Please read this user’s guide before installing,setting up and using your new productwww.radioshack.com20-426Pro-2051 1,000-ChannelTriple Trunking Mob
10The Basicsthe FCC wants you to knowThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
11The Basicsstep 1: install your scannermounting the scanner in your vehicleBefore you mount the scanner, make sure you have all the necessary materia
12The Basicsstep 2: power your scannerfrom a wall outlet1. Connect the tip of the supplied AC adapter to the DC 12V jack at the rear of your scanner.
13The BasicsBe sure the grounding screw makes complete contact with the metal frame of your vehicle.3. Connect the red wire of the supplied DC power c
14The Basicsstep 3: connect your scannerconnecting the supplied antennaPlug the telescoping antenna into the ANT connector. The antenna length should
15The BasicsWhen deciding on an antenna and its location, consider the following:• The location of the antenna should be as high as possible.• The a
16The BasicsListening SafelyTo protect your hearing, follow these guidelines:• Do not connect an earphone or headphones to the scanner. The warning a
17The Basicsstep 4: set up your scannerturn on your scannerTurn VOL clockwise. The scanner turns on and the ALERT indicator lights for a moment. Then
18The Basicslisten to preprogrammed frequenciesYour scanner comes preprogrammed from the factory with 150 of the most frequently used frequencies stor
19The Basics2. Service Scanning -- press FUNC + SVC to select one of the service banks to fi nd an active frequency.3. Band Search -- select a freque
2ContentsThank you for purchasing your Pro-2051 1,000-channel, triple-trunking scanner from RadioShack. Signal stalker allows you to lock on frequenci
20Beyond the Basicsadvanced scanner featuresIn this section of the user’s guide, you will discover the wide variety of features that make your scanner
21Beyond the Basics2. Enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency and press HOLD/RESUME to select the channel.3. Enter the frequenc
22Beyond the Basicsdeleting a stored frequencyTo delete a stored frequency, select a channel, press 0, and then press E.Channels with no frequencies a
23Beyond the BasicsWrite down your locked-out channels and put them in a convenient place in case you need to restore them.memory lockTo avoid acciden
24Beyond the Basicshold/resumeTo stop on a channel during scanning or to resume scanning, press HOLD/RESUME.direct channel accessTo access a specifi c
25Beyond the Basicsscanning a private bankYou can program frequencies into channels of the private bank. There are 1000 channels in the bank. 150 of t
26Beyond the Basicspriority scanWhen priority scan is turned on, your scanner checks the priority channel in the banks you selected every two seconds
27Beyond the Basicschannels. The scanner only checks priority talk groups between transmissions.service scanningThe service scan feature allows you to
28Beyond the Basicsband searchsetting a search bandThe scanner can search up to 14 separate frequency ranges to help you discover new stations in your
29Beyond the BasicsYour scanner automatically increases its search speed up to 300 steps per second for bands having 5 kHz steps (Hypersearch).While s
3The BasicsThe Basicsyour scanner’s keypad 6your scanner’s rear view 8your scanner’s display 9the FCC wants you to know 10step 1: install your sca
30Beyond the Basicsfrequency skipIf a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set the scanner to skip the frequ
31Beyond the BasicsAfter storing the frequency, it moves to the search hold mode.If there is no free channel, the frequency you want to store will aut
32Beyond the Basicshighway patrol alertsMost highway patrol vehicles today come equipped with a secondary radio system known as a MOBILE EXTENDER or V
33Beyond the BasicsALERT LED lights when it fi nds a priority frequency. See “Highway Patrol Priority Channels”.State Code OrderNumber CodeState Name N
34Beyond the Basicsscanning highway patrol, local police,and private frequenciesIf the scanner is set to any mode other than the highway patrol, local
35Beyond the Basicsscan hold1. When scanning stops on a desired frequency, press HOLD/RESUME to stay on that frequency. When in the hold mode, press
36Beyond the Basicsmuting the alert toneTo temporarily mute the alert tone, press MUTE during a highway warning alert. The alert tone stops and MUTE fl
37Beyond the Basicscheck and the interruptions in the conversations by pressing HOLD/RESUME to hold on the desired frequency.The highway warning alert
38Beyond the BasicsSkywarnThe Skywarn function lets you jump directly to the last channel in memory (Channel 1000) from any mode by pressing FUNC + .
