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