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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual Cat. No. 20-432 PRO-2052 1000-Channel Dual Trunking TrunkTracker Home Scanner Please read before using this equipment.
- Page 2 Frequency Coverage to 1.3 GHz — trunked communications using a regu- provides a wide range of frequencies lar scanner. The PRO-2052 monitors you can listen to. the data channel frequency sent with a 2-way radio user’s transmission and Twenty Channel-Storage Banks —...
- Page 3 Remote PC Function — lets you con- trol the PRO-2052 from your personal HyperSearch™ and HyperScan™ — computer. let you set the scanner to search at up to 300 steps per second (in frequency Five Scan Lists —...
- Page 4 Supplied Telescoping Antenna — Your PRO-2052 scanner can receive provides good reception of strong lo- these bands: cal signals. Frequency Types of External Antenna Terminal — lets Range (MHz) Transmissions you connect an external antenna with a BNC connector to the scanner for 29–29.7...
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Page 5: Fcc Notice
FCC NOTICE • telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission) Your scanner might cause radio or TV interference even when it is operating • pager transmissions properly. To determine whether your • any scrambled or encrypted trans- scanner is causing the interference, missions turn off your scanner. -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
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 ..................14 Understanding Banks .................. - Page 7 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 ............... 48 Scanner to PC Responses ................
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Page 8: Preparation
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. The scanner’s sensitivity depends on the antenna’s length and various envi- ronmental conditions. -
Page 9: Connecting Power
• The antenna should be as high as Cautions: possible on the vehicle or build- • Do not run the cable over sharp ing. edges or moving parts that might • The antenna and its cable should damage it. be as far as possible from sources •... -
Page 10: Connecting An Extension Speaker
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 Cautions: plug must fit the scanner's DC 12V jack. The supplied adapter meets You must use a power these specifications. -
Page 11: Listening Safely
Plug the speaker cable’s -inch (3.5- Listening Safely mm) plug into your scanner’s jack. 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. -
Page 12: Understanding Your Scanner
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 In conventional scanning, scans through stored chan- SCAN nels; in trunking mode, scans through the scan lists and turns on/off the S-bit feature. Stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel MANUAL number or frequency. Selects trunk scanning or conventional mode. TRUNK (service) Selects a service bank;...
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Page 14: A Look At The Display
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 Indicates (along with the activity indicator) that the scanner is searching the weather service bank. TRUNK Appears when the scanner is in trunk scanning mode. 1–20 appears as the bank number or list number. Shows which service bank is currently active. Shows (activity indicator) which control/voice channels are currently ac- tive.
- Page 16 (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. The arrow indicates the search direction.
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Page 17: Understanding Banks
UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING BANKS TRUNKING Channel Storage Banks In the past, groups that broadcast fre- quently, such as police departments, To make it easier to identify and select were restricted to transmitting on just the channels you want to listen to, a few frequencies. -
Page 18: Operation
OPERATION TURNING ON THE directories every year, so be sure to get a current copy. SCANNER AND SETTING SQUELCH Note: To store trunking system fre- quencies, see “Programming Trunked 1. Turn fully SQUELCH VOLUME Frequencies” on Page 32. counterclockwise. Follow these steps to store frequen- 2. -
Page 19: Searching Service Banks
quency of 151.473, your scan- • POLICE — contains 2,392 police ner accepts it as 151.475. frequencies • FIRE/EMG — contains 197 fire • If you entered a frequency that and emergency service frequen- is already stored in another cies channel, the scanner beeps three times and displays the •... -
Page 20: Limit Search
Press to start searching im- store a frequency, then press SEARCH mediately or to continue searching if again. The channel num- MANUAL you want to skip a frequency. ber appears. 2. Use the number keys and • During service-search, you can press enter the frequency that is the to pause the searching. -
Page 21: Scanning The Stored Channels
• If you tune to a search skip fre- might be periods of silence — or if you quency, appears. See “Lock- want to monitor a specific channel. Channels Fre- quencies” on Page 23. Follow these steps to manually select a channel. - Page 22 ority channel (for up to a total of 10 channel every 2 seconds in each bank stored channels). As the scanner that is turned on, starting from the low- scans the bank, if the priority feature is est to the highest-numbered priority turned on, the scanner checks the pri- channel.
