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Radio Shack 20-136, Owner'S Manual

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Scanner Setup ................................................................................ 4

Scanner Features .................................................................................................4
Connecting the Antenna......................................................................................6
Powering Your Scanner........................................................................................6

Installing Batteries...........................................................................................6

Battery Notes.................................................................................................7

Recycle Rechargeable Batteries....................................................................7

Scanner Placement..............................................................................................7
Connecting Headphones .....................................................................................8

Listening Safely................................................................................................8

Connecting the External Alert Out .....................................................................8
Understanding Your Scanner ..............................................................................8
Turning on the Scanner........................................................................................9
Setting the Clock/Alarm......................................................................................9

Alarm Function .............................................................................................. 10

Programming Frequencies into Channels ..................................................... 10

Searching ..................................................................................... 12

Fine Tune............................................................................................................. 12
Service Bank Search......................................................................................... 12
Storing Frequencies Found During a Search................................................. 13
Search Skip Memory......................................................................................... 13
Search Speeds ................................................................................................... 14

Scanning....................................................................................... 15

Scanning Stored Channels............................................................................... 15
Manually Selecting a Channel......................................................................... 15
Weather Scan..................................................................................................... 16

Summary of Contents for 20-136

Page 1: ...er from RadioShack Please read this user s guide before installing setting up and using your new scanner 20 136 PRO 136 www radioshack com Scanner AC adapter Antenna User s guide Preprogrammed frequency list Quick start guide Desktop Radio Scanner What s Included ...

Page 2: ...istening Safely 8 Connecting the External Alert Out 8 Understanding Your Scanner 8 Turning on the Scanner 9 Setting the Clock Alarm 9 Alarm Function 10 Programming Frequencies into Channels 10 Searching 12 Fine Tune 12 Service Bank Search 12 Storing Frequencies Found During a Search 13 Search Skip Memory 13 Search Speeds 14 Scanning 15 Scanning Stored Channels 15 Manually Selecting a Channel 15 We...

Page 3: ...rogramming FIPS 17 Skywarn 18 About Skywarn 19 Settings 20 Setting Delay 20 Turning Channel Storage Banks On or Off 20 Locking Out Channels 20 Setting Priority 21 Using the Display Backlight 21 Advanced Programming 22 Cloning Your Scanner 22 Wired Programming 23 Additional Information 24 FCC Notice 24 Scanning Legally 24 Care 25 Service and Repair 25 6SHFLÀFDWLRQV 25 Troubleshooting 27 Resetting y...

Page 4: ...Marine FD PD Fire Police AIR Aircraft HAM or FM WX Start a weather scan Press and hold to activate Skywarn ENT Enter PROGRAM Complete the entry of frequencies Put the scanner in programming mode SCAN MAN Scan the stored channel frequencies Go to manual mode SRCH Start a fine tune search S T Search up and down in a fine tune or service search ...

Page 5: ...op and resume search or scan Press to turn the backlight on for 15 seconds Press and hold to turn the backlight on and off POWER Press and hold to turn the scanner on or off Clock Switch Set to Alarm Set to set the alarm time Set to Clock Set to set the current time Set to Clock to display the current time Alarm Switch Set to Off to disable alarm Set to Radio to enable the radio alarm Set to Tone ...

Page 6: ... your antenna s cable does not have a BNC connector your local RadioShack store carries a variety of BNC adapters Powering Your Scanner Insert the supplied AC adapter s barrel plug into the power jack on the back of the scanner Plug the adapter into a standard household outlet that supplies 120V AC 60Hz Do not plug the adapter into a switch controlled outlet Installing Batteries 1 Remove the batte...

Page 7: ...scanner powers on and goes to STANDBY mode The display shows the initial clock time of 12 00 AM The scanner remains in STANDBY mode Recycle Rechargeable Batteries Placing rechargeable batteries in the trash can be harmful to the environment Instead recycle old rechargeable batteries at your local RadioShack store free of charge RadioShack participates in the RBRC battery recycling program and is c...

Page 8: ...hat does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing Connecting the External Alert Out To provide additional alerting options for the weather alert connect a switch closure activated device such as a strobe or siren controller not supplied The devise can be up to 200mA AC DC 20V and must have a 3 5mm mono plug cable Plug the device into the Alert Out Jack on the back of your scnner Unders...

Page 9: ...requencies after you have programmed these frequencies into channels you can scan the channels Use each channel storage bank to group frequencies For example the police department might use four frequencies in your town while the fire department uses an additional four You could program the police frequencies in bank 0 and program the fire department frequencies in bank 1 Turning on the Scanner 1 ...

Page 10: ...m to sound a tone at the set time Slide the Alarm Switch to Radio if you want the alarm to sound with the channel that was previously selected in Scan Mode The radio alarm will only sound in Standby Mode To silence the alarm slide the Alarm Switch to Off If you do not turn off the alarm it will sound for 20 minutes then reset to alert you again the following day Programming Frequencies into Channe...

Page 11: ... Step 5 that already exists on another channel the scanner beeps and displays that channel Press CLR DELAY to clear the display or press ENT PROGRAM to store the frequency in both channels The scanner automatically rounds the entered number to the nearest valid frequency For example if you enter 151 473 MHz your scanner accepts it as 151 475 After a transmission the scanner automatically pauses fo...

Page 12: ...r an invalid frequency the scanner beeps and displays Error 2 SRCH PAUSE and t appear SRCH PAUSE DLY 3 Press T or S to move up or down one frequency step Or press SRCH to start the fine tune search 4 Press T or S to change search direction 5 Press PSE to pause the search Service Bank Search The scanner is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to Marine Police Fire Emergency Aircraft Ham...

