Radio Shack PRO-651 User manual

Digital Trunking

Handheld Radio Scanner

Thank you for purchasing your Digital Trunking

Handheld Radio Scanner from RadioShack.

PRO-651

Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting

up, and using your new scanner.

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What’s Included

Scanner

Antenna

Belt Clip

Yellow (Rechargeable)

Battery Holder

Black (Non-rechargeable)

Battery Holder

V-Scanner

Preprogrammed Data

User’s Guide

Quick Start Guide

ontents

Understanding your Scanner ...................... 6

Understanding the Keypad......................... 6

Understanding the Display ......................... 8

Understanding Object Oriented Scanning 9

Scanner Features ....................................... 13

Scanner Setup ........................................... 16

Connecting the Antenna...........................16

Attaching the Belt Clip.............................. 16

Powering Your Scanner ............................. 17

Installing Batteries ................................. 17

Setting Battery Type .............................. 18

Charging Batteries................................. 18

External Power ....................................... 21

Headphones and Speakers....................... 21

Listening Safety...................................... 22

Transferring Data To or From another Scanner

or PC .......................................................... 22

Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch ...

Squelch and Attenuator ............................ 23

Basic Settings ............................................. 24

Delay....................................................... 26

Adjusting the LCD Contrast.................. 26

Turning the Key Tone On or Off ........... 26

Turning Key and Backlight On or Off... 27

Creating Scannable Objects ..................... 28

Understanding Object Menus .................. 28

Conventional Channel Objects ................30

Essential Parameters ............................. 30

Creating a CONV Object...................... 31

Changing Text Tags ............................... 31

Trunking Talkgroup Objects (TGRP) ......... 32

Essential Parameters ............................. 33

Contents

Trunking System (TSYS) Objects...........33

Duplicate (DUPE) ....................................... 37

Scanning.................................................... 38

Basic Scanning Operation......................... 38

Wildcard Scanning..................................... 38

Manual Mode............................................. 39

Organizing Objects .................................. 41

Object Numbering .................................... 41

Grouping Objects with Scan Lists ............ 42

Changing Scan List Membership ......... 43

New Objects........................................ 43

Existing Objects. ................................. 44

Naming Scan Lists ................................. 44

Enabling or Disabling Scan Lists .......... 45

While Scanning ................................... 45

From Global Settings Menu............... 45

NS (Not Scanned) Scan List .................. 46

Favorite List ............................................ 46

Setting the Default Scan List ................47

Deleting Objects........................................ 48

Searching for Objects using FIND............ 49

Filtering by Object Type............................ 50

Object Lockout .......................................... 51

Temporary Lockout................................ 51

Permanent Lockout ............................... 52

Change L/OUT Key Function................ 52

Search Lockout....................................... 53

Talkgroup Lockout ................................. 53

Object Searches........................................ 55

Limit Search Object (LMIT)........................ 55

Essential Parameters ............................. 55

Service Search Object (SRVC)................... 57

ontents

Essential Parameters ............................. 57

Signal Stalker II Object (STLK) .................. 59

Essential Parameters ............................. 59

Dedicated Searches .................................. 61

Dedicated LMIT Search............................. 61

Dedicated SRVC Search............................ 62

Dedicated Signal Stalker II ....................... 64

Dedicated TUNE Search ........................... 65

Tune LED ................................................ 67

Weather Scanning ..................................... 68

Weather Radio Mode ................................ 68

Weather Priority Mode.............................. 69

SAME Standby Mode ................................ 69

Activating SAME Standby Mode.......... 72

Scanner Memory ....................................... 74

V-Scanner Storage ..................................... 74

Using V-Scanners ................................... 75

Saving Main Memory to a V-Scanner

Folder ..................................................... 75

Loading a V-Scanner Folder to Main

Memory .................................................. 76

Erasing V-Scanner Folders .................... 76

Cloning ...................................................... 77

Memory Report.......................................... 77

Advanced Settings.................................... 78

Priority Scan................................................ 78

Turning Object Priority On or Off......... 78

Turning Priority Scan Mode On or Off ...

CONV Priority Scan ............................... 79

TGRP Priority Scan................................. 79

Hit Counters ............................................... 79

Audible Alarms and the Alert LED ........... 81

Contents

Multi-Site Mode On Networked Systems...

LTR Home Repeater AutoMove................ 85

Additional Information.............................. 86

Power-On Conﬁguration Key Sequences ...

Power-On Password................................... 87

Birdie Frequencies ..................................... 88

FCC Notice................................................. 89

Scanning Legally ........................................ 89

Care............................................................. 90

Service and Repair ..................................... 91

Speciﬁcations ............................................ 91

Troubleshooting......................................... 95

Reset Global Parameters to Factory Defaults ...97

Initializing the Scanner to Factory Defaults... 98

Appendix A: Search Bands ..................... 100

All Sub Bands ........................................... 100

PubSafety Band........................................ 100

Aircraft Band............................................. 101

Ham Bands ............................................... 101

Appendix B: Detailed Menu Reference.. 102

GLOB Menu ............................................. 102

CONV Menu............................................. 108

TGRP Menu .............................................. 111

TSYS Menu ............................................... 113

LMIT Menu ............................................... 116

SRVC Menu.............................................. 119

STLK Menu ............................................... 122

Appendix C: Text Entry and QuickText ...125

Text Entry.................................................. 125

QuickText.................................................. 127

Customizing QuickText ....................... 127

Index ....................................................... 129

Understanding your Scanner

Understanding the Keypad

Softkeys F1 / F2 / F3

Activates the function shown in the LCD display above the

softkey.

