Radio Shack PRO-2018 manual

© 2002 Rad ioShack C orporatio n. All Rights Res erved. RadioS ha ck an d R adio Sh ack .com are trad emarks use d by RadioS hack Co rporati on. OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read befo re using this equipment. www.r adio sha ck.co m SM 20-424 %106'065 Features .... ....... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .. 2 The FCC Wants Y ou to Know ..... 3 Sc[...]

2 ('#674'5 Your Rad ioShack PRO-2018 200-Cha nnel De sktop Scanner le ts you in on al l the action ! This scan ner gives y ou direct a ccess t o over 25,0 00 freq uencies , incl uding thos e used by police and fire depar tments, am bulance servi ces, governm ent ag encies, air, and amateu r radio s ervices. You can sel ec t up to 2 00 cha[...]

The FCC W ants You to Know 3 Your sca nner can r eceiv e these b ands: ± 6*' " (%% " 9#065 " ;17 " 61 " -019 This eq uipment h as be en tested and fou nd to com ply with the lim its for a scannin g receiv er, pursuan t to Pa rt 15 of th e FCC Rules . These l imits ar e desi gned to pro vide reasona ble prot ection a g[...]

Preparation 4 2. Th is de vice mu st acc ept any i nterfer ence re ceive d, includ ing in terferenc e that ma y cau se undes ired operatio n. 5ECPPKPI " .GICNN[ " Your sca nner cove rs freq uencies used by m any diff erent group s includ ing polic e and fire depart ments, am bulan ce servic es, gove rnment agencies , priv ate comp anies, [...]

Preparation 5 7 5+0) " 8 '* +%.' " $ #66'4; " 2 19'4 You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V pow er source (such as a cigarette-li ghter soc ket) using a 12 V, 300 mA DC adapter and a size D Adaptaplu g™ adapter (nei ther supplied). Both ar e availa ble at your loca l Radio Shack store. . To pow er the [...]

Preparation 6 When dec iding on an out door an tenna and its lo cation, consid er thes e points: • The a ntenna should b e loc ated as hi gh as pos sible. • The a ntenna and anten na cab le shoul d be a s far as possib le from sources of elect rical n oise (app lianc es, other radi os, and s o on). • The a ntenna should b e vertica l for the [...]

About Your Scanner 7 6TCHHKE " 5CHGV[ Do not use an ea rphone or headph ones wi th your scanner when o peratin g a mot or vehi cle or ri ding a bicycle in or ne ar traffic. Do ing so c an cre ate a traffic hazard a nd co uld be illegal in so me are as. If you u se an earphone o r headp hones w ith your s canner while rid ing a b icycle, be ver[...]

A Look at t he Keypad 8 # " .11- " #6 " 6*' " -';2#& Number Keys Each key has a s ingle digit (0 to 9) and a range of numbers. Use the range of numbers above the key (21-40 for example) to select the channel in a channel-storage bank. See “Understanding Banks” on Pa ge 12. ENT (enter) Enters frequencies into ch[...]

A Look at t he Display 9 # " .11- " #6 " 6*' " &+52 .#; The dis play h as indic ators that show th e scanne r's curre nt operat ing stat us. Th is qui ck look at th e displa y will help you understa nd how your s canner ope rates. <:%F: Indicat es tha t the s canner is searchin g the f ire/polic e bank . H or G [...]

10 A Look at t he Display F=C Appears w hen yo u progra m frequ encies i nto the scanner 's channe ls. FH? Appears w hen the priority fe ature i s turned on . :BO Appears w hen yo u progra m a 2-sec ond delay . 7BBý9>ýBe$#ekj Appears w hen yo u lock out all f requenc ies i n the mari ne bank. XýNý#<KBB Appears w hen yo u try to enter[...]

A Look at t he Display 11 edýjed; Appears w hen yo u turn th e key ton e on. F Appears w hen the scan ner is tune d to th e priori ty chann el. Ij7hj Appears w hen the scan ner starts wired pro gramming . #j# Appears w hen the scan ner is tuni ng freq uencies . M_h;Z Appears w hen you set the sc anner to its wired prog ramming mode to program fre [...]

Understanding Banks 12 (ýC Appears when yo u turn on t he 2m su b-bank w hile sea rching in the H AM bank . -&9ýC Appears w hen yo u turn o n the 70cm sub- bank wh ile sear chi ng in the HAM bank . 70&'456#0&+0) " $#0-5 %JCPPGN " 5VQTCIG " $CPMU A bank i s a storag e area for a gro up of chan nels. Channe ls are st[...]

