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Birdies typically occur with approximately equal strength with and without the scanner’s antenna attached. If you receive an interfering signal and suspect that it is a birdie, try removing the scanner’s antenna. If the interference disappears, the interference may be the result of other electronic equipment in the vicinity of the scanner. If the interference remains, it is likely a birdie signal.

It may be possible to adjust the squelch control and/or attenuator to minimize the effects of a birdie signal on scanning operation. Both of these methods will likely have some effect on the signal you are trying to monitor as well.

The scanner’s birdie frequencies (in MHz) are:

30.7200	38.25000	41.89000	43.00500

51.00000	110.80000	125.95000	127.50000
129.01250	132.08750	134.20000	134.27500

135.16250	138.23000	140.25000	141.30500
146.0050	147.45000	148.95000	149.02500

152.99750	153.59000	154.10000	157.22000
159.93000	165.75000	216.85250	216.85750

219.99750	220.07250	221.18750	414.71875
414.72500	420.84375	431.47500	431.55000

440.81250	442.36875	451.00000	451.07500
451.15000	451.22500	459.52500	459.60000

470.01875	477.26250	484.37500	484.45000
489.52500	489.60000	489.67500	497.66250

812.70000	813.50000	816.08750	816.15000
820.2250	820.23125	852.96875	857.09375

867.20625	867.21875	867.22500	895.92500
912.38750	921.65000	921.72500	940.03125

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Catalog # TABLE OF CONTENTS © 2003 RadioShack Corporation All Rights Reserved FEATURES 500 Channels V-Scanner Folders Phase 1 APCO-25Digital Reception Intelligent Adaptive Digital Tracking Digital AGC 10 ID List Banks – let you store Weather Priority Alert SAME/FIPS Weather Alert Data Cloning 12-Character, 4-Line Preprogrammed Frequency Ranges Hyperscan™ and Hypersearch™ Scan Delay Lock Out Function Key Lock Battery Save Circuit — When Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW SCANNING LEGALLY GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR SCANNER Page ABOUT THE KEYPAD TUNE ATT SRCH L/OUT PGM V-Scanners CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS CHANNELS SEARCH BANKS SCANNER’S CHANNEL RECEIVE MODES AM Mode (AM) FM/Digital Mode (FM) CTCSS Mode (CT) DCS Mode (DC) Motorola/APCO-25Trunking Mode (MO) Page EDACS Trunking Mode (ED) PREPARATION LISTENING SAFELY TRAFFIC SAFETY POWER SOURCES USING BATTERIES Follow these steps to install the batteries.Ô 2.Pull the battery holder out of the battery compartment 4.Place the battery holder into the battery compartment 5.Replace the cover When battery power is low AC P USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER ANTENNA Connecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting an Optional External Antenna Connecting an Earphone/ Headphones Connecting an External Speaker Using the Belt Clip PROGRAMMING YOUR SCANNER PROGRAMMING CONVENTIONAL Storing Conventional Frequencies 2.Use the number keys and ./DELAY to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store If you make a mistake, press 4.Press ENTER to store the frequency into the channel.Ô If necessary, press PROGRAMMING TRUNKED SYSTEMS MOTOROLA ANALOG DIGITAL, AND APCO-25 TRUNKING SYSTEMS Not Motorola PROGRAMMING EDACS TRUNKING SYSTEMS EDACS T EDACS ED MOTOROLA VHF AND VHF 1.Press PGM, and then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode 2.Press FUNC and press (or hold) S or T to select the bank 3.Press MODE until Motorola appears in the display 4.Press FUNC then 2. The display indicates Base Freq: 406.0000 Offset: 380 Step:25.0kHz 800 MH SPLINTER SYSTEMS Programming Fleet Maps is displayed 1.Press PGM, and then TRUNK 2.Press FUNC, and then S or T to select the desired bank 3.Press FUNC, and then press available, try the following common fleet maps:Ô Talkgroup IDs Storing Talkgroup IDs ID was saved Programming the Priority Channel Programming a stored channel frequency in the priority channel Pri Channel Programming the Priority Channel Directly Programming a Weather Channel as Priority Activating the Priority Feature PRIon PRIwx Programming channels for CTCSS and DCS operation SEARCH Once the desired code is selected, press codes that may be present on the frequency.