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PRO-2046 Programmable 100-Channel Mobile Scanner
(200-0149)
Introduction
Your new RadioShack PRO-2046 Programmable 100-Channel Mobile Scanner lets
you in on all the action! This scanner gives you direct access to over
30,000 exciting frequencies, including those used by police and fire
departments, ambulance and transportation services, aircraft
communications, government agencies, and amateur radio services. You can
select up to 100 channels to scan and you can change your selec
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important calls. Nine Frequency Bands - lets you quickly and easily search preset frequency ranges, so you can find new and unlisted broadcasts. Two Frequency Band Search - you can search upward or downward through the Options preset frequency bands (band Search) or Search by starting from a specified frequency (direct sea
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channels. 162.400 MHz 162.475 MHz 162.550 MHz 162.425 MHz 162.500 MHz 162.450 MHz 162.525 MHz We recommend you record your scanner's serial number here. The number is on the scanner's back panel. Serial Number: _________________________________ FCC Notice Your scanner might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To determine if your scanner is causing interference, turn off
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Special Features Faxback Doc. # 46802 Delay Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause of several seconds between a query and a reply. Your scanner's delay feature causes it to wait for 2 seconds after each transmission on a channel before it resumes scanning or searching. To program a 2 second delay for a channel you select, manually select the channel then press DELAY until DLY appears. To program a 2 second delay for a channel while sca
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stored channels). As the scanner scans each bank, it checks that bank's priority channel every 2 seconds for activity. Notes: You cannot use the priority and data detection features at the same time (see "Detecting Data Signals" below). You can skip priority channels. If you skip all priority channels, the display shows P CH LOC OUt when you turn on the priority feature. See "Skipping Frequencies/Channels" above. The priority feature must b
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To detect data signals, press and hold down DATA until DATA appears on the display. If the scanner pauses on a transmission and detects a data signal, it resumes searching in 2 or 3 seconds. To stop detecting data signals, press DATA until DATA disappears from the display. Note: You cannot use DATA and PRIORITY at the same time. (See above.) Listening To The Weather Band The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated 11 channels for use by the National Oceanic and At
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Operation Faxback Doc. # 46801 Turning On The Scanner/Setting Volume and Squelch 1. Turn SQUELCH and VOLUME fully counterclockwise. 2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. 3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops. Notes: If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak transmissions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to thes
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HWY PUBLIC SVC This indicator for each service search bank you selected appears on the display, and the scanner searches through all non-skipped channels (see "Skipping Frequencies/Channels" in Faxback Doc. # 46802) in the bank(s) you selected. The active banks indicator blinks on the display. The scanner searches the frequencies within the active bank from the lowest to the highest frequency. If the scanner detects a broadcast on a frequency, it stops on that frequency.
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2. Using the number keys, enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency. 3. Press PROGRAM BANK and the bank number, the selected channel number, any previously stored frequency and PGM appear on the display. Note: If no frequency has been stored in the selected channel, 000.0000 MHz and L/O appear on the display. 4. Using the number keys, enter the frequency you want to store into that channel, including the decimal point. Note:
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To save the frequency into the current monitor memory, press MON. To continue searching, press /\ or \/. To stop searching and listen to the frequency, press 91-100/0. -H- (hold) appears on the display. To continue automatic searching after you stop a search, either press 91-100/0 or press and hold down /\ or \/ for about 1 second. Notes: You can change the direction of either an automatic or manual search by pressing /\ or \/ once.
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HWY PUBLIC SVC The indicator for each search bank you selected appears on the display and the scanner searches through all non-skipped channels (see "Skipping Frequencies/Channels" in Faxback Doc. #46802) in the bank(s) you selected. When the scanner finds a transmission, it stops on that frequency. 2. When the scanner finds an active frequency, you can do any of the following: To save the frequency into the current monitor memory, press MON. To cont
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channel. To delete a frequency from a monitor memory, store a new frequency in the monitor memory. Manually Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a specific channel without scanning. This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and want to hear all the details (even though there might be periods of silence) or if you want to monitor only a specific channel or a locked-out channel. Follow these steps to manually select a channel. 1. Press MAN
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29-54 MHz: ................................................. 0.5 microV 108-136.975 MHz: ........................................... 2.0 microV 137-174 MHz: ............................................... 0.7 microV 406-512 MHz: ............................................... 0.7 microV 806-956 MHz: ............................................... 0.8 microV Selectivity: +/- 11 kHz: ..................................................... -6 dB +/- 15 kHz:
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Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice.
