Radio Shack PRO-2048 manual

Owner ’s Manual Cat. No. 20-417 PRO-204 8 2 00-Channel Program ma ble Home Scanne r Ple ase read be fore using this e quipment . 20-4 17 .f m Pag e 1 We d ne s day , Au gust 4, 199 9 11 :33 A M[...]

2 FEATURES Selectab le Scan/Search Speeds — let you s elect normal or Hyper Scan speeds , and norm al, high, or HyperSearch s peeds. H y perScan  — s cans 50 channels per second. H y perSear ch  — searches through frequen cies at 300 steps per s econd in bands t hat have 5 k Hz ste ps to help you find interesting broadcas ts. Ten 20-Cha[...]

3 Adjustable Tone — lets you tu rn o n or off the beep you hear when you press a key. Two-Seco nd Sca n Delay — del a ys scannin g for 2 seconds b ef ore mov- ing to a nother channel, so y ou can hear m ore re plies. We athe r B and Ke y — sc ans the preprogramm ed weather frequen- cies so you can stay informed about current we ather condi ti[...]

4 Your PR O-204 8 can receive these bands: FCC N OTICE Your scanner m ight cau se radio or TV interference even when it is op erating properly. To det ermine if your scanner is causing the interferen c e , turn off your scann er. If t he i nterference goes away, your scanner was causing it. Try to elim- inate the interference by: • Moving your sc[...]

5 This device comp lies with Part 15 of FCC Rules . Operation i s sub ject to the fol- lowing two conditions: ( 1) This devi ce may not cause ha rmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference recei ved, including interferen ce that may cause undesired operation . SCANNING LEGALLY Your scan ner covers freq uencies used by ma ny[...]

6 CO N TEN T S Prepa ratio n ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .. .... 8 Connec ting Power ............ ............ .............. ............ .............. ............ ......... 8 Using S tandard AC P ower ............... .... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..[...]

7 A Gen eral Gui de T o Sca nni ng ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... 30 Guide to Frequencies ...................................... ......................................... 30 US Weat her Frequencies ................ ................ ........................ .......... 30 Canadian Weather Fr[...]

8 PREPARA TION Your scanner’s display is protec ted during shipm ent by a pie ce of blu e film. Pee l off this f ilm before you us e the scanner. CONNECTING POWER Note: If a power f ailure occurs or if the DC cigarette-lighter power c able or AC adapter is disconn ected, the scanner’s mem ory ba ckup c ircuit keeps inform ation in memory fo r u[...]

9 Cautions: • T he D C ciga rette-lighter power cable must be capable of deliv- erin g 12 vol ts an d 500 mi lli- amps, its cent er tip mus t be set to posi tive, and it s barrel plug must correctly fit the sc anner's DC 12V jack. The recom mended pow er cable meet s these s peci- fications. Using a power cable that does not meet these s pec[...]

10 Conn ecting a n Optional Antenna T he s up pl ie d t el es cop in g an t enn a r e- ceive s strong, l ocal sign als. Howev- er, to receive weaker, more distant signals in all bands, you can attach an option al antenna , such as an ex- ternal mobile an tenna or outdoor base station a ntenna. Y our local Ra- dioShack s tore sells a v ariety of an-[...]

11 2. Using a p ointed object, suc h as a straigh tened pap er clip, press RESET on the back of the scan- ner . The di splay reset s, and t he scanner turn s off. 3. Press POWER to tur n on the scanner agai n. INITIAL IZING T HE SCANNER If the scanner or its display does not work properly e ven after resetting i t, follow these steps to initialize [...]

12 CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES/ EXTERNAL SPEAKER The 1 / 8 -inch EXT SP jack on the back of t h e scanner lets you connec t an optional earphon e (such as Ca t. No. 33-175), head phones (such as Cat. No. 20-210), or an e xternal speak er (such as Cat. No. 21-549). Note: Connec ting any extern al de- vice t o the EXT SP jack automatically dis[...]

13 UNDERSTANDING Y OUR SC ANNER Once you understand a few simple terms we use in this manu al and f amil iari ze yourself with your sc anner’s featu r es, you can pu t the scanner t o work for you . You simply find the com m unicat ions you want to receive, th en set the scanner to scan those freq uenc ies. A frequenc y is t he tuni ng loc ation [...]

14 SCAN Starts scan ning through the stored channels. MANUAL S tops s canning and lets you manuall y enter a c hann el number. L/O/SEARCH SKIP Turns the selected channel ’s lockout function on and off, or skips a specified frequency during a limit or direct se a rch . DELA Y Program s a 2-second del ay for t he selected c hannel. PRI/HYPER SEARCH[...]

