General Research of Electronics 0712902 Scanning Receiver User Manual PSR 100
General Research of Electronics Inc Scanning Receiver PSR 100
User Manual
PSR-200U Owner’s Manual Draft
PSR-200U
200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF Desktop Scanner
Owner’s Manual
GRE
CONTENTS
Features
Preparation
Power Sources
Using AC Power
Using Vehicle Battery Power
Connecting the Supplied Antenna
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones
Listening Safely
Connecting an Extension Speaker
About Your Scanner
About the Keypad
A Look at the Display
Understanding Banks
Understanding Channel Storage Banks
FM Radio Channels
Service Search
Operation
Understanding 3 Modes
Turning On the Scanner/Setting Volume and Squelch
Storing Known Frequencies into Channels
Finding and Storing Active Frequencies
Searching the Service Search Band
Using Tune
Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank
Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel
Scanning the Stored Channels
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Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On
Monitoring a Stored Channel
Clearing a Stored Channel
FM Radio Operation
Monitoring Stored FM Radio Channel
Listening to the Marine Bank
Listening to the Weather Band
Listening to a Weather Channel
SAME Standby Mode
Skywarn
Special Features
Using CTCSS and DCS
Delay
Locking Out Channels or Frequencies
Locking Out Channels
Locking Out Marine Channels
Locking Out Frequencies
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies
Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in a Service Search Band
Using Priority
Turning the Key Tone On and Off
Cloning the Programmed Data
Initializing the Scanner
A General Guide to Scanning
Birdie Frequencies
Frequency Conversion
FAQs
Care
In Case of Fault
Specifications
FEATURES
Your new PSR-200U 200 Channel plus 20 FM channels VHF/Air/UHF Desktop Scanner lets
you scan conventional transmissions, and is preprogrammed with search banks for
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convenience. You press a FM RADIO key, you can quickly listen to the local broadcast
stations.
This scanner gives you direct access to over 22,000 exciting frequencies, including those
used by police and fire departments, ambulance services, aircraft, and amateur radio
services, and you can change your selection at any time.
Your scanner also has these special features:
Service Search Bands — let you search preset frequencies in separate marine, fire/police,
aircraft, and ham banks, to make it easy to locate specific types of calls.
FM Radio — lets you receive FM broadcast for your local area.
Display Backlight — makes the scanner easy to read in low-light situations.
Lockout Function — lets you set your scanner to skip over specified channels or frequencies
when scanning or searching.
Ten Channel-Storage Banks — you can store 20 channels in each bank (200 total channels),
letting you group channels so you can more easily identify calls.
Tune — lets you tune for new and unlisted frequencies starting from a specified frequency.
SAME/FIPS Weather Alert — displays the weather event for the specific cities or counties
you choose so you can hear the alert tone.
Memory Backup — keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time during a
power loss.
Scan Delay — delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another channel, so
you can hear more replies that are transmitted on the same channel.
Priority Channel — lets you set the scanner to check one channel every 2 seconds so you
do not miss transmissions.
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Tone Squelch (CTCSS and DCS) — decodes and displays the CTCSS or DCS tone signal.
Data Cloning — lets you transfer the programmed data to another PSR-200U scanner.
Liquid-Crystal Display — makes it easy to view and change programming information.
Supplied Telescoping Antenna — provides good reception of strong local signals.
External Antenna Connector — lets you connect an external antenna (not supplied) with a
BNC connector to the scanner for improved reception of distant/weaker signals.
Your PSR-200U scanner can receive these bands:
Frequency Range (MHz) Types of Transmissions
29–54 10-Meter Ham Band, VHF Lo, 6-Meter Ham Band
87.3–107.9 FM broadcast
108–136.99166 Aircraft
137–174 Military Land Mobile, 2-Meter Ham Band, VHF Hi
380–512 UHF Aircraft, Federal Government, 70-cm Ham
Band, UHF Standard Band, UHF “T” Band
Note: See “Specifications” on Page XX for more information about the scanner’s frequency
steps.
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All Rights Reserved.
We encourage responsible, safe and legal scanner use.
THE FCC WANT YOU TO KNOW
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
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accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire
departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio,
military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers.
It is legal to listen to almost every transmission you should never intentionally listen to.
These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal
transmission)
• Pager transmissions
• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines
and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of
such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless
such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This is done
to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily
modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any
modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Doing so
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could subject you to legal penalties.
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in
your area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public safety officials
by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization.
We encourage responsible, safe and legal scanner use.
PREPARATION
POWER SOURCES
USING AC POWER
You can power the scanner using a supplied AC adaptor.
Cautions:
! You must use a supplied AC adaptor.
• Always connect the AC adaptor to the scanner before you connect it to AC power. When
you finish, disconnect the adaptor from AC power before you disconnect it from the scanner.
• The correct orientation for the enclosed power adaptor is in a vertical or floor-mount
position.
• Plug the adaptor into an easily accessible power outlet located near the equipment.
To power the scanner using an AC adaptor, connect the plug into the scanner’s DC 9V jack.
Then connect the AC adaptor to a standard AC outlet.
