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PRO-90 300-Channel TrunkTracker Scanner
Cat. No
Owner’s Manual
FEATURES
Manual Access - lets you directly access any channel
6-Meter Ham Band
Frequency Range
Step
Transmission
SCANNING LEGALLY
FCC NOTICE
Understanding Your Scanner
CONTENTS
Special Features
Preparation
Trunk Tracking
Troubleshooting
Care and Maintenance
Specifications
PREPARATION
POWER SOURCES
Using the Rechargeable Battery Pack
Using Standard AC Power
socket
Using Vehicle Battery Power
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CONNECTING THE ANTENNA
Connecting an Optional Antenna
Listening Safely
CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES
Traffic Safety
Belt Clip
CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER
ATTACHING THE BELT CLIP
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
SCAN - scans through the stored channels
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
PRI - appears when the priority feature is turned on
Channel Storage Banks
Service Banks
UNDERSTANDING BANKS
UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING
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TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH
OPERATION
STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS
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LIMIT SEARCH
SCANNING SERVICE BANKS
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DELETING A STORED FREQUENCY
SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS
MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL
DELAY
SPECIAL FEATURES
Locking Out Channels
TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS ON AND OFF
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES
Locking Out Frequencies
PRIORITY
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Normal Search
USING THE KEYLOCK
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
CHANGING SEARCH SPEEDS
SKIPPING DATA SIGNALS
BATTERY SAVE
TYPES OF TRUNKING SYSTEMS
TRUNK TRACKING
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SETTING THE SCANNER TO THE TRUNK TRACKING MODE
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SETTING SQUELCH FOR THE TRUNK TRACKING MODE
PROGRAMMING TRUNKED FREQUENCIES
4. Press either MANUAL or s to select the next channel in the bank
SCANNING A TRUNKED BANK
Monitoring an Active ID
Unlocking All IDs
Locking Out IDs
Unlocking a Single ID
Monitoring IDs
Using Trunk Tracking Scan Delay
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CHANNEL ACTIVITY INDICATORS
Manually Storing IDs into Scan Lists
SCAN LISTS
Automatically Storing an ID in a Scan List Location
Storing IDs Into Scan Lists While Search- ing
Deleting a Stored ID
SCANNING THE SCAN LISTS
SCANNING TYPE I AND HYBRID TRUNKED SYSTEMS
Block
Size
Fleets
Subfleets
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E1P12
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Selecting a Preset Fleet Map
Programming a Fleet Map
Programming a Hybrid System
Canadian Weather Frequencies
A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
National Weather Frequencies
Activities
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
Primary Usage
BAND ALLOCATION
U.S. Government Band 137-144 MHz
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHF VHF Low Band - 29-50 MHz - in 5 kHz steps
6-Meter Amateur Band- 50-54 MHz
Aircraft Band - 108-137 MHz
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ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UHF U. S. Government Band 406-420 MHz
70-cm Amateur Band 420-450 MHz
Low Band 450-470 MHz
Trunked Systems Band - Locally Assigned
Public Safety Band - Locally Assigned
Conventional Systems Band - Locally Assigned
Conventional/Trunked Systems Band - Locally Assigned
FREQUENCY CONVERSION
REMEDY
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
REMEDY
Error
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
REMEDY
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
SPECIFICATIONS
Power Requirements
A Division of Tandy Corporation
Limited One-Year Warranty
We Service What We Sell
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