Radio Shack 20-466, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment PRO 2053 300 Channel Desktop Trunk Tracking Scanner...

Page 2: ...ence and 2 This device must accept any interfer ence received including interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING MODIFICATION OF THIS DE VICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIO TELEPHONE SERVICE...

Page 3: ...12 FM Mode 12 Motorola Mode 12 EDACS Mode 13 Open and Closed Modes 14 Operation 14 Turning on the Scanner and Setting Squelch 14 Storing Known Frequencies into Channels 15 Storing Trunking Frequencies...

Page 4: ...Tone On and Off 29 Changing the Display Contrast 29 Cloning Programmed Data 29 Trunking Operation 30 Understanding Trunking 31 Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode 31 Programming Trunking Frequencies...

Page 5: ...5 Contents Frequency Conversion 49 Troubleshooting 50 Resetting Initializing the Scanner 50 Resetting the Scanner 50 Initializing the Scanner 50 Care 51 Specifications 52...

Page 6: ...hose used by police and fire departments ambulance ser vices government agencies air and ama teur radio services Your scanner includes these features Simultaneous Trunking Operation tracks two trunkin...

Page 7: ...Connector lets you connect an external antenna not sup plied to the scanner Memory Backup keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time even without internal batteries Supplied Trunking...

Page 8: ...an ner 2 Plug the adapter s two prong plug into a standard AC outlet Using Vehicle Battery Power You can power the scanner from a vehicle s 12V power source such as a cigarette light er socket using a...

Page 9: ...or RG 8 to connect the base station or mobile antenna For lengths over 50 feet use RG 8 low loss dielectric coaxial cable If the antenna s ca ble does not have a BNC connector you will also need a BNC...

Page 10: ...ee Cloning Programmed Data on Page 29 You can also upload or down load the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit available through your local RadioShack store About Your S...

Page 11: ...ms frequencies into chan nels ENTER completes the entry of frequencies and text 1 enters a 1 or inputs characters 0 through 9 in text mode 2 ABC enters a 2 or inputs characters A B or C 3 DEF enters a...

Page 12: ...Search Banks Your scanner has five preprogrammed search banks and one limit search bank You can set the lower and higher frequency limit in the limit search bank For the default set ting see Searchin...

Page 13: ...be V V V V where 000 identi fies all police users and 12 identifies the Detective division To properly map the raw Type I data to the correct fleet subfleet format you must pro gram the correct fleet...

Page 14: ...ng conditions When the signals are in the FM mode When the signals are in the MOT or ED mode and the signal s ID code matches the programmed ID code You can also select the user or talk groups you wan...

Page 15: ...le Note When is on the display you can also select your desired bank and chan nel number with the FUNC and arrow keys Press FUNC then press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 The bank number moves in the direc tion o...

Page 16: ...r by storing text tags up to 12 characters for easy iden tification of channel transmissions trunk IDs or banks Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1 Press MAN enter the channel number where you want to...

Page 17: ...third line of the display Enter the text using the keypad See Text Input Chart 4 Press ENTER to store Text Input Chart Notes To access the numbers after you press TEXT when you assign the text tag to...

Page 18: ...t preprogrammed search bands and search them for active frequencies 1 Repeatedly press SEARCH to select your desired search bank or 2 In the marine and CB bands you can directly select a channel or se...

Page 19: ...6 156 8000 17 156 8500 18 156 9000 19 156 9500 20 157 0000 161 6000 21 157 0500 22 157 1000 23 157 1500 24 157 2000 161 8000 25 157 2500 161 8500 26 157 3000 161 9000 27 157 3500 161 9500 28 157 4000...

Page 20: ...8 157 4250 CHANNEL FREQUENCY MHz CHANNEL FREQUENCY MHz 01 26 9650 02 26 9750 03 26 9850 04 27 0050 05 27 0150 06 27 0250 07 27 0350 08 27 0550 09 27 0650 10 27 0750 11 27 0850 12 27 1050 13 27 1150 14...

