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1. Press FrL O to lock out an undesired frequency Applying search lockout to an undesired frequency adds that frequency to the Search Lockout List a list of frequencies that the scanner ignores when performing searches or during Spectrum Sweeper operations You can edit or clear the Search Lockout List by following these steps Press PROG item and press SEL Scroll to the frequencies you wish to remove from the lockout list and press the Lt i softkey to remove them from the list Scroll to an empty spot and enter any frequency you wish to manually add to the list Press FUNC then the Talkgroup Lockout 1 softkey to clear the entire list Talkgroup lockout is similar to search lockout as it allows you to lockout undesired talkgroups while searching for new talkgroup activity with wildcard TGRP objects To apply lockout on an undesired wildcard hit press the while the scanner is stopped on the undesired talkgroup softkey 56 Press TGL O to lock out an undesired wildcard talkgroup hit Applying wildcard lockout to an undesired talkgroup creates a new TGRP object in the same Scan List as the wildcard TGRP then applies permanent lockout to the new TGRP object so that will be ignored in the future by the scanner when scanning the wildcard talkgroup To unlock or edit talkgroups locked out using the wildcard lockout feature press PROG then navigate to the object using the 5 way pushbutton
2. Press the F rl softkey to add a found frequency to the lockout list Press the softkey to create a new CONV object using the found frequency Using Weather Modes Your PSR 410 also functions as a powerful weather alert receiver There are three modes of weather alert operation available to you NOTE 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 antenna is designed for general purpose scanning If you use this scanner as your only means for receiving weather alerts please check to be sure you are receiving a clear signal on the included antenna or switch to an external antenna that gives you clear reception of a local NOAA weather broadcast 70 Weather Radio Mode Weather radio mode allows you to receive weather broadcasts from your local weather service anytime of the day To use weather radio mode simply press the WX button on the keypad The scanner will quickly scan and lock on to the first active weather radio frequency it receives You can use the or keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to force the radio to look for other weather radio transmitters It is generally best to select the weather radio transmitter that provides you with the strongest signal You can use the signal meter to help you chose the best weather radio transmitter for your area While operating in Weather Radio Mode your scanner
3. 174 0000 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 216 0025 219 9975 MHz 5 kHz FM 220 0000 224 9950 MHz 5 kHz FM 225 0000 379 99375 MHz 6 25 kHz AM 380 0000 419 987500 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 420 0000 450 000000 MHz 5 kHz FM 450 00625 469 99375 MHz 6 25 kHz FM 470 00000 512 00000 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 764 00000 781 996875 MHz 3 125 kHz FM 791 00000 796 996875 MHz 3 125 kHz FM 806 00000 823 987500 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 849 00000 939 987500 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 940 00000 960 000000 MHz 6 25 kHz FM 1240 0000 1300 00000 MHz 6 25 kHz FM Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service 824 848 9875 MHz and 869 893 9875 MHz 107 Appendix B General Specifications ltem Specification _ __ Working Memory 1800 programmed objects using flexible Scannable Object system Program and scan conventional channels trunking talkgroups limit searches service searches and Spectrum Sweeper configurations as Scannable Objects that are created edited grouped and scanned using common user interface conventions 7 preprogrammed dedicated service searches 1 dedicated limit search Any service or limit search can be programmed and scanned as an object alongside conventional channels and trunking talkgroups Talkgroup and conventional channel priority selectable priority sample rate and priority sample during trunking talkgroup call Receiver Modes lowes fams e Type I II lii Analog GE Ericsson MA COM Modes Harris EDACS Narrowband
4. LMIT Menu Reference The LMIT menu is used when creating new Limit Search objects or editing existing Limit Search objects All menus are shown in the scanner s display as a three line window that can be scrolled up or down to access the various different parameters The active parameter is always the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire LMIT menu is shown below 97 LMIT Parameter Options Description _ Sets membership in Scan Lists Use 4 keys to scroll through Scan Lists Use SEL key to toggle Scan List membership A next to the On or Off for ScanjScan List number indicates that the Lists 1 22 object is mapped to that Scan List quency in MHz ___ lower limit for the limit search range Any supported fre A frequency that will be used as the quency in MHz upper limit for the limit search range The alphanumeric display name for he LMIT search Use the standard ext entry method or QTXT to name Alpha numeric textthe object Permanent lockout for the LMIT channel Also accessed by pressing FUNC L OUT while the scanner is On or Off stopped on the LMIT object Controls whether the ALERT LED lashes or remains on solid when the Solid or Flash ALERT LED is used Sets LED color to 0 7 as defined in he GLOB menu By default O LED Off 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Cyan 5 Blue 6 Magenta 0 7 7 White Normally the ALERT LED is active only while the object is receiving a ransmissi
5. This tells the radio to alert on any SAME message with a location code that matches 48 for the state of Texas Your scanner also allows you to specify the event code The default alert code is which is best for most general purpose weather alert monitoring purposes A list of event codes can be found at this web site 72 http www weather gov os eas_codes shtml Each SAME location event code storage location can be configured for Entry ON OFF and Lockout ON OFF When a SAME location event code storage location is set for Lift the radio will process the SAME location event code that is nis When a SAME location event code storage location is set for a F that SAME location and event code will be ignored When a SAME location event code storage location is set for GH and Le me LIP the radio will process the SAME location event code that is stored there and will lock out the s ecified event code y SAME location event code storage location set for 4a i will not be processed because Entry is set to case of a conflict i e two identical codes and events are entered and o one is locked out the locked out entry will take precedence SAME Entry Examples Using the Dallas County TX example above SAME Entry 1 Code 048113 Event Entry ON Lockout OFF SAME Entries 2 10 Code KKKKKK Event Entry OFF Lockout OFF The above entry for 0481 13 will receive all SAME messages
6. frame of your vehicle Connect the red wire of the supplied DC power cord to a voltage source that turns on and off with ignition switch such as a spare accessory terminal in your vehicle s fuse box Insert the coaxial power plug into the DC 13 8V jack on the rear of the radio Reconnect the cable to the negative terminal of your vehicle s battery For temporary installations you may wish to use a cigarette lighter cable to power your scanner 23 To power your scanner from a 12V power source in your vehicle such as cigarette lighter socket you need a 12V at least 600mA DC with 7 75mm outer 1 7mm inner plug cigarette lighter adaptor not supplied Insert the adaptor s barrel plug into the scanner s DC 13 8V jack Plug the adaptor s other end into your vehicle s cigarette lighter or power socket Warning You must use a power source that supplies 12 14 4 VDC and is rated for 600mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner s DC 13 8V jack The supplied DC power adaptor meets these specifications Using a DC adaptor that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adaptor Warning The DC power cord is equipped with an inline fuse This fuse protects your scanner and your vehicle from damage in case of equipment malfunction or a short circuit Do not remove the inline fuse holder from the DC power cord If the fuse blows replace it with a 2A fuse and apply
7. it is important to note that a talkgroup object may be configured in one of four different ways to monitor traffic on a trunked radio system They are as follows e Wildcard Talkgroup will monitor all talkgroup call radio traffic on the desired trunked radio system press Fit i object to use Wildcard e Talkgroup with TGID will only monitor talkgroup call radio traffic on the specified TGID enter the desired talkgroup in the Li field of the TGRP object to scan a specified ID rivate call radio traffic on the field to get e Wildcard Private Call will monitor all desired trunked radio system press i Wildcard and set the Type field to i e Private Call with ID will only monitor private call radio traffic on the specified TAL ial the desired Radio ID in the i field and set the Type field to i NOTE Remember by default all new objects are mapped to Scan List 01 For now just let your new objects go to the default Scan List 01 Later in this section we will show you how you can group your objects into Scan Lists Using DUPE to speed up object entry DUPE is a powerful feature that will help you when entering multiple objects that have similar characteristics DUPE is especially useful when entering multiple TGRP objects that are hosted on the same trunked radio system or multiple CONV objects that have similar parameters or tag names To use DUPE press the PROG key then scroll to the object that you wish
8. standalone operation the radio just sweeps and stops when activity is detected or for sweeping that is performed while the radio is scanning The radio treats SWPR objects just like any other Scannable Object when in Scan Mode If you create a SWPR object assign it to a Scan List and press the SCAN key the radio will check for activity on all the enabled Scannable Objects TGRP objects CONV objects LMIT objects and SWPR objects An example of when this might be handy would be when you want to scan for activity on a collection of TGRP and CONV objects then do a quick sweep for transmissions from nearby transmitters 43 Essential Spectrum Sweeper parameters Like every other object type there are certain parameters in a SWPR record that are essential in order for the SWPR object to function correctly By default a newly created SWPR object is ready to go without any changes In its default configuration the SWPR object will sweep through all of the important land mobile radio bands and look for strong signal activity from nearby transmitters As you become more familiar with SWPR operation you may wish to include or exclude some bands in your sweeps to check other frequency ranges or to limit the amount of time the scanner spends sweeping frequency ranges where local transmitter activity is less likely This will speed up operation and when used while scanning will allow the radio to return to scanning for activity on CONV TGRP and ot
9. ENT key or your CONV object Now you are ready to store your first CONV object There are other parameters that you can change and we invite you to scroll through the CONV menu to see the other settings that are available You can experiment with the different Senge If you make a change that you aren t certain about press the FI softkey to restore the setting to its original values softkey to store the new tag information for When you re ready simply press the softkey to save your new conventional object Once the object is saved you can continue to enter other new objects or press MAN to listen to the CONV object you just entered or SCAN to start scanning NOTE Your scanner uses Scan Lists as a way to group objects together according to your preferences for scanning By default all new objects are mapped to Scan List 01 There are a total of twenty regular Scan Lists in your radio a special Favorites Scan List and a Scan List to hold Skywarn objects Scan List membership for an object is assigned in the individual object menus For now just let your new objects go to the default Scan List 01 Later in this section we will show you how you can group your objects into Scan Lists NOTE When entering data into a numerical field you can start typing as soon as you have scrolled to the desired field which will replace the contents of the field with your new entry Alternatively you can press the gt key which wi
10. Interface cable Model No 100 016 is available on our website www greamerica com Figure 3 PSR 410 Included Accessories Compact Disc not shown 16 Understanding the Display Icons Your PSR 410 features a high contrast white backlit LCD Display to provide important information about the status of the radio while you are programming and using it The LCD includes a row of icons at the top that provides information about the status of the scanner while it is operating Beneath this row of icons there are 4 rows of 16 characters each that provide alphanumeric information for frequencies object names Scan List status and menu information Figure 4 provides an example of the display that is shown while the radio is scanning Figure 4 Scanning Display The top row of icons are defined as follows The Function Key FUNC has been pressed FUNC acts as a shift key and typically enhances in some way the action of the button that follows it When using FUNC press the FUNC key first and release it then press the next key The scanner is currently receiving trunking control channel data The attenuator is set for Global mode The attenuator is currently active wD fi The radio s squelch circuit is open alll Signal meter indicating strength of the received signal TL Menu position and search direction indicators 17 Understanding the Keypad Your PSR 410 features an easy to understand ba
11. a LMIT search but is optimized for a specific radio service and can search for activity associated with a type of service across multiple frequency bands Essential Service Search parameters The only critical parameter needed for a Service Search to function is the service type When you set up a Service Search you will want to specify the type of service that you wish to search To create a new SRVC object press PROG to place your scanner into Program Mode then press the HEL softkey then press the SIH softkey to view the available Search types then press the softkey Scroll to the 4422 field and select the type of search you want to define using the 4 keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad Service types include Public Safety Aircraft Amateur CB Marine FRS GMRS MURS DOT and Railroad and provide frequency coverage as follows Public Safety PubSafety Searches commonly used public safety frequencies Groups are as follows 0 33 42 46 5 MHz VHF Low Band 1 151 82 170 15 MHz VHF High Band 2 453 0375 467 7125 MHz UHF Band 3 764 0031 25 766 996875 MHz 700 MHz Band 769 003125 775 998675 MHz 794 003125 796 996875 MHz 4 806 0125 868 0875 MHz 800 MHz Band Aircraft Searches civilian and military air frequencies Groups are as follows 0 108 118 MHz Navigation 1 118 137 MHz Civilian Voice 2 138 150 MHz Military Voice excludes 2m Amateur 3 225 400 MHz Military Voice Ham Searches amateur radio frequen
12. and Wideband EF Johnson LTR Receiver System Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne 1st IF 380 8 MHz The 1st LO uses high side of receive frequency range for VHF and UHF Low T and low side of receive frequency range for gt 512 MHz 2ndIF 21 4 MHz The second LO uses low side of 1st IF 3rd IF 455 kHz The 3rd LO uses the low side of the 2nd IF Frequency Range VHF Low 25 00000 54 00000 MHz VHF Aircraft 108 00000 136 99166 MHz VHF High 137 00000 174 00000 MHz 216 00250 299 93750 MHz UHF Low T 300 00000 512 00000 MHz UHF High 764 00000 960 00000 MHz 1240 00000 1300 0000 MHz Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service 108 Service Searches Safety Amateur Radio Railroad eres Core eee 162 425 162 450 162 475 162 500 162 525 162 550 MHz Scanning Rate Approximately 55 channels per second Search Rate Approximately 90 steps per second Display LCD with white LED backlight 4 lines of 16 characters each Zeromatic Automatically zeroes receiver on correct frequency during searches Dimensions Approximately 7 3 w x 5 3 d x 2 2 h inches 185 w x 135 d x 56 h mm pee eens 27 7 ounces 790 grams not including mounting hardware and antenna Included Telescoping whip antenna AC to DC external power accessories adapter fused DC automotive power cable mounting bracket desk stand knurled knobs rubber washers for mounting bracket rubber
13. are within range of To activate Multi site mode on a Motorola system follow these steps Press PROG then navigate to a talkgroup on the networked multi site system using the 4 gt a w keys Press the F softkey then press the softkey Scroll down to the TSYS item and press the SEL key to edit the TSYS Pea Scroll to f or When set to i When set to t ionary the scanner will track the system using any control chanvial in the list that is usable When set to 1 the scanner will attempt to locate and use the best possible control channel and ignore others until the control channel is no araar usable then it will locate a new best control channel to use When i f the scanner will always attempt to lock on to control channels where the decoding quality is greater than the Threshold Hi setting and will search for new control channels when the decoding quality of a control channel drops below Threshold Lo setting and if no new control channels are available that meet the Threshold Hi criteria the scanner will seek the best control channel to use and continue checking periodically for a new control channel that meets the Threshold Hi criteria When i T the scanner will track the synom using n usable Nd channel in the control channel list When Pii i3 mii selected the Check All CC TSYS parameter Ena whether the scanner 59 should check every control channel in ie T i q
14. be scanned As you begin to use your new scanner you will notice that the object names are abbreviated so that they can easily fit into the 16 character LCD Imagine what the radio s display would look like if Trunking Talkgroup Object was spelled out in its entirety every time it was necessary to show it in the display You should take a moment and become familiar with these abbreviations now For consistency the same abbreviations for the different object types are used in the radio and here in the manual TGRP TGRP is used to represent a Trunking Talkgroup Object Trunking Talkgroups are virtual channels that exist on a trunked radio system A trunked radio system is a radio system where a small group of radio channels are automatically shared between a larger number of users and user groups This sharing of channels is managed automatically by a special computer called a controller or by other specialized hardware For now all you need to know is this if you want to monitor a talkgroup on a trunked radio system you must store that talkgroup s parameters in a TGRP object TSYS TSYS is used to represent a Trunking System Object A TSYS is a special object type that is used when creating TGRP objects A trunking talkgroup must be associated with a specific trunked radio system in order for it to operate There are parameters that are associated with trunking systems such as the type of trunked radio system technolog
15. bership A next to the Scan List o enter a new trunking system use he 4 gt keys to scroll through the stored systems until ii appears hen press SEL to enter the parame Leiba or Private ice radio ID he alphanumeric display name forl UE Ipha numerictthe TGRP Use the standard text entry at method or QTXT to name the object Permanent lockout for the TGRP Also laccessed by pressing FUNC L OUT hile the scanner is stopped on the On or Off GRP object urns Priority Mode on or off for the Priority On or Off GRP object 93 Controls whether the ALERT LED lashes or remains on solid when the LED Mode Solid or Flash ALERT LED is used Sets LED color to 0 7 as defined in the GLOB menu By default O LED Off 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Cyan LED Color 0 7 5 Blue 6 Magenta 7 White Normally the ALERT LED is active only hile the object is receiving a trans mission When Latch is on the ALERT LED will remain lit after the transmis sion is complete unless overridden by a subsequent object that is also using Latch LED On or Off he ALERT LED Controls whether the backlight should be on off or flashing while the object Backlight On Off or Flash jis active Sets the Audible Alarm for the TGRP object When an Audible Alarm is se lected the selected alarm will play at None Chirp Hi the beginning of each transmission Lo Alert Ring jon the TGRP object or anytime the 2 Chirp Fast Hi scanner stops for a
16. feet for mounting bracket Memory backup No backup battery required utilizes non volatile EEPROM memory 109 Appendix C Finding More Information Learning About Scanning and your PSR 410 In recent years the Internet has become a powerful tool for both experienced and novice scanning hobbyists There are many online discussion forums dedicated to the scanning hobby In these discussion forums you will find users helping other users with questions about radio systems scanning receivers antenna setups and frequency listings for different areas One of the most useful resources on the Internet are discussion forums devoted to specific radio models Frequently you will find other users who are willing to answer questions or help you solve problems with your scanning equipment In many cases a simple Web search using Google or other popular Internet search tools will help you find web sites and discussion forums where you can read more about the PSR 410 ask questions and share your experiences with other PSR 410 users Be sure to visit www greamerica com frequently for important news software updates and information about exciting new GRE Scanning Receiver products and accessories Finding Frequencies and Trunked System Information Research is an important part of the scanning hobby Before you can listen you must first figure out what you want to listen to and then perform the research necessary to obtain the convention
17. follows Indicates menu position SAME entry parameters SAME edit menu title Saves changes to Exits SAME edit menu SAME edit menu With the turn the entry on field selected press on the 5 way pushbutton pad to Scroll to the field and press on the 5 way pushbutton pad to enter a SAME location code Use the keypad to enter a SAME code Scroll to the field Note the current default of which will allow all messages for the specified SAME location code We recommend that you leave the event code with to receive all alerts Scroll to the T field We suggest that you enter a tag name here that corresponds with the SAME location code that you have entered Press gt on the 5 way pushbutton pad to edit the tag name and use the standard text entry method to enter your tag Using our Dallas County example you would enter the following 75 31 e lt space gt 23 63 93 i Scroll to the Fi 4 field Note that you can specify different alarm sounds for this SAME entry We recommend that you use the default setting here for general purpose weather alerting field Note that Lockout is currently set to off Lockout is a special purpose parameter that can be used to lock out individual event or area codes We recommend that you leave Lockout set to off for general purpose weather alerting When you have finished editing your SAME entry press the 3 softkey to s
18. if it had found a signal often without any sound This is a birdie Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference 81 Troubleshooting If you have problems with your scanner please refer to the following chart for some suggestions that might help you eliminate the problem If the scanner is still not operating correctly after trying these tips contact the dealer where you purchased your scanner for assistance Possible Cause Weak signals from Reposition radio for best reception distant stations Attenuator in use on Check performance with and without weak signals attenuator activated use setting with best reception Strong signal Check performance with and without overload from attenuator activated use setting with nearby transmitter s best reception antenna correct any problems found Incorrect modulation Ensure that the proper modulation mode selected mode is selected for the type of system that is being monitored Scanner will AC or DC power Check connection to AC or DC power not power on supply not properly source connected The keypad The scanner may Follow steps below to initialize the does not work need to be initialized scanner Scanner will Possible birdie Tighten squelch apply attenuator or not scan when frequency lock out the birdie frequency SCAN key is_ programmed pressed The scanner may Follow steps to reset reinitialize the need to be reset or scanner f
19. in a text field any unused spaces will be filled with space characters If you want to leave room for additional text after the QTXT is loaded into a text field include a space after your text then a dollar sign This will place one space after your QTXT when you use your QTXT in a text field and the edit cursor will be positioned just after that space where you can continue appending lox in the text field before you save it For example if you use the entry in the QTXT storage location your text entry field will look like this after you load the QTXT SHERIFF O lt note that cursor is positioned at end of text field If you use the entry SHERIFF in the QTXT storage location your text entry field will look like this after you load the QTXT SHERIFF lt note that cursor is positioned at end of the word Once you are finished editing your QTXT storage location press the softkey to save the QTXT then press the softkey again to save the changes you made to the GLOB menu Power On Configuration Key Sequences Your PSR 410 features power on keypress sequences that are used as shortcuts to configuration items like attenuator settings backlight settings 80 and memory information Power on key sequences are also used to place your scanner into firmware upgrade mode for CPU firmware upgrades The following table lists the power on key sequences available in the PSR 410 Unless otherwise sp
20. letter in the group And to type the letter C simply press 2 then 3 to select the third letter in the ABC group To enter numbers in alphanumeric text fields press 1 first then the number you wish to type To enter punctuation press 0 first to see the first set of punctuation then press the number key that corresponds with the position of the desired punctuation mark in the set Press the period key to enter a SPACE 78 While using Standard Text Entry the FUNC key serves as a shift lock key For letters uppercase text is typed by default and you can shift to lowercase by pressing the FUNC key before entering a character For punctuation the FUNC key accesses a second set of punctuation marks The shift action of the FUNC key remains active until it is pressed again Use the 4 keys to move the cursor to the desired location in edit fields Press FUNC 4 or FUNC gt to move the cursor to the beginning or end of an edit field respectively Use the CLR key as a backspace key to erase characters before the cursor and press FUNC CLR to clear the entire field The PSR 410 character set and corresponding entry codes are provided below for reference Pressing FUNC to toggle the shift lock status will produce lower case characters for letters and a second set of punctuation marks for special characters For brevity lower case letters are not shown in the table below Char Code Char Code A 21 O 63 Usin
21. memory Deletions cannot be un done To delete a TSYS use the FIND feature to search for the TSYS by name Press PROG then press the Ef 17T softkey then press the F i softkey and use the Standard Text Entry Method to enter all or part of the TSYS name you wish to delete Press the softkey to begin searching and if necessary press the i softkey to continue searching until the desired TSYS is located Once the TSYS has been located press the PROG key then press FUNC CLR The scanner will ask you to confirm the delete command before removing the object from the scanner s memory then provide a final warning that all TGRPs associated with the TSYS to be deleted will be lost if you proceed Press the softkey at both warnings to delete the TSYS An alternative method is to browse TSYS objects only using the TSYS filt Press PROG then the amp F softkey then and press the softkey Scroll to the desired TSYS using the a keys then press FUNC CLR The scanner will ask you to confirm the delete command before removing the object from the scanner s memory then provide a final warning that all TGRPs associated with the TSYS to be deleted will be lost if you proceed Press the softkey at both warnings to delete the TSYS Using Multi Site Mode On Networked Systems Some Motorola systems include a large number of sites that are networked together to provide radio coverage to a large geographical area Th
22. power again If the fuse blows again check all wiring for short circuits and check the radio for a malfunction Note When your radio is connected to your vehicle s DC power system you may hear noise from your vehicle s electrical system in the radio s speaker Consult with a local electronics supply store to obtain a filter that will reduce or eliminate this noise Connecting an earphone or headphones For private listening you can plug an 1 8 3 5mm mini plug earphone or headphones not supplied into the headphone jack on the from panel This automatically disconnects the internal speaker Connecting an Extension Speaker In a noisy areas or you install the scanner into your dashboard extension speaker not supplied might provide more comfortable listening Plug the speaker cable s 1 8 inch 3 5mm mini plug into your scanner s EXT SP jack located on the rear panel of the radio 24 Listening Safely To protect your hearing follow these guidelines when you use headphones Do not connect headphones to the external speaker jack located on the rear panel of the radio 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 Prol
23. 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 could subject you to legal penalties We encourage responsible legal scanner use 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 13 Getting Familiar With Your PSR 410 The following illustrations are provided to help you get familiar with your PSR 410 s controls and accessories PSR 410 Front View Alert LED Volume Control LCD Display Squelch Control DIN Keyslot DIN Keyslot PC IF Jack Softkeys Five Way Pushbutton Pad Headphone Jack Ooperations Key Numeric Keypad Figure 1 PSR 410 front view 14 PSR 410 Rear View BNC Antenna Connector External Speaker Connector External DC Power Jack Figure 2 PSR 410 rear view 15 PSR 410 Included Accessories Mobile Mounting C2 Bracket with Rubber Feet Rubber Washers and Knurled Knobs DC Cable AC Adaptor Antenna USB Cable Note USB cable is an optional acces sory and not included in this model USB PC
24. repeat mode when a key Key Repeat On or Off is held down Panai re alternating text displays sets thel display time for the secondary display linkOff 1 250x10mS _ element PRA display time for the primary display ele linkOn 1 250x10 mS ment Sets intensity of red green and blue LEDs Press SEL to edit colors Usel 4 gt keys to scroll to R G or B LED settings Use numeric keys to activate Red Green Blue preset intensity levels for each LED or Color 0 7 RGB value use v keys to fine scroll intensity LCD B LCD B hen the ALERT LED setting for an ob ject is set to Flash this is the amount of 1 250x 10mS _ time the LED stays turned off hen the ALERT LED setting for an ob ject is set to Flash this is the amount of 1 250 x10mS time the LED stays turned on Number of priority CONV channels to check during a priority scan sampling O samples all CONV priority chan Pri Channels 0 250 nels Conventional frequency priority sample Pri Interval 2 100 x 100 mS interval oggles priority interrupt scanning du GRP Pri Int On or Off ring trunked calls hen on does not wait for verification lof correct CTCSS or DCS when return ing to an active CONV channel after QuickPriRtn On or Off priority sampling Sets wait for reply delay for all search Search Delay 1 100 x 100 mS modes 89 Controls the operation of the L OUT key When No pressing L OUT per orms a Temporary Lockout of the se lected object W
25. s parameters menu and is typically found at the beginning of the menu To change Scan List membership when creating a new object scroll up or down to the air Sallie in the object s menu before saving the object With the i field highlighted as indicated by the blinking cursor use the 4 keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to scroll through the Scan Lists until you find the Scan List that you wish to enable or disable membership for the object and use the SEL button to toggle membership for that Scan List on or off The asterisk next to the Scan List number indicates that the object is a member of that Scan List Press the 42 softkey to save the modified object Objects can be members of as many Scan Lists as you see fit without limitation to the number of Scan Lists an object is mapped to and without limitation to the number of objects that are mapped to a given Scan List To change Scan List membership for an existing object press the PROG key Use the 4 a keys on the 5 way pushbutton fie tg scroll to the existing object that you wish to change then press the amp i softkey Press the softkey to edit the current object NOTE Remember when browsing objects in Manual or Program Mode the arrow keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad operate as follows 50 a navigates up through the objects assigned to the current Scan List v navigates down through the objects assigned to the current Scan Lis
26. temporary lockout To apply temporary lockout to an object press the L OUT key while the scanner is stopped on that object during scan operation or navigate to an object using the 5 way pushbutton pad while in Manual Mode or Program mode and press the L OUT key The lowercase i in the display flashes to indicate that temporary lockout is applied to the object Flashing l indicates temporary lockout is active If you wish to remove temporary lockout from a single object navigate to the object using the 5 way pushbutton pad while in Manual Mode or Program mode and press the L OUT key again 54 Temporary lockout is a very useful feature For example when a major incident occurs while you are scanning you may wish to focus your scanning on that major incident and exclude unrelated talkgroups so that radio traffic associated with the major incident is not interrupted You could press the PAUSE or MAN keys to listen to a single object if communications for the major incident are only being conducted on single channel or talkgroup More often several talkgroups are used to provide communications for major incidents so if you park on a single object you may miss communications on other objects that are related to the incident of interest By using Temporary Lockout it is possible to zoom in on the objects that are carrying communications related to the incident of interest by pressing L OUT every time an unre
27. the marked locations drill holes that are slightly smaller than the screws Use caution not to damage wiring or components that are located behind the mounting surface Using the provided screws and lock washers attach the mounting bracket to your vehicle Attach the two self adhesive rubber washers to the inside of the mounting bracket sides over the holes that are used when attaching the bracket to the scanner s side holes The rubber washers help protect the scanner s case from scratches Slide the scanner into the mounting bracket assembly and use the two provided knurled knobs to secure the scanner within the mounting bracket Connect the supplied DC power cable to a power source in your vehicles as follows Disconnect the cable from the negative terminal of your vehicle s battery prior to attempting any connections to your vehicle s electrical system Note Disconnecting your battery may reset certain devices in your vehicle such as automotive audio systems navigation systems alarm systems keyless entry systems etc Route the supplied DC power cord between a power source and the mounting location for your scanner Ground the black wire of the supplied DC power cord to your vehicle s chassis drilling a small hole in a metal frame member underneath your dashboard and using a small sheet metal screw to secure the black wire to the frame Note Be sure the grounding screw makes complete contact with the metal
28. y list for activity when the TSYS is processed or check only one new control channel for activity incrementing to the next control channel each time the TSYS is processed Eo 4 ftkey to save your changes to the TSYS parameters softkey again to use the scanner Press the then press the You should experiment with the different Multi site modes and the threshold settings to find a combination that works best for your location Keep in mind that the threshold settings are only available when bie t f is selected Multi site functionality is not available in EDACS or LTR trunking NOTE It may be necessary to change the values used for Threshold Hi and Threshold Low in the TSYS object to optimize Multi site Roam performance LTR Home Repeater AutoMove LTR Home Repeater AutoMove takes the guesswork out of programming LTR trunking systems when the home repeater order is not known By default LTR Home Repeater AutoMove is turned off and is controlled in the individual TSYS objects To enable LTR Home Repeater Automove access the meny for the desired TSYS then scroll down to the last item in the menu Use the 4 gt oe to toggle AutoMove HRs on or off a ihe selected TSYS then press the 48 softkey to save your changes When AutoMove HRs is turned on you may enter the LTR system frequencies in any order and the PSR 410 will automatically move the frequencies to the proper home repeater sl
29. you have previously stored the scanner will sound an alarm display the alert type and monitor the nature of the alert To activate SAME Standby Mode first you should provide at least one SAME location code for your city county or state By default SAME mode will alert on any SAME message received if no SAME location codes are entered A list of SAME location codes can be found online at this web site http www nws noaa gov nwr indexnw htm sametable In addition to the code for your location you may wish to enter additional codes for surrounding areas and any other areas of interest so that you can receive advance warning of adverse or dangerous weather that may be headed in your direction Unlike other weather alert radios your scanner features a powerful SAME wildcard feature that allows you to set the radio to alarm on partial matches of the location code For example the SAME location code for Dallas TX is 048113 which can be broken down as follows 0 represents a subdivision within a county and is typically not used 48 is the State code for Texas 113 is the County code for Dallas County Entering the entire 048113 code will cause the radio to receive all SAME alerts that match the code for Dallas County Suppose you wanted to receive any alert for any county in the entire state provided that the alert is sent by your local NWS transmitter Using the wildcard feature you can enter a SAME area code as follows 48
30. 98675 MHz 794 0000 796 996875 MHz 4 851 0125 868 996875 MHz 800 MHz Band Aircraft Searches civilian and military air frequencies Groups are as follows 0 108 118 MHz Navigation 1 118 137 MHz Civilian Voice 2 138 150 MHz Military Voice excludes 2m Amateur 3 225 400 MHz Military Voice Ham Searches amateur radio frequencies Groups are as follows 0 28 0 29 7 MHz 10m Band 1 50 54 MHz 6m Band 2 144 148 MHz 2m Band 3 222 225 MHz 1 25cm Band 4 420 450 MHz 70cm Band 5 902 928 MHz 33cm Band 6 1240 1300 MHz 23cm Band CB Searches the citizen s band radio frequencies 69 Marine Searches the VHF FM marine radio band FRS GMRS MURS DOT STAR F G MURS Searches the FRS GMRS MURS DOT and STAR radio frequencies Flashes when Signal strength Tune direction paused on a frequency Receive mode and G z Zeromatic off AAUP NONS S S I l Z Zeromatic on DCS code d delay off D delay on Sub bands disabled Adds frequency Creates new CONV to lockout list object in default Scan List based on found frequency In CB Marine or FRS GMRS DOT STAR search band F2 softkey shows or LL If ii appears the scanner does not scan lockout channel s If iii appears the scanner scans all channel disregarding the lockout Use the numeric keypad to toggle the sub bands on and off while searching Press the or keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to change the search direction
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32. ARN Storm Spotter Functionality Instant access to frequencies used by storm spotter networks You can monitor storm conditions as they occur and become aware of dangerous conditions before the media or emergency management officials are able to announce them to the general public SAME and All Hazards Weather Alerting Your scanner can operate in dedicated Specific Area Message Encoding SAME weather alerting mode and alert you to severe weather and other hazards in the specific area s that you select or your scanner can check your local NOAA weather frequency periodically even while scanning and alert you when an All Hazards alert occurs Multi System Trunking Scans most common trunked radio system signaling formats including Motorola EDACS and LTR 6 LTR Home Repeater AutoMove Takes the guesswork out of programming LTR trunking systems when the home repeater order is not known Enter the LTR system frequencies in any order and the PSR 410 will automatically move the frequencies to the proper home repeater slots as transmissions are received on the system The Subaudible Squelch Decoder CTCSS and DCS subaudible squelch coding is processed by the CPU Provides fast and reliable decoding of subaudible squelch signaling with squelch tail elimination Powerful Spectrum Sweeper Quickly sweeps the scanner s frequency ranges for transmissions from nearby sources When a nearby active frequency is found the scanner automatic
