Radio Shack PRO-2050 owner manual Contents

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CONTENTS
Preparation	8
Connecting an Antenna	8
Connecting the Supplied Antenna	8
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna	8
Connecting Power	9
Using AC Power	9
Using Your Vehicle’s Battery Power	10
Connecting an Extension Speaker	10
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones	11
Listening Safely	11
Understanding Your Scanner	12
A Look at the Front Panel	12
A Look at the Display	14
Understanding Banks	16
Channel Storage Banks	16
Service Banks	16
Understanding Trunking	16
Operation	17
Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch	17
Storing Known Frequencies into Channels	17
Searching Service Banks	18
Limit Search	19
Scanning the Stored Channels	20
Manually Selecting a Channel	20
Clearing a Frequency from a Channel	21
Special Features	22
Delay	22
Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off	22
Locking Out Channels and Frequencies	23
Locking Out Channels	23
Locking Out Frequencies	23
Priority	24
Turning the Key Tone On/Off	25
Changing Search Speeds	25
Skipping Data Signals	25

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Contents Cat. No Features Fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 129 PM FCC Notice Your PRO-2050 scanner can receive all of these bandsScanning Legally Contents Resetting the Scanner Connecting an Outdoor Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting the Supplied Antenna PreparationConnecting Power Using AC PowerConnecting AN Extension Speaker Using Your Vehicle’s Battery PowerConnecting AN Earphone Headphones Listening SafelyUnderstanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelScans through the stored channels Look AT the Display AIRScan Understanding Trunking Service BanksUnderstanding Banks Channel Storage BanksTurning on Storing Known Scanner and Setting OperationSquelch Channels Searching Service Banks Limit Search Scanning the Stored Channels Manually Selecting a ChannelClearing a Frequency from a Channel Special Features DelayTurning CHANNEL- Storage Banks on and OFF Locking OUT Channels Frequencies Locking Out ChannelsLocking Out Frequencies Skipping Data Signals Trunk TrackingPriority Types of Trunking Systems Setting Squelch for the Trunk Tracking Mode Programming Trunked FrequenciesScanning a Trunked Bank Monitoring an Active ID Locking Out IDsUsing Trunk Tracking Scan Delay Unlocking a Single IDUnlocking All IDs Channel Activity Indicators Monitoring IDsScan Lists Manually Storing IDs into Scan ListsDeleting a Stored ID Scanning the Scan ListsStoring IDs into Scan Lists While Searching Automatically Storing an ID in a Scan List LocationScanning Type I and Hybrid Trunked Systems E1P1 E1P2 Block Size Code Block Size Code Selecting a Preset Fleet Map Programming a Fleet MapProgramming a Hybrid System USrNational Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies FrequenciesGuide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsageBand Allocation Primary UsageHAM 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