[Scanner] trunktracking

[Tom Hirsch]

I programmed a couple Pro-91s for Orange County FL firefighters.  After recently programming the 2nd one, I typed instructions for the firefighter.
Here are the trunking instructions.   I hope this helps you & other scanner hobbyists.  Good luck from Central Florida!
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                                 Pro-91 Trunking operation

   To enter trunking mode, press TRUNK.   The display will flash "Trunk bank 12345".   Select the bank (1 through 5) to monitor by pressing the number
of the bank you want to monitor.   (The radio will trunk only one bank at a time.  The radio will not trunk and conventional scan at the same time.)
Then press SCAN to scan the talkgroups that are programmed into the radio.   In the trunk scan mode, you will hear only the pre-programmed talkgroups,
and you won't hear any other talkgroups on the radio system.  Press SEARCH to monitor various talkgroups on the system.  In the search mode, you will
hear any talkgroup on the system as it is used.
    You can lockout unwanted talkgroups in either mode, when the radio is stopped on a talkgroup--whether during a radio transmission in the scan or
search function, or while locked on a talkgroup (manual or hold).  However, talkgroups that are locked out in either the scan or search mode will be
locked out in BOTH modes.

    Each bank has 5 scan lists of 10 talkgroups each.  Therefore, up to 50 talkgroups can be scanned in each trunking bank.  To activate or deactivate a
scan list, press the number of that scan list while in the trunk scan mode.  You will see the number of the scan list disappear if it was previously
active; or you will see it appear if it was previously inactive.

     To stop on a talkgroup when it becomes active, press MANUAL or
HOLD.  The radio will stay on that talkgroup until you press SEARCH or
SCAN.  In the scan mode, while locked on a talkgroup, you can go up or down in the scan list by pressing the up or down buttons.

    During trunking operation, you can determine which bank is being monitored by pressing DATA.  The active bank will be displayed for 5 seconds, then
the display returns to normal.

    To program trunking frequencies, press PROGRAM, then TRUNK.  The display will show:  "Trunk bank 12345 pgm".   Press the bank number of the bank you
want to program.   Then enter the frequencies, channel by channel.  If needed, press DATA to enter the type of trunking system.

    To program trunking talkgroups, while trunking a bank, press MANUAL, then PROGRAM.  Use the up & down arrow buttons to reach the scan list locations
you want to program.   Press the number buttons to enter the talkgroup, then press ENTER.  Press the up & down buttons or PROGRAM to advance to the scan
list positions you want to program.
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buddy liverman wrote:

> i have a pro 91 scanner how does a blind person program the trunking part? also if i buy a maha smartcharger will it charge my tracker? thanks buddy