15 A LOOK A T THE DI SPLAY The display’s indicators show the scanner’ s current operating mode. MON App ears when you listen to a m o nitor memory. BANK A ppears with numbers (1 – 10) next to it to show which channel-storage banks are turned on for scanni ng. SCAN A pp ears when you scan chan nels. B links when th e scan- ner is in the HyperS[...]

16 DATA Appears while the data skip function is turned on. DELA Y Appears when y ou program a chan nel for a tw o-second delay before scanning or when you list en to a channel programme d with th e d elay feature. WX Appe ars when the scanner is in t he weathe r band mode. s and t I ndicates t he se arch direction. B links in the h igh speed search[...]

17 UNDERSTANDIN G THE SCANNER ’ S MEMORY You can store up to 210 frequencies into your scanne r’s memory. This scanner has 20 0 chann el mem ories and 10 monitor memories. Channe l-S torag e Bank s To make it easier to identify and se- lect the channels you want t o listen to, chann els are d ivided into 10 chan- nel-storage b anks of 20 channe[...]

18 OPE R ATION T URNI NG O N THE SCANNER/SETTING THE V OLUME AND SQUELCH 1. T urn SQUELCH fu lly cl o c kw i se . 2. Press POWER to turn on your scanner . The scanner conti nu- ously scans the unlocked chan- nels. Note: If you have not stored any frequencies in to channels, the scanner d oes no t s can. 3. Press MANUAL to stop the scan- ning. The d[...]

19 MANUAL LY STORI NG FREQUENCIES I N CHANNELS You can m anually store up to 200 fre- quenc ies into your scanne r’s c han- nels. Great references for act iv e frequen- cies are the Radi oShac k “Police Call Guide in cluding Fire and Emergen cy Services,” “Official Aeronautical Fre- quenc y Direct ory,” and “Mari time Frequency Director[...]

20 SEARCHING FOR AND T EM PORARIL Y STORING ACTI VE FREQUENCIES You can searc h for freq uencies usin g a limit or direct search, th en tempo- rarily store fr equenc ies into monitor me mor ie s. Limit Sear ch A limit search lets you searc h for ac - tiv e transm issi ons withi n a specifi ed range of frequencies. Note: Y ou can also use the scan- [...]

21 6. When the scanner finds an active freq uency , you can do one of the following: • T o store the displayed fre- quenc y into t he current moni- tor memory , quickl y press MON . • T o con tinue the s earch, pre s s D or — . • T o h old the frequency , pre ss LIMIT . -H- appears. Press LIMIT again to cancel the hold and resum e the li mi[...]

22 4. When the scanner finds an active frequen cy , you can do one of the following: • T o store the f requency into the current monitor memory , press MON . • T o continue t he s earch, press D or — . • T o hold t he frequen cy , press LIMIT . -h - appe ars. Pr ess LIMIT again to cancel the hold and r e sume the direct search. Notes: • I[...]

23 Notes: • I f you p rogram more than 20 skip frequenc ies, each new fre- quenc y replaces old o nes, start- ing from the f irst stored frequency . • Y ou can select the s kipped fre- quenc y when the scann er is in the hol d m ode. The sca nner dis- plays LOCK OU T when you select a sk ipped f requency . • I f you skip all frequencie s in t[...]

24 3. Press MON , then ent er the mo ni- tor memory num ber that has the frequency you want to store. MON and the entered f re quency appear , a nd the chann el number blin ks. 4. Press ENTER . The scanner stores the freque ncy into the selected cha nnel. SCANNING T HE STORED CHANNELS To scan the sto red channel s, press SCAN . Your sc anner scans [...]

25 If the scanner is scanning and stops at the d esired cha nnel, pres s M ANU- AL once. Repeatedly press MANUAL to step through the c hannels on e a t a time. LIST ENING TO T HE WEATHER BAND Your scanner is preprogrammed with the following weather frequencies. 162.400 MH z 162.50 0 MH z 162.425 MH z 162.52 5 MH z 162.450 MH z 162.55 0 MH z 162.475[...]

26 SPEC IAL FE ATURES USING PRIORIT Y CHANNELS The priority feature lets you scan through channel s and still not miss important or interes ting cal ls on spe- ci f ic ch a nn e l s. Yo u c a n pr ogra m one stored channel in each bank as a pri- ority channel (up to 10 s tored chan- nels in t otal). A s the sc ann er scans the bank, if t he p riori[...]

27 USING T HE 2-SECOND DELAY Many age ncies use a two-wa y radio system that m ight have a pause o f several seconds between a query and a reply. To av oid m issing a reply, you can program a 2-s econd delay into an y of your scanne r’s channels or frequenci es. Then, when the scan- ner stops on the channel or f requen- cy, D ELAY app ears an d t[...]