33. As you scroll the object menu you will see a line that states This line is found in the object menus and the Global configuration menus Its purpose is to delineate between the basic settings that are important to each object and the operation of the radio and the expert settings that may be of interest to advanced users but if left alone will not adversely impact the operation of the radio For more information about the Basic and Expert settings please refer to the Detailed Menu Reference at the end of this Owner s Manual Use men a v keys to scroll the screen until the flashing cursor appears next to the r r s label Key in a known local frequency and press the ENT key or press the i softkey either one will do the same thing There You just entered the frequency for your first CONV object 29 By default your new CONV object will be tagged Channel If you d like to change this just scroll the screen down one click until the flashing cursor highlights the 7 field then press SEL to edit the tag You can move the cursor around using the 4 keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad use the CLR key to clear the old text or press FUNC CLR to erase the entire field To enter text find the letter you want to enter on the front panel of the radio press the numeric key beneath it then press 1 2 3 or 4 depending on the position of the letter in the group for that number For example to enter press Press the
34. CS NAROW MOT VHF UHF for most 900 MHz and some VHF UHF Logic Trunked Radio LTR systems he alphanumeric display name for Alpha numericitthe TSYS Use the standard text entry ext method or QTXT to name the object Press SEL to enter trunked radio system frequencies Enter control channel frequencies in any order for all Motorola trunking systems Enter system frequencies in LCN order for all EDACS trunking systems Enter system frequencies in Home Repeater Frequencies SEL order for LTR systems Permanent lockout for the TSYS When On no traffic will be received on any L Out On or Off programmed TGRPs for this TSYS 95 EXPERT BELOW hen on applies 20 dB of attenuation o all transmissions on this TSYS Use ul in areas where interference from Atten On or Off nearby strong signals is present Use Yes when the system is known to use Narrow FM modulation Most 900 MHz analog trunked radio systems uti Narrow FM es or No lize NFM modulation Activates 6 dB audio level boost for all AudioBoost On or Off activity on this TSYS Sets the amount of time the scan ner dwells on a Motorola or EDACS system control channel for activity on programmed talkgroups Use 0 forl automatic mode which uses control channel information to determine hen all current talkgroup information Dwell 0 200 x 100 mS has been broadcast by the system Used with networked Motorola inked the scanner will find fhe first usable control channel i
35. Global attenuator mode applies attenuation radio wide regardless of individual object set ings In Normal attenuator mode the attenuator follows the individual object Atten Mode Global or Normal jattenuator setting hen the ATTEN mode is set to Glob al this controls whether the Global at Global Atten On or Off enuator is on or off Clear Hits SEL Press SEL to clear all hit counters Hit Counts urns the hit counter feature on or off Sets default destination Scan Lists or new objects and CONV Stor from Searches Spectrum Sweeper and une Use 1 20 for normal Scan Lists 1 20 Use 0 for the ns not scanned Scan List no Scan List mappings arel specified Use 21 for the FAV Scan List Use 22 for the SKYWARN Scan Dflt ScanList 0 22 List urns Priority Scan On or Off Priority Scan can also be toggled by pressing Priority On or Off FUNC PRI while scanning urn off the weather priority Or select weather priority frequency then the Each WX frequen scanner watches selected weather alert signal oe E Scan Lists land status poson a ee SRCH L Outs deletion of search lockout frequencies Press SEL to clear the Favorites Scan List Press SEL to see the current memory usage Use and v keys to scroll EXPERT BELOW Activates Signal Strength driven LED une LED On or Off hen in TUNE mode 88 Sets QTXT QuickText 0 9 text Use Qtxt1 0 Text value o indicate end of text Ee eee oggles key
36. MHz Band 769 000 775 998675 MHz 794 000 796 996875 MHz 4 851 0125 868 996875 MHz 800 MHz Band 65 Using dedicated TUNE mode Your scanner s dedicated TUNE mode provides you with the ability to quickly enter any frequency and monitor that frequency for transmissions or search up or down from that frequency for activity To enter TUNE mode press the TUNE key on the keypad The scanner displays the TUNE screen Flashes FH a when Signal strength Tune direction paused on a frequency Receive mode and frequency shows wall gt z Zeromatic off found CTCSS or Z Zeromati on DCS code d delay off D delay on Adds frequency Changes receive Creates new CONV to lockout list mode from default object in default Scan List based on found frequency By default TUNE mode is paused when first activated Press PAUSE to begin searching from the current frequency Press the or keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to change the search direction Press the C softkey to add a found frequency to the lockout list Press the HORE softkey to change the receive mode AM FM NFM from the default for the current frequency range au Press 3 TOF to create a new CONV object using the found frequency Use the keypad to enter a new frequency and press ENT to make that the TUNE frequency Using FUNC TUNE from any other mode will load the last active frequency from the other mode into TUNE For example pr
37. PSR 410 Advanced Base Mobile Scanning Receiver with Object Oriented User Interface Owner s Manual Please read this User s Guide before installing setting up and using your new product G Table of Contents IntrUdUCtiOn his kev te el ie is Se ee ee 5 Faure iinarte dette cidade heed a eee 6 What is Object Oriented Scanning cceeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneetaees 8 A Few Things To Remember about Object Oriented Scanning 9 About this manual aeioeaio Nia 10 Object abbreviations used in this dCOCUMENT ccscceeeeeeeeees 10 The FCC Wants You To KnOW cecceeceesecseeeeeseeeeneeeieeeaeeeeeeneetneeeas 12 Scanning Legally cipe iienaa EEKE EAEE E 12 Getting Familiar With Your PSR 410 sesen 14 PSR 410 Front ViGW 00 cceccececeeseeeeseeeneeeaeeeaeeeeesaeetaeesaeesaeeeaeeeeeseeees 14 PSR 410 Rear View vicscnienndes te i evan 15 PSR 410 Included Accessories ecceeeceeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeneeeeeeeteeeteees 16 Understanding the Display ICONS 0 00 0 i eeeseeseeeeneeeeeeeneeeeeneeeaes 17 Understanding the Keypad eeeeseesseeesneeeseeeeseeeseeeeneeeeeneenaas 18 Getting Started ict ecstacy 20 First Time StAMtuyp iis to iniae eaea a eens 20 Unpack the radio 2 c 8 cieiiae disease eenGina nines 20 Base Operation aia das asain ee ines 20 Attach the supplied antenna to the radio eeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeenees 21 Mobile Operation ssrin ids srid aeae aa e aa Ea aai 22 Connecting an earphon
38. RVC Menu Reference esccesceesceceeseeeseeeseeseeeaeeeaesseeeeeetaeees 100 SWPR Menu Reference ecceeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeaeeeeeeaeeneeeeeeeaeee 103 Appendix A Frequency Step and Mode Specifications 107 Appendix B General Specifications cceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 108 Appendix C Finding More Information cee eee 110 PSR 410 ADVANCED TRUNKING SCANNER WITH OBJECT ORIENTED USER INTERFACE Owner s Manual Please take the time to read this manual completely before using your new scanner Motorola Smartnet Smartzone Omnilink ASTRO and Privacy Plus are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc EDACS and Pro Voice are registered trademarks of Harris Corporation LTR is a registered trademark of E F Johnson Inc 2010 General Research of Electronics Inc All Rights Reserved 4 Introduction Welcome to an exciting new world of radio scanning Recognizing that contemporary scanning receivers are too hard to program and use GRE s engineers conducted extensive research to determine the functional requirements for an entirely new scanning receiver user interface We call this new user interface the Object Oriented User Interface OOUI and it is based on the premise that to a hobbyist a scanner is easiest to use if all of the things that can be scanned are handled using common conventions for interaction between the user and the radio at least to the extent that this is pos
39. SWPR objects HINT Remember that there is context sensitive help available for each menu item in the object menus Just press FUNC then SEL to view the help and SEL again to exit the help screen 47 These are just a few of the many ways you can incorporate different types of search objects in your Scan List configurations And just a few of the many ways that each of the individual search types can be configured to your preferences and needs Be sure to refer to the Detailed Menu Reference section of the manual for detailed information for each of the search object types Grouping Objects with Scan Lists By default new objects are automatically assigned to Scan List 01 Now that you have entered a variety of new objects that are by default members of Scan List 01 you may want to separate these objects into separate Scan Lists so that you can easily enable or disable groups of objects as needed depending on what you want to scan There are 20 regular Scan Lists available a special FAV Scan List for one button access to your favorite Scannable Objects and a Skywarn Scan List Although Scan Lists may seem similar to the banks that are used in older bank channel scanner designs you will find that they are much more powerful and flexible than banks The number of objects that can be grouped in a Scan List is limited only by the scanner s memory and single objects can be members of multiple Scan Lists without creatin
40. TGRP objects associated with specific trunked radio systems to specific Scan Lists so you can easily enable or disable monitoring of each system by enabling or disabling the associated Scan List By object type It may be desirable to segregate object types by assigning them to specific Scan Lists For example you can assign a group of LMIT or SRVC searches to a single Scan List and easily activate or deactivate searching on those objects by enabling or disabling the associated Scan List You may wish to place your wildcard TGRP group call or private call objects in a separate Scan List By application You can group objects by their application For example you may wish to place all law enforcement related objects for your area in one Scan List all fire and rescue objects in another and all business related objects in yet another Scan List Racing fans may wish to group objects for different cars drivers teams and tracks into separate Scan Lists By Favorites The Favorites FAV Scan List is a powerful tool that can be used to quickly narrow or expand your scanning profile In addition to the normal Scan List map each Scannable Object menu includes a FAV yes no item When FAV is set to YES the object is a member of the Favorites Scan List in addition to the other Scan Lists that it is mapped to in the normal Scan List map When you press the FAV key the radio suspends scanning of all objects in the radio except for tho
41. Warranty Registration card be filled and return back to GRE America to validate the Warranty of your purchase along with Proof of purchase or you may also register online using the link below Online Product Registration is also available at http www greamerica com register Warranty Limitations This warranty does not apply to equipment or parts that have been subject to accident abuse incorrect service alterations service by non authorized service personal misuse A copy of the purchase receipt must be supplied or validated Warranty Registration must be on GRE database either by mail or through online when requesting for service Equipment must be sent to GRE America at the owner or dealer s expense and will be returned via surface carrier at no cost to the owner This warranty is strictly limited to the terms indicated herein and no other warranties or remedies thereunder express or implied shall be binding on GRE America 111 Warranty Returns RETURN DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO YOUR DEALER OR CALL GRE AMERICA FOR A RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER RMA YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL RECEIPT TO VERIFY DATE PURCHASE UNIT IN WHICH THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED MAY BE SERVICED AT A FIXED RATE PARTS FOR FACTORY REPAIRS RETURN SHIPPING FOR UNITS UNDER WARRANTY WILL BE PAID BY GRE AMERICA SHIPPING FOR UNITS OUT OF WARRANTY WILL BE PAID BY THE SENDER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AN RMA OUTSIDE THE BOX NEXT TO THE SHIPPING ADDRESS MUST BE
42. a name for your search in the ield When finished press the 2 softkey to store your LMIT search as a new object Once your LMIT object is saved you can use it while scanning or launch the LMIT search by itself by pressing the zti i softkey note that we are referring to the i_softkey and not the SRCH key on the keypad after navigating to the LMIT object in Manual Mode 42 When the LMIT search stops on an active frequency the display will appear as follows Scanlist Object ID Signal strength Objecttype Search direction z Zeromatic off Z Zeromatic on L OUT off flash temp L OUT on Receive mode and frequency shows found CTCSS or DCS code L perm L OUT on d delay off D delay on Add found Changes Creates new CONV frequency to receive mode object in default frequency Scan List based on lockout list found frequency Press the PAUSE key to hold on the active frequency To resume press the PAUSE key again HINT It can take some time for the PSR 410 to process all of the frequencies in a LMIT search You can experiment with different size frequency ranges to find a LMIT search setup that does not interfere excessively with scanning of other object types Spectrum Sweeper Object SWPR A Spectrum Sweeper Object SWPR is a record that stores the parameters necessary for the radio to rapidly sweep a range of frequencies for strong signals from nearby transmitters A SWPR object can be used for
43. able CPU Firmware keep your radio current with enhancements as they become available with free upgrades from www greamerica com Intuitive Object Oriented User Interface Design is designed for ease of use yet powerful enough to satisfy the most sophisticated experts Common data entry browsing and control methods are used for non trunked conventional channels trunking talkgroups search configurations and Spectrum Sweeper setups The radio grows with you you can start out with a small easy to manage configuration then expand it whenever you need to Menu Driven Programming With Context Sensitive Help Each menu item provides a few lines of help text that provide assistance with programming and using the scanner Powerful and flexible Scan List functionality allows you to arrange group and scan objects according to your preference Flexible Free Form Memory Organization memory is assigned as objects are created using a sophisticated internal file management system You are not constrained to traditional bank channel scanner memory layouts No memory is wasted as a result of bank channel programming constraints The scanner has sufficient main memory capacity to store over 1 800 conventional channels trunking talkgroups search configurations and Spectrum Sweeper objects in any combination providing ample capacity for more sophisticated hobbyists and professionals while keeping the database size manageable for beginners SKYW
44. ai e 60 Hit COUMETS imn a AA er ie ee ea 62 Audible Alarms and the ALERT LED 62 Dedicated Search MOES csceesceeseeeeneeeeseeteneeteneeeeneeeeneeeenaeeeaes 64 Using Weather Modes c cccsccecsceesneeesenesscenenesessenesseceeeneeseees 70 Cloning Your Radio to Another PSR 410 or PSR 310 Scanner 77 Standard Text Entry Method and QuickText 0 eee 78 Entering and Editing Alphanumeric Information eee 78 Using QUICKTOXt is iakinen Weenies Gusti teen lene ep git 79 Power On Configuration Key SEQUENCES eeeeeeteeteeeteteeetaees 80 Birdie Frequencies c c cecccsseciecesscsesscnaseceeeigenesneescepideeeseseeseees 81 Troubleshooting ann A ete Gai hae 82 Initializing Global Parameters to Factory Defaults 83 Initializing the Scanner to Factory Defaults 0 0 0 eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 83 Gales siete hie ed jodie Alaa E E a s 85 In Case of Fault x cia an ede a E 85 Detailed Menu Reference c cccecccescceeseeeseceeseneeeseeeseenensenenees 86 GLOB Menu Reference ccecceeceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeteesaeeeaeeeaeeaes 86 CONV Menu Reference 0 0 0 ececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteesaeeeaeeeaeeeatenes 90 TGRP Menu Reference ceccceceesceeseeeneeeseeeaeeneetaeesaeeeaeeeaeeeaeeeas 93 TSYS Menu Reference eccceccecesscesseeeseeeeeeaeeneeseesseesseeeaeeeeeeaas 95 LMIT Menu Reference 2 ccescctesseeeteceeeneeceeeeeeneeeseeeesseeeesteesees 97 S
45. ain 1 The OOUI 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 Spectrum Sweeper setups 3 In OOUI scanning 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 Even 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 About this manual Object abbreviations used in this document We described how your new GRE scanner utilizes an Object Oriented User Interface in the Introduction and Overview sections of this manual You learned that the key components of this new user interface are the Scannable Objects which are of course things that can
46. al frequency or trunked radio system information needed to program your radio Sometimes a simple Web search using Google or other popular Internet search tools is all that you need to get started Try searching on lt name of city or county gt scanner frequencies or lt name of city or county gt frequencies omitting the quotation marks and lt gt symbols to locate personal web pages with information about scanning in the specified areas One of the more enjoyable aspects of the scanning hobby is finding new frequencies on your own Your PSR 410 includes powerful Limit Search LMIT and Service Search SRVC search capabilities that will help you find active frequencies in your area and a Spectrum Sweeper SWPR that quickly searches through selected frequency bands to find nearby transmitters 110 Limited Warranty General GRE America Inc warranty all parts of each new product to be of sound design good material and workmanship and will repair or exchange any parts proven to be defective under normal use at no charge for a period of 12 months from the date of sale to the end user GRE America will correct defects There will be no charge for labor for a period of 12 months from the date of original sale except as provided below Overtime premiums and or expedited handling and shipping costs must be paid by the owner An enclosed Warranty Registration Card is included with each unit of purchase We request the
47. ally tunes to that frequency and receives the traffic Exclusive ALERT LED Programmable tri color LED can be configured to illuminate or flash when certain objects are active Eight user defined colors and brightness levels can be specified from thousands of possible combinations Provides visual alerts when certain channels are active e g blue can be used to signal activity on your primary police channel red for fire etc Audible alarms Programmable audible alarms can be configured to sound when certain Scannable Objects are active Can be used in conjunction with or separately from the ALERT LED described above High Speed PC Interface uses GRE s 100 016 USB cable in full duplex mode at 6 times the speed of previous scanner models for PC transfer and 8 times the speed of previous models for radio to radio cloning Real time Signal Strength Indicator shows relative strength of received signals Sleek attractive case design with large speaker is well suited for tabletop mobile or DIN mounting What is Object Oriented Scanning To put it simply Object Oriented Scanning describes a new user interface design for scanning receivers the Object Oriented User Interface or OOUI In Object Oriented Scanning we introduce the concept of the Scannable Object A Scannable Object is defined as something that can be scanned The Scannable Object concept is very important in the OOUI design Recall that one of the more frust