Page 13: ...change the channel Press T or S 6 Press ENT PROGRAM to store the frequency or CLR DELAY to cancel Note If the same frequency already exists on another channel the scanner beeps and displays that channel Press CLR DELAY to cancel or press ENT PROGRAM to store the frequency in both channels Search Skip Memory You can skip up to 50 unwanted frequencies during a fine tune or service bank search Note Y...

Page 14: ...each new frequency replaces a frequency previously stored beginning with the first stored frequency Press T or S to select a skipped frequency during pause L O appears when you select a skipped frequency Search Speeds The scanner has two search speeds Normal search at 55 steps second and Hypersearch at 125 steps second Hypersearch applies only to the 5 kHz step bands 25 27 995 MHz 28 54 MHz and 13...

Page 15: ...transmission the scanner goes to manual mode Press PSE or SCAN MAN to resume scanning Notes If you have not stored any frequencies into channels the scanner does not scan If the scanner picks up unwanted partial or weak transmissions turn SQUELCH clockwise to decrease the scanner s sensitivity to these signals To listen to a weak or distant station turn SQUELCH counterclockwise To ensure proper sc...

Page 16: ...ally encoded data The severity of the alert is identified using Specific Area Message Encoding SAME The scanner displays the SAME alert level and sounds an alert for each level Warning level Watch level or Advisory level To program your scanner to alert you when the weather service issues an alert turn on the alert feature and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service in Manual Mode Yo...

Page 17: ... To hear and test the tones for the three alert levels press WX to select the weather service then hold down PRI WX ALERT for about one second The tones sound in the order of Advisory level Watch level then Warning level Press any key to end the test sequence Programming Alerts for a Specific County To specify a county SAME uses a standard established by the US Census bureau called FIPS The format...

Page 18: ...r returns to Weather Scan Pause Mode 7 To set the alert only for one of the areas you have programmed press T or S to select F0 to F14 then press ENT PROGRAM The scanner returns to Weather Scan Pause Mode To clear a FIPS code 1 In FIPS Programming Mode press T or S to select F0 to F14 2 Press 0 and then press ENT PROGRAM appears PGM WX Skywarn The Skywarn function lets you jump directly to the las...

Page 19: ...de information about Pea sized and larger hail Wind and wind gusts of 40 MPH and greater Heavy rainfall Lightning cloud to cloud and especially cloud to ground Wall clouds seen in severe thunderstorms which spawn tornadoes Severe lowering of a wall cloud Turbulence in a wall cloud Funnel clouds Tornadoes High water areas Downed power lines Other emergency conditions that affect life or property Li...

Page 20: ...ond delay to every frequency it stops on in that band Turning Channel Storage Banks On or Off You can turn each channel storage bank on and off When you turn off a bank the scanner does not scan any of the 20 channels in that bank While scanning press the number key that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off The scanner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not lo...

Page 21: ...ds when priority is turned off BANK0 23 5 789 DLY Note If you have locked out all priority channels All Loc appears when you activate the priority feature The scanner automatically designates each bank s first channel Channel 00 as its priority channel To select a different channel as the priority channel 1 From Scan or Manual mode press ENT PROGRAM 2 Press T or S to select the channel you want to...

Page 22: ...o another PRO 136 or PRO 135 using an optional interface cable with 1 8 inch phone plugs on both ends 1 Make sure the scanners are turned off and then plug the cable into each scanner s PC IF jack 2 Turn on both scanners WirEd and PGM appear PGM 3 Press T or S on the scanner from which you want to send frequencies This is the master unit The receiving scanner is the slave unit 4 Press ENT PROGRAM ...

Page 23: ...ware available at your local RadioShack or www radioshack com 1 Make sure your scanner is turned off 2 Connect the interface cable to your computer and then connect the other end of the cable to the scanner s PC IF jack 3 Install the software to your computer and run the program 4 To set up the program click on Tools select Configuration and select PRO 136 if necessary 5 Turn the scanner on The sc...

Page 24: ...nt 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 conv...

Page 25: ...tore locator feature on RadioShack s website www radioshack com or call 1 800 THE SHACK 800 843 7422 and follow the menu options Modifying or tampering with the scanner s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it Specifications Frequency Coverage 25 0000 27 9950 in 5 kHz steps 28 0000 54 0000 in 5 kHz steps 59 7500 6...

Page 26: ...z 450 kHz Channels 200 Banks 10 Operating Temperature 14 to 122 F 10 to 50 C Scan Speed 53 Channels Second Search Speed Normal 55 steps second Hypersearch 125 Steps Second Antenna Impedance 50ȍ Audio Output 1100 mW maximum Built in Speaker 2 28 Inches 57 mm 8 Dynamic Type Power AC Adapter 12V DC 400mA center tip positive 3 AA Alkaline Batteries 4 5 VDC Current Drain Squelched 110 mA Full Output 28...

Page 27: ...nt Resetting your Scanner If the scanner s display locks up or stops operating properly you might need to reset the scanner Caution This procedure clears all the information you have stored in the scanner Before you reset the scanner try turning it off and on again to see if it begins working properly Reset the scanner only when you are sure it is not working properly 1 Unplug the AC adapter and r...

Page 28: ...orkmanship under normal use for one 1 year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers For complete warranty details and exclusions check with your local RadioShack store RadioShack Customer Relations 300 RadioShack Circle Fort Worth TX 76102 04 04 2008 RadioShack Corporation All rights reserved RadioShack and RadioShack com are ...

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