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2000652 / PRO-652 User’s Guide Desktop/MoBILe RaDIo scanneR Thank you for purchasing your Desktop/Mobile Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Please read this user’s guide before setting up and using your new scanner. This user’s guide is available in Spanish at www.radioshack.com.
Contents Limit Search Object (LMIT) ......38 Service Search Object (SRVC) ......40 Introduction .......... 4 Signal Stalker II Object (STLK) ....... 42 Weather Features ........ 44 What is Object Oriented Scanning? ....4 Features ............5 SAME Standby ..........44 Package Contents ..........
• Intuitive Object Oriented User Interface Scanning technology has changed dramatically • Context Sensitive Help over the years. The Pro-652 scanner with Object Oriented User Interface is designed to help the • Scan List hobbyist build a collection of channels to scan: • V-Scanner Technology - Save complete backup radio...
Scanning Legally FCC Statement Your scanner covers frequencies used by This equipment has been tested and found to many different groups including police and fire comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, departments, ambulance services, government pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, are designed to provide reasonable protection military operations, pager services, and wireline...
Setup WARNING: Use extreme caution when installing or removing an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the Antenna antenna touches a power line, touching the antenna, You scanner's antenna connects easily, or you can mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and use a variety of antennas, such as an external mobile death.
AC Adapter DC Power Cable Connect the supplied DC power cable to a vehicle You must use a power source that supplies 12-14.4 power source: VDC and is rated for 600 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner’s DC 1.
Understanding the Keypad Volume Control Your PRO-652 features an easy-to understand Squelch Control backlit keypad. Alert LED DIN Keyslot LCD Display PC/IF Headphone Jack Operations Four-direction Connector Keys keypad Softkeys Referred to as "softkeys;" These keys activate Favorites Scan Mode, FUNC + FAV adds the functions currently displayed immediately current object to the Favorites Scan List.
Turning on the Scanner Understanding the Display Icons The squelch and attenuator control scanner Your PRO-652 features a high contrast, backlit sensitivity. If squelch is set too low, the scanner may Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). stop on noise or silence.
Programming Programming Cables The simplest method for programming a new scanner is using a USB synch cable, which is available at your local RadioShack store. The cable lets you use software provided by RadioReference.com and their constantly updated database to program your new scanner quickly and easily.
(not included), terminated with 1/8” male stereo plugs at each end. The PRO-652 is compatible with the following scanner models: PRO-106, PRO-197, PRO-651, PRO-652, GRE PSR-500, PSR- 600, Whistler WS1040, and WS1065.
Text Entry Use the 4-direction keypad to move the cursor. Press FUNC and the 4-direction keypad to move the Your scanner uses several text parameters, such as cursor to the beginning or end of the field. the tags that identify objects. Use CLR as a backspace key, or press FUNC and To enter a letter in a text field, press the number key then CLR to clear the entire field.
Scanning To name your scan lists: 1. Press PROG. Objects and Scan Lists 2. Press the GLOB softkey. Instead of channels and banks, scannable objects 3. Scroll to Scan Lists. are assigned Object IDs and assigned to scan lists. 4. Press SEL. The Scan Lists sub menu appears. The number of objects that can be grouped in a 5.
Monitoring To find objects by text string: 1. Press PROG. Your scanner can monitoring a single frequency or 2. Press the EDIT softkey. object. 3. Press the FIND softkey. 4. Press the Text softkey and enter the text string. To tune a frequency to monitor: 4a.
Scanning To enable Scan Lists from Global Settings: 1. Press PROG to enter Program Mode When scanning, the radio checks programmed scannable objects for transmissions, stopping when 2. Press the GLOB softkey. transmissions are received. 3. Scroll to the Scan Lists parameter and press SEL. You can use lock out functions to skip specific 4.
Priority Scan Favorites Scan List You can designate increased priority to certain To add an object to the Favorites Scan List, press objects: FUNC and then FAV while the object is active. Priority Off When you press FAV later, your scanner suspends all scanning except for the Favorites Scan List.
Object Lockout To remove a lockout: 1. Navigate to the object using the 4-direction Transmissions for locked out objects are ignored for keypad. all scan list. Four lockout types are available: 2. Press L/OUT. • Temporary – The object is locked out until the scanner is turned off.
Multi-Site Mode (Motorola and P25) Home Repeater AutoMove (LTR) Some Motorola and P25 system sites are networked LTR Home Repeater AutoMove lets you program to provide wider coverage, similar to a cellular LTR trunking systems, even if you don't know the network.
Searching To start a service search: Press the SRCH key repeatedly until the display Your scanner lets you search for frequencies in your indicates: Railroad, Public Safety, Aircraft, Ham, CB, area. When you find a frequency, you can save them Marine, or FRS/GMRS/MURS/DOT.
