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Cat. No. 20- 147 OWNER’S MANUAL PRO- 2056 50 -Chann el Home/M obile Sca nner Please read before using this equipme nt. 20-1 47 .f m Pag e 1 Tue s day , Augu st 3, 19 99 3:23 P M.
2 FEA TURES Your new Radi oShack PRO-2056 5 0- Channel Ho me/Mobile S canner lets you in on all the action. You can quick- ly tune to ov er 2,000 prep rogrammed frequencies and s earch over 20,000 fre.
3 Exter nal Speak er J ack — m akes it easy to conn ect an option al ext ernal spea ker or headp hones to the scanne r. Tw o P o we r Op tion s — y ou c an po w- er the scanner from standard AC po w- er with the supplied AC adap ter or your vehicle’s battery with the s up- plied DC power cord or DC cigarette- lighter power cord.
4 SCANNING L EGALL Y Your scanner c ov ers frequenci es used by ma ny d if f erent groups inclu d- ing police and fire departments, amb u- lance services, governm ent agencies, private compan ies, am ateur radio ser- vices, m ilitary operat ions, pager s er- vices, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) s ervice provide rs.
5 CONTENTS Prep aration.... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 7 Connecting an Ante nna .......................................... .............................
6 A Gen e ral Guide to Sc a nning ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .. 25 Guid e to F req uencie s ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .
7 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING AN ANTENNA Co nnectin g the T eles cop ing Antenna The suppli ed telescopin g antenna helps you r scan ner receive strong l o- cal signals. To i nstall this antenna, hold the antenna so it stands s traight up, then g ently push the ant enna’s plug onto the ANT jack on the scan- ner’s back panel.
8 2. Clean the selected win dshield area, position the a ntenna’s clear wire on the win dshield, then press firmly on both suct ion cups to secure it in place. 3. Route the a ntenna’s black c able down the edge of t he windshie ld, around th e edge of the das h, and underneath it.
9 War ni ng : Use ext rem e caut ion wh en i nstal ling or remov ing an o utd oor an- ten n a. If the a nt enn a st ar ts to fa ll , le t it go! It could contact overhead pow er lines.
10 4. Attach the scann er to the mount- ing bracket using the supplied mounting knobs . Co nnectin g Powe r fr om Y our V ehicle’ s Batter y Depending o n if your s can ner is per- manently in stalled in y our v ehicle, you can powe r it using either the DC po w- er cord or the DC cigarette-lighter power cable (both supplied).
11 USING THE SCA NNER AS A BASE ST A T ION You can place t his sca nner on a desk , shelf, or t able to us e it as a b ase sta- tion. Your scanner’s front feet fold up and down. Adjust the m to give you the best view of the display. Using the Supp lied AC Adapter Cautio ns: • Use only t h e supplied AC adap ter .
12 If power i s continuo us ly s upplied to the scanner for at leas t 24 hours, the memory ba c kup cir cuit main tains the channels sto red in m em ory f or up t o 5 days.
13 UNDERST ANDING Y O UR SCANNE R Once you un derstand a few simple terms we use in this m anual and famil- iarize yourself with your s c anner’s fe a- tures, you can put the s canner to work for you. You simp ly det ermine the com - munications you wan t to hear, then set the scanner t o scan those frequencies.
14 PRIV A T E Bank Your scanner has one PR I VATE bank. This bank contains 20 channels. You can store f requencies f r om any se arc h band (see “Search B ands” on Page 15), service search bank, or any weather frequen cy into t hese cha n- nels, then scan the ch annels by press- ing PRIV A TE .
15 SEARCH BANDS Your scanner ha s 11 preprog r a m med sea r c h bands. Each band covers a spec ific range of frequencies which you can se arc h f or specific b roadcasts by using t he SEARCH and BAND k eys . For exampl e, you can searc h through all freque ncies be- tween 2 9.
16 Whi le se ar chin g th roug h a s ear ch ban d, you m igh t hea r a freq uency th at yo u wan t t o st ore with othe r f re- quen ci es of th e sam e t ype, s o you can sc an t hem all to gether . You can st ore any fr equen cy into a c hann el i n the POL ICE or FI R E/EM G s e r vi c e search banks or the PRIVATE bank.
17 A LO OK A T TH E FRONT P AN EL A quick glance at this sec tion will help you better understand each key’s function. HOLD — s tops scanning or searching. s and t — moves up or down through frequencies and c hannels or changes the search direction.
18 PRIV ATE — app ears w hen you scan the frequen cies you s tored in the P RI- VATE bank’s ch annel s. POLI CE , FI RE/E MG , AIR , MRN — app ear when you scan the pres et frequen cies in the named s ervice sea rch bank. WX — appears when you scan t he pre- set weather frequenci es.
