Radio Shack PRO-2067, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Cat No 20 196 PRO 2067 500 Channel Mobile Trunk Tracking Scanner Please read before using this equipment A ...

Page 2: ...a channel frequency sent with a 2 way radio user s transmission and in stantly switches to an active frequen cy so you can hear the call and response for that 2 way radio user and easily follow the conversation The scanner also lets you scan con ventional transmissions and is pre programmed with service search banks for convenience By pressing a single button you can quickly search those frequenci...

Page 3: ...trix Display makes it easy to view and change displayed information Frequency Coverage to 960 MHz provides a wide range of frequencies you can listen to Clone Remote PC Function lets you transfer programmed data directly to another Cat No 20 196 or Cat No 20 522 scanner You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional inter face kit Triple Conversion Circuitry ...

Page 4: ...r scanner can receive these bands This Owner s Manual also includes the section A General Guide to Scan ning on Page 44 to help you target frequency ranges in your service area so you can search for a wide variety of transmissions Note See Specifications on Page 54 for more information about the scan ner s frequency steps Frequency Range MHz Types of Transmissions 29 54 10 Meter Ham VHF Lo 6 Meter...

Page 5: ...private companies amateur radio ser vices military operations pager ser vices and wireline telephone and telegraph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to These include telephone conversations cellular cordless or other private means of telephone signal transmission p...

Page 6: ...odes 19 Operation 22 Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch 22 Storing Known Frequencies into Channels 22 Storing Text Tags 23 Finding and Storing Active Frequencies 25 Scanning the Channels 27 Manually Tuning a Frequency 28 Deleting Frequencies from Channels 28 Listening To the Weather Band 28 Special Features 30 Using Delay 30 Locking Out Channels Frequencies and Trunking IDs 30 Priority 31 ...

Page 7: ...g Frequencies 37 Programming Fleet Maps 39 Talk Group IDs 41 Open and Closed Modes 43 A General Guide to Scanning 44 Guide to Frequencies 44 Guide to the Action Bands 45 Band Allocation 46 Frequency Conversion 50 Troubleshooting 51 Resetting Initializing the Scanner 52 Care and Maintenance 53 Specifications 54 ...

Page 8: ...on antenna 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 dielectric co axial cable If your antenna s cable does not have a BNC connector you will also need a BNC adapter avail able at your local RadioShack store Follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna route the antenna cable to the scanner then ...

Page 9: ...ounting knobs 6 Connect the antenna s cable to the ANT jack on the back of the scanner Note If the antenna cable s connector does not fit in the ANT jack you might also need a Motorola to BNC antenna plug adapter available at your local RadioShack store POWERING THE SCANNER You can power your scanner using ei ther the supplied DC power cord or from your vehicle s cigarette lighter socket using an ...

Page 10: ...with the ignition switch such as a spare accessory terminal in your vehicle s fuse box 3 Insert the power cord s barrel plug into the DC 13 8V jack on the back of the scanner 4 Reconnect the cable to the vehi cle battery s negative terminal To power the scanner from a vehicle s 12V power source such as a ciga rette lighter socket you need a 12V 500 mA DC cigarette lighter adapter not supplied avai...

Page 11: ...wer When you finish dis connect the adapter from AC pow er before you disconnect it from the scanner 1 Connect the adapter s 5 5 mm outer diameter 2 1 mm inner diameter tip to the adapter s cord and set the barrel plug s tip to pos itive 2 Insert the adapter s barrel plug into the DC 13 8V jack on the back of the scanner 3 Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER ...

Page 12: ...ring loss Set VOLUME to the lowest setting before you begin listening After you begin listening adjust VOL UME to a comfortable level Once you set VOLUME do not increase it Over time your ears adapt to the volume level so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing CONNECTING THE CLONE CABLE You can transfer the programmed data to and from another Cat No 20 196 or...

