Radio Shack PRO-2050 Scanner User Manual


 
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CONTENTS
Preparation ........................................................................................................... 8
Connecting an Antenna ................................................................................... 8
Connecting the Supplied Antenna ............................................................... 8
Connecting an Outdoor Antenna ................................................................. 8
Connecting Power ........................................................................................... 9
Using AC Power .......................................................................................... 9
Using Your Vehicle’s Battery Power .......................................................... 10
Connecting an Extension Speaker ................................................................ 10
Connecting an Earphone/Headphones ......................................................... 11
Listening Safely ......................................................................................... 11
Understandin
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Your Scanner ............................................................................ 12
A Look at the Front Panel .............................................................................. 12
A Look at the Display ..................................................................................... 14
Understanding Banks .................................................................................... 16
Channel Storage Banks ............................................................................. 16
Service Banks ............................................................................................ 16
Understanding Trunking ................................................................................ 16
Operation ............................................................................................................ 17
Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch ............................................... 17
Storing Known Frequencies into Channels ................................................... 17
Searching Service Banks .............................................................................. 18
Limit Search ................................................................................................... 19
Scanning the Stored Channels ...................................................................... 20
Manually Selecting a Channel ....................................................................... 20
Clearing a Frequency from a Channel ........................................................... 21
Special Features ............................................................................................... 22
Delay ............................................................................................................. 22
Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off ................................................. 22
Locking Out Channels and Frequencies ....................................................... 23
Locking Out Channels ............................................................................... 23
Locking Out Frequencies ........................................................................... 23
Priority ........................................................................................................... 24
Turning the Key Tone On/Off ......................................................................... 25
Changing Search Speeds .............................................................................. 25
Skipping Data Signals ................................................................................... 25
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