Radio Shack PRO-2050 User manual

Owner’s Manual Cat. No. 20-430
PRO-2050
VHF/UHF/Air/800MHz
300-Channel TrunkTracker Home Scanner
Please read before using this equipment.
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FEATURES
Your new RadioShack PRO-2050
VHF/UHF/Air/800MHz 300-Channel
TrunkTracker Home Scanner is one of
a new generation of scanners de-
signed to track MotorolaType I,
Type II (such as Smartnetand Priva-
cy Plus), and hybrid analog trunking
systems, which are extensively used
in many 800 MHz communication sys-
tems.
Trunking communications systems let
a large group of 2-way radio users (or
even different groups of 2-way radio
users) efficiently use a group of fre-
quencies. Instead of selecting a spe-
cific frequency for a transmission, the
2-way radio user simply selects a talk
group. The trunking system automati-
cally transmits the call on the first
available frequency, and also sends a
code that uniquely identifies that 2-
way radio user’s transmission on a dif-
ferent frequency called a data chan-
nel.
Since the trunking system might send
individual 2-way radio user’s calls and
response transmissions on different
frequencies, it is difficult to listen to
trunked communications using a regu-
lar scanner. The PRO-2050 monitors
the data channel frequency sent with
a 2-way radio user’s transmission and
instantly switches to an active fre-
quency, 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 frequencies most commonly
used by public service and other
agencies without tedious and compli-
cated programming.
This scanner gives you direct access
to over 30,000 exciting frequencies,
including those used by police and fire
departments, ambulance services,
and amateur radio services, and you
can change your selection at any time.
Your scanner also has these special
features:
Ten Channel-Stora
g
e Banks — let
you store 30 channels in each bank to
group channels so you can more easi-
ly identify calls.
Five Scan Lists — let you store up to
50 IDs in each tracking bank (up to a
total of 500).
Triple-Conversion Circuitr
y
— virtu-
ally eliminates any interference from
IF (intermediate frequency) images,
so you hear only the selected frequen-
cy.
©1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
HyperSearch and HyperScan are trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.
Motorola, Smartnet, and Privacy Plus are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
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Scan Delay — delays scanning for
about 2 seconds before moving to an-
other channel in conventional mode,
so you can hear more replies that are
made on the same channel. In trunk
tracking mode, it delays for about 5
seconds before moving to another ID.
Lock-Out Function — lets you set
your scanner to skip over specified
channels or frequencies when scan-
ning or searching, and skip over IDs
when tracking trunked systems.
Priority Channels — lets you pro-
gram one channel in each bank (10 in
all). As the scanner scans a bank, it
checks the bank’s priority channel ev-
ery 2 seconds so you don't miss trans-
missions on that channel.
Five Service-Search Banks — lets
you search preset frequencies in sep-
arate public service, police, fire/emer-
gency, aircraft, and weather banks, to
make it easy to locate specific types of
calls.
HyperSearch and HyperScan —
let you set the scanner to search at up
to 300 steps per second (in frequency
bands with 5 kHz steps) and scan at
up to 50 channels per second, to help
you quickly find interesting broad-
casts. (The normal search speed is
100 steps per second).
Data Signal Skip — lets you set the
scanner to skip non-modulated or data
signals during scanning and searches.
This lets the scanner avoid non-voice
signals, making a scan or search fast-
er.
Manual Access — lets you directly
access any stored channel.
Liquid-Crystal Display — makes it
easy to view and change program-
ming information.
Display Backlight — makes the
scanner easy to read in low-light situa-
tions.
Supplied Telescoping Antenna —
provides good reception of strong lo-
cal signals.
External Antenna Terminal — lets
you connect an external antenna with
a BNC connector to the scanner for
improved reception of distant/weaker
signals.
Memory Backup — keeps the chan-
nel frequencies stored in memory for
an extended time.
Key Confirmation Tones — the
scanner sounds a tone when you per-
form an operation correctly, and an er-
ror tone if you make an error.
Duplicate Channel Alert — warns
you when the frequency you are stor-
ing already exists in memory.
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Your PRO-2050 scanner can receive
all of these bands:
Note: See “Specifications” on Page 51
for more information about the scan-
ner’s frequency steps.