48. annel Use the standard Sets subaudible squelch mode Use Search to automatically analyze sig nals to determine squelch mode and code Use None to ignore subaudible squelch Use CTCSS for tone coded squelch or DCS for digital coded selected squelch type Permanent lockout for the CONV chan nel Also accessed by pressing FUNC L OUT while the scanner is stopped lon the CONV object o Do urns Priority Mode on or off for the Priority On or Off CONV object Controls whether the ALERT LEDI lashes or remains on solid when the LED Mode Solid or Flash ALERT LED is used Sets LED color to 0 7 as defined in the GLOB menu By default O LED Off 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Cyan LED Color 0 7 5 Blue 6 Magenta 7 White Normally the ALERT LED is active only hile the object is receiving a trans mission When Latch is on the ALERT LED will remain lit after the transmis sion is complete unless overridden by a subsequent object that is also using Latch LED On or Off he ALERT LED 91 Controls whether the backlight should be on off or flashing while the object is active Off setting is ignored by the On Off or Flash PSR 410 Sets the Audible Alarm for the CONV object When an Audible Alarm is se lected the selected alarm will play at None Chirp Hi the beginning of each transmission Lo Alert Ring jon the CONV object or anytime the 2 Chirp Fast Hi scanner stops for activity on the CONV Lo DIMF object while sca
49. arameter includes a softkey which when pressed restores the factory default setting for that parameter HINT If you think you ve really messed the Global settings up you can reset every global parameter back to factory defaults without altering your programmed objects Turn the radio off then on again While the Welcome screen is being displayed press and release 0 then press and release 2 Press ENT to confirm the reset of all global parameters to their factory defaults NOTE The Special Global Settings menu FUNC GLOB includes parameter settings that if not set properly may adversely affect the performance of your radio We recommend that users not change the settings found in the FUNC GLOB menu unless instructed to in this manual or directed to do so by GRE Technical Support personnel Should you experience difficulties after changing any of the settings in the FUNC GLOB menu you can also restore those settings to factory defaults by pressing the i softkey associated with each menu line or following the 0 2 global settings reset procedure described above GLOB Menu Reference The GLOB menu stores all of the radio wide settings used by the scanner 86 The GLOB menu allows you to tweak these settings to your liking The default settings will work fine for most users but most users will want to use the GLOB menu to personalize the radio to suit their individual tastes The active parameter is always the m
50. as a part of the internal design of the processor Since the processor information is inaccessible to the user if someone attempt modifying circuitly without the knowledge of the firmware code the radio simply will fail to operate In Case of Fault If you believe your scanner is defective you should contact your dealer for assistance However before you do so check that the fault was caused by a human error Carefully reread the relevant section in the Owners Manual 85 Detailed Menu Reference Your PSR 410 scanner uses GRE s exclusive Object Oriented User Interface which features a powerful menu system that is used to configure the various Scannable Objects that your scanner is capable of receiving The PSR 410 design also includes a Global Settings GLOB menu that provides unprecedented control over the radio wide settings used throughout your scanner This section of the manual provides detailed information about all of the menus and menu parameters Each menu parameter features a z softkey that can be used to restore the value to the factory defaults This can be very useful if you make a change to a parameter but do not like the result HINT Remember that context sensitive help is available for every menu parameter Press FUNC SEL to view help for the selected parameter Press SEL to exit help HINT It s easy to fix things if you inadvertently change a parameter and then can t remember how to make it right again Each p
51. cannable objects and expand their collection as needed later Object Oriented Scanning makes it easy to group Scannable Objects in Scan Lists a powerful and flexible grouping system Object Oriented Scanning makes it easy to search for new frequencies or talkgroups to monitor and add them to existing or new Scan List groups Object Oriented Scanning makes it very 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 Finally Object Oriented Scanning makes it exceedingly easy for the scannist to enjoy the collection of channels and talkgroups they have programmed into the scanner and to share them with other scannists 8 A Few Things To Remember about Object Oriented Scanning 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 have become very familiar with more recent scanning receiver technologies We suggest that you keep the following OOUI Tenets in mind as you proceed with your study of this manual If you find yourself confused or stuck about the basics of Object Oriented Scanning it may be helpful to review this section ag
52. cies Groups are as follows 0 28 0 29 7 MHz 10m Band 1 50 54 MHz 6m Band 2 144 148 MHz 2m Band 3 222 225 MHz 1 25cm Band 4 420 450 MHz 70cm Band 5 902 928 MHz 33cm Band 6 1240 1300 MHz 23cm Band 46 CB Searches the Citizens Band radio frequencies Marine Searches the VHF FM marine radio band FRS GMRS MURS DOT STAR F G MURS Searches the FRS GMRS MURS DOT and STAR radio frequencies Railroad searches the Association of American Railroads AAR VHF railroad frequencies used in the US and Canada When finished press the new object softkey to store your SRVC search as a Once your SRVC object is saved you can use it while scanning or launch the SRVC search by itself by pressing the IH softkey after navigating to the SRVC object in Manual Mode When the SRVC search stops on an active frequency the display will appear as follows Scanlist ObjectID Signal strength Object type Search direction Receive mode and frequency shows found CTCSS or DCS code z Zeromatic off Z Zeromatic on L OUT off flash temp L OUT on L perm L OUT on SRVC sub bands j d delay off disabled D delay on Adds found DINE Creates new CONV to frequency lockout list object in default Scan List based on found frequency To resume searching press the key Now take a few moments to practice setting up each of the different search object types by experimenting and creating some SRVC LMIT and
53. ck to the field Note that by default the trunking talkgroup ID is set to Wildcard Wildcard is a special type of TGRP object that allows you to monitor all talkgroup call traffic on the associated trunked radio system Wildcard TGRP objects allow you to quickly find and store new or unknown talkgroups on a trunked radio system When a Wildcard TGRP object is mapped to an active Scan List and scanned all talkgroup traffic on the system is monitored and you have the option to save or lock out new talkgroups as they appear You may wish to save your TGRP object as a Wildcard with no further changes If so just press the softkey to store your new TGRP as a wildcard By default it will take the tag name of HINT Wildcard objects are easier to find and change later if you include an abbreviated name for the system in the tag field If you would rather store a TGRP object for a specific talkgroup ID on MySystem just press the number keys to enter the talkgroup ID of the desired talkgroup then press the ENT key or the softkey to store the ID HINT TGRP objects are also used to receive Private Individual Calls c on You ll want to scroll down two more clicks to the Tas field and enter an easy to remember name for your talkgroup that corresponds with its purpose on the trunked radio system For this example let s assume that this is a police dispatch talkgroup and we would like to use the name POLICE DISPATCH for th
54. cklit keypad with 34 keys that are used to control and program the radio Figure 5 highlights the various keys and their basic functions Figure 5 Keypad layout Softkeys F1 F2 F3 activate function shown in the LCD display immediately above the softkey Five Way Pushbutton Pad a v 4 gt keys are used for navigation while browsing objects and menus SEL key activates data entry fields and toggles Scan List selection in object menus FUNC SEL activates context sensitive help in menus Numeric Keypad Used for data entry of frequencies talkgroup IDs and alphanumeric labels Used while scanning 1 9 and 0 toggle Scan Lists 1 10 on and off FUNC 1 9 and 0 toggle Scan Lists 11 20 on and off DELAY Enters a decimal point necessary when programming frequencies space FUNC DELAY programs delay time for the selected channel search bank Operation Keys FUNC Activates alternate key functions FUNC key operation is very intuitive typically it amplifies the keypress that follows it DIM Controls backlight brightness MAN Places scanner in Manual Mode for monitoring single objects SCAN Places scanner in Scan Mode for scanning enabled objects FUNC SCAN launches Spectrum Sweeper 18 TUNE Allows direct tuning of any valid frequency FUNC TUNE loads the current or most recently scanned frequency into TUNE SRCH Dedicated Search mode for service and frequency searches ATT Toggles Attenuator o
55. creen is displayed just after the radio is powered on or press PROG then the fSL CIE softkey to access the elope HUH Cyt menu then scroll down using the key until appears in the display Press SEL to view the memory usage report Use the keys to scroll the display Search Object Types A very powerful feature of your PSR 410 is the ability to define different types of frequency searches and process them while scanning Frequency searches are just another type of Scannable Object in the hierarchy of the radio s memory organization so they can be manipulated and scanned in the same manner as conventional channels and trunking talkgroups There are several different types of frequency searches available in your scanner 41 Limit Search Object LMIT A Limit Search Object LMIT is a search object that stores the parameters necessary for the radio to search each frequency within a lower and an upper limit for activity A LMIT object can be used for standalone searching the radio just searches and stops when activity is detected on a frequency or for searching that is performed while the radio is scanning The radio treats LMIT objects just like any other Scannable Object when in Scan Mode If you create a LMIT object assign it to a Scan List and press the SCAN key the radio will check for activity on all the Scannable Objects TGRP objects CONV objects and even LMIT objects An example of when this might be handy wou
56. ctivity on the TGRP Lo DIMF object while scanning a OP 2a es or No ber of the Favorites Scan List hen Yes the CONV object is a mem Skywarn es or No ber of the Skywarn Scan List EXPERT BELOW Controls whether a Delay is used to ait for reply traffic after a transmis Delay On or Off sion on the TGRP Sets the amount of time in 100 mil lisecond intervals for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On e g 20 2 sec 1 200 x 100 mS __jonds Applies a 6 dB boost to audio levels AudioBoost On or Off hen the object is active 94 Increments each time a transmission is received on the SWPR object Glob al Hit Counts must be set to ON Hit Count Numeric value _ Press the z softkey to reset to 0 TSYS Menu Reference The TSYS menu is used when creating new Trunking System objects or editing existing Trunking System objects All menus are shown in the scanner s display as a three line window that can be scrolled up or down to access the various different parameters The active parameter is always the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire TSYS menu is shown below SYS Parameter Options Description _ Sets the trunking system type Choose MOT800 900 if the system is a Motorola 800 or 900 MHz analog runked radio system that uses the 600 baud control channel Use EDACS STD for most 800 MHz EDACS systems using the 9600 BPS EDACS MOT 800 900 control channel Use EDA
57. e CONV objects the scanner will sample the CONV objects for activity periodically while scanning and monitoring other objects This sampling will cause a brief muting of received audio when it occurs while another object is active The more CONV objects are set for Priority the longer this audio muting will be since it takes a certain amount of time to sample each Priority CONV object for activity TGRP Priority Scan When Object Priority is set to Yes for one or more TGRP objects the scanner will give those TGRPs priority over other TGRPs while checking a particular trunking system for activity TGRPs configured for Priority are checked for activity before any other TGRPs are checked and during the reply delay time after non priority TGRP calls Additionally your PSR 410 decodes the subaudible priority data that is present on analog Motorola talkgroup calls 3600 baud control channel systems only and will switch to a priority talkgroup when the data for that talkgroup is found in the subaudible priority data 61 Hit Counters Your PSR 410 includes a unique Hit Counter feature that keeps track of how many transmissions are received for each object type The Hit Counter for an object is incremented each time a transmission is received on an object making it possible for you to determine the objects that are the least and most active By default the Hit Counter feature i is turned off To turn the Hit Counter on press PROG t
58. e or headphones seeeeeseeeeeeeeeeren 24 Connecting an Optional External Antenna eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen 25 Turin the radio Onzain aa hh ey 26 Creating Your First New ODjeCHS eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeas 27 Conventional Channel Object CONV sesser 27 Talkgroup Object TGRP ccceceseeceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeeeeeaeesas 31 Using DUPE to speed up object entry 36 Basic Scanning Operation cceceeeceeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeneeeeeeeeneeeaees 37 Browsing Objects 2i acaiatvnidi lini a a A dis 39 Advanced Startup Topics cceeeeceeeseceeeteeeeeeeesseeeeeeteeesneeeeenas 39 About Object NUMDETING cceeeeeeeeeeteeeeseeeaeeeeeteaeteeetaeeeaeeeaeeeas 40 More About Wildcard SCanning ccceeceeeeeceeeeeeseeseeeeeeneeeneetaees 40 Displaying Memory USage eecseseeeeneeeneeteneeteneeteneeseneeeeeereaes 41 Search Object TYPeS eceecescesseeeseeeseeeseeeeeseaeteeesaeeeeeeaeseaeeeaeeags 41 Grouping Objects with Scan Lists eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeereereer ereen 48 Finding Stored Objects Easily cc ceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeees 52 Object Lockout rrei en hee anaes 54 Setting the Default Scan List ec eeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeaee 57 Deleting Objects sisne iesiri i 58 Using Multi Site Mode On Networked Systems eeeeceeceeeee 58 LTR Home Repeater AUtOMOVE ssssseesserissiierirerrrrirerirrerinerrnsrrsrens 60 Priority Scansano n a a e e aan
59. e rubber washers help protect the scanner s case from scratches Slide the scanner carefully into the mounting bracket assembly and use the two provided knurled knobs to secure the scanner within the mounting bracket Connect the supplied DC power supply to your wall outlet Connect the coaxial power plug to the radio 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 Caution e You must use a supplied AC adaptor e The correct orientation for the enclosed power adaptor is in a vertical or floor mount position Note Plug the adaptor into an easily accessible power outlet located near the equipment Attach the supplied antenna to the radio Your scanner s sensitivity to various frequencies depends on its location and the antenna s length For best reception adjust the antenna s length as follows 21 Frequency _ Antenna Length 25 54 MHz Extend fully 108 174 MHz Extend 4 segments 216 225 MHz Extend 3 segments 225 406 MHz Extend 2 segments 406 1300 MHz Collapse fully Note If desired you may also connect an external base station antenna feedline equipped with a BNC male connector to the antenna connector Please refer to the section entitled Connecting an Optional External Antenna below for important instructions and warnings Mobile operation By at
60. e tag Scroll to the field and press the SEL key on the 5 way pushbutton pad Using the text entry methods that you have previously employed for naming your CONV and TSYS objects name your new talkgroup POLICE DISPATCH 34 e lt space gt 310 431 Press ENT or LOHE to store the name then press ALE to store the TGRP as a new object As with the other object types there are many other parameters you can edit for the TGRP but for now that s all you have to do to start monitoring traffic on that TGRP To add more TGRPs on the same system follow the same steps above this time specifying the TSYS that you just created To create TGRPs on a different system follow the steps above specify a NEW system and provide the correct parameters for that system as shown above As a reminder here are a few important points to remember about monitoring trunked radio systems and about TGRP objects in particular With regard to trunked radio systems it is important to note that a system cannot be scanned If one wishes to monitor radio traffic on a trunked radio system one must create a TGRP object A TGRP object includes the parameters for a trunked radio system so that it will operate properly Trunking system TSYS parameters are stored as a separate configuration object and can be used over and over again in other talkgroup objects on the same trunked radio system 35 Also with regard to trunked radio systems
61. ecified each sequence is invoked by pressing and releasing each key in sequence one at a time The first key must be pressed while the Welcome Owner screen is being displayed Key Sequence Function f Shortcut to PGM gt GLOB gt Sound Mode _ _ 2 Shortcutto PGM gt GLOB gt Key Beeps 3 Displays Boot CPU versions O ATT Shortcut to PGM gt GLOB gt Atten Mode 0 0 Shortcut to PGM gt GLOB gt Memory Info Destructive clears working memory and resets all Global settings to factory defaults Does not affect working memory Destructive executes EEPROM memory test then clears orking memory and resets all Global settings to factory defaults Hold PROG while powering on ra dio Places radio in CPU firmware upgrade mode 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 SQ clockwise to omit the birdie To find the birdies in your 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 scan every frequency range from its lowest frequency to the highest Occasionally the searching will stop as
62. ed to Scan List 01 and your scanner should begin scanning these objects immediately when you press the SCAN key The scanner display indicates Scan Mode as follows Study the two rows under the Scanning display Each space represents the status of a Scan List in your radio The top row of numbers represents Scan Lists 1 through 10 and the bottom row represents Scan Lists 11 through 20 Unless you have already enabled other Scan Lists in your radio you will only see the number 1 in the top row All of the other spaces contain symbols which indicates that these other Scan Lists are currently not enabled If you have included one or more TGRP objects in your programming and are within range of the trunked radio system for those TGRPs you will see the jj icon flash periodically while the radio is scanning The icon indicates that the scanner is receiving control channel data from a trunked radio system 37 To pause the scanner on an active object so that the scanner does not resume scanning press the PAUSE key while the scanner is stopped on that object and press PAUSE or SCAN to resume scanning Alternatively you may press MAN to monitor an active object Although PAUSE and MAN both stop the scanner on the active object there are some small differences in how they operate PAUSE pauses the scanner but keeps the scanner in scan mode resulting in faster stop start operation MAN stops scan mode completely a
63. enna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Scanning Legally Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments ambulance services government agencies private companies amateur radio services military operations pager services and wireline telephone and telegraph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to These include e Telephone conversations cellular cordless or other means of private telephone signal transmission e Paging transmissions Any intentionally decoded scrambled or encrypted transmissions 12 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
64. ese types of trunked radio systems are more commonly used for large statewide systems and for some systems that are used in large rural counties These networked trunked radio systems work in a manner that is very similar to a cellular telephone network As a system user moves around or roams in the coverage area of the network their radio will automatically find and use the nearest tower site Each tower site includes a number of channels One of these channels is used for control channel data and the remaining channels are used for voice traffic As a user moves away 58 from the coverage of one site their radio will search other control channel frequencies for a better site to use Your PSR 410 includes a Multi site feature that can enhance the operation of the scanner when monitoring Multi site systems Multi site can be enabled by editing the trunking system TSYS parameters for a Motorola system Multi site can be set to Off Stat Stationary or Roam By default Multi site is set to OFF The Roam setting is ideal for those times when you are driving around in the service area of a networked trunked radio system as it allows the radio to find and use the best tower sites as you move in and out of the coverage footprints of different sites The Stat ionary setting is ideal for those times when you are not moving and are within range of more than one tower site as it will allow you to monitor traffic from any tower that you
