Radio Shack PRO-2096 Trunking operation, Setting squelch for trunk scanning, Talkgroup ID hold

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Beyond the Basics

trunking operation

setting squelch for trunk scanning

For optimal receiver performance when scanning both trunked and conventional systems, we recommend that you set the squelch close to threshold. Navigate to a programmed channel in manual mode. While the channel is idle, turn the squelch control fully counterclockwise. You will hear a loud rushing noise from the speaker. Turn the squelch control clockwise until the noise stops. You may ﬁnd it necessary to set the control a bit further in the clockwise direction to prevent very weak signals or interference from stopping the scan operation.

talkgroup ID hold

You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal that you want to track during scanning.

1.While the scanner is stopped on a voice channel (VC appears), hold down TRUNK (or press and release PAUSE) until ID hold ON appears on the display.

2.To manually activate ID hold mode on a selected ID, enter the ID list, scroll to the desired ID, then press FUNC TRUNK. The scanner will initiate ID hold operation on the selected talkgroup.

3.When ID hold is activated and the scanner receives a voice channel, the scan indication S at the ﬁrst digit in the top line changes to H to indicate that the call is being monitored while the scanner is in ID hold.

4.To release ID hold, press SCAN, PAUSE, or TRUNK.

turning an ID sub-bank on or off

1. Press TRUNK repeatedly to select the desired sub-bank.

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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 Care Truobleshooting Resetting/initializing your scannerGlossary Warranty 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 Using your scanner as a base station Use them when you Mount the bracket with ScrewsThrough your vehicle’s ignition Power your scannerFrom a wall outlet From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter With the metal frame of your vehicleConnect an external antenna Connect your scannerConnect the supplied antenna Connect an external speaker or headphones Listening safelyStoring conventional frequencies Set up your scannerSquelch Deleting frequencies from channels Brieﬂy appearsBasics 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 Frequency copy Copying a frequency into a speciﬁed channelCopying a frequency to the priority channel Same standby mode Listening to the weather bandTesting weather alert Locking out channels Using delayLocking out channels/frequencies Locking out frequencies Reviewing locked-out search frequenciesClearing locked-out frequencies in search banks Changing the receive modeClearing locked-out search frequencies Using attenuator FM/DIGITALGlobal attenuator Turning the key tone on or offUsing the dimmer Changing the display contrastVirtual 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 Using digital AGC Cloning programmed dataCloning v-scanner data Turn on both scannersFull cloning Selective cloningBeyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Talkgroup ID hold Setting squelch for trunk scanningTrunking operation Turning an ID sub-bank on or offOpen and closed mode operation Toggling open and closed modes Manual ID lockout toggleReviewing locked-out talkgroup IDs Trunked delay functionBeyond the Basics Activate ID lockout while scanning Changing from ID text tag display to ID code displayClearing talkgroups IDs Beyond the Basics Clearing all talkgroup IDs in one bank Programming trunked systems Motorola analog, digital, APCO-25 systemsEdacs systems Motorola VHF and UHF systems Motorola 800MHz splinter systems ﬂeet mapsBlock Size Code S10 S11 S12 Beyond the Basics Programming priority channels Programming the priority channel directlyProgramming a weather channel as the priority channel Turning priority on or offBeyond the Basics Programming CTCSS/DCS channels DCS Code Table Storing talkgroup IDs Clear Text tags Assigning a text tag to a channelAssigning a text tag to a group ID Assigning a text tag to a channel-storage bankUpdating the DSP ﬁrmware Beyond the Basics Text input chartUsing channel receive modes Troubleshooting Click on Software Updates and DownloadsResetting your scanner Scanner will not scan when Scan is pressedInitializing your scanner InitializingReplacing the fuse Service and repairCare Speciﬁcations Frequency CoverageIf Rejection Intermediate Frequencies if FCC wants you to know Scanning legallyGlossary Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics RadioShack Corporation