20-466 Owner’s Manual RadioShack LOGO www.radioshack.com SM PRO-2053 Base Scanner Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equipment. Contents Will add © 2001 RadioShack Corporation. All Rights Reserved. RadioShack, RadioShack.com, and Adaptaplug are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation. Hypersearch and Hyperscan are trademarks used by Tandy Corporation. Motorola, Smartnet and Privacy Plus are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. EDACS is a registered trademark of GE/Ericsson Inc.
0-466 Owner’s Manual Simultaneous Trunking Operation – tracks two trunking systems (Motorola and EDACS) and conventional systems at the same time. 10 Channel-Storage Banks – let you store 30 channels in each bank (300 channels) to group channels so calls are easier to identify. 10 ID-Storage banks – let you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID banks, 5 sub-ID banks, 20 IDs are programmed in each 5 sub-ID banks and let you easy identify the ID code.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Key Lock – lets you lock the scanner’s keys to help prevent accidentally changing the scanner’s programming. Telescoping Antenna – lets the scanner receive strong local signals. External BNC Antenna Connector – lets you connect an external antenna (not supplied) to the scanner. Memory Backup – keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time even without internal batteries.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Scanning is a fun and interesting hobby. You can hear police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, aircraft, and military operations. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some electronic and wire communications that are illegal to intentionally intercept. These include: .
20-466 Owner’s Manual RadoShack store. Cautions: ! You must use a power cord that can carry 12V DC and at least 500 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner’s DC 12V jack. Using a cord that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the cord. . Always connect the DC cord to the scanner before you connect it to the power source. When you finish, disconnect the cord from the power source before you disconnect it from the scanner.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 406-1300 MHz Collapsed fully Connecting an Outdoor Antenna Instead of the supplied antenna, you can connect an outdoor base-station or mobile antenna (neither supplied) to your scanner. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of antennas. Choose the one that best meets your needs. When deciding on an outdoor antenna and its location, consider these points. When deciding on an outdoor antenna and its location, consider these points: .
20-466 Owner’s Manual . Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. . Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing. CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER In a noisy area, an external speaker (not supplied), available at your local RadioShack store, might provide more comfortable listening.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Illust SCAN – scans through the programmed channels. FUNC (function) – lets you use various functions by pressing this key along with other keys. MAN – stops scanning and lets you directly enter a channel number. WX – scans through the 7 preprogrammed weather channels. TRUNK – stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning. PRI (Priority) – sets and turns the priority function on or off.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 9/WXYZ – enters a 9, or inputs characters W, X, Y, or Z. 0 – enters a zero, or inputs characters . , -, #, _, @, +, *, &, /, ‘, $, %, !, ^, (, ), ?, ->, `, and <-. ./DELAY – enters a decimal point (necessary when programming frequencies), space, or programs a 2second delay for the selected channel/search bank, or hyphen (in Motorola type I code setting). ENTER – lets you complete the entry of frequencies and text.
20-466 Owner’s Manual You can set your scanner to change the way it receives signals. These settings, called open mode and closed mode, affect how the scanner receives signals from communications systems that use some type of closed squelch (such as MOT, and ED systems). You can set each of the scanner’s channel storage banks to open or closed mode. In open mode, the scanner scans signals transmitted in all systems.
20-466 Owner’s Manual When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the Motorola mode, it first decodes the talk group ID data included with the transmission. In the open mode, the scanner stops on the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the bottom line of the display. In the closed mode, the scanner only stops on the transmission if the talk group ID matches a talk group ID that you have stored in the bank’s talk group ID list and have not locked out.
20-466 Owner’s Manual scanner only goes to transmissions with IDs that match talk group IDs you have stored in the bank’s talk group ID list which are not locked out. Because EDACS scanning requires clear reception of the control channel at all times, EDACS systems tend to have a smaller usable area. An external antenna can greatly improve EDACS scanning in a fringe area. If you are having trouble scanning an EDACS system, try manually selecting the data channel.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Notes: You can also select your desired bank and channel number by follow those steps while program mode. 1). Press FUNC then press /¥ or ¥/. The bank number moves upward (downward). 2). Press FUNC then press and hold /¥ or ¥/. The bank number moves continuously upward (downward). 3). Press PROG or /¥. The channel number moves upward one by one. 4). Press ¥/. The channel number moves downward one by one. 2. Press PROG. M changes to P. 3.
