Radio Shack PRO-2040 owner manual Features

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FEATURES

Your Radio Shack PRO-2040 100- Channel Programmable Home Scan- ner lets you in on all the action! This scanner gives you direct access to over 30,000 exciting frequencies that include police and fire departments, ambulance and transportation ser- vices, and amateur radio. You can select up to 100 channels to scan, and you can change your selections at any time.

The secret to your scanner’s ability to scan so many frequencies is its cus- tom-designed microprocessor — a ti- ny, built-in computer.

Your scanner also has these fea- tures:

Hyperscan — scans 50 channels per second.

Hypersearch — searches through frequencies at 300 steps per second in bands that have 5 kHz steps to help you find interesting broadcasts.

Ten 10-Channel Storage Banks — let you store 10 channels in each of 10 banks to group frequencies so you can easily identify calls.

Priority Channel — checks a speci- fied channel every 2 seconds so you do not miss important calls.

Data Detection — you can set it to detect data signals (nonmodulated signals such as preamble signals for pagers) during a limit or a direct search so it can automatically contin- ue searching.

Monitor Memories — let you store up to 10 frequencies you locate dur- ing a frequency search which you can then transfer into channels.

Search Function — searches for new and unlisted frequencies using a designated frequency range (limit search) or starting from a specified frequency (direct search).

Selectable Scan/Search Speeds

let you select normal or hyper scan speeds, and normal, high, or hyper search speeds.

Manual or Scan Channel Select — lets you manually specify a single channel or set the scanner to auto- matically scan all the stored chan- nels.

Search Skip — lets you select up to 50 frequencies for the scanner to skip during a limit or direct search, so you can avoid unwanted frequen- cies.

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Contents Fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM Features Fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM FCC Notice Contents Scanning Legally Memory Backup Connecting PowerUsing Standard AC Power PreparationUsing Vehicle Battery Power Optional Outdoor Antenna Connecting AN AntennaTelescoping Antenna Resetting the SCANNER’S Display Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES/ External Speaker Initializing ScannerTraffic Safety Listening SafelyUnderstanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelEnters the up or down direction in the search mode Programs a 2-second delay for the selected chanStores frequencies into and accesses the 10 moni Turns the data skip feature on and offLook AT the Display Appears when you program a channel for a two-second Appears when you manually select a locked channel, orDuring a search hold when the frequency is stored Delay before scanning or when you listen to a channelMonitor Memories Understanding the SCANNER’S MemoryChannel-Storage Banks Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING the Volume and Squelch OperationFinding Birdie Frequencies Manually Storing Frequencies in Channels Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Limit SearchDirect Search Search Skip Memory Listening to Monitor Memories Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Scanning the Stored ChannelsManually Selecting a Channel Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and OffListening to the Weather Band Designating a Priority Channel Special FeaturesUsing the 2-SECOND Delay PRO-2040 has two scan and three search speeds Type Speed Locking OUT ChannelsChanging Scanning and Search Speeds Detecting Data Signals Guide to the Action Bands General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies HF Band 3.00-30.0 MHz Typical Band UsagePrimary Usage VHF Band 30.00-300.0 MHzBand Allocation UHF BandAbbreviations High Frequency HF- 3 MHz-30 MHz Very High Frequency VHF- 30 MHz-300 MHzVHF-Hi Band 148-174 MHz Ultra High Frequency UHF- 300 MHz-3 GHz Low Band 450-470 MHzFrequency Conversion Trunked Systems Band Locally AssignedTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Ohms DC 400 mA full volume unsquelchedMHz and 450 kHz Watts maximumFm Page 43 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM Radio Shack