RadioShack Pro 95 Handheld Scanner Owners Manual

Preparation
11
Charging Rechargeable 
Batteries
Your scanner has a built-in
charging circuit that lets you
charge nickel-metal hydride (Ni-
MH) or nickel cadmium (Ni-CD)
rechargeable batteries (not
supplied) while they are in the
scanner. To charge rechargeable
batteries, connect an appropriate
AC or DC adapter to the
PWR DC
9V
jack. For best results we
recommend RadioShack
rechargeable nickel-metal hydride
(NiMH) 1600mAh batteries.
!
To charge batteries with a DC
adapter from a DC power source,...

Preparation
121. Connect the Adaptaplug to
the adapters cord with the tip
set to positive.

2. Plug the adapters barrel plug
into the scanners
PWRDC9V
jack.
3. Plug the adapters two-prong
plug into an AC outlet.
Using Vehicle Battery 
Power
You can power the scanner from a
vehicle’s 12V power source (such
as cigarette-lighter socket) using a
9V, 300 mA DC adapter and a size
B Adaptaplug™ adapter (neither
supplied). Both are available at
your local RadioShack store.

1. Connect the Adaptaplug to
the...

Preparation
13
Connecting an Optional 
Antenna
The antenna connector on your
scanner makes it easy to use the
scanner with a variety of
antennas, such as an external
mobile antenna or outdoor base
station antenna. Your local
RadioShackstoresellsavarietyof
antennas.
Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable,
such as RG-58 or RG-8, to
connect an outdoor antenna. For
lengths over 50 feet, use RG-8
low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If
your antennas cable does not
have a BNC connector, you will
also need a BNC adapter...

Preparation
14 Set the volume to zero before
putting on the headphones.
With the headphones on,
adjust the volume to a
comfortable level.
 Avoid increasing the volume
once you set it. Over time,
your sensitivity to a volume
level decreases, so volume
levels that do not cause
discomfort might damage
your hearing.
 Avoid or limit listening at high
volume levels. Prolonged
exposure to high volume
levels can cause permanent
hearing loss.
Traffic SafetyWearing headphones while
operating a motor vehicle or...

About Your Scanner
15
USING THE BELT CLIP
You can use the belt clip attached
to the back of the scanner for
hands-free carrying when you are
on the go. Slide the belt clip over
your belt or waistband.
TRANSFERRING DATA TO 
AND FROM ANOTHER 
S
CANNER OR A PC
You can transfer the programmed
data to and from another PRO-95
scanner using a connecting cable
which has
1/8-inch phone plugs on
both ends (not supplied). Connect
the cable between each scanners
PC/IFjacks. See “Cloning the
Programmed Data” on Page...

About the Keypad
16You can also search the SEARCH
banks, which are preprogrammed
frequencies in the scanners
memory (see “Searching a
Preprogrammed Frequency
Range” on Page 32 for the
frequency list). You can even
change the frequency range on
one of the SEARCH banks (SR5)
to limit the search.
When you find a frequency, you
can store it into a programmable
memory location called achannel,
which is grouped with other
channels in a channel-storage
bank. You can then scan the
channel-storage banks to see...

About the Keypad
17
TRUNK— stores the trunking ID
code or holds the trunking ID while
scanning.
PRI(Priority) — sets and turns the
priority function on or off.
TEXT— lets you input text.
PAUSE— stops search.
MODE— changes the receive
mode (AM, FM, MOT, ED).
/ — turns on/off the
displays backlight, or when used
with
FUNClocks/unlocks the
keypad to prevent accidental
entries.
TUNE— lets you input a frequency
and allows you to fine tune a
frequency along with
or.
AT T(Attenuate) — turns
attenuation on to...

About the Keypad
18
1— enters a 1, or inputs
characters 0 through 9 in text
mode.
2/ABC— enters a 2, or inputs
characters A, B, or C.
3/DEF— enters a 3, or inputs
characters D, E, or F.
4/GHI— enters a 4, or inputs
characters G, H, or I.
5/JKL— enters a 5, or inputs
characters J, K, or L.
6/MNO— enters a 6, or inputs
characters M, N, or O.
7/PQRS— enters a 7, or inputs
characters P, Q, R, or S.
8/TUV— enters an 8, or inputs
characters T, U, or V.
9/WXYZ— enters a 9, or inputs
characters W, X, Y, or Z.
0—...

Quick Start
19
QUICK START
To help familiarize yourself with
the scanner’s functions, keypad,
and available frequencies, you can
utilize one of these three features
before you begin programming the
scanner.
Preprogrammed Search Banks
— allow you to listen to
frequencies and decide which
frequencies you want to store
when you are ready to program
thescanner.See“Searchinga
Preprogrammed Frequency
Range” on Page 32.
Manual Tuning— allows you to
manually scan through the entire
range of available...

Understanding Your Scanners Modes
20To make it easier to identify and
select the channels you want to
listen to, your scanner divides the
channels into 10 banks (
0to 9)of
100 (
00to99) channels each, a
total of 1,000 channels. You can
use each channel-storage bank to
group frequencies, such as those
used by Motorola trunking,
EDACS trunking, Marine, CB,
Police, Fire, Aircraft and Ham (see
“Typical Band Usage (in MHz)” on
Page 71).
For example, a police department
might use four frequencies, one...