The Basics using vehicle battery power
You can power the scanner from a vehicles 12V power source (such as cigarette-lighter socket) using a 9V, 300 mA DC adapter and a size C Adaptaplug adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store.
You must use a power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must t the scanners PWR DC 9V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specications could damage the scanner or the adapter.
1. Connect the Adaptaplug to the adapters cord with the tip set to positive. 2. Plug the adapters barrel plug into the scanners PWR DC 9V jack. 3. Plug the adapters cigarette-lighter plug into your 12V power source. If the scanner does not operate properly when you Notes connect a DC adapter, unplug the DC adapter from the power source and clean the socket, or check the adapters internal fuse.
connecting an earphone/headphones
For private listening, you can plug an 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug earphone or headphones (not supplied), available at your local RadioShack store, in the jack on top of your scanner. This automatically disconnects the internal speaker.
listening safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use an earphone or headphones. Set the volume to zero before putting on headphones. With the headphones on, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. Avoid increasing the volume once you set it. Over time, your sensitivity to a volume level decreases, so volume levels that do not cause discomfort might damage your hearing. Avoid or limit listening at high volume levels. Prolonged exposure to high volume levels can cause permanent hearing loss.
trafc safety Do not wear an earphone or headphones while you drive a vehicle or ride a bicycle. This can create a trafc hazard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though some earphones and headphones let you hear some outside sounds when you listen at normal levels, they still can present a trafc hazard.
connecting an extension speaker
In a noisy area, an amplied speaker (not supplied), available at your local RadioShack store, might provide more comfortable listening. Plug the speaker cables 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug into your scanners jack.
The Basics connecting the supplied antenna
To attach the supplied exible antenna to the antenna jack on the top of your scanner, align the slots around the antennas connector with the tabs on the antenna jack. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antennas base clockwise until it locks into place. connecting an optional external antenna The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety of antennas, such as an external mobile antenna or outdoor base station antenna. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of antennas. Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over 50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If your antennas cable does not have a BNC connector, you will also need a BNC adapter (not supplied, available at your local RadioShack store). Follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna, route the antenna cable to the scanner, then connect it to the antenna jack.

banks talk group ID list and have not locked out. Motorola trunking systems come in three categories: Type I, Type II, and Type I/II Hybrid. Each category displays and uses talk group IDs in slightly different ways. Motorola Type II IDs are in the form FFF-SS, where; FFF=Fleet ID SS=Subeet ID Type I systems are usually organized with different user groups assigned to different eets.
For example, a valid eet-subeet ID identifying all detectives within a police department might be 000-12, where 000 identies all police users and 12 identies the Detective division. Tuning the scanner to an active control channel while in Motorola mode will display the Motorola System. ID and the approximate control channel message decode success rate. This information can help you identify the Motorola trunking system that you are monitoring and the receive quality of the control channel signal. To properly map the raw Type I data to the correct eetsubeet format, you must program the correct eet map into the scanner. Fleet map information is widely available on the Internet for most Type I systems in use. Type II system talk groups are identied by a 5-digit number. Valid talk group IDs are divisible by 16. If you try to enter an invalid talk group ID, the scanner rounds the ID down to the next valid ID. Type I/II hybrid systems use both eet-subeet and 5-digit formats for talk group IDs.
If the scanner decodes control channel data while receiving transmissions from a Motorola trunking system, CNTRL appears on the bottom line of the display.
EDACS mode You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group IDs used with EDACS (GE/Ericsson) trunking systems. This setting is called the EDACS mode. EDACS systems are trunking systems used primarily by business or private communications service providers, as well as by some public safety organizations. EDACS systems transmit active talk group information only on a dedicated control channel. EDACS frequencies are organized in a specic order. Each frequency is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN). For the scanner to correctly switch to an active frequency, you must program the frequencies in LCN order, starting with Memory 01. EDACS talk group IDs are entered as a 4-digit decimal number from 0001 to 2047 or AFS (Agency Fleet Subeet) number from 00-001 to 15-157. When there is activity on an EDACS system, that information is sent out on the control channel. The scanner decodes the ID for the active talk group. In the open mode, the scanner then goes to the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the display. In the closed mode, the scanner only goes to transmissions with IDs that match talk group IDs you have stored in the banks talk group ID list which are not locked out. Because EDACS scanning requires clear reception of the control channel at all times, EDACS systems tend to have a smaller usable area. An external antenna can greatly improve EDACS scanning in a fringe area. If you are having trouble scanning an EDACS system, try manually selecting the data channel. If you are getting good reception, the scanner will indicate talk group CTL-01. Try changing your location or using an outdoor antenna to improve reception.

