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- Page 1 20-418.fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM 20-418 Cat. No. OWNER’S MANUAL PRO-2045 200-Channel Weather Alert Home Scanner Please read before using this equipment.
- Page 2 20-418.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack PRO-2045 200- Hyperscan — scans programmed Channel Weather Alert Home Scan- channels at up to 50 channels per ner lets you in on all the action! This second.
- Page 3 20-418.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Direct Search — lets you search for Attenuator — reduces the scanner’s transmissions starting from a frequen- sensitivity to help limit reception to cy you specify. strong, nearby transmitters. Count Feature — lets you keep track Memory Backup —...
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Page 4: Scanning Legally
20-418.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Your scanner can receive all of these SCANNING LEGALLY bands: Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups includ- Range Step Mode (MHz) (kHz) ing police and fire departments, ambu- lance services, government agencies, 29–54 private companies, amateur radio ser-... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
20-418.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM CONTENTS Preparation ............7 Connecting Power . - Page 6 20-418.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Special Features ..........27 Delay .
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Page 7: Preparation
20-418.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM PREPARATION Follow these steps to use AC power. CONNECTING POWER You can power your scanner from a DC 12V standard AC outlet using the supplied AC adapter or from your vehicle’s bat- tery using an optional DC power cord. -
Page 8: Connecting An Antenna
20-418.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM • If you use your scanner in your vehicle with the engine running, you might hear electrical noise from the scanner. This is normal. Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some 1. -
Page 9: Resetting The Scanner
20-418.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Note: Always use 50-ohm coaxial ca- RESETTING THE ble to connect an outdoor antenna to SCANNER your scanner. For lengths under 50 feet, use RG-58 or RG-8/M coaxial ca- If the scanner’s display locks up or ble. -
Page 10: Testing Alert Operation
20-418.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM TESTING ALERT These offices are usually listed in the telephone book under “US Govern- OPERATION ment, Department of Commerce.” For your scanner’s weather alert func- To verify that your scanner receives tion to be effective, you must place the the test alert properly, set the scanner scanner:... -
Page 11: Testing The Weather Alert
20-418.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Testing the Weather Alert scanner. This disconnects the internal speaker. Follow these steps to test the weather alert — to hear how it sounds and en- sure that the circuitry is working. Note: This test does not ensure that your scanner will sound an alert when the weather service transmits an... -
Page 12: Traffic Safety
20-418.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Traffic Safety INSTALLING AN OPTIONAL CTCSS Do not wear an earphone or head- TONE BOARD phones while operating a motor vehi- cle. This can create a traffic hazard The scanner’s CTCSS (Continuous and can be illegal in some areas. - Page 13 20-418.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM 2. Remove the scanner’s top cover. 3. Gently plug the CTCSS board into sockets on the top of the scanner’s circuit board. CTCSS Board CTCSS BORD 4. Replace the scanner’s top cover, then replace the two side screws and three bottom screws.
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Page 14: Understanding Your Scanner
20-418.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNER A LOOK AT THE KEYBOARD A quick glance at this section should help you understand each key’s function(s). — rotate to turn the scanner — turns on or off data skip. VOLUME DATA on or off and adjust the volume. - Page 15 20-418.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Number Keys — each key has a sin- — programs a 2-second delay DELAY gle digit with a range of numbers print- for the selected channel and turns on ed above it. The single digits are used or off the delay during a limit or direct to enter the number of a channel or search or weather scan.
