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Thank you for purchasing your Pro-97 1,000 channel tripple trunking hand held scanner from RadioShack. Your hand held scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed

to track Motorola® Type I and II (such as Smartnet® and Privacy Plus®) and hybrid analog trunking systems, GE- Ericsson (EDACS®) type systems, and EF Johnson (LTR) type systems which are extensively used in many communication systems.

user’s guide • quick start guide • preprogrammed frequency addendum

Belt clip

Scanner Antenna

Non-Rechargeable

rechargeable battery holder battery holder

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Radio Shack PRO-97 manual Contents

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PRO-97 1,000 Channel Triple Trunking Hand Held Scanner Contents Contents ﬁnding and storing active frequencies Trunking Speciﬁcations Glossary FAQs Frequently Asked Questions WarrantyCare FCC wants you to know Your scanner’s controls ENT completes the entry of frequencies and text TUV enters an 8, or inputs characters T, U, or Basics OFF VOL/SQ turn the scanner on or off and adjust the squelch Power sources Using batteries Never install non-rechargeable batteries Charging rechargeable batteries Using AC power Basics Using vehicle battery power Connecting an earphone/headphones Listening safely Connecting an extension speakerTrafﬁc safety Basics Connecting the supplied antenna Connecting an optional external antenna Basics Using the belt clip Transferring data to or from another scanner or Understanding your scanner’s modes AM modeQuick start DCS DC mode FM modeCtcss CT mode Motorola mode Basics Edacs mode LTR mode Open and closed modes Basics Setting up your scanner Turning on the scanner and setting squelch Basics Storing known frequencies into channels Beyond the Basics Ctcss and DCS Beyond the Basics Storing trunking frequencies into channels DCS Code Table Storing text tags Assigning a text tag to a channel Assigning a text tag to a group ID Assigning a text tag to a bank Text input chart ﬁnding and storing active frequencies Searching a preprogrammed frequency range Band charts Search bank SR0 marine band Beyond the Basics Search bank SR1 CB band Search bank SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS band Search bank SR3 police/ﬁre band Search bank SR4 aircraft Search bank SR6 programmable limit search Searching active frequencies in a rangeSearch bank SR5 amateur band Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Manually tuning a frequency Listening to the weather band Same standby mode Listening to a weather channel WX Alert and beep tone conﬁrmation Copying a frequency into a speciﬁed channel Using frequency copyBeyond the Basics Skywarn Copying a frequency into an empty channel within a bank Signal Stalker Copying a frequency into the priority channel Using Signal Stalker Using Signal Stalker II with lockout Scanning the channels Turning channel-storage banks off and on Using Ctcss and DCS Monitoring a single channel/power save circuit Deleting frequencies from channels Deleting all frequencies in a channel bank Locking out channels Using delayLocking out channels or frequencies Reviewing locked-out frequencies Reviewing locked-out channelsLocking out frequencies Clearing all locked-out frequencies in a search bank PriorityClearing a locked-out frequency Beyond the Basics Changing the receive mode Using the attenuator Using the display/key backlight Turning the key tone on and off While Multi-System Trunking Scanner appears, press Beyond the Basics Using the keylock Changing the display contrast Beyond the Basics Cloning the programmed data Receives data from another scanner other than a PRO-97 Trunking How trunking works To listen to the transmission, the mode Beyond the Basics Setting squelch for trunking mode Programming trunking frequencies Beyond the Basics Programming Motorola trunking systems UHF-Lo Beyond the Basics Programming Motorola trunking systems 800 MHz Programming ﬂeet maps Block Size Code S10 S11 S12 Talk group IDs Storing talk group IDs Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Talk group ID hold Turning an ID sub-bank on or off Delay function in ID indication mode Locking out talk group IDs Clearing all talk group IDs in a single bank Reviewing locked-out talk group IDsClearing talk group IDs Changing the open/closed mode Birdie frequencies Service and repairCare Speciﬁcations Selectivity 25 27.995 MHz at AM mode ±5 kHz 9V DC Beyond the Basics Initializing your scanner FCC wants you to know Scanning legally Glossary FAQs Frequently Asked Questions Scanner is not working at all. What’s wrong? RadioShack Corporation