Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Programming a weather channel as the priority channel

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4.If desired, set the priority channel mode. You can set a priority channel for CTCSS or DCS operation with a programmed code.

programming a weather channel as the priority channel

1.Press WX.

2.Press WX repeatedly until the desired weather channel you want to store as the priority channel appears.

3.Press FUNC, and then PRI. Pri Channel ﬂashes two times.

turning priority on or off

Press PRI while scanning or manually parked on a channel. PRIon (or PRIwx if priority is set to a weather frequency) appears on the bottom of the display, and P appears on the top of the display. If the scanner detects activity on the priority channel, Pri Channel appears. If the scanner detects the 1050 Hz weather alert tone in Priority WX mode, Weather ALERT appears and an alert tone sounds. Press WX to listen to the weather alert message. To turn off priority, press PRI.

This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel

Notes

if the channel’s receive mode is MO or ED.

In the event of a weather or other hazard warning, a 1050 Hz tone is transmitted prior to the message. The scanner sounds an audible alert and switches to the weather frequency if the alert tone is detected.

Since this scanner does not priority sample the weather channel while monitoring trunked talkgroup calls, it

is possible that the 1050 Hz alert tone may be missed between sample intervals when trunked systems are being scanned. We recommend the use of a dedicated RadioShack Weatheradio® during times when severe weather notiﬁcation is critical for your safety.

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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