20-466 Owner’s Manual STORING TEXT TAGS You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters) for easy identification of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks. Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1. Press MAN, enter the channel number where you want to enter the text, then press MAN again. M and the channel number appear at the upper left corner of the display (for example: M100). 2. Press PROG. M changes to P. 3. Press TEXT. The cursor appears at the 3rd line. 4.
20-466 Owner’s Manual the first numeral key. Press 1 2 FUNC after press 2 3 FUNC after press 3 4 FUNC after press 4 5 FUNC after press 5 6 FUNC after press 6 7 FUNC after press 7 8 FUNC after press 8 9 FUNC after press 9 0 FUNC after press 0 • CL To Enter Character from this Group 1234567890 ABC abc DEF def GHI ghi JKL jkl MNO mno PQRS pqrs TUV tuv WXYZ wxyz .
20-466 Owner’s Manual Search bank : SR0 Marine band Receive mode : FM CHANNEL 01 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 FREQUENCY (MHz) 156.050 156.250 156.3000 156.3500 156.4000 156.4500 156.5000 156.5500 156.6000 156.6500 156.7000 156.7500 156.8000 156.8500 156.9000 156.9500 157.0000/161.6000 157.0500 157.1000 157.1500 157.2000/161.8000 157.2500/161.8500 157.3000/161.9000 157.3500/161.9500 157.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 27.0750 27.0850 27.1050 27.1150 27.1250 27.1350 27.1550 27.1650 27.1750 27.1850 27.2050 27.2150 27.2250 27.2550 27.2350 27.2450 27.2650 27.2750 27.2850 27.2950 27.3050 27.3150 27.3250 27.3350 27.3450 27.3550 27.3650 27.3750 27.3850 27.3950 27.4050 Search bank : SR2 Police/Fire bank Receive mode : FM GROUP FREQUENCY (MHz) STEP (kHz) 0 33.420-33.980 20 37.020-37.420 20 39.020-39.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Search bank : SR3 Aircraft Receive mode : AM GROUP FREQUENCY (MHz) STEP (kHz) 108.000-136.9875 12.5 Search bank : SR4 Ham band Receive mode : FM GROUP FREQUENCY (MHz) STEP (kHz) 0 28.0000 – 29.7000 5 1 50.0000 - 54.0000 5 2 144.0000 - 148.0000 5 3 222.0000 - 225.00000 5 4 420.0000 - 450.0000 12.5 5 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 6.
20-466 Owner’s Manual invalid and back to before press the number. 5. If you want to change the high-end limit frequency then press /¥ or ¥/ key to select higher-end limit frequency entry. 6. Press your desired higher-end frequency and press ENTER. 7. Rotates squelch control clockwise and leave it set to a point just after hissing sound stops. 8. Press SEARCH and starts search. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching. Special notes: 1.
-466 Owner’s Manual 5. If you want to copy same frequency which already stored then sounds notice tone 3 times after step 1, LCD indicates the location bank number, channel number, the frequency and Dupl.f Chxxx is appeared at the LCD bottom line. 6. If you want to copy the duplicate frequency then press ENTER or press CLEAR to cancel.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On To turn off banks while scanning, press the bank’s number key until the bank’s number disappears. The scanner does not scan any of the channels within the banks you have turned off. Notes: • You cannot turn off all banks. There must be at least one active bank. • You can manually select any channel in a bank, even if the bank is turned off. To turn on banks while scanning, press the number key until the bank’s number appears.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Listening to a Weather Channel To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. Your scanner scans through the weather band then stops within a few seconds on the strong weather broadcast. Displaying Weather Messages The weather service precedes each weather alert with a digitally-encoded SAME signal, then a 1050 Hz tone.
