Radio Shack 20-509, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Cat No 20 509 OWNER S MANUAL PRO 29 60 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Please read before using this equipment 20 509 fm Page 1 Wednesday August 4 1999 1 58 PM...

Page 2: ...0 channels in each of six banks to group frequencies This helps you identify calls Monitor Memories let you temporarily save up to six channels you locate during a frequency search Two Second Automati...

Page 3: ...er is preprogrammed with the following weather service channels 162 400 MHz NFM 162 425 MHz NFM 162 450 MHz NFM 162 475 MHz NFM 162 500 MHz NFM 162 525 MHz NFM 162 550 MHz NFM This owner s manual also...

Page 4: ...rent groups includ ing police and fire departments ambulance services government agen cies private companies amateur radio services military operations pager services and wireline telephone and telegr...

Page 5: ...Setting Squelch 18 Storing Frequencies 18 Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies 19 Listening to Monitor Memories 22 Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel 22 Manually...

Page 6: ...r has a built in circuit that lets you recharge nick el cadmium batteries inside the battery compartment However you must never use this circuit when you have installed non rechargeable batteries in t...

Page 7: ...er beeps every 15 seconds immediately replace or recharge all four batteries IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXTERNAL POWER JACKS The scanner has two external power jacks POWER and CHARGE It is import...

Page 8: ...cle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure Cautions You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts and delivers at least 300 milliamps Its center tip must...

Page 9: ...icle s electrical system always plug the adap ter into the scanner before you plug it into your vehicle s cigarette lighter socket Always unplug the adapter from the vehicle s cigarette lighter socket...

Page 10: ...even explode if you try to recharge them It takes about 14 to 16 hours to recharge batteries that are fully dis charged You can operate the scanner while recharging the nickel cadmium batteries but th...

Page 11: ...e antenna Your local Radio Shack store sells a variety of antennas Always use 50 ohm coaxial cable such as RG 58 or RG 8 to connect an outdoor antenna For lengths over 50 feet use RG 8 low loss dielec...

Page 12: ...hen you use an ear phone or headphones Do not listen at extremely high volume levels Extended high vol ume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss Set the volume to the lowest setting before you...

Page 13: ...In a noisy area an extension speaker such as Radio Shack Cat No 21 549 or an amplified speaker such as Radio Shack Cat No 21 541 positioned in the right place might provide more comfortable lis tening...

Page 14: ...clears an incorrect entry or enters the decimal point neces sary when programming frequencies MONITOR 0 accesses the six monitor memories See Moving a Fre quency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel WX...

Page 15: ...lp you understand how to operate your scanner MON appears when you listen to a monitor memory A number 1 6 appears to the right of MON indicating which monitor memory you are lis tening to BANK shows...

Page 16: ...SRCH appears during a limit search a direct search and a weather band search See Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Fre quencies L appears instead of the channel number during a limit search...

Page 17: ...hannel 1 Bank 1 and then program the fire department frequencies starting with Channel 11 the first channel in Bank 2 MONITOR MEMORIES The scanner also has six monitor memories Use these memories to t...

Page 18: ...sound stops Note If you want to listen to a weak or distant station turn SQUELCH counterclockwise If reception is poor turn SQUELCH clockwise STORING FREQUENCIES Follow these steps to store frequenci...

Page 19: ...program the next channel in sequence repeat Steps 2 4 To listen to a frequency you have stored press MANUAL the channel number then MANUAL again SEARCHING FOR AND TEMPORARILY STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIE...

Page 20: ...r limit The current monitor memory number starts flashing at the top of the display 7 When the scanner stops on a transmission you want to save press MONITOR to store the frequency in the current moni...

Page 21: ...canner stops on a transmission press MONITOR to store that frequency in the current monitor memory Or press t or s to continue the search 4 To hold the frequency press LIMIT h appears on the display T...

