Radio Shack PRO-433 Antenna, External speaker, Connecting an external speaker mutes the scanner’s

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Quick Start

antenna

Expand the antenna according to the frequencies you want to montitor:

Frequency	Antenna Length
25-174 MHz	Extend fully (4 segments)
400-512 MHz	Extend half (2 segments)
806-1300 MHz	Collapse fully (1 segment)

The scanner’s ANT jack supports a variety of antennae (available at RadioShack).

ANT Match the antenna connector arrow to the ANT jack’s upper projection.

•An external antenna is optional if

NOTES you use your scanner as a base station. If you mount your scanner in your vehicle, you will need to connect an external antenna.

•The antenna should be as high as possible and vertical for best performance.

•Keep the antenna and cable as far as possible from sources of electrical noise, such as appliances or other radios.

Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over 50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. You also may need a BNC adapter (not supplied).

external speaker

To use an external speaker (available at your local RadioShack store), plug the speaker’s 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) plug into the scanner’s

EXT SP jack.

	NOTE	Connecting an external speaker mutes the scanner’s
	NOTE	internal speaker.
		internal speaker.

CAUTION: Use extreme caution when installing or removing an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! If the antenna touches a power line, touching the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. Do not attempt to do so yourself.

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Contents Quick Start PRO-433 1,000 ch Trunking Desktop/Mobile ScannerTrunking operations Contents Quick startBasics Beyond the basicsSpecial features ContentsCare Vehicle mounting Installing your scannerQuick start Base stationWhen mounting in your dashboard, you will need to Power your scannerWall outlet Connect your scanner Vehicle cigarette lighter or power portIf you are not experienced in connecting accessories to Vehicle fuse box, use a certiﬁed installerInternal speaker Connecting an external speaker mutes the scanner’sAntenna External speakerCopying / moving frequencies Quick Start Setting up your scannerTurning on your scanner Storing frequencies in channelsSearching for frequencies Scanning Earphones / headphonesQuick Start Monitoring and scanning MonitoringBasics Trunk Basics Your scanner’s controlsPGM Your scanner’s displayScan Replacing the fuse Priority channels Appears when you activate the priority featureBeyond the basics Channel-storage banksBanks, the error tone beeps At least one bank must be active. If you disable allBeyond the Basics Chain search It can take several minutes to search all the service Service bank searchWeather search and alert Fips codes Beyond the Basics Skywarn Turn off the data skip feature if it is on Beyond the Basics Signal StalkerData skip Memory lock DelayUsing the memory lock does not prevent the scanner from KeytonesProgramming trunked frequencies Trunking operationsStoring talk group IDs Talk group IDCannot remove all of them Scanning a talk group ID listLocking out a talk group ID One of the ten scan lists must always be active. YouMonitoring a talk group ID Priority talk group ID scanningLocked out Talk group ID search range Edacs Trunking Operations AFS FormatStatus Bit S-Bit Ignore You cannot use partial talk groups in decimal modeType I and hybrid trunked systems Trunking Operations Trunk search and scanPreset ﬂeet maps Programming a ﬂeet map For Motorolla Type II, instead of selecting the size block Programming base and offset frequenciesEnter size code S-0 Motorola disconnect tone detect function Scanner cloning Special featuresSeconds, T-Err appears and wired programming stops PC programmingSpecial Features Care TroubleshootingLeave it on until CLEAr stops ﬂashing Resetting the scannerService and repair To ensure that the scanner clears its memory properlySpeciﬁcations SpeciﬁcationsUBZZ01345ZA0