Radio Shack PRO-163 User Manual
Radio Shack Radio Stations
PRO-163/PRO-164
CPU 1.06 Firmware Upgrade
RadioShack is pleased to offer this free upgrade to enhance the functionality and
performance of your PRO-163/PRO-164 (20-163/20-164) Triple Trunking Radio
Scanner. Please take a moment to review these instructions before proceeding with the
upgrade.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You must upgrade your RadioShack scanner with a firmware
upgrade obtained from RadioShack. Please note that firmware upgrades for
RadioShack scanners are not compatible with scanning receivers sold by other
manufacturers.
New in this version
Firmware version 1.06 provides the following enhancement to your 20-163/20-164
Triple Trunking Radio Scanner:
Custom programmable trunking tables
Add custom programmable trunking table functionality to the 20-163/20-164. This
feature allows the configuration of custom trunking band plans, such as those used
in rebanded 800 MHz Motorola™ trunked radio systems that utilize 3600 baud
control channels.
Changed 470-512 MHz step size to 6.25 kHz
Many areas are proceeding with spectrum “refarming” which adds new channels to
existing bands. Consistent with other UHF bands currently in the radio, the UHF “T”
Band range is changed to use 6.25 kHz steps.
What you will need to upgrade your radio scanner
You will need the following items to perform the firmware upgrade:
• The upgrade package file is available as a self-extracting ZIP file on the Product
Support Page for the PR. The
upgrade package contains two executable files:
• 20-163_164_v106_BOOT100.EXE
(for
use with 20-163 and 20-164
models with Boot Version 1.00)
• 20-163_164_v106_BOOT101.EXE
(for
use with 20-163 and 20-164
models with Boot Version 1.01)
• A RadioShack USB scanner programming cable, Catalog #20-047
• A personal computer running Windows™ 2000, XP, or Vista
• A 20-163 or 20-164 scanner in need of a CPU upgrade
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