Connect your scanner | Radio Shack 20-426 guide

The Basics

step 3: connect your scanner

connecting the supplied antenna

Plug the telescoping antenna into the ANT connector. The antenna length should be as shown below.

Frequency

Antenna Length

25-174 MHz	Extend fully (4 segments)
400-512 MHz	Extend 2 segments
806-1300 MHz	Collapse fully (1 segment)

connecting an external antenna

The ANT jack on the back of the scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety

of antennas.

You will need to connect an external antenna when

you mount your scanner in the dashboard of your vehicle. You may also

want to connect an external antenna if you use your scanner as a base station.

Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of antennas. Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths exceeding 50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If your coaxial cable does not have a BNC connector, you will also need a BNC adapter (not supplied).

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Radio Shack 20-426 manual Connect your scanner, Connecting the supplied antenna, Connecting an external antenna

Contents

Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Basics Power your scannerSet up your scanner Basics Scanning a private bank Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Highway patrol alerts Wired programming Contents SkywarnSignal Stalker 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 Through your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only Power your scannerFrom a wall outlet From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter Rear View Connect your scanner Connecting the supplied antennaConnecting an external antenna Connecting an external speaker Use extreme caution when installing or removing an Listening Safely Set the squelch Set up your scannerTurn on your scanner Scanning overview Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequenciesCommon scanner terms Basics Channel storage banks Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Storing known frequencies into channels Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequency Locking out a channel in hold modeLocking out a channel in scanning mode Locking out channels Restoring all locked-out channels Restoring a locked-out channel in hold modeMemory lock 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 Selecting the state Highway patrol alertsHighway patrol/local police scanning State Code Order Press these buttons Action Highway warning alert Setting the alert tone volumeBeyond the Basics Scan hold Muting the alert tone Adjusting alertHighway patrol priority channels 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 ID search hold mode Direct entry id hold modeID search mode Deleting a stored ID ID monitor modeProgramming scan lists during search Restoring locked-out IDs ID lockoutReviewing ID lockout Trunking frequency conﬁrmation Setting the delay mode for trunking modeSetting priority in trunking mode Moving between scan list memories Multi-track About multi-track Edacs tracking Programming Edacs system frequencies AFS partial entry Special Edacs featuresBeyond the Basics An Edacs trunked system 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 Programming a Hybrid system Size code restrictionsProgramming a user ﬂeet map 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