Radio Shack PRO-2051 manual NWR Same

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Beyond the Basics

and warnings, watch box notices, and weather forecasts. Listen to Skywarn to hear trained observers in your vicinity call in ofﬁcial reports to a “net control” station which relays those reports to NOAA and other emergency agencies.

Most importantly, you get Skywarn reports directly from trained observers - that means you get them several minutes before they can be relayed for broadcast by NOAA and as much as 5 or 10 minutes sooner than you will hear them on local TV or radio! Those few minutes can be worth a lot when it comes to deciding if your family needs to take cover.

	Note	If you tune to a Skywarn frequency when the Skywarn
	Note	net is not active, you may hear nothing, or you may
		net is not active, you may hear nothing, or you may
		hear amateur radio operators talking on a local repeater
		system.

NWR SAME

During weather mode, press FUNC +WX ALT to enable NWR SAME alert. When WX alert is on, ALERT lights and the audio mute is set on.

Press FUNC + WX ALT to turn off the NWR SAME alert.

If the scanner receives a SAME event code from the local weather service, it sounds an alert and displays the description for any alert received. Then, audio mute turns off and ALERT blinks.

The scanner displays the following messages:

Warning : L1

Watch : L2

Advisory : L3

WX alert (1050 Hz): WXA

During an alert, press any key to stop the alert. If you do not press any key, the scanner continues sounding the alert beep.

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Contents Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Basics Power your scannerSet up your scanner BasicsHighway patrol alerts Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Scanning a private bankWarranty Contents SkywarnSignal Stalker Wired programmingHOLD/RESUME Your scanner’s keypadTo Do This Your scanner’s rear view Trunk Your scanner’s displayFCC wants you to know Mounting the scanner in your vehicle Install your scannerPower your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only Rear View From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighterConnecting the supplied antenna Connecting an external antennaConnect your scanner Use extreme caution when installing or removing an Connecting an external speakerListening Safely Set up your scanner Turn on your scannerSet the squelch Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequencies Common scanner termsScanning overview Basics Storing known frequencies into channels Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Channel storage banksBeyond the Basics Locking out channels Locking out a channel in hold modeLocking out a channel in scanning mode Beyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequencyRestoring a locked-out channel in hold mode Memory lockRestoring all locked-out channels Beyond the Basics Hold/resume Direct channel accessScanning a private bank Changing the priority channel Beyond the Basics Priority scanService scanning Beyond the Basics Band search Setting a search bandSearch hold Data skipStoring search frequencies Beyond the Basics Frequency skipDelay 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 Skip frequencies Adjusting alert Highway patrol priority channels Muting the alert toneTrunked highway frequencies About Skywarn SkywarnNWR Same Programming Fips Programming a Fips codeBeyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Trunk tracking Setting the squelchProgramming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Edacs talk groups Motorola talk groupsReceiving trunked systems LTR talk groupsID scan hold mode ID scan 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 Multi-track Moving between scan list memoriesAbout multi-track Programming Edacs system frequencies Edacs trackingSpecial Edacs features Beyond the Basics An Edacs trunked systemAFS partial entry Edacs ID blockout Edacs ID range searchEdacs Scat Tracking LTR systemsBeyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 User-deﬁned ﬂeet maps Selecting a Preset Fleet MapFleet 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 Birdies Replacing the fuse in the DC power cordProperly Beyond the Basics Resetting your scannerDrive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms? Frequently asked questions FAQsError appears on the display. What does it mean? If Frequencies SpeciﬁcationsGlossary Care Service and repair