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OWNER'SMANUAL PRO-2005 Programmable Scanner Pleasereadbeforeusingthisequipment kwa#ffi E e =-=-EE ==s=gq EEEa4 Cat. No. 20-144 REAL'St,C INTRODUCTION pRO-2005Desk-Topprogrammable Your new Realistic@ Scannerlets you in on all the action!your scannergives you directaccessto over196,000 frequencies in nineac_ tion-packed radiobandsincludingpolice,fire,ambulance, aircraft,hamradio,andtransportation seruices, in addition to normalFM broadcasts,TV sound,and CB. you can select up to 400 channelsfor your scannerto scan through,and you can changeyour channelselectionat anytime. Ten ChannelStorage Banks-allowyou to group your storedfrequencies so thatcallsareeasierto identify. PriorityChannel-helps to keepyou from missingimportantcallson theselectedchannel. Direct FrequencySearch-allowsyou to scan through everyavailable frequency to find interesting broadcasts. Monitor Banks-allowyou to save up to ten additional channelslocatedduringa frequency search. The secret of your PRO-2005scanneris a custom_ Sound Squelch-keeps the scannerfrom stoppingon a designedmicroprocessor-a computer-on-a-chip-that al_ channel that is only broadcasting a carrier,withno voiceor lowsyou to instantlyselectany frequencywithouthaving other sound. to changeany crystals.This microprocessor givei also yourscannerspecialfunctions,suchas: Liquid Crystal Display-showsthe channeland the fre_ YourPRO-2005 scannercoversa widefrequencyrange: quencyyou haveselected, as wellas otherinformation. .25-52OMHz Two-SecondScan Delay-helpsto preventyour losing . 760- 823.945MHz replies on a channelwhile youarescanning. o 851- 868.945 MHz MemoryBackup-keepsthe channelfrequencies storedin yourscanner's memoryif a powerfailureoccurs. o 896- 1300MHz Lock-Out Function-lets your scanner skip over a specified channelor groupof channels. @ 1988 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Realistic and Radio Shack are registered trademarkes of randy corporation. WARNING:TO PREVENTFIREOR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TO RAINOR MOISTURE. RECEIVER CAUTIOfII: SHOCK. THERISKOF ELECTBIC TO BEDUCE (ORBACK}. COVER DOftlOTREMOVE PARTS INSIDE. NOUSER.SEBVICEABLE ERVICE TO GO U A L I F I ESO R E F ES RE B V I C I N PEBS0ttll'lEL. For your importantrecords,pleaserecordyour scanner's serialnumberin the box below.The serialnumberis locatedon the backpanelof yourscanner. withinthetriangle Thelightningflashwitharrowhead voltageinside you to dangerous to alert is intended not open Do this unit that can cause shock. enclosure. pointwithinthe triangleis intended Theexclamation operatingand maintenance you to important to alert manual. this owner's in instructions SerialNumber: CONTENTS A Q u i c kL o o ka tY o u rS c a n n e. .r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . .Locking . . . . . . . OutChanne|s ................ Preparation .............7 Turning BanksOnandOff ......,...... Battery Installation .................. T Usingthe PriorityFeature g PowerSources ....................... Manually Selecting a Channel Connecting theAntenna ........g Dimmer Using t h eF o l d i nFg e e .t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0. . . . . A General Guideto Scanning Connecting Headphones ................ ........10 B i r d i e.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting an Extension Speaker ..........10 CrossModulation .......... Connecting TapeRecorder an External ...................... 11 Reception Notes......... Understanding YourPRO-2005 Scanner ....................... 1Z Guideto theActionBands A Lookat theDisplay ................. 12 TypicalBandUsage A Lookat theKeyboard ............. .............. 14 Maintenance Understanding Channel Storage Banks BeforeYouCallfor Help and SearchBanks 16 Specifications ................. Operation 17 Programming the PHO-2005 Scanner......................... 17 Searchingfor Active Frequencies 18 Movinga Frequencyfrom a Monitor M e m o r yt o a C h a n n e.l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Understanding BandModesand Frequency Steps......... 22 Usingthe RestartSwitch 23 Settingthe Volumeand Squelch 23 Usingthe SoundSquelchSwitch 23 S c a n n i ntgh e C h a n n e l .s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 U s i n gt h e D e l a yF e a t u r e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Settingthe ScanningSpeed 24 4 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 28 30 31 32 A QUICKLOOKAT YOURSCANNER SCANKey PRI(Priority) Key DELAYKey MANUAL Key SPEEDKey Command Keys Multi-purpose Display HeadphoneJack LIMITKeys "Tlil.:.lll-:l:lll-3),,, ^' " it rt l! ;;,ffiqfri, ! voLUVr OFF/VOLUME Control lt:i D i_trJ lt i:t D r_t,-, H#l# *l#."-=^ Ll Ll Ll \ Ll Ll Ll Ll Ll LlLl i:i \' / LOC( OUT OELAY AM NFMWFM trsOKHZ piio"'iliu , | sourl cH " ,a nnlt \7 \ 'HAMEL CLEARKey +tututPRo2oos ^ , . \ )1" t - t t - l L{J I I LtJ I t"-1."J i" t.