RadioShack Pro 95 Handheld Scanner Owners Manual

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All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack, RadioShack.com, Hypersearch,
Hyperscan, and Adaptaplug are
trademarks used by
RadioShack Corporation.
Motorola, Smartnet and Privacy Plus
are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc.
EDACS is a registered trademark of GE/Ericsson Inc.
20-525OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack Handheld
Scanner is one of a new
generation of scanners designed
to track Motorola
Type I and II
(such as Smartnetand Privacy
Plus) and hybrid analog trunking
systems, and GE/Ericsson
(EDACS
) type systems, which
are extensively used in many
communication systems.
Trunking communications systems
let a large group of 2-way radio
users (or even different groups of
2-way radio users) efficiently use a
set of frequencies. Instead of
selecting a specific frequency for a...

Features
3 most commonly used by public
service and other agencies.
This scanner gives you direct
access to over 59,000 frequencies
including those used by police and
fire departments, ambulance
services, government agencies,
air, and amateur radio services.
Your scanner includes these
features:
Simultaneous Trunking
Operation—trackstwotrunking
systems (Motorola and EDACS)
and conventional systems at the
same time.
Automatic Channel
Programming— automatically
determines the group trunking
frequencies,...

Features
4Digital Weather Alert—displays
the weather event text with four
alert levels so you can see and
hear the reason for the alert.
Data Cloning— lets you transfer
the programmed data to another
PRO-95 scanner. You can also
upload or download the
programmed data to or from a PC
using an optional PC interface kit.
12-Character, 4-Line,
Alphanumeric Display— shows
you detailed operating information
clearly.
Triple Conversion
Superheterodyne Receiver—
virtually eliminates any
interference from...

Features
5 Priority Channel—letsyouset
the scanner to check one channel
every 2 seconds so you do not
miss transmissions.
Attenuate— lets you program
your scanner to reduce the
scanners sensitivity to strong local
signals, to reduce interference or
noise caused by these signals.
Text Input— lets you input a text
label for each channel, talk group
ID, bank, or other memory location
so you can easily identify the
transmission.
Lock Out Function— lets you set
your scanner to skip over specified
channels or...

The FCC Wants You to Know
6a vehicle using a DC adapter (not
supplied).
Supplied Trunking Guide—
provides a quick reference to
public safety trunking radio
systems in the United States.
Your scanner can receive these
frequencies:
25–54MHz
 108 – 136.9875 MHz
137–174MHz
 216.0025 – 225 MHz
406–512MHz
 806 – 823.9875 MHz
 849 – 868.9875 MHz
894–960MHz
 1240 – 1300 MHz
Use “A General Guide to
Frequencies” on Page 69 to help
you target frequency ranges in
your service area so you can
search for a...

The FCC Wants You to Know
7 instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television
reception, which can be
determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the
following measures:
 Reorient or relocate the
receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation...

The FCC Wants You to Know
8companies, amateur radio
services, military operations,
pager services, and wireline
(telephone and telegraph) service
providers. It is legal to listen to
almost every transmission your
scanner can receive. However,
there are some transmissions you
should never intentionally listen to.
These include:
 Telephone conversations
(cellular, cordless, or other
private means of telephone
signal transmission)
 Pager transmissions
 Any scrambled or encrypted
transmissions
According...

Preparation
9 In some areas, mobile use of this
scanner is unlawful or requires a
permit. Check the laws in your
area.
PREPARATION
POWER SOURCES
You can power your scanner from
any of three sources:
 internal non-rechargeable
batteries or rechargeable
batteries (not supplied — see
“Using Batteries”).
 standard AC power (with an
optional AC adapter — see
“Using AC Power” on
Page 11)
 vehicle power (with an
optional DC adapter — see
“Using Vehicle Battery Power”
on Page 12)
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Using BatteriesYou can...

Preparation
10You must charge rechargeable
batteries before you use them the
first time. See “Charging
Rechargeable Batteries” on
Page 11.
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Follow these steps to install the
batteries:
1. Press in on the battery
compartment cover on the
back of the scanner and slide
the cover down to remove it.
2. Pull the battery holder out of
the battery compartment.
3.If you are using non-
rechargeable batteries,place
them into the black holder, as
indicated by the polarity
symbols (
+and–)markedon
the holder.
If...