Ô CTCSS Code Table: GENERAL PROGRAMMING NOTES Storing Text Tags Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 3.Press TEXT. A cursor will appear at the third line 4.Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “Text Input Chart” on Page 48).Ô For example, to identify a channel as “FIRE Ch 6” (for “Fire Channel 6”): “F” is the third letter associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3, and then Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel Storage Bank Text Input Chart OPERATING YOUR SCANNER INITIAL PREPARATION Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch DSP Scanning Turning Channel Storage Banks Off and On Monitoring a Single Channel/Battery Save Circuit Using CTCSS and DCS Deleting Frequencies from Channels SEARCHING AND TUNING Finding and Storing Active Frequencies SEARCHING A PREPROGRAMMED FREQUENCY RANGE Page Search Band Charts SR1 CB band Receive mode: AM SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS Receive Mode: FM/Digital, CT or DC Page Search bank: SR4 Aircraft Search bank: SR5 Ham band Receive mode: FM/Digital, CT, DC or AM (depending on group) SR6 Programmable limit search Receive mode: Invalid Freq USING ZEROMATIC Zeromatic ON USING SEEK SEARCH Seek ON MANUALLY TUNING A FREQUENCY TUNE USING FREQUENCY COPY COPYING A FREQUENCY INTO A SPECIFIED CHANNEL Chan Store Chan Store INTO A VACANT CHANNEL IN A SPECIFIED BANK Bank9 Store SPECIAL FEATURES LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND LISTENING TO A WEATHER CHANNEL Page Weather Alert Alarm Demonstration USING THE DELAY FUNCTION LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR Locking Out Channels Reviewing the Lock-OutChannels Locking Out Search Frequencies Reviewing Locked-OutSearch Frequencies Empty. Lockout list Clearing a Locked-OutSearch Frequency Clearing All Locked-Out Frequencies in a Search CHANGING THE RECEIVE MODE USING THE ATTENUATOR Global ATT ATT ATTon Normal ATT TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF on. Welcome To Digital Trunking 3.While Welcome To Digital Trunking USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT perform an operation using the keypad You can also change the backlight mode and duration Welcome To Digital Trunking USING THE KEYLOCK Key locked Key locked Key unlocked CHANGING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST Use Up/Down keys to set contrast WORKING WITH V-SCANNERS Page Page Page Delete V-Scanner:1 ENT = CONFIRM My V-Scanner Clearing Please Wait Operation Complete Press ENTER AGC F Battery Low Aborted CL-EXIT DSP AGC On CLONING THE PROGRAMMED DATA TRUNKING SPECIAL FEATURES TRUNKING OPERATION data to follow activity on the talkgroups you wish to monitor Setting Squelch for Trunking Talkgroup ID Hold ID hold ON Turning an ID Sub-BankOn or Off T IDbk Open and Closed Mode Operation Page Toggling Open and Closed Modes Manual ID Lockout Toggle ACTIVATING ID LOCKOUT WHILE Reviewing Locked-OutTalkgroup IDs Changing from ID Text Tag Display to ID Code Display TRUNKED DELAY CLEARING TALKGROUP IDS Clearing All Talkgroup IDs in One Bank DIGITAL OPERATION Page UPDATING THE DSP FIRMWARE DSP F Version CPU: F1.0 DSP-App:F1.0 DSP-Voc:F1.0 A GENERAL GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES US Weather Frequencies (in MHz) Ham Radio Frequencies Page GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS TYPICAL BAND USAGE (IN MHZ) HF Band VHF Band 220 MHz Band 800MHz Band PRIMARY USAGE Page Page Page Page Page Page FREQUENCY CONVERSION TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING CHART RESETTING INITIALIZING THE SCANNER Resetting the Scanner Initializing the Scanner Digital Trunking appears.Ô System Tests Select Test CARE SERVICE AND REPAIR SPECIFICATIONS AM: Selectivity: IF Rejection Spurious Rejection Scanning Speed and Delay Power Requirements: Physical COMMAND QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Scan Mode Manual Mode Program Mode KeystrokesFunction Search Mode Weather Mode Tune Mode ID List Edit Page Startup keys Page Page Limited One-YearWarranty