#u"J SQUELCHControl SOUNDSQUELCHSwitch DIMMER Switch NumberKeys L/OUT (Lockout) Key ENTERKey PROGRAM Key L/O RVW (Lock out review) Key MODE,STEPand RESETKeys DIRECT Key TAPEOUTJack RearPanel ATT Switch ANT (Antenna) Connector RESTART Switch AC Line Cord PREPARATION BATTERY INSTALLATION Yourscannerusesa g-voltbatteryfor memorybackup.For longestoperationand best performance, we recommend an alkalinebattery,suchas RadioShack'sCat.No.23-553. Forbestresults,replacethe batteryeverysixmonths. "BATT"flashesin the displayand beepssoundwhenthe batteryis low or not installed. Whenthis happens,replace or installthe batteryimmediately. 1 Removethe batterycompartment2 coverby loosening the screwon thebackpanel. Caution:Your scannercan keep channelsstoredin its memoryfor a few minuteseven with the AC cord unpluggedand the 9-voltbatterydisconnected. But,to avoid loss of memoryinformation, do not unplugthe scanner whenreplacing the battery. ln addition,neverleavea weak or dead batteryin your scanner;even "leakproof"batteriescan leak damaging Batterylifeis aboutsixmonthswhenhousehold chemicals. AC poweror automotiveDC poweris off for a prolonged periodof time. Removethe old battery,then snap in a new 9-voltbaftery. 3 Installthe battery compartment cover. POWERSOURCES Gar BatteryOperation Youcan poweryourscannerfromthefollowingsources: You can poweryour scannerfromyourvehicle'scigarette lightersocket,providedthe vehiclehasa 12volt,negative groundsystem.To useDCpower,you needRadioShack's DCpowercable(Cat.No.270-1b34B). o A standardAC outlet o Your vehicle'sbattery(usingan optionalDC power cable) AC PowerOperation Connect the DCpowercable'splugto the 13.8voltjackon the rear panel.Then,plugthe DC powercableinto the cigarettelightersocketof yourvehicle. Connectthe scanner's AC powercord to a standardAC outlet. - \ \'.. nJlfu--llbh."<ll ll : J \ Note:Mobileuseof scanners mightbe unlawful or require a permitin someareas.Checkwithyourlocalauthorities. CONNECTING THE ANTENNA We haveprovideda telescoping antennawithyourscanner.Thisantennais adequate for stronglocalsignals. To installit, simplyscrewit intothe holeon the top of the scanner. fl u <J.!) To installan outdoorantenna: 1.Selecta location for theoutdoorantenna thatis as high as possible. 2. Following the instructions that camewith the antenna anditsmounting hardware, mounttheantenna. 3. Connect theantenna to thescanner usingcoaxialcable. Alwaysuge_ 50 ohm coaxialcable.For lEngthsover50 feet,useRGBlow-loss, dielectriccoaxialcable. Antennalengthcontrolsthe sensitivity: adjustthe lengthof the telescopingantennafor best reception.Referto the tablebelow. 25 MHz-300 MHz extendfully 300MHz-520MHz extend3 segments 760MHz- 1300MHz collapsefully (one seg mentonly) Yourscannerhasbetterreception whenyouattacha multibandoutdoorantennato it. RadioShackstoressella completelineof outdoorscanner antennas. WARNING WARNING WARNING Wheninstallingor removingoutdoorantennas, use extreme caution. lf the antenna startsto fall, let it go! lt could contactoverhead power lines. IF THE ANTENNA TOUCHESTHE POWERLINE, CONTACT WITH THE ANTENNA,MAST,CABLE,OR GUYWIRESCANCAUSEELECTROCUTION AND DEATH!Call the power companyto remove the antenna.Do not attempt to do so yourself. USING THE FOLDING FEET Your scanner's frontfeet are foldingtype.Usethemaccordingto thelocationof the scanner. CONNECTINGHEADPHONES For privatelistening or in a noisyenvironment, plugheadphonesintothe headphone jack on frontof yourscanner. Pluggingin headphones automatically disconnects the internalspeaker. Werecommend RadioShack'smonoheadset(Cat.No.20-210). A @ v \ @,--:::=-:=//""\\ -\/ .s--.' JN \[j/ ) / CONNECTINGAN EXTENSIONSPEAKER In a noisyarea,an eltensionspeaker(suchas Radio Shack'sCat. No. 21-549),positionedin the right place, plugthespeaker mightprovidemorecomfortable listening. cable's1/8-inchmini-plugintoyour scanner'sEXTSPKR jack. 10 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL TAPE RECORDER Youcanrecordscannertransmissions witha taperecorder throughthe TAPEOUT jack. Consultyour local Radio Shackstorefortheappropriate connecting cable. FO 11 UNDERSTANDING YOURPRO.2OOs SCANNER A LOOKAT THE DISPIAY *ot'Ififl fln'frilu^. ]3::lglE:19 ffi tlL-l flLrvH,*iiffii/'-pl:lll fl,r,tlil tlLtri I0CK-OUTDETAY AM NFM WFM 12.50kH2 The displayhas severalabbreviated indicatorsthat show LOCK-OUT-appears whenthe channelyou are listening yourscanner's currentoperating mode.A quicklookat the to is lockedoutof thescanmode.See"Locking OutChandisplay will help you understandhow your scanner nels." operates. MANUAL-comeson whenthe scanneris in the manual Theaboveillustration showsyourscanne/sdisplaywithall channel mode. selection theindicators on.Thefollowing is a briefexplanation of the thisindicator ch - digitspreceding showwhichchannel the indicators. scanner is currently tunedto. BANK-bars to the right of this indicatorshow which MHz-digitspreceding this indicatorshowthe frequency memorybanksarecurrently turnedon for the scanmode. thescanner is currently tunedto. "Understanding See ChannelStorageBanksand Search Banks." MONITOR-appears whenthe scanneris in the monitor "Movinga Frequency mode. froma MonitorMemory See SCAN- comeson whenthescanner is inthescanmode. to a Channel." DELAY-appears whenthe scanneris on a channelthat PRIORITY-appears whenyou haveturnedon the priority you haveprogrammed with the delayfeature.See"Using feature. channel the DelayFeature." 