Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Set up your scanner, Squelch, Storing conventional frequencies

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The Basics

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.Select the desired channel storage bank and channel, and then press PROG.

3.Use the number keys and ./DELAY (to enter the decimal point) to enter the frequency you want to store.

4.Press ENT to store the frequency.

5.The scanner conﬁgures the channels you enter after a two second delay. A D appears at the top of the display. If you do not want the scanner to pause before it resumes scanning, press ./DELAY until D no longer appears on the display.

6.To receive conventional frequencies, including AM, FM/Digital, CTCSS and DCS, press MODE. For more information on CTCSS and DCS programming, see “Programming CTCSS/DCS channels”.

7.If desired, program a text tag for the channel. See “Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel”.

8.To program additional channels, press PROG or e or d to move to the next channel memory location.

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Contents PRO-2096 Digital Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Contents Virtual scanner Frequency copyListening to the weather band Text tags Basics Trunking operationProgramming trunked systems Glossary Warranty Truobleshooting Resetting/initializing your scannerCare Speciﬁcations FCC wants you to knowYour scanner’s keypad See p Your scanner’s rear view Your scanner’s display Mobile mounting in your vehicle Install your scannerMounting your scanner in your dashboard Use them when you Mount the bracket with Screws Using your scanner as a base stationThrough your vehicle’s ignition Power your scannerFrom a wall outlet With the metal frame of your vehicle From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighterConnect an external antenna Connect your scannerConnect the supplied antenna Listening safely Connect an external speaker or headphonesStoring conventional frequencies Set up your scannerSquelch Brieﬂy appears Deleting frequencies from channelsBasics Searching and tuning Monitoring a single channel Basic scanningAbout channel-storage banks Searching a preprogrammed frequency range Using Ctcss and DCSBeyond the Basics Search bank charts Receive mode FM/Digital Search bank SR1 CB band Receive mode AM Beyond the Basics Search bank SR4 Aircraft Receive mode AM Beyond the Basics Searching for active frequencies Using ZeromaticUsing seek search Manually tuning to a frequency Copying a frequency into a speciﬁed channel Frequency copyCopying a frequency to the priority channel Listening to the weather band Same standby modeTesting weather alert Locking out channels Using delayLocking out channels/frequencies Reviewing locked-out search frequencies Locking out frequenciesClearing locked-out frequencies in search banks Changing the receive modeClearing locked-out search frequencies FM/DIGITAL Using attenuatorTurning the key tone on or off Global attenuatorChanging the display contrast Using the dimmerVirtual scanner Using V-scanner Save to V-Scanner ENT= Confirm My V-Scanner Loading from Scanner Please Wait While the folder is being cleared, the scanner will display Scanner Operation Complete Press Enter Cloning programmed data Using digital AGCTurn on both scanners Cloning v-scanner dataSelective cloning Full cloningBeyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Trunking operation Setting squelch for trunk scanningTalkgroup ID hold Turning an ID sub-bank on or offOpen and closed mode operation Manual ID lockout toggle Toggling open and closed modesBeyond the Basics Activate ID lockout while scanning Trunked delay functionReviewing locked-out talkgroup IDs Changing from ID text tag display to ID code displayClearing talkgroups IDs Beyond the Basics Clearing all talkgroup IDs in one bank Motorola analog, digital, APCO-25 systems Programming trunked systemsEdacs systems Motorola VHF and UHF systems ﬂeet maps Motorola 800MHz splinter systemsBlock Size Code S10 S11 S12 Programming the priority channel directly Beyond the Basics Programming priority channelsTurning priority on or off Programming a weather channel as the priority channelBeyond the Basics Programming CTCSS/DCS channels DCS Code Table Storing talkgroup IDs Clear Assigning a text tag to a channel Text tagsAssigning a text tag to a channel-storage bank Assigning a text tag to a group IDUpdating the DSP ﬁrmware Beyond the Basics Text input chartUsing channel receive modes Click on Software Updates and Downloads TroubleshootingScanner will not scan when Scan is pressed Resetting your scannerInitializing Initializing your scannerReplacing the fuse Service and repairCare Frequency Coverage SpeciﬁcationsIf Rejection Intermediate Frequencies if Scanning legally FCC wants you to knowGlossary Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics RadioShack Corporation