WARNING: To prevent electric shock, do not use the AC adaptor’s polarized plug with an
extension cord, receptacle, or other outlet unless you can fully insert the blades to prevent
blade exposure.
USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER
You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power source (such as cigarette-lighter
socket) using a 9VDC at least 400 mA adaptor with 4.75mm outer/1.7mm inner plug. Its
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centre tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner's DC 9V jack. Using an
adaptor that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adaptor.
Cautions: Always connect the DC adaptor to the scanner before you connect it to the power
source. When you finish, disconnect the adaptor from the power source before you
disconnect it from the scanner.
To power the scanner using a DC adaptor, connect the plug into the scanner’s DC 9V jack.
Plug the other end of the DC adaptor into your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket.
Note: If you use a cigarette-lighter DC 9V adaptor and your vehicle’s engine is running, you
might hear electrical noise from the engine while scanning. This is normal.
CONNECTING THE SUPPLIED ANTENNA
You must install an antenna before you can operate the scanner.
The supplied telescoping antenna helps your scanner receive strong local signals. To install
the antenna, thread it clockwise into the hole on top of the scanner.
The scanner’s sensitivity depends on its location and the antenna’s length. For the best
reception of the transmissions you want to hear, adjust the antenna’s length according to the
chart below.
Frequency Antenna Length
29-174 MHz Extend fully
380-512 MHz Extend 2 segments
Connecting an Outdoor 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.
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 the antenna cable’s
connector does not have a BNC connector, you will also need a BNC adaptor.
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Follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna, route the antenna cable to the
scanner, then connect it to the antenna jack.
Warning: Use extreme caution when you installing or removing an outdoor antenna. If the
antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna touches
a power line, contact with the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution
and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. DO NOT attempt to do so
yourself.
CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/HEADPHONES
For private listening, you can plug an 1/8-inch (3.5-mm) mini-plug earphone or headphones
(not supplied), into the (headphone symbol mark) jack on the back of the 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 the lowest 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 volume level,
so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing.
Traffic Safety
Do not wear an earphone or headphones with your scanner when operating a motor vehicle
or riding a bicycle in or near traffic. Doing 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 and
headphones let you hear some outside sounds when you listen at normal levels, they still
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can present a traffic hazard.
CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER
In a noisy area, an extension speaker (not supplied) might provide more comfortable
listening. Plug the speaker cable’s 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug into your scanner’s
(headphone symbol mark) jack.
Note: You must use an amplified speaker with this scanner. Non-amplified speakers do not
provide sufficient volume for comfortable listening.
ABOUT YOUR SCANNER
Once you understand a few simple terms used in this manual and familiarize yourself with
your scanner’s features, you can put 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 receiving signal location (expressed in kHz or MHz). To find active
frequencies, you can use the search or tune function.
When you find a frequency, you can store it into a programmable memory location called a
channel, which is grouped with other channels in a channel-storage bank. You can then
scan the channel-storage banks to see if there is activity on the frequencies stored there.
Each time the scanner finds an active frequency, it stays on that channel until the
transmission ends.
ABOUT THE KEYPAD
Here is a brief overview of your scanner’s keys and their functions.
SCAN (Orange) Lets you scan or manual operation the scanner’s channel memory.
FM RADIO (Orange) Lets you tune the local FM broadcast, or manual operation the
scanner’s FM Radio channels.
SRCH (Orange) Searches the scanner’s preprogrammed search bands.
MAN/SCAN (Blue) Lets you scan or manual operation the scanner’s channels (or
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FM Radio channels) while SCAN (or FM RADIO mode).
TUNE (Blue) Lets you tune the frequency along with ^ or v.
WX (Blue)/Skywarn Lets you search the scanner’s preprogrammed 7 weather
channels; directly accesses skywarn channel.
FUNC Lets you use various functions by pressing this key in combination with other keys.
^ / v Searches up or down for active frequencies or selects the direction when scanning
channels.
CT/DC The scanner decodes the CTCSS or DCS code, or program CTCSS/DCS code.
PRI Sets and turns the priority function on or off.
Number Keys Each key has single-digit (0 to 9) and a range of numbers. Use the range
of numbers above the key (21–40 for example) to select the channel in a channel-storage
bank.
DELAY /• Programs a 2-second delay for the selected channel; enters a decimal
point.
ENT (enter) Enters frequencies into channels.
L/O RVW/L/O Reviews locked-out frequencies; lets you lock out selected channels or
frequencies.
PSE/CLEAR Stops or restarts search or tune; Clears an incorrect entry.
PGM Programs frequencies into channels.
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating status. This quick look
at the display will help you understand how your scanner operates.
Skywarn Appears when you hear the skywarn channel.
FD/PD Indicates that the scanner is active for fire/police bank.
BANK Appears with numbers (1–10) to indicate the scan bank. Bank numbers with a bar
under them show which banks are turned on for scanning (see “Understanding Banks” on
Page XX).
AIR Indicates that the scanner is active for aircraft bank.
HAM Indicates that the scanner is active for amateur radio bank.
WX Indicates that the scanner is active for weather channels.
MAR Indicates that the scanner is active for marine bank.
FM radio Appears when you listen FM broadcast.
