Radio Shack 200 Owner's Manual Page 1

Cat. No. 20-418OWNER’S MANUALPRO-2045200-Channel Weather Alert Home ScannerPlease read before using this equipment.20-418.fm Page 1 Wednesday, Augus

10TESTING ALERT OPERATIONFor your scanner’s weather alert func-tion to be effective, you must place thescanner:• Where it can receive an emer-gency al

11Testing the Weather AlertFollow these steps to test the weatheralert — to hear how it sounds and en-sure that the circuitry is working.Note: This te

12Traffic SafetyDo not wear an earphone or head-phones while operating a motor vehi-cle. This can create a traffic hazardand can be illegal in some ar

132. Remove the scanner’s top cover.3. Gently plug the CTCSS board intosockets J9 and J10 on the top ofthe scanner’s circuit board.4. Replace the scan

14UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNERA LOOK AT THE KEYBOARDA quick glance at this section should help you understand each key’s function(s).VOLUME — rotate to

15Number Keys — each key has a sin-gle digit with a range of numbers print-ed above it. The single digits are usedto enter the number of a channel orf

16A LOOK AT THE DISPLAYThe display has several indicators that show the scanner’s current operating mode.A good look at the display will help you unde

17L/O — appears when you manually select a locked channel or a skippedfrequency.DLY — appears when you program achannel for a 2-second delay or whenyo

18OPERATIONTURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH1. Rotate VOLUME 1/4 turn clockwiseto turn on the scanner.2. Rotate SQUELCH fully counter-

19•Press FREQ/CHAN-LOCK untilthe CHAN indicator appears.Turn the rotary tuner to selectthe desired channel.3. Enter a frequency (including thedecimal

2FEATURESYour RadioShack PRO-2045 200-Channel Weather Alert Home Scan-ner lets you in on all the action! Thisscanner gives you direct access toover 49

206. When the scanner finds a trans-mission, you can:• Store the displayed frequencyinto the current monitor memory— quickly press MONITOR.• Lock out

21• Continue the search — press sor t.• Hold the scanner on the fre-quency — press LIMIT or turnthe rotary tuner either way oneclick. -h- appears.Note

22AUTOMATICALLY STORING FREQUENCIESYou can have your scanner automati-cally store active frequencies intoempty channels within the banks youspecify.1.

23LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIESOnce you store frequencies into moni-tor memories using a direct or limitsearch or weather scan, you can listento a mon

24Locking Out ChannelsYou can increase the effective scan-ning speed by locking out channelsthat have a continuous transmission,such as a weather chan

25SCANNING THE WEATHER BANDThe FCC (Federal CommunicationsCommission) has allocated 11 chan-nels for use by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Admini

26SPECIAL FEATURESDELAYMany agencies use a two-way radiosystem that might have a period of 2or more seconds between a query anda reply. To keep from m

27The scanner automatically desig-nates each bank’s first channel as thatbank’s priority channel. Follow thesesteps to program a different channelas t

28 USING AUTO SORTYou can set the scanner to scan withineach bank from the channel with thelowest frequency to the channel withthe highest frequency,

29TRANSFERRING A FREQUENCY TO ANOTHER CHANNELTransferring to an Empty ChannelThis feature lets you reassign a storedfrequency to another bank’s vacant

3Direct Search — lets you search fortransmissions starting from a frequen-cy you specify.Count Feature — lets you keep trackof how many times your sca

30USING THE COUNT FEATUREThe scanner can count the number oftimes it has detected a transmissionon each channel since you turned onthe scanner or clea

31Assigning a CTCSS Tone Frequency to a ChannelYou can specify the CTCSS tone fre-quency you want the scanner to de-tect on a specific preprogrammedch

32A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGReception of the frequencies coveredby your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannothear stations

33Birdie FrequenciesBirdies are frequencies your scanner uses when it operates. These operating fre-quencies might interfere with broadcasts on the sa

34GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDSTypical Band UsageHF Band (29.00–30.0 MHz)10-Meter Amateur ...

35Primary UsageAs a general rule, most radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies:VHF BandUHF BandNote: Remote control stations and m

36BAND ALLOCATIONTo help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typi-cal services that use the frequencies your scann

37ROAD... Road & Highway MaintenanceRTV ..Radio/TV Remote Broadcast PickupTAXI ...Taxi ServicesTELB ...

38Aircraft Band (108–136 MHz)108.000-121.490 ...AIR121.500 ... AIR Emergency121.510-136.000 ...

39U.S. Government Band (406-450 MHz)406.125-419.975 ... GOVT, USXX70-Centimeter Amateur Band (420-450MHz)420.000-450.000 ...

4Your scanner can receive all of thesebands:FCC NOTICEYour scanner might cause radio or TVinterference even when it is operatingproperly. To determine

40TROUBLESHOOTINGIf you have problems, here are somesuggestions that might help. If none ofthese suggestions help, take yourscanner to your local Radi

41CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour PRO-2045 200-Channel DirectEntry Programmable Scanner is anexample of superior design and crafts-manship. The following sug

42SPECIFICATIONSFrequency Coverage, Step, and Default Modulation Modes:Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 (20 Channels × 10 Banks + 10 Monitor

43IF Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st IF: 370.7 MHz2nd IF: 10.85 MHz3rd IF: 450 kHz (NFM)

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5CONTENTSPreparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Connecting Power . .

6Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7PREPARATIONCONNECTING POWERYou can power your scanner from astandard AC outlet using the suppliedAC adapter or from your vehicle’s bat-tery using an

8• If you use your scanner in yourvehicle with the engine running,you might hear electrical noisefrom the scanner. This is normal.Note: Mobile use of

9Note: Always use 50-ohm coaxial ca-ble to connect an outdoor antenna toyour scanner. For lengths under 50feet, use RG-58 or RG-8/M coaxial ca-ble. Fo