Radio-shack PRO-89 User Manual

Owner’s ManualCat. No. 20-514 PRO-89200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF/800 MHzHandheld Race ScannerPlease read before using this equipment.A

10USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWERYou can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power source(such as a cigarette-lighter socket) using a 9V, 300-mA DCadap

11Note: Do not overcharge Ni-Cd batteries. Overcharging caus-es them to get hot and shortens their life.It takes between 14 and 16 hours to recharge N

121. Align the slots around the antenna’s connector with thetabs on the antenna jack.2. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn theantenna’s bas

13Cautions:• Do not run the cable over sharp edges or moving parts thatmight damage it.• Do not run the cable next to power cables or other antennacab

14• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extendedhigh-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.• Once you set the volume, do not

15UNDERSTANDING THE SCANNEROnce you understand a few simple terms used in this manualand familiarize yourself with your scanner’s features, you canput

16CAR Lets you store car numbers and frequencies inthe scanner’s channels, add and delete fre-quencies from car numbers, display car num-bers, and lis

17MON/CL Lets you listen to frequencies stored in the 20monitor memories; clears an incorrect entry.LIGHT/ Locks and unlocks the keypad to prevent ac

18FD/PD Indicates that the scanner is searching the fire/police service bank.AIR Indicates that the scanner is searching the airservice bank.HAM Indic

19CAr Appears when you listen to the car raceservice bank.CAr No. _ _ _ Appears when you input the car number.Ch-FULL Appears when you try to enter a

2INTRODUCTIONYour new RadioShack 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF/800 MHzHandheld Race Scanner lets you in on all the action in the pitsor on the track at the

20StArt Appears when the scanner starts wired oron-air programming.C-Err Appears when the scanner receives a check-sum error during wired or on-air pr

21Service BanksThe scanner is preprogrammed with the frequencies allocatedby auto racing, fire/police, aircraft, ham radio, and marine ser-vices. This

22Fire/Police3 865.6125865.6625865.7125936.2125937.1500937.2000937.2875–Group Frequency Range (MHz)Step (kHz)1 33.420–33.980 2037.020–37.420 2039.020–

23AirAmateur RadioMarine3 453.0375–453.9625 12.5458.0375–458.9625 12.5460.0125–460.6375 12.5465.0125–465.6375 12.54 856.2125–860.9875 25866.0125–868.9

2411 156.550012 156.600013 156.650014 156.700015 156.750016 156.800017 156.850018 156.900019 156.950020 157.0000/161.600021 157.050022 157.100023 157.

25Note: Both frequencies (transmission and reception) areshown for marine channels used for duplex transmission.MONITOR MEMORIESThe scanner has 20 mon

26OPERATIONTURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH1. Turn SQUELCH until the indicator points to MIN before youturn on the scanner.2. To turn

272. Use the number keys and • to enter the frequency (includ-ing the decimal point) you want to store.3. Press ENT to store the frequency into the ch

28Notes:• You can use the scanner’s delay feature while searchingthe service banks, see “Delay” on Page 42.• The following steps show you how to liste

29Or, to store the displayed frequency in a channel youselect, press PGM, use the number keys to enter the chan-nel number you want to use to store th

3Direct Search — lets you search for new and unlisted frequen-cies starting from a specified frequency.Priority Channel — lets you designate a channel

30Using Direct SearchDuring a direct search, the scanner searches up or down, start-ing from a frequency you specify. Follow these steps to use di-rec

31nel number you want to use to store the frequency, thenpress PGM again. The channel number flashes.If a channel number you entered is already progra

32Note: See Step 5 under “Searching the Service Banks” onPage 27 for more information about storing a frequency in amonitor memory.To select other mon

33Notes:• To reverse the scanning direction, press ▲ or ▼.• To set the scanner to remain on the current channel for 2seconds after the transmission en

34MONITORING A STORED CHANNELYou can continuously monitor a specific channel without scan-ning. This is useful if you hear an emergency transmission o

35CLEARING ALL LOCKED-OUT CHANNELS1. Press PGM. PGM appears.2. While holding down MON/CL, press L/O RVW/L/O. L-oCh0000 appears.3. Press ENT. The scann

