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- Page 1 PRO-2053 300 Channel Desktop Trunk-Tracking Scanner...
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Page 2: The Fcc Wants You To Know
VICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIO- TELEPHONE PROHIBITED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERAL LAW. Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some areas. Check the laws in your area. WARNING: shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Listening Safely ... 9 Traffic Safety ... 10 Connecting an Extension Speaker ... 10 Transferring Data to and from Another Scanner or a PC ... 10 About Your Scanner ... 10 A Look at the Keypad ... 10 Quick Start ... 11 Understanding Banks ... - Page 4 Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel ... 24 Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank ... 25 Copying a Frequency into the Priority Channel ... 25 Scanning the Channels ... 25 Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On ... 25 Deleting Frequencies from Channels ...
- Page 5 Frequency Conversion ... 49 Troubleshooting ... 50 Resetting/Initializing the Scanner ... 50 Resetting the Scanner ... 50 Initializing the Scanner ... 50 Care ... 51 Specifications ... 52 Contents...
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Page 6: Features
Data Cloning — lets you transfer the pro- grammed data to another PRO-2053 or PRO-93 scanner. You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit. -
Page 7: Scanning Legally
Priority Channel — lets you set the scanner to check one channel every 2 seconds so you do not miss transmissions. -
Page 8: Preparation
(unless such activity is other- ˆ Preparation POWER SOURCES Using AC Power You can power the scanner using the sup- plied 12V, 500 mA AC adapter. Cautions: You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 500 mA. -
Page 9: Connecting The Antenna
You must install an antenna before you can operate the scanner. To attach the supplied antenna to the anten- na jack on the top of your scanner, thread the antenna clockwise into the hole on the top of the scanner. -
Page 10: Traffic Safety
AND FROM ANOTHER SCANNER OR A PC You can transfer the programmed data to and from another PRO-2053 or PRO-93 us- ing a connecting cable which has phone plugs on both ends (not supplied). Connect the cable between each scanner's jacks. -
Page 11: Quick Start
8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 (Attenuate) — turns attenuation on to re- duce the scanner's sensitivity and block ex- tremely strong signals, or turns it off to increase sensitivity. 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 —... -
Page 12: Understanding Banks
). The ò ò ò ò é é é é the transmission. Motorola Mode You can set your scanner so it decodes the talk group IDs used with Motorola trunking systems. This setting is called the Motorola mode. About Your Scanner... -
Page 13: Edacs Mode
Type II system talk groups are identified by a 5-digit number. Valid talk group IDs are divis- ible by 16. If you try to enter an invalid talk group ID, the scanner rounds the ID down to the next valid ID. Type I/II hybrid systems use both fleet-sub- fleet and 5-digit formats for talk group IDs. -
Page 14: Open And Closed Modes
Open and Closed Modes You can set your scanner to change the way it receives signals. These settings, called open mode and closed mode, affect how the scanner receives signals from communica-... -
Page 15: Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels
For example, if you enter a frequency of 151.553, your scanner accepts it as • To have the scanner pause for 2 sec- onds on a channel after a transmission before proceeding to the next active transmission, press delay function on. -
Page 16: Storing Trunking Frequencies Into Channels
7. If necessary, press MODE receiving mode. STORING TEXT TAGS You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters) for easy iden- tification of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks. Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1. -
Page 17: Assigning A Text Tag To A Group Id
Assigning a Text Tag to a Group 1. Press PROG 2. Press TRUNK 8 8 8 8 3. Press then FUNC desired bank. 4. Press to select the desired sub- TRUNK bank. 8 8 8 8 5. Press or hold down the desired group ID. -
Page 18: Finding And Storing Active Frequencies
SR5 manually by setting the lower and high- er ends of the search range. Notes: • You can use the scanner's delay feature while searching the search bank. See “Using the Delay Function” on Page 26. • The scanner does not search locked-out frequencies while searching ranges. - Page 19 Search bank: SR0 Marine band Receive mode: FM CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) 156.050 156.3000 156.4000 156.5000 156.6000 156.7000 156.8000 156.9000 157.0000 161.6000 157.1000 157.2000 161.8000 157.3000 161.9000 157.4000 162.0000 156.2250 160.825 156.3250 156.4250 156.5250 156.6250 156.7250 156.9250 157.0250 157.1250 Operation CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) 156.250...