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Page 23: Special Features
SPECIAL FEATURES DELAY TURNING CHANNEL- STORAGE BANKS ON Many agencies use a two-way radio AND OFF system that might have a period of 2 or more seconds between a transmis- You can turn each channel-storage sion and a reply. To keep from miss- bank on and off. -
Page 24: Turning The Key Tone On And Off
Locking Out Channels Notes: • The scanner does not display To lock out a channel while scanning, locked-out frequencies during a press when the scanner stops on search. the channel. To lock out a channel manually, select the channel and •... -
Page 25: Changing Search Speeds
To turn on the data skip feature, be sure the priority feature is turned off SPEEDS (see “Priority” on Page 21), then press DATA appears. To turn off the DATA PRO-2052 search feature, press again. dis- DATA DATA speeds for a limit search. - Page 26 Each FIPS code identifies a specific Understanding FIPS Codes geographic area (defined by the Na- tional Weather Service), so your scan- For the purpose of broadcasting ner sounds an alert only when a weather information, the NWS has di- weather emergency is declared in that vided the United States into regions area.
- Page 27 on Page 28). For example, this lets Turning on the SAME and you avoid hearing an alert that applies Weather Alert to an area within a 50-mile radius but not necessarily to your county or par- 1. Repeatedly press SVC until ish.
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Page 28: Testing Weather Alert Reception
series of beeps and (if the broad- TESTING WEATHER cast is a statement), (if the broad- ALERT RECEPTION cast is a watch), or (if the broadcast is a warning) appears. For your scanner to effectively warn you about weather alert signals, you Once the scanner receives a SAME- must place it where it can receive an coded signal, it retains the information... - Page 29 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 the display. Then, when the scan- ner receives a test code, appears.
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Page 30: Trunk Scanning
TRUNK SCANNING Your scanner is designed to track TYPES OF TRUNKING transmissions on Motorola Type I, SYSTEMS Type II, GE/Ericsson EDACS, and hy- brid analog trunking systems. Re- Your trunk scanning scanner can member these important points when monitor three basic types of systems tracking transmissions: —... -
Page 31: Setting The Scanner To The Trunk Scanning Mode
The fleets might be the police depart- You do not need to determine the ment, the fire department, the utilities, fleet-subfleet hierarchy for Type II sys- and city administration. The police tems unless you are tracking hybrid might decide to further divide its fleet systems that contain both Type I and into subfleets such as dispatch, tacti- Type II systems. -
Page 32: Programming Trunked Frequencies
806.0000–899.9875 MHz We recommend you set SQUELCH (in 12.5 kHz steps, except the position shown here before select- cellular frequencies) ing a trunked bank. 406.0000–512.0000 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps) 137.0000–174.0000 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) • You can use any of your scanner’s banks as either a trunk scanning bank or conventional scanning bank, but you cannot mix the two. -
Page 33: Scanning A Trunked Bank
1. Turn on the scanner and begin You See Trunk System scanning in conventional mode. Motorola Type I, 2. Press . The indicators for TRUNK 800 MHz frequencies all banks that have been pro- EDACS frequencies grammed with trunked frequen- –... - Page 34 Hint: While scanning, you will not Turning Status Bit Ignore know exactly whom the talkgroup IDs On or Off are assigned to until you listen awhile or until you locate talkgroup ID lists in You can set how your scanner works frequency guides or on internet sites with status bits (also called S-bits), let- such as www.trunkscanner.com.
