Radio Shack 20-427 PRO-2054, User Manual

Page 1: ...Please read this user s guide before installing setting up and using your new product www radioshack com 20 427 PRO 2054 300 channel mobile base scanner...

Page 2: ...canner by mounting it in a vehicle This scanner lets you scan conventional transmissions and is preprogrammed with search banks for convenience By pressing a one touch search key you can quickly searc...

Page 3: ...a wall outlet 13 through your vehicle s ignition 14 from your vehicle s cigarrette lighter 15 connecting your scanner connecting your scanner connecting your scanner 16 connect the supplied antenna 16...

Page 4: ...l 28 band charts 29 WX weather band 29 MAR marine band 29 F P police re band 31 AIR aircraft band 31 HAM amateur band 32 turning channel storage banks off and on 32 monitoring a single channel 33 dele...

Page 5: ...er channel as the priority channel 43 using the attenuator 44 turning the key tone on and off turning the key tone on and off turning the key tone on and off 44 using the dimmer 45 cloning the program...

Page 6: ...skips speci ed frequencies during a search CLEAR Clears an incorrect entry PROG Programs frequencies in selected channels PWR VOL SQ Long knob turns the device ON OFF and controls volume Short knob co...

Page 7: ...ing and lets you directly enter a channel number or Press to scan or search in either direction WX WX WX Scans through the seven preprogrammed weather channels or jumps to a Skywarn channel you have p...

Page 8: ...the entry of frequenc frequenc frequency numbers ANT Connect antenna here Screw Hole Use to mount your scanner in a car hardware not supplied EXT SP Connect an external speaker here DC 13 8V Connect p...

Page 9: ...tor Lockout on off Delay on off Channel storage bank search sub bank indicator Listening to fire police band Listening to aircraft band Listening to marine band Grobal attenuator on off ATT attenuator...

Page 10: ...u have all the necessary materials Your scanner requires a 2 x 71 8 8 x 5 5 5 5 16 inch 50 x 180 x 135 mm mounting area 1 Remove the four rear screws and pull off the black case before installing your...

Page 11: ...ll need to connect an external antenna and an external speaker mobile mounting in your vehicle You can mount your scanner under the dashboard or on top of it using the mounting bracket 1 Attach the th...

Page 12: ...en screw the mounting knobs into the scanner CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION When drilling holes be sure to avoid obstructions behind the mounting surface When in doubt consult a quali ed installer using your...

Page 13: ...power source that supplies 13 8V DC and delivers at least 600mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must t the scanner s DC 13 8V jack Using an adapter that does not meet these speci...

Page 14: ...Insert the power cord s barrel plug into the scanner s DC 13 8V jack 5 Reconnect the cable to the negative terminal of your vehicle s battery CAUTION You must use a power source that supplies 12V DC a...

Page 15: ...store 1 Insert the adapter s barrel plug into the scanner s DC 13 8V jack 2 Plug the adapter s other end into your vehicle s cigarette lighter or power socket When you use a cigarette lighter adapter...

Page 16: ...location and the antenna s length For best reception adjust the antenna s length as follows Frequency Antenna Length 28 54 MHz Extend fully 108 174 MHz Extend 4 segments 406 960 MHz Collapse Fully co...

Page 17: ...utdoor antenna If the antenna starts to fall let it go It could contact overhead power lines If the antenna touches a power line touching the antenna mast cable or guy wires can cause electrocution an...

Page 18: ...ncreasing the volume once you set it Over time your sensitivity to volume decreases so volume levels that do not cause discomfort might damage your hearing Avoid listening at high volume levels Prolon...

Page 19: ...available frequencies See Speci cations for a list of the available frequency ranges understanding channel storage banks A bank is a storage area for a group of channels Channels are storage areas fo...

Page 20: ...ner picks up unwanted partial or very weak transmissions turn SQ clockwise to decrease the scanner s sensitivity to these signals If you want to listen to a weak or distant station turn SQ countercloc...

Page 21: ...anner to start 3 Press ENT 4 Press PAUSE or TUNE The scanner starts the tune operation To change the tune direction press or to tune up or down When the scanner nds an active frequency it stops on the...

Page 22: ...n them The scanner does not scan through empty channels To change the scanning direction press or The scanner scans through all channels except those you have locked out in the active banks see Turnin...

Page 23: ...FUNC and the arrow keys to select your desired bank and channel number 1 Press MAN channel number 1 300 where you want to store a frequency then press MAN again MAN and the channel number appear at th...

Page 24: ...uency of 151 553 your scanner accepts it as 151 550 All scanners tune by steps Your RadioShack scanner uses steps consistent with the latest US or worldwide standards If you enter a non valid step fre...

Page 25: ...ies The re police and ham one touch banks have separate groups of frequencies called sub banks This lets you search for and select only those frequencies that fall within a speci c range within the re...

Page 26: ...f the re police or ham band press a number key to select the sub band you want To select a different band and search for another active frequency repeat Step 1 You can set Zeromatic on or off by press...

Page 27: ...the frequency The display indicates channel number 3 Press ENT The scanner displays information about the channel frequency or 000 0000 4 Press ENT All the conditions such as delay condition are copie...

