Radio Shack PRO-652 User manual

Digital Trunking
Desktop/Mobile Radio Scanner
Thank you for purchasing your Digital Trunking Desktop/Mobile
Radio Scanner from RadioShack. Please read this user’s guide before
installing, setting up, and using your new scanner.
PRO-652
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Scanner
Antenna
Screw (2)
Mounting bracket
DIN sleeve
Keys (2)
Rubber washer (2)
Lock washer (2)
Rubber feet (3)
Knob (2)
AC adapter
DC cable with fuse
User’s Guide
Quick Start Guide
V-Scanner Pre-
programmed Data
What’s Included

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Understanding Your Scanner ............................................................ 6
Understanding the Function Keys....................................................................6
Understanding the Display ...............................................................................9
Understanding Object Oriented Scanning ...................................................10
Scanner Features .............................................................................................13
Scanner Setup ................................................................................. 16
Installing Your Scanner....................................................................................16
Setting up a Mobile Base.............................................................................16
Bracket Mounting .........................................................................................16
Dashboard Installation .................................................................................17
Connecting the Antenna..............................................................................18
Powering Your Scanner ...................................................................................19
Wall Outlet ....................................................................................................19
Vehicle (Power Socket) .................................................................................19
Vehicle (Direct) ..............................................................................................20
Headphones and Speakers ............................................................................20
Listening Safety.............................................................................................20
Transferring Data To or From another Scanner or PC .................................21
Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch................................................21
Squelch and Attenuator..................................................................................22
Basic Settings...................................................................................................23
Delay..............................................................................................................24
Adjusting the LCD Contrast.........................................................................24
Turning the Key Tone On or Off ..................................................................25
Turning Key and Backlight On or Off..........................................................25
Creating Scannable Objects ........................................................... 26
Understanding Object Menus........................................................................26
Conventional Channel Objects ......................................................................28
Essential Parameters ....................................................................................28
Creating a CONV Object.............................................................................29
Changing Text Tags......................................................................................29
Trunking Talkgroup Objects (TGRP)...............................................................30

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Essential Parameters ....................................................................................30
Trunking System (TSYS) Objects..................................................................31
Duplicate (DUPE) .............................................................................................34
Scanning.......................................................................................... 35
Basic Scanning Operation ..............................................................................35
Wildcard Scanning ..........................................................................................35
Manual Mode...................................................................................................36
Organizing Objects ........................................................................ 38
Object Numbering ..........................................................................................38
Grouping Objects with Scan Lists ..................................................................39
Changing Scan List Membership ................................................................40
New Objects.............................................................................................40
Existing Objects.......................................................................................40
Naming Scan Lists ........................................................................................41
Enabling or Disabling Scan Lists .................................................................41
While Scanning ........................................................................................41
From Global Settings Menu....................................................................42
NS (Not Scanned) Scan List .........................................................................42
Favorite List...................................................................................................43
Setting the Default Scan List .......................................................................44
Deleting Objects .............................................................................................44
Searching for Objects using FIND .................................................................45
Filtering by Object Type .................................................................................47
Object Lockout ................................................................................................47
Temporary Lockout.......................................................................................48
Permanent Lockout ......................................................................................48
Change L/OUT Key Function.......................................................................49
Search Lockout .............................................................................................49
Talkgroup Lockout ........................................................................................50
Object Searches.............................................................................. 51
Limit Search Object (LMIT) .............................................................................51
Essential Parameters ....................................................................................51

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Service Search Object (SRVC).........................................................................53
Essential Parameters ....................................................................................53
Signal Stalker II Object (STLK)........................................................................55
Essential Parameters ....................................................................................55
Dedicated Searches ........................................................................ 57
Dedicated LMIT Search...................................................................................57
Dedicated SRVC Search..................................................................................58
Dedicated Signal Stalker II .............................................................................60
Dedicated TUNE Search.................................................................................61
Tune LED .......................................................................................................63
Weather Scanning ........................................................................... 64
Weather Radio Mode......................................................................................64
Weather Priority Mode....................................................................................64
SAME Standby Mode......................................................................................65
Activating SAME Standby Mode.................................................................68
Scanner Memory ............................................................................. 69
V-Scanner Storage...........................................................................................69
Using V-Scanners ..........................................................................................70
Saving Main Memory to a V-Scanner Folder..............................................70
Loading a V-Scanner Folder to Main Memory ...........................................71
Erasing V-Scanner Folders ...........................................................................71
Cloning ............................................................................................................71
Memory Report................................................................................................72
Advanced Settings.......................................................................... 73
Priority Scan .....................................................................................................73
Turning Object Priority On or Off................................................................73
Turning Priority Scan Mode On or Off ........................................................73
CONV Priority Scan ......................................................................................74
TGRP Priority Scan........................................................................................74
Hit Counters.....................................................................................................74
Audible Alarms and the Alert LED.................................................................75
Multi-Site Mode on Networked Systems ......................................................77