Page 22: ...steps to move a frequency stored in a monitor memory to a permanent channel 1 Press MANUAL 2 Enter the number for the channel where you want to store the monitor frequency The channel number appears 3...

Page 23: ...el Follow these steps to manually select a channel 1 Press MANUAL 2 Enter the channel number 3 Press MANUAL again Or if your scanner is scanning and stops at the desired channel press MANUAL one time...

Page 24: ...peed by locking out individual channels that have a continuous transmission such as a weather chan nel To lock out a channel manually select the channel and press LOCK OUT S S so L O appears on the di...

Page 25: ...the bank is turned off You cannot turn off all banks One bank is always active SEARCH SKIP MEMORY You can skip specified frequencies during a limit or direct search This lets you avoid unwanted frequ...

Page 26: ...el and the priority feature is turned on the scanner checks that channel every 2 seconds and stays on the channel if there is activ ity PRI appears on the display whenever the scanner is set to the pr...

Page 27: ...FCC Federal Communications Commission has allocated 11 channels for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra tion NOAA We have preprogrammed your scanner with the seven fre quencies most...

Page 28: ...ators often transmit emergency information when other means of communication break down The following chart shows the frequencies this scanner receives that Hams normally use Note Your scanner cannot...

Page 29: ...The birdie frequencies on this unit to watch for are To find the birdies in your receiver begin by disconnecting the antenna and moving it away from the receiver Make sure that no other nearby radio o...

Page 30: ...teur 420 00 450 00 MHz Low Range 450 00 470 00 MHz FM TV Audio Broadcast Wide Band 470 00 512 00 MHz Public Service 806 00 823 93 MHz Conventional Systems 851 00 856 00 MHz Conventional Trunked System...

Page 31: ...nearest valid frequency For example if you try to enter 151 473 the scanner accepts this as 151 475 Activities Frequencies Government Police and Fire 153 785 155 980 MHz Emergency Services 158 730 159...

Page 32: ...rial Services Manufacturing Construction Farming Forest Products MAR Military Amateur Radio MARI Maritime Limited Coast Coast Guard Marine telephone Shipboard Radio Private stations MARS Military Affi...

Page 33: ...000 39 000 GOVT MIL 39 020 39 980 PUB 40 000 42 000 GOVT MIL MARI 42 020 42 940 POL 42 960 43 180 IND 43 220 43 680 TELM IND PUB 43 700 44 600 TRAN 44 620 46 580 POL PUB 46 600 46 990 GOVT TELC 47 020...

Page 34: ...65 POL PUB ROAD 159 480 OIL 159 495 161 565 TRAN 161 580 OIL 161 600 162 000 MARI RTV 162 0125 162 35 GOVT MIL USXX 162 400 162 550 WTHR 162 5625 162 6375 GOVT MIL USXX 162 6625 MED 162 6875 163 225 G...

Page 35: ...S 462 9375 463 1875 MED 463 200 467 925 BUS FM TV Audio Broadcast UHF Wide Band 470 512 MHz Channels 14 through 69 in 6 MHz steps 475 750 Channel 14 481 750 Channel 15 487 750 Channel 16 512 000 Chann...

Page 36: ...onally you might get interference on a weak or distant channel from a strong broadcast 21 6 MHz below the tuned frequency This is rare and the image signal is usually cleared whenever there is a broad...

Page 37: ...the following proce dure only when you are sure your scanner is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While you press and hold down the 2 and 9 keys turn on the scan ner PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE...

Page 38: ...and can cause the scan ner to work improperly Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature envi ronments Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic devices damage batteries and d...

Page 39: ...4 V 108 136 975 MHz 1 4 V 137 174 MHz 0 6 V 406 512 MHz 0 5 V 806 956 MHz 0 7 V Limit Search Speed Direct Search Speed 20 Steps Sec Scan Speed 15 Channels Sec Priority Sampling 2 Seconds Delay Time Au...

Page 40: ...arranty does not cover transportation costs Nor does it cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RADIO SHACK MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRA...