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Steven Kahn Posted on Aug 14, 2019

Pro 2014 Why do I get ERROR when trying to put in a specific frequency as instructed to press MANUAL enter the number and press MANUAL again

Its Cat # 20-420 and a PRO 2014 50 Channel Programmable Home Scanner

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This usually indicates you are entering a frequency outside of the radios range. be sure you are using the decimal.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 11, 2008

SOURCE: Owner's/Instruction Manual

Hi SDGirl - This is a slightly older model and there's not much out there. You won't find one at Tandy or Radio Shack Sites. I'll give you a link where you can find it ( sort of) in sections. I believe it will tell you everything you need to know. If I were you I'd probably copy and paste each section into Word or something so you'll have it all in one place. This is about the best out there. If this solves your problem PLEASE rate this as fixed. ( I looked alot for you). If you need more help just add a comment and I'll be happy to assist you further. If this doesn't solve your problem let me know before you rate and I'll try for something better. Thanks.

http://support.radioshack.com/support_electronics/36547.htm

Jeff

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Gavin93

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  • Posted on Jul 31, 2008

SOURCE: UNIDEN BEARCAT UBC 60XLT

The "e" represents Error, which means you made an error in your entry. Unfortunately, your scanner may be confused, meaning the computer is "stuck" on lockout and cannot get unstuck. I have the same scanner with the same problem... now. I had it looked at by Uniden's engineers, it cannot be fixed unless you replace the computer. They told me it would be best to buy a whole new scanner, probably a new model. So I did. I'm sorry I couldn't fix it for you. But Uniden said you'd be better off getting a new one. In my opinion, don't get a Uniden, get a Radio Shack/Realistic scanner, they're ten times better and are easy to use. For the best Realistic scanner, get a Realistic PRO-2006.
That's the one I have now, it's a gapless frequency scanner which means it can scann everything all the way up to the 1300 MHz band.

Sorry about your scanner though.

Best regards,
Gavin93

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 18, 2008

SOURCE: realistic pro 2020 scanner

The Realistic PRO-2052 is an old (vintage) scanner receiver with fixed AM and FM modes on the bands it cover, as specified by the U.S. band allocation. The PRO-2020 covers only the VHF and UHF frequencies and modes AM and FM is not user selectable. Frequencies can be programmed into any of the 20 memory channels

U.S. Coverage: (varies from state to state and other countries. We don't use 30-50 Mhz here in the Philippines for 2 way mobile communications, except for cordless phones)

30-50 Mhz Lower VHF at FM narrowband only (covers mobile, emergencies, businesses, etc. and
cordless phones)
108-136 Mhz Aircraft band at AM narrowband only
138-174 Mhz Amateur and Commercial band at FM narrowband only (2 meter band)
410-512 MHz Amateur and Commercial band at FM narrowband only (70 cm band)

If you're trying to select AM or FM for a specified frequency, I'm afraid you can't do that as it is not selectable.

If you are trying to program AM Broadcast frequencies (mediumwave (MW) or FM Broadcast frequencies (FM radio stations), those were not covered by your PRO-2020's microprocessor. Even if you modify your scanner to receive those bands, you will not hear radio transmission properly since the receiver do not decode FM wideband, which is the standard mode for FM broadcast and Television band.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 09, 2009

SOURCE: cobra-sr900 reception

Press E after the Channel # instead of manuel.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 11, 2010

SOURCE: Programming N32 Uniden Scanner (bearcat)

why has my uhf cb radio transceiver jammed on channel 3?

