Radio Shack PRO-163 manual New in this version, What you will need to upgrade your radio scanner

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PRO-163/PRO-164

CPU 1.06 Firmware Upgrade

RadioShack is pleased to offer this free upgrade to enhance the functionality and performance of your PRO-163/PRO-164 (20-163/20-164) Triple Trunking Radio Scanner. Please take a moment to review these instructions before proceeding with the upgrade.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: You must upgrade your RadioShack scanner with a firmware upgrade obtained from RadioShack. Please note that firmware upgrades for RadioShack scanners are not compatible with scanning receivers sold by other manufacturers.

New in this version

Firmware version 1.06 provides the following enhancement to your 20-163/20-164 Triple Trunking Radio Scanner:

Custom programmable trunking tables

Add custom programmable trunking table functionality to the 20-163/20-164. This feature allows the configuration of custom trunking band plans, such as those used in rebanded 800 MHz Motorola™ trunked radio systems that utilize 3600 baud control channels.

Changed 470-512 MHz step size to 6.25 kHz

Many areas are proceeding with spectrum “refarming” which adds new channels to existing bands. Consistent with other UHF bands currently in the radio, the UHF “T” Band range is changed to use 6.25 kHz steps.

What you will need to upgrade your radio scanner

You will need the following items to perform the firmware upgrade:

The upgrade package file is available as a self-extracting ZIP file on the Product Support Page for the PRO-163 or PRO-164 at www.RadioShack.com. The upgrade package contains two executable files:

20-163_164_v106_BOOT100.EXE (for use with 20-163 and 20-164 models with Boot Version 1.00)

20-163_164_v106_BOOT101.EXE (for use with 20-163 and 20-164 models with Boot Version 1.01)

A RadioShack USB scanner programming cable, Catalog #20-047

A personal computer running Windows™ 2000, XP, or Vista

A 20-163 or 20-164 scanner in need of a CPU upgrade

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PRO-163, 20-163 specifications

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