Radio Shack 20-163 manual Vehicle Power Socket, Vehicle Direct

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Vehicle (Power Socket)

To power your scanner from a 12V power source in your vehicle, such as a cigarette-lighter socket, you need a 12V, 600 mA DC cigarette- lighter adapter (not supplied), available at your local RadioShack store.

1.Insert the adapter’s barrel plug into the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack.

2.Plug the adapter’s other end into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter or power socket.

When you use a cigarette-lighter adapter, you might hear electrical noise from your engine while scanning. This is normal.

Vehicle (Direct)

1.Disconnect the cable from your vehicle battery’s negative (-) terminal.

2. Ground the black wire of the supplied DC power cord to your vehicle’s chassis. The grounding screw must make complete contact with your vehicle’s metal frame.

3.Connect the red wire of the supplied DC power cord to a voltage source that turns on and off with the ignition switch, such as a spare accessory terminal in your vehicle’s fuse box.

4.Insert the power cord’s barrel plug into the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack.

5.Reconnect the cable to your vehicle battery’s negative (-) terminal.

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Contents Mobile / Base Radio Scanner What’s IncludedContents Contents Your Scanner Pause EXT SP To you use the scanner on a flat surface Installing Your ScannerSetting Up a Mobile Base Bracket MountingDashboard Installation To attach the supplied antenna Connecting the AntennaWall Outlet Powering Your ScannerVehicle Direct Vehicle Power SocketKeytones and Brightness Headphones and SpeakersSquelch and Attenuator DelayTo set the attenuator mode Scanner SetupTo define a channel Defining a ChannelTo copy a frequency Copying a FrequencyTo define a channel’s Ctcss or DCS code Deleting Saved FrequenciesTo delete a saved frequency To delete all saved frequencies in a bankTo clone the scanner data Scanner CloningTo save a Ctcss or DCS code To activate Seek Search SearchingSeek Search Search BanksTo search banks SR0-SR2 To program the search range of Bank SR7 ZeromaticProgramming a Search Range To activate ZeromaticTo use Signal Stalker Signal StalkerTo lock out a frequency Special Signal StalkerTo use Special Signal Stalker Locking Out FrequenciesTo save a frequency found during a search Saving Found FrequenciesTo review and unlock frequencies To unlock all frequencies in a search bankTo locked out a channel ScanningLocking Out Channels To scanTo make an existing channel a Priority channel To turn on the priority featurePriority Scanning To review all locked out channelsTo program a weather channel into priority channel Weather AlertsTo modify the Priority channel To perform a weather scanTo program a Fips code Same Standby ModeTo test the weather alert To review stored Fips codesTo enter Same standby To monitor a channel MonitoringSkywarn To use SkywarnTo define a Trunking Bank Trunking SetupTo set a default tuning frequency Defining a Trunking BankTrunking Modes Motorola Trunking SetupTo set Open or Closed mode for a bank To program a fleet map Fleet MapsFor Motorola Type II, enter Base and Offset FrequenciesUHF-Hi 806-960 MHz To program 800 MHz Motorola trunking Edacs Trunking SetupTo save a correct Home Repeater LTR Trunking SetupSearching for Talk Group IDs To define a Talk Group ID Saving a Talk Group IDTo search for Talk Group IDs To delete ALL talk group IDs in a bank 1. Press Prog Deleting Talk Group IDsTo delete a Talk Group ID Saving Trunking Channels Trunk ScanningTo set a Talk Group ID delay Trunking DelayTo review locked-out Talk Group IDs Locking Out Talk Group IDsTurning Off Sub-Banks To lock out Talk Group IDsTo set Talk Group ID Hold Scanner MaintenanceTalk Group ID Hold To turn off a sub-bank while scanningTo define a Text Tag Text TagsTo display the Talk Group ID Issue Solution TroubleshootingCause Error message appearsWhen trying to upload or Birdie FrequenciesTo initialize the scanner Service and RepairInitializing the Scanner Scanning Legally Appendix a Glossary ReferencesFCC Notice Appendix B Search Banks Search bank SR0 Marine band Receive mode FM Freq. MHzSearch bank SR1 CB band Receive mode AM Freq. MHz Group Search bank SR4 Aircraft Receive mode AM, FM Ctcss Codes Appendix C Ctcss / DCS CodesDCS Codes Appendix D Signal StalkerAll Band PubSafety Band To use AFS format Appendix E Talk Group FormatMotorola Sensitivity 20 dB S/N Appendix F SpecificationsDB +/-4 kHz Cat. No -163 AddendumPurple DOT Purple DOT BB Business Band Police Departments Police Dept Nascar Track Announcer Security Alarm Security Company Companies DOT Business Band DOT BB Limited One-year Warranty
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20-163 specifications

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