Radio Shack PRO-2046 Manual
Radio Shack PRO-2046 Manual

Radio Shack PRO-2046 Manual

Programmable 100-channel mobile scanner

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(200-0149)

Introduction

Your new RadioShack PRO-2046 Programmable 100-Channel Mobile Scanner lets
you in on all the action!
30,000 exciting frequencies, including those used by police and fire
departments, ambulance and transportation services, aircraft
communications, government agencies, and amateur radio services.
select up to 100 channels to scan and you can change your selections at
any time.
Your scanner is preprogrammed with service search banks for convenience.
By pressing a single button, you can quickly search those frequencies most
widely used by public service and other agencies without tedious and
complicated programming.
interesting frequencies into their own set of channels.
Compact and versatile, the scanner mounts in your home or vehicle.
can also connect an external speaker to your scanner, or an AC adapter and
base station antenna (not supplied) to set the scanner up as a base
station in your home.

Your scanner has these features:

HyperScan - lets you scan 50 channels or more per second.
Hypersearch - lets you set the scanner to search at up to
Four Service Search Banks - lets you Search preset frequencies in separate
Data Detection - while scanning channels or searching, you can
Weather Band Key - scans seven preprogrammed weather frequencies
Ten Channel Storage Banks - You can store 10 channels in each of 10 banks
Ten Monitor Memories - you can store 10 frequencies located during a
Ten Priority Channels - lets you set the scanner to check up to 10
This scanner gives you direct access to over
The scanner also lets you group special or
300 steps per second in frequency bands with
5 kHz steps, to help you quickly find
interesting broadcasts.
police/fire/emergency, Department of
Transportation, highway services, and public
service banks, to make it easy to quickly
identify calls.
or more banks at a time.
set the scanner to detect non modulated
carriers or data signals, such as preamble
signals for pagers, to keep the scanner from
stopping on these frequencies.
to keep you informed about current weather
conditions.
to group channels so calls are easier to
identify.
frequency search, so you can decide if you
want to move them to permanent channel storage
channels every 2 seconds so you do not miss
You can select and search one
You can
You

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  • Page 1 PRO-2046 Programmable 100-Channel Mobile Scanner (200-0149) Introduction Your new RadioShack PRO-2046 Programmable 100-Channel Mobile Scanner lets you in on all the action! This scanner gives you direct access to over 30,000 exciting frequencies, including those used by police and fire departments, ambulance and transportation services, aircraft communications, government agencies, and amateur radio services.
  • Page 2 Backlit Display - makes it easy to view and change programming information at any time. Your Pro-2046 scanner can receive all of these bands: 29-54 MHz (10-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Lo, 6-Meter Amateur Radio) 108-136.9750 MHz (Aircraft) 137-174 MHz (Government, 2-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Hi) 406-512 MHz (UHF Lo, 70-Centimeter Amateur Radio, Government, UHF "T"...
  • Page 3 channels. 162.400 MHz 162.475 MHz 162.550 MHz 162.425 MHz 162.500 MHz 162.450 MHz 162.525 MHz We recommend you record your scanner's serial number here. The number is on the scanner's back panel. Serial Number: _________________________________ FCC Notice Your scanner might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly.
  • Page 4 Special Features Faxback Doc. # 46802 Delay Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause of several seconds between a query and a reply. Your scanner's delay feature causes it to wait for 2 seconds after each transmission on a channel before it resumes scanning or searching.
  • Page 5 stored channels). As the scanner scans each bank, it checks that bank's priority channel every 2 seconds for activity. Notes: You cannot use the priority and data detection features at the same time (see "Detecting Data Signals" below). You can skip priority channels. If you skip all priority channels, the display shows P CH LOC OUt when you turn on the priority feature.
  • Page 6 To detect data signals, press and hold down DATA until DATA appears on the display. If the scanner pauses on a transmission and detects a data signal, it resumes searching in 2 or 3 seconds. To stop detecting data signals, press DATA until DATA disappears from the display.
  • Page 7 Operation Faxback Doc. # 46801 Turning On The Scanner/Setting Volume and Squelch Turn SQUELCH and VOLUME fully counterclockwise. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops.
  • Page 8 PUBLIC SVC This indicator for each service search bank you selected appears on the display, and the scanner searches through all non-skipped channels (see "Skipping Frequencies/Channels" in Faxback Doc. # 46802) in the bank(s) you selected. The active banks indicator blinks on the display. The scanner searches the frequencies within the active bank from the lowest to the highest frequency.
  • Page 9 Using the number keys, enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency. Press PROGRAM BANK and the bank number, the selected channel number, any previously stored frequency and PGM appear on the display. Note: If no frequency has been stored in the selected channel, 000.0000 MHz and L/O appear on the display.
  • Page 10 To save the frequency into the current monitor memory, press MON. To continue searching, press /\ or \/. To stop searching and listen to the frequency, press 91-100/0. -H- (hold) appears on the display. To continue automatic searching after you stop a search, either press 91-100/0 or press and hold down /\ or \/ for about 1 second.
  • Page 11 PUBLIC SVC The indicator for each search bank you selected appears on the display and the scanner searches through all non-skipped channels (see "Skipping Frequencies/Channels" in Faxback Doc. #46802) in the bank(s) you selected. When the scanner finds a transmission, it stops on that frequency. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can do any of the following: To save the frequency into the current monitor memory, press MON.
  • Page 12 If your scanner is scanning and stops at the channel you want, simply press MANUAL to manually select the channel. If you repeatedly Press MANUAL, the scanner steps through the channels. PRO-2046 Programmable 100-Channel Mobile Scanner (200-0149) Specifications Faxback Doc. # 46805 Frequency Coverage: VHF Lo: ........
  • Page 13 29-54 MHz: ..........0.5 microV 108-136.975 MHz: ........... 2.0 microV 137-174 MHz: ..........0.7 microV 406-512 MHz: ..........0.7 microV 806-956 MHz: ..........0.8 microV Selectivity: +/- 11 kHz: ............. -6 dB +/- 15 kHz: ........... - 50 dB Direct Search Speed/Band Search Speed: Normal: ...........
  • Page 14 Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice.

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