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Radio Shack PRO-2041 Care And Maintenance Manual

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PRO-2041 Scanner
(200-0463)
Your Radio Shack PRO-2041 400-Channel Programmable Home Scanner is an
example of superior design and craftsmanship.
will help you care for your scanner so you can enjoy it for years.
Keep the scanner dry.
Liquids can contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits.
Handle the scanner gently and carefully.
circuit boards and cases and can cause the scanner to work improperly.
Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments,
Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic devices and
distort or melt plasti c parts.
Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt, which can cause premature
wear of parts.
Wipe the scanner with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking
new.
Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong
detergents to clean th e scanner.
Modifying or tampering with the scanner's internal components can
cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty and void your
FCC authorization to operate it.
it should, take it to your local Radio S hack store for assistance .
Care and Maintenance
If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately.
If your scanner is not operating as
Faxback Doc. # 38902
The following suggestions
Dropping it can damage

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  • Page 1 (200-0463) Care and Maintenance Faxback Doc. # 38902 Your Radio Shack PRO-2041 400-Channel Programmable Home Scanner is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your scanner so you can enjoy it for years.
  • Page 2 (200-0463) Features Faxback Doc. # 38896 Your new Radio Shack PRO -2041 400-Channel Programmable Home Scanner gives you direct access to over 32,000 exciting frequencies, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, and amateur radio services. You can select up to 400 channels to scan, and you can change your selection at any time.
  • Page 3 (available through your local Radio Shack store) to use this feature. Your PRO-2041 scanner can receive all of these frequencies: 29-54 MHz (10-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Lo, 6 -Meter Amateur Radio) 108-136.975 MHz (Aircraft)
  • Page 4 For breakdown of the frequency ranges in the 17 preprogrammed search bands, see "Preparation," Faxback Doc. # 38897. In addition, your scanner is preprogrammed with the following weather service frequencies: 161.6500 MHz 161.7750 MHz 162.4000 MHz 162.4250 MHz 162.4400 MHz 162.4500 MHz 162.4750 MHz 162.5000 MHz...

  • Page 5: Guide To Frequencies

    PRO-2041 Scanner (200-0463) General Guide to Scanning Faxback Doc. # 38900 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 US Weather Frequencies 162.400...

  • Page 6: Guide To The Action Bands

    without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference. GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS United States Broadcast Bands In the United States, there are several broadcast bands. The Standard AM and FM bands are probably the most well known.

  • Page 7: Specified Intervals

    Mobile Units 456.025 -459.950 MHz Repeater Units 460.025 -464.975 MHz Control Stations 465.025 -469.975 MHz Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units. SPECIFIED INTERVALS Frequencies in different bands are accessible only at specified intervals. For example: Frequency Range (s) Specified Interval...
  • Page 8 Industrial Services (Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products) Military Amateur Radio MARI Maritime Limited Coast (Coast Guard, Marine Telephone, Shipboard Radio, Private Stations) MARS Military Affiliate Radio System Emergency/Medical Services U.S. Military Motion Picture/Video Industry New Mobile Narrow NEWS Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters) Oil/Petroleum Industry Police Department Public Services...
  • Page 9 WTHR Weather VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) VHF Low Band - (In 5 kHz steps) 29.900-30.550 GOVT, MIL 580-31.980 IND, PUB 32.000-32.990 GOVT, MIL 33.020-33.980 BUS, IND, PUB 34.010-34-990 GOVT, MIL 35.020-35.980 BUS, PUB, IND, TELM 36.000-36.230 GOVT, MIL 36.250 Oil Spill Cleanup 36.270-36.990 GOVT, MIL 37.020-37.980...
  • Page 10 2-Meter Amateur Band 144.000-148.000 VHF High Band 148.050-150.345 CAP, MAR, MIL 150.775-150.790 150.815-150.980 TOW, Oil Spill Cleanup 150.995-151.475 ROAD, POL 151.490-151.955 IND, BUS 151.985 TELM 152.0075 152.030-152.240 TELB 152.270-152.480 IND, TAXI, BUS 152.510-152.840 TELB 152.870-153.020 IND, MOV 153.035-153.725 IND, OIL, UTIL 153.740-154.445 PUB, FIRE 154.490-154.570...
  • Page 11 159...495-161.565 TRAN 161.580-162.000 OIL, MARI, RTV 162.0125-162.35 GOVT, MIL, USXX 162.400-162.550 WTHR 162.5625-162.6375 GOVT, MIL, USXX 162.6625 162.6875-163.225 GOVT, MIL, USXX 163.250-166.225 MED, GOVT, MIL, USXX 166.250 GOVT, RTV, FIRE 166.275-169.400 GOVT, BIFC 169.445-169.505 Wireless Mikes, GOVT 169.55-169.9875 GOVT, MIL, USXX 170.000-170.150 BIFC, GOVT, RTV, FIRE 170.175-170.225...
  • Page 12 452.0375-453.00 IND, TAXI, TRAN TOW, NEWS 453.0125-454.000 PUB, OIL 454.025-454.975 TELB 455.050-455.925 457.525-457.600 BU S 458.025-458.175 460.0125-160.6375 FIRE, POL, PUB 460.650-462.175 462.1875-462.450 BUS, IND 462.4625-462.525 IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL 462.550-462.925 GMR, BUS 462.9375-463.1875 463.200-467.925 FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (Channels 14 through 69 MHz steps) 475.750 Channel 14...

