Radio Shack PRO-2045 owner manual Troubleshooting

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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.

 

 

Make sure you plugged

erative.

 

 

 

the scanner into a work-

 

 

 

 

ing AC or DC outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

Scanner is on but will

SQUELCH is not cor-

 

Adjust SQUELCH

not scan.

rectly adjusted.

 

 

clockwise.

 

• A channel has been

 

Press SCAN.

 

manually selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While scanning, the

“Birdies.”

 

 

Avoid programming fre-

scanner locks on fre-

 

 

 

quencies listed under

quencies that have an

 

 

 

“Birdie Frequencies” on

unclear transmission.

 

 

 

Page 33 or only listen to

 

 

 

 

them manually.

 

 

 

 

Rotary tuner does not

Rotary lock is turned on.

 

Press LOCK until FREQ

work.

 

 

 

or CHAN appears on the

 

 

 

 

display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents PRO-2045 Features Page FCC Notice Scanning LegallyContents Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Connecting Power Using Standard AC PowerUsing Vehicle Battery Power PreparationTelescoping Antenna Connecting AN AntennaOptional Outdoor Antenna Resetting Scanner Using the FeetTesting Alert Operation Testing Alert ReceptionTesting the Weather Alert Connecting AN EarphoneListening Safely Installing AN Optional Ctcss Tone Board Connecting AN Amplified Extension SpeakerTraffic Safety Ctcss Board Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the KeyboardPage FREQ, CHAN, Lock shows the rotary tuner’s current setting Look AT the DisplayMonitor Memories Understanding CHANNEL-STORAGE BanksChannel-Storage Banks Operation Using the Rotary ControlStoring Frequencies Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Limit SearchDirect Search Search Skip Automatically Storing Frequencies Listening to Monitor Memories Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to ChannelScanning Channels Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and OffManually Selecting a Channel Locking Out ChannelsScanning Weather Band Using the Weather Alert Standby ModeWeather Alert Delay Special FeaturesPriority Using Programmable Attenuator Changing Search SpeedsSkipping Data Signals Using Auto SortTurning on or OFF the KEY Tone Transferring a Frequency to Another Channel Transferring to an Empty ChannelTransferring to a Channel that has a Stored Frequency Exchanging Frequencies Between Two Programmed ChannelsUsing Ctcss Using the Count FeatureCtcss Tone Frequencies Assigning a Ctcss Tone Frequency to a Channel Changing or Deleting a Ctcss Tone Frequency for a ChannelNational Weather Service Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies Ham Radio FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies Guide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsageSpecified Intervals Primary UsageBand Allocation BifcHigh Frequency HF 29 MHz-30 MHz AIR Frequency Conversion CSBTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Dimensions /4 × 91/4 × 81/16 Inches HWD 82 × 235 × 205mm RadioShack