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Installing Your Scanner You can mount your triple trunking scanner in your vehicle oruse it as abase station. Setting Up a Mobile Base You can place yourscanner on a desk, shelf, ortable to use itas a basestation. Because the speakeris on the bottomof the scanner, you canuse the mounting bracketto elevate yourscanner of fthe surface for better sound. To you use the scanner on a flat surface: 1. Attachthe three protective rubber feet to the mounti
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3. Remove the paper backing from each washer and stick one insideof each bracket’sear , aligning the washer’s hole with thebracket’ shole. 4. Attach the mounting bracket to your vehicle’s surface using the supplied screws and lockwashers. Dashboard Installation Ifyou are unsure how to install your scannerin your vehicle, consult your automobile manufacturer, dealer, or a qualified installer. To mount in your dashboard, you must connect an external antenna and speaker. 1.
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To remove your scanner from the DIN sleeve,insert the two keys straight into thescanner’ s front panel and pull thescanner out. Connecting the Antenna To connect anexternal antenna, always followthe installation instructionssupplied with the antenna. Use 50-ohm, RG-58, orRG-8, coaxial cable. If the antennais over 50 feetfr om the scanner, use RG- 8low-loss dielectric coaxial cable.If necessary, RadioShackcarries a variety of adapters. To attach the su
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Powering Your Scanner You can power your scanner from a wall outlet, orfr om your vehicle’s battery. You must use a power source that supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 600 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack. The supplied AC adapter and DC power cord meet these specifications. Using a power source that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter. Wall Outlet 1. Connect the tip of the supplied AC
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Vehicle (Power Socket) Topower your scanner from a 12V power source in your vehicle, such asa cigarette-lighter socket, you need a12V , 600 mA DC cigarette- lighteradapter (not supplied), availableat your local RadioShack store. 1. Insert theadapter’ s barrel pluginto the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack. 2. Plug the adapter’s other end into your vehicle’s cigarettelighter or power socket. When you use a cigarette-lighter adapter, you might hear electrical noise from your eng
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Headphones and Speakers Youcan plug headphones orspeaker (neither included) into your scanner. Touse headphones, connectthe plug intothe headphone jack onthe front panel. Headphones automaticallymute the scanner’s speaker. Touse external speaker,connect theplug into the EXT SP jack on the rear panel. Even though some earphones/headphoneslet you hear some outside sounds when listeningat normal volumelevels, they still can present a traf
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To set the keytone: 1. Turnon the scanner. “Multi-system Trunking Scanner” appears. 2. While “Multi-system TrunkingScanner” appears, press 1 to turn on the keytoneor 2 to turn itof f. To change the backlight mode: Repeatedly press DIM to adjustdisplay backlight brightness from Dark, Lightof f, or Light. Delay Sometimes, several seconds canpass between transmissions. To avoidmissing a reply, a delayis automaticallyset for each channel. The scanner stops f
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With the attenuatoron, the scanner might notr eceive weaksignals. You can reduce interference using two attenuatormodes: • Global– (Default) The attenuator settingis applied to all channels,bands, or groups. • Normal – Lets youset the attenuator ineach channel,band, or group. You cannot set the attenuator while scanning. To set the attenuator mode: 1. Toset Global mode, press FUNCand then ATT. On thedisplay “G” appears.” 2. Toset the
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FM – Frequency Modulation, used for mostpublic safety transmissions, broadcast, business, and amateur radio transmissions. CT – FMtransmissions with Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) DC – FM transmissions with Digital CodedSquelch (DCS) MO – Motorola TrunkingSystem ED – EDACS Trunking System LT – LTR Trunking System If you change the receive mode using MODE key, the scanner shows the receive mode for small caps (ex. fm, am, ct, or dc). If you want to change the defaul
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6. If necessary,pr ess MODE to change ther eceiving mode. 7. Press ENT. Ifthe frequencyis already stored in the bank, “Dupl.Freq. ChXXX”appears. T o copy theduplicate frequency anyway, press ENT or press CL to cancel. If you made a mistake in Step 5, “Invalid Freq.” briefly appears and the scanner beeps when you press ENT. Go back tostep 5 again. 8. Press MAN again. Mand the bank and channel numberappear . For information about adding text tags to a chan
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Deleting Saved Frequencies To delete a saved frequency: 1. Press MAN. 2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency’s channel number. 3. Press MAN. 4. Press PROG.M changes to P. 5. Press FUNC. 6. Press CL. “0.0000”appears. To delete all saved frequencies in a bank: 1. Press PROG. M changesto P . 2. Press FUNC. 3. Use the numberkeys to enter the bank number. 4. Press FUNC then CL. “Clear entire bank?” appears. 5. Press 1to clear all. Any other key aborts.