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Page 16: A Look At The Display
20-418.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display has several indicators that show the scanner’s current operating mode. A good look at the display will help you understand how your scanner operates. —... -
Page 17: Understanding Channel-Storage Banks
20-418.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM — appears when you manually Channel-Storage Banks select a locked channel or a skipped frequency. To make it easier to identify and select — appears when you program a the channels you want to listen to, channel for a 2-second delay or when channels are divided into 10 channel- you listen to a channel that has been... -
Page 18: Operation
20-418.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM OPERATION TURNING ON THE STORING FREQUENCIES SCANNER/SETTING You can store up to 200 frequencies VOLUME AND SQUELCH into your scanner’s channels. Good frequency references 1. Rotate turn clockwise VOLUME dioShack’s “Police Call Guide includ- to turn on the scanner. -
Page 19: Searching For And Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies
20-418.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM • Press until Note: You can use the scanner’s de- FREQ/CHAN-LOCK CHAN indicator appears. lay feature during a limit search (see Turn the rotary tuner to select “Delay” on Page 26). the desired channel. -
Page 20: Direct Search
20-418.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM 6. When the scanner finds a trans- Direct Search mission, you can: A direct search lets you specify a • Store the displayed frequency starting frequency, then search for ac- into the current monitor memory tive transmissions above or below the —... -
Page 21: Search Skip
20-418.fm Page 21 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM • Continue the search — press • You can select the skipped fre- quency when the scanner is in the hold mode. The scanner displays • Hold the scanner on the fre- when you select a skipped quency —... -
Page 22: Automatically Storing Frequencies
20-418.fm Page 22 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM AUTOMATICALLY Notes: STORING FREQUENCIES • To select bank 10, press • If you select a bank that does You can have your scanner automati- not contain an empty channel, cally store active frequencies into the scanner beeps and FULL empty channels within the banks you... -
Page 23: Listening To Monitor Memories
20-418.fm Page 23 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM LISTENING TO MONITOR SCANNING CHANNELS MEMORIES To begin scanning channels, press . The scanner scans through all SCAN Once you store frequencies into moni- non-locked channels in the activated tor memories using a direct or limit banks. -
Page 24: Locking Out Channels
20-418.fm Page 24 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Locking Out Channels MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can increase the effective scan- ning speed by locking out channels You can continuously monitor a spe- that have a continuous transmission, cific channel without scanning. This is such as a weather channel. -
Page 25: Scanning The Weather Band
20-418.fm Page 25 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM SCANNING THE 1. Press to find the clearest local weather broadcasting station. WEATHER BAND 2. Press ALERT appears. ALERT The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated 11 chan- When NOAA broadcasts a severe nels for use by the National Oceanic weather emergency signal, the scan- Atmospheric... -
Page 26: Special Features
20-418.fm Page 26 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM SPECIAL FEATURES DELAY PRIORITY Many agencies use a two-way radio The priority feature lets you scan system that might have a period of 2 through channels and still not miss im- or more seconds between a query and portant or interesting calls on specific a reply. -
Page 27: Changing Search Speeds
CHANGING SEARCH nates each bank’s first channel as that SPEEDS bank’s priority channel. Follow these steps to program a different channel PRO-2045 search as the priority channel for a bank. speeds. 1. Press PROGRAM 2. Use the number keys to enter the... -
Page 28: Using Auto Sort
20-418.fm Page 28 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM USING AUTO SORT TURNING ON OR OFF THE KEY TONE You can set the scanner to scan within each bank from the channel with the Your scanner beeps each time you lowest frequency to the channel with press a key. -
Page 29: Transferring Afrequency To Another Channel
20-418.fm Page 29 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM TRANSFERRING A 3. Using the number keys or the rotary tuner, select the channel FREQUENCY TO that has the frequency you want to ANOTHER CHANNEL transfer. 4. Press twice. TRANSFER flashes on the display. Transferring to an Empty Channel 5. -
Page 30: Using The Count Feature
20-418.fm Page 30 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM USING THE COUNT This helps to avoid radio interference between the groups. FEATURE You can use the CTCSS feature to The scanner can count the number of lock out undesired transmissions and times it has detected a transmission monitor only those which transmit a on each channel since you turned on... -