  • Page 13: Frequency Conversion

    Private Trunked 935.0125-939.9875 General Trunked 940.0125-940.9875 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) To convert MHz to kHz, multiple the number of megahertz by 1,000: 30.62 (MHz) x 1000 = 30,620 kHz To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number if kilohertz by 1,000:...

  • Page 14: Turning On The Scanner/Setting Volume And Squelch

    You can store frequencies into channels using any of these methods: Manual storage Auto storage Band, limit, or direct search Good references for active frequencies are Radio Shack's "Police Call Radio Guide Including Fire and Emergency Services," "Aeronautical Frequency Directory," and "Maritime Frequency Directory." We update these directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy.
  • Page 15 Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears. Use the number keys to enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency, then press PROGRAM again. Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to store into that channel (including the decimal point). Press ENTER to store the frequency.
  • Page 16 Press the number key for each bank where you do not want to store frequencies. The bar under each bank number you select disappears. NOTES: To turn off bank 10, press 0. To turn a bank back on, press its number key again. The bar under the bank number appears.
  • Page 17 During band search, you can manually change the receive mode. Follow these steps to search for and store active frequencies using band search. Press BAND. The last selected band number (b followed by a number, such as b02), SEARCH, and the frequ ency search range appear. To select a different band, enter the band's number (01 -17), or repeatedly press BAND until the desired band number appears.
  • Page 18 search banks, 1-10. Search Limit Search Range (MHz) Description Bank 29.0000 -54.0000 10 -Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Lo, 6 -Meter Amateur Radio 108.0000 -136.9750 Aircraft 137.0000 -174.0000 Government, 2 -Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Hi 380.0000-512.0000 Military Aircraft, UHF Lo, 70 -Centimeter Amateur Radio, UHF "T"...
  • Page 19 If there is no empty channel, CH -FULL appears. To store more frequencies, you must clear some channels. If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, the scanner beeps three times and di splays the lowest channel number where the frequency is already stored, and -dUPL- then the frequency flashes at the channel where you tried to store it.
  • Page 20 Direct direct search, you can manually change the receive mode. When you see the frequency where you want to start the search, press DIRECT/..SEARCH, -d-, and the starting frequency appear. To step through the selected band upward or downward in small increments (in steps of 5, 12.5 or 25 kHz depending on the band), press and release UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.
  • Page 21 If you set a search range that crosses over into a range of frequencies that the scanner cannot tune, the scanner searches only up to the limit of tunable frequencies and returns to the starting frequency. SCANNING THE CHANNELS To begin scanning channels or to start scanning again after monitoring a specific channel, press SCAN.
  • Page 22 Press ENTER. The scanner stores the frequency in the selected channel. To move another monitor memory frequency to the next channel, pre ss PROGRAM and repeat Steps 3 and 4. Moving Frequencies from Monitor Memories to a Bank Your scanner can move all the frequencies you have stored in monitor memories into a bank you specify.
  • Page 23 you are deleting the frequency in a monitor memory, press MONITOR. Press 0, then press ENTER. The frequency is deleted. To delete more frequencies, repeat Steps 2 -4. Deleting Frequencies from All Channels Within a Bank You can delete the frequencies in all channels within a bank. This lets you quickly delete all frequencies from a bank if, for example, you want to use the bank to store a different set of frequencies.

