Radio-shack PRO-2056 User Manual

Cat. No. 20-147OWNER’S MANUALPRO-2056 50-ChannelHome/Mobile ScannerPlease read before using this equipment.20-147.fm Page 1 Tuesday, August 3, 1999

104. Attach the scanner to the mount-ing bracket using the suppliedmounting knobs.Connecting Power from Your Vehicle’s BatteryDepending on if your sca

11USING THE SCANNER AS A BASE STATIONYou can place this scanner on a desk,shelf, or table to use it as a base sta-tion.Your scanner’s front feet fold

12If power is continuously supplied tothe scanner for at least 24 hours, thememory backup circuit maintains thechannels stored in memory for up to 5da

13UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNEROnce you understand a few simpleterms we use in this manual and famil-iarize yourself with your scanner’s fea-tures, you c

14PRIVATE BankYour scanner has one PRIVATE bank.This bank contains 20 channels. Youcan store frequencies from any searchband (see “Search Bands” onPag

15SEARCH BANDSYour scanner has 11 preprogrammed search bands. Each band covers a specificrange of frequencies which you can search for specific broadc

16While searching through a searchband, you might hear a frequencythat you want to store with other fre-quencies of the same type, so youcan scan them

17A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANELA quick glance at this section will help you better understand each key’s function.HOLD — stops scanning or searching.s and

18PRIVATE — appears when you scanthe frequencies you stored in the PRI-VATE bank’s channels.POLICE, FIRE/EMG, AIR, MRN— appear when you scan the prese

19OPERATIONTURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCHNote: Make sure the scanner’s anten-na is connected before you turn it on.1. Turn SQ fully

2FEATURESYour new RadioShack PRO-2056 50-Channel Home/Mobile Scanner letsyou in on all the action. You can quick-ly tune to over 2,000 preprogrammedfr

20USING BAND SEARCHFollow these steps to search for trans-missions within any of the scanner’s11 search bands.1. Be sure MEMOLOCK OFF/ON isset to OFF

21STORING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS1. When the scanner displays a fre-quency you want to store whilescanning the banks or searchingthe search bands, p

22CLEARING FREQUENCIES FROM CHANNELSYou can clear a frequency from achannel by storing an empty frequen-cy in its place.Notes:• You cannot clear or ch

23SPECIAL FEATURESUSING MEMOLOCKTo keep from accidentally changingthe scanner’s programming, you canlock the scanner’s memory by settingthe MEMOLOCK O

24Removing a Lockout from All Channels and Frequencies within a Bank1. Press the bank key to select thebank containing the channels orfrequencies you

25A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGReception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” Thatmeans you usually cannot hear station

26The birdie frequencies to watch for on this unit are: To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and movingit away from

27Primary UsageAs a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-quencies:VHF BandUHF BandNote: Remote control statio

28SPECIFIED INTERVALSFrequencies in different bands are accessible only at specific intervals. For exam-ple:BAND ALLOCATIONTo help decide which freque

29POL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Police DepartmentPUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3External Speaker Jack — makes iteasy to connect an optional externalspeaker or headphones to the scanner.Two Power Options — you can pow-er the scann

306-Meter Amateur Band50.00–54.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAMU.S. Gover

31166.275–169.400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, BIFC169.445–169.505 . . . . . . . . . . . .

32FREQUENCY CONVERSIONThe tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or inwavelength (meters). The following information

33TROUBLESHOOTINGIf your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you elimi-nate the problem. If the scanner still does not o

34CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour RadioShack PRO-2056 50-Channel Home/Mobile Scanner is an example ofsuperior design and craftsmanship. The following suggest

35REPLACING THE FUSESThe fuses in the scanner’s DC powercord and DC cigarette-lighter powercord help protect your scanner frompower surges and short c

36SPECIFICATIONSFrequency Coverage:Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29–29.7 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)VHF Lo .

37Current Drain:Squelched . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 mAUnsquelched, full volum

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4SCANNING LEGALLYYour scanner covers frequenciesused by many different groups includ-ing police and fire departments, ambu-lance services, government

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5CONTENTSPreparation... 7Connecting an Antenn

6A General Guide to Scanning ... 25Guide to Frequencies ...

7PREPARATIONCONNECTING AN ANTENNAConnecting the Telescoping AntennaThe supplied telescoping antennahelps your scanner receive strong lo-cal signals. T

82. Clean the selected windshieldarea, position the antenna’s clearwire on the windshield, then pressfirmly on both suction cups tosecure it in place.

9Warning: Use extreme caution wheninstalling or removing an outdoor an-tenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let itgo! It could contact overhead power