39Beyond the Basicsand warnings, watch box notices, and weather forecasts. Listen to Skywarn to hear trained observers in your vicinity call in offi ci
4ContentsBeyond the Basicsadvanced scanner features 20channel storage banks 20storing known frequencies into channels 20deleting a stored frequency 2
40Beyond the BasicsAlthough the alert beep (warning beep, watch beep, advisory beep) sounds at short intervals for 5 minutes. After that, the emergenc
41Beyond the Basicsprogrammed, F1 appears.Press e or d to change the displayed FIPS code from F1 to F15. If a FIPS code is not programmed, ------- app
42Beyond the BasicsSignal StalkerYour scanner’s Signal Stalker feature lets you set the scanner so it detects and then displays the frequency of a nea
43Beyond the Basicsthe same time in the same area, or if the transmitter is a broadcast television station.setting the signal stalker options1. Press
44Beyond the Basics• Hi On or Hi OFF• UHF On or UHF OFF• 800 On or 800 OFF4. Repeatedly press e or d until the option you want appears, then press E
45Beyond the Basicsusing signal stalkerTo turn on Signal Stalker, turn SQL fully clockwise, then press FUNC + once except in WX search, band select,
46Beyond the Basicstrunk trackingYour scanner tracks three major types of trunked radio systems. These systems are described here.• MOTOROLA - Includ
47Beyond the Basicstoo high, it could prevent your scanner from locking on the control channel reliably. If it is set too low, it will slightly delay
48Beyond the BasicsSTEP 1: Selecting Trunking System TypeThe fi rst step in a trunk tracking system is storing the frequencies in one of the ten availa
49Beyond the Basics3. Then, press E. E (EDACS), M (Motorola) or L (LTR) appears depending on the trunked system selected. If the frequency is out of
5ContentsSkywarn 38NWR SAME 39Signal Stalker 42setting the signal stalker options 43trunk tracking 46EDACS tracking 59an EDACS trunked system 60sp
50Beyond the Basics4. Press e or d to select the scan list location.5. Enter the talk group IDs for each trunk system.Motorola talk groupsTo enter a
51Beyond the BasicsOr you can program all the talk group numbers for one fl eet of an agency.1. Enter the agency number.2. Press ./CLR to enter the “
52Beyond the BasicsPress TRUNK to start receiving trunked system information. You can receive the trunked system using the ID Scan Mode. You can recei
53Beyond the Basicsdirect entry id hold modeEnter the ID you want to receive by using 1 through 9, 0 (or ./CLR) and press d, and you can listen to a s
54Beyond the Basicsprogramming scan lists during searchTo select a scan list location and store an ID during search mode, follow these steps:1. When
55Beyond the Basicsactive. Press e to continue searching the entire trunked system.ID lockoutLike conventional scanning, it is possible to lock out un
56Beyond the Basicsbank once, while in locked out review mode, hold down L/O for 3 seconds. All locked out IDs in a bank are restored.setting the dela
57Beyond the Basicspriority ID in List 1 will be checked before the priority in list 2, etc.This function does not work in LTR tracking.Priority scan
58Beyond the BasicsTo scan a mix of trunking and conventional banks, select the banks you wish to be active, and then press TRUNK. The scanner will in
59Beyond the Basicssystem if this were the case). If you press the e key while monitoring one ID, the radio will check if any other IDs are active (it
6Contentsyour scanner’s keypadYour scanner’s keys have various functions labeled on and around the keys. To select the function labeled on a key, sim
60Beyond the Basicsan EDACS trunked systemYour scanner shows EDACS talk groups in AFS (Agency-Fleet-Subfl eet) format. This helps you see, at a glance,
61Beyond the Basicsanywhere you need to specify EDACS talk groups.Your scanner can also enter or display EDACS talk groups in decimal format (0-2047).