- Page 20 CHANNEL Note: Two frequencies are assigned in one channel in some Marine frequencies. For example, 157.000 and 161.600 are assigned in Channel 20. Search bank: SR1 CB band Receive mode: AM CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) 157.2250 161.8250 157.3250 161.9250 157.4250 FREQUENCY (MHz) 26.9650 26.9850...
- Page 21 CHANNEL Search bank: SR2 Police/Fire band Receive Mode: FM GROUP FREQUENCY CHANNEL (MHz) 27.3550 27.3750 27.3950 FREQUENCY (MHz) 33.420–33 980 37.020–37.420 39.020–39.980 42.020–42.940 44.620–45.860 45.880 45.900 45.940–46.060 46.080–46.500 153.770–154.130 154.145–154.445 154.650–154.950 155.010–155.370 155.415–155.700 155.730–156.210 158.730–159.210 166.250 170.150 Operation FREQUENCY (MHz) 27.3650 27.3850 27.4050...
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Page 22: Searching Active Frequencies In Your Desired Frequency Range
GROUP Search bank: SR3 Aircraft Receive mode: AM FREQUENCY (MHz) 108.000–136.9875 Search bank: SR4 Ham band Receive mode: FM GROUP Search bank: SR5 Programmable limit search Receive mode: FM (Default setting) Searching Active Frequencies in Your Desired Frequency Range You can program the desired frequency range for a search. -
Page 23: Manually Tuning A Frequency
Copy Function” on Page 24 to save the frequency. The frequency copy functions only in search banks 2, 3, 4 and 5. • While the scanner is searching, you can use the seek search by pressing then . The display indicates the bottom line. -
Page 24: Listening To A Weather Channel
The weather service precedes each weather alert with a digitally-encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. You can set the scanner to decode and display the SAME message when an alert is broadcast. Then if you are monitoring... -
Page 25: Copying A Frequency Into A Vacant Channel In A Specified Bank
CLEAR ning again after monitoring a specific chan- nel, press Note: You must store frequencies into chan- nels before the scanner can scan them. The scanner does not scan through empty chan- nels. The scanner scans through all channels (ex- cept those you have locked out) in the active banks (see "Turning Channel-Storage Banks... -
Page 26: Deleting Frequencies From Channels
2-second delay into any of your scanner's channels. Then, when the scanner stops on the channel, scanner continues to monitor the channel for 2 seconds after the transmission stops be- fore it resumes scanning or searching. To turn delay on or off, press... -
Page 27: Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies
When priority is turned on, the scanner checks that channel every 2 seconds, and stays on the channel if there is activity until the activity stops. -
Page 28: Changing The Receive Mode
,.%NO ,.%NO ,.%NO to a weather frequency) appears on the bot- tom line. If the scanner detects activity on the priority channel, seconds. Or if the scanner detects a weather alert tone in Priority WX mode, appears for 3 seconds then changes to 3<8K?<Iý... -
Page 29: Using The Attenuator
CLONING PROGRAMMED DATA ô ô ô ô ". You You can transfer programmed data to and from another RadioShack PRO-2053 or a PRO-93 scanner using an optional connect- ing cable with appears for 2 ends, (not included) available at your local Wý... -
Page 30: Trunking Operation
Page 15) and input ID codes in the ID memory (see “Storing Talk Group IDs” on Page 35). Your PRO-2053 automatically calculates Mo- torola voice channel frequencies when it de- codes the control channel. This eliminates the need to enter all of the Motorola group frequencies, unless you do not know which frequencies are the controls. -
Page 31: Understanding Trunking
2-way radio user's transmission on a control channel. Your scanner lets you easily hear both the call and response transmissions for that 2- way radio user and therefore follow the con- versation. -
Page 32: Programming Motorola Trunking Systems (Uhf-Lo)
