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Radio Shack PRO-2052 Owner's Manual

1000-channel dual trunking trunktracker home scanner
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20-432.fm Page 1 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM
Owner's Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
1000-Channel Dual Trunking
TrunkTracker Home Scanner
Cat. No. 20-432
PRO-2052

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  • Page 1 20-432.fm Page 1 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equipment. Cat. No. 20-432 PRO-2052 1000-Channel Dual Trunking TrunkTracker Home Scanner...
  • Page 2 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-2052 monitors the data channel frequency sent with a 2-way radio user’s transmission and instantly switches to an active fre-...
  • Page 3 Remote PC Function — lets you con- trol the PRO-2052 from your personal computer. Five Scan Lists — let you store up to 50 IDs in each tracking bank (up to a total of 1000).
  • Page 4 You can turn this feature off to continuously monitor a channel with a weak transmission during disconnected conversations. Your PRO-2052 scanner can receive these bands: Frequency Types of Range (MHz) Transmissions 29–29.7...

  • Page 5: Fcc Notice

    20-432.fm Page 5 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM FCC NOTICE Your scanner might cause radio or TV interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether your scanner is causing the interference, turn off your scanner. If the interfer- ence goes away, your scanner is causing it.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    20-432.fm Page 6 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM CONTENTS Preparation ... 8 Connecting an Antenna ... 8 Connecting Power ... 9 Connecting an Extension Speaker ... 10 Connecting an Earphone/Headphones ... 11 Understanding Your Scanner ... 12 A Look at the Front Panel ... 12 A Look at the Display ...
  • Page 7 20-432.fm Page 7 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM PC Remote Function ... 46 Connecting the Scanner to a Computer ... 46 Setting the Remote Communication Format ... 46 Turning the Remote Function On and Off ... 47 PC to Scanner Commands ... 47 PC to Scanner Functions List ...

  • Page 8: Preparation

    20-432.fm Page 8 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM 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.

  • Page 9: Connecting Power

    20-432.fm Page 9 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM • The antenna should be as high as possible on the vehicle or build- ing. • The antenna and its cable should be as far as possible from sources of electrical noise (appliances, other radios, etc.).

  • Page 10: Connecting An Extension Speaker

    20-432.fm Page 10 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Cautions: You must use a Class 2 power source that sup- plies 12V DC and deliv- ers at least 500 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner's jack.

  • Page 11: Connecting An Earphone/Headphones

    20-432.fm Page 11 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Plug the speaker cable’s mm) plug into your scanner’s 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 inch (3.5-mm) plug to the the front of the scanner.

  • Page 12: Understanding Your Scanner

    20-432.fm Page 12 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM 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.
  • Page 13 20-432.fm Page 13 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM SCAN MANUAL TRUNK (service) PRIORITY/SPEED Number Keys CLEAR • (enter) LIMIT/ DELAY SEARCH (lock out/skip) L/O/SKIP In conventional scanning, scans through stored chan- nels; in trunking mode, scans through the scan lists and turns on/off the S-bit feature.

  • Page 14: A Look At The Display

    20-432.fm Page 14 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Turns the remote function on or off; holds on the cur- REMOTE/HOLD/ rent ID in trunk scanning mode; sets the search direc- tion and holds the frequency search. Turns the data signal skip feature and the SAME alert DATA/ALERT features on or off, or checks the current trunking bank in trunk scanning mode.
  • Page 15 20-432.fm Page 15 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM TRUNK (activity indicator) ALERT SCAN MANUAL HOLD DELAY DATA Indicates (along with the activity indicator) that the scanner is searching the weather service bank. Appears when the scanner is in trunk scanning mode.
  • Page 16 20-432.fm Page 16 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM (lockout) Appears when you manually select a channel, fre- quency, or ID that is locked out. SEARCH Lights steadily during a limit search, service search, and ID search, and blinks while HyperSearch is active and when you monitor IDs.

  • Page 17: Understanding Banks

    20-432.fm Page 17 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM UNDERSTANDING BANKS Channel Storage Banks To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, channels are divided into 20 banks of 50 channels each. Use each channel- storage bank to group frequencies, such as those used by the police de- partment, fire department, ambulance...

  • Page 18: Operation

    20-432.fm Page 18 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM OPERATION TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH VOLUME counterclockwise. 2. Turn back clockwise until VOLUME you hear a hissing sound. 3. Turn clockwise, then SQUELCH leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops.