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1. If the scanner is scanning, press MANUAL.
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and CH, PGM, L/O (if the selected channel number is empty), and 000.0000
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To program a known frequency into your PRO-70:

- Press PGM. PGM appears on the display, indicating that the scanner is in programming mode.
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- Enter the desired frequency, including the decimal (for example, 156.045).
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Your scanner's operating manual has details on other programming steps. If needed, you can download/print the manual here:

http://support.radioshack.com/support_electronics/doc62/62177.pdf

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Programming Frequencies

1. Select the desired channel.

2. Press [PROGRAM] to enter the programming mode.

3. Enter the desired frequency.

4. Press [ENTER].

Selecting the Channel

Step 1:

1. Press [MANUAL]. Continue pressing until the display shows
Channel 20. Press [PROGRAM].

2. Press [2][0][MANUAL]. Press [PROGRAM]. (or press [PROGRAM],
press [2][0], press [PROGRAM]).

Step 2:

Press the keys (example 162.55)

Step 3:

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SKIPPING BANKS

1. Turn the power on.

2. Press the number key that corresponds to the bank to be skipped.

3. The corresponding bank number indicator disappears from the display
and the entire bank is skipped.

NOTE: To restore the banks, press the number key again.


SEARCHING WITH YOUR PRO-2021

To search for transmission, press [PROGRAM], enter limits of frequency
range, and press [up arrow] or [down arrow] to activate "search."

1. Press [PROGRAM].

2. Press [LIMIT].

3. Enter the lower limit of frequency range to be searched.

4. Press [ENTER].

5. Press [LIMIT].

6. Enter the upper limit of frequency range to be searched.

7. Press [ENTER].

Activate "search" by pressing [up arrow] or [down arrow]. [Down arrow]
starts search from the highest frequency and goes down. [Up arrow] moves
in the opposite direction.

Press [SPEED] to accelerate or to slow down the search.
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3. Use the number keys to enter the channel
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Turn on your Pro-2010 by rotating [VOLUME] clockwise. (When first turned on, your Pro-2010 may start scanning).
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Before programming frequencies, make sure your Pro-2010 is turned on and the SQUELCH is adjusted.
Suppose you want to program Channel 1 to receive 162.55 MHz. Here's how you would do it:

1. Press [MANUAL] and select channel 1. You can do this in two ways:
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2. Press [PROGRAM] to enter the programming mode.

3. Enter the desired frequency. In this case, press the [1] [6] [2] [.]
[5] [5] keys. Check the display to make sure the frequency it shows
is the one you meant to program. If it is, press the [ENTER] key.

4. To add more frequencies, just press [PROGRAM] to advance to the next
channel and follow the steps above.

5. If you ever want to change the frequency entered for a specific
channel, just enter the new frequency "over" the old frequency using
steps 1, 2, and 3.

Make a mistake while entering the frequency? Just press [CLEAR], enter the correct frequency and press [ENTER]. If you're entering a new frequency in place of an old one, the old frequency won't be "erased" when you press [CLEAR]. It will remain stored on that channel until you correctly enter a
new frequency and press [ENTER].

You'll hear a "peep" sound as you press the various keys. This lets you know the key has been properly "entered" into your Pro-2010.

Using the Scanning Function
Your Pro-2010 will automatically scan all the channels you've programmed and stop whenever it finds a signal. To scan channels, just press the [SCAN] key.
To stop scanning, just press [MANUAL] and you can select specific channels
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IMPORTANT! Your Pro-2010 won't scan unless SQUELCH is set to the point where no sound is heard if a signal isn't being received.

Delay Function
When your Pro-2010 is scanning, it will stop whenever it finds a signal on a channel. As soon as the signal ends, the scanning function will resume. Most communications heard will be two-way. To make sure you don't miss any replies, press [DELAY]. This will cause your Pro-2010 to stay on a channel for two seconds after the end of a transmission, giving you time to hear any reply. To release the Delay function, just press [DELAY] again. The Delay indicator will show on the display when the Delay function is used.

Lockout Function
You may want your Pro-2010 to "skip over" certain frequencies while it's scanning (such as continuously transmitted weather broadcasts). To "lock out" such channels, follow these steps:
1. Press [MANUAL] to stop scanning. Continue to press [MANUAL] to
advance to the channel you want to lock out.

2. When you reach the channel, press [LOCK OUT]. The display will show
[o] to indicate this channel will be skipped over during scanning.