FCC NOTICE
Your scanner might cause TV or radio
interference even when it is operating
properly. To determine if your scanner
is causing the interference, turn off
your scanner. If the interference goes
away, your scanner is causing it. Try
to eliminate the interference by:
• Moving your scanner away from
the receiver
• Connecting your scanner to an
outlet that is on a different electri-
cal circuit from the receiver
• Contacting your local Ra-
dioShack store for help
If you cannot eliminate the interfer-
ence, the FCC requires that you stop
using your scanner.
This device complies with Part 15 of
the
FCC Rules
. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation.
We recommend you record your scan-
ner’s serial number here. The number
is on the scanner’s back panel.
Serial Number _________________
Frequency
Range Types of Transmissions
29–29.7 MHz 10-Meter Amateur
Radio
29.7–50 MHz VHF Lo
50–54 MHz 6-Meter Ham Band
108–136.975
MHz Aircraft
137–144 MHz Military Land Mobile
144–148 MHz 2-Meter Ham Band
148–174 MHz VHF Hi
406–420 MHz Federal
Government
420–450 MHz 70-cm Ham Band
450–470 MHz UHF Standard Band
470–512 MHz UHF “T” Band
806–824 MHz
851–869 MHz
896–956 MHz
PublicService“800”
except
Cellular Band
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SCANNING LEGALLY
Scanning is a fun and interesting hob-
by. You can hear police and fire de-
partments, ambulance services,
government agencies, private compa-
nies, amateur radio services, aircraft,
and military operations. It is legal to
listen to almost every transmission
your scanner can receive. However,
there are some electronic and wire
communications that are illegal to in-
tentionally intercept. These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellu-
lar, cordless, or other private
means of telephone signal trans-
mission)
• Pager transmissions
• Scrambled or encrypted transmis-
sions
According to the Federal Electronic
Communications Privacy Act (ECPA),
as amended, you could be fined and
possibly imprisoned for intentionally
intercepting, using, or disclosing the
contents of such a transmission un-
less you have the consent of a party to
the communication (unless such activ-
ity is otherwise illegal). These laws
change from time to time and there
might be state or local laws that also
affect legal scanner usage.
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CONTENTS
Preparation ........................................................................................................... 8
Connecting an Antenna ................................................................................... 8
Connecting the Supplied Antenna ............................................................... 8
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna ................................................................. 8
Connecting Power ........................................................................................... 9
Using AC Power .......................................................................................... 9
Using Your Vehicle’s Battery Power .......................................................... 10
Connecting an Extension Speaker ................................................................ 10
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones ......................................................... 11
Listening Safely ......................................................................................... 11
Understandin
g
Your Scanner ............................................................................ 12
A Look at the Front Panel .............................................................................. 12
A Look at the Display ..................................................................................... 14
Understanding Banks .................................................................................... 16
Channel Storage Banks ............................................................................. 16
Service Banks ............................................................................................ 16
Understanding Trunking ................................................................................ 16
Operation ............................................................................................................ 17
Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch ............................................... 17
Storing Known Frequencies into Channels ................................................... 17
Searching Service Banks .............................................................................. 18
Limit Search ................................................................................................... 19
Scanning the Stored Channels ...................................................................... 20
Manually Selecting a Channel ....................................................................... 20
Clearing a Frequency from a Channel ........................................................... 21
Special Features ............................................................................................... 22
Delay ............................................................................................................. 22
Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off ................................................. 22
Locking Out Channels and Frequencies ....................................................... 23
Locking Out Channels ............................................................................... 23
Locking Out Frequencies ........................................................................... 23
Priority ........................................................................................................... 24
Turning the Key Tone On/Off ......................................................................... 25
Changing Search Speeds .............................................................................. 25
Skipping Data Signals ................................................................................... 25
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Trunk Tracking ................................................................................................... 26
Types of Trunking Systems ........................................................................... 26
Setting the Scanner to the Trunk Tracking Mode .......................................... 27
Setting Squelch for the Trunk Tracking Mode ............................................... 27
Programming Trunked Frequencies .............................................................. 28
Scanning a Trunked Bank ............................................................................. 29
Monitoring an Active ID ............................................................................. 30
Locking Out IDs ......................................................................................... 30
Unlocking a Single ID ................................................................................ 31
Unlocking All IDs ....................................................................................... 31
Using Trunk Tracking Scan Delay ............................................................. 31
Monitoring IDs ........................................................................................... 32
Channel Activity Indicators ............................................................................ 32
Scan Lists ..................................................................................................... 33
Manually Storing IDs into Scan Lists ......................................................... 33
Storing IDs Into Scan Lists While Searching ............................................. 34
Automatically Storing an ID in a Scan List Location .................................. 34
Deleting a Stored ID .................................................................................. 34
Scanning the Scan Lists ............................................................................... 34
Scanning Type I and Hybrid Trunked Systems ............................................. 35
Selecting a Preset Fleet Map .................................................................... 38
Programming a Fleet Map ......................................................................... 39
Programming a Hybrid System ................................................................. 40
A General Guide to Scanning ........................................................................... 41
Guide to Frequencies .................................................................................... 41
National Weather Frequencies .................................................................. 41
Canadian Weather Frequencies ............................................................... 41
Birdie Frequencies .................................................................................... 41
Guide to the Action Bands ............................................................................ 42
Typical Band Usage .................................................................................. 42
Primary Usage .......................................................................................... 43
Band Allocation ............................................................................................. 43
Frequency Conversion .................................................................................. 48
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 49
Resetting the Scanner .................................................................................. 52
Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 53
Specifications .................................................................................................... 54
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PREPARATION
This scanner is designed primarily for
use in the home as a base station.