When no ID code is programmed into the scanner, it receives the signal in MO, ED, or LT mode. In open mode, the scanner stops on any transmission. If the ID is stored, the text tag appears on the display. Otherwise, the talk group ID appears on the display. In closed mode, the scanner only stops on a transmission if the ID is stored. You can set each of the scanners channel storage banks to open or closed mode. In open mode, the scanner scans signals transmitted in all systems. The scanner stops on any ID code and only uses the ID list to look up ID text tags. In closed mode, the scanner stops only on signals that have an ID code which is found in the ID list for the bank. Also, the scanner scans signals transmitted only under the following conditions: When the signals are in the FM, CT, or DC mode.
When the signals are in the MO, ED, or LT mode and the signals ID code matches the programmed ID code You can also select the user or talk groups you want the scanner to receive in closed mode. When you set a channel storage bank to open mode, + appears under the banks number while scanning. When you set a channel storage bank to closed mode, - appears under the channel storage banks number while scanning. OPEN or CLOSED appears while the scanner is in manual mode or while the scanner is receiving a signal during scanning. See Changing the Open/Closed Mode for more information about setting the open and closed modes.
turning on the scanner and setting squelch
1. To turn on the scanner, turn VOL clockwise. Multi-system Trunking Scanner appears. After about 3 seconds, you might hear a hissing sound. Then adjust VOL to a comfortable level. 2. Turn SQ fully counterclockwise, then turn SQ clockwise until the hissing sound stops. 3. To turn off the scanner, turn VOL counterclockwise to OFF. The scanner does not scan if there are no frequencies Notes stored in channels. If the scanner does not scan and you have already stored frequencies in channels, turn SQ further clockwise. If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak transmissions, turn SQ clockwise to decrease the scanners sensitivity to these signals. If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQ counterclockwise. If SQ is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner will not scan properly. To ensure the scanner operates properly while in the trunking mode, we suggest you set SQ using the steps listed above. If SQ is adjusted precisely at the threshold where the hissing sound stops, the radio will be most sensitive to very weak signals. The radio may also receive unwanted noise or signals that are too weak to understand. Most users prefer to position the squelch control a little bit past the point of threshold to avoid receiving noise or signals that are too weak to understand.

The Basics storing known frequencies into channels
Good references for active frequencies are RadioShacks Police Call, Aeronautical Frequency Directory, and Maritime Frequency Directory. We update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy. Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.
If you are storing frequencies for an EDACS system, you must store them in order, with the rst frequency in channel 1 for the current bank. For example, if you want to store frequency of 150.0100, 150.0200, 150.0300, and 150.0400 MHz, you must store them in Channels 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. When M appears on the display, you can use FUNC and the arrow keys to select your desired bank and channel number.
1. Press MAN, enter the bank (0-9) and channel number (0099) where you want to store a frequency, then press MAN again. M and the bank and channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display (for example: M000).
Press FUNC. Then press e or d. The bank number moves in the direction of the arrow pressed. Press FUNC. Then hold down e or d. The bank number moves continuously in the assigned direction. Press e. The channel number moves upward one by one. Or, press d. The channel number moves downward one by one.

Beyond the Basics

2. Press PGM. M changes to P. 3. Use the number keys and./DELAY to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store.
If you make a mistake, press CL to delete a single digit or press and hold CL about 2 seconds to delete all digits.
4. Press ENT to store the frequency into the channel. If you made a mistake in Step 3, Invalid Freq. briey Notes appears and the scanner beeps when you press ENT. Start again from Step 3. Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency to the nearest valid frequency. For example, if you enter a frequency of 151.553, your scanner accepts it as 151.550. All scanners tune by steps. Your RadioShack scanner uses steps consistent with the latest US or worldwide standards. If you enter a non-valid step frequency, any scanner will tune to the next step. Some scanner designs do this without showing the correct step in the display. This scanner will show the actual tuned frequency in the display. Because steps are so close together, the audio quality will not be affected by the offset. After a transmission, the scanner automatically pauses for 2 seconds on this channel before proceeding to the next active transmission. Press./DELAY to turn the delay function off or on. See Using Delay. The scanner stores this setting in the channel. 5. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving mode. 6. If desired, program a text tag for the channel (see Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel). 7. The next channel in sequence is ready for programming. Press PGM then repeat steps 3 through 6.