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5. Press FUNC, then MODE. 6. Use the or to selectthe desired CTCSS or DCS code. You can enter the code manually. The scanner automatically fills in the code. See Appendix B for a list of codes. 7. Press ENT. To save a CTCSS or DCS code: Press ENT while the code appears. Scanner Cloning You can transfer the programmed data to and from another PRO-163 (orPRO-164) scanner using a connecting cable which has 1/8-inch stereo (TRS) phone plugs on both ends (not supplied). You c
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Searching You can search for transmissionsusing the preprogrammed search bank, which is divided intoeight sear chbands. Seek Search When Seek Searchis active, the scannerstops on active frequencies for five seconds and then resumes searching automatically. To activate Seek Search: 1. Press FUNC then 7. “Seek Search ON” appears briefly and “S” appears onthe display. 2. To turn off Seek Search,pr ess FUNC then 7again. “Seek Search OFF” appears briefly. Sea
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SR3 to SR5 bankscontain several groups. To turn offa gr oup, press the group number;the group number disappears. To turn the group back on, press the group number again. 2. Adjustthe Squelch. After the set delay,the scanner starts searching. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. 3. To pausewhile searching, press PSE.The scannerstops searching and *** PAUSED *** appears. To resume, press PSE again. 4. If the scanner stopson an
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20-163
Triple Trunking
Mobile / Base Radio Scanner
Thank you for purchasing your Triple Trunking Mobile / Base Radio Scanner
from RadioShack. Your scanner scans conventional frequencies and
trunked systems. Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up
and using your new scanner.
What’s Included
Scanner Antenna Screw (2)
Mounting bracket DIN sleeveand keys (2) Rubber washer(2)
Lock washer (2) Rubberfeet (3) Knob (2)
AC adapter DCcable wi
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Contents Your Scanner .......................................................................4 Installing Your Scanner ........................................................7 Setting Up a Mobile Base ............................................................7 Bracket Mounting .........................................................................7 Dashboard Installation .................................................................8 Connecting the Antenna ........................
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Contents Monitoring ........................................................................30 Trunking Setup ..................................................................31 Defining a Trunking Bank ...........................................................31 Trunking Modes ..........................................................................32 Motorola Trunking Setup ...........................................................32 Base andOf fset Frequencies ....................
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Your Scanner Mounting bracket DINsleeve and keys (2) DCcable w/fuse ACadapter Knob (2) Rubber washer(2) Antenna Lock washer (2) Screw (2) Rubber foot (3)
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1-9 / A-Z– Numbers TRUNK —Accesses Squelch and letters. Zero enters trunking functions. VOLUME special characters. L/OUT – Locks out / OFF ./DELAY – Decimal channels, frequencies, point,space, delay or Talk Group IDs. functions. CLEAR ENT – Enter. PROG –Pr ogram. ACadapter FUNC —Function. TUNE – Enters Tune mode. ATT – Attenuator. PAUSE DIM – Dimmer. WX/ — Weather search and Skywarn. PRI – Priority. TEXT –Activates text buttons. MODE –Changes r eceive mode
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DC 13.8V Connectpower source. EXT SP Connectan external speaker. SCREW HOLE Useto mountthe scanner in acar . ANT Connectthe supplied antenna or an external antenna. Seek Search Activate
