Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PRO-2052 Radio Shack
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Owner’s Ma nual Cat. No. 20- 432 PRO-20 52 1000- Cha nnel Dual Trun king TrunkT rack er Home Sca nn er Please read befor e using this equ ipment. 20-432.
2 INTROD UCTION Your new RadioShac k PR O-2052 1000-Chan nel Dual Tru nking Trunk - Tracker Hom e Scanne r is one of a new gene ration of s canners d esign ed to track Motor ola Type I, Type II (s.
3 NWR-SAME/Weather Alert — you can set th e scanne r to sound an alert when it recei ves NOAA ’s Spe cific Area Me ss ag e E nc odi ng (S AM E) c od - ed weather emergenc y signal, pr ovid- ing mo.
4 Supplied Telescoping Antenna — provid es good r eception of strong lo- cal si gnals. External Antenna Terminal — lets you connec t an externa l antenna with a BNC co nnector to the s canner fo r improv ed recep tion of d istant/wea ker signals .
5 FCC NOTICE Your s cann er m igh t cau se rad io or TV interfer ence ev en when it is operati ng properly . To det ermine whether you r scanner is caus ing th e interf erence, turn off your scanner. If the interfer- ence goes away, your s canner is causing it.
6 CONTENTS Preparation ... ............. ................... ............. ............. .................... ............. ............. 8 Connectin g an Anten na ........................ ............. .................... ............. .............
7 PC Remote Function ............. ............. .................... ............. ................... ........... 4 6 Connectin g the Sca nner to a Comp uter ...... .................... ............. ................. 4 6 Setting th e Remote Communication F or mat .
8 PREPARATION This sc anner is designed pr imaril y for use in the home as a base stati on. You ca n place it on a des k, shelf, or table. Your s canner’s front fe et fold up or down. A djust them to give y ou the best view of the dis play. Your sc anner’ s displa y is prot ected during sh ipment by a piece of film.
9 • The anten na s hou ld be as high a s possible on the vehi cle or build - ing. • The antenn a and its cable s hould be as far as possible from so urce s of electr ical no ise (ap pliances , other radi os, etc.). • The ante nna sh ould be v ertical fo r the best p erforma nce.
10 Cautions: Y ou m ust us e a Cl ass 2 power so urce that sup- plies 12 V DC and deli v- ers at least 50 0 mA. Its cen ter tip must be set to pos itive and i ts plug mus t fit the s canner 's DC 12V jack. T he suppli ed adapt er meets these specifi cations .
11 Plug the s peak er cabl e’s 1 / 8 -inc h (3.5- mm) pl ug i nto yo ur s c anne r’s jack. Note: Connectin g an exter nal spea ker disconn ects th e scann er’s inter nal speaker . CONNECTING AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES For priva te list ening, you ca n conne ct an earp hone or headpho nes w ith a 1 / 8 - inch (3.
12 UNDERSTANDING Y OUR SCANNER Once you understa nd a few simpl e terms we use in this manual and familia rize yourse lf with you r scann er’s featur es, you c an put the scanner to wo rk for you . You simply determi ne the ty pe of communi cations you want to r eceive, then se t the scanner to scan them.
13 SCAN In conven tional sca nning, sc ans t hrough stor ed ch an- nels; in trunking mode, sc ans through the scan l ists and turns on/off the S-bit fea ture. MANUAL Stops s canning and lets you di rectly enter a channel number or frequen cy. TRUNK Selects trunk sc anning or convent ional mod e.
14 REMOTE/HOLD/ ▲ T urns the r emote funct i on on or off; holds on th e cu r- rent ID in trun k s c ann ing mode; s ets the se ar ch direc - tion an d holds t he freq uency s earch.
15 WX Indicate s (along wi th the act ivity indi cator) tha t the scanne r is sear ching th e weathe r servic e bank. TRUNK Appears whe n the scanne r is in trunk scannin g mode. 1–2 0 appear s as the bank number or list number . Sh o w s which ser vice bank i s currentl y activ e.
16 L/O (lockout) Appear s when you m anually select a chan nel, fre- quen cy, or ID that is loc ked out. ▼ SEARCH ▲ Lights s teadil y during a limit s earch, serv ice se arch, and ID search, and bli nks while HyperSear ch is active and w hen you mo nit or ID s.
17 UNDERSTANDING BANKS Channel Storage Banks To make i t easier to identif y and se lect the ch annels y ou want to lis ten to, chann els are divided into 20 b anks of 50 channel s each.
18 OPERATION T U RNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH 1. T urn SQUELCH and VOLUME full y counte rclockwi se. 2. T urn VOLUME back cloc kwis e u n til you he ar a hiss ing sound . 3. T urn SQUELCH clockwi se, t hen leave it set to a poin t ju st afte r the hissin g soun d stops.
