Radio Shack 20-426 manual Power your scanner, From a wall outlet

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The Basics

step 2: power your scanner

from a wall outlet

Rear View

1.Connect the tip of the supplied AC adapter to the DC 12V jack at the rear of your scanner.

2.Plug the AC adapter into your wall outlet.

Notes You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 12V

DC and delivers at least 500mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must ﬁt the scanner’s DC 12V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these speciﬁcations could damage the scanner or the adapter.

To prevent electric shock, do not use the AC adapter’s polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or other outlet unless you can fully insert the blades to prevent blade exposure.

through your vehicle’s ignition (negative ground only)

Note	If you are not experienced in connecting accessories to
	the vehicle fuse box, use a certiﬁed installer.

1.Disconnect the cable from the negative (-) terminal of your vehicle’s battery.

2.Ground the black wire of the supplied DC power cord to your vehicle’s chassis.

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Contents Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Power your scanner Set up your scannerBasics BasicsAdvanced scanner features Beyond the BasicsScanning a private bank Highway patrol alertsContents Skywarn Signal StalkerWired programming WarrantyYour scanner’s keypad HOLD/RESUMETo Do This Your scanner’s rear view Your scanner’s display TrunkFCC wants you to know Install your scanner Mounting the scanner in your vehiclePower your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter Rear ViewConnecting the supplied antenna Connecting an external antennaConnect your scanner Connecting an external speaker Use extreme caution when installing or removing anListening Safely Set up your scanner Turn on your scannerSet the squelch Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequencies Common scanner termsScanning overview Basics Advanced scanner features Beyond the BasicsChannel storage banks Storing known frequencies into channelsBeyond the Basics Locking out a channel in hold mode Locking out a channel in scanning modeBeyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequency Locking out channelsRestoring a locked-out channel in hold mode Memory lockRestoring all locked-out channels Direct channel access Beyond the Basics Hold/resumeScanning a private bank Beyond the Basics Priority scan Changing the priority channelService scanning Setting a search band Beyond the Basics Band searchData skip Search holdBeyond the Basics Frequency skip Storing search frequenciesDelay Highway patrol alerts Highway patrol/local police scanningSelecting the state State Code Order Press these buttons Action Setting the alert tone volume Beyond the Basics Scan holdHighway warning alert Adjusting alert Highway patrol priority channelsMuting the alert tone Skip frequenciesTrunked highway frequencies Skywarn About SkywarnNWR Same Programming a Fips code Programming FipsBeyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Setting the squelch Trunk trackingProgramming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Motorola talk groups Edacs talk groupsLTR talk groups Receiving trunked systemsID scan mode ID scan hold modeDirect entry id hold mode ID search modeID search hold mode ID monitor mode Programming scan lists during searchDeleting a stored ID ID lockout Reviewing ID lockoutRestoring locked-out IDs Setting the delay mode for trunking mode Setting priority in trunking modeTrunking frequency conﬁrmation Moving between scan list memories Multi-trackAbout multi-track Edacs tracking Programming Edacs system frequenciesSpecial Edacs features Beyond the Basics An Edacs trunked systemAFS partial entry Edacs ID range search Edacs ID blockoutTracking LTR systems Edacs ScatBeyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 Selecting a Preset Fleet Map User-deﬁned ﬂeet mapsFleet Map Size Codes Size code restrictions Programming a user ﬂeet mapProgramming a Hybrid system You can only enter within a range of 5-100 kHz, and 5 or Toggling the status bit Control channel only mode Disconnect tone detect option end code If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more than Cloning your scanner Replacing the fuse in the DC power cord BirdiesBeyond the Basics Resetting your scanner ProperlyFrequently asked questions FAQs Drive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms?Error appears on the display. What does it mean? Speciﬁcations If FrequenciesGlossary Service and repair Care