CH Appears with digits (1–200) or P to show which channel the scanner is tuned to.
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7-Digit number Indicates receiving frequency, error messages, etc.
L/O (lockout) Appears when you manually select a channel that was previously locked
out during scanning or when you review a locked-out frequency.
DCS Appears when your scanner decodes DCS code.
CTCSS Appears when your scanner decodes CTCSS code.
^/v Indicates the search or scan direction.
PRI Appears when the priority feature is turned on.
MAN Appears when you manually select a channel.
SCAN Appears when the scanner scans channels.
SRCH Appears during service bank searches.
S Appears with 8-digit bar that shows receiving signal strength.
PGM Appears when you program frequencies into the scanner’s channels.
DLY Appears when you program a 2-second delay.
ALL CH L-out Appears when you lock out the all marine channels.
b X Ch-FULL Appears when you try to enter a frequency during a search when all
displayed bank’s channels are full.
b X StorE Appears when you program the frequency into desired vacant channel.
CLOnE Appears when the scanner stays in the clone mode.
-dUPL- Appears when you try to store a frequency that is already stored in another
channel.
Error Appears when you make an entry error.
FLo ALL-CL Appears when you remove all the locked-out frequencies during a
FD/PD, AIR, or HAM band.
L-r Appears when you review the locked-out frequencies.
L-O Fr-FULL Appears when you try to lock out a frequency during a FD/PD, AIR, HAM,
or tune when 50 frequencies are already locked out.
oFF tonE Appears when you turn the key tone off.
On tonE Appears when you turn the key tone on.
P Appears when the scanner is tuned to the priority channel.
-t- Appears during a tune mode.
MAr Appears about 2 seconds when you select marine band.
FIrE Appears about 1 seconds when you select FD/PD band.
POLICE Appears about 1 seconds when you select FD/PD band.
AIr Appears about 2 seconds when you select AIR band.
HAM Appears about 2 seconds when you select HAM band.
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WEAthEr Appears about 2 seconds when you select weather band.
Lo VHF Appears when you turn on the low VHF sub-bank while fire/police bank searching.
Hi VHF Appears when you turn on the high VHF sub-bank while fire/police bank searching.
UHF Appears when you turn on the UHF sub-bank while fire/police bank searching.
10 M Appears when you turn on the 10m sub-bank 1 while HAM bank searching.
6 M Appears when you turn on the 6m sub-bank 2 while HAM bank searching.
2 M Appears when you turn on the 2m sub-bank 3 while HAM bank searching.
70CM Appears when you turn on the 70cm sub-bank 4 while HAM bank searching.
Understanding Channel-Storage Banks
A bank is a storage area for a group of channels. Channels are storage areas for
frequencies. Whereas a channel can only contain one frequency, a bank can hold numerous
channels.
To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, your scanner
divides the channels into 10 banks (1 to 10) of 20 channels each, a total of 200 channels.
You can use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such as those used by the
police department, fire department, ambulance services, or aircraft.
For example, a police department might use four frequencies, one for each side of town.
You could program the police frequencies starting with Channel 1 (the first channel in bank
1) and program the fire department frequencies starting with Channel 21 (the first channel in
bank 2).
FM Radio Channels
This scanner has another channel memory location, called FM Radio channel. These
channels are able to use only FM Radio mode. You can program 20 broadcast stations into
FM Radio channel.
Service Search
The scanner is preprogrammed with the frequencies allocated by marine, fire/police, aircraft,
and ham radio services. This is handy for quickly finding active frequencies instead of
searching through an entire band (see “Searching the Service Search Bank’s on Page XX).
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Note: The frequencies in the scanner’s service banks are preset. You cannot change them.
Marine
Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz)
01 156.0500 63 156.1750
05 156.2500 64 156.2250
06 156.3000 160.8250
07 156.3500 65 156.2750
08 156.4000 66 156.3250
09 156.4500 67 156.3750
10 156.5000 68 156.4250
11 156.5500 69 156.4750
12 156.6000 70 156.5250
13 156.6500 71 156.5750
14 156.7000 72 156.6250
15 156.7500 73 156.6750
16 156.8000 74 156.7250
17 156.8500 77 156.8750
18 156.9000 78 156.9250
19 156.9500 79 156.9750
20 157.0000 80 157.0250
161.6000 81 157.0750
21 157.0500 82 157.1250
22 157.1000 83 157.1750
23 157.1500 84 157.2250
24 157.2000 161.8250
161.8000 85 157.2750
25 157.2500 161.8750
161.8500 86 157.3250
26 157.3000 161.9250
161.9000 87 157.3750
27 157.3500 161.9750
161.9500 88 157.4250
28 157.4000
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162.0000
Note: Both frequencies (transmission and reception) are shown for marine channels used for
duplex transmission.
