Radio Shack PRO-651 User manual

Digital Trunking
Handheld Radio Scanner
Thank you for purchasing your Digital Trunking
Handheld Radio Scanner from RadioShack.
PRO-651
Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting
up, and using your new scanner.
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What’s Included
Scanner
Antenna
Belt Clip
Yellow (Rechargeable)
Battery Holder
Black (Non-rechargeable)
Battery Holder
V-Scanner
Preprogrammed Data
User’s Guide
Quick Start Guide

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Understanding your Scanner ...................... 6
Understanding the Keypad......................... 6
Understanding the Display ......................... 8
Understanding Object Oriented Scanning 9
Scanner Features ....................................... 13
Scanner Setup ........................................... 16
Connecting the Antenna...........................16
Attaching the Belt Clip.............................. 16
Powering Your Scanner ............................. 17
Installing Batteries ................................. 17
Setting Battery Type .............................. 18
Charging Batteries................................. 18
External Power ....................................... 21
Headphones and Speakers....................... 21
Listening Safety...................................... 22
Transferring Data To or From another Scanner
or PC .......................................................... 22
Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch ... 23
Squelch and Attenuator ............................ 23
Basic Settings ............................................. 24
Delay....................................................... 26
Adjusting the LCD Contrast.................. 26
Turning the Key Tone On or Off ........... 26
Turning Key and Backlight On or Off... 27
Creating Scannable Objects ..................... 28
Understanding Object Menus .................. 28
Conventional Channel Objects ................30
Essential Parameters ............................. 30
Creating a CONV Object...................... 31
Changing Text Tags ............................... 31
Trunking Talkgroup Objects (TGRP) ......... 32
Essential Parameters ............................. 33

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Contents
Trunking System (TSYS) Objects...........33
Duplicate (DUPE) ....................................... 37
Scanning.................................................... 38
Basic Scanning Operation......................... 38
Wildcard Scanning..................................... 38
Manual Mode............................................. 39
Organizing Objects .................................. 41
Object Numbering .................................... 41
Grouping Objects with Scan Lists ............ 42
Changing Scan List Membership ......... 43
New Objects........................................ 43
Existing Objects. ................................. 44
Naming Scan Lists ................................. 44
Enabling or Disabling Scan Lists .......... 45
While Scanning ................................... 45
From Global Settings Menu............... 45
NS (Not Scanned) Scan List .................. 46
Favorite List ............................................ 46
Setting the Default Scan List ................47
Deleting Objects........................................ 48
Searching for Objects using FIND............ 49
Filtering by Object Type............................ 50
Object Lockout .......................................... 51
Temporary Lockout................................ 51
Permanent Lockout ............................... 52
Change L/OUT Key Function................ 52
Search Lockout....................................... 53
Talkgroup Lockout ................................. 53
Object Searches........................................ 55
Limit Search Object (LMIT)........................ 55
Essential Parameters ............................. 55
Service Search Object (SRVC)................... 57

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Essential Parameters ............................. 57
Signal Stalker II Object (STLK) .................. 59
Essential Parameters ............................. 59
Dedicated Searches .................................. 61
Dedicated LMIT Search............................. 61
Dedicated SRVC Search............................ 62
Dedicated Signal Stalker II ....................... 64
Dedicated TUNE Search ........................... 65
Tune LED ................................................ 67
Weather Scanning ..................................... 68
Weather Radio Mode ................................ 68
Weather Priority Mode.............................. 69
SAME Standby Mode ................................ 69
Activating SAME Standby Mode.......... 72
Scanner Memory ....................................... 74
V-Scanner Storage ..................................... 74
Using V-Scanners ................................... 75
Saving Main Memory to a V-Scanner
Folder ..................................................... 75
Loading a V-Scanner Folder to Main
Memory .................................................. 76
Erasing V-Scanner Folders .................... 76
Cloning ...................................................... 77
Memory Report.......................................... 77
Advanced Settings.................................... 78
Priority Scan................................................ 78
Turning Object Priority On or Off......... 78
Turning Priority Scan Mode On or Off ... 78
CONV Priority Scan ............................... 79
TGRP Priority Scan................................. 79
Hit Counters ............................................... 79
Audible Alarms and the Alert LED ........... 81

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Multi-Site Mode On Networked Systems... 82
LTR Home Repeater AutoMove................ 85
Additional Information.............................. 86
Power-On Configuration Key Sequences ... 86
Power-On Password................................... 87
Birdie Frequencies ..................................... 88
FCC Notice................................................. 89
Scanning Legally ........................................ 89
Care............................................................. 90
Service and Repair ..................................... 91
Specifications ............................................ 91
Troubleshooting......................................... 95
Reset Global Parameters to Factory Defaults ...97
Initializing the Scanner to Factory Defaults... 98
Appendix A: Search Bands ..................... 100
All Sub Bands ........................................... 100
PubSafety Band........................................ 100
Aircraft Band............................................. 101
Ham Bands ............................................... 101
Appendix B: Detailed Menu Reference.. 102
GLOB Menu ............................................. 102
CONV Menu............................................. 108
TGRP Menu .............................................. 111
TSYS Menu ............................................... 113
LMIT Menu ............................................... 116
SRVC Menu.............................................. 119
STLK Menu ............................................... 122
Appendix C: Text Entry and QuickText ...125
Text Entry.................................................. 125
QuickText.................................................. 127
Customizing QuickText ....................... 127
Index ....................................................... 129

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Understanding your Scanner
Understanding the Keypad
Softkeys F1 / F2 / F3
Activates the function shown in the LCD display above the
softkey.
Five Way Pushbutton Pad
tpquNavigates while browsing objects and menus.
tuNavigates through Scan Lists.
SEL (Select)
Activates data entry fields and toggles Scan List selection
in object menus.
FUNC + SEL to activate context sensitive help menus.
Understanding your Scanner
1-0
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A-Z
Inputs a number or character.
Use while scanning to select Scan Lists 1-10 on/off.
Press after FUNC to select Scan List 11-20 on/off.
CL (Clear)
Clears an incorrect entry.
FUNC + CL clears entire field.
Moves back to previous menu.
• / DELAY
Inputs decimal point (frequency input), space (text input)
or hyphen (Trunking ID input).
Toggles delay functions on/off.

