Radio Shack PRO-2053 manual

O wner’s Manual P lease read before using this equ ipment. PRO-2053 300 Channel Desktop Trunk-Tracking Scanner[...]

2 ˆ The FCC W ants Y ou to Know This equipment has been tested a nd found to comply with the limits for a scanning re- ceiver pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limi ts are designed to provide reas on- able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Th is equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fre- qu[...]

3 Contents ˆ Contents Features ........... ........... .............. ........... .............. ........... .............. ............ .............. ...... ..... ....... 6 Scanning Legally .............................................................................................................. 7 Preparation ........ ............ ..........[...]

4 Contents Copying a Frequency into a Specifi ed Channel ....................................................... 24 Copying a Frequency into a V acan t Cha nne l in a Specified Bank ........................... 25 Copying a Frequency into the Priority Chan nel ....................................................... 25 Scanning the Channels .........[...]

5 Contents Frequency Conversion .......... .............. .............. ........... .............. ........... .............. ........... 49 T roubleshooting ......... .............. ........... ........... .............. ............ .............. ........... .............. . .... 50 Resetting/Initializing the Scanner ...................... ... [...]

6 Features ˆ Features Your RadioShack Base Scanner is on e of a new generation of scan ners designed to track Motorola  Type I and II (such as Smartnet  and Privacy Plus  ) and hybrid analog trunking systems, and GE/Ericsson (EDACS  ) type systems, used extensively in many communication systems. Trunking communications systems let a la[...]

7 Features Preprogrammed Fr equency Ranges — let you search for transmissions within preset frequency ranges or within rang es you set, to reduce search time and select interesting fre- quencies more quickly. Hyperscan™ and Hypersearch™ — allow scans at up to 60 channels pe r second and searches up to 75 frequencies per second, to help you [...]

8 Preparation ing the contents of su ch a transmission un- less you have the consent o f a party to the communication (unless such activity is other- wise illegal). These la ws change from time to time and there might be state or local laws that also affect legal scanner usage. ˆ Preparation POWER SOURCES Using AC Power You can power the scanner u[...]

9 Preparation CONNECTING THE ANTENNA You must install an antenna before you can operate the scanner. To attach the supplied a ntenna to the ante n- na jack on the top of your scanner, thread the antenna clockwise into the h ole on the top of the scanner. The scanner's sensiti vity depends on its lo- cation and the antenna's length. Fo r t[...]

10 About Your Scanner • Set the volume to the lowest se tting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing. T raffic S[...]

11 About Your Scanner FUNC (function) — lets you use various func- tions by pressing this key in combina tion with other keys. MAN — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number. WX — scans through the seve n prepro- grammed weather channels. TRUNK — stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning. PRI (Pr[...]

12 About Your Scanner Manual Tunin g — allows you to manual ly scan through the entire range of availabl e frequencies without p rogramming. (See “Specifications” on Page 52 for a list of the available frequency ranges. ) Weather Radio — allows you to listen to NOAA weather broadcasts without program- ming. See “Listening to the Weather B[...]

13 About Your Scanner Motorola systems are trunking systems used primarily by business and public safety groups to efficiently allocate a small nu mber of frequencies (as few as fi ve) to many groups of users (as many as several thou- sand). To do this, e ach group of users in the system is assigned to a specific talk group. For example, th e east [...]

14 Operation scanner then goes to the transmis sion and displays the talk group ID on th e bottom line of the display. In the closed mode, the scan- ner only goes to transmissions with IDs that match talk group IDs you stored in the bank's talk group ID list which are not locked out. Because EDACS scanning requires clear re- ception of the con[...]

15 Operation scanner's sensitivity to these signa ls. If you want to listen to a weak or distant station, turn SQUELCH counterclock- wise. •I f SQUELCH is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner wil l not scan properly . • T o ensure the scanner operates properly while in the trunking mode, we suggest you set SQUELCH using[...]

16 Operation Function” on Page 26 . The scanner stores this setting in the channel. 5. If necessary , press MODE to change the receiving mode. 6. If desired, program a text tag for the channel (see “Assigning a T ext T ag to a Channel”"). 7. The next channel in sequence is ready for programming. Press PROG and then repeat steps 3 through[...]

17 Operation Assigning a T ext T ag to a Group ID 1. Press PROG . 2. Press TRUNK . 3. Press FU NC then 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the desired bank. 4. Press TRUNK to select the desired sub- bank. 5. Press or hold down 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the desired group ID. 6. Press TEXT th en enter the tag using the keypad. (See “T ext Input Chart?[...]