12 PROGRAM-appears when the scanneris ready for programming. BAfi-flashes whenthe batteries needto be installed or replaced. P-appearswhenyouarelistening to theprioritychannel. SEARCH-appears duringa limitsearchor a directfrequencysearch.r andv alsoappearin thedisplayto show thedirection of thesearch. AM, NFM,WFM-showswhichband modeis currently selected. See"Understanding BandModesand Frequency Steps." 5, 12.5, 50-shows which frequencystep is currently selected. See"Understanding BandModesand Frequency Steps." 13 A LOOK AT THE KEYBOARD @mrcN l-- MANUAL PRI --\ -----l m /LtMtT 1 40 E E E T I E E E f ] E E E E D E E E E T I t]f]EEEl 'E 41-AO A1 nO scAN SPEED A t21 t6o 151 200 201 240 OELAY MODE 9 241 2aO 2a1 320 321 360 L/OUT STEP OIFECT 361 4OO L/O RVW FESET MONITOF PROGRAM/ CLEAR E rr -"E-t-;l Thekeyson yourscannermightseemcrypticat first,buta quickglanceat thispageshouldhelpyou understand each key'sfunction. CLEAR-deletes an incorrect entry. L/OUT-turnson the lockoutfunction.See"LockingOut Channels." sequentially. UO RVW- recallslockedout channels NumberKeys-each has a singledigit,and a rangeof numbersprintedaboveit. The singledigit is the number enteredwhenyou areentering a channelnumberor a fre- DELAY-turnsthe delayfeatureon or off for the current quency.The rangeof numbers(1-40,for example) shows channel. the channelsthat makeup a memorybank.See"Underthescanning SPEED- changes andsearchspeed. standingChannelStorageBanksandSearchBanks." MONITOR-isusedto accessthe monitormemories. See SCAN-causes your scanner to scan through the "Moving Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel." programmed channels. PRI- selects theprioritychannel. MANUAL-stopsscanning andallowsyouto directlyenter a channelnumber. 14 PROGRAM-isusedwhenprogramming frequencies into channels. ENTER-usedto enterthe frequency whenprogramming channels. LlMlT,r, andv -are usedduringfrequency searching. for ActiveFrequencies." See"Searching DIRECT-starts thedirectsearch. MODE-changes the bandmodein the following order: AM_NFM_WFM. STEP-usedto changefrequencystepsin the following order:5 kHz-12.5kHz-50kHz. RESET-initializes bandmodeandfrequency step. 15 UNDERSTANDING CHANNELSTORAGE BANKSAND SEARCHBANKS corresponding to the bankyouwantto turnon or off.The barbelowthe numberin thedisplayshowsthatbankis on. you store Yourscannercan storeup to 410frequencies. eachfrequencyin eithera permanent memory,calleda channel,or a temporarymemory,calleda monitor.The scanner has400channels andtenmonitormemories. To makeit easierto identifyand selectthe channelsyou wantto listento, channelsaredividedintoten groupsof 40 channels. Eachgroupof channelsis calleda bank.perhapsthe bestway to explainthe useof memorybanksis througha practicalexample. Yourscanneralsohasten temporarymonitormemories. You usethesememoriesto storefrequencies temporarily, whileyou decidewhetherto savethem in one of the permanentchannels. Thisis handyfor quicklystoringan activefrequency whenyou are searching throughan entire band.See"Searching forActiveFrequencies.,, Whenyouarein the monitormode,thetennumbers at the top of thedisplayrepresent theten monitormemories. The flashing numbershowsthecurrentmonitormemory. Supposeyou want to monitorfour differentagencies: In addition,yourscannerhasten searchbanks.you can banksto storeyourselectedlimitsearchranges. police,fire,ambulance, andaircraft. As a rule,eachagency usethese "Searching See forActiveFrequencies.,' hasseveraldifferentfrequencies theyusefor differentpurposes.The policemight havefour frequencies, one for eachsideof town.To makeit easierto quicklydetermine whichagencyyou arelistening to, you couldprogramthe policefrequencies startingwithChannel1 (Bank1).Then, startthe fire departmenton Channel41 (Bank2), ambulanceserviceon Channel81 (Bank3), and aircraftfrequencies on Channel121(Bank4). Now,whenyouwantto listento onlyfirecalls,it is simple to turnoff Banks1 and3 through10so thatonlyBank2 is scanned.You could also use this featureto groupthe channelsby city or by county.Simplypressthe number 16 OPERATION PROGRAMMINGTHE PRO.2OOs SCANNER 1 2 3 Selecta channelto programby pressing[MANUAL], and enteringthe "PROchannelnumberyou wantto program.Then,pressIPROGRAM]. GRAM"appearsin the displayto indicate thatyourscanneris in the programming mode. ti'n Entera frequency. A good reference for activefrequencies is RadioShackPoliceCallDirectory lncludingFire and EmergencySeruices.We updatethis directory yearly,so be sureto geta currentone.Alsoreferto "Reception Notes" and "Searching forActiveFrequencies" inthismanual. nnafma nrnlno Press[ENTER]. Thisstoresthe frequency. lf you madea mistakein Step2, "ERROR" appearsin the displayandthreebeepssound.Press[CLEAR] and proceed againfromStep2. nfn-6 E r-r -rr- t rrlr;r rc-r -EDEiEqE I rr rr rtrorJlj_.lL__.'l NEt:]:ETil Et:]NE E N N E E l E EEnonff rr lrr*-l 4 Press[DELAY]. lf youwantyourscanner to pauseaftereachtransmission beforescanning "DEI-AY" press[DELAY]. to the nextchannel, lf you appearsinthedisplay. do not wantyour scannerto pause,press[DELAY]again."DELAY" disappearsfromthedisplay. E D T ] E E E f ] - - E E E N N N E E E E E E E E E ll_l rr lrr 5 RepeatSteps1-4to programmorechannels. Note: lf you wantto programthe nextchannelin sequence, just press andproceed to Step2. IPROGRAMI EttEEE] E E N EICE E]EE 17 SEARCHING FOR ACTIVE FREQUENCIES Usetheseprocedures to searchfor a transmission. Thisis helpfulif youdo nothavea reference to frequencies in yourarea. Also,see"Guideto theActionBands"in thismanual. Limit Search Thelimitsearchprocedureallowsyouto searchwithina rangeof frequencies. You canstoreup to ten limitsearchranges in thesearchbanks. 1 FressIHHUGHAMI, andthesearchbanknumberinwhichyou wishto storethe limitsearchrange.press0 for banknumber 10. f BAiIK . l 2 -, tn ,: I Ll ch PRO6SAM tiln L 2 Press[LlMlT]."L" and the searchbank numberappearsin the display. f | pB1GRAM Enterthe lower limit of the frequencyrange.Then,press lENrERl. I Il L 3 L 7 T t PRoGBArvr L :,Ennn,-l L A L -l-Ll Ll Ll t-tMHz M -t t: I | L L l;,i^jt17 5 lH! t:n-tnnnt-t,-, l-l|-lLl.Lll lt-li-ilt7l1t NfM 12.5kHz f I t_t PBoGBAM | | L 1B NIM Il t_l 7 Enterthe upperlimitof thefrequency range.Then,press[ENTERI. I f pR6cRAM | | 5 * r,r,r,L-, ,r-lt-lt-lt-lt L "L" 4 Press[LlMlT]. changesto ,,H"inthedisplay. I ] l 3 d 5 6 7 I 9 r o J t- t-t _1nnftr, | | _l.Ll Ll Lt r_il\tHz NrM 5 kH! rangeinto the o Flepeatsteps 1-5 to storethe limit-search searchbanks.Youcanstoreupto 10limit-search ranges. I f r : l PRocRAM 7 To recalla limit-search range,presstheappropriate banknumber. L tt tttttt.-, t- :t t-t t-t t-t ;,i MH7 -l r arir l t z 3 4 s6 r g s l o I MANUAI tt| t Lf ch | ti. 1,,41, I L B 9 Press[v] to searchfromthe upperlimitdownto the lower limit.Or pressIr] to searchupwardstartingfromthe lower limit. Whenthe scanner pressIMONITOR] stopson a transmission, to storethe frequencyin the currentmonitormemory.The memorynumberflashingon the displayindicates the current monitormemory. press[vl or [^] thesearch, 1Cfo continue f srARcH l L Ill mororrcn-'i:z3456loslo -l lt- nnnt,-, i i :lt-lt-lt-l :ti-.i|.A1z NFM s ntl uonron',i:234567s9r0 f $AncHl tn I Lf ch L_ tt| :l Il tt-l-tn,_, l.t-l I Ll;-i t,'tt1/ NtM u utl _l T uoltront;i:145678910 silRcH^ I i i\i1,1\lt*" NFM u *t-.1 Notes: a Press[SPEED] to speedup or slowdownthesearch. a pause2 seconds Press[DEI-AY] to makethescanner aftera transmission, beforeproceeding to thenextfrequency. 19 Limit-SearchMemory program, modefromlimitsearchto manual, scan,directsearch, andso on,yourscanner Whenyouchangeyourscanner's retainsthe lastfrequencybeforeyou changethe mode.Yourscannerresumesthe searchfromthatfrequencywhenyou changethemodeto limitsearchagain. frequencyif the frequencyis Note:You can changethe upperor lowerlimitfrequencywithoutaffectingthe memorized is outof the newlimitrange,thesearchstartsfromthe newupperor lowerlimit withinthe newlimitrange.lf thefrequency frequency. DirectSearch Whenyou arein programor manualmode,you cansearchup or downfromthecurrentfrequency. 1 2 Select a currently programmedchannel by pressing IMANUAL],and the channelnumber.Then, press either or [PROGRAM]. IMANUALI inthedisplay. Thestepfrequency Press[DIRECT]. appears t- MANUAT f MANUAI + 20 Press[r] to searchthroughhigherfrequencies or [v] to searchthroughlowerfrequencies. you can storethat Whenthe searchstopson a transmission, The frequency intoa monitormemoryby pressing [MONITOR]. the curreht memorynumberflashingon the displayindicates To continue thesearch,press[v] or Ir ]. memorynumber. Il tt n tr rtn,-, t-t-t.lttttttir"uz NFM L L 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S 1 0 -il-EANK fl f: --fL-fch J I ] l 1 2 3 4 s6 7 u e r u BANK .-lffl l t -tl t-t.t-t lnnn-, t-l t-t Li MHz | | :f r:t d u ul1.l NFM _ J u o t n o n r ; i : : 4 5 6 7 8 s 1 0 f s r A R c Hl l t -t l t l l -t.t_tt^t:t -lt-lt- | f srARcHl NrM Urt u m r o nr : i : : 4 5 6 7 I s l o -t -t t- t-t t t-tn-t t n ,-, f ---ft-f cn | :l I lt ll'.iM]7 NFM u utl -.l ,*tl Notes: . Whenyoupress[DIRECT] duringlimit,yourscanner entersdirectsearchmode. o Whenyou pressa numerickey duringa directsearch,yourscannerchangesto limitsearchmode.The key you presscorresponds withthelimit-search banknumber. M O V I N G A F R E Q U E N C YF R O M A M O N I T O R M E M O R Y T O A C H A N N E L As you storefrequencies in monitormemories, the memorynumberflashingon the displayshowsthe currentmonitor memory. Youcanlistento monitormemories by pressing thenthenumberof themonitormemory IMANUAL], tMONITORI, youwantto listento. lf thereis a frequency youwishto transfer to a channel, followthisprocedure to moveit fromthemonitormemory: 1 Press[MANUAL],and the channelnumberin which you want to storethe frequency.Then,press[PROGRAM]. f BANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B g t t l tL n PBOGffAM I rtftftrtnnn,-t | -f Ll ch Ll Ll Ll Ll.r-l t-l Ll ri LMz I 2 Press[MONITOR], and the memorynumberyou want to move. l= r :ni : : morurro il rrr t-t:t PBO6RAM 3 Press[ENTER]. Thescanner storesthefrequency in thechannelyouentered. 