Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Text tags, Assigning a text tag to a channel

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Beyond the Basics

text tags

assigning a text tag to a channel

1.Navigate to the channel you want to label using direct channel entry, e, d or FUNC e or d.

2.Press PROG. M in the display changes to P to indicate program mode.

3.Press TEXT. A cursor appears.

4.Enter the text using the number keys (see “Text Input Chart” on Page 69). If you make a mistake, press e or d to move to the character you want to change, press CLEAR to backspace and delete unwanted characters, or hold down CLEAR to abort the text entry. For example, to identify a channel as FIRE Ch 6 (for Fire Channel 6):

F is the third letter (of DEF) associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3, 3.

I is the third letter (GHI) associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4, 3.

R is the third letter (PQRS) associated with 7 on the keypad. Press 7, 3.

E is the second letter (DEF) associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3, 2.

Press ./DELAY for the space.

C is the third letter (ABC) associated with 2 on the keypad. Press 2, 3.

h is the second letter (GHI) associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4, and then FUNC (for the lower case set), and then press 2.

Press ./DELAY for the space.

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Contents PRO-2096 Digital Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Contents Listening to the weather band Frequency copyVirtual scanner Programming trunked systems Basics Trunking operationText tags 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 Mounting your scanner in your dashboard Install your scannerMobile mounting in your vehicle Use them when you Mount the bracket with Screws Using your scanner as a base stationFrom a wall outlet Power your scannerThrough your vehicle’s ignition With the metal frame of your vehicle From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighterConnect the supplied antenna Connect your scannerConnect an external antenna Listening safely Connect an external speaker or headphonesSquelch Set up your scannerStoring conventional frequencies Brieﬂy appears Deleting frequencies from channelsBasics Searching and tuning About channel-storage banks Basic scanningMonitoring a single channel Beyond the Basics Using Ctcss and DCSSearching 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 seek search Using ZeromaticBeyond 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 Locking out channels/frequencies Using delayLocking out channels Reviewing locked-out search frequencies Locking out frequenciesClearing locked-out search frequencies Changing the receive modeClearing 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 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 IDUsing channel receive modes Beyond the Basics Text input chartUpdating the DSP ﬁrmware Click on Software Updates and Downloads TroubleshootingScanner will not scan when Scan is pressed Resetting your scannerInitializing Initializing your scannerCare Service and repairReplacing 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