Page 21: ...MHz STEP kHz 0 33 420 33 980 20 37 020 37 420 20 39 020 39 980 20 42 020 42 940 20 44 620 45 860 40 45 880 45 900 45 940 46 060 40 46 080 46 500 20 1 153 770 154 130 60 154 145 154 445 15 154 650 154...

Page 22: ...the top line and the cursor blinks on the second line for the lower end limit frequency 3 Enter the desired lower end limit fre quency including the decimal point with the number keys and DELAY 2 453...

Page 23: ...Q Q disappears and the scanner stops when it detects an active signal even it is slightly off Zeromatic functions only in search bank 2 3 4 and 5 There are several group banks in SR2 Police Fire and...

Page 24: ...s only the message text portion of the SAME signal 38IE E 38IE E 38IE E 38IE E 38K 38K 38K 38K K8K K8K K8K K8K D D D D EK EK EK EK or 0 JK 0 JK 0 JK 0 JK JJ8 JJ8 JJ8 JJ8 Your scanner can also receive...

Page 25: ...out 2 seconds the scanner automatically returns to search mode 3 If you try to copy a frequency which is already stored the scanner sounds the notice tone 3 times after you press ENTER LGC OOO LGC OOO...

Page 26: ...hen when the scanner stops on the channel appears and the scanner continues to monitor the channel for 2 seconds after the transmission stops be fore it resumes scanning or searching To turn delay on...

Page 27: ...ked Out Frequency To clear a locked out frequency select that frequency see Reviewing Locked Out Fre quencies then press CLEAR If all locked out frequencies are cleared with in a bank DGKP F BFLK C JK...

Page 28: ...ncy appears on the bot tom line If the scanner detects activity on the priority channel I I I I 8EE C 8EE C 8EE C 8EE C appears for 3 seconds Or if the scanner detects a weather alert tone in Priority...

Page 29: ...W on or off appears Press ATT to turn on or off the attenuator 00FE 00FE 00FE 00FE or 00V 00V 00V 00V appears on the bottom line while scanning Press FUNC then ATT again to turn off the global attenu...

Page 30: ...tes Mo torola voice channel frequencies when it de codes the control channel This eliminates the need to enter all of the Motorola group frequencies unless you do not know which frequencies are the co...

Page 31: ...kwise and leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops This lets the scanner quickly acquire the data channel PROGRAMMING TRUNKING FREQUENCIES You program trunking frequencies the same a...

Page 32: ...ror tone and displays LGC LGC LGC LGC and the channel number that has been dupli cated If the dual entry is an error press CLEAR and enter the correct frequency If the dual entry is intentional press...

Page 33: ...ect the step number or B Q B Q B Q B Q then press ENTER 8 Press PROG to enter the program mode 9 Store the trunking IDs into the sub bank in the same bank Programming Motorola Trunking System 800 MHz...

Page 34: ...the dis play If the information was not supplied try the following common fleet maps Block Size Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 S11 S4 S4 S12 S4 S3 S10 S1 1 S11 S4 S4 S4 S10 S10 S1 2 S11 S4 S4 S4 S12 S4 S11 S2...

Page 35: ...Group IDs To store a talk group ID press TRUNK when the scanner stops on a voice channel trans mission or when a talk group ID is indicated in the manual mode The bottom line indicates where the ID wa...

Page 36: ...follow a trunking signal that you want to track during scanning While the scanner is stopped on a voice channel 2 2 2 2 appears hold down TRUNK for more than 2 seconds FC FC FC FC appears When ID hol...

Page 37: ...KF J K C8P FNE B PJ KF J K C8P FNE B PJ KF J K C8P J FE J J FE J J FE J J FE J appears 2 Press 8 8 8 8or 9 9 9 9 to select FE FE FE FE or J FE J J FE J J FE J J FE J 3 Press ENTER If the ID delay is...

Page 38: ...red the text tag appears in the display Otherwise the talk group ID appears in the display In closed mode the scanner only stops on a transmission if the ID is stored This is very useful when you want...

