RadioShack Pro 2067 Trunk Track Scanner Owners Manual
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21 Type II system talk groups are identi- fied by a 5-digit number. Valid talk group IDs are divisible by 16. If you try to enter an invalid talk group ID, the scanner rounds the ID down to the next valid ID. Type I/II hybrid systems use both fleet-subfleet and 5-digit formats for talk group IDs. Note: If the scanner decodes control channel data while receiving transmis- sions from a Motorola trunking sys- tem, CNTRL appears on the bottom line of the display. For example: EDACS Mode You can set your scanner so it de- codes the talk group IDs used with EDACS (GE/Ericsson) trunking sys- tems. This setting is called the EDACS mode. EDACS systems are trunking systems used primarily by business or private communications service providers, as well as by some public safety organi- zations. EDACS systems transmit ac- tive talk group information only on a dedicated control channel.EDACS frequencies are organized in a specific order. Each frequency is as- signed a Logical Channel Number (LCN). For the scanner to correctly switch to an active frequency, you must program the frequencies in LCN order, starting with Memory 01. EDACS talk group IDs are entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0000 to 4096. When there is activity on an EDACS system, that information is sent out on the control channel. The scanner de- codes the ID for the active talk group. In the open mode, the scanner then goes to the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the display. In the closed mode, the scanner only goes to transmissions that have IDs that match a talk group ID that you have stored in the bank’s talk group ID list and have not locked out. Because EDACS scanning requires clear reception of the control channel at all times, EDACS systems tend to have a smaller usable area. An exter- nal antenna can greatly improve EDACS scanning in a fringe area. If you are having trouble scanning an EDACS system, try manually select- ing the data channel. If you are getting good reception, the scanner will indi- cate talk group CTL-01. Try chang- ing your location or using an outdoor antenna to improve reception. 20-196a.fm Page 21 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
22 OPERATION TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclock- wise until the indicator points to MIN. 2. To turn on the scanner, turn VOL- UME clockwise. Welcome to Multi-System Trunking appears. Then, after about 3 sec- onds, you hear a hissing sound. 3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops. 4. To turn off the scanner, turn VOL- UME counterclockwise to OFF. Notes: • The scanner does not scan if there are no frequencies stored in channels. If the scanner does not scan and you have already stored frequencies in channels, turn SQUELCH further clock- wise. • If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak transmissions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scan- ner’s sensitivity to these sig- nals. If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH counterclockwise. • If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner will not scan prop- erly.• To ensure the scanner operates properly while in the trunking mode, we suggest you set SQUELCH using the above steps, even if the scanner is automatically muted. STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Good references for active frequen- cies are the RadioShack Police Call Guide including Fire and Emergency Services , Official Aeronautical Fre- quency Directory , and Maritime Fre- quency Directory . We update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy. You can also quickly and easily program your scan- ner by using Scanner Data Manager software, available at your local RadioShack store. Follow these steps to store frequen- cies into channels. 1. Press MAN, enter the bank num- ber (0–9) and the channel number (00–49) where you want to store a frequency, then press MAN again. M and the channel number appear. 2. Press PROG. M changes to P. 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 CLEAR for about a second to delete a single digit or about 2 seconds to delete all digits. 20-196a.fm Page 22 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
23 4. Press ENTER to store the fre- quency into the channel. Notes: • If you made a mistake in Step 3, Invalid Freq appears and the scanner beeps when you press ENTER. Simply start again from Step 3. • Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the nearest valid fre- quency. For example, if you enter a frequency of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.470. • The scanner automatically pauses 2 seconds on a channel after a transmission ends before it proceeds to the next channel. To turn off delay, press FUNC then DELAY. (See “Using Delay” on Page 30). 5. If necessary, change the receive mode (see “Changing the Receive Mode” on Page 33). If you select PL or DPL mode, enter the PL or DPL code by pressing STEP (to move through the codes upward) or FUNC then STEP (to move through the codes downward). 6. To program the next channel in sequence, press PROG and 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 IDs, or banks. Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1. Press MAN, enter the bank num- ber or channel number where you want to enter the text, then press MAN again. M and the channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display (for example: M100). 2. Press PROG. M changes to P on the display. 3. Press TEXT. The cursor appears at the third line on the display. 4. Enter the desired text using the number keys (see “Text Input Chart” on Page 24). Note: If you make a mistake, press t or s to move to the char- acter you want to change. 5. Press ENTER to input the text. Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank 1. Select a channel within the desired bank by pressing MAN and entering the 3-digit bank num- ber (000 for bank 0 or 200 for bank 2, for example). Press MAN again, then press PROG. 2. Press FUNC then 6. The cursor appears at the 3rd line on the dis- play. 20-196a.fm Page 23 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
24 3. Enter the desired text using the keypad then press ENTER. Note: If the channel is programmed for PL, DL, LT, MO or ED mode, the scanner displays the ID number from the bank name. Text Input Chart To access the numbers, after you press FUNC and 6, press 1 then the desired number. To enter a lowercase character or a character from the second set for key 0, press 0 then FUNC. For example, input “HAM 6m” as fol- lows: 1. “H” is the second letter associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4 then press 2. 2. “A” is the first letter associated with 2 on the keypad. Press 2 then press 1. 3. “M” is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 then press 1. 4. “space” Press •. 5. “6” is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad. Press 1 then press 6. 6. m is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad. Press 6 and FUNC (for the lowercase set) then 1. PressTo Enter a Character from this Group 11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9, 0 2A, B, C, a, b, c 3D, E, F, d, e, f 4G, H, I, g, h, i 5J, K, L, j, k, l 6M, N, O, m, n, o 7P, Q, R, S, p, q, r, s 8T, U, V, t, u, v 9W, X, Y, Z, w, x, y, z 0., -, #, _, @, +, *, & , /, , $,%,!, ^, (,) ,?, , `, ^ •Space CLBack Space 20-196a.fm Page 24 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
25 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 ten search bands. You can change the bands with the preprogrammed search bands in the scanner. You can also change the search bank’s search ranges manual- ly. Notes: • You can use the scanner’s delay feature while searching the ser- vice bank. See “Using Delay” on Page 30. • The scanner does not search locked-out frequencies while searching ranges. Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range The scanner contains these prepro- grammed search ranges, stored in search banks (0–9).Follow these steps to select prepro- grammed search ranges and search them for active frequencies. 1. Press SEARCH. The scanner searches the active search bank. Note: To reverse the search direction, press s or t . 2. Using the number keys, enter the search bank number for each search range you want to select or remove. Search BankSearch Range (MHz)Description 0 460–460.625 Police 1 153.725– 156.000Police/Fire 2 462.925– 463.175Medical 3 118.000– 136.00Aircraft 4 156.250– 157.425Marine 5 866.000– 868.9875800 MHz 6 50.000– 54.0006 Meter Ham 7 144.000– 148.0002 Meter Ham 8 440.000– 450.00070 cm Ham 9 462.550– 462.725User Bank Search BankSearch Range (MHz)Description Current Search Bank 20-196a.fm Page 25 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
26 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 ENTER. Stored @ 9xx appears on the bottom row of the display ( xx is the channel number). Press s or t to continue searching for addi- tional active frequencies. Notes: • During a search, you can manu- ally change the band mode or fre- quency step. See “Changing the Receive Mode” on Page 33 or “Changing the Frequency Step” on Page 33. • If channel storage bank 9 does not contain any empty channels, Bank 9 full. appears on the display’s lower line. • To pause the search, press FUNC then TUNE. To begin searching again, press SEARCH. Storing a Frequency to a Specified Channel 1. When the scanner stops on the desired frequency, press FUNC. 2. Press TUNE. 3. Press MAN. 4. Select the desired channel using a number key then press MAN again. 5. Press PROG. 6. Press FUNC then TUNE to store the frequency.7. If desired, press SEARCH to return to the search mode. Changing a Search Range with a Preprogrammed Range You can replace the search range with one of the preprogrammed ranges. 1. Press FUNC then SEARCH to enter search program mode. PSR and the search bank number of the current range appear at the display’s upper left corner. 2. Press s or t to select the search bank you want to replace. 3. Press FUNC then 5. ?SR and the search bank number appear at the display’s upper left corner. Note: If you do not press 5 within about 3 seconds after you pressed FUNC, the scanner stops search program mode. Start over at Step 1. 20-196a.fm Page 26 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
27 4. Press s or t to select the prepro- grammed search range. 5. Press ENTER to replace the search range. Manually Changing a Search Range 1. Press FUNC then SEARCH to enter search program mode. PSR and a search bank number appear at the display’s upper left corner. 2. Press s or t to select the desired search bank number. 3. Use the number keys to enter the lowest frequency range you want to search, then press ENTER to store the frequency. 4. Use the number keys to enter the highest frequency range you want to search, then press ENTER again to store the frequency. Notes: • If you enter a higher frequency, then enter a lower frequency, the scanner automatically exchanges the frequencies on the display. It displays the low- est frequency first and the high- est frequency second. • You cannot search more than one frequency band at a time. When manually setting search ranges, if you enter frequencies that are in different bands, thescanner does not accept the entry. 5. To assign a name to the search range, press TEXT twice, then enter the name. If you want to edit existing text, repeatedly press s or t to move the cursor 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 spe- cific 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 chan- nels (except those you have locked out) in the active banks (see “Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On” and “Locking Out Channels, Frequen- cies, and Trunking IDs” on Page 30). Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On To turn off banks while scanning, press the bank’s corresponding num- ber key until the bank’s number disap- pears. The scanner does not scan any 20-196a.fm Page 27 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
28 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 bank’s corresponding num- ber key until the bank’s number ap- pears. MANUALLY TUNING A FREQUENCY 1. Press TUNE. 2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency. 3. Press ENTER. 4. Press s to move up one tuning step. Press t to move down one tuning step. To move up or down in 1 MHz increments, press FUNC then s or t . To save the frequency into a channel (bank 9 only), press FUNC then ENTER. Stored @ 9xx appears (xx channel num- ber). When the scanner stops on a frequen- cy while searching, press FUNC then TUNE.Notes: • You cannot change the step fre- quency while tuning. • You can change the receiving mode while tuning. DELETING FREQUENCIES FROM CHANNELS 1. Press MAN. 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel containing the frequency you want to delete. 3. Press MAN again. 4. Press PROG to enter the program mode. M changes to P on the dis- play. 5. Press FUNC. 6. Press CLEAR. 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 coun- tries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authori- ties. 20-196a.fm Page 28 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
29 NOAA and your local weather report- ing authority broadcast your local fore- cast and regional weather information on one or more of these channels. Listening to a Weather Channel To hear your local forecast and re- gional weather information, press WX. Your scanner scans through the weather band then stops within a few seconds on the strongest weather broadcast. Displaying Weather Messages The weather service precedes each weather alert with a digitally-encoded SAME signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. You can set the scanner so, if you are monitoring a weather channel with a digitally-encoded SAME signal when an alert is broadcast, the scanner will decode and display the SAME mes- sage, showing the type of alert being broadcast (or Unknown Message if it does not recognize the event code). To set the scanner to decode and dis- play SAME messages, press FUNC then WX while you listen to the weath- er channel. DIG WX STBY and Cancel: F + WX appear. To set the scanner out of the SAME standby mode, press FUNC then WX again. DIG WX STBY disappears.Notes: • The scanner does not display the actual location referenced by SAME messages. It uses only the message portion of the SAME sig- nal. • Your scanner can also receive weather alert tones (see “Priority” on Page 31). 20-196a.fm Page 29 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM
30 SPECIAL FEATURES USING DELAY Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a period of 2 or more seconds between a transmis- sion and a reply. To keep from miss- ing a reply, the scanner automatically pauses 2 seconds on a channel after a transmission ends before it pro- ceeds to the next channel. To turn delay on or off, press FUNC then DELAY. LOCKING OUT CHANNELS, FREQUENCIES, AND TRUNKING IDS 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. Or select the channel then hold down L/OUT until L appears. 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 decodingmode, the lockout is removed when power is disconnected then reapplied 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 Locked-Out Channels To review all channels that are locked out, first press MAN then press FUNC then L/OUT to view each locked-out channel. When you finish reviewing locked-out channels, press MAN. Locking Out Frequencies To lock out a frequency during a search, press L/OUT when the scan- ner stops on the frequency. The scan- ner locks out the frequency then continues searching. Notes: • 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 that search bank is activated, Search up... All ranges locked out! appears and the scanner does not search. Select a different bank or unlock some frequencies. 20-196a.fm Page 30 Friday, June 2, 2000 3:48 PM