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Radio Shack PRO-2056 owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem, Possible Causes, Remedies

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you elimi- nate the problem. If the scanner still does not operate properly, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance.

Problem	Possible Causes	Remedies


The scanner does not	The AC adapter is not	Be sure the AC adapter is
work at all.	properly connected.	plugged into a working AC
		outlet.

	The DC power cord or	Be sure the power cord is ful-
	DC cigarette-lighter	ly inserted into the DC 13.8V
	power cord is not con-	jack.
	nected.
		Be sure the power cord’s red
		wire is connected correctly to
		a voltage source and the
		black wire is connected cor-
		rectly to ground.

Poor or no reception.	Improperly connected	Be sure the antenna is prop-
	antenna.	erly connected.

Scanner is on but	SQ is not correctly ad-	Adjust SQ counterclockwise
does not scan.	justed.	(see “Turning On the Scan-
		ner/Setting Volume and
		Squelch” on Page 19).

In the scan mode, the	Birdies.	Avoid programming frequen-
scanner locks on fre-		cies listed under “Birdie Fre-
quencies that have an		quencies” on Page 25 or only
unclear transmission.		listen to them manually.
		listen to them manually.

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Radio Shack PRO-2056 owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem, Possible Causes, Remedies

Contents

PRO-2056 50-Channel Home/Mobile Scanner FEATURES FCC NOTICE SCANNING LEGALLY CONTENTS Guide to Frequencies Connecting the Telescoping Antenna CONNECTING AN ANTENNAConnecting the Window- Mount Antenna PREPARATIONConnecting an External Antenna MOUNTING THE SCANNER IN YOUR VEHICLE Cautions Connecting Power from Your Vehicle’s BatteryUSING THE SCANNER AS A BASE STATION MEMORY BACKUPUsing the Supplied AC Adapter Listening Safely CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER OR HEADPHONESService Search Banks UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNERBANKS PRIVATE Bank CHANNELS29-30 SEARCH BANDS30-50 50-54While searching through a search band, you might hear a frequency that you want to store with other fre- quencies of the same type, so you can scan them all together. You can store any frequency into a channel in the POLICE or FIRE/EMG service search banks or the PRIVATE bank. See “Storing Frequencies into Chan- nels” on Page A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL POLICE, FIRE/EMG, AIR, MRN A LOOK AT THE DISPLAYTURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH USING SERVICE SEARCHOPERATION MONITORING A FREQUENCY USING BAND SEARCHSTORING FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS CLEARING FREQUENCIES FROM CHANNELS USING MEMOLOCK SPECIAL FEATURESDELAY LOCKING OUT CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIESLISTENING TO WEATHER BROADCASTS GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGUS Weather Frequencies Other Weather FrequenciesGUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS United States Broadcast BandsTypical Band Usage UHF Band Primary UsageVHF Band ActivitiesBAND ALLOCATION SPECIFIED INTERVALSServices Frequency RangesVHF Low Band - in 5 kHz steps VERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHFU.S. Government Band 6-MeterAmateur Band2-MeterAmateur Band VHF High BandULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UHF U. S. Government Band 70-cmAmateur BandLow Band FREQUENCY CONVERSION Problem TROUBLESHOOTINGPossible Causes RemediesCARE AND MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE FUSES Replacing the Fuse in the DC Power CordSPECIFICATIONS Current Drain Page Page We Service What We Sell Limited One-YearWarrantyRadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation