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

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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Radio Shack 20-426 manual Power your scanner, From a wall outlet, Through your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only

Contents

Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Power your scanner Set up your scannerBasics Basics Advanced scanner features Beyond the BasicsScanning a private bank Highway patrol alerts Contents Skywarn Signal StalkerWired programming Warranty Your scanner’s keypad HOLD/RESUME To Do This Your scanner’s rear view Your scanner’s display Trunk FCC wants you to know Install your scanner Mounting the scanner in your vehicle Power your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter Rear View Connecting the supplied antenna Connecting an external antennaConnect your scanner Connecting an external speaker Use extreme caution when installing or removing an Listening 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 channels Beyond the Basics Locking out a channel in hold mode Locking out a channel in scanning modeBeyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequency Locking out channels Restoring a locked-out channel in hold mode Memory lockRestoring all locked-out channels Direct channel access Beyond the Basics Hold/resume Scanning a private bank Beyond the Basics Priority scan Changing the priority channel Service scanning Setting a search band Beyond the Basics Band search Data skip Search hold Beyond the Basics Frequency skip Storing search frequencies Delay 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 frequencies Trunked highway frequencies Skywarn About Skywarn NWR Same Programming a Fips code Programming Fips Beyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Setting the squelch Trunk tracking Programming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Motorola talk groups Edacs talk groups LTR talk groups Receiving trunked systems ID scan mode ID scan hold mode Direct 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-track About multi-track Edacs tracking Programming Edacs system frequencies Special Edacs features Beyond the Basics An Edacs trunked systemAFS partial entry Edacs ID range search Edacs ID blockout Tracking LTR systems Edacs Scat Beyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 Selecting a Preset Fleet Map User-deﬁned ﬂeet maps Fleet 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 Birdies Beyond the Basics Resetting your scanner Properly Frequently asked questions FAQs Drive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms? Error appears on the display. What does it mean? Speciﬁcations If Frequencies Glossary Service and repair Care