Understanding Banks 13 18 156.9000 19 156.9500 20 157.0000/161.6000 21 157.0500 22 157.1000 23 157.1500 24 157.2000/161.8000 25 157.2500/161.8500 26 157.3000/161.9000 27 157.3500/161.9500 28 157.4000/162.0000 63 156.1750 64 156.2250/160.8250 65 156.2750 66 156.3250 67 156.3750 68 156.4250 69 156.4750 70 156.5250 71 156.5750 72 156.6250 73 156.6750 [...]

Understanding Banks 14 Fire/Poli ce Air Ham Radio )TQWR " (TGSWGPE[ " 4CPI G "* /* + 5VGR "* M* + 1 33.420 – 33.980 20 37.020 – 37.420 20 39.020 – 39.980 20 42.020 – 42.940 20 44.620 – 45.860 40 45.880 – 45.900 – 45.940 – 46.060 40 46.080 – 46.500 20 2 153.770 – 154.130 60 154.145 – 154.445 15 154.650 –[...]

Operation 15 Weather 12'4 #6+ 10 6WTPKPI " 1P " VJG " 5ECPPGT 1 5GVVKPI " 8QNWOG " CPF " 5SWGNEJ 1. T urn SQUELC H until the i ndicator points to MIN bef ore you turn on the scanner . 2. T o turn on t he scann er , slide POWER to ON . 3. T urn VOLUME clockwi se u ntil y ou h ear a hi ssin g sou nd. 4. T urn SQUELC[...]

Searching the One Touch B anks 16 To progra m the n ext chan nel in sequenc e, pres s PGM and repeat Ste ps 2 and 3 . 5'#4%*+0) " 6*' " 10' " 617%* " $#0-5 Your sca nner conta ins gr oups of pr eset fre quencies called One To uch Ba nks. Each one to uch b ank is asso ciat e d wit h a spec ific acti vity ( see “O[...]

Searching the One Touch Banks 17 1. T o store th e displaye d frequency in the lowest av ailable channe l in th e assign ed cha nnel-stora ge ban ks, pres s ENT when you fin d a freq uency . The chan nel numbe r flashes . 2. Pre ss ENT again to store th e frequ ency . T he channe l and fr equency flash tw ice. If y ou want t o cancel the operat ion[...]

Searching the One Touch B anks 18 2. Pre ss ENT again to sto re the fr equency . The channe l and fr equency flash twic e. If y ou want t o cancel the operat ion, pres s TUNE /CLE AR instead of ENT . After storing the freq uency , the scanner contin ues to search for freque ncies. ± 5ECPPKPI " VJG " 5VQTGF " %JCPPGNU To set th e sca[...]

Searching the One Touch Banks 19 %NGCTKPI " C " 5VQTGF " %JCPPGN If you n o long er want a frequen cy stored in a cha nnel (and you do not want to repla ce that fre quency w ith a di fferent one), fol low thes e ste ps to cle ar the store d frequ ency. 1. Hold down SCAN/MAN until C7D C7D C7D C7D appears t o st op scanni ng. 2. U se t[...]

20 Special Features 9: " # .'46 Your sca nner's WX alert w arns you of se rious weather conditi ons by s ounding an alar m if a National Weather Service broadcas ter in you r area br oadcasts a weather ale r t to ne. To set th e scanne r so it so unds an alar m when a weathe r alert ton e is b roadca st, press PRI/ ALER T while you a[...]

Special Features 21 .QEMKPI " 1WV " %JCPPGNU " QT " (TGSWGPEKGU You can incre ase t he effe ct ive sca nning or se arch s peed by lockin g out i ndividu al channe ls or f requenc ies that have a continu ous tra nsmissio n, such a s a weat her chann el (see “Nati ona l Weat her F req u enci es” o n Pa ge 24) or a bir die freq[...]

22 Special Features 3. Pre ss ENT . The scann er clears any lo ckouts from all frequenc ies (exc ept in the marin e bank ). Or , if you do not wa nt to clea r the lock outs, press TUNE/CLEAR . 7UKPI " 2T KQT KV [ The pr iority fea ture le ts you sc an thro ugh chan nels and still not mis s importa nt or in teresting calls on a freq uency yo u [...]

Special Features 23 Occas ionally , you mig ht get interfer ence on a weak o r distant cha nnel from a strong transmi ssio n 21. 4 MHz abo ve or be low the t uned frequ ency. This is rare, and the imag e signal is usua lly clea red when ever th ere is a tra nsmiss ion on the a ctual frequency . 4 '5'6 6+0) 1 + 0+6+#. +<+0 ) " 6*&a[...]

A General Guide to Scanning 24 clicki ng on To o l s , sel ecting Configurat ion , then selec ting PRO-79 or PRO-2017 . 4. Wh ile pr essin g ENT and 9 , turn on the scan ner . F=C F=C F=C F=C and M_h;Zý M_h;Zý M_h;Zý M_h;Zý ap pear . Then sen d the data from the PC . Ij7hj Ij7hj Ij7hj Ij7hj an d the data being received by the sca nner appears i[...]

A General Guide to Scanning 25 To find t he bird ies in y our indiv idual scanner, b egin by discon necting t he ante nna and m oving it away fro m the scanne r. Make sure that no radio or TV sets are t urned o n near the sc anner . Use the searc h function and search every frequenc y rang e from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occas ionally ,[...]

A General Guide to Scanning 26 $CPF " #NNQECVKQP To help decid e which freq uency ranges t o scan, u se the follow ing listi ng of t he typic al servic es that u se the frequenc ies your scan ner rece ives. Th ese freque ncies are subjec t to chang e, and might va ry from area to are a. For a more co mplet e listing , refer to the Poli ce Ca l[...]

A General Guide to Scanning 27 HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 MHz-30 MHz) 10-Mete r Amateur Ban d (28.0- 29.7 MHz) 29.000-29.700 ................ .............................. ....................... .... HAM VERY HI GH FREQUE NCY (V HF) — (30 MHz-3 00 MHz) VHF Low Ba nd (29 .7-50 MHz-i n 5 kHz steps) 29.70 0-29.79 0 ..... ...... .... ....... .... .[...]

A General Guide to Scanning 28 42.960- 43.18 0 ......... .... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... .... .... ...... ..... ...... .... .. IND 43.220- 43.68 0 . ...... .... ...... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... ...... .... .. TELM, IND, PUB 43.700- 44.60 0 ....... ...... .... ....... .... .... ...... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... .... ..... TRAN 44[...]

A General Guide to Scanning 29 162.400-162.550 .................... ....................... ..................... .... WTHR 162.5625-162.6375 .............................. ......... .... .. GOVT , M IL, USXX 162.6625 ................... ................... ................... ................... ....... MED 162.6875-163.225 .......................[...]

A General Guide to Scanning 30 FM-TV Audi o Broadcas t, UHF Wid e Band (470 -512 MHz) ± (Chann els 14 thr ough 2 0 in 6 MH z steps ) 475.750 ......................... .. .. ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. Channel 14 481.750 ......................... .. .. ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. Cha[...]

Troubleshooting 31 6417$. '5*116+0) 2TQ DN GO 2QUUKD NG " %CWUG 4G OGF[ Scanner is totally inoperative. The AC or DC adapter is not connected. Be sure the adapter's barrel plug is fully inserted into the DC 12V jack. Poor or no reception. An antenna is not connected or is connected in corr ect ly . Be sure an antenna is properly conn[...]

Care 32 %#4' Keep the s ca nne r dry ; if i t ge ts w e t, wip e it dry immed iat ely . Use a nd store th e scanne r only in normal temperatu re environ ments. Han dle the s canner ca refully; d o not d rop it. Keep the sca nner away from dust and dirt, an d wipe it with a damp c loth oc casiona lly t o keep it looki ng new. 5'48+%' [...]

Specifications 33 52'%+(+%#6+105 Frequency Cove rage (MHz ): 10 Met er Ama teur Radi o........ ...... .... .... ....... .. 29-3 0 (in 5 kHz steps) VHF Lo..... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ....... .... .. 30-50 (in 5 kHz st eps) 6 Met er Amate ur Rad io ......... ...... .... .... ....... .. 5 0-54 ( in 5 k Hz ste ps) Airc raf[...]

34 Specifications Operati ng T emperature ....... ...... .... .... ..... 32 ° to 1 10 ° F (0 ° to 43 ° C) Power Requirements . .. .... .. ....... .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. . 120V AC, 60 Hz, 8W (with supplied A C adapter), vehicle’s 12V power source (with optional DC adapte r) Dimensi o ns (HWD) ........ .. ..... .. .... ...... .... .... 2 1[...]

Parts and Accessories 35 2#465 " #0& " #%%'5514+'5 Parts and acce ssories are avail able a t your l ocal Radio Shack store. Acc essor ies are al so avail able o nline at www.radioshack.com . Parts and acce ssories are ava ilable but not l imited to the follo wing. Vis it your l ocal Radio Shack store or obtain a Radio Shack [...]

20-424 GE-02D-8130 09A02 Printed in China Radio Shac k C orpo rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76 102 Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This prod uct is warranted by Rad ioShack aga inst manu facturing de- fects i n mate rial and wo rkman ship under norm al use f or one (1 ) year from the da te of purch ase from Radi oShack comp any-ow ned stores and a uthoriz[...]