Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PRO-82 Radio Shack
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Introductio n 2 +0641&7%6+10 Your new R a dio Sha ck PR O-82 200 Chan nel VHF/Ai r/UHF Hand hel d S can ner lets y ou sc an conven tional transm issions, a nd is prepro grammed with se arch banks for conve nience.
Introduct ion 3 Lockout Fu nction — l ets you s et your sca nner to ski p over spec ified channe ls or fr equenc ies wh en scanni ng or sea rching . Memory B ackup — k eeps the channe l freque ncies s tored in memory for about an hour in the even t of a pow e r lo ss.
The FC C Wants You t o Know 4 Your PRO- 82 scanne r can rece ive these b ands: ± 6*' " (%% " 9#065 " ;17 " 61 " -019 This eq uipment h as be en tested and found to compl y with the limits for a sc anning receive r, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les .
The FC C Wants You to Kn ow 5 particul ar instal lation. If this equipm ent doe s cau se harmfu l interfere nce to radio or tel evision receptio n, which can be determi ned by turn ing th e equipm ent.
The FC C Wants You t o Know 6 scanne r can rece ive. Ho wever, there are some transm issions you should never intenti onally list en to. These i nclude: • T elephone conv ersations (cellul ar , cord.
Prepa ration 7 24'2#4#6 +10 You can power yo ur scann er from any of thr e e sou rce s: ± • inter nal non-rec hargea ble batteries or rec hargeable batteries (not sup plied – s ee “Install ing Bat teries”). • standard AC power (wi th an opti onal AC ada pte r - s ee “Using AC Power” o n Page 9).
Prepa ration 8 2. Pull the battery holder ou t of the batte ry compa rtment. 3. If yo u are usin g non- recharge able b atteries, p lace them in to the b lack hol der , as indica ted by the polari ty symbol s (+ an d – ) marked on the hol der .
Prepa ration 9 Conne ct a siz e C Adaptapl ug to the ad apter' s cabl e with the t ip s et to posi tive then insert the Adaptapl ug into the scan ner’s PWR DC 9V jack . For b est res ults, we rec ommend Ra dioSha ck recharge able n ickel-metal hydri de (Ni-MH) 1 500mA h batter ies.
Prepa ration 10 7UKPI " 8GJ KEN G " $CVVGT[ " 2QYGT You can p ower the sca nner from a vehic le’s 12V powe r so urc e (suc h as a c igarette-li ghter socket ) using a 9V, 300 mA DC adapter and a size C Ad aptapl ug™ ada pter (neither s upplied ).
Prepa ration 11 Always use 50 Ohm co axial cab le, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to conne ct a n out doo r an te nn a. F or lengths over 50 f eet, us e RG-8 low-lo ss di elect ric co axial ca ble.
Prepa ration 12 • Once y ou set th e volu me, do not inc rease it. O ver time , your e ars a dapt to th e volume leve l, so a v olume leve l that does no t cause d iscomfo rt might s till d amage yo ur hearing.
About You r Sca nner 13 #$176 " ;174 " 5%#00'4 Once y ou unde rstand a few simp le terms u sed in this man ual and famili arize y ourse lf with you r scanne r's featu res, you c an pu t the sca nner to work for you.
A Look at th e Key pad 14 # " .11- " #6 " 6*' " -';2#& FD/P D Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed fire/police band. AIR Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed aircraft band. HAM Lets you search the scanner's preprogrammed amateur radio band.
15 A Look a t the Dis play # " .11- " #6 " 6*' " &+52 .# ; The dis play h as indic ators that show the sca nner's current op erating status . This quick loo k at the display wi ll help yo u unde rstand how you r scanne r operat es.
A Lo ok at t he Di spl ay 16 8 8 8 8 Appears w hen the batteri es are low. B%E B%E B%E B%E ( l ocko ut) Appears w hen yo u manu ally select a cha nnel th at was previou sly loc ked out du ring scanni ng or wh en you rev iew a locked -out freq uency. I97D I97D I97D I97D Appears w hen the scan ner scans channe ls.