4 5 6 7 I g10 f -r r|-l,-, I tt-tLiMHz NFM r 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 srt: EANK PRO6SAM L ,,- r, fJrfch I]l l .]l n tn -t n-t-, t-t]t. t tr-tLiMnz NFM ] lf youwantto returnto a limitsearchafterthis procedure, eitherIr. ] or [v] to continue searching. press[LlMlT],and the searchbanknumber.Then,press 21 Normally, the presetmode/step workswithineachbandas shownabove.However, for someof the hamradio,military aircraft(225400 MHz),and TV audio WFM) bands,you We designedyour scannerto adjust itselffor the band mustchangethe modeor stepmanually. To changethe modesand frequencystepsfor each frequencyrange. band mode, press [MODE]when your scanneris in Defaultsettingsareas shownbelow. manualmode. To changethe frequencystep, press [STEP]in searchmode.Notethat whenyou changethe FREQUENCY VS.MODEANDSTEP presetmodes/steps, the corresponding indicatorflashesto you you show that changed the default setting. FREQUENCY (MHz) MODE STEP(kHz) When you want to returnto the defaultsetting,press 25.000- 29.995 AM 5 Thedisplaystopsflashing. IRESETI. 30.000- 87.495 NFM 5 Keepin mindthat improperly settingthe modesor steps 87.500- 107.995 WFM can cause poor reception. 50 When you listento an FM broadcast or TVsoundintheNFMmode,thesoundisvery - 135.995 108.000 AM 12.5 distorted.lf you monitorpolicebandin WFM mode,the -224.995 136.000 NFM soundis maskedby noise.Or if you use5 kHzor 12.5kHz 5 stepsto searchfor FMbroadcasts or TV sound,the search 225.000- 520.000 NFM 12.5 mightstopon the sideband of thefrequency. In thatcase, 760.000- 1300.000 pressI r, ] or Iv] to getthecenterfrequency. NFM 12.5 lf you use50 kHzstepsfor NFMband,you mightmissthe frequencies betweenthe50 kHzsteps. WFM: WidebandFM for normalFM broadcasts TV or sound. U N D E R S T A N D I N GB A N D M O D E S A N D FREQUENCY STEPS NFM:Narrowband FMfor actionradiobands,police,fire, ambulance, hamradio,andso on. AM: Foraircraftband,CB,andso on. 22 USING THE RESTART SWITCH Thescanner's displaymightlockup thefirsttimeyou plug in and turn on your scanner,or if the batteryis left out for an e)$endedperiodof time. lf the displaylocks,use a pointedobject,likea paperclip,to pressand release the restartswitchwhilepoweris on. To clearallthe memories, be surethescanner is turnedon and: 1. Pressand hold[CLEAR]. 2. Usinga pointedobject,pressand releasethe restart switch. After 3. confirming that the displaygoes blank,release tcLEARl. S E T T I N GT H E V O L U M E A N D S Q U E L C H scannerstartscanningagainif the transmission contains no sound(carrier onlywithoutmodulated signals). lf your scannerstopsat a frequencythat has no sound, press [SOUNDSQUELCH]. The indicatortights.tf the scannerdetectsno soundwithin0.5 seconds,it goesto theneldtransmission. When the scannerreceivesa frequencythat contains sound,it haltsat the frequency.lf the soundceases,the scannerstays on the frequencyfor 5 seconds,and resumes lf the carrierstops,the scannerbegins scanning. to scanimmediately if the delayfunctionis off, or after2 secondsif thedelayfunctionis on. To cancel sound squelch,press [SOUNDSQUELCH] goesoff. again.Theindicator with low TurnVOLUME clockwise and SQUELCH counterclockwiseNote: lf a frequencycontainsa transmission the sound squelchcircuitmight not work until you hear a hissing sound. Then, slowly turn modulation, SQUELCH clockwise untilthe noisestops.LeaveVOLUME properly. setto a comfoftable listening level. SCANNINGTHE CHANNELS lf thescannerpicksup unwanted weaktransmissions, turn To begin scanningchannels,just press [SCAN].Your SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivitv scannerscansthroughall the you havenot channels that to thesesignals. lockedout of the banksthat are turnedon. You mustset SQUELCH so thatyou do not hearthe hissingsoundbeUSINGTHE SOUND SQUELCH SWITCH tweentransmissions. Besureto readthefollowingsections lf thescannerstopsat a transmission duringscan,search, to get the full benefitfrom the specialfeaturesof your or prioritymodes,the [SOUNDSOUELCH] switchtetsthe scanner. USINGTHE DELAYFEATURE SETTING THE SCANNING SPEED Manyagenciesusetwo-wayradiosystemsthatmighthave a periodof severalsecondsbetweena queryand a reply. To keepfrom missinga reply,programa delayon the you identifyas operating thisway.To programa channels manually the select channel, and press[DEI-AY]. delay, "DELAY" appearsin the display.Now,whenyouarescanning through channels,your scannerpausesfor two on that secondsafterthe completion of eachtransmission resuming before scanning. channel Yourscannerhastwo differentscanningspeeds- 8 channelsper secondand 16 channelsper second.To switch during thetwo scanningspeeds,press[SPEED] between scanning. LOCKING OUT CHANNELS the effectivescanningspeedby locking You can increase Manually out channelsthat you have not programmed. andthenpress[UOUT],so that"LOCKselectthechannel, Thisis alsohandyfor locking thoseabove800MHz,use OUT"appearsin thedisplay. especially Someradiosystems, that have transmission, suchas "trunked" a continuous out channels thetransmitsystem.In thesesystems, a special locked-out You manually weather channel. can still select a frequency eachtimethe operator ter selectsan available for listening. it is possible for thequeryto be channels keysthe radio.Therefore, To ensurethe To disablethe lock-out andthe replyon another. on onefrequency function, manually selectthe chanof hearingthefull reply,youwantthe scan- neland press[L/OUT].Or, press[UO RW] in manualor bestpossibility immediately whenthefirsttransmis- programmodeto calloutlocked-out nerto beginscanning oneby one. channels and Then,press[UOUT]again. sionends.In this case,selectthe channelmanually is indiis notin thedisplay. lf "DELAY" ensurethat"DELAY" as you like.But cated,press[DEI-AY]to turn off thisfeaturefor thatchan- Note:Youcanlockoutas manychannels you that havenot lockthere must least be at one channel nel. ed out in eachbank. 