RadioShack PRO-2048 - Manuals

5 This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference thatmay cause undesired operation. SCANNING LEGALLY Your sca...

6 CONTENTS Preparation ..................................................................................................... 8 Connecting Power ..................................................................................... 8 Using Standard AC Power ...............................................

8 PREPARATION Your scanner’s display is protectedduring shipment by a piece of bluefilm. Peel off this film before you usethe scanner. CONNECTING POWER Note: If a power failure occurs or ifthe DC cigarette-lighter power cableor AC adapter is disconnected, thescanner’s memory backup circuitkeeps info...

11 2. Using a pointed object, such as a straightened paper clip, press RESET on the back of the scan- ner. The display resets, and thescanner turns off. 3. Press POWER to turn on the scanner again. INITIALIZING THE SCANNER If the scanner or its display does notwork properly even after resetting it,f...

12 CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/HEADPHONES/EXTERNAL SPEAKER The 1 / 8 -inch EXT SP jack on the back of the scanner lets you connect anoptional earphone (such as Cat. No.33-175), headphones (such as Cat.No. 20-210), or an external speaker(such as Cat. No. 21-549). Note: Connecting any external de-vice to t...

13 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER Once you understand a few simple terms we use in this manual and familiarizeyourself with your scanner’s features, you can put the scanner to work for you.You simply find the communications you want to receive, then set the scannerto scan those frequencies. A frequency ...

15 A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display’s indicators show the scanner’s current operating mode. MON Appears when you listen to a monitor memory. BANK Appears with numbers (1 – 10) next to it to show which channel-storage banks are turned on for scanning. SCAN Appears when you scan channels. Blinks when...

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: If you have not stored anyfrequencies into channels, thescanner does not scan. 3. Press MANUAL to ...

19 MANUALLY STORING FREQUENCIES IN CHANNELS You can manually store up to 200 fre-quencies into your scanner’s chan-nels. Great references for active frequen-cies are the RadioShack “Police CallGuide including Fire and EmergencyServices,” “Official Aeronautical Fre-quency Directory,” and “MaritimeFre...

20 SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can search for frequencies usinga limit or direct search, then tempo-rarily store frequencies into monitormemories. Limit Search A limit search lets you search for ac-tive transmissions within a specifiedrange of frequencies. Note: You ...

21 6. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can doone of the following: • To store the displayed fre- quency into the current moni-tor memory, quickly press MON . • To continue the search, press D or —. • To hold the frequency, press LIMIT . -H- appears. Press LIMIT again to cancel the hol...

22 4. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can doone of the following: • To store the frequency into the current monitor memory,press MON . • To continue the search, press D or —. • To hold the frequency, press LIMIT . -h- appears. Press LIMIT again to cancel the hold and resume the direc...

23 Notes: • If you program more than 20 skip frequencies, each new fre-quency replaces old ones, start-ing from the first storedfrequency. • You can select the skipped fre- quency when the scanner is inthe hold mode. The scanner dis-plays LOCKOUT when you select a skipped frequency. • If you skip al...

24 3. Press MON , then enter the moni- tor memory number that has thefrequency you want to store. MON and the entered frequency appear, and the channel numberblinks. 4. Press ENTER . The scanner stores the frequency into theselected channel. SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS To scan the stored channels, ...

26 SPECIAL FEATURES USING PRIORITY CHANNELS The priority feature lets you scanthrough channels and still not missimportant or interesting calls on spe-cific channels. You can program onestored channel in each bank as a pri-ority channel (up to 10 stored chan-nels in total). As the scanner scansthe b...

29 TURNING THE KEY TONE ON OR OFF Your scanner beeps each time youpress a key. Follow these steps toturn off the key tone beep. 1. Turn off the scanner. 2. Hold down L/O/SEARCH SKIP , then turn on the scanner. OFF bEEP appears. To turn on the beep, repeat thesesteps. on bEEP appears. 20-417.fm Page ...

30 A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.”That means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon. GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES US Weather Frequencies Canadian Weather Frequencies Note: These frequencies are not pre-programm...

31 The birdie frequencies on this unit to watch for are: To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and mov-ing it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV setsare turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and scan every frequen-cy rang...

33 Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-quencies: VHF Band 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 diffe...

34 BAND ALLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of thetypical services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequen-cies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more com-plete listing, refer to the “Police Call Radio...

39 Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned 856.0125–860.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CTSB Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned 861.0125–865.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

40 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems, here are some suggestions that might help. If they do not,take your scanner to your local RadioShack store for assistance. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Scanner is on but will not scan. SQUELCH is not correctly adjusted. Adjust SQUELCH clockwise. Only one cha...

41 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack PRO-2048 200-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. Liquids...

42 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage: VHF-Lo ............................................................... 29-50 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)Ham ................................................................... 50-54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)Aircraft ................................................ 108-136.9...

43 Built-In Speaker ................................... 2 1 / 4 -Inch (57 mm), 8-ohm, dynamic type Power Requirements .......................................................... AC 120 Volts, 60 Hz Current Drain ................................................................ DC 230 mA (squelched) DC...

RadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 UBZZ01272ZZ 10A7 Printed in the Philippines Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship undernormal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from R...