19 OPE R A TION TURN ING ON T HE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AN D SQUELCH Note: Make sure the scanner’s anten- na is connected before you turn it on. 1. T urn SQ ful ly cl ockwise . 2. T urn OFF/VOLUME cl oc kwi s e until it clicks and y ou he ar a hissi ng sound.
20 USING BAND SEARCH Foll ow t he se st e ps to search fo r tra ns- missions within any of the scanne r’s 11 se arch bands . 1. Be sure M EMOLOCK OFF/ ON is set to OFF (see “Using Memolock” on Page 23). 2. Press SEARCH . 3. Repeatedly press BAND unt il yo u see the search band you w ant to search.
21 ST O RING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS 1. When the scann er displays a f re- quency you want t o store while scanning the banks or searching the search bands , press PROG . CH f lashes, an d HOLD and the fre- quency num ber appear . 2. Press PRI V A TE , POLICE , or FIRE/ EMG to store the frequency into a channel.
22 CLEARING FREQUENCIES FROM CHANNELS You can clear a f requency from a channel by storing an empty freque n- cy in its pl ace. Notes: • Y ou cannot clear or change any of the f requ encies in the s cann er ’s search bands, a ny of the sca n- ner ’s preset weather frequencies, or the preset frequencie s in the serv ice se arch b anks.
23 SPEC IAL FE A TURES USING ME M OL OCK To keep from accidentally c h anging the scanner’s programm ing, you can lock the scanner’s mem ory by setting the MEMOLOCK OFF/ON s w it ch on th e back of t he s c anner to ON . If y ou t ry to change the scanner’s programmi ng, Prg- Lo c appea r s, and the program- ming does not change .
24 Rem o ving a Locko ut f r om A ll Cha nne ls and F re que nci es wi thi n a Ba nk 1. Press the bank key to select the bank contain ing the c h annels or frequencies you want t o remove a lockout f rom. 2. Press HOLD . 3. Hold down L/O until the scann er beeps softly three times.
25 A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequen cies covered by your scanner is m ainl y “li ne-of-sight.” That means you usual ly cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon.
26 The bird ie frequencies t o watch for on t his unit are: To find the bird ies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting t he antenna an d moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no ot her nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner.
27 Pri mary Usa ge As a g eneral rule, most of t he rad io a c tivity is c o ncentrated on the following fre- quencies: VH F Ba nd UHF Band Note : Remot e co ntrol stat ions an d mobi l e un its operat e at 5 MHz h igh er t han th eir a s soci ate d bas e stat i ons a nd re lay r epe ate r un it s.
28 SPE CIF I E D INTER V ALS Frequenc ies in d if ferent b ands a re access ibl e only at s pecific int ervals. For ex am- ple: BAND ALL OCA TION To help decide which f requenc y ranges to s can, use the following li sting of the t ypi- cal services th at use the frequen c ies your sca nner receives.
29 POL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Po lice Departme nt PUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Servi ces . . . . . . .
30 6-Meter Am ateur Band 50.00–54.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM U.S. Gover nment Band 137.000–1 44.0 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31 166.275–1 69.4 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G OV T , BIFC 169.445–1 69.5 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless Mikes , GOVT 169.55–16 9.98 75 . . .
32 FREQUENCY CON V ERSION The tuning location of a station can be e xpressed in frequency (kHz or M Hz) or in wavelength (meters). The foll owing information c an help you m ake the necessary conversions. 1 MHz (m illi on) = 1,000 kHz (thousand ) To convert MHz to kHz, multiply the number of megahert z by 1,000: 30.
33 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG If your scanner i s not work ing a s it sho uld, th ese s uggest ions m igh t help you e limi- nate the proble m. I f the sc anne r still does not ope rate properly, take it to y our lo cal RadioShack store for assist ance. Problem Possible Caus es Remedie s The scanner does not wor k at all.
34 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Rad ioShack PRO - 2 056 50-Channel Ho m e/ Mobile Sc anner is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanship. The f ollowing suggestion s will help you care for your scanner so you can enjoy i t for years. Keep the scanne r dry .
35 REPLACING THE FUSES The fuses in t he scanner’s DC pow er cord a nd DC ci garette-lighter pow er cord help prot ect your scanner f rom power surges and short c ircuits. If the fuse in the DC powe r cord has bl own, replace it with a 1-amp, fast-acting glass fuse (such as RadioShack Cat.
36 SPECI FICA TIO NS Frequency Coverage : Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29–29.7 MHz (in 5 kHz s teps ) VHF Lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9.7–50 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) Ham .
37 Current Drain: Squel ched . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 0 mA Unsqu elched, full volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 mA Bui lt-i n Speake r .
38 NOTES 20- 14 7. fm P a ge 38 Tues day , Au gu st 3, 19 99 3:23 P M.
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