62Beyond the BasicsEDACS SCATWith the EDACS SCAT feature, the data stream transmissions will be eliminated, allowing you to clearly monitor the voice
63Beyond the Basicstracking Motorola systems There are really two types of Motorola trunking systems. These are usually referred to as Type I and Type
64Beyond the Basicsexact fl eet-subfl eet hierarchy for a particular area is referred to as fl eet map programming, which is discussed further in this ma
65Beyond the BasicsThere are 16 preset fl eet maps from which you can choose, and these are usually a good place to start when setting up a Type I/Hybr
66Beyond the BasicsE1P8Block Size Code0 SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 12 SIZE CODE 23 SIZE CODE 24 SIZE CODE 35 SIZE CODE 36 SIZE CODE 47 SIZE CODE 4E1P9Bloc
67Beyond the BasicsE1P11Block Size Code0 SIZE CODE 41 SIZE CODE 02 SIZE CODE 03 SIZE CODE 04 SIZE CODE 05 SIZE CODE 06 SIZE CODE 07 SIZE CODE 0E1P12Bl
68Beyond the BasicsSelecting a Preset Fleet Map 1. Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to change.2. Press e or d to select E1,
69Beyond the BasicsThe next two or three digits identify which fl eet is active, and the last digit(s) identifi es the subfl eet.Your task is to program
7ContentsSTATE — selects the state code.PVT/HWY/POL— Scans the private scan bank; scans the private scan bank and highway frequencies (or local police
70Beyond the Basics13 1 16 2048 414 1 16 4096 8size code restrictions If you select size code 12, 13, or 14, there are some restrictions as to which b
71Beyond the Basicsfollow the steps listed in “Programming a User Fleet Map” in the previous section; however, if you want a block to be Type II, sele
72Beyond the Basics6. Press e and select OFS for entering the offset channel. Then use the keypad to enter a new offset channel, then press E. Then pr
73Beyond the Basicscontrol channel only mode When this function is activated, trunking is performed using control channel data only. Voice channel (al
74Beyond the BasicsPL4 (plan 4): If the last three digits of frequencies are less than 866.0000 and end in one of the following three digits (000, 250
75Beyond the Basics1. Select the trunking programming mode and the bank you want to change.2. Press e or d to select Motorola Type 2 or Motorola Type
76Beyond the Basics6. When the scanner has successfully received all data, End appears. If the scanner received an error while receiving data, End, d
77Beyond the BasicsTo clear Error, press ./CLR.Once you have fi nished cloning the scanners, reset them by turning them off then on again. This is impo
78Beyond the Basicsresetting your scannerIf the scanner’s display locks up or stops operating properly, you might need to reset the scanner.This proce
79Beyond the Basicsfrequently asked questions (FAQs)Q: I drive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms?A: Make sure you are scanning in Highway Mode.
8Contentsyour scanner’s rear viewEXT SP — connect an external speaker here.ANT — connect the supplied antenna or an external antenna here.DC 12V — con
80Beyond the BasicsQ: Error appears on the display. What does it mean?A: If you were trying to enter a frequency, you might have made a programming
81Beyond the Basicsspecifi cationsFrequency Coverage 25.0000-27.9950 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) 28.0000-29.9950 MHz (in 5 kHz steps) 30.0000-49.9950 MHz
82Beyond the BasicsglossaryChannel - a programmable memory location. Channels are grouped into channel-storage banks. Your scanner has 10 channel-stor
83Beyond the BasicscareKeep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environment
This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of p
9Contentsyour scanner’s displayTRUNK appears during trunk tracking modeM appears when a Motorola trunking channel is selectedE appears when an EDACS t
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