RadioShack Pro 89 Vhf Uhf Handheld Race Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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FINDING CAR NUMBERS ASSOCIATED 
WITH CHANNELS
If you are listening to a channel and want to know what car
number you are hearing, simply press 
CAR twice. If a car num-
ber has been associated with this frequency, the car number
and frequency appear. Press 
CAR twice again to return to nor-
mal channel listening.
To see what car numbers are stored, press 
CAR twice, then re-
peatedly press 
ENT. The car numbers (from lowest channel
number to highest) appear. 
						

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SPECIAL FEATURES
DELAY
Many agencies use a two-way radio system that has a period
of several seconds between a query and a reply. To avoid
missing a reply, you can program a 2-second delay into any
channel or frequency. When your scanner stops on a channel
or frequency with a programmed delay, 
DLY appears and the
scanner continues to monitor that frequency for 2 seconds af-
ter the transmission stops before resuming scanning or
searching.
You can program a 2-second delay in any of these ways:
• If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel,
quickly press 
DELAY
/• before it resumes scanning.
• If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the
channel, then press 
DELAY
/•.
• If the scanner is searching, press 
DELAY
/•. DLY appears
and the scanner automatically adds a 2-second delay to
every transmission it stops on in that band.
To turn off the 2-second delay in a channel or frequency, press
DELAY
/• while the scanner is monitoring that channel or fre-
quency. DLY disappears.
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR 
FREQUENCIES 
You can increase the effective scanning or search speed by
locking out individual channels or frequencies that have a con-
tinuous transmission, such as a weather channel (see “Nation-
al Weather Frequencies” on Page 52) or a birdie frequency
(see “Birdie Frequencies” on Page 52).
Locking Out Channels
To lock out a channel during scanning, press L/O/L/O RVW
when the scanner stops on the channel.
To manually lock out a channel, select the channel then press
L/O/L/O RVW. L/O appears. 
						

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To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select that
channel again, then press 
L/O/L/O RVW. L/O disappears.
Notes:
• Your scanner automatically locks out empty channels.
• You can still manually select locked-out channels.
Clearing All Lockouts from Channels
1. Press MAN. MAN appears.
2. While holding down 
MON/CL, press L/O RVW/L/O. Lo
ALL-CL
 appears.
3. Press 
ENT. The scanner clears all locked-out tags from
channels. Or, if you do not want to clear, press 
MON/CL.
Locking Out Frequencies
To lock out a frequency during a service bank or direct search,
press 
L/O/L/O RVW when the scanner stops on that frequency.
The scanner locks out the frequency then continues searching.
You can lock out frequencies in both direct search and service
bank searches.
Note: 
You can lock out as many as 50 frequencies during a
search. If you try to lock out more, 
FLo -FULL appears (see
“Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies” and “Removing Lock-
outs From All Frequencies” on Page 44).
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies
To review the frequencies you locked out, hold down L/O/L/O
RVW
 for about 2 seconds during a search, then repeatedly
press s
 or t
. The scanner beeps if there are no locked-out
frequencies, or 
L-r appears and the scanner displays all
locked out frequencies as you press s
 or t
. When you reach
the highest locked-out frequency, the scanner beeps twice and
returns to the lowest locked-out frequency. 
						

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Removing a Lockout From a Frequency
1. Start a service bank or direct search.
2. Hold down 
L/O/L/O RVW for about 2 seconds. L-r
appears.
3. Repeatedly press s
 or t
 until the desired frequency
appears.
4. Press 
L/O/L/O RVW. The frequency disappears. If there is
another locked-out frequency, it appears instead. Or, if
there are no more locked-out frequencies, 
L-r
000.0000
 appears.
Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies
1. Hold down L/O/L/O RVW for about 2 seconds during a ser-
vice bank or direct search. 
L-r appears.
2. While holding down 
MON/CL, hold down L/O/L/O RVW. Flo
ALL-CL
 appears.
3. Press 
ENT. The scanner clears any lockouts from all fre-
quencies (except in the marine service bank). Or, if you do
not want to clear the lockouts, press 
MON/CL.
Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All 
Service Banks
Notes:
 
