Radio Shack PRO-2050 owner manual Cat. No

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Owner’s Manual

Cat. No. 20-430

PRO-2050

VHF/UHF/Air/800MHz

300-Channel TrunkTracker Home Scanner

Please read before using this equipment.

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Contents Cat. No Features Fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 129 PM Your PRO-2050 scanner can receive all of these bands FCC NoticeScanning Legally Contents Resetting the Scanner Connecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna PreparationUsing AC Power Connecting PowerUsing Your Vehicle’s Battery Power Connecting AN Extension SpeakerListening Safely Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesLook AT the Front Panel Understanding Your ScannerScans through the stored channels AIR Look AT the DisplayScan Understanding Banks Service BanksUnderstanding Trunking Channel Storage BanksOperation Turning on Storing Known Scanner and SettingSquelch Channels Searching Service Banks Limit Search Manually Selecting a Channel Scanning the Stored ChannelsClearing a Frequency from a Channel Delay Special FeaturesTurning CHANNEL- Storage Banks on and OFF Locking Out Channels Locking OUT Channels FrequenciesLocking Out Frequencies Trunk Tracking Skipping Data SignalsPriority Types of Trunking Systems Programming Trunked Frequencies Setting Squelch for the Trunk Tracking ModeScanning a Trunked Bank Locking Out IDs Monitoring an Active IDUnlocking a Single ID Using Trunk Tracking Scan DelayUnlocking All IDs Monitoring IDs Channel Activity IndicatorsManually Storing IDs into Scan Lists Scan ListsStoring IDs into Scan Lists While Searching Scanning the Scan ListsDeleting a Stored ID Automatically Storing an ID in a Scan List LocationScanning Type I and Hybrid Trunked Systems E1P1 E1P2 Block Size Code Block Size Code Programming a Fleet Map Selecting a Preset Fleet MapUSr Programming a Hybrid SystemGuide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningNational Weather Frequencies FrequenciesTypical Band Usage Guide to the Action BandsPrimary Usage Band AllocationHAM Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Conventional Systems Band Locally Assigned Frequency Conversion Troubleshooting Trunked Frequencies on Fm Page 48 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 129 PM Resetting the Scanner Care and Maintenance Specifications Fm Page 52 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 129 PM Fm Page 53 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 129 PM Fm Page 54 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 129 PM Fm Page 55 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 129 PM RadioShack