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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
CONNECTING THE ANTENNA We haveprovideda telescoping antennawithyourscanner.Thisantennais adequate for stronglocalsignals. To installit, simplyscrewit intothe holeon the top of the scanner. fl u
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.
CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL TAPE RECORDER Youcanrecordscannertransmissions witha taperecorder throughthe TAPEOUT jack. Consultyour local Radio Shackstorefortheappropriate connecting cable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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