Limit Search Object (LMIT) LMIT Menu Reference Because a LMIT object is assigned to a scan list, it Scan Lists – Press SEL to assign the object to can be used to search while the radio is scanning. It scan lists. An asterisk (*) indicates an assigned can also be used as a stand-alone search.
Service Search Object (SRVC) SRVC Menu Reference A Service Search Object (SRVC) is optimized for Scan Lists – Press SEL to assign the object to specific radio services across multiple frequency bands. scan lists. An asterisk (*) indicates an assigned scan list.
Signal Stalker II Object (STLK) STLK Menu Reference Signal Stalker II can find distant or weaker signals. With Scan Lists – Press SEL to assign the object to default settings, the STLK object will sweep through scan lists. An asterisk (*) indicates an assigned important land mobile radio bands.
Weather Features NOTE: The text entry method for numbers requires that you precede each number with 1. For example, While scanning, your radio will check your Weather to enter 4, press 1 and then 4. To enter SAME code Priority channel periodically for the All Hazards 048113, press 10, 14, 18, 11, 11, 13.
Configuring To activate SAME standby mode: 1. Press WX. The scanner quickly locates an active Your PRO-652 scanner includes Global Settings that weather radio frequency. store radio-wide settings. 2. When the scanner stops on a frequency, press Caution: The Special Global Settings menu (PROG the stby softkey.
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GLOB Menu Reference (Cont.) GLOB Menu Reference (Cont.) Priority – On or Off. Search Delay – Delay for all search modes (1-250 x 100 mS). WxPri – Off or select one of the 7 WX channels. SRCH Dig AGC – On or Off. Digital AGC for all Scan Lists –...
Using V-Scanner Storage To load a saved V-Scanner folder into main memory: Your PRO-652 features two types of memory 1. Press FUNC and then PROG. storage: Main memory, which stores programming 2. Press the Load softkey. for monitoring and scanning, and Virtual Scanner (V-Scanner) memory.
Initializing Global Settings Initializing to Factory Defaults You can reset the global radio parameters to their You can initialize the entire scanner to factory defaults. factory state without losing information stored in the This clears all programmed data and global settings. scanner’s working memory.
Configuration Shortcuts Your PRO-652 features power-on shortcuts to configuration items, such as attenuator settings, backlight settings and memory information. Manual Programming Guide The following table lists the power-on key sequences available in the PRO-652. Unless otherwise specified, press each sequence while the scanner displays the Welcome/Owner screen.
Conventional Objects (CONV) CONV Menu (Cont.) A Conventional Channel Object (CONV) is a single L/Out – Permanent lockout status for the object. conventional frequency. Priority – On or off. To create a new CONV object: LED Mode – Solid or Flash. 1.
Trunking System Object (TSYS) TSYS Menu (Cont.) You must create a TSYS object that contains the L/Out – Permanent lockout status for the object. system parameters for each trunked radio system. Atten – Attenuator, applies 20 dB of attenuation. To create a new TSYS object: Useful in areas with interference from strong 1.
Talkgroup Object (TGRP) TGRP Menu A Talkgroup Object (TGRP) stores the parameters Scan Lists – Press SEL to assign the object to for a talkgroup on a trunked radio system. scan lists. An asterisk (*) indicates an assigned scan list. To create a new TSYS object: 1.
Duplicating Objects Deleting Objects To delete an object: Duplicating objects lets you define multiple objects with similar characteristics, especially TGRP objects 1. Press PROG. that are hosted on the same trunked system. 2. Select an object. TIP: Duplicate your wildcard TGRP object and then 3.
Specifications Hit Counter Working Memory The Hit Counter feature keeps track of how many 1800 programmed objects (conventional channels, transmissions are received for each object type. By trunking talkgroups, limit searches, service searches, default, the hit counter is turned off. and Signal Stalker II configurations) using flexible To turn the Hit Counter on: “Scannable Object”...
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Frequency Coverage Signal Stalker II Band Groups 25.000-26.960 MHz ......(in 10 kHz steps/AM) All Bands: 26.965-27.405 MHz ......(in 10 kHz steps/AM) 27.410-29.505 MHz ......(in 5 kHz steps/AM) 0: 25-54 MHz VHF Low Band 29.510-29.700 MHz ......(in 5 kHz steps/FM) 1: 108-137 MHz VHF Aircraft Band 29.710-49.830 MHz ......(in 10 kHz steps/FM)
Maintenance CB – Searches the Citizens Band radio frequencies. Marine – Searches the VHF-FM marine radio band. Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only in FRS/GMRS/MURS/DOT/STAR (F/G/MURS) normal temperature environments. Handle the Railroad –...
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