20-466 Owner’s Manual have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel. Locking Out Channels To lock out a channel while scanning, press L/OUT when the scanner stops on the channel. To lock out a channel manually, select the channel then press L/OUT until L appears. Notes: • You can still manually select locked-out channels. To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel and press L/OUT until L disappears.
20-466 Owner’s Manual If all locked out frequencies are cleared within a bank, L/O list is empty. appears. Clearing All Lock Out Frequencies in a Search Bank 1. Press SEARCH. 2. Turn on only one search bank, the one in which you want to clear all locked-out frequencies. 3. Press FUNC then press L/OUT. Lockout list appears on the displays 4th line. 4. Press FUNC then 6. Confirm list clear? 1=YES Press other key for NO. appears.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 3. Enter the frequency you want to enter into the priority channel, then press ENTER. Note: This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel if the channel’s receive mode is MO or ED. Follow those steps to program a weather channel as the priority channel. 1. Press WX. 2. Select the weather channel you want to program as the priority channel. 3. Press FUNC then PRI. Pri Channel flushes at the bottom line two times.
20-466 Owner’s Manual There are two function of attenuator in your PRO-93. One is normal attenuator set to each the channel and each band in the Search and Tune mode. The other is set attenuator global unit. Press ATT to turn on or off the channel attenuator while channel number is indicated. Turn on the channel attenuator then “A” is indicated at the 7th digit in the top line. When turn it off the indication is changed to “.”. Attenuator is not able to set while Scanning.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 1. Turn on both scanners. 2. Connect the supplied clone cable to each scanner’s PC/IF jack. *CLONE MODE* UP to send, remove cable to exit appears. 3. Press /¥. Confirm send data? 1=Yes Press other key for No. appears. 4. Press 1 to send the data to the other unit or press any other key to cancel the operation. The scanner sends the data. To exit the clone mode, remove the cable.
20-466 Owner’s Manual channel. This scanner lets you easily hear both the call and response transmissions for that 2-way radio user and therefore follow the conversation. For EDACS and Motorola (above 406 MHz range), the scanner monitors the control channel between each transmission to identify talk groups. SETTING SQUELCH FOR THE TRUNKING MODE Your scanner automatically mutes the audio during trunk scanning when it decodes control channel data.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Programming Motorola Trunking Systems (UHF-Lo) You can program the scanner to receive transmissions in the UHF-Lo band (406–512 MHz) of the Motorola trunking system. You can receive these transmissions by: • Checking the trunking system’s control channel. You must program the system’s base frequency and offset frequency to do this. Notes: • Base and offset frequencies vary for each type of trunking system.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 1. Press PROG then TRUNK. 2. For each bank you want to program, repeatedly press FUNC, /¥, or ¥/ to select the bank. 3. Press FUNC. 4. Press 8. The following display appears: Add illust 5. Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system information, referring to the instruction that appears on the display. If the information was not supplied, try the following common fleet maps.
20-466 Owner’s Manual TALK GROUP IDS There are 10 talk group ID banks and each ID bank has 5 sub-banks and each sub-bank has 20 ID locations. You can program up to 100 talk group IDs in each bank, so you can program up to 1,000 talk group IDs in 10 banks. When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motorola, or EDACS mode, it checks to see if the ID has been stored. In the closed mode, the scanner only stops on the transmission and displays its text tag if you have stored and not locked out the ID.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Add illust To release ID hold, press SCAN or TRUNK. Locking Out Talk Group IDs Note: You can only lock out talk group IDs when the scanner is in the closed mode (see “Open and Closed Modes” on Page XX). 1. Press PROG. 2. Press TRUNK. 3. Press FUNC, /¥ or ¥/ to move the desired bank. 4. Press /¥ or ¥/ to select the ID memory. 5. Press L/OUT to lock out the ID. L appears. 6. To remove the lockout from a trunking ID, manually select the ID memory, and press L/OUT until L disappears.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 1. Press PROG then TRUNK. 2. Press FUNC, /¥ or ¥/ to select ID memory. 3. Press FUNC then CLEAR. Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank You can clear all talk group IDs within a bank. This lets you quickly delete all talk group IDs from a bank (for example, if you want to use the bank to store a different set of talk group IDs). 1. Press PROG. 2. Press TRUNK to enter a talk group ID memory mode. 3. Select a talk group ID bank using FUNC, /¥ or ¥/. 4. Press FUNC then 6.