Your PRO-97 scanner features an advanced, DSP based CTCSS and DCS decoder. CTCSS and DCS allow you to program frequencies into your scanner that are used by more than one group in your area and listen only to the group that is of interest to you by specifying the groups specic CTCSS or DCS code. CTCSS and DCS can also help reduce instances where interfering signals cause your scanner to stop on one channel. There are two ways you can program your scanner to operate with CTCSS and DCS. If you know the CTCSS or DCS code that is used on a particular frequency, you can manually enter the code when you are programming the scanner, or any time afterwards. You can also set a special search code up that will instantly decode the CTCSS or DCS code on a received transmission. Channels programmed with the search code will receive all trafc on the channel, and will instantly decode and display any CTCSS or DCS code that is found with the transmission. You can then store the found code in the channel memory with one keystroke. This section of the manual describes the process for conguring a memory channel for CTCSS or DCS operation and manually programming a known code. For more information on using the CTCSS and DCS feature while scanning, see Using CTCSS and DCS. To program channel memories for CTCSS or DCS operation, follow these steps: 1. First, enter a conventional frequency. See Storing Known Frequencies into Channels. 2. Once you have entered the frequency, press MODE until the desired mode appears in the upper left hand corner of the display. Use CT for CTCSS, and DC for DCS.
3. By default, the search code (indicated with Code Search in the bottom of the display) is programmed. To program a specic code, press FUNC, MODE, and then use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired CTCSS or DCS code. You can also use the keypad to enter the code manually. Note that the scanner will automatically ll the code eld as you enter the code. 4. Once the desired code is selected, press ENT to store the code in the channel memory. 5. It is possible to program memory channels for CTCSS or DCS operation at any time. Simply place the scanner in program mode, navigate to the channel you wish to change, and follow the steps above. 6. When stopped on an active conventional channel while scanning, you can press MODE to cycle through the valid modes for that channel, including CTCSS and DCS. This will reset any stored CT or DC code to the search code, allowing you to easily check for other CT or DC codes that may be present on the frequency. CTCSS, DCS and digital voice all operate independently Notes of each other. If a channel is congured for CTCSS or DCS, it will not be able to decode digital transmissions. Use the FM mode when mixed analog and digital voice reception is desired. CTCSS Code Table:
67.0 Hz 69.3 Hz 71.9 Hz 74.4 Hz 77.0 Hz 79.7 Hz 94.8 Hz 97.4 Hz 100.0 Hz 103.5 Hz 107.2 Hz 110.9 Hz 131.8 Hz 136.5 Hz 141.3 Hz 146.2 Hz 151.4 Hz 156.7 Hz 171.3 Hz 173.8 Hz 177.3 Hz 179.9 Hz 183.5 Hz 186.2 Hz 203.5 Hz 206.5 Hz 210.7 Hz 218.1 Hz 225.7 Hz 229.1 Hz

If you press PSE while searching, the scanner stops searching and *** PAUSED *** appears. Press PSE again, and the scanner resumes searching.
Beyond the Basics manually tuning a frequency
You can manually set the scanner to move through all receivable frequencies, or select a specic frequency as a starting point. 1. Press TUNE. The currently-tuned frequency , *** PAUSED ***, and Fine Tune Mode appear. 2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency where you want the scanner to start. 3. Press ENT. 4. Press PSE. The scanner starts the tune operation. To change the tune direction, press e or d to tune up or down. When the scanner nds an active frequency, it stops on the frequency. 5. You can press FUNC TUNE while the scanner is stopped on a frequency in MANUAL mode to begin the TUNE function from that frequency. For example, if the scanner is stopped in MANUAL mode on channel 144 with frequency 145.31000 MHz, pressing FUNC TUNE will enter TUNE mode and automatically set the TUNE frequency for 145.31000 MHz.
listening to the weather band
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities. NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these channels.
listening to a weather channel To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. Your scanner scans through the weather band then stops within a few seconds on the next available weather broadcast. SAME standby mode The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally encoded SAME (Specic Area Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The SAME signal includes a FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) area code, and an event code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent. You can congure your scanner to operate in SAME Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather radio station for SAME alerts for areas you specify. You can program your scanner with up to 10 FIPS codes for the areas you desire. The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS codes at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/. To congure your scanner for SAME Standby mode, follow these steps: 1. Press WX until you identify the weather station with the strongest signal for your location. 2. Press FUNC, and then PGM to access the FIPS code entry table. 3. Use the e or d keys to select the desired FIPS code storage location. 4. Use the numeric keys to enter the desired FIPS code, and then press ENT to store the code. Press TEXT to label the code entry with an alphanumeric text table if desired. Repeat this process for all the FIPS codes that you wish to store. 5. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specic FIPS entries.

