RadioShack PRO-2049 - Manuals

8 To connect an optional base-stationantenna, first remove the supplied an-tenna from the scanner. Always use50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58or RG-8, to connect the base-stationantenna. For lengths over 50 feet, useRG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable.If the antenna cable’s connector doesnot fi...

10 Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow theseguidelines when you use an earphoneor headphones. • Set OFF/VOLUME to the lowest setting before you begin listening.After you put on the earphone orheadphones, adjust OFF/VOLUME to a comfortable level. • Do not listen at extremely high volume ...

11 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL A quick glance at this section should help you understand each control’s function. VOLUME Turns the scanner on or off and adjusts the volume. SQUELCH Adjusts the scanner’s squelch. See “Turning On the Scan-ner/Setting Volume and Squelch” on Pag...

13 A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating mode. A goodlook at the display will help you understand your scanner. B Appears with a number (1–3) to its right to show whichchannel-storage banks are turned on for scanning. See“Understanding Banks and B...

14 WX (weather) Appears when the scanner is searching the weatherband. / Indicates the search direction during a search. b Appears instead of the channel number during a bandsearch. d Appears instead of the channel number during a directsearch. H Appears during a band search hold. h Appears during a...

15 UNDERSTANDING BANKS AND BANDS You can store frequencies into eithera permanent memory location called achannel, or a temporary memory loca-tion called a monitor memory. You canstore up to 90 channels and up to 3monitor memories. Your scanner also has eight frequencybands, each covering a specific...

17 OPERATION TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH 1. Turn OFF/VOLUME and SQUELCH fully counterclockwise. 2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. Set it to thedesired volume level. 3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after thehissing sound stops....

18 MANUALLY STORING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS If you know a frequency you want tostore, you can store it manually into achannel. Good references for active frequen-cies are RadioShack’s “Police CallRadio Guide Including Fire and Emer-gency Services,” “Aeronautical Fre-quency Directory,” and “Maritim...

19 SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can search for transmissions us-ing either a band or direct search, thentemporarily store the frequencies forthose transmissions into monitormemories. Notes: • If you manually tune to a search skip frequency, the display shows L/O (see ...

20 Note: You can change the direction ofeither an automatic or manual searchby pressing or once. Direct Search Using direct search, you can enter afrequency, then search for transmis-sions above or below that frequencywithin all of the frequency bands. 1. Press MANUAL . 2. Use the number keys to ent...

21 MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM A MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL 1. If the scanner is scanning, press MANUAL . 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number where you wantto store the monitor frequency,then press PROGRAM . PGM appears on the display. 3. Press MONITOR . The channel number flashes. 4. Us...

23 SPECIAL FEATURES DELAY Many agencies use a two-way radiosystem that might have a pause ofseveral seconds between a query anda reply. To avoid missing a reply, youcan program a 2-second delay intoany of your scanner’s channels or fre-quencies. Then, when the scannerstops on the channel or frequenc...

24 Removing Skip from Frequencies To remove the skip from a frequencywhile searching, press HOLD to stop the search, press or to select the skipped frequency, then press S/S until L/O disappears. To remove the skip from all frequen-cies at once while searching, holddown S/S - LOCKOUT until the scann...

26 A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” Thatmeans you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon. HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES Ham radio operators often broadcast emergency information when other means ofcommunication brea...

27 BIRDIE FREQUENCIES Every scanner has birdie frequencies.Birdies are signals created inside thescanner’s receiver. These operatingfrequencies might interfere with broad-casts on the same frequencies. If youprogram one of these frequencies, youhear only noise on that frequency. Ifthe interference i...

28 GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS Typical Band Usage 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 than theirassociated base stations and relay repeater un...

29 BAND ALLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typicalservices that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subjectto change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the“Police Call Radio Gui...

34 TROUBLESHOOTING If your scanner is not working as itshould, these suggestions might helpyou eliminate the problem. If the scan- ner still does not operate properly,take it to your local RadioShack storefor assistance. SYMPTOM SUGGESTION Scanner is on, but will not scan. Be sure SQUELCH is adjuste...

35 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack PRO-2049 90-Channel Programmable Home Scanner is an ex-ample of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will helpyou care for your scanner so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquid...

36 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage: VHF Lo ..................................................................... 29.7 – 50 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) Amateur Radio ......................................................... 29 – 29.7 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) 50 – 54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) 144 – 148 MHz (in 5 kH...

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