RadioShack Pro 96 Truking Scanner Owners Manual
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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 display any detected CTCSS code if programmed for CTCSS mode, or DCS code if programmed for DCS code. You can store the detected code into the channel memory by pressing ENTERwhile the code is displayed. For more information about your scanner’s receive modes, including CTCSS and DCS, see “Understanding Your Scanner’s Channel Receive Modes” on Page 19. For information on programming memory channels for CTCSS or DCS operation, see “Programming channels for CTCSS and DCS operation” on Page 42. Deleting Frequencies from Channels In certain circumstances you may wish to completely clear the contents of a channel. One example would be to create empty channels in a selected channel storage bank so the frequency copy function has empty channels available for copied frequencies. (See “Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank” on Page 63.) 1. Press PGM.
522. Use the number keys and press PGMto select the channel with the frequency you want to delete, or use the SorTkeys to navigate to the desired channel. 3. Press FUNC, and thenCLR. The frequency is cleared, 0.0000 appears in the display. SEARCHING AND TUNING Finding and Storing Active Frequencies You can search for transmissions using the scanner’s preprogrammed search banks. The search banks include six preprogrammed search ranges, SR0 to SR5. You can change the search range of Bank SR6 manually by setting the lower and higher ends of the search range. SEARCHING A P REPROGRAMMED F REQUENCY RANGE The scanner contains these preprogrammed search ranges, stored in the search bank (SR0- SR6). Bank_________Band SR0________Marine SR1________CB SR2________FRS/GMRS/MURS SR3________Police/Fire SR4________Aircraft SR5________Ham
53 SR6________Limit search (User configurable) Follow these steps to select preprogrammed search bands and search them for active frequencies: 1. Repeatedly press SRCHto select your desired search bank (SR0, SR1, 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 Mappears at the left most position of the second line, you can directly select a channel (refer to “Search Band Charts” on Page 54). Use the numeric keypad to select a specific two digit channel number (for example, press 16to select Channel 16, or 05to select channel 5). You can also change the channels by pressingSorT. There are several group banks in SR2 Police/Fire and SR4 ham bands. You can turn on the groups by pressing the group numbers. For example, to turn off group 0, press 0. 3. Press FUNC, and thenSRCH whileMis displayed.M changes toSand now you can search through the band. Press FUNC, and thenSRCH again to return to the previous mode. 4. Rotate SQUELCHclockwise and leave it set to a point just
54 after the rushing sound stops. After 2 seconds (if the delay feature is on), the received frequency appears and the scanner starts searching. 5. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching, and resumes when thetransmissionends.If delay is programmed with the search range the scanner will pause for a reply before search resumes. Search Band Charts Search bank: SR0Marineband Ô Receive mode: FM/Digital Ô NOTE Ô Two frequencies are assigned in one channe l in some Marine frequencies. For example, 157.000 and 161.600 are assigned in Channel 20. ChannelFrequency (MHz)ChannelFrequency (MHz) 01 156.0500 05 156.2500 06156.300007156.3500 08 156.4000 09 156.4500 10156.500011156.5500 12 156.6000 13 156.6500 14156.700015156.7500 16 156.8000 17 156.8500 18156.900019156.9500 20157.0000 161.600021 157.0500 22157.100023157.1500 24157.2000 161.800025157.2500 161.8500 26157.3000 161.900027157.3500 161.9500 28157.4000 162.000063 156.1750 64156.2250 160.825065156.2750 66 156.3250 67 156.3750 68156.425069156.4750
55 Search bank: SR1 CB band Receive mode: AM 70 156.5250 71 156.5750 72156.625073156.6750 74 156.7250 77 156.8750 78156.925079156.9750 80 157.0250 81 157.0750 82157.125083157.1750 84157.2250 161.825085157.2750 161.8750 86157.3250 161.925087157.3750 161.9750 88 157.4250 ChannelFrequency (MHz)ChannelFrequency (MHz) ChannelFrequency (MHz)ChannelFrequency (MHz) 01 26.9650 02 26.9750 0326.98500427.0050 05 27.0150 06 27.0250 0727.03500827.0550 09 27.0650 10 27.0750 1127.08501227.1050 13 27.1150 14 27.1250 1527.13501627.1550 17 27.1650 18 27.1750 1927.18502027.2050 21 27.2150 22 27.2250 2327.25502427.2350 25 27.2450 26 27.2650 2727.27502827.2850 29 27.2950 30 27.3050 3127.31503227.3250 33 27.3350 34 27.3450 3527.35503627.3650