65. essing FUNC TUNE while parked on a trunked radio TGRP will load the control channel frequency into the TUNE mode if the control channel frequency is the last frequency that the scanner checked while scanning 66 Dedicated TUNE mode will always check for the presence of encoded squelch modulation each time it finds an active frequency If a valid encoded squelch code is found it will be shown on the display and stored automatically when you press to create a new CONV object Dedicated TUNE mode also displays information about trunking control channels and trunked voice channels it finds while tuning through the RF spectrum The following information is displayed for the various trunking modes Trunked Mode Analysis Display Motorola 3600 t baud controllwhere qq decoding quality of the control channel channel data SID Syoen ID and S sits Number EDACGS control where qq decoding quality of the control channel channel data S Site ID h H not home site is home site s S not SCAT site is SCAT site a A not Aux CC is Aux CC LTR home repeater Where HR the home repeater number of the tuned frequency A HH GGG the Area Home Repeater and Group ID of the LTR talkgroup where IsTGID shows the decoded talkgroup ID data Motorola analog from the lowspeed data stream voice channel Please note that the analog lowspeed data protocol does nor p e error correction and some false ae readings should be expected You ma
66. even if the transmission is short or difficult to copy The possibilities for the ALERT LED with Audible Alarm capability are limited only by your imagination Dedicated search modes In addition to its powerful ability to store different types of frequency searches as objects your scanner provides fast access to dedicated frequency search modes that allow you to execute searches or run the Spectrum Sweeper without having to go through the process of setting up and saving a search object This is handy for those times where you need to run a search quickly Dedicated search modes do not create new search objects or use previously created search objects Using Dedicated Spectrum Sweeper SWPR Mode Dedicated SWPR mode lets you access and run the Spectrum Sweeper easily and quickly Press FUNC SCAN while in the Manual Program or Scan Modes to access the Spectrum Sweeper dedicated mode Signal strength Search direction Receive mode and frequency shows found CTCSS or DCS code z Zeromatic off Z Zeromatic on d delay off D delay on Stalker sub bands disabled Adds found frequency spcl Special Stalker off Creates new CONV to frequency lockout SPCL Special Stalker on or TSYS TGRP object list while stalking locks out entire 1MHz in default Scan List arid softkey toggles segment if more than 5 based on found all bands or police fire individual lockouts in frequency only that segment 64 NOTE When a signa
67. fety Air FRS GMRS MURS DOT STAR F iGiMURS craft Amateur Searches the F RS MURS DO TAR fi CB Marine FRSIp S radio oneni 5 i Railroad searches the Association o GM MURS Rail American Railroads AAR VHF railroad fre road quencies used in the US and Canada 4 gt to scroll Toggle search groups when Pub SEL to toggle on Safety Aircraft and Amateur service off searches are used a v to scroll 4 gt to toggle on Toggle search channels when Marine off CB FRS GM MURS search are used 101 he alphanumeric display name for he SRVC search Use the standard Permanent lockout for the SRVC ob ject Also accessed by pressing FUNC L OUT while the scanner is stopped lon the SRVC object Controls whether the ALERT LED lashes or remains on solid when the LED Mode Solid or Flash ALERT LED is used Sets LED color to 0 7 as defined in the GLOB menu By default O LED Off 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Cyan LED Color 0 7 5 Blue 6 Magenta 7 White Normally the ALERT LED is active only hile the object is receiving a trans mission When Latch is on the ALERT LED will remain lit after the transmis sion is complete unless overridden by a subsequent object that is also using Latch LED On or Off he ALERT LED Controls whether the backlight should be on off or flashing while the object Backlight On Off or Flash jis active Sets the Audible Alarm for the SRVC None Chirp Hi object When an Audible Alarm
68. for 048113 SAME Entry 1 Code 048113 Event Entry ON Lockout OFF SAME Entry 2 Code 048113 Event RWT Entry ON Lockout ON 73 The above combination of entries for 048113 will receive all SAME messages for 048113 except the Required Weekly Test RWT message since the second entry is ON with lockout ON and with RWT in the event field SAME Entry 1 Code 048113 Event Entry ON Lockout OFF SAME Entry 2 Code 048113 Event Entry ON Lockout ON The above combination of entries for 048113 will not receive any SAME messages for 048113 since the second entry is ON with lockout ON and with all events wildcard in the event field The entry lockout feature should be used with caution so as not to inadvertently lock out desired SAME location or event codes Entering SAME Location and Event Codes The following steps are used to create a SAME entry that provides all weather alerts for a given location Press the WX key to enter Weather mode Press the z softkey to add or edit SAME entries The scanner display will show the following Indicates menu position Empty SAME entry locations SAME menu title Saves changes to Exits SAME entry menu SAME entry menu 74 Use the or keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to scroll to the desired SAME code entry Press the SEL key on the 5 way pushbutton pad to edit the selected SAME entry The scanner display will appear as
69. for the My System trunked radio system Press the SEL key and at the i field you should enter the first control channel frequency for your Motorola trunked radio system Simply key in the frequency including the decimal point and press the ENT key or the Liris softkey to store the control channel frequency Press the key and repeat this step to add any other control channels used by the system Typically a Motorola trunked radio site or system will have one active control channel and three backup control channels You need only enter the active control channel for the scanner to track the system but if the system switches to a backup control channel the scanner will not receive traffic unless the frequency for the backup control channel has been entered Once you have finished ering the control channels press the softkey then press the softkey again This will store the new TSYS into memory and return you to the TGRP parameter entry Your display will now appear as follows TL 33 Notice that the system name has changed to reflect the name you chose when you were entering the parameters for the trunking system As you enter this TGRP and other TGRP objects for this system you will just specify the system name here So the TSYS parameters for a system need only be entered once You simply specify the already entered TSYS as needed when building more TGRP objects for the same system Scroll down one cli
70. g QuickText QuickText allows you to store up to 10 commonly used text items for instant recall while editing alphanumeric fields For example as you search for store and name new CONV or TGRP objects you may find that you type the same words over and over such as POLICE FIRE SHERIFF STATE CITY COUNTY etc 79 A few common QuickText words are provided for your convenience You can keep these edit them to your preferences or replace them with your own custom QuickText words QuickText can be used while editing any alphanumeric text field To insert a stored QuickText item while editing an alphanumeric text field use the 4 gt keys to position the cursor where you what the QuickText inserted then press the softkey The top row of the display will show the available QuickText phrases Use the keys to scroll through the stored QuickText phrases and press SEL to insert the QuickText phrase at the cursor location As a shortcut you may press the number key on the numeric keypad that corresponds with the QuickText item you wish to use instead of scrolling and pressing SEL Customizing QuickText To edit the QuickText words press PROG then the i softkey Scroll down to the QTXT section using the key on the 5 way pushbutton pad and find the QTXT storage location that you wish to change Press the key to edit the QTXT entry Use the standard text entry method to enter your desired text When you use your QTXT entry
71. g duplicate versions of those objects and manually placing them in each Scan List where you want them included You can also mix and match different object types in Scan Lists as you see fit Feel free to group your objects in the manner that best suits your listening style If you choose to group your objects by geographical area and find that the best set of Scannable Objects for your area includes a mix of trunked talkgroups and conventional channels go right ahead and put them all in the same Scan List There are no limitations as to the type of objects that can exist together in the same Scan List How you group objects in Scan Lists is entirely up to you Here are some examples of how objects can be grouped Geographically You may wish to group your Scannable Objects according to the areas where they are used For example assume that you routinely travel to another town to visit family You can assign the channels and talkgroups for fire and police services around your home to one Scan List and those that are located where your family lives in another When you travel to visit your family you can no longer hear the Scannable Objects assigned to your 48 home Scan List so you disable that Scan List and enable the Scan List that contains the channels and talkgroups that are in use in your family s town By trunking system It is possible to assign any combination of object types to any Scan List However you may wish to assign
72. hen Yes pressing L OUT performs a Permanent Lockout of LO FUNC L O Yes or No he selected object If set to Yes dupe checking will check both the stored frequency and any encoded squelch settings when checking for duplicate CONV objects Lt set to Yes TGRP wildcards will ignore calls on previously stored TGRPs that GRP Ignore es or No are mapped to disabled Scan Lists For Motorola systems shows current control channel index from TSYS fre quency list and frequency alternating ShowCClnfo es or No ith the voice frequency Enters power on password for use this Set password SEL Scanner CONV Menu Reference The CONV menu is used when creating new Conventional Channel objects or editing existing Conventional Channel objects All menus are shown in the scanner s display as a three line window that can be scrolled up or down to access the various different parameters The active parameter is always the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire CONV menu is shown below CONV Parameter Options Description _ __ _ Sets membership in Scan Lists Use 4 gt keys to scroll through Scan Lists Use SEL key to toggle Scan List mem bership A next to the Scan List On or Off fornumber indicates that the object is Scan Lists 01 22 mapped to that Scan List 90 Any supported requency inlThe frequency that the CONV object Freq MHz ill use he alphanumeric display name for he CONV ch
73. hen the i i softkey and use the w key to scroll down to the Hit Counts item Use the 4 keys to toggle Hit Counts on and off When finished press the softkey to save your changes to the radio s configuration memory You can view the hit counts for an object by navigating to the object by pressing PROG then using the 4 a keys to navigate to the desired ct if necessary Once you have selected the desired object press the mili softkey then the i softkey and scroll to the Hit Count item bottom of the object menu to view the hit counter To reset the hit counter for a single object press the the Hit Count item is selected in the object s menu softkey while To clear all hit counters press the PROG key then the i softkey Use the key to scroll down to the F item then press the SEL key Press the softkey to clear hit counter and exit the Global settings menu Audible Alarms and the ALERT LED Your PSR 410 features a very powerful ALERT LED with Audible Alarm capability that allows you to set different types of visual and audible notifications for the different types of objects you create You may have noticed that the menus for each object you create include various settings for LED Backlight and Alarm You can use these settings to design custom visual and or audible alarms that are triggered when activity is detected on the specified Scannable Object NOTE The Alert LED util
74. her enabled objects To create a new SWPR object press PROG to place you Program Mode then press the 4 softkey then press the to view the available Search types then press the liF F softkey By default the SWPR parameters are set for a general purpose sweep of all eed land mobile radio bands Optionally you may wish to toggle the 22 field from 1 to 4 by pressing gt on 1 the 5 way sdshbulion pad When is selected the frequency sweep will be limited to those frequency ranges typically used for Public Safety communications Note that other radio services also use these ranges so don t be surprised if you occasionally hear activity that is not Public Safety related The sub bands are defined as follows 0 25 54 MHz VHF Low Band 1 108 136 99166 MHz VHF Aircraft Band 2 137 174 MHz VHF High Band 3 216 0025 299 975 MHz 220 MHz Commercial Amateur Band 4 300 405 9875 MHz UHF Military Air Band 5 406 470 MHz UHF Band 6 470 0125 512 MHz UHF T Band 7 764 767 MHz 700 MHz Band 769 776 MHz 794 796 996875 MHz 8 806 868 9875 MHz 800 MHz Band 9 896 960 MHz 900 MHz Band 23 cm Amateur Band 1240 1300 MHz Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service 824 848 9875 MHz and 869 893 9875 MHz 44 In Public Safety the sub bands are defined as follows 0 33 420 46 5 MHz VHF Low Band 1 151 820 170 150 MHz VHF High Band 2 453 0375 467 7125 MHz UHF Band 3 764 0031 25 766 996875 MH
75. ic display name for he SWPR object Use the standard Permanent lockout for the SWPR search Also accessed by pressing FUNC L OUT while the scanner is stopped on the SWPR object Controls whether the ALERT LED lashes or remains on solid when the LED Mode Solid or Flash ALERT LED is used Sets LED color to 0 7 as defined in he GLOB menu By default O LED Off 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Cyan 5 Blue 6 Magenta LED Color 0 7 7 White Normally the ALERT LED is active only while the object is receiving al ransmission When Latch is on the ALERT LED will remain lit after thel ransmission is complete unless overridden by a subsequent object Latch LED On or Off hat is also using the ALERT LED Controls whether the backlight should be on off or flashing while the Backlight On Off or Flash jobject is active Sets the Audible Alarm for the SWPR None Chirp Hi object When an Audible Alarm is Lo Alert Ring selected the selected alarm will play 2 Chirp Fast Hi anytime the scanner stops for activity Lo DIMF lon the SWPR object while Scanning a Hote flrs a es or No member of the Favorites Scan List EXPERT BELOW hen on applies 20 dB of attenua ion to all hits received on the SWPR search Useful in areas where inter erence from nearby strong signals is On or Off present 105 Controls whether a Delay is used to wait for reply traffic after a transmis Delay On or Off sion on the SWPR search Sets the amount of
76. ice Search Object SRVC objects are further divided into Public Safety Aircraft Amateur CB Marine and FRS GMRS MURS DOT SRVC objects are similar to LMIT objects but are preprogrammed to search all frequencies associated with the selected service For example selecting the Amateur SRVC search will search selected amateur radio frequency ranges in the VHF and UHF portions of the radio spectrum SWPR SWPR is used to represent a Spectrum Sweeper Object SWPR objects contain the parameters necessary for the radio to rapidly sweep a range of radio spectrum for strong signals from nearby transmitters 11 The FCC Wants 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 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving ant
77. icle 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information about proper grounding of the antenna mast connection of coaxial Cable to a lightning arrestor size of grounding conductors location of the lightning arrestor and connection of grounding conductors to grounding electrodes Additionally you may wish to disconnect your radio from the outdoor antenna during electrical storm activity to prevent damage The diagram below provides an example of a proper antenna grounding system Turn the radio on Rotate the top knob of the VOLUME SQUELCH control clockwise to turn the radio on Set both the VOLUME and SQUELCH knobs at their mid point 12 o clock position NOTE While 12 o clock is a good squelch setting to start with it may cause your radio to miss some calls with weak signals You will probably want to optimize the squelch setting to set it close to threshold To optimize the squelch setting to be close to the best threshold press TUNE then rotate the squelch control counterclockwise until a rushing sound is heard from the speaker Rotate the squelch control clockwise just past the point where the rushing sound stops The squelch is now set to the optimum point Please note the position of the squelch control for future reference Once the squelch setting is complete you may press PROG to exit TUNE mode 26 Creating Your First New Objects When the scanner is first turned on after it is unpacked you are working
78. iddle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire GLOB menu is shown below Note that some GLOB parameter changes do not take effect until the GLOB menu is saved HINT You can restore all GLOB settings to their defaults without affecting your programmed objects Power cycle the radio then press 0 then 2 during the welcome message display Press ENT to confirm the GLOB parameter reset GLOB Parameter Options Description poms r PaE T CONTRAST 5 way pushbutton pad Enters sub menu to set Welcome ower lse Mosese tet capi SooS a ao ala Font Normal Bold 5 way pushbutton pad re SO hectic Clone Send mode Controls the ALERT LED and Audible Alarm behavior Both allows the LED and Tone Tone allows the audible alarm only Light allows the LED only Both Tone Light Off deactivates the ALERT LED and Alert Mode Audible Alarm feature 0 Controls the backlight operation Normi Normal causes the backlight o remain on all the time Stith Steath Light Mode Norml Stith disables the backlight Controls backlight intensity When Dim LED is set to Yes also controls Alert LED intensity Accessed from front Light Level Brit Dim Off panel using DIM key hen Yes DIM key and Light Level GLOB menu parameter also control Dim LED es or No intensity of Alert LED 87 1 7 SEL SEL he attenuator reduces the amount lof signal at the receiver input This helps reduce interference from strong nearby transmitters
79. ilter the objects that are displayed by their type Press the PROG key on the keypad then press the the 4 or gt keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to scroll the to display the filter softkeys The filter softkeys are as follows softkey Press 53 To filter browse for a specific type of object press the corresponds with that object type For example press the then use the 4 a keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to browse only conventional objects Object Lockout The L OUT key is used to lock out objects When an object is locked out traffic is not received on that object until it is unlocked even if the object is mapped to more than one Scan List Locking out an object locks it out radio wide until it is enabled by toggling the lockout setting Four types of lockout functions are available in the PSR 410 temporary lockout permanent lockout search lockout and talkgroup lockout Temporary Lockout Temporary lockout locks out an object until the scanner is turned off When the scanner is powered on again all objects that have been temporarily locked out are restored By default the L OUT key activates temporary lockout when pressed If desired you can change the function of the L OUT key in the GLOB radio wide settings by Bicone PROG then the E softkey Scroll to the i i setting and press the key to toggle the setting to i to have the L OUT key function as a permanent lockout instead of