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Page 35: Identifying A Trunked Frequency
. Note the following exam- Follow these steps to turn status bit ig- SEARCH ples. nore on or off. 1. Hold down until the current SCAN Example 1 status bit ignore setting ( Agency = 01 ) appears. Press 0 1 . SEARCH. 01 --- appears during search. -
Page 36: Unlocking A Single Id
Note: If you consistently miss re- Note: If you lock out an ID while sponses even with trunk scanning searching, it is also locked out of the scan delay set, you might need to scan list(s). See “Scan Lists” on change the default system type or the Page 37. -
Page 37: Monitoring Ids
MONITORING IDS You can use your scanner’s display to monitor the frequencies in a trunked • The bar that flashes when an ID system for activity. You cannot hear appears represents the frequency conversations in this mode, but this is being used by the radio you are an excellent way to determine which currently hearing. -
Page 38: Manually Storing Ids Into Scan Lists
Scan lists help you organize trunking b. Enter the subfleet number, then system users into categories. For ex- press ample, you might use List 1 for police Note: To clear a mistake while IDs, List 2 for fire department IDs, List entering an ID, press , then CLEAR... -
Page 39: Automatically Storing An Id In A Scan List Location
Automatically Storing an ID in SCANNING THE SCAN a Scan List Location LISTS To store an ID in the first available Press to begin scanning the SCAN scan list location during a search, lists you have programmed. press at any time after the scanner SCAN scrolls on the display. -
Page 40: Scanning Type I And Hybrid Trunked Systems
SYSTEMS you are tracking. If you have chosen correctly, you will be able to track Your PRO-2052 is set to scan Type II transmissions in that system. user IDs by default. When you scan trunked frequencies, each Type II user... - Page 41 Now listen to the communications. If you decide you are receiving most of 1024 the replies to the conversations with IDs assigned to the block you just pro- 2048 grammed, then you have probably se- 4096 lected the right size code and can work on the next block of the map.
- Page 42 E1P3 E1P4 E1P7 E1P8 Block Size Block Size Block Size Block Size Code Code Code Code E1P9 E1P10 (S12) Block Size Block Size Code Code E1P5 E1P6 Block Size Block Size Code Code (S12) (S12) E1P11 E1P12 Block Size Block Size (S12) Code...
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Page 43: Selecting A Preset Fleet Map
2. Press a number key to select the E1P13 E1P14 bank where you want to store the Block Size Block Size preset fleet map. Code Code 3. Repeatedly press to select (Type I and hybrid), then press 4. Press DATA (S12) 5. -
Page 44: Programming A Fleet Map
Programming a Fleet Map Since these size codes require multi- ple blocks, you will be prompted for 1. Set the scanner for conventional the next available block when pro- scanning, then hold down gramming a fleet map. For example, if TRUNK until the scanner beeps twice. - Page 45 3. Repeatedly press to select Turning the Motorola E2-Hi E2-UHF , then press Disconnect Tone Detect Function On/Off 4. Press . The preset base fre- DATA quency appears. While trunk scanning a Motorola sys- 5. Enter a desired frequency, then tem, your scanner automatically tunes press to the data channel when it detects a...
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Page 46: Pc Remote Function
PC REMOTE FUNCTION Your scanner’s PC Remote function Software Settings lets you connect the scanner to a computer then use the computer to Use the following settings for the com- operate most of the scanner’s func- munications software. tions, the same way as if you were us- ing the keys on the scanner’s front BPS rate 2400/4800/9600/... -
Page 47: Turning The Remote Function On And Off
TURNING THE REMOTE Type this For this operation FUNCTION ON AND OFF command Scan KEY00 To turn the remote function on or off, hold down until the scanner REMOTE Manual KEY01 beeps. flashes when the remote function is turned on. Select channel 0–9 KEY02 # where #... -
Page 48: Pc To Scanner Functions List
PC TO SCANNER FUNCTIONS LIST For the following functions, type the command then press Enter on your computer’s keyboard. Function Command Check frequency stored in a channel # PM### where ### equals the three- digit channel number Check if Delay is on Clear the scanner’s memory Important: This procedure clears all the information... - Page 49 Function Command Check a bank’s priority channel number PC n Note: Enter a letter instead of the bank num- ber. Example: “C” for bank 3. Set a bank’s priority channel PC n### where ### equals the three- digit channel number Check if Priority is on Turn Priority on/off PRN/PRF...
