Radio Shack PRO-2049 owner manual Features

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack PRO-2049 90- Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner lets you in on all the action! This scanner gives you direct access to over 23,000 frequencies, including those used by police and fire depart- ments, ambulance and transportation services, government agencies, and amateur radio services. You can se- lect up to 90 channels to scan and you can change selections at any time.

The scanner’s frequency bands let you search specific, preset ranges of frequencies quickly and easily.

Your scanner has all these special features:

Weather Band Key — scans seven preprogrammed weather channels to keep you informed about current weather conditions.

Three 30-Channel Storage Banks — let you store 30 channels in each of three banks to group channels so calls are easier to identify.

Three Monitor Memories — let you temporarily save three frequencies lo- cated during a frequency search, so you can decide if you want to move them to permanent channel storage.

Priority Channels — let you set the scanner to check up to three channels every 2 seconds so you do not miss important calls.

Band Search — lets you quickly and easily search preset frequency rang- es, so you can find new and unlisted broadcasts.

Direct Search — lets you search for a transmission starting from a specified frequency.

Search Skip — lets you select up to 20 frequencies for the scanner to skip during a search, so you can search more efficiently.

Two-Second Channel Scan/Search Delay — lets you set the scanner so it delays scanning or searching for 2 seconds before moving to another channel/frequency, so you can hear more replies.

Lock-Out— keeps channels you se- lect from being scanned, so you can skip over busy channels such as those with a continuous transmission.

Key Confirmation Tones — the scanner sounds a tone when you per- form an operation correctly and sounds an error tone if you make an error.

Memory Backup — keeps channel frequencies stored in memory for 3 days or more during a power loss.

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Contents PRO-2049 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Features Freq. Range Freq. Step MHz KHz FCC Notice Scanning LegallyContents Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications General Guide to ScanningConnecting an Outdoor Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting the Supplied Antenna PreparationConnecting Power Connecting AN External Speaker Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesListening Safely Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelStops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory Look AT the Display A N MAN PGM PRI L/O DLY WXFm Page 14 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks Understanding Banks and BandsMonitor Memories Frequency Bands29-54 Operation Resetting ScannerTurning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and Squelch Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Band SearchListening to Monitor Memories Direct SearchScanning Channels Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a ChannelDeleting a Frequency from a Channel Manually Selecting a Channel Skipping Frequencies Channels Special FeaturesDelay Removing Skip from Channels PriorityRemoving Skip from Frequencies Turning the KEY Tone on or OFF Listening to the Weather BandNational Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningHAM Radio Frequencies Wavelength Meters Voice MHzBirdie Frequencies United States Broadcast BandPrimary Usage Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage Abbreviations Services Band AllocationMeter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzGovernment Band 137-144 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Low Band 450-470 MHzAvoiding Image Frequencies Frequency ConversionTroubleshooting Symptom SuggestionCare and Maintenance Specifications Squelch Sensitivity Fm Page 38 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fm Page 39 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fort Worth, Texas RadioShackDivision of Tandy Corporation