RadioShack PRO-2053 - Manual

7 Features Preprogrammed Frequency Ranges — letyou search for transmissions within presetfrequency ranges or within ranges you set, toreduce search time and select interesting fre-quencies more quickly. Hyperscan™ and Hypersearch™ — allowscans at up to 60 channels per second andsearches up to 75 fre...

8 Preparation ing the contents of such a transmission un-less you have the consent of a party to thecommunication (unless such activity is other- wise illegal). These laws change from time totime and there might be state or local lawsthat also affect legal scanner usage. ˆ Preparation POWER SOURCES ...

9 Preparation CONNECTING THE ANTENNA You must install an antenna before you canoperate the scanner. To attach the supplied antenna to the anten-na jack on the top of your scanner, threadthe antenna clockwise into the hole on thetop of the scanner. The scanner's sensitivity depends on its lo-cation a...

10 About Your Scanner • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After youbegin listening, adjust the volume to acomfortable level. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adaptto the volume level, so a volume levelthat does not cause discomfort mi...

11 About Your Scanner FUNC (function) — lets you use various func- tions by pressing this key in combination withother keys. MAN — stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number. WX — scans through the seven prepro- grammed weather channels. TRUNK — stores the trunking ID code or holds ...

12 About Your Scanner Manual Tuning — allows you to manuallyscan through the entire range of availablefrequencies without programming. (See“Specifications” on Page 52 for a list of theavailable frequency ranges.) Weather Radio — allows you to listen toNOAA weather broadcasts without program-ming. Se...

13 About Your Scanner Motorola systems are trunking systems usedprimarily by business and public safetygroups to efficiently allocate a small numberof frequencies (as few as five) to manygroups of users (as many as several thou-sand). To do this, each group of users in thesystem is assigned to a spe...

14 Operation scanner then goes to the transmission anddisplays the talk group ID on the bottom lineof the display. In the closed mode, the scan-ner only goes to transmissions with IDs thatmatch talk group IDs you stored in the bank'stalk group ID list which are not locked out. Because EDACS scanning...

16 Operation Function” on Page 26. The scannerstores 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 Text Tag to aChannel”"). 7. The next channel in sequence is ready for programming. Press...

17 Operation Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID 1. Press PROG . 2. Press TRUNK . 3. Press FUNC 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 then enter the tag...

18 Operation FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES You can search for transmissions in thescanner’s preprogrammed search bank. Thesearch bank is divided into six search bands.You can change the search range of BankSR5 manually by setting the lower and high-er ends of the search range. Notes: • You ...

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 11 156.5500 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 ...

20 Operation Note: Two frequencies are assigned in one channel in some Marine frequencies. For example,157.000 and 161.600 are assigned in Channel 20. Search bank: SR1 CB band Receive mode: AM 84 157.2250161.8250 85 157.2750161.8750 86 157.3250161.9250 87 157.3750161.9750 88 157.4250 CHANNEL FREQUEN...

22 Operation Search bank: SR3 Aircraft Receive mode: AM Search bank: SR4 Ham band Receive mode: FM Search bank: SR5 Programmable limitsearch Receive mode: FM (Default setting) Searching Active Frequencies in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequencyrange for a search. 1. Rep...

23 Operation 4. Press ENTER to set the frequency. The cursor moves to $ $ $ $ . ýýýý 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 higher-end frequency and press ENTER . 6. Rotate SQUELC...

24 Operation gional weather information on one or more ofthese channels. Listening to a Weather Channel To hear your local forecast and regionalweather information, press WX . Your scan- ner scans through the weather band thenstops within a few seconds on the strongestweather broadcast. Displaying W...

25 Operation quency. The display indicates the bankand 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 condition arecopied on the channel. á?8Eý /KFI<ü á?8Eý /KFI<ü á?8Eý /KFI<ü á?8Eý /KFI<ü br...

26 Special Features Notes: • You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank. • You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. To turn on banks while scanning, press thenumber key until the bank's number appears.For example to turn bank 1 on agai...

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

29 Special Features To change the receive mode, repeatedlypress MODE . The receive mode changes as follows: ã) ã) ã) ã) — accesses the AM mode ") ") ") ") — accesses the FM mode )+ )+ )+ )+ — accesses the FM Mode, Motorola Trunking System (with a 4- or 5-digit IDcode) ! ! ! ! — acces...

30 Trunking Operation 1. Turn on both scanners. 2. Connect the connecting 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<...

31 Trunking Operation available on the Internet, (for example, atwww.trunkscanner.com). UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING In the past, groups that transmit frequently,such as police departments, could transmiton only a few frequencies. This resulted inheavy traffic and often required 2-way radiousers to wait f...

33 Trunking Operation Follow these steps to program Motorolatrunking 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 FUNC then 2 . The d...

34 Trunking Operation 2. For each bank you 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:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FI âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FI âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FI âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ô...

35 Trunking Operation 6. Press ENTER for each entry. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR and enter the correct size code. Notes: • The default setting of the bank is for Motorola Type II. However, if you setType I and you want to return to TypeII, enter 15 at Step 5. • To confirm the input, repeat St...

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, press TEXT , enter the desired text tag for the ID, thenpress ENTER . (See “Text Input Chart” on Page 17.) 8. To store the next ID memory in sequence, pr...

37 Trunking Operation Locking Out Talk Group IDs Note: You can only lock out talk group IDswhen 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 s...

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 ýýýý 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 ...

39 A General Guide to Frequencies Ham Radio Frequencies Ham radio operators often transmit emer-gency information when other means of com- munication break down. The chart belowshows the frequencies the scanner receivesthat ham radio operators normally use: Birdie Frequencies Every scanner has birdi...

40 A General Guide to Frequencies To find the birdies in your scanner, begin bydisconnecting the antenna and moving itaway from the scanner. Make sure that noother nearby radio or TV sets are turned onnear the scanner. Use the search functionand scan every frequency range from its low- est frequency...

41 A General Guide to Frequencies UHF Band Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: 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 ...

42 A General Guide to Frequencies Note: Remote control stations and mobileunits operate at 5 MHz higher than their as-sociated base stations and relay repeaterunits. BAND ALLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges toscan, use the following listing of the typicalservices that use the frequencie...

48 A General Guide to Frequencies FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470–512 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) (Channels 14through 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 Syst...

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 inwavelength (meters). The following...

50 Troubleshooting ˆ Troubleshooting If you have problems with your scanner, here are some suggestions that might help you elimi-nate the problem. If they do not, take your scanner to your local RadioShack store for assis-tance. RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNER If the scanner's display locks up or...

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 ,...

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

09A01 GE-01D-4023 20-466 Printed in Hong Kong Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman-ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-ownedstores and authorized RadioShack franchi...