To activate this function, you must program your desired Skywarn frequencies into the Skywarn channels.

using frequency copy

You can copy a frequency into a specied channel, a vacant channel in a specied bank, or a priority channel. However, you cannot copy a frequency from the Marine search band. copying a frequency into a specied channel You can copy a frequency into a specied channel when the scanner stops on that frequency during search mode or manual tuning. 1. Press FUNC then PGM when you nd a frequency. Store in ChXXX ? appears on the bottom line. After about 1 second, the frequency to be copied ashes.
2. Press the desired bank and the channel number where you want to store the frequency. The display indicates the bank and channel number. After about 1 second, the frequency to be copied ashes. 3. Press ENT. All the conditions such as receive mode and delay condition are copied onto the channel. Channel Stored! briey appears. The scanner automatically returns to search mode. If you try to copy a frequency which is already stored, the scanner sounds the notice tone 3 times after you press ENT. Dupl.Freq. ChXXX appears. If you want to copy the duplicate frequency anyway, press ENT, or if not, press CL to cancel. copying a frequency into an empty channel within a bank You can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in a specied bank when the scanner stops on the frequency during search or tune mode. 1. Press FUNC then ENT when you nd a frequency you want to copy. Bank 9 Store? appears. 2. If you want to copy the frequency into bank 9, press ENT. It is stored in the rst available vacant channel in the bank. Or, press your desired bank number to store, then press ENT. Channel Stored! appears for 2 seconds. All the conditions such as receiving mode and delay condition are copied on the channel. After about 2 seconds, the scanner automatically returns to search mode. 3. If you try to copy a frequency which is already stored, the scanner sounds the notice tone 3 times after you press ENT. Dupl.Freq. ChXXX appears on the third line. If you want to copy the duplicate frequency anyway, press ENT, or if not, press CL to cancel.
copying a frequency into the priority channel You can copy a frequency into the priority channel (see Priority) when the scanner stops on the frequency during Search, Scan, Manual, Tune, or WX mode. Press FUNC then PRI when the frequency appears. The display ashes twice and the frequency is copied to the priority channel.

Signal Stalker II

Your scanners Signal Stalker II feature provides a powerful new tool for you to rapidly detect, monitor and store frequencies for nearby radio transmissions. The Signal Stalker II feature is similar in functionality to portable frequency counters that cost much more than your scanner, but provides many advantages over typical portable frequency counters. For example: The Signal Stalker II allows you to sweep the entire range of your scanners design frequencies, or you can specify those frequency ranges that you wish to sweep and exclude ranges that you do not want to sweep. This allows you to omit frequency ranges with constant strong frequency activity, such as those with paging or broadcast transmitters. Many portable frequency counters will remain locked to a nearby constant signal, such as a paging or broadcast transmitter, and will not function properly until you have left the vicinity of the transmitter. The Signal Stalker II feature is more sensitive than portable frequency counters and will detect transmissions at a greater distance. You can activate the Attenuator to reduce the sensitivity if desired. Once an active frequency is found, the transmission is played through your scanners speaker, and you can quickly store it in any of your scanners memory locations.

To program a frequency in the priority channel: 1. Press MAN. 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number which contains the frequency you want to program as the priority channel. Then press MAN again. 3. Press FUNC then PRI. The display blinks. To program the priority channel directly: 1. Press PGM. 2. Press PRI. 3. Enter the frequency you want to enter into the priority channel, then press ENT. To program a weather channel as the priority channel:
1. Press WX. 2. Select the weather channel you want to program as the priority channel. 3. Press FUNC then PRI. The display ashes two times. To turn on the priority feature, press PRI so pri changes PRI on the display while scanning. If the scanner detects activity on the priority channel, Priority Channel appears. Or if the scanner detects a weather alert tone in Priority WX mode, Priority Channel! appears for 3 seconds then changes to Weather ALERT and the scanner sounds an alert tone.
Priority WX is only for receiving a weather alert. When the scanner detects a 1050 Hz alert tone, priority WX activates and you receive a weather alert. If you program a weather frequency into the priority channel and the scanner detects a weather alert tone on that frequency, the scanner sounds the alert tone.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRI.
changing the receive mode
The scanner is preset to the most common AM or FM receive mode for each frequency range. The preset mode is correct in most cases. However, some amateur radio transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in the preset mode. If you try to listen to a transmission when the scanner is not set to the correct receive mode, the transmission might sound weak or distorted. If you want to listen to trunking transmissions in closed mode, you might have to change the receive mode. To change the receive mode, repeatedly press MODE. The receive mode changes as follows: AM accesses the AM mode FM accesses the FM mode
CT accesses the FM mode, CTCSS System DC accesses the FM mode, DCS System MO accesses the FM Mode, Motorola Trunking System (with 4- or 5-digit ID code) ED accesses the FM Mode, EDACS Trunking System (with 4-digit decimal ID code or 5-digit AFS code) LT accesses the FM mode, LTR Trunking System (with 6digit ID code)