- Page 50 Function Command Tune scanner to specific frequency RF######## where ######## equals the frequency Check a Trunk ID memory number IC x Set a Trunk ID memory number where x equals a matching let- ter equivalent to the trunk ID memory number Check if Trunk ID Monitor is on Turn Trunk ID Monitor on/off IDN/IDF...
- Page 51 Function Command Check if Frequency Identification active Turn Frequency Identification on/off FIN/FIF Check for Speaker Muting mode on/off Check Speaker Muting mode setting MUN/MUA/MUF Set Speaker Muting on/auto/off PI # Confrim scan list priority ID location where # equals an ID location number PI @# Set scan list priority ID location...
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Page 52: Scanner To Pc Responses
SCANNER TO PC RESPONSES The scanner sometimes returns responses via your computer and software. You might see any of the following codes. Code Meaning Invalid command Command format error Overrun error ORER Command received Channel number CXXX Frequency FXXXXXXXX Trunking frequency Conventional fre- quency (Function) On... -
Page 53: Scanner Mode Codes
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 Limit Search Hold Service Scan Service Scan Hold Program EDACS Program... - Page 54 Code For this Mode EDACS ID Lockout Review EDACS Search Control Channel...
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Page 55: A General Guide To Scanning
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 162.400 162.475 162.525 162.425 162.500 162.550 162.450 Birdie Frequencies Every scanner has birdie frequencies. -
Page 56: Guide To The Action Bands
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS Typical Band Usage (MHz) VHF Band Low Range 29.00–50.00 6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54.00 Aircraft 108.00–136.00 U.S. Government 137.00–144.00 2-Meter Amateur 144.00–148.00 High Range 148.00–174.00 FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band 174.00–216.00 New Mobile Narrow Band 220.00–222.00 1.3-Meter Amateur Band 222.00–225.00 Military Aircraft 225.00–287.80... -
Page 57: Primary Usage
Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre- quencies: VHF Band Activities Frequencies (MHz) 2-Meter Amateur Band 144.000–148.000 Government, Police, and Fire 153.785–155.980 Emergency Services 158.730–159.460 Railroad 160.000–161.900 UHF Band Activities Frequencies (MHz) 70-Centimeter Amateur Band FM 440.000–450.000... - Page 58 Abbreviations Services AIR ..............Aircraft BIFC .
- Page 59 — – HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) (3 MHz 30 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur Band (28.0–29.7 MHz) 29.000–29.700 ............HAM —...
- Page 60 VHF High Band (148–174 MHz) 148.050–150.345 ..........CAP, MAR, MIL 150.775–150.790 .
- Page 61 FM-TV Audio Broadcast, VHF Wide Band (174-216 MHz) 179.750 ............. . . TV7 185.750 .
- Page 62 462.1875–462.450 ..........BUS, IND 462.4625–462.525 .
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Page 63: Frequency Conversion
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, multiply the number of megahertz by 1,000: 9.62 (MHz) ×... -
Page 64: Troubleshooting
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. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Scanner is on but will not SQUELCH is not correctly Adjust SQUELCH clock-... - Page 65 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Scanner will not track a The system you are trying Set the scanner to receive trunked system (continued) to track is a Type I System, Type I trunked frequencies. and the scanner is set to See “Scanning Type I and scan Type II systems.
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Page 66: Resetting The Scanner
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
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. Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. -
Page 68: Specifications
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 ............108.0000–136.9750 (in 12.5 kHz steps) Government ........... 137.0000–143.9950 (in 5 kHz steps) 2 Meter Amateur Radio ........ - Page 69 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 ......... 29–310.9875 MHz: 380.6050–380.7000 MHz 311–512 MHz: 254.3125–254.4000 MHz 806–956 MHz: 380.7000–380.7875 MHz 1240–1300 MHz: 380.7000-380.7875 MHz...
- Page 70 NOTES...
- Page 72 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. 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...
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