36WX AlertYour scanner’s WX alert warns you of serious weather condi-tions by sounding an alarm if a National Weather Servicebroadcaster in your area

37SCANNING AT THE RACESYour scanner is specially designed to help you listen to com-munications at auto races. Drivers and their pit crews and cor-ner

38Note: After you store a car number and a frequency, you canstore additional frequencies then associate those frequencieswith the same car number. Se

394. Enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you wantto associate with the displayed car number by using thenumber keys and DELAY/•.5. Press

4Your scanner can receive all of these frequencies:• 29–54 MHz• 108–136.9875 MHz• 137–174 MHz• 380–512 MHz• 806–823.9875 MHz• 849–868.9875 MHz• 894–96

403. Repeatedly press ▲ or ▼ to view each of the car numbersyou entered. As you press ▲ or ▼, you see all associatedfrequencies and _ _ _._ _ _.DELETI

41FINDING CAR NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANNELSIf you are listening to a channel and want to know what carnumber you are hearing, simply press CAR twic

42SPECIAL FEATURESDELAYMany agencies use a two-way radio system that has a periodof several seconds between a query and a reply. To avoidmissing a rep

43To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select thatchannel again, then press L/O/L/O RVW. L/O disappears.Notes:• Your scanner automatically l

44Removing a Lockout From a Frequency1. Start a service bank or direct search.2. Hold down L/O/L/O RVW for about 2 seconds. L-rappears.3. Repeatedly p

453. Press ENT. The scanner clears any lockouts from all fre-quencies in all service banks. Or, if you do not want toclear the lockouts, press MON/CL.

46USING POWER SAVEIf the scanner does not detect a signal within 5 seconds afteryou manually select a channel, the scanner enters the power-saving sta

47USING THE KEY LOCKOnce you program your scanner, you can protect it from acci-dental program changes by turning on the keylock feature.When the keyp

48Resetting the Scanner1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again.2. Insert a pointed object such as a straightened paper clipinto the reset openi

49WIRED/ON-AIR PROGRAMMINGYou can program your scanner using data you transfer fromyour personal computer to the scanner using an optional PCcable (ca

5SCANNING LEGALLYYour scanner covers frequencies used by many differentgroups including police and fire departments, ambulance ser-vices, government a

504. When the scanner successfully receives all data, End andFiniSh appear. If the scanner received an error whilereceiving data, End and d-Err appear

515. When the scanner successfully receives all data, End andFiniSh appear. If the scanner received an error whilereceiving data, End and d-Err appear

52A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGReception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is main-ly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot hear stati

53GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDSTypical Band Usage (MHz)Primary UsageAs a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated onthe following frequenc

54Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay re-peater units.BAND ALLOCATIONT

55PTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private TrunkedROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

56U.S. Government Band (137–144 MHz)137.000–144.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL2-Meter Amateur Band (144

57ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) — (300 MHz–3 GHz)U. S. Government Band (406–420 MHz)406.125–419.975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58Private Trunked Band935.0125–939.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTRGeneral Trunked Band940.0125–940.987

59TROUBLESHOOTINGIf your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestionsmight help you eliminate the problem. If the scanner still doesnot oper

6CONTENTSPreparation ... 8Installing Batteries ...

60CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour RadioShack 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF/800 MHz Hand-held Race Scanner is an example of superior design andcraftsmanship. The fo

61SPECIFICATIONSFrequency Coverage (MHz):10 Meter Amateur Radio ... 29–29.7 (in 5 kHz steps)VHF Lo ...

62Antenna Impedance ... 50 OhmsAudio Output Power (10% THD) ... 190 mW Nominal(using ba

63NOTES

RadioShack CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102GE-99D-3489A03A01 Printed in Hong KongLimited One-Year WarrantyThis product is warranted by RadioShack ag

7Changing the Stored Car Number ... 39Viewing Frequencies Associated with a Car Number ... 39Deleting a Frequency fro

8PREPARATIONINSTALLING BATTERIESYou can power your scanner with four AA batteries (not sup-plied). For the best performance and longest life, we recom

9Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Donot burn or bury them.Caution: If you do not plan to use the scanner with batteriesfor a m