18 Operation FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can search for transmissions in the scanner’s preprogrammed search b ank. The search bank is divided into six search bands. You can change the search range of Bank SR5 manually by setting the lower and hig h- er ends of the search range. Notes: • Y ou can use the scanner's delay fea t[...]

19 Operation Search bank: SR0 Marine band Receive mode: FM CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) 01 156.050 05 156.250 06 156.3000 07 156.3500 08 156.4000 09 156.4500 10 156.5000 1 1 156.5500 12 156.6000 13 156.6500 14 156.7000 15 156.7500 16 156.8000 17 156.8500 18 156.9000 19 156.9500 20 157.0000 161.6000 21 157.0500 22 157.1000 23 157.[...]

20 Operation Note: Two frequencies are assigned in one chan nel in some Marine frequencie s. For example, 157.000 and 1 61.600 are assi gned in Chan nel 20. Search bank: SR1 CB band Receive mode: AM 84 157.2250 161.8250 85 157.2750 161.8750 86 157.3250 161.9250 87 157.3750 161.9750 88 157.4250 CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) 01 26.9[...]

21 Operation Search bank: SR2 Police/Fire band Receive Mode: FM 35 27.3550 36 27.3650 37 27.3750 38 27.3850 39 27.3950 40 27.4050 GROUP FREQUENCY (MHz) STEP (kHz) 0 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 1 153.770–154.130 60 154.145–154[...]

22 Operation Search bank: SR3 Aircraft Receive mode: AM Search bank: SR4 Ham band Receive mode: FM Search bank: SR5 Pr ogrammable limit search Receive mode: FM (Default setting) Searching Active Frequencies in Y our Desired Frequency Range You can program the desi red frequency range for a search. 1. Repeatedly press SEARCH to select /.í /.í /.í[...]

23 Operation 4. Press ENTE R to set the frequency . The cursor moves to $ $ $ $ . ý ý ý ý If the entered fre- quency is incorrect, %EM8C@;ý "I<H %EM8C@;ý "I<H %EM8C@;ý "I<H %EM8C@;ý "I<H briefly appears. 5. Enter your desired h igher-end frequency and press ENTER . 6. Rotate SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set[...]

24 Operation gional weather information on on e or more of these channels. Listening to a W eather Channel To hear your local fo recast and regional weather information, pre ss WX . Your scan- ner scans through the weather band then stops within a few seconds on the strongest weather broadcast. Displaying W eather Messages The weather service prece[...]

25 Operation quency . The display indicate s the bank and channel number . After about 1 sec- ond, the frequency to be copied flashes. 3. Press ENTER. All the conditions such as receiving mode and delay cond ition are copied on the channel. á?8Eý /KFI<ü á?8Eý /KFI<ü á?8Eý /KFI<ü á?8Eý /KFI<ü briefly appears. The scanner auto[...]

26 Special Features Notes: • Y ou cannot turn off all banks. The re must be at lea st one active b ank. • Y ou ca n manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. To turn on banks while scanning, press the number key until the ba nk's number appears. For example to turn ban k 1 on again, press 1 . Deleting Frequenci[...]

27 Special Features frequency. The scann er locks out the fre- quency, then continues searching. Notes: • The scanner does not store locked-out frequencies during a search. • Y ou can lock out as many as 50 fre- quencies in each bank. If you try to lock out more, )<DFIPý=LCCü )<DFIPý=LCCü )<DFIPý=LCCü )<DFIPý=LCCü appears. ?[...]

28 Special Features voice channel or d uring trunking delay time. Therefore the priority check seems random during peak hours. Do not over- estimate the priority check during trunk- ing operation. • If you program a weather channel as the priority channel, the scanne r stays in the priority channel only when the scanner detects the weather alert [...]

29 Special Features To change the receive mode, re peatedly press MODE . The receive mode change s as follows: ã) ã) ã) ã) — accesses the AM mode ") ") ") ") — accesses the FM mode )+ )+ )+ )+ — accesses the FM M ode, Motorola Trunking System (with a 4- or 5-digit ID code) ! ! ! ! — accesses the FM Mode, EDACS Trunki[...]

