20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT 20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT RadioShack LOGO User’s Guide 20-405/PRO-405 Desktop Scanner Thank you for purchasing your Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up, and using your new scanner Package Contents Scanner Antenna AC Adapter User’s Guide Quick Start Guide www.radioshack.
0-405 User’s Guide DRAFT are accessed by pressing a one-touch search key – no complicated programming required. Your new scanner gives you direct access to over 26,000 frequencies, including those used by police and fire departments, FM broadcast, ambulance services, aircraft, and amateur radio services.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Telescopic Antenna – provides good reception of strong local signals. You can also connect an external antenna for improved reception of distant or weak signals. Your PRO-405 scanner can receive these bands: Frequency Range Types of Transmissions 29-54 MHz 10-Meter Ham, VHF Lo, 6-Meter Ham 87.3-107.9 MHz FM Broadcast 108-136.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels into 10 banks (1 to 10) with 20 channels each, for a total of 200 channels. You can use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such as those used by the police department, fire department, ambulance services, or aircraft.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT 17 156.8500 77 156.8750 18 156.9000 78 156.9250 19 156.9500 79 156.9750 20 157.0000 80 157.0250 161.6000 81 157.0750 21 157.0500 82 157.1250 22 157.1000 83 157.1750 23 157.1500 84 157.2250 24 157.2000 161.8000 25 28 86 157.3250 161.9250 87 157.3500 161.9500 157.2750 161.8750 157.3000 161.9000 27 85 157.2500 161.8500 26 161.8250 157.3750 161.9750 88 157.4250 157.4000 162.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT 2 153.770-154.130 60 154.145-154.445 15 154.650-154.950 15 155.010-155.370 60 155.415-155.700 15 155.730-156.210 60 158.730-159.210 60 166.250 - 170.150 - 453.0375-453.9625 12.5 458.0375-458.9625 12.5 460.0125-460.6375 12.5 465.0125-465.6375 12.5 Group Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz) 1 108.000-118.000 8.33 2 118.00833-136.99166 8.33 3 Air Amateur Radio Group Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz) 1 29.000-29.700 5 2 50.000-54.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Weather Channels Channel Frequency (MHz) 1 162.400 2 162.425 3 162.450 4 162.475 5 162.500 6 162.525 7 162.550 Understanding the Keypad SHIP (Marine) Search the preprogrammed marine bank. FIRE (Fire Department/Police Department) Search the preprogrammed fire/police bank. AIRPLANE (Aircraft) Search the preprogrammed aircraft bank. ANTENNA (HAM) Search the preprogrammed amateur radio bank.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT SCAN/MAN (Manual) • Enter Scan mode to scan programmed channels. • Enter Manual mode to stop scanning, directly enter a channel number, or monitor a single channel. UP/DOWN Select the direction for searching and scanning. PRI/ALERT • Enable and disable the priority feature. • Enable and disable SAME standby mode when monitoring a weather channel. PSE Stop and restart a search or tune.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT PGM (Program) Program frequencies into channels Understanding the Display Row 1 SKYWARN – Skywarn channel active. FD/PD – Searching the fire/police bank. BANK – Appears with numbers (1-10) to indicate the scan bank. The bar under the bank number shows banks that are turned on for scanning. AIR – Searching the aircraft bank. HAM – Searching the amateur radio bank. Row 2 WX – Searching weather channels. MAR – Searching the marine bank.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT UP/DOWN (Up/Down) – Search or scan direction. PRI – Priority feature is active. S – Signal meter indicating with bar strength of the received signal. PGM – Program mode. DLY – Two-second delay is active. Additional Display Messages ALL CH L-out – All channels locked out while scan or marine band search. b X Ch-FULL – All displayed bank channels are full. b X StorE – Frequency programmed into displayed bank’s channel. CLOnE – Clone mode.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Setup Powering Your Scanner You can power your scanner from a wall outlet, or from your vehicle’s battery. Wall Outlet 1. Connect the tip of the supplied AC adapter to the DC 9V jack at the rear of your scanner. 2. Plug the AC adapter into your wall outlet. To prevent electric shock, do not use the AC adapter’s polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or outlet unless you can fully insert the blades to prevent blade exposure.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT To attach the supplied rod antenna: 1. Insert the antenna to the hole on the top of the scanner. 2. Screw the antenna to turn right. Connecting an Outdoor Antenna To connect an external antenna, follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna. Use 50 ohm coaxial cable to connect your scanner to the outdoor antenna. For lengths between 50 and 100 feet, use RG-8X low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. For lengths over 100 feet, use RG8.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT • Set the volume to the lowest setting. Then turn on your audio device and adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Avoid increasing the volume. Your ears will adapt to the volume level, so a level that does not cause discomfort could still damage your hearing. Connecting an Extension Speaker In a noisy areas, an amplified extension speaker (available from your local RadioShack store or www.RadioShack.com), might provide more comfortable listening.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Programming Known Frequencies into Channels 1. Press PGM. PGM appears. Enter the channel number (1-200) where you want to store a frequency, then press PGM again. 2. Use the number keys and • to enter the frequency (including the decimal point). 3. Press ENT to store the frequency into the channel. 4. To program the next channel in sequence, press PGM and repeat Steps 2 and 3.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Notes: • Press •/DELAY to turn the two-second delay feature on and off. • Press L/O to lock-out a frequency. • Press PSE to pause searching. Press PSE again, to resume. Service Bank Search Your scanner contains groups of preset frequencies called Service Banks.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT 2. If you want to change banks, enter the new bank number. 3. Press ENT to store the frequency. The channel and frequency flash twice. To cancel the operation, press TUNE/CLEAR. Notes: • The frequency is automatically stored in the first empty channel of the selected bank. • If the scanner displays –dUPL–, the frequency is already stored in another channel. Press ENT if you want to continue storing the frequency. Press TUNE/CLEAR to cancel.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Notes: • The scanner does not scan any of the channels within the banks you have turned off. • You cannot turn off all banks; there must be at least one active bank. • You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. • When you turn on a bank during scanning, the scanner moves to the selected bank and scan it. • If no transmission is found, the scanner continues to scan through all selected banks.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Press PSE to stop searching. SRCH disappears and MAN appears. • To change the channel manually, press UP or DOWN. • To select a channel directly, enter the two-digit channel number. See “Marine Service Bank” on page X for a list of channels. • To lock-out a frequency, press L/O. Press PSE again to restart the marine bank search.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Weather Alerts Receiving All Weather Alerts To program the scanner to search for weather alerts every two seconds, set a weather channel as the priority channel. 1. Press WX. 2. Select the weather channel you want to set as the priority channel. 3. Press and hold ENT then PRI/ALERT. P ChAnnEL is displayed momentarily. Then PCH flashes and 000.0000 (or the previously-stored frequency) appears. 4. Press ENT to store the priority channel. The display flashes twice.