3. To release the lockout, press [MANUAL] to stop scanning. Advance to
the channel that is locked out and press [LOCK OUT] once again. [o]
will disappear from the display.

If you use the lockout function on all channels, scanning will be impossible - you'll only be able to change channels using [MANUAL].

Speed Selection
Your Pro-2010 will normally scan channels at a rate of four channels per second. If you press [SPEED], channels will be scanned at a rate of nine per second. Press [SPEED] again to return to a rate of four channels per second.

Priority Function
You might want to scan other channels yet not miss a call on a channel of particular interest to you (police, fire, ambulance, etc.). The Priority function will let you scan other channels - but if a call is received on the Priority channel, your Pro-2010 will automatically switch to the
Priority channel!

1. Only Channel 1 can be used as Priority Channel: Key in the desired
Priority frequency into Channel 1.

2. Priority function works only when the unit is in Scan or Manual mode.

3. Press [PRIORITY] to start Priority function. A [P] will appear on the
display.

4. Press [MANUAL] or [SCAN] to listen to other channels. Your Pro-2020
will check the Priority channel and switch to it if a signal is
received on it.

5. To cancel Priority function, press [PRIORITY] again. the [P] will
disappear from the display.

SEARCHING WITH YOUR PRO-2010
One great feature of your Pro-2010 is its ability to "search" for frequencies being used. This means you can hear all the action on the airwaves in your area! To use this great feature, just follow these steps:
1. Press [PROGRAM] key.

2. Press [LIMIT] key. Enter the lower limit of frequency range to be
searched (such as 45.00 MHz). Press [ENTER].

3. Press [LIMIT] key again. Enter the upper limit of frequency range to
be searched (such as 46.00 MHz). Press [ENTER].

4. Press either [up arrow] or [down arrow] to start Search. [Down arrow]
will start search from the highest frequency and go down. [Up arrow]
will start from the lowest frequency and go up.

5. You can control the speed of the search by using the [SPEED] key to
accelerate or to slow down the search.

6. Search will stop when a frequency is found with a signal. To restart search, press [up arrow] or [down arrow]. In Program Mode, search range will be displayed each time [LIMIT] is pressed. It is impossible to change the lower frequency only: to change lower frequency you must change higher frequency first. The higher frequency can be changed any time.

Storing Frequencies
If you want to enter some of the frequencies found during search, do this:
1. Press [MONITOR] when your Pro-2010 finds a frequency you want to store.

2. Use [MANUAL] key to select a channel to enter the frequency your Pro-
2010 found. The display will show the frequency currently stored on
the channel, but don't worry - the old frequency will be erased when
you start to enter the new one.

3. Press [PROGRAM].

4. Press [MONITOR] again. The new frequency found during the search will
be displayed.

5. Press [ENTER] to put the new frequency into the channel in place of
the old frequency.

6. Press either [up arrow] or [down arrow] to resume the search. To
return to manual or program operation, press [MANUAL] or [PROGRAM].
To resume the search from one of the limit frequencies, press [LIMIT]
and then [up arrow] or [down arrow].

Error Indications
Sometimes when you try to enter a frequency for a channel or as a search range limit, you may find an ------ on the display. This means the frequency is in error and you won't be able to enter it into your Pro-2010. Such frequency errors usually mean you've entered a frequency outside the ranges your Pro-2010 operates on (such as 225.00 MHz) or you've put the decimal point in the wrong place (14.682 MHz instead of 146.82 MHz). Check carefully to find your mistake and then press [CLEAR]. You can now enter the correct frequency.

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I will try my best to help you. Go to manual and push till you go to the number you wish to use, If the numbers on it or all 00000000 you can put what frequency # on it. as long as it is all 0000000 you don't have a thing on that # to interfere with. When you get the # you wish to use put the number in, if your # has a . in it you will need to put the. in hit enter then prg. i[email protected]
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Can't listen to a certain frequency.

thats to access a channel number. to put a particular frequency in, find a channel to program it in, then hit pgm then enter the frequency, then hit e. its now in there. to access it, hold then channel number then hold again..
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