  • Page 19: Searching Service Banks

    20-432.fm Page 19 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM 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.

  • Page 20: Limit Search

    20-432.fm Page 20 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Press to start searching im- SEARCH mediately or to continue searching if you want to skip a frequency. During service-search, you can press to pause the searching. HOLD appears. Press to move up or down one step, or press SEARCH resume searching.

  • Page 21: Scanning The Stored Channels

    20-432.fm Page 21 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM • If you tune to a search skip fre- quency, appears. See “Lock- Channels quencies” on Page 23. • To skip data signals (such as modem signals), press DATA “Skipping Data Signals”...
  • Page 22 20-432.fm Page 22 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM ority channel (for up to a total of 10 stored channels). As the scanner scans the bank, if the priority feature is turned on, the scanner checks the pri- ority channel for activity every 2 sec- onds.

  • Page 23: Special Features

    20-432.fm Page 23 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM SPECIAL FEATURES DELAY Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a period of 2 or more seconds between a transmis- sion and a reply. To keep from miss- ing a reply, you can program a 2- second delay into any channel or fre- quency.

  • Page 24: Turning The Key Tone On And Off

    20-432.fm Page 24 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Locking Out Channels To lock out a channel while scanning, press when the scanner stops on the channel. To lock out a channel manually, select the channel and press until appears. Note: You can still manually select locked-out channels.

  • Page 25: Changing Search Speeds

    20-432.fm Page 25 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM CHANGING SEARCH SPEEDS PRO-2052 speeds for a limit search. Normal Search HyperSearch 100 steps/ 300 steps/ second second To switch between the normal and Hy- perSearch speeds during a limit search, press...
  • Page 26 20-432.fm Page 26 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Each FIPS code identifies a specific geographic area (defined by the Na- tional Weather Service), so your scan- ner sounds an alert only when a weather emergency is declared in that area.
  • Page 27 20-432.fm Page 27 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM on Page 28). For example, this lets you avoid hearing an alert that applies to an area within a 50-mile radius but not necessarily to your county or par- ish. Note: If you do not program any FIPS location codes into the scanner’s first memory (F1), the scanner sounds an alert if it receives a weather alert with...

  • Page 28: Testing Weather Alert Reception

    20-432.fm Page 28 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM series of beeps and (if the broad- cast is a statement), (if the broad- cast is a watch), or broadcast is a warning) appears. Once the scanner receives a SAME- coded signal, it retains the information in its memory.
  • Page 29 20-432.fm Page 29 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Testing NWR-SAME Code Detection 1. Turn on the SAME alert function (see “Turning on the SAME and Weather Alert” on Page 27). 2. Hold down for about 3 sec- ALERT onds. The selected frequency number and alternate on TESt...

  • Page 30: Trunk Scanning

    20-432.fm Page 30 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM TRUNK SCANNING Your scanner is designed to track transmissions on Motorola Type I, Type II, GE/Ericsson EDACS, and hy- brid analog trunking systems. Re- member these important points when tracking transmissions: •...

  • Page 31: Setting The Scanner To The Trunk Scanning Mode

    20-432.fm Page 31 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM The fleets might be the police depart- ment, the fire department, the utilities, and city administration. The police might decide to further divide its fleet into subfleets such as dispatch, tacti- operations, detectives, south, east, and west side patrols, and...

  • Page 32: Programming Trunked Frequencies

    20-432.fm Page 32 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM We recommend you set SQUELCH the position shown here before select- ing a trunked bank. Note: Change this setting as neces- sary to get the best performance in your area. PROGRAMMING TRUNKED FREQUENCIES Before you program your scanner to...

  • Page 33: Scanning A Trunked Bank

    20-432.fm Page 33 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM You See Trunk System Motorola Type I, 800 MHz frequencies EDACS frequencies – Motorola Type II, UHF frequencies Motorola Type II, – VHF frequencies – Motorola Type II, 800 MHz frequencies –...
  • Page 34 20-432.fm Page 34 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Hint: While scanning, you will not know exactly whom the talkgroup IDs are assigned to until you listen awhile or until you locate talkgroup ID lists in frequency guides or on internet sites such as www.trunkscanner.com.
  • Page 35 20-432.fm Page 35 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Follow these steps to turn status bit ig- nore on or off. 1. Hold down until the current SCAN status bit ignore setting ( ) appears. 2. Press to select then press Identifying a Trunked Frequency To identify a trunked frequency, press...
  • Page 36 20-432.fm Page 36 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Note: If you consistently miss re- sponses even with trunk scanning scan delay set, you might need to change the default system type or the fleet map you are using. See “Scan- ning Type I and Hybrid Trunked Sys- tems”...

  • Page 37: Monitoring Ids

    20-432.fm Page 37 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM MONITORING IDS You can use your scanner’s display to monitor the frequencies in a trunked system for activity. You cannot hear conversations in this mode, but this is an excellent way to determine which talk groups are the most active.
  • Page 38 20-432.fm Page 38 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Scan lists help you organize trunking system users into categories. For ex- ample, you might use List 1 for police IDs, List 2 for fire department IDs, List 3 for emergency medical service IDs, and so on.

  • Page 39: Scanning The Scan Lists

    20-432.fm Page 39 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Automatically Storing an ID in a Scan List Location To store an ID in the first available scan list location during a search, press at any time after the scanner stops on that ID. Or, follow these steps to store an ID in a specific scan list location.

  • Page 40: Scanning Type I And Hybrid Trunked Systems

    ID is locked out. SCANNING TYPE I AND HYBRID TRUNKED SYSTEMS Your PRO-2052 is set to scan Type II user IDs by default. When you scan trunked frequencies, each Type II user ID you see appears as an even num- ber without a dash (such as 2160).
  • Page 41 20-432.fm Page 41 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM 1024 2048 4096 Each ID in the block is unique. The left-most digit is the block number in the ID. The next two digits identify which fleet is active, and the last dig- it(s) (after the hyphen) identifies the subfleet.
  • Page 42 20-432.fm Page 42 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM E1P3 E1P4 Block Size Block Size Code Code (S12) E1P5 E1P6 Block Size Block Size Code Code (S12) (S12) (S12) E1P7 E1P8 Block Size Block Size Code Code E1P7 E1P8 Block Size Block Size Code...

  • Page 43: Selecting A Preset Fleet Map

    20-432.fm Page 43 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM E1P13 E1P14 Block Size Block Size Code Code (S12) E1P15 E1P16 Block Size Block Size Code Code (S12) (S12) Selecting a Preset Fleet Map 1. Set the scanner for conventional scanning, then hold down until the scanner beeps twice.
  • Page 44 20-432.fm Page 44 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Programming a Fleet Map 1. Set the scanner for conventional scanning, then hold down until the scanner beeps twice. BANK TRUNK , and the bank numbers flash. 2. Press a number key to select the bank where you programmed Type I trunk frequencies.
  • Page 45 20-432.fm Page 45 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM 3. Repeatedly press , then press E2-Hi E2-UHF 4. Press . The preset base fre- DATA quency appears. 5. Enter a desired frequency, then press 6. Press . The preset offset fre- DATA quency appears.

  • Page 46: Pc Remote Function

    20-432.fm Page 46 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM PC REMOTE FUNCTION Your scanner’s PC Remote function lets you connect the scanner to a computer then use the computer to operate most of the scanner’s func- tions, the same way as if you were us- ing the keys on the scanner’s front panel.

  • Page 47: Turning The Remote Function On And Off

    20-432.fm Page 47 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM TURNING THE REMOTE FUNCTION ON AND OFF To turn the remote function on or off, hold down until the scanner REMOTE beeps. flashes when the remote function is turned on. PC TO SCANNER COMMANDS Follow these steps to enter com- mands to operate the scanner using...

  • Page 48: Pc To Scanner Functions List

    20-432.fm Page 48 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM PC TO SCANNER FUNCTIONS LIST For the following functions, type the command then press Enter on your computer’s keyboard. Function Check frequency stored in a channel # Check if Delay is on Clear the scanner’s memory Check if Data Skip is on Check if Lockout is on...
  • Page 49 20-432.fm Page 49 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Function Check a bank’s priority channel number Note: Enter a letter instead of the bank num- ber. Example: “C” for bank 3. Set a bank’s priority channel Check if Priority is on Turn Priority on/off Add a frequency to a channel Check if Squelch Monitor is on...
  • Page 50 20-432.fm Page 50 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Function Tune scanner to specific frequency Check a Trunk ID memory number Set a Trunk ID memory number Check if Trunk ID Monitor is on Turn Trunk ID Monitor on/off Check if Trunk ID number is in lockout mem- Enter a Type 1 Trunk ID into lockout memory Enter a Type 2 Trunk ID into lockout memory Enter an EDACS Trunk ID into lockout mem-...
  • Page 51 20-432.fm Page 51 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Function Check if Frequency Identification active Turn Frequency Identification on/off Check for Speaker Muting mode on/off Check Speaker Muting mode setting Set Speaker Muting on/auto/off Confrim scan list priority ID location Set scan list priority ID location Check EDACS ID range mode Set EDACS ID range mode...

  • Page 52: Scanner To Pc Responses

    20-432.fm Page 52 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM SCANNER TO PC RESPONSES The scanner sometimes returns responses via your computer and software. You might see any of the following codes. Code ORER CXXX FXXXXXXXX Meaning Invalid command Command format error Overrun error Command received Channel number...

  • Page 53: Scanner Mode Codes

    20-432.fm Page 53 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM SCANNER MODE CODES The scanner sometimes returns information about the mode it is operating in via your computer and software. You might see any of the following codes Code For this Mode Scan Manual Limit Search...
  • Page 54 20-432.fm Page 54 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Code For this Mode EDACS ID Lockout Review EDACS Search Control Channel...

  • Page 55: A General Guide To Scanning

    20-432.fm Page 55 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon. GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES National Weather Frequencies 162.400 162.500...

  • Page 56: Guide To The Action Bands

    20-432.fm Page 56 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS Typical Band Usage (MHz) VHF Band Low Range 6-Meter Amateur Aircraft U.S. Government 2-Meter Amateur High Range FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band New Mobile Narrow Band 1.3-Meter Amateur Band Military Aircraft UHF Band...

  • Page 57: Band Allocation

    20-432.fm Page 57 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre- quencies: VHF Band Activities 2-Meter Amateur Band Government, Police, and Fire Emergency Services Railroad UHF Band Activities 70-Centimeter Amateur Band FM...
  • Page 58 20-432.fm Page 58 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Abbreviations Services AIR ..............Aircraft BIFC .
  • Page 59 20-432.fm Page 59 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM — – HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) (3 MHz 30 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur Band (28.0–29.7 MHz) 29.000–29.700 ............HAM —...
  • Page 60 20-432.fm Page 60 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM VHF High Band (148–174 MHz) 148.050–150.345 ..........CAP, MAR, MIL 150.775–150.790 .
  • Page 61 20-432.fm Page 61 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM FM-TV Audio Broadcast, VHF Wide Band (174-216 MHz) 179.750 ............. . . TV7 185.750 .
  • Page 62 20-432.fm Page 62 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM 462.1875–462.450 ..........BUS, IND 462.4625–462.525 .

  • Page 63: Frequency Conversion

    20-432.fm Page 63 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM 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) •...

  • Page 64: Troubleshooting

    20-432.fm Page 64 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM TROUBLESHOOTING If your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you elimi- nate the problem. If the scanner still does not operate properly, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance.
  • Page 65 20-432.fm Page 65 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM PROBLEM Scanner will not track a trunked system (continued) Scanner will not stop while scanning a scan list Scanner will not acquire a data channel Missing replies to conversa- tions Channel activity indicators are lighting but no sound is heard.

  • Page 66: Resetting The Scanner

    20-432.fm Page 66 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM RESETTING THE SCANNER You might need to reset the scanner • the scanner’s display locks up. • the scanner does not work prop- erly after you connect power. • the scanner is dropped or sub- jected to a physical or electrical shock.

  • Page 67: Care And Maintenance

    20-432.fm Page 67 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack PRO-2052 1000-Channel Dual Trunking TrunkTracker Home Scanner is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sug- gestions will help you care for your scanner so you can enjoy it for years.

  • Page 68: Specifications

    20-432.fm Page 68 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage (MHz): 10 Meter Amateur Radio ... 29.000–29.6950 (in 5 kHz steps) VHF Lo ... 29.7000–49.9950 (in 5 kHz steps) 6 Meter Amateur Radio ... 50.0000–54.0000 (in 5 kHz steps) Aircraft ...
  • Page 69 20-432.fm Page 69 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Search Speed: Normal ... 100 Steps/Sec (Max) Hyper ... 300 Steps/Sec (Max) (only 5 kHz step band) Scan Speed ... 50 Channels/Sec. (Nominal) Priority Sampling ... 2 Seconds Delay Time ... 2 Seconds IF Frequencies: 1st IF ...
  • Page 70 20-432.fm Page 70 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM NOTES...
  • Page 71 20-432.fm Page 71 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM...
  • Page 72 20-432.fm Page 72 Friday, July 14, 2000 11:30 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.

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