You can place it on a desk, shelf, or
table.
Your scanner’s front feet fold up or
down. Adjust them to give you the
best view of the display.
Your scanner’s display is protected
during shipment by a piece of blue
film. Peel off this film before you use
the scanner.
CONNECTING AN
ANTENNA
Connecting the Supplied
Antenna
You must install an antenna before
you can operate the scanner.
The supplied telescoping antenna
helps your scanner receive strong lo-
cal signals. To install the antenna,
screw it clockwise into the hole on the
scanner’s top.
The scanner’s sensitivity depends on
the antenna’s length and various envi-
ronmental conditions. For the best re-
ception of the transmissions you want
to hear, adjust the antenna’s length.
Connecting an Outdoor
Antenna
Instead of the supplied antenna, you
can connect an outdoor base-station
or mobile antenna (not supplied) to
your scanner using a BNC connector.
Your local RadioShack store sells a
variety of antennas. Choose the one
that best meets your needs.
When deciding on a mobile or base-
station antenna and its location, con-
sider these points:
Frequency Antenna Length
29–54 MHz Extend fully
108–174 MHz Collapse one
se
g
ment
406–956 MHz Collapse both
se
g
ments
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• The antenna should be as high as
possible on the vehicle or building.
• The antenna and its cable should
be as far as possible from sources
of electrical noise (appliances,
other radios, etc.).
• The antenna should be vertical for
the best performance.
To connect an optional base-station or
mobile antenna, first remove the sup-
plied antenna from the scanner. Al-
ways use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such
as RG-58 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 an-
tenna cable’s connector does not fit in
the ANT. jack, you might also need a
Motorola-to-BNC antenna plug adapt-
er, such as RadioShack Cat. No. 278-
117. Your local RadioShack store car-
ries a wide variety of coaxial antenna
cable and connectors.
Once you choose an antenna, follow
the mounting instructions supplied
with the antenna. Then route the an-
tenna’s cable to the scanner and con-
nect the cable to the ANT. jack on the
back of the scanner.
DC 12V
ANT
Cautions:
• Do not run the cable over sharp
edges or moving parts that might
damage it.
• Do not run the cable next to power
cables or other antenna cables.
Warnin
g
: Use extreme caution
when you install or remove an out-
door antenna. If the antenna starts
to fall, let it go! It could contact
overhead power lines. If the anten-
na touches a power line, contact
with the antenna, mast, cable, or
guy wires can cause electrocution
and death. Call the power compa-
ny to remove the antenna. DO
NOT attempt to do so yourself.
CONNECTING POWER
Using AC Power
The scanner’s supplied AC adapter
lets you power the scanner from a
standard AC outlet. To connect power
to the scanner, insert the AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the
back of the scanner, then plug the AC
adapter into a standard AC outlet.
ANT
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Cautions:
• The supplied AC adapter supplies
12 volts DC power and delivers
500 milliamps. Its center tip is set
to positive, and its plug properly
fits the scanner’s DC 12V jack.
Using an adapter that does not
meet these specifications could
damage the scanner or the
adapter.
• Be sure to connect the AC
adapter to the scanner before you
connect it to an AC outlet, and dis-
connect the AC adapter from the
AC outlet before you disconnect it
from the scanner.
