RadioShack PRO-2067 - Manual

8 PREPARATION CONNECTING AN ANTENNA You must install an antenna beforeyou can operate the scanner. Your lo-cal RadioShack store sells a variety ofscanner antennas for both mobile andbase-station use. Choose the one thatbest meets your needs. When deciding on a mobile or base-station antenna and its ...

11 Using Standard AC Power To power the scanner from an AC out-let, you need an AC adapter (not sup-plied) with a 5.5 mm outer diameter/2.1 mm inner diameter tip. Cautions: You must use a Class 2power source that sup-plies 12V DC and deliv- ers at least 500 mA. Its center tipmust be set to positive ...

12 CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/HEADPHONES For private listening, you can connectan earphone or headphones with a 1 / 8 - inch (3.5-mm) plug to the EXT SP jack on the back of the scanner. (Your localRadioShack store carries a wide se-lection of earphones and head-phones). This automatically dis-connects t...

13 Once you understand a few simple terms used in this manual and familiarize your-self with your scanner’s features, you can put the scanner to work for you. You sim-ply determine the type of communications you want to receive, then set thescanner to scan them. A frequency is the tuning location of...

16 A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY Manual Mode Current Manual Mode (AM or FM) Channel Stored Text Current Frequency Current Bank Mode is FM Receiving a Signal ( • no signal) Priority Freq. (T)runked Attenuate ( • no attenuation) Delay ( • no delay) Locked ( Out ( Scanning Up) Scanning Down) Bank 0–(9) Out Cha...

18 UNDERSTANDING BANKS Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to identify and selectthe channels you want to listen to,channels are divided into 10 banks(0–9) of 50 channels (00 to 49) each.Use each channel-storage bank togroup frequencies, such as thoseused by the police department, fire de-partme...

19 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER’S MODES Open and Closed Modes You can set your scanner to changethe way it receives signals. These set-tings, called open mode and closed mode , affect how the scanner re- ceives signals from communicationssystems that use some type of closedsquelch (such as PL, DPL, LT...

20 When the scanner receives a trans-mission on a channel set to the LTRmode, it first decodes the LTR data in-cluded with the transmission. In theopen mode, the scanner stops on thetransmission and displays the talkgroup ID on the bottom line of the dis-play. In the closed mode, the scanneronly sto...

21 Type II system talk groups are identi-fied by a 5-digit number. Valid talkgroup IDs are divisible by 16. If you tryto enter an invalid talk group ID, thescanner rounds the ID down to thenext valid ID. Type I/II hybrid systems use bothfleet-subfleet and 5-digit formats fortalk group IDs. Note: If ...

22 OPERATION TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclock- wise until the indicator points to MIN . 2. To turn on the scanner, turn VOL- UME clockwise. Welcome to Multi-System Trunking appears. Then, after about 3 sec-onds, you hear a hissing sound. 3. Turn SQUELCH c...

23 4. Press ENTER to store the fre- quency into the channel. Notes: • If you made a mistake in Step 3, Invalid Freq appears and the scanner beeps whenyou press ENTER . Simply start again from Step 3. • Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequencydown to the nearest valid fre-quency. For e...

24 3. Enter the desired text using the keypad then press ENTER . Note: If the channel is programmedfor PL, DL, LT, MO or ED mode, thescanner displays the ID number fromthe bank name. Text Input Chart To access the numbers, after youpress FUNC and 6 , press 1 then the desired number. To enter a lower...

26 3. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. Tosave the frequency into a channelin the channel storage bank (bank9 only), press FUNC then ENTER . Stored @ 9xx appears on the bottom row of the display ( xx is the channel number). Press ▲ or ▼ to continue searching for addi- t...

27 4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the prepro- grammed search range. 5. Press ENTER to replace the search range. Manually Changing a Search Range 1. Press FUNC then SEARCH to enter search program mode. PSR and a search bank numberappear at the display’s upper leftcorner. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the desi...

