PRO-2045 200-Channel Weather Alert Home Scanner
(200-0418) Features Faxback Doc. # 33681
Your Radio Shack PRO-2045 200-Channel Weather Alert Home Scanner 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, ambulance and
transportation services, amateur radio, as well as aircraft communications,
Citizen's Band, and commercial FM and television broadcasts.
You can select up to 200 channels for your scanner to scan, and you can
change your selections at any time. Its rotary tuning control lets you
easily select frequencies and channels. Plus, when you turn on the weather
alert function the scanner sounds an alarm if the weather service transmits
a weather alert tone.
The secret to your scanner's ability to scan so many frequencies is its
custom-designed microprocessor - a tiny, built-in computer.
Your scanner has these features:
WX Alert - warns you of serious weather
conditions by sounding an alarm
if the weather service transmits
a weather alert tone.
Weather Band Auto Scan - scans the preprogrammed weather
frequencies so you can stay
informed about current weather
conditions.
Hyperscan - scans programmed channels at up
to 50 channels per second.
Hypersearch - lets you set the scanner to
search at up to 300 steps per
second.
Rotary Tuner - lets you easily tune and select
frequencies or channels.
Auto Sort - lets you scan the channels
stored in a bank, in order from
lowest to highest frequency, to
increase scanning speed.
Auto Store - quickly finds and automatically
stores active frequencies into
the selected banks (but does not
store the frequency if it is
already stored in another
channel).
Ten Channel-Storage Banks - let you store 20 channels in each
of 10 banks to group frequencies
so you can easily identify calls.
Frequency Transfer - lets you easily organize your
frequencies by transferring them
from one channel to another.
Monitor Memories - let you store up to 10
frequencies you locate during a
frequency search.
Limit Search - lets you search for
transmissions within a set
range.
Direct Search - lets you search for
transmissions starting from a
frequency 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 frequencies you have
already discovered or that have
a continuous transmission.
Two-Second Scan Delay - delays scanning for 2 seconds
before moving to another channel,
so you can hear more replies.
Data Skip - skips data signals (non-modulated
signals such as preamble signals
for pagers) during scan, limit
search, and direct search.
Lock-Out Function - prevents channels you select
from being scanned.
Priority Channels - checks 10 specified channels
every 2 seconds so you do not
miss important calls.
Automatic Modulation Mode - selects the modulation method
narrow-band frequency modulation
(NFM) or amplitude modulation
(AM) - most often used for each
band, and lets you manually
override the preset mode.
Attenuator - reduces the scanner's
sensitivity to help limit
reception to strong, nearby
transmitters.
Memory Backup - keeps stored channel frequencies
in memory for up to 3 days during
a power loss.
CTCSS Option - with an optional CTCSS tone
circuit board, you can use the
Continuous Tone Coded Squelch
System (CTCSS) to selectively
listen to some business band and
amateur radio transmissions.
Backlit Display - lets you easily see the
indicators on the scanner's
display, even at night.
We recommend you record your scanner's serial number here. The number is
on the scanner's back panel.
Serial Number: ______________________________________________
Your scanner has the following preprogrammed weather channels:
162.4000 MHz (NFM)
162.4250 MHz (NFM)
162.4500 MHz (NFM)
162.4750 MHz (NFM)
162.5000 MHz (NFM)
162.5250 MHz (NFM)
162.5500 MHz (NFM)
Your scanner can receive all of these bands:
Range (MHz) Step (kHz) Mode
29-54 5 NFM
108-136.975 12.5 AM
137-174 5 NFM
216-224.9875 12.5 NFM
225-399.9875 12.5 AM
400-512 12.5 NFM
806-823.9375 12.5 NFM
851-868.9375 12.5 NFM
896.1125-1,000 12.5 NFM
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 eliminate the interference by:
Moving your scanner away from the receiver
Connecting your scanner to an outlet that is on a different electrical
circuit from the receiver
Contacting a Radio Shack store for help
If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop
using your scanner.
SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including
police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies,
private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager
services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is
legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive.
However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally
listen to. These include:
Telephone conversations (either cellular, cordless, or other private
means of telephone signal transmission)
Pager transmissions
Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy ACT (ECPA), you are
subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to,
using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have
the consent of a party to the conversation (unless such activity is other
wise illegal). Radio Shack encourages responsible, legal scanner use.
(BR/EB 6/20/96)
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