RadioShack PRO-2040 - Manuals

6 Locking Out Channels ............................................................................... 29Changing Scanning and Search Speeds................................................... 29Detecting Data Signals .............................................................................. 30 A...

7 PREPARATION CONNECTING POWER Using Standard AC Power You can power your scanner from astandard AC outlet using the sup-plied AC adapter. Warning: Do not use the AC adapt-er’s polarized plug with an extensioncord receptacle unless the bladescan be fully inserted to prevent bladeexposure. Cautions: ...

8 Using Vehicle Battery Power To power your scanner from your ve-hicle’s battery power, you need a DCpower cord (such as Radio ShackCat. No. 270-1533). Cautions: • Your vehicle must have a 12-volt DC, negative-ground electricalsystem. • The recommended DC power cord supplies 12 volts and deliv-ers a...

9 CONNECTING AN ANTENNA You can connect either the suppliedtelescoping antenna or an optionalantenna. Telescoping Antenna To attach the telescoping antenna,simply screw it into the hole on top ofyour scanner. The antenna’s length controls itssensitivity. Adjust the length of thetelescoping antenna a...

12 Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow theseguidelines when you use an ear-phone or headphones. • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to per-manent hearing loss. • Set the volume to the lowest set- ting before you begin listening.After ...

13 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL This look at the scanner’s front panel will help you understand each control’sfunction. Control Function POWER Turns the scanner on and off. 1-0 Each single-digit number on the keys enters thenumbers for a channel or a frequency, or eachrange o...

14 Control Function L/O/SEARCH SKIP Turns the selected channel’s lockout function onand off, or skips a specified frequency during a limitor direct search. PRI/HYPER SEARCH Sets and turns on and off the priority function for aparticular channel, or selects the hyper searchspeed. LIMIT Used to set th...

15 A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display has several indicators that show the scanner’s current operatingmode. Indicator Function MON Appears when you listen to a monitor memory. BANK Appears with numbers (1-10) to the right to show whichchannel-storage banks are turned on for the scanmode. See “Underst...

18 OPERATION TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING THE VOLUME AND SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise. 2. Press POWER to turn on your scanner. The scanner continu-ously scans the unlocked chan-nels. Note: The first time you turn onthe scanner, the channels mightnot have any frequencies storedin them, b...

20 MANUALLY STORING FREQUENCIES IN CHANNELS You can manually store up to 100 fre-quencies into your scanner’s chan-nels. Radio Shack sells some goodreferences for active frequencies,such as “Police Call Radio Guide In-cluding Fire and Emergency Servic-es,” “Official Maritime FrequencyDirectory” and ...

21 5. Press ENTER to store the fre- quency into the selected chan-nel. Note: If you made a mistake inStep 4, Error appears on the display. Repeat Steps 4 and 5. 6. To program the next channel in sequence, repeat Steps 3-5. To program other channels notin sequence, repeat Steps 2-5. SEARCHING FOR AND...

22 3. Press LIMIT . Hi and a frequency appear on the display. 4. Using the number keys, enter the highest frequency you wantto search within the desired fre-quency range, then press ENTER . 5. Press D to search upward from the lower to the upper limit, orpress — to search downward from the upper to ...

23 2. Using the number keys, enter the frequency (including the dec-imal point) you want to start thesearch from, or the channelnumber containing the startingfrequency, then press MAN or PGM to select the channel. 3. Press D to search up or — to search down starting from thespecified frequency or ch...

27 LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND The FCC (Federal CommunicationsCommission) has allocated 11 chan-nels for use by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). Your scanner is preprogrammed withthe following frequencies available toNOAA. 162.400 MHz 162.500 MHz 162.425 MHz 162.525 MHz 16...

28 SPECIAL FEATURES DESIGNATING A PRIORITY CHANNEL By designating a priority channel,you can scan through the pro-grammed channels and still not missan important or interesting call on aspecific channel. Note: You can select only one chan-nel as the priority channel. To program a stored channel as t...

30 To change the search speed, duringa limit or direct search, press SPEED to switch between the normal andhigh speed search speeds. s or tflashes on the display during highspeed search. To select the hyper search speed,during a limit or direct search, press PRI/HYPER SEARCH. SEARCH flash- es on the...

31 A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies cov-ered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usuallycannot hear stations that are beyondthe horizon. During the summermonths, you might be able to hearstations in the 30-50 MHz range lo-cated several hundred or even th...

32 Typical Band Usage Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-quencies: VHF Band HF Band (3.00–30.0 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur Band 29.00–29.70 MHz High Range 29.70–29.90 MHz VHF Band (30.00–300.0 MHz) Low Range 30.00–50.00 MHz 6-Meter Amateur 50.0...

33 UHF Band Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher thantheir associated base stations and relay repeater units. Specified Intervals Frequencies in different bands are accessible only at specific intervals. For example: Note: Your scanner rounds the entered frequency t...

34 Abbreviations AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AircraftBIFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise (ID) Interagency Fire CacheB...

38 Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned 861.0125–865.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TSB Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned 866.0125–868.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

39 TROUBLESHOOTING Your Radio Shack PRO-2040 100-Channel Programmable Home Scannershould require very little maintenance. If you have problems, refer to this chartfor possible solutions. If you cannot solve the problem, contact your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Probable Cause Solut...

40 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radio Shack PRO-2040 100-Channel Programmable Home Scanner is anexample of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions willhelp you care for your scanner so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liq-ui...

41 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage: VHF-Lo ............................................................... 29-50 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)Ham..................................................................... 50-54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)Aircraft ................................................. 108-136...

43 NOTES 20-414.fm Page 43 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 11:12 AM

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