á?ýòò á?ýòò á?ýòò Programming Motorola Trunking Systems (UHF-Lo) You can program the scanner to receive transmissions in the UHF-Lo band (406-512 MHz) of the Motorola trunking system. You Frequency can receive these transmissions by checking the trunking system's control channel. You must program the system's base frequency and offset frequency to do this. -
Page 33: Programming Motorola Trunking System (800 Mhz)
Follow these steps to program Motorola trunking frequencies in the UHF-Lo band: 1. Press then PROG TRUNK program mode. 2. Press and press (or hold) FUNC 9 9 9 9 to select the bank. 3. Press and select MODE 4. Press then . - Page 34 2. For each bank you want to program, repeatedly press FUNC to select the bank. 3. Press FUNC 4. Press âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FI âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FI âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FI âCF:BýòýJ@Q<ý:F;<ôý1J<ýñíý=FI ý ý ý ý appears. KPG<ý%%ôý/Vòò KPG<ý%%ôý/Vòò KPG<ý%%ôý/Vòò KPG<ý%%ôý/Vòò Block Block 5. Enter the size code supplied with the 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 , then...
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Page 35: Talk Group Ids
100 talk group IDs in each bank, so you can program up to 1,000 talk group IDs in 10 banks. When the scanner stops on a trans- mission in the Motorola, or EDACS mode, it checks to see if the ID has been stored. In... -
Page 36: Talk Group Id Hold
LGCý % ED ED ED ED Talk Group ID Hold TEXT You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal that you want to track during scanning. While the scanner is stopped on a voice channel ( more than 2 seconds. -
Page 37: Locking Out Talk Group Ids
Locking Out Talk Group IDs Note: You can only lock out talk group IDs when the scanner is in the closed mode (see “Open and Closed Modes” on Page 38). 1. Press PROG 2. Press TRUNK 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 3. -
Page 38: Open And Closed Modes
When no ID code is programmed into the scanner, it receives the signal in MOT or ED mode. In open mode the scanner stops on any transmission. If the ID is stored, the text tag appears in the display. -
Page 39: Ham Radio Frequencies
70-cm 33-cm 25-cm Birdie Frequencies Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Bird- ies are signals created inside the scanner's receiver. These operating frequencies might interfere with transmissions on the same fre- quencies. If you program one of these fre- 25.5000 36.865 43.010... -
Page 40: Guide To The Action Bands
852.96875 1244.175 1250.175 1268.775 To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner. Use the search function... -
Page 41: Primary Usage
High Range New Mobile Narrow Band -Meter Amateur UHF Band U.S. Government 70-cm Amateur Low Range FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band 800 band Law Enforcement Conventional Systems Conventional/Trunked Systems Public Safety Trunked Private/General 25-cm Amateur Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: VHF Band Activities Government, Police and Fire... -
Page 42: Band Allocation
Activities Base Stations Mobile Units Repeater Units Control Stations Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their as- sociated base stations and relay repeater units. BAND ALLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typical services that use the frequencies your scan- ner receives. - Page 43 TAXI TELM Telephone Maintenance TRAN Transportation Services (Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) High Band-(25.00–27.63 MHz in 5 or 10 kHz steps) Range 25.020–25.320 25.870–26.470 26.62 26.965–27.405 27.430–27.630 10-Meter Amateur Band (in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range 28.000–29.700 MHz VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF ) VHF Low Band-(29–50 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range...