-405 User’s Guide DRAFT A current list of FIPS codes is located at www.NWS.NOAA.gov/NWR. SAME Standby Mode In SAME Standby mode, your scanner monitors weather channels for SAME alerts for up to seven areas you specify by entering the FIPS codes. To program your scanner for SAME Standby mode: 1. Press WX. 2. Press PGM to access the FIPS code entry mode. 3. Use UP or DOWN to select the desired FIPS code storage location. 4. Use the number keys to enter the FIPS code, then press ENT to store the code.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT 1. To test the WX alert, press and hold ENT for more than 2 seconds while F [1-7]CH StAndby appears. The display indicates the type of message, and the scanner sounds an alert or series of beeps. The beeps automatically change every 3 seconds. 2. Press any key to stop test sound mode. Skywarn Many areas of the country have amateur radio repeaters that have been designated as “Skywarn” repeaters.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT To turn delay off, press •/DELAY while the scanner is monitoring a channel or frequency. DLY disappears. To turn delay on: • If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly press •/DELAY before it resumes. • If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel, then press •/DELAY. • If the scanner is searching, press •/DELAY. DLY appears and the scanner adds a two-second delay to every transmission it stops on in that bank.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Marine Service Bank 1. Press PSE during the Marine Service Bank search. 2. Press UP or DOWN to select channels manually. L/O appears next to locked-out channels. 3. To remove the lock-out, press L/O until L/O disappears. Other Service Banks 1. Hold down L/O/L/O RVW for about two seconds during a Service Bank search. 2. Press UP or DOWN repeatedly to scroll through the list of locked-out frequencies. L-r and L/O appear in the display. 3. Press L/O to remove the lock-out.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT appear. 2. Enter the frequency you want stored in the priority channel, then press ENT. To turn on the priority feature, press PRI/ALERT during scanning or searching. PRI appears. The scanner checks the priority channel every two seconds and stays on the channel if there is activity. To turn off the priority feature, press PRI/ALERT. PRI disappears. To program a weather channel as the priority channel, see “Receiving All Weather Alerts” on page XX.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT 4. SEndInG appears at the host scanner. The scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, remove the cable. No ConnEct appears when you connect the other model’s scanner (except PRO-405). PRO-405 scanner does not clone to the other model’s scanner. Programming with a Personal Computer You can also upload or download programmed data to or from a PC using a USB cable available from your local RadioShack store or www.RadioShack.com.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT The Scanner is not working at all. • The AC or DC adapter might not be connected. Be sure the adapter’s barrel plug is fully inserted into the PWR 9V jack. The center tip of the adapter’s barrel plug must be set to positive. The scanner does not receive any stations or reception is poor. • An antenna is not connected or is connected incorrectly. Be sure an antenna is properly connected to the scanner. The scanner is on but does not scan.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT • Pager transmissions • Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), as amended, you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Frequency Coverage 29-54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)/FM 87.3-107.9 MHz (in 100 kHz steps)/WFM 108-136.99166 MHz (in 8.33 kHz steps)/AM 137-143.9875 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)/FM 144-148 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)/FM 148.0125-150.7875 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)/FM 150.8-161.995 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)/FM 162-174 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)/FM 380-512 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)/FM Sensitivity (S+N)/N 20 dB 29-54 MHz 0.5 uV 87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 108-136.99166 MHz 137-174 MHz 0.5 uV 380-512 MHz 0.
20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT Tight (WFM) (S+N)/N 60 dB Tight (AM) (S+N)/N 20 dB Antenna Impedance 50 ohms Audio Output Power (10% THD) Built-In Speaker 0.7 W Nominal 3 Inches (77 mm), 8 Ohms Operating Temperature 32 to 110 F (0 to 43C) Power Requirements 9V DC (Supplied AC or Optional DC Adapter) Dimensions (HWD) 8 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches (210 x 175 x 60 mm) Weight (without antenna) approx. 24.7 oz (700 g) Specifications and depictions are subject to change and improvement without notice.
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