Warning: Do not use the AC adapt-
er’s polarized plug with an extension
cord receptacle unless the blades can
be fully inserted to prevent blade ex-
posure.
Using Your Vehicle’s Battery
Power
If your AC power fails (during an
emergency, for example), you can
power your scanner from your vehi-
cle’s cigarette lighter socket with an
optional DC cigarette lighter power ca-
ble, such as Cat. No. 270-1533 (not
supplied).
To connect an optional DC cigarette
lighter power cable, insert its barrel
plug into the DC 12V jack on the back
of the scanner, then plug the power
cable into your vehicle’s cigarette
lighter socket.
Cautions:
• If you use a DC cigarette lighter
power cable with the scanner, it
must supply 12 volts and at least
500 milliamps of DC automotive
power. Its center tip must be set to
positive, and its plug must cor-
rectly fit the DC 12V jack on the
back of the scanner. The recom-
mended power cable meets these
specifications. Using a power
cable that does not meet these
specifications could damage the
scanner or the power cable.
• If you use a cigarette lighter power
cable and your vehicle’s engine is
running, you might hear electrical
noise from the engine while scan-
ning. This is normal.
Note: Mobile use of this scanner is
unlawful or requires a permit in some
areas. Check the laws in your area.
CONNECTING AN
EXTENSION SPEAKER
In a noisy area, an amplified extension
speaker (such as Cat. No. 21-541),
positioned in the right place, might
provide more comfortable listening.
Plug the speaker cable’s 1/8-inch plug
into your scanner’s jack.
DC 12V
ANT
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Note: Connecting an external speaker
disconnects the scanner’s internal
speaker.
CONNECTING AN
EARPHONE/
HEADPHONES
For private listening, you can connect
an earphone or headphones with a 1/8-
inch plug (such as Cat. No. 33-175 or
20-210) to the jack on the front of
the scanner. This automatically dis-
connects the internal speaker.
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use an earphone
or headphones.
• Do not listen at extremely high
volume levels. Extended high-
volume listening can lead to per-
manent hearing 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.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER
Once you understand a few simple terms we use in this manual and familiarize
yourself with your scanner’s features, you can put the scanner to work for you. You
simply determine the type of communications you want to receive, then set the
scanner to scan them.
A frequenc
y
is the tuning location of a station (expressed in kHz or MHz). To find
active frequencies, you can use the search function.
You can also search the service-search banks, which are preset groups of fre-
quencies categorized by type of service.
When you find a frequency, you can store it into a programmable memory location
called a channel, which is grouped with your other channels in a channel-stora
g
e
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 FRONT PANEL
Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first, but this information should help
you understand each key’s function.
Note: Some of the scanner’s keys perform more than one function and are marked
with more than one label. The steps in this Owner’s Manual show only the label on
the key appropriate to the action being performed.
VOLUME Turns the scanner on or off and adjusts the volume.
SQUELCH Adjusts the scanner’s squelch.
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SCAN Scans through the stored channels.
MANUAL Stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel
number or frequency.
TRUNK Switches between conventional and trunk tracking
modes.
SVC
(service) Selects a service bank.
PRIORITY/SPEED Sets and turns on and off the priority feature; turns the
HyperSearch mode on and off.
Number Keys Each key has a single-digit label and a range of num-
bers. The single digits are used to enter a channel,
frequency, or ID number. The range of numbers (31–
60, for example) indicates the channels that make up
a memory bank.
•Enters a decimal point.
CLEAR Clears an entry.
E (enter) Enters frequencies into channels or enters IDs into a
scan list.
LIMIT/t Sets the frequency range; sets the search direction
and holds a frequency search.
DELAY Programs a 2-second delay for the selected channel,
a limit search, or each service scan. Also programs a
5-second delay in the trunk tracking mode.
SEARCH Searches a specified frequency range to find frequen-
cies; searches for another active ID in the trunk track-
ing mode.
L/O/SKIP (lock out/skip) Lets you lock out selected channels or frequencies;
lets you lock out a selected ID in the trunk tracking
mode.
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HOLD/s Holds on the current ID in the trunk tracking mode;
sets the search direction and holds the frequency
search.
DATA Turns the data signal skip feature on or off or checks
the current trunking bank in the trunk tracking mode.
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating status. A good
look at the display will help you understand how your scanner operates.
