Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Using Ctcss and DCS, Beyond the Basics

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Beyond the Basics

using CTCSS and DCS

Your scanner’s advanced, DSP-based CTCSS and DCS, decoder allows you to listen only to a frequency group that is of interest to you. Simply specify the group’s speciﬁc CTCSS or DCS code for a certain frequency. CTCSS and DCS can also help reduce interfering signals that cause your scanner to stop on one channel.

When your scanner stops on a conventional frequency that is conﬁgured for CTCSS or DCS, it checks for a match between the transmitted CTCSS or DCS code and the code stored in channel memory. If the transmitted and stored codes match, the scanner stops on the transmission and allows the audio to pass to the speaker. If the codes do not match, the scanner resumes scanning. If the special “search” code is in use, the scanner instantly displays any detected CTCSS code if programmed for CTCSS mode, or DCS code if programmed for DCS code. You can store the detected code into channel memory by pressing ENT while the code is displayed.

searching a preprogrammed frequency range

The scanner contains these preprogrammed search ranges, stored in the search bank (SR0-SR6).

Bank

SR0

SR1

SR2

SR3

SR4

SR5

SR6

Band

Marine

CB

FRS/GMRS/MURS

Police/Fire

Aircraft

Ham

Limit search (User conﬁgurable)

1. Repeatedly press SRCH to select a search bank.

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Contents PRO-2096 Digital Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Contents Frequency copy Listening to the weather bandVirtual scanner Basics Trunking operation Programming trunked systemsText tags 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 Install your scanner Mounting your scanner in your dashboardMobile mounting in your vehicle Use them when you Mount the bracket with Screws Using your scanner as a base stationPower your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition With the metal frame of your vehicle From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighterConnect your scanner Connect the supplied antennaConnect an external antenna Listening safely Connect an external speaker or headphonesSet up your scanner SquelchStoring conventional frequencies Brieﬂy appears Deleting frequencies from channelsBasics Searching and tuning Basic scanning About channel-storage banksMonitoring a single channel Using Ctcss and DCS Beyond the BasicsSearching a preprogrammed frequency range 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 Using Zeromatic Using seek searchBeyond the Basics Searching for active frequencies 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 Using delay Locking out channels/frequenciesLocking out channels Reviewing locked-out search frequencies Locking out frequenciesChanging the receive mode Clearing locked-out search frequenciesClearing locked-out frequencies in search banks 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 IDBeyond the Basics Text input chart Using channel receive modesUpdating the DSP ﬁrmware Click on Software Updates and Downloads TroubleshootingScanner will not scan when Scan is pressed Resetting your scannerInitializing Initializing your scannerService and repair CareReplacing the fuse 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