Radio Shack PRO-528 User manual

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20-528

PRO-528 1,000-Channel

Handheld

Trunking Scanner

Contents

Thank you for purchasing your

RadioShack 1000-Channel Handheld

Trunking Scanner from RadioShack.

Your handheld scanner is one of a new

generation of scanners designed to

track Motorola® Type I, Type II, hybrid

analog systems, (such as Smartnet® and

Privacy Plus®) plus M/A-COM EDACS®

and EF Johnson LTR. Those systems are

extensively used in many 800 MHz, 900

MHz, and UHF communication systems.

• scanner • antenna

• belt clip (2) screws

• user’s guide

• quick start guide

• preprogrammed frequency guide

Contents

The Basics

your scanner’s features 8

supplying power to your scanner 14

battery cautions 15

connecting the antenna 16

connecting an earphone/ headphone 16

listening safely 17

attaching the belt clip 17

transferring data to or from another

scanner or pc 18

about your scanner 18

understanding banks 19

service banks 19

channel storage banks 20

turning on the scanner and setting

squelch 20

storing known frequencies

into channels 21

Beyond the Basics

copying/moving a frequency 22

searching for and temporarily storing

active frequencies 23

chain search 24

starting chain search 25

storing found frequencies during

chain search 26

programming search ranges 26

direct search 27

service bank search 27

weather search 28

Contents

search skip memory 28

scanning the stored channels 30

manually selecting a channel 31

special features 32

delay 32

turning channel-storage banks

on and off 33

locking out channels 33

priority 34

using the keylock 35

wired programming 36

cloning your scanner 37

using the display backlight 38

using the auto backlight display 38

search speeds 39

turning the keytone off/on 39

turning the battery save

function off/on 40

skipping data signals 40

receiving nwr-same and weather

alert signals 41

turning on the digital weather

alert feature 42

testing digital weather alert tone 42

programming a FIPS code 43

programming FIPS 44

Skywarn 45

about Skywarn 45

Signal Stalker I 47

setting the Signal Stalker I options 48

Contents

using Signal Stalker I 51

trunking operation 51

setting the scanner to the

trunking mode 52

simultaneous trunking 52

setting squelch for the trunking

mode 52

programming trunked frequencies 53

searching a trunked bank 56

turning a trunked bank on or off 57

skipping a trunked bank 58

turning the status bit ignore

(s-bit) on or off 58

identifying a trunked frequency 59

selecting the EDACS (Ed) talk

group ID format 60

EDACS (Ed) talk group ID

range search 60

using HOLD to monitor an

active talk group ID 61

locking out talk group IDs 61

unlocking a single talk group ID 62

unlocking all talk group IDs 62

using trunk scanning Scan Delay 63

monitoring talk group IDs 63

using talk group ID lists 64

manually storing talk group IDs

in talk group ID lists 64

Motorola talk groups 65

To enter a Type 2 Talk Group ID: 65

To enter a Type 1 ID: 65

Contents

EDACS (Ed) talk groups 66

entering EDACS partial talk groups 66

LTR talk groups 67

scanning the talk group ID lists 68

priority talk group ID scanning 69

scanning type I and hybrid trunked

systems 70

preset ﬂeet maps table 71

selecting a preset ﬂeet map 74

programming a ﬂeet map 74

programming a hybrid system 76

programming the Base and Offset

frequencies 76

turning the Motorola disconnect tone

detect function On/Off 78

frequently asked questions 80

My scanner is on but will not

scan, why? 80

Why won’t my scanner work at all? 80

Why doesn’t my keypad work? 81

Why is ﬂashing? 81

Why am I getting poor or no

reception? 81

Why does Error appear? 81

Why won’t my scanner track a

trunked system? 81

Why isn’t my scanner acquiring a

data channel? 82

Why is the frequency used for the

data channel missing? 82

Contents

Why am I missing replies to

conversations? 82

How do I reset my scanner? 83

FCC notice 84

scanning legally 85

care 86

service and repair 86

speciﬁcations 87

Hypersearch, Hyperscan, and Adaptaplug

are trademarks used by RadioShack

Corporation.

Motorola, Smartnet, and Privacy Plus are

registered trademarks of Motorla Inc.

EDACS is a registered trademark of

MA-COM Inc.

LTR is a registered trademark of EF

Johnson.

The Basics

SCAN/MANUAL — scans the stored channels

and scan lists, or manually enter a channel

or frequency. Manually stores talk group

IDs in scan lists

SRCH (search)

— start a chain

search, search

a speciﬁed

frequency

range , or

search another

active ID while

trunking.

SVC — starts a

service.

TRUNK — stores

the trunking ID

code or holds

the trunking ID

while scanning.

your scanner’s features

The Basics

WX/ —

starts weather

search;

activates

Skywarn

function.

HOLD/RESUME

— Stops and

resumes

searching.

ST—Search

and scan up

and down

a selected

frequency

range; selects

options during

programming;

changes the

ID location

number while

trunking.

The Basics

PRI (Priority)

— sets and

turns the priority

function on or

off.

MENU — enter the

menu mode.

L/O — lockout

selected

channels or

skip speciﬁed

frequencies

during a search;

lock out a

selected ID

while trunking.

— turn

Signal Stalker I

on and off.

E/PGM (Program) — programs

frequencies into channels.

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