With Ignore mode, the backlight functions as described in Keypress mode, except that the scanner ignores the rst keypress. This mode is useful when you wish to quickly illuminate the display and keypad without having to search for the key. The rst keypress is ignored, and the scanner sounds the low pitched error beep to remind you that the rst key pressed to activate the backlight is ignored by the scanner. In any backlight mode, you can press and hold for about 1 second to force the backlight on full time. Press while the backlight is on to turn it off. Follow these steps to change the backlight mode and duration: 1. If the scanner is on, turn it off and back on again. MultiSystem Trunking Scanner appears in the scanners display. 2. While Multi-System Trunking Scanner appears, press.
3. Press e or d to select the desired backlight mode and duration. Selecting 3, 5, 10, or 20 sets the backlight mode for normal operation for the selected duration. Selecting K3, K5, K10, or K20 sets the backlight mode for Keypress operation for the selected duration. Selecting I3, I5, I10, or I20 sets the backlight mode for Ignore operation for the selected duration. Press ENT to store your selection.
Beyond the Basics using the keylock
Once you program your scanner, you can protect it from accidental program changes by turning on the key lock feature. When the keypad is locked, the only controls that / , SQ, and VOL. operate are FUNC, You cannot activate the keylock while you are entering a frequency into a channel. /. Key locked. To turn on the keylock, press FUNC then appears for about 1 second. Key locked. appears when you press any key after locking the keypad. /. The scanner To turn off the keylock, press FUNC then beeps three times and Key unlocked. appears.
changing the display contrast
1. Press MAN. 2. Press FUNC then 9. Use Up/Down keys to set contrast, ENTER key saves. appears. 3. Press e or d to select the contrast. 4. Press ENT to set the display contrast.
Beyond the Basics cloning the programmed data
You can transfer the programmed data to and from another PRO-97 scanner using an optional connecting cable with 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) phone plugs on both ends (not supplied, available at your local RadioShack store).
CLONE MODE Incorrect Model appears if the scanner receives data from another scanner other than a PRO-97.

Follow these steps to clone the data. 1. Turn on both scanners. 2. Connect the connecting cable to each scanners PC/IF jack. **CLONE MODE** Press UP to send Remove cable to exit. appears. 3. Press e. Conrm to send data? 1 -> YES Press other key for NO. appears. 4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other key to cancel the operation. The scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, remove the cable.

how trunking works

The scanner tracks transmissions that use the Motorola Type I and Type II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus) and hybrid analog trunking systems, plus GE/ Ericsson (EDACS) and EF Johnson (LTR) type systems extensively used in many communication systems. Trunking systems allocate a few frequencies to many different users. When the mobile unit transmits a signal, one frequency is chosen from among the allocated frequencies in that trunking system. The users ID talk group is sent with the signal. To receive trunking signals, you must store all the trunking control frequencies for Motorola systems or all the trunking group frequencies for EDACS and LTR in one bank (see Storing Known Frequencies into Channels) and input ID codes in the ID memory (see Storing Talk Group IDs). Your PRO-97 automatically calculates Motorola voice channel frequencies when it decodes the control channel. This eliminates the need to enter all the Motorola group frequencies. The control channels are subject to change depending on the day. Therefore enter all the control frequencies in the same bank. If you do not know which is the control channel, it is better to enter all the system frequencies into the same bank. When the scanner decodes the Motorola control channel and nds the voice channel, the scanner displays the control channel memory location on the top line, the received frequency with VC (voice channel) on the second line, the bank and control channel memory location number on the third line and the Motorola ID number on the bottom line.
To listen to the transmission, the mode of the programmed channel must be the same as that of the trunking channel (MO, ED, or LT). When an ID code is received, the ID list for the bank is searched, and if found, the text name stored for the ID appears. If not found, scanning resumes immediately unless the bank is in open trunking mode.
There might be more than one talk group transmitting at a time in some Motorola trunking systems. If you set the scanner to manually tune in Motorola trunking mode, you will hear the talk group on that channel, but the display will alternate between all active IDs. Frequency eet map and talk group information are also widely available on the Internet (for example, at www. trunkscanner.com).

programming Motorola trunking systems (800 MHz) Follow these steps to program 800 MHz band Motorola trunking.
On the 800 MHz trunking band, you can select a base frequency (normal or offset). On the 900 MHz trunking band, you do not need to set the base frequency (base, offset, step).
1. Press PGM then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode. 2. Press FUNC then e or d to select the desired bank. 3. Press MODE and select Motorola trunking mode. 4. Press FUNC then 3. Use Up/Down keys to set 800MHz Motorola ch plan NORMAL appears. 5. Press e or d to select NORMAL or SPLINTER and press ENT. If you are uncertain about the base frequency, use the default setting. The default setting is normal. If you cannot receive with the normal setting, change to OFFset. The base frequency in normal is 851.0125 MHz. The base frequency in OFFset is 851.0000 MHz.
programming eet maps You must set the eet map if you want to receive a Motorola Type I system. Fleet maps are included along with other information about Motorola Type I systems at www. trunkscanner.com. Follow these steps to program a eet map. 1. Press PGM then TRUNK. 2. For each bank you want to program, repeatedly press FUNC. Then e or d to select the bank.
3. Press FUNC. Then press 8. Size Code Setting appears.
4. Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system information, referring to the instruction that appears on the display. If the information was not supplied, try the following common eet maps. Block
7 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 SS4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 SS4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S12

Size Code

4 S12 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 SS4 S4 S12 S4 S4 S4 SS3 S10 S4 S4 S12 SS10 S10 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 SS1 S1 S2 S2 S3 S3 S4 S4
Block 9 S4 S4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 SS0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 SS4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0
Size Code S0 S3 S0 S3 S0 S11 S0 S4 S0 S4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S0
14 S4 S3 S10 S4 S4 S4 S12
15 S4 S4 S4 S11 S11 S0 S12
16 S3 S10 S10 S11 S0 S0 S12
5. Press ENT for each entry. If you make a mistake, press CL and enter the correct size code. The default setting of the bank is for Motorola Type II. Notes However, if you set Type I and you want to return to Type II, enter 15 at Step 4. To conrm the input, repeat Steps 1-5 and press ENT. Each time you press ENT, you conrm the size code. If you nd an error, press CL and begin again at Step 1. 6. Press SCAN to start scanning. talk group IDs There are 10 talk group ID banks and each ID bank has 5 subbanks. Each sub-bank has 30 ID locations. You can program up to 150 talk group IDs in each bank, so you can program up to 1,500 talk group IDs in 10 banks. When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motorola, EDACS, or LTR mode, it checks to see if the ID has been stored. In the closed mode, the scanner only stops on the transmission and displays its text tag if you have stored and not locked out the ID. In the open mode, the scanner always stops on a transmission, but it displays the IDs text tag if you have stored the ID. storing talk group IDs To store a talk group ID, press TRUNK when the scanner stops on a voice channel transmission or when a talk group ID is indicated in the manual mode. The bottom line indicates where the ID was stored (as ID save X-XX), then it changes to ID#XXXX. The rst X in ID save X-XX is the sub-bank number (0-4) in the bank. XX is the number of IDs from (00-29) in each sub-bank. If the ID has already been stored when you press TRUNK, ID was saved appears.

When you try to store more than 150 talk group IDs in a bank, Memory Full! appears. Clear some talk group IDs in order to store new ones (see Clearing Talk Group IDs). Follow these steps to manually store talk group IDs or to edit a stored ID. 1. Press PGM. 2. Press TRUNK. 3. To select the bank where you want to store the ID, repeatedly press FUNC then e or d until you reach the desired bank.
4. Press MODE to select MOT, ED, or LTR. 5. Repeatedly press TRUNK to select the sub-bank. 6. Press e or d to select the location where you desire to store the ID number. 7. Enter the talk group ID and press ENT. If necessary, use the decimal point for a hyphen.
8. If you want to tag the ID, press TEXT, enter the desired text tag for the ID. Then press ENT (see Text Input Chart).
9. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press e and repeat Step 7.
10. Press SCAN to start scanning. If you made a mistake in Step 4, Invalid ID value appears Notes and the scanner beeps when you press ENT. Start again at Step 3. You can enter either a decimal or AFS code for ED (EDACS) IDs. The default setting is decimal ID entry. When you press FUNC then 2, AFS Format appears for about 2 seconds. Now you can enter the ID code with AFS format. If you entered an ID code that is already stored in another ID channel, Dupl. ID of X-XX appears. If you want to store the ID code, press ENT. To cancel the operation, press CL.
talk group ID hold You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal that you want to track during scanning. While the scanner is stopped on a voice channel (VC appears), hold down TRUNK until ID hold ON. appears. When ID hold is activated and the scanner receives a voice channel, the scan indication S at the rst digit in the top line changes to H. To release ID hold, press SCAN or TRUNK. turning an ID sub-bank on or off Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off during the program mode: 1. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the desired sub-bank. 2. Press FUNC then 1 to turn the sub-bank on if it is off or off if it is on. Follow these steps to turn the ID sub-bank on or off during the scan mode: 1. Press FUNC while the scanner is stopped on a voice channel transmission. 2. Press TRUNK. The display indicates which sub-bank is turned on or off, and the active sub-bank number ashes. 3. Press FUNC and the number of the sub-bank you desire to turn on or off. For example to turn sub-bank 4 on or off, press FUNC. Then press 4.
locking out talk group IDs 1. Press PGM. You can only lock out talk group IDs when the scanner is Notes in the closed mode (see Open and Closed Modes). 2. Press TRUNK. 3. Press FUNC, e or d to move to the desired bank. 4. Press e or d to select the ID memory. 5. Press L/OUT to lock out the ID. lo changes to LO. 6. To remove the lockout from a trunking ID, manually select the ID memory, and press L/OUT. LO changes to lo. You can conrm the ID code while the scanner shows the text when the received signal is a voice channel. 1. Press TEXT while the scanner is receiving the voice channel and indicating the text name. The ID code appears as MOT: XXXXXX, etc. 2. Press TEXT again to cancel. delay function in ID indication mode You can set the ID delay function separate from the channel delay. 1. Press FUNC then./DELAY while you are programming the trunked ID. Use Up/Down keys to set ID Delay. ENTER key saves. 2.0 seconds appears. 2. Press e or d to select None, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, or 4.0 seconds.