30 Trunking Operation 1. T urn on both scanners. 2. Connect the connecti ng cable to each scanner's PC/IF jack. ÷á ÷á ÷á ÷á(+*!ý )+ (+*!ý )+ (+*!ý )+ (+*!ý )+ !÷ôý 1 !÷ôý 1 !÷ôý 1 !÷ôý 1, , , , KFý J<E;õý I<DFM<ý :89C<ý KFý <O@K KFý J<E;õý I<DFM<ý :89C<ý KFý <O@K KFý J<E;õ?[...]

31 Trunking Operation available on the In ternet, (for exampl e, at www.trunkscanner.com ). UNDERSTANDING T RUNKING In the past, groups that transmit frequently, such as police departments, could transmit on only a few frequencies. This resulted in heavy traffic and often required 2 -way radio users to wait for a specific frequency to clear before [...]

32 Trunking Operation talk group ID decoding method to be used for the bank. Notes: • If you select *FKý KILEB<; *FKý KILEB<; *FKý KILEB<; *FKý KILEB<; instead of )+0 )+0 )+0 )+0 , or ! ! ! ! , the scanner does not trunk. Instead, *FKý KILEB<;ôý ,I<JJ *FKý KILEB<;ôý ,I<JJ *FKý KILEB<;ôý ,I<JJ *FKý KILEB[...]

33 Trunking Operation Follow these steps to program Motorol a trunking frequencies in the UHF-Lo band: 1. Press PROG then TRUNK to enter the ID program mode. 2. Press FUNC and press (or hold) 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the bank. 3. Press MODE and select )+0 )+0 )+0 )+0 . 4. Press FU NC then 2 . The display indi- cates â8J<ý =I<Hôèý â8[...]

34 Trunking Operation 2. For each bank yo u want to program, repeatedly press FUNC , then 8 8 8 8 , or 9 9 9 9 to select the bank. 3. Press FUNC . 4. Press 8 . âCF:Býòý J@Q<ý:F;<ôý 1J<ýñíý =FI âCF:Býòý J@Q<ý:F;<ôý 1J<ýñíý =FI âCF:Býòý J@Q<ý:F;<ôý 1J<ýñíý =FI âCF:Býòý J@Q<ý:F;<ô[...]

35 Trunking Operation 6. Press ENTER for each entry . If yo u make a mistake, press CLEAR and enter the correct size code. Notes: • The default setting of the bank is for Motorola T ype II. However , if you set T ype I and yo u want to return to T ype II, enter 15 at Step 5. • T o confirm the input, repeat Steps 1 – 5 and press ENTER . Each t[...]

36 Trunking Operation 6. Enter the talk group ID and press ENTER . If necessary , use the decimal point for a hyphen. 7. If you want to tag the ID, pre ss TEXT , enter the desired text tag for the ID, then press ENTER . (See “T ext Input Chart” on Page 17.) 8. T o store the next ID memory in sequence, press 8 8 8 8 and repeat Step 4. 9. Press S[...]

37 Trunking Operation Locking Out T alk Group IDs Note: You can on ly lock out talk group IDs when the scanner is in the closed mode (see “Open and Closed Modes” on Page 38). 1. Press PROG . 2. Press TRUNK . 3. Press FUNC , 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to move to the desired bank. 4. Press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 to select the ID memory . 5. Press L/OUT to lo[...]

38 A General Guide to Frequencies 4. Press FUNC then 6 . áFE=@IDý C@JK áFE=@IDý C@JK áFE=@IDý C@JK áFE=@IDý C@JK :C<8I :C<8I :C<8I :C<8Iå å å å ý ýý ý ñæ5!/ý ,I<JJý FK?<Iý B<Pý =FIý *+ô ñæ5!/ý ,I<JJý FK?<Iý B<Pý =FIý *+ô ñæ5!/ý ,I<JJý FK?<Iý B<Pý =FIý *+ô ñæ5!/ý ,I<[...]

39 A General Guide to Frequencies Ham Radio Frequencies Ham radio operators o ften transmit emer- gency information when other means of com- munication break down . The chart below shows the frequen cies the scanner receives that ham radio operators normally use: Birdie Frequencies Every scanner has birdie frequencie s. Bird- ies are signals create[...]

40 A General Guide to Frequencies To find the birdies in you r scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna a nd moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turn ed on near the scanner. Use the search function and scan every frequency range from its low- est frequency to the highest. Occasion ally, the search[...]

