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Radio Shack PRO-2050 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

Understanding 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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