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FUNC (Function)
Activates alternative key functions.
KEY/LIGHT
Activate backlight.
FUNC + KEY/LIGHT locks keypad.
MAN (Manual)
Places scanner in Manual Mode for monitoring single
objects.
SCAN /
Enters Scan Mode for scanning enabled objects.
FUNC + SCAN activates Signal Stalker II.
TUNE
Direct tuning of any valid frequency.
FUNC + TUNE loads current or most recently scanned
frequency into Tune.
SRCH (Search)
Enters Search Mode for dedicated service and frequency
searches.
ATT (Attenuator)
Toggles Attenuator on and off.
FUNC + ATT toggles Global Attenuator mode.
PRI (Priority)
Toggles Priority setting for selected or active object.
FUNC + PRI toggles Priority Mode on/off.
FAV (Favorites)
Activates Favorites Scan Mode.
FUNC + FAV adds current object to the Favorite Scan List.
WX /
Activates Weather Scan.
FUNC + WX activates Skywarn mode.
PGM (Program)
Puts scanner in Program Mode for editing radio-wide
options, adding new objects, or editing existing objects.
FUNC + PGM accesses V-Scanner Mode.
L/OUT
Toggles temporary Lockout on active or selected object.
FUNC + L/OUT applies permanent lockout (can be
changed in GLOB menu).
ENT (Enter)
PSE (Pause)
Pauses scan or search.
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Headphones
VOLUME/OFF
Turn the scanner on or off;
adjust the volume.
SQUELCH
Adjust the squelch.
Understanding your Scanner
Understanding the Display
The LCD provides important information about
the status of the radio. The top row of icons
provide status information. Beneath this row,
there are 4 rows of 16 characters each that
provide alphanumeric information such as
frequencies and object names. The last row
usually contains softkeys for F1, F2, and F3.
The Function Key (FUNC) has been pressed.
The scanner is currently receiving trunking
control channel data.
The attenuator is set for Global mode.
The attenuator is currently active.
The radio’s squelch circuit is open.
Signal meter indicating strength of the
received signal.
Battery status indicator. Comes on solid when
battery is weak, and flashes two times each
second when battery failure is imminent.
Menu position and search direction indicators.
AlphanumericInfo
AlphanumericInfo
AlphanumericInfo
F1 F2 F3

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VOLUME/OFF
Turn the scanner on or off;
adjust the volume.
Understanding Object Oriented Scanning
Your PRO-651 scanner utilizes an entirely new
method of programming called Object Oriented
Scanning. In Object Oriented Scanning, all
“Scannable Objects” are treated the same.
Scannable Objects include talkgroups on
trunked radio systems, conventional non-trunked
frequencies, limit searches, service searches,
and Signal Stalker II configurations. All these
Scannable Objects are created, edited, grouped,
scanned and deleted using the same methods.
Scannable Objects can also be searched, filtered,
and locked out.
Scannable Objects are mapped to Scan Lists,
which can be named, enabled, and disabled.
There is even a Favorites Scan List. It is easy to
search for new frequencies or talkgroups and
add them to Scan List groups. It is also easy to
delete or deactivate objects and Scan Lists that
you do not want to listen to, including a powerful
temporary lockout mode that allows you to zero
in on activity associated with a specific incident,
then restore your desired configuration when the
incident is over.
Object Oriented Scanning is completely different
from any prior scanning receiver technology.
Accordingly, some users may find it difficult to
visualize and understand how Object Oriented
Scanning works. This may be especially true for
users who are familiar with more recent scanning
receiver technologies.
We suggest that you keep the following Object
Oriented Scanning Tenets in mind as you
proceed with your study of this manual.
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1. Memory organization is nothing more than a
large list of Scannable Objects.
2. A Scannable Object is simply “something
that can be scanned,” including conventional
channels, trunking talkgroups, limit searches,
service searches, and Signal Stalker II setups.
3. There are no “systems,” “banks,” “groups,”
“sub-groups,” or “ID lists.” There is simply
a very large collection of objects, each with
their own attributes. Scannable Objects all
exist at the same level or hierarchy within
the scanner—no single type of Scannable
Object is more important than another, and
Scannable Objects do not have dependencies
on or links to other Scannable Objects in
order for them to function properly.
4. The primary method of grouping the
collection of objects is by mapping them to
Scan Lists. Mapping a Scannable Object to
one or more Scan Lists does not change the
physical location of the object in the memory
system. When an object is mapped to one
or more Scan Lists, the object itself has
not moved nor changed from what it is—a
simple, standalone object that is part of a
larger collection.
Object abbreviations used in this manual
Object names are abbreviated so that they can
easily fit into the 16 character LCD. You should
take a moment and become familiar with these
abbreviations now.
CONV – Conventional Channel Object
A CONV object is a regular, non-trunked
frequency used for radio communications. CONV
Understanding your Scanner