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Radio Shack Pro-97 Step-by-Step LTR Programming Guide Written by David Cabatu, AH7E
INTRODUCTION This white page will give you step-by-step instructions to program the Radio Shack Pro-97 scanner to properly receive LTR type radio systems. Do keep in mind that your scanner can only decode non-digital (in order words, analog only) transmissions. Also, it is also important that you follow all instructions in order. If something doesnt go your way, you may have overlooked something in this list of instructions. A lot of hard work and effort has gone into the testing and writing of this document. I would appreciate it if every effort is made to keep this document whole with me as the original author. Of course, it doesnt hurt that this document is copyrighted and therefore protected by U.S. law and international treaties governing intellectual property. Except for personal use, no part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior permission of the author. If you have any questions, or would like to share any thoughts with me, please send me some e-mail. Thank you and enjoy! PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS In this practice programming example, we will program the seven (7) channel Waikiki repeater into Bank 0 of your Radio Shack Pro97 scanner. First, here are the system frequencies that MUST be entered in LCN (Logical Channel Number) order: 08-462.4750 11-461.5500 12-463.9375 13-461.4625 14-464.9625 15-461.6875 19-462.4250 PART A. CLEAR YOUR SCANNERS MEMORY BANKS. 1. Clear the scanners memory by turning your scanner OFF, then ON, and pressing [0] and [1] keys while the main greeting is showing. 2. After initialization, your scanner should now show a display that defaults to M000 (Bank 0, Channel 00) PART B. PREPARING THE GROUP ID BANK TO TRACK LTR FAILURE TO PROPERLY SET GROUP ID TO LTR MODE WILL CAUSE YOUR SCANNER TO TRACK IMPROPERLY. 1. Press [PGM], [TRUNK]. The top line of the display changes to ONE of the following: ID Bank 0 -- If trunking mode is NOT selected. ID Bank 0-1 ON -- If trunking bank IS selected. 2. 3. Press [MODE] until LT or LTR appears on the third line. This indicates that the trunking mode is correctly set to LTR. Press [PGM] to return to frequency programming mode. The display should read P001FM 0.00000, with "P" indicating that you are in programming mode. a) If the display reads P00xFM, and 'x' does NOT equal "1", press the UP/DOWN arrow keys to set it accordingly. b) If the display reads M00xFM, you are in MANUAL mode. Press [PGM] to return to programming mode. PART C. PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FREQUENCIES ALL LTR PROGRAMMING MUST BEGIN IN CHANNEL X01 OF A BANK 'X'. Using the LCN frequencies above, follow steps 1-5. 1. Enter LCN-08, Press [4] [6] [2] [.] [4] [7] [5] [0] [ENTER]. 2. Press [MODE] until the display reads P001LT, indicating that LTR mode is set for that frequency. 3. Press [PGM] to move to the next channel. Check step B3b above if the display does NOT read P00x (to program LCN-x). 4. Enter the rest of the frequencies in LCN order, following steps 1 through 3 above. 5. Press [SCAN] to begin trunk tracking. If your scanner is programmed correctly, active talkgroup IDs will be displayed in AA-HH-UUU format until you assign a text tag to it. To program other banks, follow all steps in Parts B and C. The number of steps will vary depending on how many channels need to be programmed in that bank.