LIST Appears with a number (1–5) to indicate the list num-
ber.
BANK Appears with numbers (1–10) to indicate the scan
bank.
PUB Appears when you search the public safety service
bank.
POLICE Appears when you search the police service bank.
FIRE/EMG Appears when you search the fire/emergency service
bank.
AIR Appears when you search the air service bank.
WX Appears when you search the weather service bank.
TRUNK Appears when the scanner is in trunk tracking mode.
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Shows which control/voice channels are currently
(channel activity indicator) active.
Appears when a priority channel is selected.
SCAN Appears when you scan channels.
MANUAL Appears when you set the scanner to its manual
mode.
PRI Appears when the priority feature is turned on.
HOLD Appears when the scanner is in the hold mode during
a search.
DELAY Appears when you program a delay.
DATA Appears when the data skip function is active.
L/O (lockout) Appears when you manually select a channel, frequen-
cy, or ID you locked out.
tSEARCHs Lights steadily during a limit search, service search,
and ID search, and blinks while HyperSearch is active
and when you monitor IDs. The arrow indicates the
search direction.
Error Appears when you make an entry error.
P
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UNDERSTANDING
BANKS
Channel Storage Banks
To make it easier to identify and select
the channels you want to listen to,
channels are divided into 10 banks of
30 channels each. Use each channel-
storage bank to group frequencies,
such as those used by the police de-
partment, fire department, ambulance
services, or aircraft (see “Guide to the
Action Bands” on Page 39). For exam-
ple, the police department might use
four frequencies, one for each side of
town. You could program the police
frequencies starting with Channel 1
(the first channel in bank 1) and pro-
gram the fire department frequencies
starting with Channel 31 (the first
channel in bank 2).
Service Banks
The scanner is preprogrammed with
the frequencies allocated by public
safety, police, fire/emergency, aircraft,
and weather services. This is handy
for quickly finding active frequencies
instead of searching through an entire
band (see “Searching Service Banks”
on Page 18).
UNDERSTANDING
TRUNKING
In the past, groups that broadcast fre-
quently, such as police departments,
were restricted to transmitting on just
a few frequencies. This resulted in
heavy traffic and often required 2-way
radio users to wait for a specific fre-
quency to clear before transmitting.
Trunked systems allow more groups
of 2-way radio users to use fewer fre-
quencies. Instead of selecting a spe-
cific frequency to transmit on, a
trunked system chooses one of sever-
al frequencies when the 2-way radio
user presses PTT (push to talk). The
system automatically transmits the
call on that frequency, and also sends
a code that identifies that 2-way radio
user’s transmission on a data channel.
You can set this scanner to monitor
the data channel frequency, so you
can hear both the call and response
transmissions for that 2-way radio
user and therefore follow the conver-
sation. (You cannot listen to the data
channel itself in the trunk mode.)
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OPERATION
TURNING ON THE
SCANNER AND SETTING
SQUELCH
1. Turn SQUELCH and VOLUME fully
counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME back clockwise until
you hear a hissing sound.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then
leave it set to a point just after the
hissing sound stops.
Notes:
• If the scanner will not scan, turn
SQUELCH further clockwise.
• If the scanner picks up unwanted,
partial, or very weak transmis-
sions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to
decrease the scanner’s sensitivity
to these signals. If you want to lis-
ten to a weak or distant station,
turn SQUELCH counterclockwise.
•IfSQUELCH is adjusted so you
always hear a hissing sound, the
scanner does not scan properly.
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,” and “Maritime Fre-
quency Directory.” We update these
directories every year, so be sure to
get a current copy.
Note: To store trunking system fre-
quencies, see “Programming Trunked
Frequencies” on Page 26.
Follow these steps to store frequen-
cies into channels.
1. Press MANUAL, enter the chan-
nel number (1–300) where you
want to store a frequency, then
press MANUAL again. The chan-
nel number appears.
2. Use the number keys and •to
enter the frequency (including the
decimal point) you want to store.
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3. Press Eto store the frequency into
the channel.
Notes:
• If you made a mistake in Step
2, Error appears and the
scanner beeps when you press
E. Simply start again from Step
2.
• Your scanner automatically
rounds the entered frequency to
the nearest valid frequency. For
example, if you enter a fre-
quency of 151.473, your scan-
ner accepts it as 151.475.