24 TURNING BANKS ON AND OFF As explainedin "Understanding ChannelStorageBanks and SearchBanks"your scannersplitsthe 400 channels intotenbanksof fortychannels each.Thesmallbarsunder the numbersat the top of the displayare the bank indicators. Youcanturneachbankon andoff,so thatallthe channelsin a bankare eitherscannedor lockedout. In scanmode,pressthenumberkeyforthebankyouwantto turnon or off.lf the bankindicator is on,you haveturned on the bankandthe scannerscansallthe channels within that bankthatyou havenot lockedout.lf the indicator is off,the scannerdoesnot scanany of the channels within that bank.You can stillmanually selectany channelin a bank,evenif you haveturnedoffthe bank.Youcannotturn offallbanks- onemustbeturnedon. To programa prioritychannel, simplypress[pROGRAM], andthedesiredchannel number. Then,press[pRl].,,p"appearsin the displaywheneverthe scanneris set to the prioritychannel. Youcanonlyprogramonechannelas the prioritychannel.lf you programa new channelas the prioritychannel,the previouschannelyou chose is automatically cleared. Note:Channel1 is automatically designated as the priority channel thefirsttimeyouturnon yourscanner. MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously monitora singlechannelwithout scanning. Thisis usefulif you hearan emergency broadcast on a channeland do not want to miss any of the - eventhoughtheremightbe periodsof silence - or details if youwantto monitora channelthatyou havelockedout. USING THE PRIORITY FEATURE To selecta channelto monitor,just press[MANUAL], and Youcanscanthroughall yourprogrammed channels, again. and enterthe channelnumber.Then,press[MANUAL] stillnot missan important or interesting callon a specific Or, if your scanneris scanningand has stoppedat the channel.Simplyprogramyour desiredchannelas the desiredchannel,just press [MANUAL]once. Pressing prioritychannel, and turn on the priorityfeatureby press- [MANUAL]additionaltimes causesyour scannerto step ing [PRl]duringscanning. oneat a time. The scannernow checksthe throughthechannels prioritychanneleverytwo seconds,and stayson the chanDIMMER nelif thereis activity. Press[DIMMER] to turn the display'sbacklightdown or up. 25 A GENERAL GUIDETO SCANNING BI R D I E S CROSSMODULATION Birdiesarethe productsof internally generated signalsthat makesomefrequencies difficult or impossible to receive. lf you programoneof thesefrequencies, you hearonlynoise on thatfrequency. Whenusingan externalantenna,a strongfrequency close to the r""eptior,frequency mightcause-cross modulation (likecrosstalk).SettheATTswitchon thebackoanelto-10 dBto minimize crossmodulation. lf the interference is not severe, you mightbe abteto turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut outthe birdie.Themostcommonbirdiesto watchoutfor arelistedbelow. Birdie Frequencies RECEpTION 'tv NOTES r hv I I Receptionon the frequencies coveredby yourscanneris I mainly"lineof sight."Thatmeansyou usuallycannothear stationsat your listeninglocationthat are locatedbeyond II the horizon' 44.36oMHz208.000MH2767.400MH2953.250MH2 1232.600MH2 I summer months, youmisht beabre toh_ear:tat 13:333212.L23 133:333 l3li333 13i3333During ',' the 30-50 MHz range located severalhundredor even II 70.23s 24s.7so sos.gso 1026.000 124s.850 70.085 25o.5oo 81s.6oo 10s2.750 1248.650 79.800 298.8125 851.875 1107.000 thousands of miles away. This is due to summer atmo_ | conditions. rhistypeorreception isunpreoiciao i3:??3 |i|:.t}iZ !]3933 1333:313 1333:333spheric I| _ut oftenvery interesting! 79.435 298.0625 g22.2so 1104.2s0 1262.7so 1265.500 n ^ ^ . , ^very ^ , , . ^ useful ^r,,r ^^_.:^^ !- ^L_ r,-r! une service is the NationalWeatherService's I| 80.520 3o9.Boo 8s4.375 rroe.zso tili.iso 83.170 310.600 8s6.87s 1112.s00 1275.1s0 continuous weatherbroadcasts. Thesebroadcasts contain I weather forecasts and data forthearea around #ff:3333il:333 336:331! ll33?3131|L|;.?EB I bulletins on any threateningweather ll._:jltlo", ,-'.ts 86.86s 122s7s s42.goo 366.000 902.562s 1169.182s1288.400 905.062s 1203.312s 12s1.200 conditions. I Thesestationsuse three frequencies:162.40,162.47s,and I 162.55 MHzInmost areas ofthecountry, youcanreceive 13631Ll3?:li3 313:133 1333:3?33 i333:333 I one these of frequencies. pzq.zo6" 144.1s5 155.125 203.500 465.250 s21.12s 488.375 501.4375 948.250 950.7s0 I 1227.OO0 1229.800 I | I 26 -J 1 I In the UHFband,mobileunitsandcontrolunitsassociated withbaseand repeater unitsoccurin the overallspreadsof Withthe rightfrequencies programmed intoyourscanner, 456.025-459.95 and 465.025-469.975. The repeaterunits you can monitorexcitingevents.Witha littleinvestigation, operate5 MHzlower(thatis,451.025-454.95 and460.025you canfindactivefrequencies in yourcommunity. Wecan 464.975MHz)thanthe baseunits.Thismeansthat if you giveyou somegeneralpointers, and you cantakeit from findan activefrequency insideone of thesespreads, you there.Pleaseuse cautionand