56Search bank: SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS Receive Mode: FM/Digital, CT or DC 37 27.3750 38 27.3850 3927.39504027.4050 ChannelFrequency (MHz)ChannelFrequency (MHz) ChannelFrequency (MHz)ChannelFrequency (MHz) 01 462.5625 02 462.5875 03462.612504462.6375 05 462.6625 06 462.6875 07462.712508467.5625 09 467.5875 10 467.6125 11467.637512467.6625 13 467.6875 14 467.7125 15462.550016462.5750 17 462.6000 18 462.6250 19462.650020462.6750 21 462.7000 22 462.7250 23151.820024151.8800 25 151.9400 26 154.5700 27154.6000
57 Search bank: SR3 Police/Fire band Receive Mode: FM/Digital, CT or DC GroupFrequency (MHz)Step (kHz) 033.420 – 33.980 20 37.020 – 37.42020 39.020 – 39.980 20 42.020 – 42.94020 44.620 – 45.860 40 45.880 45.900 45.940 – 46.06040 46.080 – 46.500 20 1 153.770 – 154.13060 154.145 – 154.445 15 154.650 – 154.95015 155.010 – 155.370 60 155.415 – 155.70015 155.730 – 156.210 60 158.730 – 159.21060 166.250 170.150 2453.0375 – 453.9625 12.5 458.0375 – 458.962512.5 460.0125 – 460.6375 12.5 465.0125 – 465.637512.5 3856.2125 – 860.987525 866.0125 – 868.9875 12.5
58Search bank: SR4 Aircraft Receive mode: AM Search bank: SR5 Ham band Receive mode: FM/Digital, CT, DC or AM (depending on 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 lower and upper frequency limits. 1. Press PGMthenSRCH.PSR (Program Search) appears in the top line and the cursor blinks L on the second line for the lower limit frequency. 2. Use the number keys and ./DELAYto enter the desired lower limit frequency (including the decimal point). Frequency (MHz)Step (kHz) 108.000 – 136.9875 12.5 GroupFrequency (MHz)Step (kHz) 0 28.0000 – 2937000 5 150.0000 – 54.00005 2 144.0000 – 148.0000 5 3222.0000 – 225.00005 4 420.0000 – 450.0000 12.5 51240.0000 – 1300.00006.25
59 3. Press ENTERto set the lower limit frequency. The cursor moves to upper frequency field. If the entered frequency is incorrect, Invalid Freqbriefly appears in the scanner’s display. 4. Enter your desired upper frequency and press ENTER. 5. Rotate SQUELCHclockwise and leave it set to a point just after the rushing sound stops. 6. Press SRCHto start searching. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. USING ZEROMATIC You can set Zeromatic on or off by pressing FUNCthen0.PressFUNC ,and then0again to toggle the Zeromatic setting. When this feature is turned on, Zeromatic ON briefly appears in the display, then zappears at the first digit of the second line. When searching with Zeromatic on, the scanner will automatically tune to the correct center frequency (or the step increment closest to the correct center frequency). When searching with Zeromatic off, the scanner will unmute faster on a detected signal but the frequency may not be exact. If the scanner stops on a signal before it reaches the correct center frequency, you canstepupordowntothecorrect frequency using theSorTkeys. Zeromatic functions only in search banks 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
60 USING SEEK SEARCH While the scanner is searching, you can activate seek search by pressing FUNCthen7.Seek ON 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. You can copy and save a frequency into a specified bank, channel, or priority channel when the scanner finds an active frequency. See “Using Frequency Copy” on Page 61 to save the frequency. The frequency copy works only in search banks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. There are several group banks in SR2 Police/Fire and SR4 ham bands. You can turn off or on the groups by pressing the group numbers. For example, to toggle group bank 0, press 0. In the Air and Limit search bands, press FUNCthen press Sto start searching up from the lowest frequency or press Tto start searching down from the highest frequency. YoucanpressSorTat any time to change the search direction, or force a search resume while stopped on an active frequency. UseSorTwhile paused to increment the frequency one step at a time.