ID is stored, displays the text tag. Otherwise, displays the talk group ID. 20-466 Owner’s Manual stored. Displays the text tag. Changing the Open/Closed Mode 1. Press MAN. 2. Press FUNC then /¥ or ¥/ to select the channel storage bank. 3. Press FUNC then 5. Bank OPEN or Bank CLOSED appears. After that message disappears, the 10th digit on the top line of the display changes from + to – or vice versa. 4. Repeat Steps 2–3 for each bank.
20-466 Owner’s Manual able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the birdie. This scanner’s birdie frequencies (in MHz) are: Will add To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and scan every frequency range from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it had found a signal, often without any sound.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Primary Usage As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: VHF Band Activities Frequencies Government, Police, and Fire 153.785-155.980 MHz Emergency Services 158.730-159.460 MHz Railroad 160.000-161.900 MHz Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 220.000-222.000 MHz UHF Band Activities Frequencies Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 450.000-470.000 MHz Base Stations 451.025-454.950 MHz Mobile Units 456.025-459.950 MHz Repeater Units 460.025-464.
20-466 Owner’s Manual (Manufacturing, Construction, Farming and Forest Products) MAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Military Amateur Radio MARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Limited Coast (Coast Guard, Marine Telephone,) Shipboard Radio and Private Stations) MARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Military Affiliate Radio System MED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency/Medical Services MIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20-466 Owner’s Manual 33.020–33.980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND, PUB 34.010–34.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GOVT, MIL 35.020–35.980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, PUB, IND, TELM 36.000–36.230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GOVT, MIL 36.250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil Spill Cleanup 36.270–36.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GOVT, MIL 37.020–37.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 153.035–153.725 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IND, OIL, UTIL 153.740–154.445 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, FIRE 154.490–154.570 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, BUS 154.585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil Spill Cleanup 154.600–154.625 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS 154.655–156.240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED, ROAD, POL, PUB 156.255–157.
20-466 Owner’s Manual U. S. Government Band (406–420 MHz—in 6.25 kHz steps) 406.125–419.975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, USXX 70-cm Amateur Band (420–450 MHz—in 6.25 kHz steps) 420.000–450.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM Low Band (450–470 MHz—in 6.25 kHz steps) 450.050–450.925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTV 451.025–452.025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL 452.0375–453.00 . . . . . .
20-466 Owner’s Manual 902.000–928.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) 935.0125–939.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTR General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) 940.0125–940.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GTR 23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) 1240.000-1300.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20-466 Owner’s Manual manually. See “Birdie Frequencies” on Page XX. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In the scan Stored frequencies are theAvoid storing birdie frequencies mode, the same as “birdie” frequencies. or only select them manually. See scanner locks “Birdie Frequencies” on Page XX. on frequencies that have an unclear transmission.
20-466 Owner’s Manual 1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. Welcome To Dual Trunking appears. 2. Press 0 then 1 while Welcome To Dual Trunking appears. Initializing Please Wait. appears for about 25 seconds Note: Do not turn off the scanner until the initialization is complete and Welcome To Dual Trunking appears again. Care To enjoy your RadioShack Base Scanner for a long time: . Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. .
20-466 Owner’s Manual 108-136.9875 MHz 137-174 MHz 216-225 MHz 406-512 MHz 806-960 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 0.3 uV 0.5 uV 0.5 uV 0.5 uV 0.7 uV 2.0 uV AM: 25-54 MHz 1 uV 108-136.9875 MHz 1 uV 137-174 MHz 1.5 uV 216-225 MHz 1.5 uV 406-512 MHz 2 uV 806-960 MHz 2 uV 1240-1300 MHz 2 uV Selectivity: 25- 27.
20-466 Owner’s Manual Weight (without antenna and AC adapter) 27 Oz. (750 g) Specifications are typical: individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice.