commonsensewhenyou can look MHzlower(or 5 higher,as the casemay be)to hearan emergency call.Nevergo to thesceneof an emer- findthatradioseruice. gency- it couldbe the mostdangerous thingyou could A newtechnologyis now availablethat allowsthe useof everdo. the 800MHzbandfor manyservices. Somepublicsafety Find out if there is a local club that monitorsyour agencies trunked use radio,introduced to business syscommunity'sfrequencies. Perhaps,a local electronics temsin 1979.Withas many twenty as channels available, repairshopthatworkson equipment similarto yourscan- the transmitterautomatically selectsan unusedchannel nercan giveyou channelfrequencies usedby localradio eachtime it is activated. Severalagenciescan sharesuch policeor fireemployee services. A volunteer canalsobe a a systemwithoutcausinginterference. This systemcan goodsourceof thisinformation. also be programmed to providesecurecommunications units,withunselected As a generalrule on VHF,most activityconcentrates unitsunableto hearthe be- for selected tween 153.785and 155.98MHz and then againfrom message. 153.73to 159.46MHz.Hereyou find localgovernment, Frequencies in differentbands are accessibleonly at police,fire,and mostsuchemergency lf youare specificintervals.However,the frequencies seruices. that you can neara railroadyardor majorrailroadtracks,lookaround storeintoyour scanner's memoryare in 5 kHz, 12.5kHz, 160.0 to 161.9 for signals. or 50 kHz steps.Yourscannerautomatically roundsthe downto the nearestvalidfrequency. In somelargercitiestherehas beena moveto the UHF enteredfrequency For example,if you try to entera frequency your of 151.473, bandsfor emergency services. Here,mostof the activityis accepts thisentryas 151.470. in a spreadof 453.025-453.95 MHz and againbetween scanner 456.025-459.95 MHz. GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS 27 TYPICALBANDUSAGE Thefollowingis a brieflistingof the typicalseruicesusing the bandsyourPRO-2005 can receive.Thislistingcanhelf youdecidewhichrangesyouwouldliketo scan. Thesefrequencies are subjectto change,and mightvary somefromareato area.Fora morecompletelisting,refer to the "PoliceCallRadioGuideInctudingFire & Emergen_ cy Seruices." at yourlocalRadioShack. BandUsage: 30-50 MHz: 49.61-49.99..... UIL,UAR,UGC,UAF,UAR, Unlikethelowerbands,frequencies in ...... UGXUGF.USA the 800 MHz bandare not allocated 30.00-30.s5..................... usAUAR, USN,UCG, UAF 1 5 G - 1 7 3M H z by the FCCto specificservicessuch 30.58+1.98..... ....... ts,tp,tB,Lu,po150.77s0-151.9850...............pM,I-UF,pH,pO,tS,tB as Police,Fire,Ambulance, and so 152.0075-152.8400 32.00-32.99...... PM,RC,X|F,|B,RT USAUAR,USN,UCG,UcXUAF,UtR on. In each area,the channelsare 152.8700-153.7250........................ 33.02+3.98..... tM,tS,tp,txtF,rw ...ps,pH,ts,tB,tp,pF 153.7400-156.2400..............pL,pF,tS,t8,pp,pM,pH 34.01-34,99,,... licensedon a first come,first served UCG,UER,USA,UAR,UAF. 156.2550-1 57.4500............. lp,MC,MS,MG, Mp,pM basis.Thereare two categoriesfor ..USN,UGXUIP,UIF 157,4700-158.7000 35.02-35.98..... t4LXtF,lS,tB,RT,W ...|B,|T,RC,RT,tS,pS, PublicSafetyandIndustrial. 35.01-35.99.............. . . . . . . . . .t .P. ., .x t T , R c licensing: UtXUER, USA, UAR,USN,UTR, pp,pL,pH,po,tpSystemsusingone to five channels 158.7300-159.4800....................... ......... UCO,IP,UHW,UGF,UGXUAF 37.02-37.98..... .....,........ .....PP,PL,WPH,PS159,4950-161.56s0 LR,LJ are conventional. Five channelsys38.27-38.99.................... ..|P,MG,BA,MPtems mightusetrunking, USAUSN, UGXUcF,UAR,161.5800-162.0000 but all sys73.9875..,............ Misc.Govt.Agencies ..UAF,UIXUTV,WA162.0250-1 tems with more than five channels 39.02-39.98..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. ,p. ,. p . .L. 406-512 MHz must p, use trunking. 40.01-4 1.99......... UtAUAR, UI UAF,USAWA!UER, 406.1250-41 9.9750,.............. Misc.Govt.Agencies USN, UIF,UIR,UTV,UIM,IP, UX UEP, 4 5 0 . 0 5 0 0 - 4 5 0 , 9 2 5 0 . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .B. .A. . . .851.012H55.987S ......,.......... ConventionalSystems ......,,....... ucc,utL,BtFc,uHW,UTX 45r.()()H51.7000 ....tw,tF,tP,tT,tx 856.012ffi60.9875.......... Conventional or Trunked p p 42.0242.94.,... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451.725p*452j750................., .. tS,tF,tp,D(861.01 2H65.9875..................... TrunkedSystems 42.96-43.68..... ...tB,ts,|T,Rc,RT,pS 4522cnf-<52s500...........................,. - Satellite |l, U, LR,LA 866.@@.9999...................Fleserved 43.70-44.60..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L. .U . .,.U . . . 452.9750-453.9750................. ty,pL,pH,pF,pO,pp, 44.62+6.58..... PP,PO,PL,PH,PF,PS, 454.0000-457.6000 tp,Rc,RT,RA,BA"tB 46,61-46.99.......USA,UIL,BIFC, UAF,UAR, UGXUGF 458.0250-467.9250....... pM,pp,tB,XtF,tp,tT,tw,cM 47.0249.8..... ....PH,PS,|S,W|F,|P 482.m00-508.9875................. MixedPublicSafetv I You mightdiscoversomeof your regularstationson anotherfrequency that is not listed.lt mightbe whatis knownas an "image." Forexample, you suddenly find 459.2750 alsobeingheardon 474.8750. To seeif it iJan.image, do a littlemath. Takethe intermediate frequency of 10.7MHzanddoubleit.Then,subtractit fromthe"new"frequency. lf theansweristhe regularfrequency, you havetunedto an image.Occasionally you mightget interference on a weakor distantchannelfrom a strongbroadcast21.4MHzbelowthe tunedfrequency. Thisis rare,and the imagesignalis usuallyclearedwhenevera broadcast on theactualfrequency is in progress. 