Radio Shack Master the Features of the Pro 2096 Scanner: Tips and Tricks for Effective Scanning

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Beyond the Basics

ﬁve locked out frequency appear as L/O 10 of 25). If the search bank has no locked-out frequencies, Empty. Lockout list appears in the scanner’s display. Press SRCH to cancel reviewing locked-out frequencies.

clearing locked-out search frequencies

To clear a locked-out frequency, select that frequency (see “Reviewing Locked-Out Search Frequencies”), and then press CLEAR. If all locked-out frequencies are cleared in a search bank, Empty. Lockout list appears.

clearing locked-out frequencies in search banks

1.Press SRCH.

2.Select the search bank where you want to clear all locked- out frequencies.

3.Press FUNC, L/OUT. Lockout list appears.

4.Press FUNC, 6. Conﬁ rm list clear? 1=YES Press other key for NO appears. Press 1 to clear all locked-out frequencies. List cleared brieﬂy appears.

5.To cancel clear, press any key other than 1.

changing the receive mode

The scanner defaults to the commonly used AM or FM/Digital receive mode for each frequency range. The preset mode is correct in most cases; however, some amateur radio transmissions and trunked systems do not operate in the preset mode. If you try to listen to a transmission when the scanner is not set to the correct receive mode, the transmission might sound weak or distorted.

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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 Speciﬁcations FCC wants you to know Truobleshooting Resetting/initializing your scannerGlossary Warranty CareYour 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 mode Testing 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 Turning an ID sub-bank on or off Setting squelch for trunk scanningTrunking operation Talkgroup ID holdOpen and closed mode operation Manual ID lockout toggle Toggling open and closed modesChanging from ID text tag display to ID code display Trunked delay functionBeyond the Basics Activate ID lockout while scanning Reviewing locked-out talkgroup IDsClearing 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