jumps to bank 1, cha nnel 23. DECIMAL POINT T ogg les dela y on sele cted ch annel on or off. <frequen cy> ENTER E nters a frequenc y into chann el memory . S or T S steps to the n ext channel , T steps to t[...]

  • Страница 117

    117 Search Mod e Keyst rokes Functi on SCAN Act ivat es Scan Mode. MAN Activate s Manual Mode. PGM Activ ates Progr am Mode. WX Activate s Weather Mod e. PRI T oggle s priori ty . TUNE Enters Tune Mode. AT T T oggle s attenuation f or activ e search rang e, or , i f global atten uation is set, tog gles glo bal attenuati on on or off. L/OUT Loc ks o[...]

  • Страница 118

    118 Weather Mo de FUNC + PGM When searc hing SR3, SR4 , SR5 and SR6, stores a ctive s earch freq uency in de sired bank an d channel ( e.g., “123 + ENTER ” stores th e active frequenc y in Bank 1, Channel 23) . FUNC + ENTER When searc hing SR3, SR4 , SR5 and SR6, stores a ctive s earch freq uency in ne xt availabl e channel in desi red bank (e.[...]

  • Страница 119

    119 Tune M ode ID List E dit Keystrok es Functi on SCAN Activate s Scan Mode. MAN Activ ates Manual Mo de. PGM Activate s Progra m Mode. WX Activate s Weather Mode. PRI T oggles prio rity . AT T T oggles atte nuation for a ctive sear ch range, or , if glo bal attenuation is set, toggles glob al attenuation on or off. P AUSE Pauses a nd resu mes tu [...]

  • Страница 120

    120 TRUNK S te ps to first I D in next I D sub bank . TUNE Enters Tune Mode . L/OUT T oggles lockout on the selected ID. MODE Cycl es trun king m ode th rou gh MO, ED and “not trun ked”. SRCH Ac tivates Sea rch Mode. <id> E NTER S to res ID in to selected locat ion. S or T S steps to the next ID, T steps to the previou s ID, hold down to [...]

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    121 Startup keys (Enter dur ing welcome screen displ ay .) Keyst rokes Functi on 1 Turns key tones on. 2 T urns key tones off. 3 Displays CP U, DSP appli cation and DSP vocode r vers ions. 7 Adj ust back light pr opert ies. 0t h e n1 Destru ctive - In itialize s working memor y to fact ory d efaul t s. Does n ot af fect V - Scann er memory . 0t h e[...]

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    122 NOTE S[...]

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    123 NOTES[...]

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    20-526 GE-03D- 0080 06A 03 P r i n t e di nC h i n a Limited One-Y ear W arranty This prod uct is war ra nted by Rad ioSha ck agai nst man ufac turi ng defect s in materi al and wo rkma nship un der nor mal us e for one (1) year from the dat e of purcha se from Rad ioShack c ompany- owned s tores an d authoriz ed RadioS hack franc hisees and d eal-[...]