19 quency o f 151.473 , your scan - ner acce pts it a s 151. 475. • If you ente red a frequency that is already stored i n another channel , the scanner beeps three tim es and disp lays the lowest ch annel number where the freq uency is alr eady stor ed.
20 Press SEARCH to s tart sear chin g im- mediat ely or to cont inue se arch ing if you want to skip a frequenc y. During ser vice-s earch, you can pr ess HOLD to pause the se arch ing. HOLD appears . Press ▲ or ▼ to move up or down on e step, or p ress SEARCH to resu me se ar ch ing .
21 • If you tune t o a search s kip fre- quency , L/O appears. Se e “Lock- ing Out Channel s and Fre- quencies ” on Pa ge 23. • T o skip data si gnals (s uch as modem sign als), press DA T A . S ee “Skipp ing Data Si gnals ” on Page 2 5. SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS To begi n scanning channel s, pres s SCAN .
22 ority ch annel (for up to a total of 10 stored c hannels) . As the sca nner scans t he bank , if the pr iority fea ture is turned o n, the scan ner che cks the pri - ority chan nel for ac tivity ever y 2 sec- onds. Changing Priority Channels The sc anner au tomati cally desig - nates e ach bank 's first cha nnel as i ts priority channe l.
23 SPECIAL FEATURES DELAY Many agenc ies use a two -way r adio system that might ha ve a pe riod of 2 or more sec onds between a trans mis- sion an d a r eply. T o kee p from m iss- ing a re ply, you can p rogram a 2- seco nd delay in to any c hannel or fre- quency.
24 Locking Out Channels To lock out a c hannel while scan ning, press L/O when the scanne r stops on the cha nnel. To lock out a channel manu all y, select th e channel and press L/O until L/O app ears. Note: You ca n stil l manu ally se lect locked- out chan nels.
25 CHANGING SEARCH SPEEDS The PRO -2052 ha s two sea rch speed s for a l imit sea rch. To sw itch be tw een th e norm al an d Hy- perSearc h speeds during a l imit search , press SPEED . SEARCH fl ash- es during H yperSea rch. Note: Y ou can use Hyper Search onl y in the 5 kHz step bands (29–54 MH z, 137–174 M Hz, and 216–2 24.
26 Each FIPS code iden tifies a specifi c geograph ic area (def ined by the Na - tional W eather Se rvice), s o yo ur scan - ner sound s an alert onl y when a weather em er gen cy is de cl ared in that area. Th is helps you more effic iently track th e weather c onditio ns in a nd around y our area.
27 on Pa ge 28). For ex ample, th is le ts you avoid he aring an aler t tha t app li es to a n ar ea w ith in a 50- mil e ra dius but not neces sarily to your c ounty o r par- ish.
28 series of beeps and L3 (if the broad - cast is a statement) , L2 (if th e broad - cast is a watch), or L1 (if the broadca st is a w arnin g) appear s. Once the scanner recei ves a SAME - code d signa l, it retai ns the in formati on in its m emory .
29 T esting NWR-SAME Code Detection 1. Turn on the SA ME alert function (see “Turning on the SAME and Weather Alert ” on Page 27) . 2. Hol d down ALERT for ab out 3 sec - onds. The s elected fre quency number an d TESt alternate on the displa y . Then , when the scan- ner re ceives a test c ode, TSt appears .
30 T RUNK SCANN ING Your s canner is designe d to track transmiss ions o n Moto rola Ty pe I, Type II, GE/Eric sson EDACS , and hy- brid anal og trunk ing systems . Re- member thes e importa nt points when track ing tran smis sions: • Y our scan ner monito rs T y pe II system s by de fault.
31 The fleets might be the police depart - ment, the fir e department, the uti lities, and city ad minist ration. T he polic e might dec ide to fu rther d ivide its fleet into subfl eets suc h as di spatch , tact i- cal oper ations, d etective s, north, south, east, a nd wes t side patrols , and superv isors.
32 We reco mmend you s et SQUELCH to the p osi tio n show n he re b efore sel ect- ing a t runked b ank. Note: Chang e this setting as n eces- sary to g et the best pe rforman ce in your ar ea.
33 4. Use th e num ber ke ys to en ter the trunked system’s frequenc ies, then press E . Note: If you enter ed an inval id fre- quency, t he scanne r beeps, the cha nnel number f las hes and Error appears . Press CLEAR to clear the freq uency, then rep eat St ep 4.
34 Hint: While sc anning, you wil l not know ex actly w hom the talkgr oup ID s are as signed t o until yo u listen awhi le or until you l ocate talk group ID lis ts in frequenc y guides or on intern et sites such as www.
35 Follow th ese steps to turn status bi t ig- nore on o r off. 1. Hold down SCAN until the cur rent status bit i gnore se tting ( ON or OFF ) appear s. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to se l ec t ON or OF F , then press E . Identifying a T runked Frequency To identi fy a trunked frequenc y, press ▼ when the sc anner s tops on a tal k- group ID.
36 Note: If you consi stently m iss re- sponses even with trun k s canning scan delay set, yo u might ne ed to chang e the default sy stem type or the fleet m ap you are us ing.
37 MONITORING IDS You ca n use you r sca nner’s di spla y to monitor th e frequenc ies in a tru nked system for activity. You cann ot hear conver sations in this mode, but this is an excellen t way to deter mine whic h talk groups are the most activ e.
38 Scan li sts h elp y ou organi ze trun king system users into ca tegories . For ex- ample, y ou might use Lis t 1 for police IDs, List 2 for f ire depar tment IDs, Li st 3 for em ergency medic al ser vice ID s, and so o n. Once IDs ar e stored in lis ts, yo u can scan t hem l ike you scan conventi onal ch annels .
39 Automatically Storing an ID in a Scan Lis t Location To store an ID in th e first av ailable scan li st lo catio n during a searc h, press E at any tim e after th e scanne r stops on that ID. Or, follow these ste ps to stor e an ID in a spe cific sc an li st loca tion .
40 Press PR IO RITY to turn on priority scannin g. Note: Priori ty scann ing does not w ork if the I D is locke d out. SCANNING T YPE I AND HYBRID T RUN KED SYSTEMS Your P RO-2052 is set to s can Type II user IDs b y defa ult.
41 Each ID in the bloc k is uni que. The left-mos t digit is the bloc k numb er in the ID. The ne xt two digi ts identi fy whic h fl eet is acti ve, and the l ast d ig- it(s) (afte r the hyphen) ide ntifie s the subfleet . The si ze codes selec ted by a T ype I system designer de pend on the spe- cific n eeds o f the sys tem’s us ers.
42 E1P3 E1P4 Block Size Code Block Size Code 2S 4 2S 4 3S 4 3S 4 4S 4 4S 4 5S 4 5S 4 6S 1 2 6S 4 7 (S12) 7S 4 E1P5 E1P6 Block Size Code Block Size Code 0S 4 0S 3 1S 4 1S 1 0 2S 1 2 2S 4 3 (S12) 3S 4 4.
43 Select ing a Preset Fleet Map 1. Se t the sc anner for c onvention al scanning, then hol d down TRUNK until the scanner beeps twice. BANK , TRUNK , a nd the bank numbers fl ash. 2. Pres s a numb er ke y to sel ect th e bank whe re you wan t to store th e pres et f lee t map.
44 Programming a Fleet Map 1. Se t the scann er for co nvention al scannin g, then hold down TRUNK until the scan ner beep s twic e. BANK , TRUNK , and the bank numbers flash. 2. Press a number key to s elect th e bank wher e you pr ogra mme d T ype I trunk freq uenci es.
45 3. Repe at edl y pres s ▲ or ▼ to sele ct E2-Hi or E2-UHF , t hen pres s E . 4. Press DA T A . T he pres et base fre - quency a ppear s. 5. En ter a d esired frequenc y , then press E . 6. Press DA T A . T he pres et offset f re- quency a ppear s.
46 PC REMOTE FUNCTION Your sc anner’s PC Remote function lets you c onnect the s canner to a comput er then u se the co mputer to operate most of th e scann er’s fu nc- tions, the same way as if you were us- ing the keys on t he scanne r’s front panel.
47 T URNI NG T HE REM OTE FUNCTION ON AND OFF To turn the remote fu nction on or off, hold down REM OTE until the scanne r beeps. SFT flashes whe n the remote function is turne d on. PC TO SCANNER COMMANDS Follow th ese steps to enter com - mands t o ope rate the scanner using your c omputer.
48 PC TO SCANNER FUNCT IONS LIST For the follo wing fun ctions, type th e comm and then pres s Enter on your co mputer’s keyb oard. Function Comma nd Check f requen cy st ored in a c hanne l # PM###.
49 Function Comma nd Check a bank’ s pr iority cha nnel n umber Not e: Enter a letter ins tead of th e bank num- ber . Example: “C” for ba nk 3. PC n Set a bank’ s priority cha nnel PC n## # w.
50 Function Comma nd T une sc anner to specif ic freq uency RF##### ### where ## ###### equals the frequency Check a T runk ID memo ry num ber IC Set a T runk ID me mory n umber IC x where x equals a .
51 Function Comma nd Check i f Frequ ency Iden tifica tion a ctive FI T urn Freq uency Ide ntific ation on/o ff FIN/FIF Check for Speaker Mut ing mode on/of f MU? Check S peake r Muting m ode s etting.
52 SCANNER TO PC RESPONSES The scann er some times returns response s vi a your com puter and softwar e. You might se e any o f the fol lowing c odes. Code Meaning NG Invalid co mmand ERR Command form.
53 SCANNER MODE CODES The scanne r sometim es retur ns infor mation abou t the mode it is opera ting in vi a your c omputer a nd softwar e. You mi ght see an y of the follow ing code s Code For this M.
54 Code For this M ode 19 EDACS ID Lo ckout Rev iew 20 EDACS Search Contro l Channel 21 VFO 20-432.fm P age 54 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:3 0 AM.
55 A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANN ING Reception of the freq uencies covered by your sc anner i s main ly “l ine-of- sight.” T hat means y ou usuall y ca nnot hear statio ns that ar e beyond the hori zon. GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES National Weather Frequencies Birdie Frequencies Every sc anner has birdie freque ncies.
56 GUIDE TO THE ACTION BAND S T ypical Band Usage (MHz) VHF Band Low Range 29.00–50 .00 6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54 .00 Aircraft 108.00– 136.00 U .S. Gov er nment 137.00–144 .00 2-Meter Amateur 144.00–148 .00 High Range 148.00–174 .00 FM-TV Audio Broad cast , Wide Band 174.
57 Primar y Usage As a gener al rule , most of the radi o activi ty is conce ntrated on the followin g fre- quencies : VHF Band UHF Band Note: Remote co ntrol stat ions an d mobile uni ts operat e at 5 MHz highe r than the ir associ ated ba se st ations an d relay re peater un its.
58 Abbreviations Services AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft BIFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59 HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 MHz – 30 M Hz) 10-Meter A mateu r Band (28.0–29.7 MHz ) 29.000– 29.700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H AM VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) — ( 30 MHz – 3 00 MHz) VHF Low Ba nd (29 .
60 VHF High Band (148–174 MHz) 148.050 –150.345 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAP , MAR, MIL 150.775 –150.790 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61 FM-TV Audio Broadcast, VHF Wide Band (1 74-216 MHz) 179.750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TV7 185.750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62 462.187 5–462.450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND 462.462 5–462.525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, TEL M, UTIL 462.
63 FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuni ng location of a s tation can be expre ssed in frequen cy (kHz or MHz) or in waveleng th (meter s). The foll owing info rmation c an help y ou make the n ecessa ry conver sions. 1 MHz (milli on) = 1,000 k Hz (tho usand) • T o convert M Hz to k Hz, multi ply the nu mber of m egahertz by 1,000: 9.
64 T ROUBLESHOOTING If your sc an ner i s not wor king as i t s hou ld , the se s ugg es tio ns mi ght hel p y ou el im i- nate th e prob lem . If the sc an ner s til l doe s n ot o per at e pr op er ly, ta ke it to y ou r loc al RadioShac k store fo r assi stance.
65 Scanner w ill not tra ck a tru nk ed sy stem (continu ed) The syste m yo u are tryin g to track is a T ype I Syste m, and the sc anner is set to scan T ype II sys tems. Set the s canner to receive T ype I trun ked freque ncies . See “S canning T ype I and Hybrid T runked Systems” on Page 40.
66 RESETTING THE SCANNER You might nee d to reset the s canner if: • the scan ner ’s disp lay lo cks up. • the sca nner do es not w ork prop - erly af ter you con nect power . • the scanne r is dropped or sub- jecte d to a phys ical or el ectric al shoc k.
67 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Rad ioShack PRO -2052 100 0-Channel Dual Trunk ing TrunkTr acker Home Scanne r is an examp le of superior design and craf tsmans hip. The follo wing sug - gest ions wil l help you care for yo ur sca nner so y ou can e njoy it for ye ars.
68 SPECIFICA TIONS Freque ncy Co verage (MHz): 10 Meter Amateur Radio ................ .................... .. 29 .000–29.69 50 (in 5 kH z steps) VHF Lo .................. ............. ................... ............. 29.700 0–49.99 50 (in 5 kHz steps) 6 Meter A mateur Radio .
69 Search Speed : Normal .................. ............ .................... ............. .............. 100 S teps/Sec (Max ) Hyper .................... ............ .......... 300 Steps /Sec (Max) ( only 5 kHz step band) Scan Sp eed ..............
70 NOTES 20-432.fm P age 70 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:3 0 AM.
71 20-432.fm P age 71 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:3 0 AM.
RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corpor ation For t W or th, T exas 7610 2 UBZZ01 307ZZ 09A99 Printed in the Ph ilippine s Limited O ne-Y ear W ar ranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga i.
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