28 of the channels within the banks youhave turned off. Notes: • You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one activebank. • You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if thebank is turned off. To turn on banks while scanning,press the bank’s corresponding num-ber key until the ...

30 SPECIAL FEATURES USING DELAY Many agencies use a two-way radiosystem that might have a period of 2or more seconds between a transmis-sion and a reply. To keep from miss-ing a reply, the scanner automaticallypauses 2 seconds on a channel aftera transmission ends before it pro-ceeds to the next cha...

31 Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Follow these steps to review the fre-quencies within a search bank thatyou locked out. 1. Press SEARCH to start searching. 2. Press FUNC then L/OUT . The first locked-out frequency in theselected search bank appears. Ifthe search bank has no locked-out frequency, ...

34 To change the frequency step whilemoving between frequencies within asearch band, repeatedly press STEP . Or, follow these steps to change the frequency step within a specific bank. 1. Press SEARCH . 2. Select a bank. 3. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclock- wise until the indicator points to MIN . 4....

36 TRUNKING OPERATION The scanner tracks transmissions thatuse the Motorola ® Type I and Type II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus)and hybrid analog trunking systems,plus GE/Ericsson (EDACS) and EFJohnson (LTR) type systems, whichare extensively used in many commu-nication systems. Trunking systems...

37 SETTING SQUELCH FOR THE TRUNKING MODE Your scanner automatically mutes theaudio during trunk scanning when itdecodes control channel data. Howev-er, we recommend you turn SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a pointjust after the hissing sound stops. Thislets the scanner quickly acquire thedata ...

39 5. Repeatedly press FUNC then 9 to select the offset frequency you want ( 12.5 kHz , 25.0 kHz , or 50 kHz ). Note: Offset frequencies above 50 kHz do not appear and are used only forsubaudible decoding mode. 6. Program the trunking frequencies (see “Programming Trunking Frequencies” on Page 37). ...

41 TALK GROUP IDS You can program up to 100 talk groupIDs in each bank. When the scannerstops on a transmission in the LTR,Motorola, or EDACS mode, it checksto see if the ID has been stored. In theclosed mode, the scanner only stopson the transmission and displays itstext tag if you have stored and ...

42 Follow these steps to lock out a talkgroup ID. 1. Press PROG . 2. Press TRUNK . 3. Repeatedly press FUNC and ▲ or ▼ to move the desired bank. 4. Repeatedly press ▲ or ▼ to select the ID memory. 5. Press L/OUT to lock out the ID. L appears. 6. To remove the lockout from the trunking ID, manually s...

43 OPEN AND CLOSED MODES When set to the open mode, the scanner only uses the ID list to look up ID text tagsand stops on any ID code. When set to the closed mode, the scanner stops only on sig-nals that have an ID code which is found in the ID list for thebank. Note: When you select a channel manua...

44 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. GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES National Weather Frequencies Birdie Frequencies Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies ar...

45 GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS Typical Band Usage (MHz) Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-quencies: VHF Band VHF Band Low Range 29.00–50.00 6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54.00 Aircraft 108.00–136.00 U.S. Government 137.00–144.00 2-Meter Amateur 14...

46 UHF Band Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than theirassociated base stations and relay repeater units. BAND ALLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typi-cal services that use the frequencies your scanner rece...

50 Note: Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/mobile service. Conventional Systems Band – Locally Assigned 851.0125–855.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CSB Conventional/Trunked Systems Band – Locally Assigned 856...

51 TROUBLESHOOTING If your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you elimi-nate the problem. If the scanner still does not operate properly, take it to your localRadioShack store for assistance. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Scanner is on but will not scan. SQUELCH is not...

53 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack 500-Channel Mobile Trunk-Tracking Scanner is an example ofsuperior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care foryour scanner so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquidsmight...

54 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage (MHz): 10 Meter Amateur Radio ................................. 29.0000–30.0000 (in 5 kHz steps)VHF Lo ............................................................ 30.0000–50.0000 (in 5 kHz steps)6 Meter Amateur Radio ................................... 50.0000–5...

RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 GE-99D-3433A 05A00 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-owne...