Page 13: ... other channels in a channel storage bank You can then scan the channel storage banks to see if there is activity on the frequencies stored there Each time the scanner finds an active frequency it stays on that channel until the transmission ends A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD Your scanner s keys might seem confusing at first but this information should help you understand each key s function Note Some of t...

Page 14: ...ys or selects the search direction during a search or while tuning to a frequen cy 1 DELAY enters a 1 programs a 2 second delay for the selected channel search bank or inputs characters 0 through 9 2 ABC enters a 2 or inputs characters A B or C 3 DEF enters a 3 or inputs characters D E or F 4 GHI enters a 4 or inputs characters G H or I 5 JKL enters a 5 or inputs characters J K or L 6 MNO enters a...

Page 15: ...NTER enters frequencies text and so on TRUNK stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning L OUT lockout lets you lock out a selected channel skip a specified frequency during search or lock out a selected ID code CLEAR clears an incorrect entry PROG program programs frequencies into channels ...

Page 16: ...ity Freq T runked Attenuate no attenuation Delay no delay Locked Out Scanning Up Scanning Down Bank 0 9 Out Channel 00 49 Motorola M anual Mode Bank 1 Channel 00 49 P rogram S can Open Closed Detecting a Trunking or Talk Group ID Tone Signal Code Manual Mode I D Program If you enter the ID text tag in an ID code the scanner displays it instead of the ID code and ...

Page 17: ... in Open Mode Selected for Scanning in Closed Mode Search Mode 6 and 7 are turned off Search Mode Received Stepping AM Delay Scanning Up Searching Frequency for Range in Bank 3 Frequency Search Mode Search Mode Motorola Search Bank 5 Search Mode ...

Page 18: ... with one of the preprogrammed service bands For the default setting see Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range on Page 25 UNDERSTANDING CTCSS DCS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch Sys tem CTCSS and Digital Coded Squelch DCS are two methods used to prevent interference by other radio communications Your scanner can receive transmissions that use these codes When your scanner receives a CTC SS trans...

Page 19: ...talk groups you want the scanner to re ceive in closed mode When you set a channel storage bank to open mode open appears un der the bank s number while scanning When you set a channel storage bank to closed mode closed appear un der the channel storage bank s num ber while scanning Or OPEN or CLOSED appears while the scanner is in manual mode or while the scanner is receiving a signal during scan...

Page 20: ...roups are active on which channel In addition this talk group information is also transmitted as subaudible data on each active channel When the scanner receives a trans mission on a channel set to the Motor ola mode it first decodes the talk group ID data included with the trans mission In the open mode the scan ner stops on the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the bot tom line of t...

Page 21: ...ed a Logical Channel Number LCN For the scanner to correctly switch to an active frequency you must program the frequencies in LCN order starting with Memory 01 EDACS talk group IDs are entered as a 4 digit decimal number from 0000 to 4096 When there is activity on an EDACS system that information is sent out on the control channel The scanner de codes the ID for the active talk group In the open ...

Page 22: ... sound the scanner will not scan prop erly To ensure the scanner operates properly while in the trunking mode we suggest you set SQUELCH using the above steps even if the scanner is automatically muted STORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS Good references for active frequen cies are the RadioShack Police Call Guide including Fire and Emergency Services Official Aeronautical Fre quency Directory ...

Page 23: ...nel in sequence press PROG and repeat Steps 3 through 5 STORING TEXT TAGS You can customize your scanner by storing text tags up to 12 characters for easy identification of channel transmissions trunk IDs or banks Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1 Press MAN enter the bank num ber or channel number where you want to enter the text then press MAN again M and the channel number appear at the upper ...

Page 24: ...cond letter associated with 4 on the keypad Press 4 then press 2 2 A is the first letter associated with 2 on the keypad Press 2 then press 1 3 M is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad Press 6 then press 1 4 space Press 5 6 is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad Press 1 then press 6 6 m is the first letter associated with 6 on the keypad Press 6 and FUNC for the lowercase...