28 To unlock a c hanne l, manually select the chann el, then pres s L/O/SEARCH SKIP so LOCK OU T disa ppears. To unlock all channels, while the scanner is sc anning, sele ct the banks conta ining the locke d chan- nels you want to unlock, pre ss MAN- UAL , then hold do wn L/O/SEARCH SKIP until the scanner beeps twice. CHANGING SCAN NING AND SEARCH [...]

29 T U RNING THE KEY T O NE ON OR O FF Your scanner beep s ea ch time you press a key. Follow t hese steps to turn o ff the key t one beep. 1. T urn off the scann er . 2. Hold down L/O/ SEARC H SKIP , then turn on the s canner . OFF bEEP appears. To tu rn on the beep , repeat these steps. on bE EP appears. 20-4 17 .f m Pag e 29 Wedne sday, A ugus t[...]

30 A GENE RAL GUIDE TO SC ANNING Rece ption of the frequenc ies covered b y your scan ner is mainly “line-of-sight .” That means y ou us ually c annot h ear stations that a re bey on d the horizon. GUIDE TO F REQU ENCIES US W eat her F reque ncie s Canad ian We ather Fr equenc ies Note: These frequenc ies are not pre-programmed in the weather s[...]

31 The birdi e frequenci es on this u nit to wa tch for are: To find t he b irdies in your scanner, begin by d isconnecting the ant enna and mov- ing it away from the scanner. Make s ure that no other nearby radio or TV s ets are turned on near the scann er. Use the search f unction and scan every frequen- cy range from its lowest fre quency to the[...]

32 UHF B and U.S. Go vernmen t 406.0 0–420. 00 M Hz 0.6-Met er Am ateur 420.0 0–450.00 MH z Low Ra nge 450.0 0–470.00 MH z FM -TV Audi o Br oadcast, Wide B and 470.0 0–806.00 M Hz Conv entional Sy stems 851.0 0–856. 00 M Hz Conv entional/Trunked S ystems 856.0 0–861.00 MH z Trunk ed System s 861.0 0–866. 00 M Hz Publ ic Safet y 866.0 [...]

33 Pr imary Us age As a general rul e, most of the rad io act ivity is con centrated on the following fre- quencies: VHF B a n d UHF Band Note: Rem ote cont rol stations and m obile units o perate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units. SPECIFIED INT ERVALS Frequencies in different ba nds are accessibl e only a[...]

34 BAND AL LOCA TION To help dec ide which frequency rang es to sc an, use the following listing of the typical services that us e t he frequen cies y our scanner recei ves. These frequen- cies a r e subject to chang e, and might vary from area to area. For a more com- plete listing, refer to the “Police Call Radio Guide I n cluding Fire an d Eme[...]

35 TELB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mobil e T elep hone (Aircraft, Radio Common Carrier , Landline com panies) TELC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordless Phones TELM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

36 47.44 0–49.580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IND, PUB 49.61 0–49. 990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL, TELC 6-Meter Am ateu r Band 50.00 –54.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

37 154.655–15 6.240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED, ROAD, POL, PUB 156.255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OIL 156.275–15 7.42 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAR I 157.450 . . . . . [...]

38 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) (300 M Hz–3 GHz ) U. S. G overn ment Band 406.1 25–419 .975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GOV T , USXX 70- c m A mat eur Ban d 420.0 00–450 .000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM Low B a nd 450.0 50–450 .925 .[...]

39 Conventional/Tr unked S ystems Band — L oca lly Assigned 856.0125–8 60.9 875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C T SB Trunked Syste m s Band — Lo cally Assi gned 861.0125–8 65.9 875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TSB Publ ic Saf ety B[...]

40 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems, he re are some sugg estions that might help. If they do not, take your sc anner to your local Radi oShac k store f or assi stance. PROBLEM POSSIBL E CAUSE REMEDY Scanner is o n b ut wi ll not scan. SQUELCH is not cor rectl y adjust ed. Adjust SQUEL CH clock w is e. Only o ne c hanne l or no channel s a re st[...]

41 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack PRO-2048 200-Ch annel Pr ogramm able Home Scanner is an example of superior design and craftsma nship. The following sugge stions will help you care for your scanner so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the scann er dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can corrode [...]

42 SPECIFICATI ONS Frequency Coverage: VHF-Lo ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... ... 29-50 M Hz (i n 5 kHz s tep s) Ham .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. . 50-5 4 MH z (in 5 kHz s teps) Aircraft ... ............... ..................... ......... 108-[...]

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