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Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Standard AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Vehicle Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting an Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Telescoping Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Optional Outdoor Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Resetting the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Testing Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Testing Alert Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Testing the Weather Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting an Earphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Listening Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Traffic Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting an Amplified Extension Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing an Optional CTCSS Tone Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Understanding Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

A Look at the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

A Look at the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Understanding Channel-Storage Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Channel-Storage Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Monitor Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Turning On the Scanner/Setting Volume and Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the Rotary Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Storing Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Limit Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Direct Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Search Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Automatically Storing Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Listening to Monitor Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Scanning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Locking Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Manually Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Scanning the Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Weather Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Weather Alert Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Cat. No. 20-418 owner’s manual pro-2045 200-channel weather alert home scanner please read before using this equipment. 20-418.Fm page 1 wednesday, august 4, 1999 12:42 pm.
Page 2: Features
2 features your radioshack pro-2045 200- channel weather alert home scan- ner lets you in on all the action! This scanner gives you direct access to over 49,500 exciting frequencies used by police and fire departments, ambu- lance and transportation services, am- ateur radio, as well as aircraft com...
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3 direct search — lets you search for transmissions starting from a frequen- cy you specify. Count feature — lets you keep track of how many times your scanner has stopped on a channel. Search skip — lets you select up to 50 frequencies for the scanner to skip during a search, so you can avoid fre- ...
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4 your scanner can receive all of these bands: fcc notice your scanner might cause radio or tv interference even when it is operating properly. To determine if your scanner is causing the interference, turn off your scanner. If the interference goes away, your scanner was causing it. Try to eliminat...
Page 5: Contents
5 contents preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 using standard ac power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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6 special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 7: Preparation
7 preparation connecting power you can power your scanner from a standard ac outlet using the supplied ac adapter or from your vehicle’s bat- tery using an optional dc power cord. If a power failure occurs or if the pow- er cord is disconnected, the scanner’s memory backup circuit keeps informa- tio...
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8 • if you use your scanner in your vehicle with the engine running, you might hear electrical noise from the scanner. This is normal. Note: mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some areas. Check the laws in your area. Follow these steps to use vehicle bat- tery power. 1. I...
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9 note: always use 50-ohm coaxial ca- ble to connect an outdoor antenna to your scanner. For lengths under 50 feet, use rg-58 or rg-8/m coaxial ca- ble. For lengths over 50 feet, use rg- 8, low-loss coaxial cable. If the coaxial cable’s connector does not fit the ant jack, you might also need an ada...
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10 testing alert operation for your scanner’s weather alert func- tion to be effective, you must place the scanner: • where it can receive an emer- gency alert broadcast (see “test- ing alert reception” on this page) • where you can hear its alert tone (see “testing the weather alert” on page 11). O...
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11 testing the weather alert follow these steps to test the weather alert — to hear how it sounds and en- sure that the circuitry is working. Note: this test does not ensure that your scanner will sound an alert when the weather service transmits an emergency signal (see “weather alert” on page 25)....
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12 traffic safety do not wear an earphone or head- phones while operating a motor vehi- cle. This can create a traffic hazard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though some earphones and headphones let you hear some out- side sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can present ...
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13 2. Remove the scanner’s top cover. 3. Gently plug the ctcss board into sockets j9 and j10 on the top of the scanner’s circuit board. 4. Replace the scanner’s top cover, then replace the two side screws and three bottom screws. Note: for information about using ctcss, see “using ctcss” on page 30....
Page 14: Understanding Your Scanner
14 understanding your scanner a look at the keyboard a quick glance at this section should help you understand each key’s function(s). Volume — rotate to turn the scanner on or off and adjust the volume. Squelch — rotate to adjust the squelch. Auto — lets you automatically pro- gram frequencies into...
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15 number keys — each key has a sin- gle digit with a range of numbers print- ed above it. The single digits are used to enter the number of a channel or frequency. The range of numbers (21– 40, for example) indicates the chan- nels that make up a memory bank. See “understanding channel-storage bank...
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16 a look at the display the display has several indicators that show the scanner’s current operating mode. A good look at the display will help you understand how your scanner operates. Mon — appears during a search or when you listen to a monitor memory. The number to the right of this shows the c...
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17 l/o — appears when you manually select a locked channel or a skipped frequency. Dly — appears when you program a channel for a 2-second delay or when you listen to a channel that has been programmed with the delay feature. Also, the indicator appears when you turn on the delay feature during a li...
Page 18: Operation
18 operation turning on the scanner/setting volume and squelch 1. Rotate volume 1 / 4 turn clockwise to turn on the scanner. 2. Rotate squelch fully counter- clockwise. 3. Slowly turn squelch clockwise until the hissing stops. Note: to hear a weak or distant sta- tion, turn squelch counterclockwise....
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19 • press freq/chan-lock until the chan indicator appears. Turn the rotary tuner to select the desired channel. 3. Enter a frequency (including the decimal point). 4. Press e to store the frequency. Notes: • if you made a mistake in step 3, the scanner displays error and beeps three times. Press cl...
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20 6. When the scanner finds a trans- mission, you can: • store the displayed frequency into the current monitor memory — quickly press monitor . • lock out the frequency so the scanner does not stop on it again — press s/s . The scan- ner resumes searching. • continue the search without storing it ...
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21 • continue the search — press s or t . • hold the scanner on the fre- quency — press limit or turn the rotary tuner either way one click. -h- appears. Notes: • you can press s or t during the hold to step through the fre- quencies toward the upper or lower limits. • if you tune to a search skip f...
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22 automatically storing frequencies you can have your scanner automati- cally store active frequencies into empty channels within the banks you specify. 1. Press program then limit . Lo and the lower limit frequency appears. 2. Enter the lower limit using the number keys or use the rotary tuner to ...
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23 listening to monitor memories once you store frequencies into moni- tor memories using a direct or limit search or weather scan, you can listen to a monitor memory by pressing manual , monitor , and then the number for the monitor memory you want to listen to. Note: to listen to the monitor memo-...
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24 locking out channels you can increase the effective scan- ning speed by locking out channels that have a continuous transmission, such as a weather channel. Note: you can manually select the channels you have locked out. To lock out a channel, manually select the channel, then press lockout so l/...
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25 scanning the weather band the fcc (federal communications commission) has allocated 11 chan- nels for use by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa). Your scanner is preprogrammed with the following seven frequencies avail- able to noaa. To hear your local forecast and re- gion...
Page 26: Special Features
26 special features delay many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a period of 2 or more seconds between a query and a reply. To keep from missing a reply on a specific channel, you can pro- gram a 2-second delay into any chan- nel, or on frequencies during a frequency search. The sc...
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27 the scanner automatically desig- nates each bank’s first channel as that bank’s priority channel. Follow these steps to program a different channel as the priority channel for a bank. 1. Press program . 2. Use the number keys to enter the channel number you want to pro- gram as the priority chann...
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28 using auto sort you can set the scanner to scan within each bank from the channel with the lowest frequency to the channel with the highest frequency, instead of in channel number order. This makes the scanner scan faster. Follow these steps to turn on auto sort. 1. Turn off the scanner. 2. Press...
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29 transferring a frequency to another channel transferring to an empty channel this feature lets you reassign a stored frequency to another bank’s vacant channel. Note: you cannot transfer a frequency into or out of a priority channel. 1. Press manual to stop scanning. 2. Using the number keys or t...
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30 using the count feature the scanner can count the number of times it has detected a transmission on each channel since you turned on the scanner or cleared the count. 1. While the scanner is scanning, press manual . 2. Press count . The scanner dis- plays count , the current channel number, and t...
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31 assigning a ctcss tone frequency to a channel you can specify the ctcss tone fre- quency you want the scanner to de- tect on a specific preprogrammed channel. 1. Select the channel number that has the frequency you want to assign a ctcss tone frequency to. 2. Press program . Pgm appears on the di...
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32 a general guide to scanning reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of- sight.” that means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the hori- zon. During the summer months, you might be able to hear stations in the 30–50 mhz range located several hundred or ev...
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33 birdie frequencies birdies are frequencies your scanner uses when it operates. These operating fre- quencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same frequencies. If you tune one of these frequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the interference is not severe, you might be able t...
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34 guide to the action bands typical band usage hf band (29.00–30.0 mhz) 10-meter amateur ................................................................. 29.00–29.70 mhz vhf band (30.00–300.0 mhz) low range ............................................................................ 29.70–50.00 mh...
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35 primary usage as a general rule, most radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: vhf band uhf band note: remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 mhz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units. Activities frequencies (mhz) government, police...
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36 band allocation to help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typi- cal services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the “police call radi...
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37 road........ Road & highway maintenance rtv .. Radio/tv remote broadcast pickup taxi ......................................Taxi services telb ..............................Mobile telephone (aircraft, radio common carrier, landline companies) telc .............................. Cordless phones tel...
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38 aircraft band (108–136 mhz) 108.000-121.490 .................................Air 121.500 ............................ Air emergency 121.510-136.000 .................................Air u.S. Government band (138-144 mhz) 137.000-144.000 .....................Govt, mil 2-meter amateur band (144-148 ...
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39 u.S. Government band (406-450 mhz) 406.125-419.975 ................. Govt, usxx 70-centimeter amateur band (420-450 mhz) 420.000-450.000 ...............................Ham low band (450-470 mhz) 450.050-450.925 ................................Rtv 451.025-452.025 ... Ind, oil, telm, util 452.0375-...
Page 40: Troubleshooting
40 troubleshooting if you have problems, here are some suggestions that might help. If none of these suggestions help, take your scanner to your local radioshack store for assistance. Problem possible cause remedy scanner is totally inop- erative. No power. Make sure you plugged the scanner into a w...
Page 41: Care And Maintenance
41 care and maintenance your pro-2045 200-channel direct entry programmable scanner is an example of superior design and crafts- manship. The following suggestions will help you care for the pro-2045 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the scanner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquid...
Page 42: Specifications
42 specifications frequency coverage, step, and default modulation modes: channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 (20 channels × 10 banks + 10 monitor memories) sensitivity (20 db s/n with 60% modulation for am; 3 khz deviation for nfm): nfm 40.84 mhz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 µ v s...
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43 if frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st if: 370.7 mhz 2nd if: 10.85 mhz 3rd if: 450 khz (nfm) audio power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 watt maximum built-in speaker . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 ubzz01262zz 5a6 printed in the philippines radioshack limited warranty this product is warranted against defects for 1 year from date of purchase from radioshack company-owned stores and authorized radioshack franchisees and deal- er...

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