80. is Lo Alert Ring selected the selected alarm will play hawt fouimnnaeati es or No ber of the Favorites Scan List Modulation setting for the SRVC search In most cases Auto will work ine Use AM to override and force AM modulation FM to force FM modula Modulation AM FM Auto ion 102 hen on applies 20 dB of attenua ion to all hits received on the SRVC search Useful in areas where interfer lence from nearby strong signals is Atten On or Off present Controls whether a Delay is used to ait for reply traffic after a transmis Delay On or Off sion on the SRVC search Sets the amount of time in 100 milli second intervals for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On e g 20 2 se Delay Time 1 200 conds hen on enhances the scanner s ability to lock on to the actual center requency of a search hit instead of an Zeromatic On or Off adjacent frequency Sets search direction used when Search Dir Up or Down ISRVC object is active Increments each time a transmission is received on the SWPR object Global Hit Counts must be set to ON Press Hit Count Numeric value __ the fF 1 t softkey to reset to 0 SWPR Menu Reference The SWPR menu is used when creating new Spectrum Sweeper objects or editing existing Spectrum Sweeper objects All menus are shown in the scanner s display as a three line window that can be scrolled up or down to access the various different parameters The active parameter is alway
81. is about to begin You will then hear the voice portion of the SAME warning he Your scanner will resume SAME Standby operation 90 seconds aft SAME warning starts You may reset standby mode by pressing the softkey twice at any time Cloning Your Radio to Another PSR 410 or PSR 310 Scanner Your PSR 410 features a high speed data interface that can be used to transfer the data from your scanner to another PSR 410 or PSR 310 scanner from GRE To clone your radio to another unit use a standard stereo patch cord terminated with 1 8 male stereo phone plugs on each end to connect your radio the SOURCE radio to another radio the TARGET radio Ensure that both radios are powered on Press the PROG key then the E softkey to enter the Global Settings menu On the SOURCE radio scroll to the option then press the SEL key when you are ready to send data from your SOURCE radio to the TARGET radio Both working memory and global settings are transferred NOTE The contents of working memory on the TARGET radio will be overwritten immediately when SEL is pressed on the SOURCE radio 77 Standard Text Entry Method and QuickText Your PSR 410 features a high contrast backlit alphanumeric display that provides constant feedback about what the radio is doing while scanning and monitoring your Scannable Objects To get the most out of your scanner and this display you will want to name your objects as you program
82. izes a special tri color Light Emitting Diode module that mixes light from red green and blue LED elements to produce thousands of different colors Eight p defined color settings are available for use in object menus i is normally used for all colors off or no Alert LED display 62 NOTE Slight variations to LED colors are a normal part of the manufacturing process You may notice these variations when using the White LED color setting LED or when comparing one PSR 410 to another You can n compensate for these slight variations by fine tuning the Red Green Blue RGB LED settings for each color See the COLOR settings in the GLOB menu in Detailed Menu Reference section at the end of this manual Audible Alarm and ALERT LED Settings Each object you create has the following ALERT LED and Audible Alarm settings 7 1 controls whether the LED remains on solid or flashes hen the object is active B sets the color of the LED By default color 0 is used ior LED off You can change the LED colors in the Global Settings menu L keeps the LED on after activity on the object is finished This is useful in cases where you need to know if an object was active while you were away from the scanner Ebr i controls whether the backlight remains off comes on R sdlidt or T ilashes when the object is active are vied to set t audible alarms that play each time activity is sfounda on nthe objec
83. l Conventional Channel parameters CONV objects are the simplest objects supported by the radio By this we mean that there really isn t that much for you to do if you want to create one There are only a few essential parameters in the CONV object fields that must be set correctly for a CONV object to work The Frequency must be set to match the frequency of the transmitter you want to scan or monitor and the MODE should be set to AU or if desired AM FM or NFM Note that the scanner will automatically select the default mode based on the frequency you enter when MODE is set for AUto In most cases it will not be necessary to change this We also recommend that you label your CONV object by giving it a name in the TAG field This will make it easier for you to find the CONV object later and identify it when the scanner stops to monitor activity Enter your CONV object by following these steps As we mentioned above a brand new radio will launch into Program Mode when it is first turned on which allows for creation and editing of Scannable Objects If this is the first time you have turned on your radio you should see these softkey labels at the bottom of your screen If not press the PROG Program key now Press the i softkey to begin entry of a new object Press the softkey to begin entry of a CONVentional Channel object Your scanner s display should read as follows Now take a moment and study the display Yo
84. l is being received the softkey F1 changes r LJ You can access in w4 softkey by pressing FUNC F1 when the F1 key function is F rl Operation of the dedicated Spectrum Sweeper mode is almost identical to that of the object mode with one exception When running the Spectrum Sweeper as a Scannable Object you must use the object menu to enable or disable the Spectrum Sweeper sub bands when operating in Scan Mode When dedicated Spectrum Sweeper mode is used you may press the numeric key on the keypad that corresponds with the sub band you wish to enable or disable Disabling a sub band will cause the Spectrum Sweeper system to skip the frequencies within that sub band as it performs its sweeps The sub bands are defined as follows 0 25 54 MHz VHF Low Band 1 108 136 99166 MHz VHF Aircraft Band 2 137 174 MHz VHF High Band 3 216 0025 299 975 MHz 220 MHz Commercial Amateur Band 4 300 405 9875 MHz UHF Military Air Band 5 406 470 MHz UHF Band 6 470 0125 512 MHz UHF T Band 7 764 781 996875 MHz 700 MHz Band 791 796 996875 MHz 8 806 868 9875 MHz 800 MHz Band 9 896 960 MHz 900 MHz Band 23 cm Amateur Band 1240 1300 MHz Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service 824 848 9875 MHz and 869 893 9875 MHz In Public Safety the sub bands are defined as follows 0 33 42 46 5 MHz VHF Low Band 1 151 82 170 15 MHz VHF High Band 2 453 0375 467 7125 MHz UHF Band 3 764 000 766 996875 MHz 700
85. lated object becomes active Eventually you will narrow down your monitoring to those objects that are being used to provide communications for the incident you are trying to monitor Permanent Lockout Permanent lockout locks out an object until you explicitly unlock it No traffic will be received on the locked out object while permanent lockout is active To apply permanent lockout to an object press FUNC then the L OUT key while the scanner is stopped on that object during scan operation or navigate to an object using the 5 way pushbutton pad while in Manual Mode or Program mode and press FUNC then the L OUT key The lowercase 1 in the display changes to uppercase to indicate that permanent lockout is applied to the object Uppercase L indicates permanent lockout is active If you wish to remove permanent lockout from an object navigate to the object using the 5 way pushbutton pad while in Manual Mode or Program mode and press FUNC then L OUT again HINT You can also toggle lockout anytime you are viewing an object menu in Program mode by pressing L OUT 55 Search Lockout Search lockout works with certain search objects including LMIT searches some SRVC searches and SWPR objects Frequency lockout is used to lock out undesired frequencies that are found during searches To apply search lockout during a search press the F the scanner is stopped on the undesired frequency Ci softkey while
86. ld be when you want to scan for activity on a collection of TGRP and CONV objects then run through a range of frequencies to look for activity there such as the entire 2 meter amateur radio band or the entire VHF marine radio band When used in Scan Mode this capability is best suited for small ranges of frequencies that contain more frequencies than practical to program as individual channels Any size range can be used but larger ranges that take more time to search will increase the chances of missed activity on other object types Essential Limit Search parameters Much like the other object types there are only a few parameters Tat are and i i lower and upper frequency limits must be spaciied so asthe scanner will know where to begin the search and where to end the search and start again The must be set properly although by default the scanner will automatically choose the receive mode that most likely applies to the active frequency as the search proceeds And again we recommend that you give the LMIT object a name in the field so that you can easily find or identify it later To create a new LMIT object press PROG to place your scanner into Program Mode then press the fizi softkey then press the 1L softkey to view the available Search types then press the L 417T softkey Use the data entry methods you have already learned for CONV and TGRP object setup to specify the and F FrHi limits and provide
87. ll preserve the original contents of the field so you can make small changes without retyping all of the data 30 Talkgroup Object TGRP A Trunking Talkgroup Object TGRP is a record that stores the parameters for a trunked talkgroup on a trunked radio system When you create a TGRP object you are creating an object that will allow you to scan and monitor a talkgroup on a particular trunked radio system Essential Trunking Talkgroup parameters As a standalone object a TRGP object is really no more complicated than a CONV object The trunking system TSYS that the TGRP is a member of must be specified Each talkgroup has a digital address on the trunking system which is called the talkgroup ID and this must be provided We also recommend that you label your TGRP object by giving it a name in the TAG field This will make it easier for you to find the TGRP object later and identify it when the scanner stops to monitor activity Setting up and using a Trunking System TSYS object We just mentioned that the TSYS is an essential parameter needed in order for a TGRP object to function properly and receive radio traffic The TSYS object has its own set of essential parameters and these parameters vary depending on the type of trunked radio system you plan to monitor If you are a reasonably experienced user you probably already know what the essential parameters are for the system you wish to monitor For example each TSYS must c
88. ly enable or disable groups of objects that you want to monitor You can also read the Detailed Menu Reference section of this manual to learn more about the different object types and their parameters and how to perform more advanced operations with your scanner 39 About Object Numbering Your PSR 410 is different from other types of scanners in how it stores your Scannable Objects in memory Instead of fixed channels and banks objects are stored in the first available block of free memory and assigned an Object ID The Object ID is the address where the object is stored in memory The Object ID is displayed as a four digit number in the upper left hand corner of the display whenever an object is selected in Manual Mode and Program modes and when the scanner stops on an active object while scanning Additionally the current Scan List number is displayed prior to the Object ID when an object is selected in Manual Mode or PGM mode i e indicates Object ID 0348 mapped to Scan List 10 Using the Object ID to directly access an object You can use this address to quickly access your stored objects when in the Manual Mode and Program modes Press MAN or PROG then key the Object ID using the numeric keypad then press ENT to go to that object In the above example press MAN or PROG then key 0348 ENT to jump directly to that object Note that objects are not really in a Scan List or Scan Lists Objects are mapped t
89. m changes you have made to the radio s global parameters Use this option as a last result 83 NOTE This procedure clears all information you stored in the scanner s working memory AND resets the global parameters to factory defaults Initialize the scanner only when you are sure the scanner is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again The scanner briefly displays the Welcome Owner screen 2 Press 0 while the scanner is displaying the Welcome Owner screen The scanner displays 6 Press any key on the keypad to proceed The scanner will reboot with file system and global parameters reset to factory defaults 84 Care Keep the scanner dry and away from water do not wash the scanner with a wet cloth or pour fluid into the scanner 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 No object filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus Modifying or tampering with the scanner s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it The radio design of the tuning control and filtering circuitry on the receiver is controlled by the serial data from the firmware code in the microprocessor which is built in by the microprocessor manufacture
90. n he control channel list and use it to rack the system When fj 1 1 the scanner will avas attempt to lock on to control channels where the decoding quality is greater than Threshold Hi and will search for new control channels when he decoding quality of a control chan nel drops below Threshold Lo and if no control channels are available hat meet the Threshold Hi criteria he scanner will seek the best control channel to use and continue checking periodically for a new control channel hat meets the Threshold i criteria hen fi T the scanner will track the system using Off Roam or Statilevery usable control channel in the Stationary control channel list 96 Available when Multi Site is set to ROAM Sets the control channel de code threshold for a site to be con sidered good when looking for a new hreshold Hi 1 99 site Available when Multi Site is set to ROAM Sets the control channel de code threshold for a site to be con sidered out of range which will begin hreshold Lo 1 99 he process of looking for a new site Check All CC es or No Available when Multi Site is set to Stat For Motorola systems only sets cus om channel tables Use 4 gt to select Default Splinter option press SEL on Custom to enter Tables custom table information E1P10E1P11 E1P12 E1P13 E1P14 E1P15 Fleet Map E1P16 CUATOM ets fleet map For LTR systems only sets Home Re AutoMove HRs On or Off peater AutoMove
91. n and off FUNC ATT toggles Global Attenuator mode PRI Toggles the Priority setting for selected or active object FUNC PRI toggles Priority Mode on or off for the scanner FAV Activates Favorites Scan Mode FUNC FAV adds the current object to the Favorites Scan List WX Activates Weather scan FUNC WX activates Skywarn mode PROG Places scanner in Program Mode for editing radio wide options adding new objects or editing existing objects L OUT Toggles Temporary Lockout on active or selected object FUNC L OUT applies permanent lockout can be changed in the GLOB menu ENT Enter key PAUSE Pauses scan or search operation on active object 19 Getting Started First Time Startup We believe that your new PSR 410 is so easy to use that scannists with minimal experience in the hobby should be able to get up and running in a matter of just a few minutes If you already know the difference between a conventional channel and a talkgroup or a search range and a Spectrum Sweeper we invite you to dive right in and set the radio up to begin scanning your first objects If you get stuck you can refer to this Getting Started section or see the relevant sections in the Detailed Menu Reference Otherwise please read on and allow us to help you get acquainted to your new scanner WARNING Always protect your scannerfrom exposure to extreme heat or cold temperatures WARNING Your scanner is not waterproof Do not expose it to
92. nd allows you to browse the file system to select other objects to monitor While the scanner is Manual Mode you can browse through the stored objects in your scanner and select one object to monitor Use the and v keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to scroll through the objects assigned to the current Scan List The 4 and gt keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad are used to browse up and down through the Scan Lists respectively Only Scan Lists that contain objects are shown when browsing A quick low high wrap beep is played when the scanner reaches the last occupied Scan List and wraps back to the beginning When the scanner is stopped on a TGRP while scanning or paused in Manual Mode the display will appear as follows Indicates reception of Signal strength of control channel when talkgroup trunking control channel is not active signal strength of voice channel data when talkgroup is active Scanlist Object ID Shows Scn instead of Object type Scanlist when stopped while scanning papriontyof Shows Talkgroup P priority on ID when talkgroup I L OUT off is not active flash temp L OUT on shows voice L perm L OUT on channel frequency d delay off when talkgroup D delay on is active Name of talkgroup alternates with TSYS TSYS softkey provides name direct access to TSYS analysis and TSYS object When the scanner is stopped on a conventional channel while scanning or while paused in Manual Mode the di
93. nning hen Yes the CONV object is a mem es or Nof ber of the Favorites Scan List hen Yes the CONV object is a mem es or No ber of the Skywarn Scan List Modulation setting for the CONV chan nel In most cases Auto will work fine Use AM to override and force AM mod hen on applies 20 dB of attenua ion to all transmissions on the CONV channel Useful in areas where inter erence from nearby strong signals is ait for reply traffic after a transmission on the CONV channel Sets the amount of time in 100 mil lisecond intervals for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On e g 20 2 sec onds Applies a 6 dB boost to audio levels AudioBoost On or Off hen the object is active Increments each time a transmission is received on the SWPR object Global Hit Counts must be set to ON Press Hit Count Numeric value i FL softkey to reset to 0 92 TGRP Menu Reference The TGRP menu is used when creating new Trunking Talkgroup objects or editing existing Trunking Talkgroup objects All menus are shown in the scanner s display as a three line window that can be scrolled up or down to access the various different parameters The active parameter is always the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire TARP menu is shown below GRP Parameter Options Description Sets membership in Scan Lists Usel 4 gt keys to scroll through Scan Lists Use SEL key to toggle Scan List mem
94. o Scan Lists meaning that an object can be a member of one or more Scan Lists In the above example 10 348 means that the object itself is stored in memory address 0348 and is mapped to at a minimum Scan List 10 and if you were to use the a keys to scroll up or down while viewing Scan List 10 you will see all the other objects that are also mapped to Scan List 10 More About Wildcard Scanning As mentioned previously a Wildcard TGRP object allows you to receive all radio traffic on a trunked radio system 40 A Wildcard TGRP works by catching talkgroup calls on the system that are not already stored as objects in the radio s memory In order for the Wildcard TGRP to function properly the radio needs to be in SCAN mode This is what enables the scanner to find the previously stored TGRP objects that need to be checked before declaring that the found talkgroup is new and should be scanned as a Wildcard hit If you park on a Wildcard TGRP object in MAN mode the scanner is not able to see the previously stored TGRP objects and every call on the trunked radio system will come up as a wildcard hit Displaying Memory Usage Your scanner can report how much free memory is available for new objects and show how much memory has been used and how the memory is allocated to different types of objects To display the memory usage report use the power on shortcut by pressing 0 then 0 again while the Welcome Owner s