A Look a t the Dis play 17 :#;hheh :#;hheh :#;hheh :#;hheh Appears w hen the scan ner receive s a data error duri ng wired prog ram ming . ;dZ ;dZ ;dZ ;dZ Appears w hen the scan ner has finishe d wired programmi ng. ;hheh ;hheh ;hheh ;hheh Appears w hen yo u make a n entry error.
A Lo ok at t he Di spl ay 18 #j# #j# #j# #j# Appears w hen the scan ner is tuning f requ encies. M_h;Z M_h;Z M_h;Z M_h;Z Appears w hen you s et the scan ner to its wi red prog ramming m ode to progra m frequen cies into it. C7h C7h C7h C7h Appears a bout 2 seconds after you press MAR .
A Look a t the Dis play 19 ,ýC ,ýC ,ýC ,ýC Appears w hen yo u turn o n the 6m sub- bank wh ile searc hing i n the HAM ba nk. (ýC (ýC (ýC (ýC Appears w hen yo u turn o n the 2m sub- bank wh ile searc hing i n the HAM ba nk.
Unde rstandin g Banks 20 70&'456#0&+0) " $#0-5 %JCPPGN " 5VQTCIG " $CPMU A bank is a s tor age are a for a grou p of chan nel s. C han ne ls a re storage areas f or frequenc ies. Where as a cha nnel can only contain one freq uency, a bank c an hold nu merous channel s.
Understa nding Ba nks 21 12 156.6000 13 156.6500 14 156.7000 15 156.7500 16 156.8000 17 156.8500 18 156.9000 19 156.9500 20 157.0000/161.6000 21 157.0500 22 157.1000 23 157.1500 24 157.2000/161.8000 25 157.2500/161.8500 26 157.3000/161.9000 27 157.3500/161.
Unde rstandin g Banks 22 Fire/Poli ce 84 157.2250/161.8250 85 157.2750/161.8750 86 157.3250/161.9250 87 157.3750/161.9750 88 157.4250 )TQWR " (TGSWGPE[ " 4CPI G " * /* + 5VGR " * M* + 1 33.420 – 33.980 20 37.020 – 37.420 20 39.
Understa nding Ba nks 23 Air Ham Radio Weather " (TGSW GPE[ " 4CPIG " * /* + 5VGR " * M* + 108.000-136.9875 12.5 )TQWR " (TGSWGPE[ " 4C PIG " * /* + 5VGR " * M* + 1 29.000 – 29.700 5 2 50.000 – 54.000 5 3 144.
Operati on 24 12'4#6+10 6WTPKPI " 1P " VJG " 5ECPPGT 1 5GVVKPI " 8QNWOG " CPF " 5SWGNEJ 1. T urn SQUELCH until the indica tor poin ts to MIN before you turn on the scanner . 2. T o turn on the s canner , turn VOLUME clockw ise until you hear a hissin g soun d.
Search ing the One To uch B anks 25 Y our scanner au tomatica lly rounds th e en tered fre que nc y down t o the clos est val id fre- quenc y . For ex ampl e, i f yo u enter a freq uency of 15 1.
Sear chin g the O ne To uch B anks 26 Page 30. To l isten to the weath er bank, s ee “Liste ning to the Weather Ba nd” on Page 31. 1. Press FD/ PD , AIR , or HAM . <?h;ý <?h;ý <?h;ý <?h;ý Fe B? 9 ; Fe B? 9 ; FeB ? 9 ; Fe B? 9 ; , 7?h 7?h 7?h 7?h , or >7C >7C >7C >7C appears.
Search ing the One To uch B anks 27 1. T o store th e disp layed frequenc y in t he lowe st availa ble ch annel in the assign ed ch ann el-s to rage banks, press ENT when you find a frequen cy . The chan nel number flas he s. 2. Press ENT again to sto re the frequenc y .
Sear chin g the O ne To uch B anks 28 3. Press TUNE/CLEAR to start tune. #j# #j# #j# #j# appears. 4. Hold down H or G for abou t 1 second to tune up or down. H or G appear and th e scanne r sear che s the freq uen ci es. When the scan ner find s an active frequen cy , it stops sear ching and disp lays the frequenc y's num ber .