Fire/Police
Group Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz)
1 33.420-33.980 20
37.020-37.420 20
39.020-39.980 20
42.020-42.940 20
44.620-45.860 40
45.880 -
45.900-46.060 40
46.080-46.500 20
2 153.770-154.130 60
154.145-154.445 15
154.650-154.950 15
155.010-155.370 60
155.415-155.700 15
155.730-156.210 60
158.730-159.210 60
166.250 -
170.150 -
3 453.0375-453.9625 12.5
458.0375-458.9625 12.5
460.0125-460.6375 12.5
465.0125-465.6375 12.5
Air
Group Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz)
1 108.000-118.000 8.33
2 118.00833-136.99166 8.33
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Amateur Radio
Group Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz)
1 29.000-29.700 5
2 50.000-54.000 5
3 144.000-148.000 5
4 420.000-450.000 12.5
OPERATION
UNDERSTANDING 3 MODES
Your PSR-200U has three kinds of modes, and changes the mode by pressing an orange
key.
• Scan/Manual mode
• FM Radio mode
• Service Search mode
If you press SCAN (Orange) key, your PSR-200U scanner enters SCAN/MANUAL mode.
The SCAN/MANUAL mode is a mode to which the programmed channel memory is
scanned. Or you can manually tuning the channel memory.
If you press FM RADIO (Orange) key, the scanner enters FM RADIO mode. FM RADIO
mode is a mode to receive FM broadcast. You can use tune operation or manually
FM-Radio channel selection.
If you press SRCH (Orange) key, the scanner enters Service Search mode. The Service
Search mode is a mode that searches for the preprogrammed service search band.
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH until the indicator points to MIN before you turn on the scanner.
2. To turn on the scanner, slide POWER to ON.
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3. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.
4. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops.
Notes:
• To listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH counterclockwise. If reception is poor,
turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out weak transmissions.
• If SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner will not scan or
search properly.
5. To turn off the scanner when you finish, slide POWER to OFF.
STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS
Follow these steps to store frequencies into channels.
1. Press SCAN (Orange).
Note: If you want to program FM broadcast into channel, press FM RADIO.
2. Press PGM, then PGM appears. Enter the channel number (1–200; If you enter FM
RADIO mode, 1-20) where you want to store a frequency, then press PGM again.
3. Use the number keys and • to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want
to store.
4. Press ENT to store the frequency into the channel.
Notes:
• If you made a mistake in Step 3, Error appears and the scanner beeps three times when
you press ENT. Simply start again from Step 3.
• Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the closest valid
frequency. For example, if you enter a frequency of 151.451, your scanner accepts it as
151.450.
• If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, the scanner beeps
three times and displays the lowest channel number where the frequency is already stored,
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and –dUPL– appears. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENT again. Press
CLEAR/PSE to clear the frequency.
• Press DELAY if you want the scanner to pause 2 seconds on this channel before it
proceeds to the next channel after a transmission ends (see “Delay” on Page XX). The
scanner also stores this setting in the channel.
5. To program the next channel in sequence, press PGM and repeat Steps 3 and 4.
FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
Searching the Service Search Band
You can search for transmissions in the scanner’s preprogrammed search bank. The search
bank is divided into four search bands.
Notes:
• You can use the scanner’s delay feature while searching the banks, see “Delay” on Page
XX.
• The scanner does not search locked-out frequencies while searching ranges. See “Locking
out Channels or Frequencies”.
The scanner contains these preprogrammed search ranges, stored in the search bank.
Emergency (Fire/Police)
Aircraft
Ham
Marine
Follow these steps to select preprogrammed search bands and search them for active
frequencies:
1. Repeatedly press SRCH (Orange) to select your desired search bank (Fire/Police, Aircraft,
Ham, or Marine).
Note: If you want to listen to marine band, see “Listening to Marine Band”.
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The scanner displays FD/PD or AIR or HAM. After about 2 seconds, the scanner starts
search.
Notes:
• To reverse the search direction at any time, press ^ or v.
• To pause the search while receiving a signal, press PSE. To resume searching, press PSE
again.
• If necessary, you can select search groups using the number keys.
• Pressing SRCH to advance the search bands.
2. To search for another active frequency in the selected band, press ^ or v. To select a
different band and search for another active frequency, repeat Steps 1.
Using Tune
During a tune, the scanner tunes up or down, starting from a frequency you specify. Follow
these steps to use tune.
Note: You can use the scanner’s delay feature while using tune.
1. Press TUNE. PSE and start frequency appears.
(If your scanner enters into FM RADIO mode, the scanner tunes FM radio band. If your
scanner enters into SCAN or SEARCH mode, the scanner tunes all receiving frequency
band without FM radio band.)
2. If desired, you can change the start frequency. To change the start frequency, enter
frequency with numeral keys, then press ENT.
3. Press PSE/CLEAR to start tune. -t- appears on the display.
4. To change the tuning direction, press ^ or v. The scanner displays ^ or v and start tune.
Note: To pause the tune, press PSE. To resume tune, press PSE again.
5. To tune for another active frequency, press ^ or v.
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Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank
1. To store the displayed frequency in the desired bank’s lowest vacant channel, press
FUNC then press ENT when you find a frequency. The bank number and StorE appears.
2. If you desired to store the other bank, press number key.
3. Press ENT to store the frequency. The channel and frequency flash twice. If you want to
cancel the operation, press CLEAR/PSE instead of ENT.
Note: If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, -dUPL-
(duplicate) and the lowest numbered channel containing the duplicate frequency flash for
about 3 seconds. If you want to store the frequency anyway, press ENT again. You can then
delete the frequency later. See “Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page XX.