  • Page 24: Listening To Monitor Memories

    LISTENING TO MONITOR MEMORIES To listen to a monitor memory, press MANUAL, then press MONITOR. current monitor memory frequency appears, and N ON and the channel number flash. To select other monitor memories, use the number keys to enter the monitor memory's number (1 -40), then press MONITOR. MON and the monitor memory number where the frequency is stored flash.

  • Page 25: Fcc Notice

    Moving your scanner away from the TV or radio Connecting your scanner to an outlet that is on a different electrical circuit from the TV or radio Contacting your local Radio Shack store for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject...

  • Page 26: Power Sources

    POWER SOURCES You can power your scanner from either of these sources: Standard AC power Vehicle battery power using an optional DC cigarette -lighter power cord NOTE: If the scanner stops working properly after connecting it to power, try resetting it. The memory backup circuit begins to function a few minutes after you supply power to the scanner.

  • Page 27: Connecting The Antenna

    cord, unplug the power cord from the cigarette -lighter socket and clean the socket to remove ashes and other debris. CONNECTING THE ANTENNA The supplied telescoping antenna helps your scanner receive strong local signals. To install the antenna, screw it clockwise into the hole on the scanner's top.

  • Page 28: Connecting An Extension Speaker

    your scanner. This automatically disconnects 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 permanent hearing loss. Set the volume to the lowest sett ing before you begin listening.

  • Page 29: A Look At The Keypad

    Just keep in mind - you search frequencies and scan channels. A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD Your scanner's keys might seem confusing at first, but this information should help you understand each key's function. BAND - selects a preprogrammed search band. SCAN - scans through the programmed channels.
  • Page 30 SEARCH BANK - appears with numbers (1 -10) when you program limit search ranges. A bank number with a bar under it shows it is selected for a limit search. BANK - appears with numbers (1 -10). Bank numbers with a bar under them show which ones are turned on for scanning.
  • Page 31 PCH ALL-OFF - appears when you press PRIORITY and all of the scanner's priority channels are empty or locked out. PC - appears with PROGRAM when you set the scanner to the data transfer mode. ConnECt - appears while you transfer frequencies from a personal computer to the scanner.
  • Page 32 The actual search range of Band 04 is 108 -136.975 MHz. The frequencies in the scanner's search bands are preset. cannot change them. "General Guide to Scanning," Faxback Doc. # 38900 lists other frequency ranges and the broadcasts you are likely to hear on those frequencies.