Search ing the One To uch B anks 29 If the scanner finds an activ e frequenc y, it s tops and disp lays that cha nnel a nd frequen cy number, then it automati cally begins scan ning agai n when t he transmi ssion on th at frequ ency ends.
Sear chin g the O ne To uch B anks 30 channe l and d o not want to miss any det ails – even tho ugh the re might b e periods of silenc e – or if you si mply want to mon itor tha t channe l. Follow these s teps to manuall y select a cha nnel. 1. Repea tedl y press SCAN/MAN unti l C7D C7D C7D C7D ap pears.
Search ing the One To uch B anks 31 To stop searc hing the c hanne ls, hold d ow n H or G for about 2 secon ds. IH9> IH9> IH9> IH9> disap pears and C7D C7D C7D C7D appears. To chan ge the channel m anua lly, press H or G . To searc h through the ma rine bank ag ain, h old do wn H or G for about 2 secon ds.
Sear chin g the O ne To uch B anks 32 9: " # .'46 Your sca nner's W X alert w arns you of s erious w eather co nditio ns by sou ndi ng an ala rm i f a N ati ona l Weather Se rvice bro adcaster in your area broad casts a we ather ale r t to ne.
Special Featu res 33 52'%+#. " ('#674' 5 &GNC[ Many a genci es use a two-way radi o syst em t hat ha s a p eri od of several second s betwee n a qu ery and a rep ly. To avoid m issing a reply, y ou ca n program a 2- second delay in to any channel or frequenc y.
Special Featur es 34 .QEMKPI " 1WV " %JCPPGNU " QT " (TGSWGPEKGU You can increa se the effect ive scanni ng or sea rch sp eed by lockin g out i ndividu al cha nnels or frequenc ies.
Special Featu res 35 B#h B#h B# h B#h appears a nd the scanner displa ys al l loc ked out freque ncies as you p res s H or G . When you reach th e high est lock ed-out frequenc y, the scanner beeps twice an d returns to the lo west locked -out freque ncy.
Special Featur es 36 7UKPI " 2TKQTKV[ The pr ior i ty f eat ur e l ets you sc an through c hannels an d still not m iss importa nt or in teresting calls on a frequ ency you sele ct.
Special Featu res 37 an ex t end ed pe ri od of t ime . To turn it of f, press both PGM and / , or pres s / . 6WTPKPI " VJG " -G[ " 6QPG " 1P " CPF " 1HH The sca nner is p reset to s ound a tone eac h tim e you pres s one of its ke ys (e xc ept / ).
Special Featur es 38 #XQKFKPI " +OCIG " (TGSWGPEKGU You mi ght hear one of y our regular station s on anoth er frequen cy that is not l isted. Fo r example , you might fi nd a serv ice that regularl y uses a frequency of 45 3.275 a lso on 474.
Special Featu res 39 2. Insert a pointe d obje ct, such as a st raighte ned pa per clip, into the reset o pening on the side of the sc anner . Then gently press the reset b utton inside the op ening. ± + 0+6+#. +<+0) " 6*' " 5 %#00'4 " # 1.
Special Featur es 40 then co nnect the oth er end of the cab le to on top of the scanne r . 3. Using the softwa re supp lied with the p rogramm ing kit, configu re the softwa re to work with y our sc anner by click ing on To o l s , selec ting Confi gur at ion , th en sele cti ng PRO-89 .
A Gene ral Gui de to Scanni ng 41 # " )'0'4#. " )7+& ' " 61 " 5%#00+0) Rece pti on of t he f requ enci es cover ed by your sc ann er i s main ly “line-of-s ight.” That mean s you usuall y cannot hear s tations th at are be yon d th e ho riz on.
A General Guide to Scanning 42 To find t he bird ies in y our indivi dual s canner, b egin by discon necti ng the ante nna an d moving it away from the scanner.
A Gene ral Gui de to Scanni ng 43 )WKFG " VQ " VJG " #EV KQP " $CPFU 6 ;2+%#. " $ #0& " 7 5# )' " * /* < + 2 4+/#4; " 7 5#)' As a gen eral rule, m ost of th e radio ac tivity i s concen trated on the foll owing fre quenc ies: 8*( " $CPF Low Range 29.