If there is no empty channel in the bank, Ch-FULL appears after you press ENT. To store
more frequencies, you must clear some channels or you may program the other bank. See
“Clearing a Stored Channel” on Page XX. To continue searching after Ch-FULL appears,
press CLEAR/PSE.
Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel
1. To store the displayed frequency in the desired channel memory, press FUNC then press
PGM when you find a frequency. The ChAnnEL appears about a second, then the channel
number flashes and frequency (or 000.0000) appears.
2. To change the target channel, enter the channel number.
3. Press ENT. Channel number flashes and previous frequency (or 000.0000 if it is vacant
channel) appears.
If you re-enter the channel number press channel number then press ENT.
4. Press ENT again. The channel and frequency flash twice. If you want to cancel the
operation, press CLEAR/PSE instead of ENT.
Note: If the scanner displays -dUPL-, the entered frequency is already stored in another
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channel. See above Note on this page.
SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS
To set the scanner to continuously scan through all channels with stored frequencies as
follows:
1. Press SCAN (Orange). If error tone beeps, proceed to step 2.
2. Simply pressing SCAN/MAN until SCAN and ^ appear, then the scanner begins to rapidly
scan until it finds an active frequency.
If the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops and displays that channel and frequency
number, then it automatically begins scanning again when the transmission on that
frequency ends.
Notes:
• To reverse the scanning direction, press ^ or v.
• To set the scanner to remain on the current channel for 2 seconds after the transmission
ends, see “Delay” on Page XX.
• To set the scanner to remain on the current channel, even after the transmission stops,
press SCAN/MAN at any time during the transmission so MAN appears and SCAN
disappears (see “Monitoring a Stored Channel”).
• To lock out channels so the scanner does not stop for a transmission on those channels,
see “Locking Out Channels or Frequencies” on Page XX.
TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS OFF AND ON
Channel-storage banks (1–10) are on when they have a bar underneath them and off when
no bar appears underneath them. To turn off a channel-storage bank, press the bank’s
number key during scanning. The bar under the bank’s number disappears.
Note: The scanner does not scan any of the channels within the banks you have turned off.
To turn on a channel-storage bank (1–10) during scanning, press the bank’s number key. A
bar appears under the bank’s number.
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Notes:
• You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank.
• You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off.
• When you turn on a bank during scanning, the scanner moves to the selected bank and
scans it.
If no transmission is found, the scanner continues scanning to scan through all selected
banks.
MONITORING A STORED CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. This is useful if you hear
an emergency transmission on a channel and do not want to miss any details — even
though there might be periods of silence — or if you simply want to monitor that channel.
Follow these steps to manually select a channel.
1. Press SCAN (Orange) to enter SCAN mode. If error tone beeps, proceed to step 2.
2. Pressing SCAN/MAN until MAN appears.
3. Enter the channel number (1–200).
4. Press SCAN/MAN again.
CLEARING A STORED CHANNEL
If you no longer want a frequency stored in a channel (and you do not want to replace that
frequency with a different one), follow these steps to clear the stored frequency.
1. Pressing SCAN/MAN to stop scanning while SCAN mode.
2. To select the desired channel number, use the number keys to enter that channel number
(1–200).
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3. Press PGM. PGM appears.
4. Press FUNC then CLEAR/PSE. The frequency number changes to 000.0000 to indicate
the channel is cleared.
5. To clear another channel, use the number keys to enter that channel number (1–200),
then press PGM again. Or, repeatedly press PGM until the desired channel number appears.
Then repeat Step 4.
FM RADIO OPERAION
The operation method has neither SCAN/MANUAL mode nor the change also by FM Radio
mode.
A operation method is shown in the following.
Tune Operation in the FM Radio Mode
1. Press FM RADIO to enter FM Radio mode.
2. If the scanner’s display shows channel number, press TUNE.
3. Press PSE to start tune.
To change the tune direction, press v or ^.
To program tuned broadcast into FM Radio Channel
1. Press FUNC.
2. Press ENT to store the lowest FM Channel memory.
Or press PGM to select FM channel number. (See “Copying a Frequency into a Specified
Channel” for more details.) Then press ENT.
Monitoring Stored FM Radio Channel
In FM Radio mode, there is little thing that becomes interrupted the broadcast and scans to
the advanced channel, and operate the channel by the manual operation, please.
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Follow these steps to manually select a FM Radio channel.
1. Press FM RADIO (Orange) to enter FM Radio mode.
2. Pressing SCAN/MAN until MAN appears.
3. Enter the channel number (1–20).
4. Press SCAN/MAN again.
Pressing ^ or v to advance/return the FM Radio channel.
LISTENING TO THE MAEINE BANK
To listen to the marine bank, pressing SRCH until MAR appears. MAr appears abour 2
seconds, then the scanner starts searching from marine channel 16.
To stop searching the channels, press PSE. SRCH disappears and MAN appears.
To change the channel manually, press ^ or v.
To search through the marine bank again, press PSE. MAN disappears and SRCH appears.
To change the searching direction, press ^ or v.
You can select a marine channel directly. When the scanner stops scanning the marine bank,
use the number keys to enter the two-digit channel number.