• These steps do not clear any lockouts in the marine ser-
vice bank.
• If you locked out frequencies within the range of any of the
service banks during a direct search, the scanner also
removes those locked-out frequencies when you use these
steps. For example, if you lock out 29.000 MHz during
direct search, the scanner removes it since 29.000 MHz is
one of the frequencies in the ham radio service bank.
1. Hold down 
L/O/L/O RVW for about 2 seconds during a ser-
vice bank or direct search. 
L-r appears.
2. While holding down 
MON/CL, press BAND. dEFAULt and
each of the service bands (except 
MRN) appears. 
						

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3. Press ENT. The scanner clears any lockouts from all fre-
quencies in all service banks. Or, if you do not want to
clear the lockouts, press 
MON/CL.
USING PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan through channels and still not
miss important or interesting calls on a frequency you select.
You can program one frequency into the priority channel. As
the scanner scans, if the priority feature is turned on, the scan-
ner checks the priority channel for activity every 2 seconds.
1. Press 
PGM, then press PRI/ALERT. PCH and 000.000 or
the previously-stored frequency appear.
2. Enter the frequency you want to enter into the priority
channel, then press 
ENT. The display flashes twice.
If you listen to a channel or frequency and you want to move
this frequency to the priority channel, hold down 
ENT then
press 
PRI. PCH and the frequency flash twice.
Notes:
• You cannot move a frequency to the priority channel while
the scanner is in its programming mode.
• Wait until 
PCH and the frequency stop flashing before
pressing additional keys.
To turn on the priority feature, press 
PRI/ALERT during scan-
ning. 
PRI appears. The scanner checks the priority channel
every 2 seconds and stays on the channel if there is activity.
PCH and the frequency appear whenever the scanner is set to
the priority channel.
To turn off the priority feature, press 
PRI/ALERT. PRI disap-
pears.
Note: 
If you program a weather frequency into the priority
channel and the scanner detects a WX alert tone on that fre-
quency (see “WX Alert” on Page 36), the scanner sounds the
alert tone and 
ALErt flashes. Press any key to turn off the
alarm. 
						

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USING POWER SAVE
If the scanner does not detect a signal within 5 seconds after
you manually select a channel, the scanner enters the power-
saving standby mode and 
P.–SA appears. In the standby
mode, the scanner rests for 1 second then checks for a signal
for 
1/2 second, using only 40 percent of the power normally con-
sumed. The scanner continues this until you press any button
or it receives a signal.
on P.-SA appears if power save is on. oFF P.-SA appears
if power save is off.
Follow these steps to turn power save mode on or off.
1. If the scanner is on, turn 
VOLUME counterclockwise until it
clicks to turn it off.
2. While you hold down 
3 and ENT, turn on the scanner.
3. Release 
3 and ENT.
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
You can turn on the display’s backlight for easy viewing in the
dark. Press 
LIGHT to turn on the light for 5 seconds. To turn off
the light sooner, press 
LIGHT again.
Press both 
PGM and LIGHT to turn on the display’s backlight for
an extended period of time. To turn it off, press both 
PGM and
LIGHT, or press LIGHT.
TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF
The scanner is preset to sound a tone each time you press one
of its keys (except 
LIGHT). You can turn the key tone off or
back on.
1. If the scanner is on, turn 
VOLUME counterclockwise until it
clicks to turn it off.
2. While you hold down 
2 and ENT, turn on the scanner.
3. When 
oFF tonE or on tonE appear, release 2 and ENT. 
						

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USING THE KEY LOCK
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from acci-
dental program changes by turning on the keylock feature.
When the keypad is locked, the only controls that operate are
SCAN, MAN, LIGHT, PGM, VOLUME, and SQUELCH.
Note
: The keylock does not prevent the scanner from scanning
channels or monitoring a single channel, whichever feature
you last selected.
To turn on the keylock, hold down   until the scanner
beeps three times and   appears. To turn it off, hold down
 until the scanner beeps three times and   disap-
pears.
RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNER
If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after
you connect a power source, you might need to reset or initial-
ize the scanner.
Important:
 If you have problems, first try to reset the scanner
(see “Resetting the Scanner” on Page 48). If that does not
work, you can initialize the scanner (see “Initializing the Scan-
ner” on Page 48); however, this clears all information stored in
your scanner’s memory. 
						