A General Guide to Scanning 44 $CPF " #NNQECVKQP To help decid e which frequency rang es to scan , us e th e fo llo w ing listing of the typical servi ces that use the frequen cies yo ur scanne r receive s. The se frequen cies are subjec t to ch ange, and might vary from area to area.
A Gene ral Gui de to Scanni ng 45 CTSB Conventional/ Trunked Systems FIRE Fire Department HAM Amateur (Ham) Radio GOVT Federal Government GMR General Mobile Radio GTR General Trunked IND Industrial Se.
A General Guide to Scanning 46 HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 MHz -30 MH z) 10-Meter Amateur Ban d (28.0- 29.7 MHz) 29.000- 29.7 00 ........ .... ...... ..... .... . HAM VERY HIGH FREQ UENC Y (VHF ) — (30 MHz- 300 MHz) VHF Low Ba nd (29.7- 50 MHz- in 5 kH z steps) 29.
A Gene ral Gui de to Scanni ng 47 TELM 36.00 0 -3 6 .2 3 0 .... .. .... .... .. ... . G O V T , MIL 36.230-36.990 .......... Oil Spill Cleanup, GOVT , MIL 37.02 0- 37.98 0 ........ .... .... ... ... P UB, I ND 38.00 0 -3 9 .0 0 0 .... .. .... .... .. .
A General Guide to Scanning 48 152.870-153.020 ........... .. .. .. IND, MO V 153.035-153.725 ......... . IND, OIL, UTIL 153.740-154.445 ............... . PUB, FIRE 154.490-154.570 ................. . IND, BUS 154.585 ........ .. ..... .. .. .. Oil Spill Cleanup 154.
A Gene ral Gui de to Scanni ng 49 ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) — (300 MH z-3 GH z) U. S. Governmen t Band (406-420 MH z ) 406.125-419.975 ........... GOVT , USXX 70-Centim eter Amateu r Band (420-450 MH z ) 420.000-450.000 ......................... HAM Low Ban d (450-470 MHz) 450.
A Gene ral Gui de to S canning 50 (TGSWGPE[ " %QPXGTUKQP The t uning loc ation of a statio n can be expres sed i n frequenc y (kHz or M Hz) or in waveleng th (met ers ). T h e fo llow in g infor mation can help yo u make the nece ssary c onversio ns.
Trouble shoo ting 51 6417$. '5*116+0) 2TQDNGO 2QUUKDNG " %CWUG 4GOGF[ Scanner is totally inoperative. The AC or DC adapter is not connected. Be sure the adapter's barrel plug is fully inserted into the PWR jack. The batteries are dead. Replace non- rechargeable batteries with fresh ones, or recharge the rechargeab le batteries.
Care 52 %#4' Keep the scann er dry; if it gets wet, wip e it dry i mmediately . Use and sto re the s canner on ly in normal te mperatu re envi ronments. Handl e the sca nner carefu lly; do not drop it. Keep the scan ner away from dust an d dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasio nally to ke ep it lo oking ne w.
Specifications 53 52'%+(+%#6+105 Frequency Cove rage (MHz ): 10 Meter Amat eur Radio ............ 29-30 (in 5 kHz steps) VHF Lo..... ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... 30-50 (in 5 kHz steps) 6 Meter Amateur Radio ............. 50-54 (in 5 kHz steps) Airc raft .
Specifications 54 IF Frequenc ies: 1st IF ...... .. .... .. ..... .... .. .... .... .. . 10.7 MHz 2nd IF ......... .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. ......455 k Hz IF Interference Ratio (10.7 MH z) ................. .... .. ..... .. . 70 d B at 154 MH z Squelch Sen sitivity: Threshold .
55 Parts and Accessorie s 2#465 " #0& " #%%'5514+'5 Parts and acce ssories are avai labl e at your loc al Ra dio Shack store. Ac cess ories are also avai lab l e onl i ne at www.radioshack.com . Par ts an d acces sories are avai lable but not limite d to the fol lowing.
Radio Shac k C orpo rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76 102 20-315 GE-02D-7520 07A02 Printed in China Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This prod uct is warranted by Rad ioShack aga inst manu facturin g de- fects.
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