Note: While Marine band search, lock out functions. See “Locking Out Marine Channels” on
Page XX.
LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND
Your scanner incorporates weather alert as one of its features and is an extremely sensitive
high quality receiver on the weather frequencies. However, the included flex antenna is
optimized for general purpose scanning. If you use this scanner as your only means for
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receiving weather alerts, please check to be sure you are receiving a clear signal on the flex
antenna or switch to an external antenna that gives you clear reception of a local NOAA
weather broadcast.
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other
counties 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. WEAthEr appears
for about 2 seconds, then the scanner starts searching the weather bank.
To stop searching the channels, press PSE. SRCH disappears and MAN appears.
Weather Channels
Channel Frequency (MHz)
1 162.400
2 162.425
3 162.450
4 162.475
5 162.500
6 162.525
7 162.550
To change the channel manually, press ^ or v.
To search through the weather bank again, press PSE. MAN disappears and SRCH appears.
To change the searching direction, press ^ or v.
SAME Standby Mode
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The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally encoded SAME
(Specific 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 configure 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 7 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 configure your scanner for SAME Standby mode, follow these steps:
1. Press WX.
2. Press PGM to access the FIPS code entry table.
3. Use ^ or v keys to select the desired FIPS code storage location.
4. Use the number keys to enter the desired FIPS code, and then press ENT to store the
code. Repeat this process for all the FIPS codes that you wish to store.
5. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specific FIPS entries.
6. Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry table. The scanner displays F at the left hand if you
enter the FIPS code(s).
Notes:
• Your scanner can also detect the 1050 Hz weather alert tone when a weather channel is
set as the priority channel and weather priority operation is enabled (see “Priority”). In this
mode all alerts are received. FIPS settings are ignored.
• The scanner sounds an alert or beep when it receives the SAME code. If you do not stop
the alert (or beep) for five minutes, the alert stops and the scanner beeps every ten seconds.
If the scanner receives a new message after five minutes, it sounds the alert or beep. To
stop the sound and ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal before the five minute
time out, press any key.
7. Press PRI to initiate SAME standby. The scanner will monitor the all weather radio station
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for alerts with FIPS codes that match the codes you entered in the FIPS entry table. To exit
SAME standby, press PRI again.
Note: In the SAME Standby mode, the scanner receives all alert/warning messages for
receivable areas if you do not enter the FIPS code.
Skywarn
Many areas of the country have amateur radio repeaters that have been designated as
“Skywarn” repeaters. During times of severe weather, these repeaters are used to relay
reports of severe weather directly to meteorologists at a local National Weather Service
(NWS) forecast office. Using the Skywarn feature in your scanner, you can easily jump to
Skywarn repeater frequencies and monitor these reports, in many cases hearing about
severe weather in your area instantly as it occurs.
This function lets you quickly move to the skywarn channel (Channel 200) from any mode by
pressing and holding WX about 2 seconds. The scanner displays SKYWARN symbol.
Note: To activate this function, you must program your desired Skywarn frequency into the
Skywarn channel.
SPECIAL FEATURES
USING CTCSS AND DCS
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 group’s specific CTCSS or DCS code. CTCSS and DCS can also help reduce
instances where interfering signals cause your scanner to stop on one channel.
Note: In the Aircraft band (108-136.99166 MHz), this function cannot be used.
Searching CTCSS/DCS Code
Press CT/DC to search CTCSS or DCS code.
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CTCSS and DCS icon as follows:
Icon CTCSS DCS
Searching both codes flash flash
Searching CTCSS code flash none
Searching DCS code none flash
Decode the CTCSS displays none
Decode the DCS none displays
Press CT/DC again, the scanner search the CTCSS code. CTCSS icon flashes while search
the code.
Press CT/DC 3 times, the scanner search the DCS code. DCS icon flashes while search the
code.
Press CT/DC 4 times, the scanner returns normal operation. DCS icon disappears.
If you want to confirm the decoded CTCSS/DCS code, press FUNC then CT/DC.
Programming CTCSS/DCS Setting into Channel Memory
1. Manually select the channel when you program the code, then press PGM.
2. Press CT/DC. Ct dC-Srch appears and DCS/CTCSS icon flashes. Press ENT to store
CTCSS/DCS code search setting into this channel.
3. Press CD/DC again. Ct-Srch appears and CTCSS icon flashes. Press ENT to store
CTCSS code search setting into this channel.
4. Press CT/DC 3 times. dC-Srch appears and DCS icon flashes. Press ENT to store DCS
code search setting into this channel.
5. Press CT/DC 4 times. Ct dC-OFF appears. Press ENT to clear the CTCSS/DCS setting.
If the scanner decode the code, press FUNC then press CT/DC to show the decoded code
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number. If you program this code, press FUNC then press ENT. The code displays with –S,
the code does not entered CTCSS/DCS memory. The code displays without –S, the code
entered CTCSS/DCS memory.
Note: This scanner can store only one code to one channel.
DELAY
Many agencies use a two-way radio system that has a period of several seconds between a
query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-second delay into any
channel, or search band/tune range. When your scanner stops on a channel or frequency
with a programmed delay, DLY appears and the scanner continues to monitor that channel
or frequency for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before resuming scanning,
searching, or tuning.