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Resetting the Scanner
1. Turn 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 side of the scanner (as
shown), then gently press the reset button inside the open-
ing.
Note:
 If the scanner still does not work properly, you might
need to initialize the scanner (see “Initializing the Scanner”).
Initializing the Scanner
Important:
 This procedure clears all information you stored in
the scanner’s memory. Initialize the scanner only when you are
sure the scanner is not working properly.
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again.
2. Hold down 
MON/CL.
3. While holding down 
MON/CL, insert a pointed object (such
as a straightened paper clip) into the reset opening on the
side of the scanner, then gently press the reset button
inside the opening. The display should turn off.
4. When the display turns on again, release 
MON/CL.
Note: 
You must release the reset button before releasing 
MON/
CL
; otherwise the memory might not clear. 
						

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WIRED/ON-AIR PROGRAMMING
You can program your scanner using data you transfer from
your personal computer to the scanner using an optional PC
cable (called 
wired programming). You can also program your
scanner by receiving data transmitted on a frequency your
scanner can receive (called 
on-air programming).
You can use wired or on-air programming to store the following
data into the scanner:
• Channel number (from 1 to 200)
• Frequency (any frequency the scanner can receive)
• Car number (from 0 to 999, including 00, 000, 01, and 001)
• Channel lockout setting (ON or OFF)
• Channel delay setting (ON or OFF)
Notes:
• The scanner receives only the data shown above during
wired/on-air programming.
•
d-Err (data error) appears if the scanner receives a
channel number equal to 0 or frequency data which is out
of the range of frequencies the scanner can receive.
USING WIRED PROGRAMMING
Note:
 Wired programming stops if the scanner receives an
empty channel number.
1. Turn off the scanner.
2. Connect the scanner to the PC using a PC cable.
3. While pressing 
ENT and 9, turn on the scanner. PGM and
WirEd appear. Then send the data from the PC. StArt
and the data being received by the scanner appears in the
order it is received.
Notes
: 
• If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more
than 20 seconds or if you press any key, wired program-
ming stops.
• If the scanner did not receive a start bit from the PC,
StArt does not appear. 
						

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4. When the scanner successfully receives all data, End and
FiniSh appear. If the scanner received an error while
receiving data, 
End and d-Err appear. If the scanner
received a checksum error while receiving data, 
C-Err
and a number appear. The number shown next to C-Err
indicates the packet number where the error occurred.
Note:
 If the scanner did not receive an end bit from the
PC, 
End does not appear.
Wired Programming Specifications
Interface ....................................................................  RS-232C
Data Format  ......................................................  Asynchronous
Data Length  ...................................................................... 8-bit
Parity ...............................................................................  None
Stop Bit  ............................................................................. 2-bit
Baud Rate  .................................................................  4800 bps
Data Transmission Direction  ............  One Way (Receive Only)
Flow Control  ...........................  None (2 Lines, RXD and GND)
USING ON-AIR PROGRAMMING
1. Turn off the scanner.
2. While pressing 
ENT and 8, turn on the scanner. On Air
and PGM appear and the scanner automatically receives
154.600 MHz in FM mode. Then 
On Air and the fre-
quency alternate. 
3. Send the data from the PC. 
StArt and the data being
received by the scanner appears in the order it is received.
Note:
 If the scanner did not receive a start bit from the PC,
StArt does not appear.
4. If you do not want to use 154.600 MHz to receive program-
ming, press 
PGM. PGM flashes. Then use the number keys
to enter the frequency you want to receive and press 
ENT. 
To change the frequency back to the default (154.600
MHz), hold down 
ENT then press CL.
Note:
 You cannot use an AM frequency during on-air pro-
gramming. Do not enter a frequency between 108.000 and
136.9875 MHz in Step 4.