41 A General Guide to Frequencies UHF Band Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre que ncies: VHF Band UHF Band High Range 148.000–174.000 MHz New Mobile Narrow Band 220.000–222.000 MHz 1 1 / 4 -Meter Amateur 222.000–225.000 MHz U.S. Government 406.000–420.000 MHz 70-cm Amateur 420.00[...]

42 A General Guide to Frequencies Note: Remote control stations an d mobile units operate at 5 MHz hi gher than their as- sociated base stations and relay repeater units. BAND ALLOCATION To help decide which frequ ency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typical services that use the frequenci es your scan- ner receives. These frequenc[...]

43 A General Guide to Frequencies TAXI Taxi Services TELM Telephone Maintenance TOW Tow Trucks TRAN Transportation Services (Trucks, Tow T rucks, Buses, Railroad, and Other) TSB Trunked Systems TVN FM-TV Audio Broadcast USXX Government C lassified UTIL Power & Water Utilities WTHR Weather HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) High Band-(25.00–27.63 MHz in 5 or[...]

44 A General Guide to Frequencies 6-Meter Amateur Band-(50–54 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Aircraft Band-(108–137 MHz in 12.5 kHz steps) U.S. Government Band (137–14 4 MHz in 5 kHz steps) 2-Meter Amateur Band (144–148 MHz in 5 kHz steps) 40.000–42. 000 GO VT , MIL, MARI 42.020–42. 940 POL 42.960–43. 180 IND 43.2 20–43.680 IND , PUB 43.700–[...]

45 A General Guide to Frequencies VHF High Band (148–174 MHz in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz steps) Frequency Range Service 148.050–150.345 CAP , MAR, MIL 150.775–150.790 MED 150.815–150.980 T O W , Oil Spill Cleanup 150.995–151.475 RO AD , POL 151.490–151.955 IND , BUS 152.0075 MED 152.030–152.240 TEL B 152.270–152.480 IND , T AXI, B US 152.[...]

46 A General Guide to Frequencies New Mobile Narrow Band (220–222 MHz in 5 kHz steps)) 1 1 / 4 -Meter Amateur band (222.000–225.000 MHz in 5 kHz steps) 162.0125–162.350 GO VT , MIL, USXX 162.400–162.550 WTHR 162.5625–162.6375 GO VT , MIL, USXX 162.6625 MED 162.6875–163.225 GO VT , MIL, USXX 163.250 MED 163.275–166.225 GO VT , MIL, USX[...]

47 A General Guide to Frequencies ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) U. S. Government Band (406–420 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) 70-cm Amateur Band (420–450 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) Low Band (450–470 MHz- in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range Service 406.125–419.975 GO VT , USXX Frequency Range Ser vice 420.000–450.000 HAM Frequency Range Service 450.050–[...]

48 A General Guide to Frequencies FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470 –512 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) (Channels 14 through 69 in 6 MHz steps) Note: Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/mobile service. Conventional Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Local ly Assigned (in 6.25 kH[...]

49 A General Guide to Frequencies Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) 23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be ex- pressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The following informa- tion can help you make the necessary c[...]

50 Troubleshooting ˆ T roubleshooting If you have problems w ith your scanner, h ere are some suggestio ns that might help you e limi- nate the problem. If they do not, take your scanner to your local RadioShack sto re for assis- tance. RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNER If the scanner's display locks up or does not work properly after you co[...]

51 Troubleshooting 2. Press 0 then 1 while 3<C:FD<ý 0Fý L8C 3<C:FD<ý 0Fý L8C 3<C:FD<ý 0Fý L8C 3<C:FD<ý 0Fý L8C 0ILEB@E> 0ILEB@E> 0ILEB@E> 0ILEB@E> appears. %E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J< %E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J< %E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J< %E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J< 38@Kô 38@Kô 38@Kô 38@K?[...]

52 Specifications ˆ Specifications Frequency Coverage: 25–54 MHz ...................................................................................... ............................... ...... (in 5 kHz steps) 108–136.9875 MHz ............................................................................. ............................ (in 12.5 kHz [...]

53 Specifications Selectivity: 25 – 27.995 MHz at AM mode -6 dB ............................................................................... ........................................... ........................ +/-5 kHz -50 dB ............................................................................. .........................................[...]

54 Notes ˆ Notes[...]

55 Notes[...]

09A01 GE-01D-4023 20-466 Printed in Hong Kong Limited One-Y ear W arranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufactur ing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1 ) ye ar from t he date o f pu rchase from Radio Shack compan y-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees a nd dealers. EXCEPT AS PRO VIDED[...]