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www.radioshack.com
PRO-89 200 Channel
VHF/Air/UHF/800MHz
Handheld Race Scanner
OWNER’S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment. A
20-514
Five Service Banks — Search preset
frequencies in separate fire/police, air, ham
radio, auto race, and marine banks, to make
it easy to locate specific types of calls.
Two-Second Scan/Search Delay — Delays
scanning for 2 seconds before moving to
another channel, so you can hear more
replies.
Ten Channel-Storage Banks — Store up
to 20 channels in eac
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Features Other features include: CONTENTS Priority Channel — Designate a FCC Notice .................. 4 Scanning Legally ......... 4 channel to scan every two Preparation .................. 6 seconds so you do not miss Installing Batteries . 6 important calls. Using AC Power .... 7 Using Vehicle Battery Power ..................... 8 Weather Band Key — Scans Charging Recharge- seven preprogrammed weather able Batteries ......... 9 Connecting an frequencies to keep you informed Antenna ..........
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Scanning at the Races 35 Display Backlight — Makes the Storing a Car Number scanner easy to read in low light and Frequency ..... 36 situations. Adding Frequencies to a Car Number ...... 37 Adding a Car Number Three Power Options —Power to the Channel ..... 38 the scanner from internal batteries Changing the Stored Car Number ......... 38 (non-rechargeable batteries, Viewing Frequencies rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel-metal Associated with a Car hydride) or regular or high- Number ................ 39
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FCC Notice help you target frequency ranges in yourserviceareasoyou can search for a wide variety of transmissions. FCC NOTICE Your scanner might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether your scanner is causing the interference, turn off your scanner. If the interference goes away, your scanner is causing it. Try to eliminate the interference by: moving your scanner away from the receiver connecting your scanner to an outlet that is on a differe
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including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to. These include: telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission) page
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Preparation so could subject you to legal Ô NOTES Ô penalties. Dispose of old batteries promptly We encourage responsible, legal and properly. scanner use. Do not burn or bury batteries. PREPARATION Use only fresh batteries of the required size and INSTALLING BATTERIES recommended You can power your scanner type. with four AA batteries (not sup- Do not mix old and plied). Ô new batteries, different types of You can use either the black non- batteries (standard, rechargeable battery holde
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When flashes on the display B and the scanner beeps, or if the scanner stops operating properly, replace the batteries. USING AC POWER You can power the scanner using a 9V, 300-mA AC adapter and a size B Adaptaplug adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store. Cautions: You must use a Class 2 power ! source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be settopositiveanditsplug must fit the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack. Using an adapter th
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Preparation USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power source (such as a cigarette-lighter socket) using a 9V, 300-mA DC adapter and a size B Adaptaplug (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store. Cautions: You must use a power source that ! supplies regulated 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be settopositiveanditsplug must fit the scanner's PWR DC 9V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specific
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CHARGING Ô NOTE Ô RECHARGEABLE Do not overcharge Ni-Cd batteries. BATTERIES Overcharging causes them to get hot and Your scanner has a built-in shortens their life. charging circuit that lets you Ni-Cd batteries last charge rechargeable batteries longer and deliver more power if you while they are in the scanner. To occasionally let them charge rechargeable batteries, fully discharge. To do this, simply use the you need to use an AC adapter scanner until B which supplies 9V (RadioShack fla
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Preparation 1. Align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the tabs on the antenna jack. 2. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna’s base clockwise until it locks into place. Connecting an Outdoor Antenna Instead of a supplied antenna, you can connect an outdoor base- station or mobile antenna (not supplied) to your scanner using a BNC connector. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of antennas. Choose the one that best meets your needs. When deciding on a mobi
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The antenna should be vertical for the best performance. Always use 50 Ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to connect the base-station or mobile antenna. For lengths over 50 feet, useRG-8low-lossdielectric coaxial cable. If the antenna cable’s connector does not fit in the scanner’s antenna jack, you might also need a PL-259-to-BNC antenna plug adapter. Your local CAUTION RadioShack store carries a wide Do not run the variety of coaxial antenna cable cable over sharp and connectors.
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Preparation automatically disconnects the internal speaker. LISTENING SAFELY To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use an earphone or headphones. Set thevolumetothelowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volum
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so can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas. If you use an earphone or headphones with your scanner while riding a bicycle, be very careful. Do not listen to a continuous transmission. Even though some earphones or headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can present a traffic hazard. CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER In a noisy area, an amplified extension speaker (available at your local RadioShack store) might provid
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Understanding the Scanner the scanner to work for you. You simply determine the type of communications you want to receive, then set the scanner to scan them. A frequency is the tuning location of a station (expressed in kHz or MHz).Tofindactivefrequencies, you can use the search function. You can also search the service- search banks, which are preset groups of frequencies categorized by type of service. When you find a frequency, you can store it into a programmable memory location called a ch
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Key Function CAR Store car numbers and frequencies in the scanner’s channels, add and delete frequencies from car numbers, display car numbers, and listen to the channel where a car number is stored. Each time you press CAR, you see the following information: - Manual Mode - Car Number Input Mode - Car Number Display Mode - Car Number Input Mode - Manual Mode BAND Search the scanner’s preprogrammed service-search banks. PRI/ALERT Turns the priority feature on and off; turns the WX alert mode on
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Understanding the Scanner A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY Scanner Description Status Appears when you lock the keypad. Appears with numbers (1–10) to indicate the BANK scan bank. Bank numbers with a bar under them show which banks are turned on for scanning (see “Understanding Banks” on Page 19). Indicates that the scanner is searching the MRN marine service bank. Appears when you store car numbers and CAR# frequencies into the scanner’s channels, add and delete frequencies from car numbers, display c
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Appears during service bank and direct SRCH frequency searches. Appears when the scanner scans channels. SCAN Appears when you manually select a channel. MAN Appears when you program frequencies into PGM the scanner’s channels. Appears when the priority feature is turned on. PRI Appears when you program a 2-second delay. DLY Appears when you make an entry error. Error Appears when you try to store a frequency that -dUPL- is already stored in another channel. Appears during a direct frequency sea
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Understanding the Scanner Appears when the weather alert is on. ALErt Appears when you set on-air programming On Air mode to program frequencies into your scanner. Appears when you set wired programming WirEd mode to program frequencies into your scanner. Appears when the scanner starts wired or on- StArt air programming Appears when the scanner receives a C-Err checksum error during wired or on-air programming. Appears when the scanner receives a data d-Err error during wired or on-air progra
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UNDERSTANDING BANKS CHANNEL STORAGE BANKS To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, channels are divided into 10 banks of 20 channels each. Use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such as those used by the police department, fire department, ambulance services, or aircraft (see “Guide to the Action Bands” on Page 54). For example, the police department might use four frequencies, one for each side of town. You could program the police frequencies
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Understanding Banks Auto Racing Step Group Frequency Range (MHz) (kHz) 1 150.995–151.995 5 152.870–153.725 5 154.490–154.625 5 2 460.000–470.000 12.5 3 851.0375 – 851.6625 852.0375 852.1875 853.1625 853.2625 853.4875 854.2625 854.2875 854.7875 855.0375 855.2875 855.5125 855.5625 855.5875 855.7375 855.7875 856.7875 856.9125 857.8375 858.7375 858.7875 858.8375 859.8375 865.6125 865.6625 865.7125 936.2125 937.1500 937.2000 937.2875 20
