Radio Shack PRO-2048 Changing Scanning and Search Speeds, Skipping Data Signals, Type Speed

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To unlock a channel, manually select the channel, then press L/O/SEARCH SKIP so LOCKOUT disappears.

To unlock all channels, while the scanner is scanning, select the banks containing the locked chan- nels you want to unlock, press MAN- UAL, then hold down L/O/SEARCH SKIP until the scanner beeps twice.

CHANGING SCANNING AND SEARCH SPEEDS

The PRO-2048 has two scan and three search speeds.

Type

Speed

 

 

 

 

Normal Scan

12 channels/

 

second

HyperScan

50 channels/

 

second

 

 

Normal Search

50 steps/second

High Speed

100 steps/

Search

second

HyperSearch

300 steps/

 

second (5 kHz

 

steps only)

 

 

To change the scanning speed, dur- ing scanning, press SPEED to switch between normal and HyperScan speeds. SCAN flashes during Hyper- Scan speed.

To change the search speed, during a limit, direct, or weather search, press SPEED to switch between the normal and high speed search speeds. s or t flashes during high speed search.

To select the HyperSearch speed, during a limit or direct search, press

PRI/HYPER SEARCH. SEARCH flash-

es during HyperSearch speed.

Note: You can use HyperSearch speed only in 5 kHz-step bands.

SKIPPING DATA

SIGNALS

You can set the scanner to skip non- modulated or data signals (such as control signals for pagers or trunked systems) when searching or scan- ning.

Note: This feature does not work and DATA does not appear in the AM mode. Also, the scanner might not skip data signals that have varied patterns of pauses and frequencies.

To skip data signals, press DATA.

DATA appears.

To turn off data skip, press DATA so

DATA disappears.

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PRO-2048 200-Channel Programmable Home Scanner Features Risk of Electric Shock FCC Notice Band Frequency Range MHzScanning Legally Contents Guide to Frequencies US Weather Frequencies Connecting Power Using Standard AC PowerUsing Vehicle Battery Power PreparationConnecting the Antenna Resetting the SCANNER’S Display Connecting an Optional AntennaInitializing Scanner Traffic Safety Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES/ External SpeakerListening Safely Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelStarts scanning through the stored channels Look AT the Display BankData Channel-Storage Banks Understanding the SCANNER’S MemoryMonitor Memories Operation Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING the Volume and SquelchSquelch Tips Manually Storing Frequencies in Channels Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Limit SearchDirect Search Search Skip Memory Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Listening to Monitor MemoriesTurning CHANNEL- Storage Banks on and OFF Scanning the Stored ChannelsManually Selecting a Channel Listening to the Weather Band Special Features Using Priority ChannelsUsing the 2-SECOND Delay Locking OUT ChannelsChanging Scanning and Search Speeds Skipping Data SignalsType Speed Turning the KEY Tone on or OFF General Guide to Scanning Guide to FrequenciesGuide to the Action Bands United States Broadcast BandsTypical Band Usage HF BandUHF Band Specified Intervals Primary UsageVHF Band Activities Frequencies UHF Band Activities FrequenciesAbbreviations Services Band AllocationMeter Amateur Band 28.0-29.7 MHz VHF Low Band in 5 kHz stepsLand Mobile Service Band Meter Amateur BandFM Radio Broadcast, Wide Band Aircraft BandPage Ultra High Frequency UHF 300 MHz-3 GHz Government Band Cm Amateur BandLow Band Conventional Systems Band Locally AssignedFrequency Conversion Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications 21/4-Inch 57 mm, 8-ohm, dynamic type RadioShack Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas 10A7
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