Page 28: ...ress ENT to store the frequency in the selected bank Channel number and frequency ashes 2 times All the conditions such as delay condition are copied on the channel After about 2 seconds the scanner a...

Page 29: ...AR marine band Two frequencies are assigned in one channel in some Marine frequencies For example 157 000 and 161 600 are assigned in Channel 20 Receive mode FM Channel Frequency MHz Channel Frequency...

Page 30: ...500 28 157 4000 162 0000 63 156 1750 64 156 2250 160 8250 65 156 2750 66 156 3250 67 156 3750 68 156 4250 69 156 4750 70 156 5250 71 156 5750 72 156 6250 73 156 6750 74 156 7250 77 156 8750 78 156 925...

Page 31: ...Group Frequency MHz Step kHz 1 33 420 33 980 20 2 151 820 151 940 60 37 020 37 420 20 153 770 154 130 60 39 020 39 980 20 154 145 154 445 15 42 020 42 940 20 154 570 44 620 45 860 40 154 600 45 880 15...

Page 32: ...ank s number key so the bar below the bank s number disappears For example to turn off bank 1 press 1 The scanner does not scan any of the channels within the banks you turned off To turn on banks whi...

Page 33: ...ess FUNC 6 Press CLEAR The frequency number changes and 0 0000 appears listening to the marine bank To listen to the marine bank press MAR MAr appears for about 2 seconds then the scanner starts searc...

Page 34: ...her bank press WX WEAthEr appears for about 2 seconds then the scanner starts searching the weather bank To stop searching the channels press PAUSE SRCH disappears and MAN appears To change the channe...

Page 35: ...kywarn operation skywarn Many areas of the country have amateur radio repeaters that have been designated as Skywarn repeaters During times of severe weather these repeaters are used to relay reports...

Page 36: ...ntire range of your scanner s design frequencies or you can specify those frequency ranges that you wish to sweep and exclude ranges that you do not want to sweep This allows you to omit frequency ran...

Page 37: ...ode is not available while using the Signal Stalker II Press FUNC and then You can now change the normal Signal Stalker II operation to the Special Signal Stalker II operation In the Special Stalker o...

Page 38: ...in ner steps until the source of the RF signal energy is found Certain segments of RF spectrum are used by high power transmitters such as paging transmitters The Signal Stalker II can detect these tr...

Page 39: ...can program a 2 second delay into any of your scanner s channels Then when the scanner stops on the channel DLY appears and the scanner continues to monitor the channel for 2 seconds after the transmi...

Page 40: ...locking out frequencies To lock out a frequency during a search press L OUT when the scanner stops on that frequency The scanner locks out the frequency then continues searching The scanner does not l...

Page 41: ...ng locked out frequencies To review the MAR bank press PAUSE so SRCH changes to MAN Then press FUNC then L OUT clearing a locked out frequency To clear a locked out frequency in the F P AIR or HAM ban...

Page 42: ...e is activity until the activity stops If you program a weather channel as the priority channel the scanner stays in the priority channel only when the scanner detects the weather alert tone To progra...

Page 43: ...PRI while scanning searching except WX band P appears on the display If the scanner detects activity on the priority channel PCH appears Or if you program a weather frequency into the priority channe...

Page 44: ...searching through bands groups When the attenuator is on ATT appears When you turn it off ATT disappears You cannot ATT disappears You cannot ATT set the attenuator while the scanner is scanning chann...

Page 45: ...he programmed data to and from another PRO 2054 scanner using an optional connecting cable with 1 8 inch 3 5mm phone plugs on both ends not supplied available online at www radioshack com 1 Turn on bo...

Page 46: ...vice and repair If your scanner is not performing as it should take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance To locate your nearest RadioShack use the store locator feature on RadioShack s web...

Page 47: ...in your scanner for future reference resetting initializing your scanner If the scanner s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source you might need to reset or initia...

Page 48: ...e scanner then turn it on again WELCOME appears 2 Press 0 while WELCOME appears 3 Press 1 InItIAL appears on the display 4 Press ENT WAIt appears for about 2 seconds CAUTION Do not turn off the scanne...

Page 49: ...MHz 0 3 V 108 136 99166 MHz AM 1 V 137 174 MHz 0 5 V 406 512 MHz 0 5 V 806 960 MHz 0 7 V Selectivity 6 dB 10 kHz 50 dB 18 kHz Spurious Rejection at 154 1 MHz FM 40 dB Scanning Rate Up to 60 Channels p...

Page 50: ...irement 13 8 V Current Drain Squelched 60 mA AC Physical Dimensions HWD 2 1 4 x 7 1 4 x 5 5 16 Inches 55 x 185 x 135 mm Weight without cabinet and accessories 27 7 oz 790 g NOTE Speci cations are typi...

Page 51: ...ices military operations pager services and wireline telephone and tele graph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some trans...

Page 52: ...equencies you want to monitor Each time the scanner nds an active frequency it stops and monitors the radio traf c on that channel until the transmission ends then resumes scanning Channel Storage Ban...

Page 53: ...t or initialize Insert a pointed object into the reset hole on the back of the scanner or initialize the scanner see Initializing your Scanner The scanner is on but does not scan What s wrong The sque...

Page 54: ...54 Beyond the Basics notes...

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Page 56: ...ng defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one 1 year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers For complete war...