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LTR Home Repeater AutoMove .....................................................................79
Additional Information.................................................................... 80
Power-On Configuration Key Sequences......................................................80
Power-On Password ........................................................................................81
Birdie Frequencies...........................................................................................82
FCC Notice ......................................................................................................83
Scanning Legally..............................................................................................83
Care ..................................................................................................................84
Service and Repair...........................................................................................84
Specifications ..................................................................................................85
Troubleshooting...............................................................................................89
Reset Global Parameters to Factory Defaults...............................................90
Initializing the Scanner to Factory Defaults...................................................92
Appendix A: Search Bands ............................................................. 94
All Sub Bands...................................................................................................94
PubSafety Band ...............................................................................................94
Aircraft Band ....................................................................................................95
Ham Bands.......................................................................................................95
Appendix B: Detailed Menu Reference.......................................... 96
GLOB Menu .....................................................................................................96
CONV Menu .................................................................................................101
TGRP Menu....................................................................................................104
TSYS Menu.....................................................................................................106
LMIT Menu .....................................................................................................108
SRVC Menu ...................................................................................................110
STLK Menu....................................................................................................113
Appendix C: Text Entry and QuickText ........................................ 115
Text Entry........................................................................................................115
QuickText .......................................................................................................117
Customizing QuickText ..............................................................................118
Index ............................................................................................. 119

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Understanding the Function Keys
Understanding Your Scanner
Softkeys F1 / F2 / F3
Activates the function
shown in the LCD display
above the softkey.
PAUSE
Pauses scan or search.
L/OUT
Toggles temporary Lockout
on active or selected object.
FUNC + L/OUT for
permanent lockout.
SCAN /
Enters Scan Mode for scanning enabled objects.
FUNC + SCAN activates Signal Stalker II.
MAN (Manual)
Places scanner in Manual Mode for monitoring single objects.
PROG (Program)
Puts scanner in Program Mode for editing radio-wide options,
adding new objects, or editing existing objects. FUNC + PROG
accesses V-Scanner Mode.
ATT (Attenuator)
Toggles Attenuator on and off.
FUNC + ATT toggles Global Attenuator mode.
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.
Programmable LED

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Programmable LED
Understanding your Scanner
DIM
Controls backlight brightness.
PRI (Priority)
Toggles Priority setting for selected
or active object.
FUNC + PRI toggles Priority Mode
on/off.
SRCH (Search)
Enters Search Mode for dedicated
service and frequency searches.
FAV (Favorites)
Activates Favorites Scan Mode.
FUNC + FAV adds current object to
the Favorite Scan List.
FUNC (Function)
Activates alternative key
functions.
WX /
Activates Weather Scan.
FUNC + WX activates Skywarn
mode.
TUNE
Direct tuning of any valid
frequency.
FUNC + TUNE loads current
or most recently scanned
frequency into Tune.
CLR (Clear)
Clears an incorrect entry.
FUNC + CLR clears entire field.
Moves back to previous menu.
Volume / ON/OFF / Squelch
Connect Headphones
Connect computer, PRO-
652 or PRO-651 scanner
1-0 / 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.
• / DELAY
Inputs decimal point (frequency input), space (text input)
or hyphen (Trunking ID input).
Toggles delay functions on/off.
ENT (Enter)

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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.
Menu position and search direction indicators.
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.
AlphanumericInfo
AlphanumericInfo
AlphanumericInfo
F1 F2 F3

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Understanding Object Oriented Scanning
Your PRO-652 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.
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
Understanding your Scanner