  • Page 33: Locking Out Channels And Frequencies

    PRO-2041 Scanner (200-0463) Special Features Faxback Doc. # 38899 USING THE DELAY FEATURE Many agencies use a two -way radio system that might have a pause of several seconds between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-second delay into any of your scanner's channels or frequencies.
  • Page 34 the frequency, then continues searching. NOTES: The scanner does not store locked -out frequencies during a search. If you try to lock out more than 200 frequencies, L -FULL appears. Follow these steps to remove the lock -out from a frequency. Press BAND or LIMIT or DIRECT/.to start a search .
  • Page 35 Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the closest valid frequency. If you enter 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, and -dUPL- briefly flashes.
  • Page 36 After 1 second, release 2 and ENTER. CONNECTING A DATA LINK TO THE SCANNER A data interface kit (not supplied) lets you program the scanner with frequencies stored in a computer. Contact your local Radio Shack store for more information .
  • Page 37 PRO-2041 Scanner (200-0463) Specifications Faxback Doc. # 38903 Frequency Coverage: Ham:.........29 -30 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) VHF Lo:........30 -50 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) Ham:.........50 -54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) Aircraft:......108-136.975 MHz (in 25 kHz steps) Government:........137 -144 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) Ham:........144 -148 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)
  • Page 38 -6 dB:............+/ -10 kHz -50 dB:.............+/ -20 kHz Spurious Rejection:.......40 dB at 154 MHz (FM) Scanning Rate:.........Up to 25 channels/second Search Rate:........Up to 50 ste ps/second Delay Time:...........2 seconds Intermediate Frequencies (IF): 1st:............257.5 MHz 2nd:............21.4 MHz 3rd:............455 kHz IF Rejection: 257.5 MHz @ 154 MHz:..........50 dB 21.4 MHz @ 154 MHz:..........100 dB Squelch Sensitivity:...
  • Page 39 Faxback Doc. # 38901 If your scanner is not working as it should, there suggestions might help you eliminate the problem. If the scanner still does not operate properly, take it to your local Radio Shack store for assistance. Problem Possible Causes Remedies...
  • Page 40 does not work, you can initialize the scanner; however initializing clears all information stored in the scanner's memory. Resetting the Scanner Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. Insert a pointed object, such as a straightened paper clip, into the reset opening on the back of the scanner.
  • Page 41 200-0463 HOME SCANNER Faxback Doc. # 42503 To order parts call 1-800-843-7422 or visit your local RadioShack store. Reference # Cat.No. Description NP Part # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11318532 CASE STY LE D041(T) 1N4002 Q19 Q28 Q29 10511228 XSTR 2SC2712 SI NPN LO PW 1TD0011 10511228 1TD0011...
  • Page 42 CAP CER 50V 6PF + -.25PF CDA060CJBC CASE STYLE 0805 PKG OF 5 CDA060CJBC C16 C17 C18 C72 C79 CAP CER 50V 7PF + -.5PF CDA070DJBC CASE STYLE 0805 PKG OF 5 CDA070DJBC C124 10575702 CAP CER 50V 8PF + -.5PF CDA080DJBC 10575702 CASE STYLE 0805 PKG OF 5...
  • Page 43 10597755 RESONATOR,CER 8MHZ CX1363 11840048 CRYSTAL,20.945MHZ CX90023 10618627 DIODE SK BARRIER SI DD0274 10618627 8 PIN SMD (S) DD0274 D3 D7 D15 D16 10618635 DIODE MA862 SI DD0275 10618635 CASE STYLE S0T143 (S) DD0275 D17 D27 D28 10618965 DIODE 1SS355 FAST RECT SI DD0309 10618965 CASE STYLE USM/S0D323(S)
  • Page 44 10927069 CASE STYLE 20 PIN SMD (S) MX9339 IC11 10927309 IC,TA78L008AP BIPOL VOLT MX9363 10927309 CASE STYLE T0226AE(T) MX9363 R157 11870391 1/10W MLG RES NDA0032EDG 11870391 PKG OF 5 NDA0032EDG R167 10945962 1/10W MLG RES NDA0063EDG 10945962 PKG OF 5 NDA0063EDG R56 R145 10946192...
  • Page 45 R5 R6 R7 R8 R14 R15 11870425 470K 1/10W MLG RES NDA0423EDG 11870425 PKG OF 5 NDA0423EDG R110 R148 10948651 1/10W MLG RES NDA0445EDG 10948651 PKG OF 5 NDA0445EDG R158 11871746 RES MLG 1/2W 120 + -5 NDW0136EFG 11871746 CASE STYLE 2010 PKG OF 5 NDW0136EFG R169 10954279...

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