- Page 44 Frequency Range 40.000–42.000 42.960–43.180 43.700–44.600 46.600–46.990 47.420 49.610–49.990 6-Meter Amateur Band-(50–54 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range 50.000–54.000 Aircraft Band-(108–137 MHz in 12.5 kHz steps) Frequency Range 108.000–121.490 121.500 121.510–136.975 U.S. Government Band (137–144 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range 137.000–144.000 2-Meter Amateur Band (144–148 MHz in 5 kHz steps)
- Page 45 VHF High Band (148–174 MHz in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz steps) Frequency Range 148.050–150.345 150.775–150.790 150.815–150.980 150.995–151.475 151.490–151.955 152.0075 152.030–152.240 152.270–152.480 152.510–152.840 152.870–153.020 153.035–153.725 153.740–154.445 154.490–154.570 154.585 154.600–154.625 154.655–156.240 156.255–157.425 157.450 157.470–157.515 157.530–157.725 157.740 157.770–158.100 158.130–158.460 158.490–158.700 158.730–159.465 159.480 159.495–161.565 161.580–162.000 TOW, Oil Spill Cleanup...
- Page 46 Frequency Range 162.0125–162.350 162.400–162.550 162.5625–162.6375 162.6625 162.6875–163.225 163.250 163.275–166.225 166.250 166.275–169.400 169.445–169.505 169.550–169.9875 170.000–170.150 170.175–170.225 170.245–170.305 170.350–170.400 170.425–170.450 170.475 170.4875–173.175 173.225–173.5375 173.5625–173.5875 173.600–173.9875 New Mobile Narrow Band (220–222 MHz in 5 kHz steps)) Frequency Range 220.000–222.000 -Meter Amateur band (222.000–225.000 MHz in 5 kHz steps) Frequency Range 222.000–225.000 GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes...
- Page 47 ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) U. S. Government Band (406–420 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range 406.125–419.975 70-cm Amateur Band (420–450 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range 420.000–450.000 Low Band (450–470 MHz- in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range 450.050–450.925 451.025–452.025 452.0375–453.000 453.0125–454.000...
- Page 48 FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470–512 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) (Channels 14 through 69 in 6 MHz steps) Frequency 475.750 487.750 499.750 511.750 Note: Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/mobile service. Conventional Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range 851.0125–855.9875 MHz Conventional/Trunked Systems Band —...
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Page 49: Frequency Conversion
Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range 935.0125–939.9875 MHz General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range 940.0125–940.9875 MHz 23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range 1240.000–1300.000 MHz FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be ex- pressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). -
Page 50: Troubleshooting
ˆ Troubleshooting If you have problems with your scanner, here are some suggestions that might help you elimi- nate the problem. If they do not, take your scanner to your local RadioShack store for assis- tance. Problem Scanner is on but will not scan... -
Page 51: Care
%E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J< %E@K@8C@Q@E>ý ,C<8J< appears for about 2 seconds. 38@Kô 38@Kô 38@Kô 38@Kô Note: Do not turn off the scanner until the ini- tialization is complete. When the initialization is complete appears on the top line of )òòò )òòò )òòò... -
Page 52: Specifications
ˆ Specifications Frequency Coverage: 25–54 MHz ... (in 5 kHz steps) 108–136.9875 MHz ... (in 12.5 kHz steps) 137–174 MHz ... (in 5, 6.25 or 7.5 kHz steps) 216.0025–221.9975 MHz ... (in 5 kHz steps) 220.0000 –225.0000 MHz ... (in 5 kHz steps) 406–512 MHz ... - Page 53 Selectivity: 25 – 27.995 MHz at AM mode -6 dB...+/-5 kHz -50 dB... +/-6 kHz All frequencies at AM and FM mode except 25 – 27.995 MHz at AM -6 dB...+/-10 kHz -50 dB...+/-18 kHz Spurious Rejection (at 154.1 MHz FM) ... 40 dB Scanning Rate ...
- Page 54 ˆ Notes Notes...
- Page 55 Notes...
- Page 56 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. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, Ra- dioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED...