Radio Shack 20-163 User Manual

 

 
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. 

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.   

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.   

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 PRO-163 or PRO-164 at www.RadioShack.com. 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