You can program a 2-second delay in any of these ways:
• If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly press DELAY/• before it
resumes scanning.
• If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel, then press DELAY/• .
• If the scanner is searching, or tuning, press DELAY/• . DLY appears and the scanner
automatically adds a 2-second delay to every transmission it stops on in that band.
To turn off the 2-second delay in a channel or for all frequency, press DELAY /• while the
scanner is monitoring that channel or frequency. DLY disappears.
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR FREQUENCIES
You can increase the effective scanning or search speed by locking out individual channels
or frequencies that have a continuous transmission, such as a birdie frequency (see “Birdie
Frequencies” on Page XX).
Locking Out Channels
To lock out a channel during scanning, press L/O/L/O RVW when the scanner stops on the
channel.
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To manually lock out a channel, select the channel then press L/O/L/O RVW until L/O
appears.
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select that channel again, then press
L/O/L/O RVW until L/O disappears.
To call the locked out channel, press FUNC then press L/O while manual or program mode.
Pressing FUNC then L/O to call the next locked out channels.
Notes:
• Your scanner automatically locks out empty channels.
• You can still manually select locked-out channels.
Locking Out Marine Channels
To lock out a Marine channel during searching, press L/O when the scanner stops on the
channel.
To manually lock out a Marine channel, select the channel then press L/O.
To remove the lockout from a Marine channel, manually select that channel again, then
press L/O until L/O disappears.
Locking Out Frequencies
To lock out a frequency during a search, press L/O/L/O RVW when the scanner stops on
that frequency. The scanner locks out the frequency then continues searching.
Notes:
• You can lock out as many as 100 frequencies during a search and 50 frequencies during a
FM radio mode. If you try to lock out more, FLo -FULL appears (see “Reviewing Locked-Out
Frequencies” and “Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies”).
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies
To review the frequencies you locked out, press FUNC then press L/O/L/O RVW during a
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desired search band, then repeatedly press ^ or v. L-r (Lockout Review) appears and the
scanner displays all locked out frequencies as you press ^ or v, or, EMPty appears when the
search band has no locked out frequencies. When you reach the highest locked-out
frequency, the scanner beeps twice and returns to the lowest locked-out frequency.
If you press CLEAR using lock out frequency review, the lockout of the frequency is cleared.
Removing Lockouts Form All Frequencies in a Search Band
1. Press FUNC then CLEAR during a desired search band. L-r appears.
2. FLo ALL-CL appears about 2 seconds. After 2 seconds, YES ---Ent and No ---CLEAr
appears alternately.
3. Press ENT. L-r EMPty appears. The scanner clears any lockouts from all frequencies in a
search band. Or, if you do not want to clear the lockouts, press CLEAR.
USING PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan through channels and still not miss important or interesting
calls on a frequency you select. You can program one frequency into the priority channel. As
the scanner scans, if the priority feature is turned on, the scanner checks the priority channel
for activity every 2 seconds.
1. Press PGM, then press PRI while SCAN mode. PCH and 000.0000 or the
previously-stored frequency appears.
2. Enter the frequency you want to enter into the priority channel, then press ENT. The
display flashes twice.
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.
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3. Press and hold ENT then PRI. P ChAnnEL is displayed momentarily. After P ChAnnEL
appears, PCH flashes and 000.0000 or the previously-stored frequency appears.
4. Press ENT to store the priority channel and display blinks two times. Press CLEAR to
cancel.
To turn on the priority feature, press PRI during scanning or searching. PRI appears. The
scanner checks the priority channel every 2 seconds and stays on the channel if there is
activity. PCH and the frequency appear whenever the scanner is set to the priority channel.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRI. PRI disappears.
Note: If you program a weather frequency into the priority channel and the scanner detects a
WX alert tone on that frequency (see “SAME Standby mode” on Page XX), the scanner
sounds the alert tone and ALErt flashes. Press any key to turn off the alarm.
TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF
The scanner is preset to sound a tone each time you press one of its keys. You can turn the
key tone off or on.
1. If the scanner is on, slide POWER to off.
2. Slide POWER to turn on the scanner. Welcome message appears..
3. While Welcome message appears, press 1 to turn on the key tone or 2 to turn it off.
Cloning the Programmed Data
You can transfer the programmed data to and from a PSR-200U scanner using an optional
connecting cable with 3.5mm stereo phone plugs on both ends (not supplied).
1. Turn on both scanner.
2. Connect the connecting cable to each scanner’s PC/IF jack. CLOnE and UP to SEnd
appears.
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3. Press ^ on the host scanner.
4. SEndInG appears at the host scanner.
To exit clone mode after the data transfer is complete, remove the cable.
No ConnEct appears if you try to connect to another model scanner. The PSR-200U does
not clone with other scanner models.
INITIALIZING THE SCANNER
If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source,
you might need to initialize the scanner.
Important: This procedure clears all information you stored in the scanner’s memory.
Initialize the scanner only when you are sure the scanner is not working properly.
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. WELCOME SCAnnInG rECEIVEr appears.
2. Press 0 while welcome message appears. Then press 1. InItIAL appears about 2 seconds.
After 2 seconds, YES ---Ent and No ---CLEAr appears alternately.
3. Press ENT. WAIt appears for about 2 seconds.
Note: Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is complete. When the initialization is
complete, 1CH 000.0000 appears on the display.
Birdie Frequencies
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals created inside the scanner’s
receiver. These operating frequencies might interfere with transmissions on the same
frequencies. If you program one of these frequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency.
If the interference is not severe, you might be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out
the birdie.
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To find the birdies in your individual scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and
moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned
on near the scanner. Use the tune function and tune every frequency range from its lowest
frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the tune will stop as if it had found a signal, often
without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future
reference.
Frequency Conversion
The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in
wavelength (meters). The following information can help you make the necessary
conversions.
1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand)
• To convert MHz to kHz, multiply the number of megahertz by 1,000:
30.62 (MHz) x 1000 = 30,620 kHz
• To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number of kilohertz by 1,000:
127,800 (kHz) / 1000 = 127.8 MHz
• To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of megahertz:
300 / 50 MHz = 6 meters
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
The scanner is not working at all. What’s wrong?
• The AC or DC adaptor might not be connected. Be sure the adaptor’s barrel plug is fully
inserted into the DC 9V jack. The center tip of the adaptor’s barrel plug must be set to
positive.
The scanner does not receive any stations or reception is poor. What’s wrong?
• The scanner might need to be initialized. Turn the scanner off then on again, or initialize
the scanner (see “Initializing the Scanner”).
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The scanner is on but does not scan. What’s wrong?
• The squelch might not be adjusted correctly. Turn SQ clockwise. There might only be one
channel or no channels stored in the scanner. Store frequencies into more than one
channel.
While scanning, the scanner locks on frequencies that have an unclear transmission. What’s
wrong?
• Some frequencies programmed into the scanner might be the same as “birdie” frequencies.
Avoid programming “Birdie Frequencies” or only listen to them manually.
CARE
Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only
in normal temperature environments. Handle the scanner carefully; do not drop it. Keep the
scanner away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it
looking new.
IN CASE OF FAULT
Where a fault arises, contact your supplier. However, before you do so check that the fault
was not caused by an operational error. Carefully reread the relevant section in the
instructions.
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Coverage (MHz):
29–54.0000 (in 5 kHz steps/FM)
87.3–107.9 (in 100 kHz steps/WFM)
108–136.99166 (in 8.33 kHz steps/AM)
137–143.9875 (in 12.5 kHz steps/FM)
144–148.0000 (in 5 kHz steps/FM)
148.0125–150.7875 (in 12.5 kHz steps/FM)
150.8000–161.9950 (in 5 kHz steps/FM)
162.0000–174.0000 (in 12.5 kHz steps/FM)
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380–512 (in 12.5 kHz steps/FM)
Channels of Operation
Normal Channel 200 channels
FM Radio Channel 20 channels
Sensitivity (12 dB SINAD at 3kHz Dev.):
29–54 MHz .................................................................... 0.2 uV
137–174 MHz ................................................................ 0.3 uV
380–512 MHz ................................................................ 0.4 uV
87.3–107.9 MHz (12dB SINAD at 45kHz/N) ..................0.5 uV
108–136.9875 MHz (12dB SINAD at 60% Mod) ........... 0.4 uV
Spurious Rejection (FM @154 MHz) ............................... 50 dB
Selectivity:
±8 kHz (at 154 MHz) ....................................................... –6 dB
±17 kHz (at 154 MHz) ....................................................... –50 dB
±50 kHz (at 98 MHz) ....................................................... –6 dB
±180 kHz (at 98 MHz) ....................................................... –50 dB
Search Speed ............................................. Up to 80 Steps/Sec
Scan Speed ......................................... Up to 40 Channels/Sec
Delay Time ............................................................... 2 Seconds
IF Frequencies:
1st IF .......................................................................... 10.7 MHz
2nd IF ........................................................................... 455 kHz
IF Interference Ratio (10.7 MHz) .................. 70 dB at 154 MHz
Squelch Sensitivity:
Threshold (AM/FM) ............................................ Less than 0.5 uV
Threshold (WFM) ............................................ Less than 1.0 uV
Tight (FM) ....................................................... (S + N)/N 25 dB
Tight (AM) ...................................................... (S + N)/N 20 dB
Tight (WFM) ..................................................... (S + N)/N 60 dB
Antenna Impedance .................................................... 50 Ohms
Audio Output Power (10% THD) .................... 0.7 W Nominal
Built-In Speaker ........................... 77 mm, 8 Ohms
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Operating Temperature ........................................... 0° to 43°C
Power Requirements ....................... 9 Volts DC
Dimensions (HWD) .............................. 210 x 175 x 60 mm
Weight (without antenna) .........................................approx. 690 g
Supplied Accessories ......................... Antenna, AC adaptor
Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to change
and improvement without notice.
General Research of Electronics, Inc.
3-12-17 Mita, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0073 Japan
Ph: 81-3- 5439-3611 . Fax: 81-3-5439-3643
Website: http://www.gre.co.jp
GR-09D-1460
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All Rights Reserved.