Page 31: Assigning A Ctcss Tone Frequency To A Channel
20-418.fm Page 31 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Assigning a CTCSS Tone Changing or Deleting a Frequency to a Channel CTCSS Tone Frequency for a Channel You can specify the CTCSS tone fre- quency you want the scanner to de- 1. -
Page 32: A General Guide To Scanning
20-418.fm Page 32 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies covered ditions. This type of reception is unpre- by your scanner is mainly “line-of- dictable but often very interesting! sight.” That means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the hori- zon. -
Page 33: Birdie Frequencies
20-418.fm Page 33 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Birdie Frequencies Birdies are frequencies your scanner uses when it operates. These operating fre- quencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same frequencies. If you tune one of these frequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the interference is not severe, you might be able to turn clockwise to SQUELCH... -
Page 34: Guide To The Action Bands
20-418.fm Page 34 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS Typical Band Usage HF Band (29.00–30.0 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur ..............29.00–29.70 MHz VHF Band (30.00–300.0 MHz) Low Range ................29.70–50.00 MHz 6-Meter Amateur ..............50.00–54.00 MHz Aircraft ................ -
Page 35: Primary Usage
20-418.fm Page 35 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Primary Usage As a general rule, most radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: VHF Band Activities Frequencies (MHz) Government, Police, and Fire 153.785–155.980 Emergency Services 158.730–159.460 Railroad 160.000–161.900 UHF Band Activities Frequencies (MHz) Land-Mobile Paired Frequencies... -
Page 36: Band Allocation
20-418.fm Page 36 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM BAND ALLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typi- cal services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the “Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services,”... - Page 37 20-418.fm Page 37 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM ROAD..Road & Highway Maintenance RTV .. Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup TAXI ........Taxi Services TELB ......Mobile Telephone (Aircraft, Radio Common Carrier, Landline companies) TELC ......Cordless Phones TELM ....Telephone Maintenance TOW .........Tow Trucks TRAN ....
- Page 38 20-418.fm Page 38 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM Aircraft Band (108–136 MHz) 108.000-121.490 .........AIR 121.500 ......AIR Emergency 121.510-136.000 .........AIR 163.250 ..........MED 163.275-166.225 ..GOVT, MIL, USXX 166.250 ......GOVT, RTV, FIRE U.S. Government Band (138-144 MHz) 166.275-169.400 ....GOVT, BIFC 137.000-144.000 .....GOVT, MIL 169.445 ......Wireless Mikes 169.500 ...........GOVT...
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Page 39: Frequency Conversion
20-418.fm Page 39 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM U.S. Government Band (406-450 MHz) 406.125-419.975 ....GOVT, USXX 70-Centimeter Amateur Band (420-450 33-Centimeter Amateur Band MHz) (902-928 MHz) 420.000-450.000 .......HAM 902.000-928.000 ......HAM Low Band (450-470 MHz) Private Trunked 450.050-450.925 ........RTV 935.0125-939.9875 ...... -
Page 40: Troubleshooting
20-418.fm Page 40 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems, here are some scanner to your local RadioShack suggestions that might help. If none of store for assistance. these suggestions help, take your PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Scanner is totally inop- No power. -
Page 41: Care And Maintenance
The following suggestions new. Do not use harsh will help you care for the PRO-2045 so chemicals, cleaning you can enjoy it for years. solvents, or strong de- tergents to clean the Keep the scanner dry. -
Page 42: Specifications
20-418.fm Page 42 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage, Step, and Default Modulation Modes: Range Step Mode (MHz) (kHz) 29–54 108–136.975 12.5 137–174 216–224.9875 12.5 225–399.9875 12.5 400–512 12.5 806–823.9375 12.5 851–868.9375 12.5 896.1125–1,000 12.5 Channels ... . . 210 (20 Channels 10 Banks + 10 Monitor Memories) Sensitivity (20 dB S/N with 60% modulation for AM;... - Page 43 20-418.fm Page 43 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM IF Frequencies ........1st IF: 370.7 MHz 2nd IF: 10.85 MHz 3rd IF: 450 kHz (NFM) Audio Power .
- Page 44 20-418.fm Page 44 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 12:42 PM RadioShack Limited Warranty This product is warranted against defects for 1 year from date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and deal- ers. Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply bring your RadioShack sales slip as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store.