RadioShack Pro 2069 Mobile Base Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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step 1: install your scanner
You can mount your digital trunking scanner in your vehicle, 
install it for mobility, or install it as a base station.
mounting your scanner in your dashboard
If you are unsure about how to install your scanner in your 
vehicle, consult your automobile manufacturer, dealer, or a 
qualifi ed installer. Before installing, confi rm your scanner fi ts 
in the desired mounting area and you have all the necessary 
materials. Your scanner requires a 2 x 7
1/8 x 5 5/16...

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1.  Attach the three 
protective rubber 
feet to the mounting 
bracket when you 
use the scanner on a 
fl at surface. Do not 
use them when you 
mount the bracket with  
screws.
2.  Use the supplied 
mounting bracket as 
a template to mark 
positions for the two 
mounting screws.
3.  At the marked positions, 
drill holes slightly smaller than the screws.
4.  Remove the paper backing from each washer and stick 
one inside of each bracket’s ear, aligning the washer’s 
hole with the bracket’s...

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step 2: power your scanner
You can power your scanner from a wall outlet, through your 
vehicle’s ignition, or from your vehicle’s cigarette lighter.
from a wall outlet
1.  Connect the tip of the supplied AC adapter to the DC 
13.8V jack at the rear of your scanner.
2.  Plug the AC adapter into your wall outlet.
You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 13.8V 
DC and delivers at least 600mA. Its center tip must be set 
to positive and its plug must fi t the scanner’s DC 13.8V jack....

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Be sure the grounding screw makes complete contact 
with the metal frame of your vehicle.
3.  Connect the red wire of the supplied DC power cord to 
a voltage source that turns on and off with the ignition 
switch, such as a spare accessory terminal in your 
vehicle’s fuse box.
4.  Insert the power cord’s barrel 
plug into the scanner’s 
DC 13.8V jack.
5.  Reconnect the cable to the 
negative (-) terminal of your 
vehicle’s battery.
You must use a power source that supplies 12V DC and...

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step 3: connect your scanner
connect the supplied antenna
Push the antenna onto your 
scanner’s antenna connector and 
rotate until it locks into place.
Your scanner’s sensitivity to 
various frequencies depends on 
its location and the antenna’s 
length. For best reception, adjust the antenna’s length as 
follows:
Frequency Antenna Length
25-54 MHz Extend fully
108-174 MHz Extend 4 segments
216-225 MHz Extend 3 segments
406-1300 MHz Collapse fully
connect an external antenna
You will need...

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Use extreme caution when installing or removing an 
outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! 
It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna 
touches a power line, touching the antenna, mast, cable, 
or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the 
power company to remove the antenna. Do not attempt 
to do so yourself.
connect an external speaker or headphones
When you mount your scanner in your dashboard, you will 
need to connect an external speaker or...

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step 4: set up your scanner
squelch
1. Rotate VOL clockwise to turn on your scanner. DSP LOADING 
and Welcome To Digital Trunking appears. In a few seconds, 
you might hear a hissing sound. 
2. Adjust VOL to a comfortable listening level.
3. Rotate SQ (squelch) fully counterclockwise to OFF. Then, 
rotate SQ clockwise until the hissing sound stops.
4.  To turn off the scanner, turn VOL counterclockwise to OFF.
storing conventional frequencies
1.  Turn on your scanner and press PROG.
2....

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If you make a mistake entering the frequency, Invalid Freq 
briefl y appears.
When you store a frequency by pressing ENT, your 
scanner beeps.
Press CLEAR to backspace and correct a character, or hold 
down CLEAR for about two seconds to clear the entire fi eld 
and start over.
Your scanner automatically rounds the frequency you 
enter to the nearest valid frequency. For example, if you 
enter 151.53, your scanner accepts it as 151.5275. Reception 
of the frequency will not be adversely...

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searching and tuning
You can search for transmissions using the scanner’s 
preprogrammed search banks. The search banks include six 
preprogrammed search ranges, SR0 to SR5. You can change 
the search range of Bank SR6 manually by setting the lower 
and higher ends of the search range.
You can use the scanner’s delay feature while searching. 
See “Using Delay”.
You can set CTCSS or DCS mode when searching any 
range, except for SR0, SR1, and SR4. The scanner will 
display detected CTCSS or...

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basic scanning
Press SCAN to begin scanning channels. The scanner scans 
through all channels in the active channel storage bank. See 
“About Channel Storage Banks”.
•  You must store frequencies into channels before you can 
scan them. The scanner does not scan through empty 
channels.
•  To change the scanning direction, press 
e or d while 
scanning.
about channel-storage banks
•  To turn on a channel storage bank, press the number 
key corresponding to the desired bank until the bank’s...