Page 25: ...er contains these prepro grammed search ranges stored in search banks 0 9 Follow these steps to select prepro grammed search ranges and search them for active frequencies 1 Press SEARCH The scanner searches the active search bank Note To reverse the search direction press or 2 Using the number keys enter the search bank number for each search range you want to select or remove Search Bank Search R...

Page 26: ... Storing a Frequency to a Specified Channel 1 When the scanner stops on the desired frequency press FUNC 2 Press TUNE 3 Press MAN 4 Select the desired channel using a number key then press MAN again 5 Press PROG 6 Press FUNC then TUNE to store the frequency 7 If desired press SEARCH to return to the search mode Changing a Search Range with a Preprogrammed Range You can replace the search range wit...

Page 27: ...frequency band at a time When manually setting search ranges if you enter frequencies that are in different bands the scanner does not accept the entry 5 To assign a name to the search range press TEXT twice then enter the name If you want to edit existing text repeatedly press or to move the cursor across the text Enter the appropriate text and press ENTER SCANNING THE CHANNELS To begin scanning ...

Page 28: ...TER Stored 9xx appears xx channel num ber When the scanner stops on a frequen cy while searching press FUNC then TUNE Notes You cannot change the step fre quency while tuning You can change the receiving mode while tuning DELETING FREQUENCIES FROM CHANNELS 1 Press MAN 2 Use the number keys to enter the channel containing the frequency you want to delete 3 Press MAN again 4 Press PROG to enter the ...

Page 29: ... so if you are monitoring a weather channel with a digitally encoded SAME signal when an alert is broadcast the scanner will decode and display the SAME mes sage showing the type of alert being broadcast or Unknown Message if it does not recognize the event code To set the scanner to decode and dis play SAME messages press FUNC then WX while you listen to the weath er channel DIG WX STBY and Cance...

Page 30: ... to a Motorola trunking mode while using the subaudible decoding mode the lockout is removed when power is disconnected then reapplied to the scanner This makes it easy to temporarily lock out trunking data channels To remove the lockout from a channel manually select the channel and press L OUT until L disappears Reviewing the Locked Out Channels To review all channels that are locked out first p...

Page 31: ...are cleared within a bank L O list is empty appears Clearing All Locked Out Frequencies in a Search Bank 1 Press FUNC then SEARCH 2 Repeatedly press or to select a search bank 3 Press FUNC then 4 Confirm list clear 1 YES Press other key for NO appears 4 Press 1 to clear all locked out fre quencies or press any other key to cancel clearing List cleared appears for about 2 seconds if you press 1 5 P...

Page 32: ...o turn on the priority feature press PRI while scanning Priority ON or Priority WX if you set the prior ity to a weather channel appears for about 3 seconds then P appears The scanner checks the priority channel every 2 seconds and stays on the channel if there is activity or if it de tects a weather alert tone if a weather channel is the priority channel and Pri appears and S or M changes to P To...

Page 33: ...s correct in most cases However some amateur radio transmitters and trunked systems do not operate in the preset mode If you try to listen to a transmission when the scanner is not set to the correct re ceive mode the transmission might sound weak or distorted If you want to listen to private line or trunking transmissions in closed mode you might have to change the receive mode To change the rece...

Page 34: ...r might not receive weak sig nals To reduce the scanner s sensitivity on the current channel repeatedly press ATT until A appears To turn off attenu ation press ATT again A disappears TURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF Each time you press any of the scan ner s keys the scanner sounds a tone Follow these steps to turn the scanner s key tone off or on 1 If the scanner is on turn VOLUME counterclockwise...

Page 35: ...from another RadioShack Cat No 20 196 or Cat No 20 522 scanner using the supplied clone ca ble To clone the data follow these steps 1 Turn on both scanners 2 Connect the supplied clone cable to each scanner s PC IF jack CLONE MODE UP to send remove cable to exit appears 3 Press Confirm send data 1 Yes Press other key for No appears 4 Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other ke...

Page 36: ...manually tune in Motorola trunking mode you will hear the talk group on that channel but the display will alternate between all active IDs Trunking group frequencies are in cluded in the supplied Police Call Trunking Guide Frequency fleet map and talk group information is also widely available on the Internet at www trunkscanner com for example UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING In the past groups that transm...

Page 37: ...rola Trunking Systems UHF Lo on Page 38 and Locking Out Chan nels Frequencies and Trunking IDs on Page 30 Turn off the scanner to remove the lockouts If you are programming trunked frequencies for Motorola Type I and hybrid systems you must first program the fleet map see Pro gramming Fleet Maps on Page 39 You must store frequencies using the subaudible trunking method in banks mode by mode Follow...

Page 38: ...quencies without programming the base and offset frequencies Notes Base and offset frequencies vary for each type of trunking system You can get information about these frequencies for the trunking system you want to scan using www trunkscanner com other Internet sources or locally published guidebooks The scanner automatically de codes subaudible data it receives in the VHF band If you try to ent...

Page 39: ... included along with other information about Motorola Type I sys tems at www trunkscanner com Follow these steps to program a fleet map 1 Press PROG 2 Press TRUNK 3 For each bank you want to program repeatedly press FUNC or to select the bank 4 Press FUNC 5 Press 8 You see 6 Enter the size code information supplied with the Type I system information referring to the instruction that appears on the...

Page 40: ...u confirm the size code If you find an error press CLEAR and begin again at Step 1 9 Press SCAN to start scanning 3 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S2 4 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S12 S4 S3 5 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S3 6 S11 S4 S12 S4 S4 S12 S4 S4 7 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 B L O C K Size Code 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 0 S4 S0 S4 S0 S3 S4 S4 S3 1 S4 S0 S0 S0 S3 S3 S4 S10 2 S0 S0 S0 S0 S11 S10 S4 S10 3 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 S4 S11 S11 4 S0 S0...

Page 41: ...oup ID on Page 42 Follow these steps to manually store talk group IDs or to edit a stored ID 1 Press PROG 2 Press TRUNK 3 To select the bank you want to store the ID to repeatedly press FUNC and or 4 Repeatedly press MODE to select LT MO or ED 5 Enter the talk group ID and press ENTER If necessary use the deci mal point for a hyphen Note If you made a mistake in Step 5 Invalid ID appears and the s...

Page 42: ...ed out IDs in a bank Note The scanner checks all frequen cies even if they are not locked out Clearing a Talk Group ID 1 Press PROG then TRUNK 2 Repeatedly press FUNC and or to move the desired bank 3 Repeatedly press or to select the ID memory 4 Press FUNC then CLEAR Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank You can clear all talk group IDs within a bank This lets you quickly delete all talk group ...

Page 43: ... in manual mode or while the scanner is receiving a signal during scanning When no ID code is programmed into the scanner it receives the signal in PL DPL LTR MOT or ED mode Changing the Open Closed Mode 1 Press MAN 2 Press FUNC then or to select the channel storage bank 3 Press FUNC then 2 Bank OPEN or Bank CLOSED appears After that message disappears the 10th right most digit at the top of the l...

Page 44: ...anner Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner Use the search function and search every fre quency range from its lowest frequency to the highest Occasionally the searching will stop as if it had found a signal often without any sound That is a birdie Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference 162 400 162 475 162 525 162 425 162 500 16...

Page 45: ...ter Amateur 440 00 450 00 Low Range 450 00 470 00 FM TV Audio Broadcast Wide Band 470 00 512 00 Public Service 806 00 823 93 Conventional Systems 851 00 856 00 Conventional Trunked Systems 856 00 861 00 Trunked Systems 861 00 866 00 Public Safety 866 00 868 93 High Range 896 11 902 00 33 Centimeter Amateur 902 00 928 00 Private Trunked 935 00 940 00 General Trunked 940 00 941 00 Fixed Services 941...

Page 46: ...ons Services AIR Aircraft BIFC Boise ID Interagency Fire Cache BUS Business CAP Civil Air Patrol CCA Common Carrier CSB Conventional Systems CTSB 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 Farming Forest Products MAR Military Amateur Radio Emergency S...