• If you entered a frequency that
is already stored in another
channel, the scanner beeps
three times and displays the
lowest channel number where
the frequency is already stored.
If you want to store the fre-
quency anyway, press E again.
•Press
DELAY if you want the
scanner to pause 2 seconds on
this channel after a transmis-
sion ends before it proceeds to
the next channel (see “Delay”
on Page 21). The scanner also
stores this setting in the chan-
nel.
4. If you want to program the next
channel in sequence, press MAN-
UAL and repeat Steps 2 and 3.
SEARCHING SERVICE
BANKS
You can search for public service, po-
lice, fire/emergency, aircraft, and
weather transmissions even if you do
not know the specific frequencies that
are used in your area. And, you can
store any of the frequencies you find
into channels.
Your scanner has the following pre-
programmed service banks.
• PUBLIC — contains 140 public
service frequencies
• POLICE — contains 2,392 police
frequencies
• FIRE/EMG — contains 197 fire
and emergency service frequen-
cies
• AIR — contains 2,319 aircraft and
air service frequencies
• WX — contains 7 weather fre-
quencies
To select a service bank, press SVC. A
service bank’s name (PUB, PO-
LICE, FIRE/EMG, AIR, or WX)and
one of the preset public service fre-
quencies appear. After a 2-second de-
lay, searching begins.
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To select another service bank, re-
peatedly press SVC until the scanner
displays the name of the bank you
want to use.
Notes:
• To skip data signals (such as
modem signals), press DATA. See
“Skipping Data Signals” on
Page 23.
• Because frequencies are not
always assigned to the same ser-
vices everywhere, you might hear
transmissions from one service in
another service group.
Press SEARCH to start searching im-
mediately or to continue searching if
you want to skip a frequency.
During service-search, you can press
HOLD to pause the searching. HOLD
appears. Press s or t to move up or
down one step, or press SEARCH to
resume searching.
Follow these steps to store frequen-
cies into channels.
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number (1–300) where
you want to store the frequency,
then press MANUAL.
3. Press SVC then SEARCH to select a
service bank and begin searching.
4. When the scanner stops on a
transmission, press HOLD. The
frequency appears.
5. Press Eto store the frequency into
the channel.
LIMIT SEARCH
If you do not know a frequency to
store, you can search for transmis-
sions within a range of frequencies
you select, called the
limit search
range
. Then you can store any inter-
esting frequencies you find into chan-
nels.
1. Press MANUAL, enter the chan-
nel number where you want to
store a frequency, then press
MANUAL again. The channel num-
ber appears.
2. Use the number keys and •to
enter the frequency that is the
lower limit of the range you want
to search.
3. Press LIMIT.
4. Use the number keys and •to
enter the frequency that is the
upper limit of the range you want
to search.
5. Press LIMIT, then press SEARCH.
The scanner begins to search
from the lower limit to the upper
limit.
6. When the scanner stops on a
transmission, quickly press either:
•Eto store the displayed fre-
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quency into the channel. The
scanner stores the frequency.
• s or t to stop searching so you
can listen to the transmission.
HOLD appears.
To release hold and continue
searching, press SEARCH.
Notes:
• To step through the frequencies
while
HOLD appears, press s or t.
• If you tune to a search skip fre-
quency, L/O appears. See “Lock-
ing Out Channels and Fre-
quencies” on Page 23.
• To skip data signals (such as
modem signals), press DATA. See
“Skipping Data Signals” on
Page 23.
SCANNING THE STORED
CHANNELS
To begin scanning channels, press
SCAN. The scanner scans through all
non-locked channels in all banks that
are turned on, then stops on the first
transmission it finds. When the trans-
mission ends, the scanner resumes
scanning.
Notes:
• Channels with no frequencies are
automatically locked out during
scanning.
• To scan in the trunk tracking
mode, see “Scanning a Trunked
Bank” on Page 27.
MANUALLY SELECTING
A CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a single
channel without scanning. This is use-
ful if you hear an emergency broad-
cast on a channel and do not want to
miss any details — even though there
might be periods of silence — or if you
want to monitor a specific channel.
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. (Pressing MANUAL
additional times causes your scanner
to step through the channels.)
To resume scanning, press SCAN.
CLEARING A
FREQUENCY FROM A
CHANNEL
1. Press MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number containing the
frequency you want to delete.
Then press MANUAL again.
3. Press 0, then press E. The fre-
quency is deleted.
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