Weather Alert Feature | Radio Shack PRO-92 specification

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Weather Alert Feature

This scanner can detect both the weather alert tone and can decode the digital SAME message that precedes each alert. If you are monitoring a weather channel when an alert is broadcast, the scanner sounds an alert and displays the type of alert being broadcast.

The weather service precedes each weather alert with a digitally-encoded SAME signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The PRO-92 responds to each signal. You can receive weath- er alerts any of three ways.

•Press WX to listen to the weather channel.

Note: The scanner only responds to the SAME sig- nal in this mode.

•Select a weather channel as the priority channel, then turn on the priority feature.

Note: The scanner only responds to the 1050 Hz tone in the mode.

•Press FUNC then WX to select the WX STANDBY mode.

Notes:

•The scanner responds to either the SAME mode or 1050 Hz tone in this mode.

•In the WX STANDBY mode, the scanner remains muted until it receives an alert on the current weather channel.

When it decodes SAME, it displays the specific type of weather event (or Tune to TV or Radio) if it does not recognize the event code. When it detects the 1050 Hz tone, it displays Weather Alert? In either case, the scanner also sounds an alert tone.

To obtain SAME codes, visit the National Weather Ser- vice web site at:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm#sametable

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PRO-92 500-Channel Portable Trunking Scanner Features Your scanner includes these special features Fm Page 4 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM FCC Notice Pager transmissions Scrambled or encrypted transmissions Scanning Legally Contents Special Features Troubleshooting Preparation Power SourcesUsing Batteries Fm Page 11 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Fm Page 12 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Charging Rechargeable Batteries Using AC Power PWR DC 9V jack Using Vehicle Power Connecting the Antenna Connecting an Optional Antenna Connecting AN EARPHONE/ Headphones Listening Safely Connecting AN Extension SpeakerTraffic Safety Connecting the Clone Cable Using the Belt Clip Look AT the Keypad About Your Scanner Fm Page 21 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Fm Page 22 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Look AT the Display Motorola Low Freq Hi Freq Step Description MHz KHz Understanding BanksChannel Storage Banks Search Banks GMRS/FRS Fm Page 27 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Understanding Your PRO-92’S Modes Coded Squelch Modes PL, DPL, and Trunking AM ModeFM Mode PL Mode DPL Mode Ahhuuu LTR E. F. Johnson Mode Motorola Mode Edacs Mode Fm Page 34 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Operation Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch Bank Channel Manual Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel Storing Text Tags Assigning a Text Tag to a Bank Press Text Input Chart Press To Enter a Character from this Group Finding and Storing Active Frequencies Current Search Bank Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency RangeSearch Bank Search Range MHz Description Storing a Frequency While Searching for a Specified Channel Manually Changing a Search Range Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On Scanning the Channels Manually Tuning a Frequency Listening to a Weather Channel Deleting Frequencies from ChannelsListening to the Weather Band Weather Alert Feature Locking Out Channels Special FeaturesUsing the Delay Function Locking OUT Channels or Frequencies Locking Out Frequencies Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels Locked-out Reviewing Locked-Out FrequenciesClearing a Locked-Out Frequency Clearing All Lock Out Frequencies in a Search Bank Priority Fm Page 52 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Display Description Changing the Receive Mode Range MHz Search Step kHz Using the AttenuatorChanging the Frequency Step Turning the KEY Tone on and OFF Using the Display BacklightUsing the Keylock Cloning the Programmed Data from Scanner to Scanner Changing the Display Contrast Understanding Trunking Trunking Operation Programming Fleet Maps Programming Trunking Frequencies Size Code Press 8 and the display below appears Storing Talk Group ID’s Talk Group ID’S Talk Group ID Hold Clearing Talk Group ID’s Locking Out Talk Groups IDReviewing Locked-Out Talk Group ID’s Clearing All Talk Group ID’s in One Bank Closed ModeOpen and Closed Modes Mode Open Closed Changing the Open/Closed Mode Ham Radio Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies US Weather Frequencies This scanner’s birdie frequencies in MHz are Primary Usage Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage Band Allocation Abbreviations Services Aircraft Band- 108-137 MHz Meter Amateur BandVHF Low Band- 29-50 MHz -in 5 kHz steps Meter Amateur Band -50-54 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Low Band 450-470 MHz Public Safety Band Locally AssignedGovernment Band 406-420 MHz Cm Amateur Band 420-450 MHz General Trunked Band Frequency ConversionPrivate Trunked Band Problem Possible Cause Remedy Troubleshooting Fm Page 74 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Initializing the Scanner RESETTING/INITIALIZING the ScannerResetting the Scanner Reset Fm Page 76 Friday, September 17, 1999 1246 PM Care and Maintenance UHF T Specifications 9V DC RadioShack