Page 47: ...Companies TELM Telephone Maintenance TOW Tow Trucks TRAN Transportation Services Trucks Tow Trucks Buses Railroad Other TSB Trunked Systems TVn FM TV Audio Broadcast USXX Government Classified UTIL Power Water Utilities WTHR Weather HIGH FREQUENCY HF 3 MHz 30 MHz 10 Meter Amateur Band 28 0 29 7 MHz 29 000 29 700 HAM VERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHF 30 MHz 300 MHz VHF Low Band 29 7 50 MHz in 5 kHz steps 29 ...

Page 48: ... Cleanup 150 995 151 475 ROAD POL 151 490 151 955 IND BUS 151 985 TELM 152 0075 MED 152 030 152 240 TELB 152 270 152 480 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 154 655 156 240 MED ROAD POL PUB 156 255 157 425 OIL MARI 157 450 MED 157 470 157 515 TOW 157 530...

Page 49: ... 800 383 900 Coast Guard U S Government Band 406 420 MHz 406 125 419 975 GOVT USXX 70 Centimeter Amateur Band 420 450 MHz 420 000 450 000 HAM Low Band 450 470 MHz 450 050 450 925 RTV 451 025 452 025 IND OIL TELM UTIL 452 0375 453 00 IND TAXI TRAN TOW NEWS 453 0125 454 000 PUB OIL 454 025 454 975 TELB 455 050 455 925 RTV 457 525 457 600 BUS 458 025 458 175 MED 460 0125 460 6375 FIRE POL PUB 460 650...

Page 50: ...28 0000 HAM Private Trunked 935 0125 939 9875 PTR General Trunked 940 0125 940 9875 GTR FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency kHz or MHz or in wavelength meters The following information can help you make the necessary conversions 1 MHz million 1 000 kHz thousand To convert MHz to kHz multiply the number of megahertz by 1 000 30 62 MHz 1000 30 620 kHz ...

Page 51: ...r s barrel plug is fully inserted into the DC 13 8V jack The scanner must be reset or initialized Reset or initialize the scan ner see Resetting Initializ ing the Scanner on Page 52 Poor or no reception An antenna is not con nected or connected incor rectly Make sure an antenna is connected to the scanner Error appears Programming error Reprogram the frequency correctly including the deci mal poin...

Page 52: ...Insert a pointed object such as a straightened paper clip into the reset hole on the back of the scanner Then gently press and release the reset button inside the opening Note Pressing the reset button does not clear the scanner s memory Initializing the Scanner Important This procedure clears all the information you have programmed into the scanner Use this procedure only when you are sure your s...

Page 53: ...vices and distort or melt plastic parts Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt which can cause premature wear of parts Handle the scanner gently and carefully Dropping it can damage cir cuit boards and cases and can cause the scanner to work improperly Wipe the scanner with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong deter gents to clea...

Page 54: ...0000 512 0000 in 12 5 kHz steps Public Service 806 0000 823 9875 in 12 5 kHz steps Public Service Trunking Repeater 849 0000 868 9875 in 12 5 kHz steps Public Service 894 0000 960 0000 in 12 5 kHz steps Channels of Operation Any 500 channels in any band combinations 50 channels 10 banks and 1000 trunking ID memories Sensitivity 20 dB S N FM 29 54 MHz 0 3 µV 108 136 9875 MHz 0 3 µV 137 174 MHz 0 5 ...

Page 55: ... dB Tight AM 20 dB Antenna Impedance 50 Ohms Audio Output Power 10 THD 1 5 W Built in Speaker 31 16 Inches 77 mm 8 Ohm Dynamic Type Power Requirements 13 8V DC Current Drain 500 mA Operating Temperature 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C Dimensions HWD 2 611 16 51 2 in 50 170 140 mm Weight 32 5 oz 920 g Specifications are typical individual units might vary Specifications are subject to change and improvement ...

Page 56: ...t of a product defect 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 correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts an...