95. ollowing this table initialized No channels Ensure that the scanner has more programmed or than one channel programmed and only one channel enabled for scanning programmed or all channels locked out SQUELCH control Turn SQUELCH control clockwise is not adjusted until scanning resumes properly 82 Initializing Global Parameters to Factory Defaults If your scanner does not appear to be functioning properly you can reset the global radio parameters to their factory state without losing any of your programmed data Any custom changes you have made to the radio s global parameters will be lost NOTE This procedure preserves the information you stored in the scanner s working memory while resetting all global radio parameters to factory defaults 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again The scanner displays Welcome Owner screen 2 Press 0 while the scanner is displaying the Welcome Owner screen The scanner displays 3 Press 2 The scanner displays 4 Press ENT The scanner displays 5 Press any key on the keypad to proceed The scanner will reboot with file system and global parameters reset to factory defaults Initializing the Scanner to Factory Defaults If initializing the global parameters to factory defaults does not resolve your problem you may wish to initialize the entire scanner to factory defaults This operation will result in the clearing of your programmed data and the loss of any custo
96. on When Latch is on the ALERT LED will remain lit after the ransmission is complete unless overridden by a subsequent object On or Off hat is also using the ALERT LED Controls whether the backlight should be on off or flashing while the Backlight On Off or Flash jobject is active 98 Sets the Audible Alarm for the LMIT None Chirp Hi object When an Audible Alarm is Lo Alert Ring selected the selected alarm will play 2 Chirp Fast Hi janytime the scanner stops for activity Lo DIMF ion the LMIT object while scanning hen Yes the LMIT object is a mem es or No ber of the Favorites Scan List Modulation setting for the LMIT search In most cases Auto will work ine Use AM to override and force AM modulation FM to force FM mod AM FM Auto ulation hen on applies 20 dB of attenua ion to all hits received on the LMIT search Useful in areas where inter erence from nearby strong signals is On or Off present Controls whether a Delay is used to wait for reply traffic after a transmis sion is received during the LMIT On or Off search Sets the amount of time in 100 mil lisecond intervals for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On e g 20 2 1 200 seconds hen on enhances the scanner s ability to lock on to the actual center requency of a search hit instead off lan adjacent frequency Increments each time a transmission is received on the SWPR object Glo bal Hit Counts mus
97. onged exposure to high volume levels can cause permanent hearing loss Traffic Safety Wearing headphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in most areas Even though some headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels they still can present a traffic hazard Exercise extreme caution 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 Always use 50 ohm coaxial cable such as RG 58 or RG 8 low loss dielectric coaxial cable 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 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 installing or removing an outdoor antenna If the antenna starts to fail let it go It could contact overhead power lines If the antenna touches a power line touching 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 25 Warning Outdoor antennas must be properly grounded to prevent static buildup and lightning damage Art
98. orrectly specify the type of system being monitored the control channel or LCN frequencies used by the system and so on A detailed description of each type of system supported by this radio and the essential parameters required to make the different types of trunked radio systems work properly is provided in the Detailed Menu Reference So if all of this makes sense to you then you should proceed and enter the required data for the system you wish to monitor to make a new TSYS as you create your TGRP If not please refer to the TGRP section of the Detailed Menu Reference so that you will understand which TSYS parameters are required for the type of trunked radio system you wish to monitor The first time you make a TGRP for a particular trunked radio system you must also create a TSYS that contains the system parameters associated with that trunked radio system Once you create a TSYS object for the trunked radio system you can use the TSYS object over and over again without having to re enter all of the system data 31 Assuming that you have already entered one or more CONV objects which we recommend you do prior to attempting the entry of the slightly more complicated TGRP object you should press the PROG key to place your er into Program Mode then press the softkey then press the softkey Your radio display should appear as follows In the same way as with the CONV object this menu of TGRP parameters can be scrolled
99. ots as transmissions are received on the system Priority Scan Your PSR 410 scanner features Priority Scan operation for CONV and TGRP objects When Priority Scan is active increased priority is given to objects that have their Priority mode set to ON Turning Object Priority On or Off Priority for CONV and TGRP objects can be toggled on or off using the following methods 60 Press the PRI key when the scanner stops on the object while it is active The indicator in the object display will show F for Object Priority Off and F for Object Priority On Browse to an object in Manual Mode or Program mode then press the PRI key to toggle Object Priority on or off The F indicator in the object display will show for Object Priority Off and F for oh Priority On Browse to an object in Program mode Press the F then softkeys Use the key to scroll to the Priority dete Use the 4 or gt keys to toggle Priority On or Off When creating a new object before saving the object scroll to the Priority setting Use the 4 or keys to toggle Priority On or Off Turning Priority Scan Mode On or Off While the radio is scanning press FUNC then PRI to toggle Priority Scan On or Off Priority Scan status is shown in the man celal status display FRI indicates that Priority Scan mode is on and r i indicates that Priority Scan mode is off CONV Priority Scan When Object Priority is set to Yes for one or mor
100. pad Press FUNC then L OUT to remove permanent lockout from the talkgroup Press FUNC then CLR to delete the TGRP object from the scanner Press the E i then the softkey to edit and save the TGRP object Setting the Default Scan List By default your scanner will store all new objects and objects found during Search Tune and Sweeper as mapped to Scan List 01 You can easily change the default Scan List to any Scan List you specify including the special FAV and SKYWARN Scan Lists Press PROG then the amp softkey and use the key to scroll down until the i i item appears in the middle of the display Enter a new Scan List number to use as the default Scan List The following numbers are valid 0 The not scanned ns Scan List objects that have no Scan List mappings can be found here 1 20 The twenty normal Scan Lists 21 The FAV Scan List 22 The SKYWARN Scan List Press ENT or the value then press the configuration memory softkey to store your new default Scan List softkey to save your changes to the radio s 57 Deleting Objects Objects that you no longer need to use can easily be deleted from the PSR 410 s memory making room for new objects To delete an object press PROG then use the 4 a keys to navigate to the object you wish to delete Press FUNC CLR to delete the object The scanner will ask you to confirm the delete command before removing the object from the scanner s
101. ppings the object will be placed in a special NS Scan List that can be accessed using the 4 gt keys while in Manual Mode or Program mode Once you scroll to the NS Scan List you can use the keys to scroll to the objects found there and edit the Scan List setting by pressing the PROG key then the and softkeys to see the object s menu Finding Stored Objects Easily The PSR 410 s browse feature makes it easy to scroll to the Scan Lists and Scannable Objects you have created using the 4 keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad while the scanner is in Program or Manual Mode Here are some more methods you can use to find stored objects quickly Searching For Objects Using FIND Your PSR 410 provides a very useful FIND feature that allows you to search for locked out objects or for objects that contain a text string that you specify In text searches FIND searches for your specified text in the following places In TGRP objects the ID field and the Tag field e In CONV objects the Frequency field and the Tag field e In TSYS LMIT SRVC and SWPR objects the Tag field 52 FIND press the PROG key then press the softkey i softkey Press the To find objects that are locked out press the L z softkey The scanner finds the first locked out object Press the L OUT key to toggle lockout status Press the amp i softkey when finished Press mn i softkey to edit the object menu for the found objec
102. rain extreme high humidity or moisture WARNING The external DC power input is designed to accept 12 14 4 VDC using a tip positive coaxial power plug Do not connect the radio to external power sources that are greater than 16 0 VDC Ensure that the DC polarity is correct before connecting your radio to an external power source Turn the radio off priorto connecting or disconnecting external power Unpack the radio Unpack your radio carefully Save all documentation and packing materials in case it is necessary to return your scanner for repair Base operation The mounting bracket can serve as a desktop stand when it is attached such that it is positioned underneath the radio You may also use the mounting bracket indoors to attach the radio underneath a table or shelf by installing the mounting bracket such that it is positioned on top of the radio 20 Attach the three self adhesive rubber feet to the bottom of the mounting bracket in the spaces provided The rubber feet help prevent sliding on smooth surfaces and will help prevent scratching of your desk or tabletop Do not use the rubber feet if you plan to attach the mounting bracket to a fixed surface with screws Attach the two self adhesive rubber washers to the inside of the mounting bracket sides over the holes that are used when attaching the bracket to the scanner s side holes Be sure to align the holes in the washer carefully with the holes in the mounting bracket Th
103. rating things about current trunking scanners is that entirely different methods of programming and interacting with the radio are used depending on whether the user is working with trunking talkgroups or conventional channels A method that works with one does not work well with the other The user must learn two entirely different languages for talking to the radio one for trunking and one for conventional non trunked frequencies What if it was possible to use the same basic language regardless of whether a user is working with trunked talkgroups or conventional channels such that once a user has learned how to enter a conventional channel into memory they already know most of what they need to know to enter a trunked talkgroup Or a search range or other Scannable Objects This is how the OOUI works the two primary Scannable Objects talkgroups on trunked radio systems and conventional non trunked frequencies use the same user interface elements Additionally we include limit and service search configurations and Spectrum Sweeper configurations as Scannable Objects This means that it is possible to create edit group scan and delete service and limit searches and Sweeper configurations using the same methods that are used when working with trunked talkgroups and conventional channels Object Oriented Scanning makes it very easy for newcomers to the hobby or the radio to start off with a small collection of s
104. s the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire SWPR menu is shown below SWPR Parameter Options Description _ Sets membership in Scan Lists Use 4 keys to scroll through Scan Lists Use SEL key to toggle Scan enie oy List membership A next to the On or Off for Scan Scan List number indicates that the Lists 1 22 object is mapped to that Scan List 103 104 gt SEL appears at left lof the sub band number selected Ssub band ig 794 003125 796 996875 MHz active Use 4 to select All Bands or Public Safety All Bands covers the entire fre quency range of the scanner Public Safe y covers frequency ranges commonly used for public safety communications Sub bands are available when using SWPR in All Bands or Public Safety mode In All Bands the sub bands are defined las follows 0 25 54 MHz 1 108 136 99166 MHz 2 137 174 MHz 3 216 0025 299 975 MHz 4 300 405 9875 MHz 5 406 470 MHz 6 470 0125 512 MHz 7 764 767 MHz 769 776 MHz 794 796 996875 MHz 8 806 868 9875 MHz 9 896 960 MHz 1240 1300 MHz Excludes frequencies utilized by the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Service 824 848 9875 MHz and 869 893 9875 MHz In Public Safety the sub bands are de ined as follows 0 33 42 46 5 MHz 1 151 82 170 15 MHz 2 453 0375 467 7125 MHz 3 764 0031 25 766 996875 MHz 769 003125 775 998675 MHz 4 806 0125 868 9875 MHz he alphanumer
105. se that are set to FAV YES in their object menus You can also add any object to the FAV Scan List by pressing the FUNC key then FAV while the object is active during SCAN mode or while parked on the object in Manual and Program mode 49 It is also pos ible to clear the FAV Scan List completely by pressing PROG then the i softkey then scrolling to down to the Clear FAV menu item Press the SEL key to set FAV NO for all objects press the r softkey to confirm the action then press the 4 1 softkey to save your changes For example you may wish to leave the FAV Scan List empty and add your favorites while scanning by pressing FUNC then FAV when objects of interest are active This can be useful during a major event where you wish to quickly isolate objects of interest by pressing FUNC FAV when they are active then pressing FAV to scan only those objects The Favorites Scan List is also useful to group objects that are very close to where you live so that when you press the FAV key you are only scanning objects that are in your immediate vicinity making the radio less active and increasing the chances that you will not miss important local activity Use your imagination and you will probably come up with many other ways to use the Favorites Scan List feature Mapping Objects to Scan Lists By default every new object you create is mapped to be a member of Scan List 01 Scan List membership is defined in an object
106. sible given that the things that can be scanned are different from one another in either subtle or major ways In this new user interface design we call things that can be scanned Scannable Objects Simply put a Scannable Object is defined as something that can be scanned or monitored Scannable Objects include the following e Conventional non trunked radio channels e Trunked talkgroups used on a trunked radio system e Service searches to search for a specific radio service e Search ranges with upper and lower limits e Spectrum Sweeper setups with band segments that can be enabled or disabled by the user One of the goals of the Object Oriented User Interface is to make the scanner as easy to use as possible The OOUI does this by treating all Scannable Objects the same in terms of how they are created edited manipulated and grouped Once you have learned how to create and store a conventional channel you know most of what you need to know to create a trunking talkgroup and so on While we have designed this radio to be the easiest scanning receiver in its class to program and use we encourage you to read this manual in its entirety so that you will fully understand all of the radio s capabilities However if you consider yourself to be an experienced scanning hobbyist and are feeling adventurous we invite you to dive right in and get started programming your favorite objects into the radio Features Upgrade
107. splay will appear as follows 38 Scanlist Object ID Signal strength Shows Scn instead of Scanlist when stopped while scanning p priority off f P priority on Receive mode I L OUT off and frequency shows found CTCSS or DCS cord when using code search feature flash temp L OUT on L perm L OUT on d delay off D delay on Name of j conventional If programmed CTCSS or DCS code channel Browsing Objects The 5 way pushbutton pad makes it easy for you to browse the stored objects in your PSR 410 when in Manual or Program modes Press MAN or PROG then use the 4 gt a keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to move around in the scanner s memory as follows navigates up through the objects assigned to the current Scan List v navigates down through the objects assigned to the current Scan List gt navigates up through the active Scan Lists in the radio 4 navigates down through the active Scan Lists in the radio Advanced Startup Topics Congratulations Now that you have mastered the creation of Scannable Objects and how to monitor them using Scan and Manual Mode you can move on to some more advanced startup topics This Advanced Startup Topics section of this manual will provide you with more basic information about how you can create other types of Scannable Objects and how you can group your Scannable Objects into different Scan Lists and work with the Scan Lists to quick
108. t ALERT LED with Audible Alarm Examples Here are some examples of when you may wish to use the ALERT LED with Audible Alarm capability e You have programmed a Talkgroup Wildcard in for a trunked radio system you monitor in order to find new talkgroups You can use an Audible Alarm to alert you when the radio receives a wildcard hit and turn on the backlight so that you can read the display and operate the keypad to save or lock out the new talkgroup e You have programmed your favorite amateur radio repeater in and wish to be alerted when a QSO begins You can use an Audible Alarm with one of the shorter alarms Chirp 2 Chirp Fast Hi Lo or DTMF to provide this indication without covering the traffic in the QSO 63 e You have included a Spectrum Sweeper object in your scan configuration so that you can find nearby strong transmitters while you are scanning You can use an Audible Alarm to alert you when the radio receives a Spectrum Sweeper hit and turn on the backlight so that you can read the display and operate the keypad to save or lock out the new frequency This technique is also useful for TGRP wildcards e You wish to assign different LED colors to different types of public safety agencies i e red for fire rescue and EMS blue for law enforcement yellow for emergency management and so on When there is activity you can tell if it is related to law enforcement fire rescue and EMS or emergency management at a glance
109. t gt navigates up through the active Scan Lists in the radio 4 navigates down through the active Scan Lists in the radio Scroll down in ne oblecls Parameters menu to the i 3 field With the ty field highlighted use the gt on the 5 ana pushbutton pad to scroll through the Scan Lists and use the SEL button to toggle membership for a Scan List on or off The asterisk next to the Scan List number indicates that the object is a member of that Scan List Press the 44 softkey to save the modified object Naming enabling and disabling Scan Lists By default Scan Lists are named Scan List 01 Scan List 20 If desired you can give your Scan Lists names to describe their function Press PROG then press the amp softkey and scroll down to the Scan Lists parameter Press the SEL key to display the Scan Lists sub menu Scroll to the desired Scan List and press the key to edit the settings for the selected Scan List Scroll to the 72 field and press the key to edit the name Press the softkey when finished then press the softkey to save the changes to the Scan List sub menu then press the softkey again to save the changes to the Global menu Scan Lists may be enabled or disabled while actively scanning or by accessing the individual Scan List in the Global Settings GLOB menu To toggle a Scan List s enabled disabled status while scanning press the numeric key that corresponds with
110. t Press the F softkey to find the next locked out object When the scanner finds a matching object you may press MAN to begin monitoring of the found object in Manual mode You may also press PROG to exit FIND and execute programming at the found object position If you wish to edit the object press the i softkey If you wish to continue searching press the To find objects that contain a specified text string press the then enter the text string you wi h to search for Press the softkey to begin sonrehing Press the amp z softkey to cancel the FIND operation Press the i t softkey to t use QuickText in your find text screen For more ifonnation on text entry and QuickText please see the section of this manual entitled Standard Text Entry Method and QuickText Once you have started searching the radio will stop on any object where your find text is found in the frequency tag or ID fields as described above When the scanner finds a matching object you may press MAN to begin monitoring of the found object in Manual mode You may also press PROG to exit FIND and execute programming tasks at the found object position If you wish to edit the object press the i i softkey If you wish to continue searching press the j FIND keeps the last search text you specified stored so that you may use it again in subsequent FIND operations Filtering By Object Type When browsing objects in PROG mode you can f
