Radio Shack PRO-94 - Scanner Features and Setup; Scanner Features Overview

8/17/2015 EasiertoReadPro94ScannerManual
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duck/whiphandyforareaswithalotof800MHzoverload,especiallywithdigital.YoumaybeabletofindothersonthewebbutRS
isconvenientsoyoucanbuyitandtakeitbackinthesamedayifyoudon'tlikeit.Readthereviewsforeachatthesite.
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Iwillassumeyouknowhowtoobtainthebasicinformationfromtheoriginalmanualsuchasfollowingsafetyprocedures,puttingthe
batteriesin,connectingtheantenna,findingspecs,etc.andconcentrateonthemainfunctionsofthescanner.
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Iherebyabsolvemyselffromanythingthathappenstoanyoneorthescannerasaresultoftheinformationyouwillbereading.You
arewelcometocopyand/orprintthesepagesandusetheminthescanninghobbyaslongasyoudon'tchange,redistribute,or
charge/acceptmoneyforthem.
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Checkbackoftenasthisdocumentwillbeupdatedandrevisedfromtimetotime.IhavetriedthebestIcantomakesureeverything
isaccurateherebutifImissedasteporyouseesomethingthat'sobviouslywrong,pleaseemailme.
MainFeatures
Contents
ThePro94willscanconventionalortrunkedtransmissionsbutnottrunkedandconventionaltransmissionsatthesame.
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DuelSystemTrunkingyoucantrackMotorolaandEDACS(GE/Ericsson)trunkingsystems.
TripleConversionCircuitryvirtuallyeliminates(dependingonyourlocationandantenna)anyinterferencefromIF(intermediate
frequency)images,soyouhearonlytheselectedfrequency.
(20)50ChannelStorageBanksyoucanstoreupto50channelsineachof20differentbanks,intwoseparategroups,AorB
(500pergroup),foratotalof1000channels.
5TalkGroupIDListsperBankyoucanstoreupto50trunkingtalkgroupIDs(10ineachlist)foreachtrunkingbankforatotal
of1000IDs).
EDACSPartialTalkGroupsIfyouareviewingIDsinAFSmode,youcantrunkthetalkgroupsforanentireagencyorfleetas1
ID.
PriorityTalkGroupIDScanningletsyouprogram1talkgroupIDineachscanlist(5perbank)andhavethescannercheck
thoseIDsmorefrequently.AlsoletsyouscanjustthepriorityIDsinabank.
20PriorityChannelsletsyouprogramonechannelineachbankandthenhavethescannercheckthatchannelevery2
secondswhileitscansthebank,soyoudon'tmisstransmissionsonthosechannels.
TrunkingScanDelaydelaystrunkingforabout5secondsbeforesearchingforanothertalkgroupID,soyoucanhearmore
repliesthataremadeonthesametalkgroupID.
StatusBitIgnoreyoucansethowyourscannerworkswithstatusbits(alsocalledSbits),lettingyoucontrolhowthescanner
interpretsanddisplaystalkgroupIDs.
MotorolaDisconnectToneDetectthescannerautomaticallytunestothetrunkingdatachannelwhenitreceivesa
disconnectedtransmission.Youcanturnthisoff,soyoucancontinuouslymonitorachannelwithaweaktransmissionwhere
conversationsareoftendisconnected.
5ServiceBanksand1LimitSearchfrequenciesthatarepreprogrammedinseparatepublicsafety,aircraft,ham,marine,and
weatherbanks,tomakeiteasytolocatefrequenciesinthesebandsand1programmablelimitsearch.
ThreePowerOptionsletsyoupowerthescannerusinginternalbatteries;alkaline,(switchto‘ALKALINE’inbattery
compartment),NiCad,orNiMH(switchto‘NICD’inbatterycompartment);externalACpowerusinganoptional9volt300mA
ACadapter/charger(andRS‘typeH’adaptaplug);orDCpowerusinganoptional9voltDCcigarettelighterpowercable.
DataSignalSkipletsyousetthescannertoskipnonmodulatedordatasignals(suchasfaxormodemtransmissions)during
searches.Thisletsthescanneravoidnonvoicesignals,makingsearchingorscanningfaster.
MonitorMemoriesletsyoutemporarilystoreupto10frequenciesand1talkgroupID.
LockOutFunctionletsyousetyourscannertoskipoverspecifiedchannelsorfrequencieswhenscanningorsearching,and
skipovertalkgroupIDswhentrunking.
WeatherAlertIndicatorletsyoulistentocodedweatheremergencyinformationusingSpecificAreaMessageEncoding(NWR
SAMECircuitry).
Scan/SearchDelaydelaysscanningorsearchingforabout2secondsbeforemovingtoanotherchannelorfrequency,soyou
canhearmorerepliesthataremadeonthesamechannelorfrequency.
ManualAccessletsyoudirectlyaccessanychannel.