PAGE 2 -- PRO-97 LTR PROGRAMMING PART D. PROGRAMMING TALKGROUP IDs Talkgroup IDs are programmed in numerical order from lowest to highest. All analog talkgroup IDs have been programmed with alpha tags so when moving into a new repeater area, you will only need to reprogram the frequencies in LCN order, rather than reprogramming frequencies and talkgroup IDs with their associated alpha tags. 1. 2. Press [PGM], [TRUNK]. The second line of the display shows LTR TGID#xx. Enter talkgroup IDs using the keypad. You can enter them using one, two, three, or four digits. I suggest entering them in four digit blocks since the display defaults to four digits. Talkgroups are in A-HH-UUU format, without the dashes. a. Example: Enter the WAIKIKI TROLLEY talkgroup ID, 012110. Press [0] [1] [2] [1] [1] [0] [ENTER]. The scanner accepts the talkgroup. b. Press the UP ARROW key. The display switches to LTR TGID#xx. In this example, my display shows TGID#01. Enter the next talkgroup, repeating steps a and b above.
PART E. PROGRAMMING TEXT-TAGS TO BANKS NOTE: This mode works in both conventional and trunking mode. 1. Press [PGM]. 2. Press [F] or [FUNC] followed by the bank number. To program Bank 0, press [F] + [0]. a. CAUTION: Pressing [F] + [CLR] deletes ALL frequencies. b. Pressing [TEXT] edits the bank tag. 3. The cursor flashes on line 3. Enter the text using the keypad and press [ENTER] to accept. PART F. PROGRAMMING TEXT-TAGS INTO MEMORY CHANNELS Also, programming text-tags to talkgroup IDs, see #7. 1. Press [MANUAL], enter the channel number where you want to enter the text, then press [MANUAL] again. M and the channel number appear in the upper left corner of the display. For example, M001. 2. Press [PGM]. The display changes from an M to a P, indicating programming mode. 3. Press [TEXT]. The cursor appears on the third line of the display. 4. Enter the text using the numeric keypad: For example, input WAIKIKI-8 as follows: W - Press 9 then 1 A - Press 2 then 1 I - Press 4 then 3 K - Press 5 then 2 I - Press 4 then 3 K - Press 5 then 2 I - Press 4 then 3 - - Press 0 then - Press 1 then 8 5. 6. 7. Press [ENTER] to accept the text-tag. In general, repeat all steps in this section to tag the other memory channels. That is, channels starting with Mxxx. Be sure that the display shows "P", indicating programming mode. To program text into Talkgroup IDs, press [PGM], [TRUNK], [TEXT]. The cursor on the 3rd line blinks, then follow step 4 above to program the actual text. (This will ONLY work if there is a talkgroup ID programmed). See Part D before continuing with this step to program text tags to talkgroup IDs.

PAGE 3 -- PRO-97 LTR PROGRAMMING PART G. LTR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Here is some important information regarding LTR systems. 1. LTR system frequencies are arranged in a Logical Channel Number (LCN) order at each repeater location. What this means is that each system has its own set of frequencies per repeater arranged in a certain order. You must program your scanner in the LCN order given. Otherwise, your scanner may not trunk track properly. Not all areas in the same district transmit on the same frequency. What this means is that each repeater covers a specific area on different frequencies. As you move into a different repeater area in the same district or even a different district, a stronger repeater covering that area will broadcast the same information, but on another frequency. On LTR capable scanners, only ONE LTR system may be programmed in each bank. Programming multiple LTR systems will confuse the scanner because: a. c. 4. 5. 6. The system frequency you're listening to is associated with a particular LCN order. Each channel has its own LCN order, the scanner will not know which LCN to switch to.
The Pro-97 LTR talkgroups are in A-HH-UUU, where A=Area Code, HH=Home Channel, and U=Unit ID. All LTR programming of LCN Channel 1 begins in Channel x01 of a Bank "X". It is okay to program conventional frequencies in an LTR trunking bank, but be sure that you DO NOT disturb the LCN order or otherwise program the scanner out of LCN order. Mixing a different type of trunking system with an LTR system may cause your scanner to track improperly.
PART H. PRO-97 ADDENDUM Things you should know about the Pro-97 and LTR systems The Radio Shack Pro-97 scanner has definitely made tracking LTR trunked radio systems easier. When a transmission occurs, the talkgroup will appear in A-HH-UUU format, without the dashes. If the frequency is out of LCN order, the lower right corner will flash the talkgroup along with an Rxx code, such as R12. This indicates that the frequency should be reprogrammed in LTR mode in Channel x12 of a bank 'x' that the LTR system is in.