111. t be set to ON Numeric value Press the F1 t softkey to reset to 0 99 SRVC Menu Reference The SRVC menu is used when creating new Service Search objects or editing existing Service Search objects All menus are shown in the scanner s display as a three line window that can be scrolled up or down to access the various different parameters The active parameter is always the middle parameter and is indicated by a flashing The entire SRVC menu is shown below SRVC Parameter Options Description Sets membership in Scan Lists Use 4 gt keys to scroll through Scan Lists Use SEL key to toggle Scan List membership A next to the Scan On or Off for ScanjList number indicates that the object is Lists 1 22 mapped to that Scan List 100 Public Safety Pub Safety Searches commonly used public safety frequencies Groups are as follows 0 33 42 46 5 MHz 1 151 82 170 15 MHz 453 0375 467 7125 MHz 764 0000 766 996875 MHz 769 0000 775 998675 MHz 794 0000 796 996875 MHz 4 851 0125 868 996875 MHz Aircraft Searches civilian and military air requencies Groups are as follows 0 108 118 MHz 1 118 137 MHz 2 138 150 MHz 3 225 400 MHz Amateur Searches amateur radio frequen cies Groups are as follows 0 28 0 29 7 MHz 1 50 54 MHz 144 148 MHz 222 225 MHz 420 450 MHz 902 928 MHz 6 1240 1300 MHz CB Searches the citizen s band radio fre quencies Pub Sa
112. t object in default Scan List based on found frequency softkey to set the lower and upper frequency limits for your limit search NOTE When a signal is being received the L tof pi ii You can access the Lr the F1 Ka function is F rhs softkey F1 changes kta softkey by pressing FUNC F1 when Press the or w keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad to change the search direction Press the softkey to change the receive mode AM FM NFM from the default for the current frequency range au Press the LI softkey to add a found frequency to the lockout list 68 Press the 2 TOF softkey to create a new CONV object using the found frequency Using dedicated SRVC mode Your scanner s dedicated SRVC search modes provide you with the ability to instantly access each of the scanner s service search ranges without creating a new SRVC object To activate dedicated SRVC search mode press the SRCH key on the keypad repeatedly until the desired service search is indicated on the display The following service searches are available Railroad searches the Association of American Railroads AAR VHF railroad frequencies used in the US and Canada Public Safety PubSafety Searches commonly used public safety frequencies Groups are as follows 0 33 42 46 5 MHz VHF Low Band 1 151 82 170 15 MHz VHF High Band 2 453 0375 467 7125 MHz UHF Band 3 764 0000 766 996875 MHz 700 MHz Band 769 0000 775 9
113. taching the mounting bracket such that it is located on top of the radio it is possible to mount the radio underneath your vehicle s dashboard or in any other mounting location where the radio will be suspended from above You may also use the mounting bracket such that it is located underneath of the radio which makes it possible to mount the radio on top of any flat surface in your vehicle Your PSR 410 is also designed to fit into a DIN E compatible sleeve which makes it easy to mount the radio in an existing radio or CD player dashboard opening An optional DIN E installation kit can be purchased form GRE at http www greamerica com Note In certain cases installation of mobile communications electronics in modern automobiles requires specialized tools training and experience If in doubt seek assistance from a local car audio electronics installation shop or a local two way radio dealer Select a mounting location that does not interfere with visibility while driving Use caution not to select a location that may interfere with the deployment of your vehicle s air bags It is extremely important not to mount this or any other equipment in locations where deployment of the air bags may cause the equipment to be propelled towards the vehicle s passengers If necessary seek advice from your automotive dealer or service shop Use the mounting bracket as a template to mark the locations for the two mounting screws 22 At
114. the Scan List you wish to toggle For example pressing 4 while scanning will toggle the state of Scan List 04 from enabled to disabled or vice versa if the Scan List is already disabled To toggle the enabled disabled status for Scan Lists 11 20 press FUNC then press a number key i e press FUNC 3 to toggle the status of Scan List 13 If you enable a Scan List that has no assigned objects the number for that Scan List will flash in the display while the scanner is scanning When you enable a Scan List the display briefly shows the name of the Scan List on Line 4 of the display and the word ON or OFF at the end of Line 3 to indicate if the Scan List was toggled on enabled or off disabled 51 When Scan Lists 1 2 3 and 16 are enabled the display will appear as follows while scanning To toggle a Scan List s status from the clonal Settings menu press PROG 1o enter Program Mode then press the i i softkey At the m item press the SEL key on the 5 way pushbutton pad Scroll to the Scan List you wish to change and press the SEL key again then at the amp setting press the 4 or gt on the 5 way pushbutton pad to toggle the Scan List on or off An asterisk indicates that the Scan List is enabled Pr ss the SALE softkey to save settings for that Scan List then press E again to confirm your global changes and exit the GLOB menu If you inadvertently store an object with no Scan List ma
115. them into the radio This allows for easy identification of active objects while the radio is scanning and makes it easier than ever to find objects that you wish to monitor edit or delete using the powerful FIND feature Your scanner uses a simple text entry method that allows entry of all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet numbers and punctuation symbols Your scanner also features GRE s exclusive QuickText feature which allows you to store up to 10 commonly used text items for instant recall while editing alphanumeric fields Entering and Editing Alphanumeric Information A Standard Text Entry Method is used for entering alphanumeric information into the radio This method allows easy access to each letter in the alphabet by pressing two keys that represent the letter Take a moment to study the numeric keys on the keypad and you will notice that keys 2 9 each have three or four letters silk screened on the front panel just above each key To enter a letter in an alphanumeric text field simply press the number key below the letter you wish to type first then press the number key that corresponds with the position of the letter in the silk screen group For example the number 2 is used to access the letters A B and C To type the letter A press 2 to select the ABC group then 1 to select the first letter in the group A Likewise to type the letter B press 2 to select the ABC group then press 2 again to select the second
116. time in 100 mil lisecond intervals for the wait for reply delay if Delay is On e g 20 2 Delay Time 1 200 seconds When on enhances the scanner s ability to lock on to the actual center requency of a search hit instead of Zeromatic On or Off lan adjacent frequency SWPR works by quickly sweeping he RF spectrum in 1 MHz increments o find nearby strong signals If the 1 MHz sweep indicates that activity is present in the 1 MHz range SWPR Special On or Off sweeps that range to find the source Sets search direction used when Search Dir Up or Down ISWPR object is active Increments each time a transmission is received on the SWPR object Global Hit Counts must be set to k E softkey to reset Hit Count Numeric value j 106 Appendix A Frequency Step and Mode Specifications Frequency Range Step Size Default Mode 25 0000 26 9600 MHz 10 kHz AM 26 9650 27 4050 MHz 10 kHz AM 27 4100 29 5050 MHz 5 kHz AM 29 5100 29 7000 MHz 5 kHz FM 29 7100 49 8300 MHz 10 kHz FM 49 8350 54 0000 MHz 5 kHz FM 108 000 136 9916 MHz 8 33 kHz AM 137 000 137 995 MHz 5 kHz FM 138 000 143 9875 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 144 000 147 9950 MHz 5 kHz FM 148 000 150 7875 MHz 12 5 kHz FM 150 800 150 8450 MHz 5 kHz FM 150 8525 154 4975 MHz 7 5 kHz FM 154 5150 154 6400 MHz 5 kHz FM 154 6500 156 2550 MHz 7 5 kHz FM 156 2750 157 4500 MHz 25 kHz FM 157 4700 161 5725 MHz 7 5 kHz FM 161 6000 161 9750 MHz 5 kHz FM 162 0000
117. to Say using the 4 a keys on the 5 way pushbutton pad Press the i softkey then press the softkey An exact copy of the object vou selected is created and the scanner displays the newly created object menu so you can change the parameters that need to be changed prior to saving Be sure to change the tag name before saving your new object When finished press the softkey to save the new object Try using the DUPE feature now to enter a few more CONV and TGRP objects before continuing You might consider using DUPE on your wildcard TGRP object to make a duplicate then set the Type to i SO you ll have a TGRP wildcard for talkgroup calls and another or Divat calls 36 NOTE Use caution with DUPE As soon as you press a duplicate of the selected object is created and saved in memory Be certain to delete any DUPEd objects that you create accidentally Basic Scanning Operation Now that you have entered a few CONV or TGRP objects you can experiment with Scan and Manual operation Activating Scan Mode will cause your scanner to scan through all Scannable Objects that are members of enabled Scan Lists and are not locked out Manual Mode allows you to browse the Scannable Objects you have created so you can select just one to monitor To activate Scan Mode just press the SCAN key on the keypad Unless you have explicitly changed Scan List membership all of the objects you have entered so far should be mapp
118. tore the data then press the softkey to save all SAME changes and return to the Weather mode Activating SAME Standby Mode After you have entered your desired SAME codes you can activate the SAME Standby Mode to begin standby operation The radio will remain silent until a SAME transmission is received with a code that matches one that you have stored When a matching SAME message is received your radio will sound a siren alarm then will play the audio message that follows the Warning Alert Tone WAT To activate SAME standby mode press the WX key use the or v keys to find the best weather radio transmitter for your location then press the 76 S i softkey The softkey will change to to indicate that SAME Standby Mode is active and the scanner will alert when a matching SAME message is received Press the TEY softkey again to exit SAME Standby Mode or press MAN SCAN or PROG When your local NWS office activates a SAME warning that matches a FIPS code stored in your scanner you will first hear a siren alarm and see the LED flash to alert you to the incoming alarm The LED flashes RED for warnings YELLOW for watches and BLUE for tests and administrative messages The scanner sounds the siren until the NWS transmission of the 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone WAT begins Once the WAT begins the scanner s speaker will unmute and you will hear the WAT play as an alert that the voice portion of the SAME warning
119. u will notice that the icon is active Its purpose is to indicate that you are at the very top position of the menu for a conventional channel object and there are more parameters that can be accessed if you scroll down We also see three new softkeys 28 The e softkey will save your new CONV object to the file system when pressed but don t press it yet The softkey aborts the creation of the new CONV object and the i Tit softkey restores the selected CONV menu parameter to its default getting If you press the key on the bottom of the 5 way pushbutton pad you can scroll down and see all of the parameters that can be specified for a CONV object Go ahead and take a peek then scroll back to the very top of the display so you can begin entering information for your first CONV object HINT Pressing FUNC or FUNC will jump to the top or bottom of a menu respectively Note that as you scroll both the upward and downward scroll indicators will illuminate to indicate that there are parameters above and below the current cursor position until you get to the very end of the menu where only the upward scroll indicator will be on to indicate that there are no more parameters below the current cursor position Also note that a few lines of context sensitive help are available for each menu item To see the help text for a menu item press FUNC then press SEL on the 5 way pushbutton pad To exit help press SEL again
120. up and down to access and enter or change the various parameters associated with a trunking talkgroup For the purpose of this example we will assume that you wish to create a TGRP object for a Motorola Type II 800 MHz trunked radio system which is one of the more common types of trunked radio systems in use If this is not the case we encourage you to refer to the Detailed Menu Reference section of this manual for more information that applies to the type of TSYS you wish to monitor Scroll the display by pressing the down arrow once so that the flashing cursor is highlighting the TSYS field then press the SEL key in the center of the 5 way pushbutton pad Your radio s display should appear as follows 4 We are entering a new Motorola Type II 800 MHz system so we can leave the 7 2 field as is It s a good idea in fact a REALLY good idea for reasons you will see as you proceed to give your TSYS a unique name Press the down arrow key once to scroll to the 12 field then press the SEL key and enter a name for the system using the methods previously described for naming your CONV object We will use the tag My System for this particular example in the documentation 32 93 e lt space gt 745 If necessary use the decimal period key or the CLR key to delete any unnecessary characters and press the softkey to save your TSYS name Next scroll to the F r field to begin entering the control channel frequencies
121. will alert on SAME messages that match the SAME location codes you have entered or all SAME messages if you do not enter any SAME location codes Signal strength Tune direction Weather channel number and frequency shows P when Weather Priority Mode is active SAME standby Enter edit SAME area codes stby standby off STBY standby on Weather Priority Mode Weather Priority mode samples the specified weather frequency periodically while scanning to see if the All Hazards 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone WAT is present If the WAT is present the scanner will sound an alarm and tune to the specified weather frequency to monitor the nature of the alert To activate Weather Priority Mode follow the steps above listed above in Weather Radio Mode to find the strongest weather radio transmitter for your area Once the radio is tuned to the strongest weather radio transmitter for your location press the PRI key on the keypad When in Scan Mode the radio will check the specified weather frequency periodically for the 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone WAT If WAT is found the radio will sound an alarm and monitor the weather alert audio 71 SAME Standby Mode SAME Standby Mode monitors the specified weather frequency silently waiting to receive a Specific Area Message Encoding SAME alert that corresponds with a SAME location code that you have previously entered If there is a match between a sent SAME location code and one that
122. with a clean slate You will notice that your scanner tells you this The scanner is in program mode and is ready for you to enter the first Objects into the memory The scanner prompts you to Press fih to create objects You will also notice that there are three pushbutton keys beneath the display and above each button in the display a label that indicates the current function of these three keys These keys are called softkeys and they function much like the softkeys on many Automatic Teller Machines Their meaning can change depending on the operational state that the radio is in Right now the softkeys on your radio should read as follows Let s focus on the HE softkey for a few minutes As you might have guessed is an invitation for you to create a new Scannable Object CONV TGRP LMIT SRVC or SWPR So what would you like to create first We suggest that you start with a Conventional Channel Object CONV first to get familiar with the radio s user interface and display Conventional Channel Object CONV A Conventional Channel Object CONV is a record that stores the parameters for a regular non trunked conventional AM or FM channel When you create a CONV object you are creating an object that will allow you to scan and monitor a plain old radio channel that is a single frequency and the associated parameters that are necessary for you to receive traffic on that frequency 27 Essentia
123. y used the frequencies that the system uses to broadcast control data etc Instead of entering these parameters over and over again every time you create a new TGRP on the same trunked radio system you create a TSYS object with all of the system parameters then specify that TSYS object for each TGRP you create on the same trunked radio system A TSYS cannot be scanned by itself and is not considered a Scannable Object It is a configuration 10 object that can be used over and over again when adding talkgroups for a specified trunked radio system CONV CONV is used to represent a Conventional Channel Object A Conventional Channel Object is a regular non trunked frequency used for radio communications CONV objects are used to store the parameters for any radio channel that is not a part of a trunked system For example if you want to monitor specific VHF marine channels they should be programmed as CONV objects If you want to monitor your favorite amateur radio channel it should be stored as a CONV object If your police or fire department uses a channel or channels that are not trunked but part of a plain old radio system they should be stored as CONV objects LMIT LMIT is used to represent a Search Range or Limit Search Object LMIT objects contain the parameters necessary for the radio to search a range of individual frequencies between a lower and upper limit frequency SRVC SRVC is used to represent a Serv
124. y wish to use the PSR 410 s Tune LED feature to obtain a visual indication of signal strength using the tri color LED To activate the Tune LED press PROG then the softkey Press the key until Tune NE i TT appears in the display Use the 4 keys to toggle Tune LED on or off then press the softkey to save your changes to the radio s configuration memory 67 Using dedicated Limit and Service search modes The SRCH key provides immediate access to the dedicated search modes of your PSR 410 Pressing the SRCH key cycles through each search mode in this order Limit Railroad Public Safety Aircraft Ham CB Marine and FRS GMRS MURS DOT LMIT Search Mode Your scanner s dedicated LMIT search mode provides you with the ability to create a limit search with a search frequency range between upper and lower limit frequencies that you specify and perform the limit search directly without creating a new LMIT object You can then monitor that frequency range for transmissions To enter LMIT mode press the SRCH key on the keypad repeatedly until the display indicates LMIT search as follows Flashes F i lt when Signal strength Tune direction paused ona frequency Receive mode and frequency shows found CTCSS or z Zeromatic off Z Zeromatic on d delay off DCS code D delay on FrL O Adds frequency to lockout list Changes receive Creates new CONV Lmts Set the lower upper limit frequency mode from defaul
125. z 700 MHz Band 769 003125 775 998675 MHz 794 003125 796 996875 MHz 4 806 0125 868 9875 MHz 800 MHz Band Sub bands can be selected and deselected by using the 4 keys to scroll through the sub bands and pressing the SEL key to toggle the selected sub band on or off An asterisk character indicates that the sub band is enabled Be sure to provide a name for your SWPR object in the field When finished press the 4 1 softkey to store your SWPR search as a new object Once your SWPR object is saved you can use it while scanning or launch the Spectrum Sweeper object by itself by pressing the SWF softkey after navigating to the SWPR object in Manual Mode When the SWPR object stops on an active frequency the display will appear as follows Scanlist ObjectID Signal strength Object type Search direction Receive mode and frequency shows found CTCSS or DCS code z Zeromatic off Z Zeromatic on L OUT off flash temp L OUT on L perm L OUT on d delay off D delay on Stalker sub bands disabled Adds found frequency spcl Special Stalker off Creates new CONV to frequency lockout SPCL Special Stalker on object in default list while stalking locks out entire 1MHz Scan List based on softkey toggles segment if more than 5 found frequency all bands or police fire individual lockouts in only that segment 45 Service Search Object SRVC A Service Search Object SRVC is similar to

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