Five Way Pushbutton Pad

tpquNavigates while browsing objects and menus.

tuNavigates through Scan Lists.

SEL (Select)

Activates data entry ﬁelds and toggles Scan List selection

in object menus.

FUNC + SEL to activate context sensitive help menus.

Understanding your Scanner

1-0

A-Z

Inputs a number or character.

Use while scanning to select Scan Lists 1-10 on/off.

Press after FUNC to select Scan List 11-20 on/off.

CL (Clear)

Clears an incorrect entry.

FUNC + CL clears entire ﬁeld.

Moves back to previous menu.

• / DELAY

Inputs decimal point (frequency input), space (text input)

or hyphen (Trunking ID input).

Toggles delay functions on/off.

FUNC (Function)

Activates alternative key functions.

KEY/LIGHT

Activate backlight.

FUNC + KEY/LIGHT locks keypad.

MAN (Manual)

Places scanner in Manual Mode for monitoring single

objects.

SCAN /

Enters Scan Mode for scanning enabled objects.

FUNC + SCAN activates Signal Stalker II.

TUNE

Direct tuning of any valid frequency.

FUNC + TUNE loads current or most recently scanned

frequency into Tune.

SRCH (Search)

Enters Search Mode for dedicated service and frequency

searches.

ATT (Attenuator)

Toggles Attenuator on and off.

FUNC + ATT toggles Global Attenuator mode.

PRI (Priority)

Toggles Priority setting for selected or active object.

FUNC + PRI toggles Priority Mode on/off.

FAV (Favorites)

Activates Favorites Scan Mode.

FUNC + FAV adds current object to the Favorite Scan List.

WX /

Activates Weather Scan.

FUNC + WX activates Skywarn mode.

PGM (Program)

Puts scanner in Program Mode for editing radio-wide

options, adding new objects, or editing existing objects.

FUNC + PGM accesses V-Scanner Mode.

L/OUT

Toggles temporary Lockout on active or selected object.

FUNC + L/OUT applies permanent lockout (can be

changed in GLOB menu).

ENT (Enter)

PSE (Pause)

Pauses scan or search.

Understanding your Scanner

Headphones

VOLUME/OFF

Turn the scanner on or off;

adjust the volume.

SQUELCH

Adjust the squelch.

Understanding your Scanner

Understanding the Display

The LCD provides important information about

the status of the radio. The top row of icons

provide status information. Beneath this row,

there are 4 rows of 16 characters each that

provide alphanumeric information such as

frequencies and object names. The last row

usually contains softkeys for F1, F2, and F3.

The Function Key (FUNC) has been pressed.

The scanner is currently receiving trunking

control channel data.

The attenuator is set for Global mode.

The attenuator is currently active.

The radio’s squelch circuit is open.

Signal meter indicating strength of the

received signal.

Battery status indicator. Comes on solid when

battery is weak, and ﬂashes two times each

second when battery failure is imminent.

Menu position and search direction indicators.

AlphanumericInfo

F1 F2 F3

VOLUME/OFF

Turn the scanner on or off;

adjust the volume.

Understanding Object Oriented Scanning

Your PRO-651 scanner utilizes an entirely new

method of programming called Object Oriented

Scanning. In Object Oriented Scanning, all

“Scannable Objects” are treated the same.

Scannable Objects include talkgroups on

trunked radio systems, conventional non-trunked

frequencies, limit searches, service searches,

and Signal Stalker II conﬁgurations. All these

Scannable Objects are created, edited, grouped,

scanned and deleted using the same methods.

Scannable Objects can also be searched, ﬁltered,

and locked out.

Scannable Objects are mapped to Scan Lists,

which can be named, enabled, and disabled.

There is even a Favorites Scan List. It is easy to

search for new frequencies or talkgroups and

add them to Scan List groups. It is also easy to

delete or deactivate objects and Scan Lists that

you do not want to listen to, including a powerful

temporary lockout mode that allows you to zero

in on activity associated with a speciﬁc incident,

then restore your desired conﬁguration when the

incident is over.

Object Oriented Scanning is completely different

from any prior scanning receiver technology.

Accordingly, some users may ﬁnd it difﬁcult to

visualize and understand how Object Oriented

Scanning works. This may be especially true for

users who are familiar with more recent scanning

receiver technologies.

We suggest that you keep the following Object

Oriented Scanning Tenets in mind as you

proceed with your study of this manual.

Understanding your Scanner

1. Memory organization is nothing more than a

large list of Scannable Objects.

2. A Scannable Object is simply “something

that can be scanned,” including conventional

channels, trunking talkgroups, limit searches,

service searches, and Signal Stalker II setups.

3. There are no “systems,” “banks,” “groups,”

“sub-groups,” or “ID lists.” There is simply

a very large collection of objects, each with

their own attributes. Scannable Objects all

exist at the same level or hierarchy within

the scanner—no single type of Scannable

Object is more important than another, and

Scannable Objects do not have dependencies

on or links to other Scannable Objects in

order for them to function properly.

4. The primary method of grouping the

collection of objects is by mapping them to

Scan Lists. Mapping a Scannable Object to

one or more Scan Lists does not change the

physical location of the object in the memory

system. When an object is mapped to one

or more Scan Lists, the object itself has

not moved nor changed from what it is—a

simple, standalone object that is part of a

larger collection.

Object abbreviations used in this manual

Object names are abbreviated so that they can

easily ﬁt into the 16 character LCD. You should

take a moment and become familiar with these

abbreviations now.

CONV – Conventional Channel Object

A CONV object is a regular, non-trunked

frequency used for radio communications. CONV

Understanding your Scanner

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