29 MAINTENANCE YourPRO-2005 is an exampleof superiordesignand craftsmanship. Thefollowingsuggestions will helpyou carefor the PRO-2005 so thatyou canenjoyit for years. @ @ @ @ @ @ KeepthePRO-2005 dry.lf it doesgetwet,wipeit dryimmediately. Liquidscancontainminerals thatcancorrodethe electronic circuits. Useonlyfreshbatteriesof the recommended sizeandtype.Alwaysremoveold or weakbatteries.Theycanleakchemicals thatdestroyelectronic circuits. Handlethe PRO-2005 gentlyandcarefully. Dropping it candamagecircuitboardsandcases andcancausethe productto workimproperly. UseandstorethePRO-2005 onlyin normal temperature environments. Hightemperatures can shortenthelifeof electronic devices,damagebatteries, anddistortor meitplasticparts. Keepthe PRO-2005 awayfromdustanddirt,whichcancausepremature wearof parts. Wipethe PRO-2005 witha dampened clothoccasionally to keepit lookingnew.Do not use harshchemicals, cleaningsolvents, or strongdetergents to cleanthe pRo-t005. Modifying or tampering withthe PRO-2005's internal components cancausea malfunction and mightinvalidate thepRO2005'swarranty.lf yourPRO-2005 is notperforming as it si'rould, takeit to yourlocalRadioShackst6re.Ourpersonnel can assistyouandarrangefor seruiceif needed. 30 BEFOREYOUCALLFORHELP Thefrequencies storedin thePRO-2005 memoryareheldby the9 V battery.Youshouldreplacethebatteryevery6 months. Useonlyalkaline type,suchas RadioShack's Cat.No.23-559. lf You HaveProblems... Wehopeyoudon't- butherearesomesuggestions. Problem Possible Cause Remedy Scanner is totallyinoperative. No power Checkto seethatunitis plugged intoa workingAC outlet,or DC powersource. Scanner is "ON''butwillnotscan. Squelchcontrolis notadjusted correctly. AdjustSQUELCH clockwise. Scan locks on frequencieshaving no cleartransmission. "Birdies" Avoidprogramming frequencies listedon Page26,or onlylisten to themmanually. Keysare inoperative or LCDdisplay is random. CPUlocked-up. Press[RESTART] switchon the rearpanelwitha paperclip. lf noneof thesesuggested remedies solvesthe problem,returnyoursetto yournearbyRadioShackfor assistance. 31 SPECIFICATIONS FREQUENCY COVERAGE: 25 MHz- 520MHz 760MHz- 823.945 MHz 851MHz- 868.945MHz 896MHz- 1300MHz RECEPTION FREQUENCY INTERVAL: 5 kHz,12.5kH2,50 kHz RECEIVING WAVEMODE: WideFM ffV sound,FMbroadcast) NarrowFM (Business, communications, hamradio) AM (Aircraft, CB radio) CHANNELS OF OPERATION: Any400channels in anybandcombinations. (40channels x 10Monitorchannels) SENSITIVITY: WFM:30 dB S/Nat 22.SkHzdevihtion 25 MHz - 520 MHz 3pv 760MHz- 1100MHz 3pV 1 1 0 0M H z- 1 3 0 0M H z 1 0p . V NFM:20 dB S/Nat 3 kHzdeviarion 25 MHz - 520 MHz 0.5pv 760MHz- 1100MHz 0.5pv 1 1 0 0M H z- 1 3 0 0M H z 32 3 uV AM: 20 dB S/N at60%modulation 25 MHz- 520MHz 2wY 760 MHz- 1100MHz 2wY 1100MHz- 1300MHz IF REJECTION: 610MHzat 70 MHz 608MHzat 1000MHz SELECTIVITY: NFM and AM r- 9 kHz, + 15 kHz. WFM -r 150 kHz, -r 150kHz, r- 300 kHz, SCANNINGRATE: Fast 16 channels/sec Slow 8 channels/sec PRIORITYSAMPLING: 2 seconds DELAYTIME: 2 seconds 5 rr,V 60 dB 60 dB -6 dB -50 dB -6 dB -50 dB SQUELCHSENSITIVITY: NFM and AM Threshold 25 MHz- 520 MHz 760MHz- 1100MHz 1 1 0 0M H z- 1 3 0 0M H z Tight S/N 25MHz - 520 MHz 7 6 0 M H -z 1 1 0 0 M H z '1100 MHz- 1300MHz WFM Threshold 25 MHz - 520 MHz 760MHz-1100MHz 1 1 0 0M H z- 1 3 0 0M H z TightS/N 25MHz- 520 MHz 760MHz- 1100MHz 1 1 0 0M H z- 1 3 0 0M H z 0.5 pV 0.5 pV 3pV 25 dB 25 dB 20 dB 3pV 3pv 1 5p V 40 dB 40 dB 40 dB BUILT-IN SPEAKER: 3" (77mm)B ohms,dynamic type TAPEOUT(Z= 10kohm): 600mVnominal PO\'VER REQUIREMENTS: AC 120Volts60 Hz 18watts DC13.8Volts10watts MEMORY BACK.UPBAfiERY: 9 Volts DIMENSIONS: 2718"(76mm)xU 18"(220mm)x8 1/4'(205 mm) HWD WEIGHT: 77.6oz. (2.2k9) ANTENNA IMPEDANCE: 50 ohms AUDIOPOWER: 1.3wattsnominal 33 Notes: 34 RADIO SHACK LIMITEDWARRANTY Thisproductis warranted against defects fo|I yeartromdateof purchase fromRadro shackcompany-owned storesand authorized iradioshackrraniriiseeiinJo""Lrr. Withinthisperiod, wewillrepairit without parts chargefor andtabor.Simplvbrlnqvour p,oofof purchase-oare to iny Aaoi;Gh";i,i(j|.;'wX|'i"nry f:dj"^^sl::l-.?l^?:tlt l: costs. ooes, norcovertransportation Nordoesit covera product subjected to misuse or accidentaldamaoe. p h o v r o e D n s H F R E | N , R A D t o s H A c KM A K E SN o W A R R A N T | E S , EXqEpr ryllrED,INcLUDTNG wRnRRrurrEs or naeAciraNineifriV ElLlE9s_q! iNo FITNESSFoR A PART|OULAR puRposE. some siates do not permirlimitation exclusionof imptiedwarranties;there{ore,the aloresaidtirltatLniij ,ii!r.frri""iri'rn"v or not applyto the purchaser. This warrantygives you specific legal rights and you may also have other flghts We Service What We Sell which vary trom state to state. U . S .P A T E N TN O S . 3,794,925 3,801,914 3,961,261 3,962,644 4,027,25'l 4,O92,594 4,123,715 4,245,348 RADIOSHACK A Divisionof TandyCorporation Fort Worth,Texas76102 12A8 Printedin Japan