Page 39: ...fre quencies If you program one of these fre quencies you hear only noise on that frequency If the interference is not severe you might be able to turn SQUELCH clock wise to omit the birdie This scan...

Page 40: ...e a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS Typical Band Usage HF Band VHF Band UHF Low Band MHz 408 0000 420 7500 433 15625 439 3000 445 44375 451 5875...

Page 41: ...00 MHz FM TV Audio Broadcast Wide Band 470 000 512 000 MHz 800 band Law Enforcement 806 000 824 000 MHz Conventional Systems 851 000 856 000 MHz Conventional Trunked Systems 856 000 861 000 MHz Public...

Page 42: ...B Conventional Trunked Systems FIRE Fire Department HAM Amateur Ham Radio GOVT Federal Government GMR General Mobile Radio GTR General Trunked IND Industrial Services Manufacturing Construction Farmin...

Page 43: ...eur Band in 5 kHz steps VERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHF VHF Low Band 29 50 MHz in 5 kHz steps Range Service 25 020 25 320 IND 25 870 26 470 RTV 26 62 CAP 26 965 27 405 CB 27 430 27 630 BUS Frequency Range Ser...

Page 44: ...0 POL 42 960 43 180 IND 43 220 43 680 IND PUB 43 700 44 600 TRAN 44 620 46 580 POL PUB 46 600 46 990 GOVT 47 020 47 400 PUB 47 420 American Red Cross 47 440 49 580 IND PUB 49 610 49 990 MIL Frequency...

Page 45: ...270 152 480 IND TAXI BUS 152 510 152 840 TELB 152 870 153 020 IND MOV 153 035 153 725 IND OIL UTIL 153 740 154 445 PUB FIRE 154 490 154 570 IND BUS 154 585 Oil Spill Cleanup 154 600 154 625 BUS 154 6...

Page 46: ...166 250 GOVT RTV FIRE 166 275 169 400 GOVT BIFC 169 445 169 505 Wireless Mikes GOVT 169 550 169 9875 GOVT MIL USXX 170 000 170 150 BIFC GOVT RTV FIRE 170 175 170 225 GOVT 170 245 170 305 Wireless Mik...

Page 47: ...SXX Frequency Range Service 420 000 450 000 HAM Frequency Range Service 450 050 450 925 RTV 451 025 452 025 IND OIL UTIL 452 0375 453 000 IND TAXI TRAN TOW NEWS 453 0125 454 000 PUB OIL 454 025 454 97...

Page 48: ...teps Trunked Systems Band Locally Assigned in 6 25 kHz steps Public Safety Band Locally Assigned in 6 25 kHz steps 33 Centimeter Amateur Band 902 928 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps Frequency Channel Frequency...

Page 49: ...on can help you make the necessary con versions 1 MHz million 1 000 kHz thousand To convert MHz to kHz multiply the number of megahertz by 1 000 30 62 MHz x 1000 30 620 kHz To convert from kHz to MHz...

Page 50: ...stored in the scanner s memory Initialize the scanner only when you are sure the scanner is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner then turn it on again 3 C FD 0F L8C 0ILEB E 3 C FD 0F L8C 0ILEB...

Page 51: ...m line CARE To enjoy your RadioShack Desktop Scanner for a long time Keep the scanner dry If it gets wet wipe it dry immediately Use and store the scanner only in nor mal temperature environments Hand...

Page 52: ...4 960 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps 1240 1300 MHz in 6 25 kHz steps Memory channels 300 Channel memory banks 10 Number of memory channels per bank 30 Talk group ID memories 1 000 ID memory banks 10 Sub banks...

Page 53: ...ng 2 seconds Operating Temperature 32 to 110 F 0 to 43 C IF Rejection 380 8 MHz at 154 1 MHz 60 dB 21 4 MHz at 154 1 MHz 100 dB Squelch Sensitivity Threshold FM and AM 0 5 V Tight FM 25 dB Tight AM 20...

Page 54: ...54 Notes Notes...

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Page 56: ...during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correc...