Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Glossary

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Beyond the Basics

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Channels – programmable memory locations for frequencies you want to monitor. Each time the scanner ﬁnds an active frequency, it stops and monitors radio trafﬁc on that channel until the transmission ends. It then resumes scanning.

Channel-Storage Bank – storage area for a group of channels. Channels are storage locations for frequencies. You can scan the channel-storage banks to see if there is activity on frequencies stored there. Whereas a channel can only contain one frequency, a channel storage bank can hold up to 50 channels. To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, your scanner divides the channels into 10 banks (0 to 9) of 50

(00 to 49) channels each, for a total of 500 channels. You can use each channel-storage bank to group frequencies, such as those used by different public safety agencies and jurisdictions in your area. Channel storage banks can easily be enabled or disabled while scanning by pressing the number key that corresponds to the desired channel storage bank.

Digital Operation – Your scanner is equipped with advanced Digital Signal Processing circuitry to receive and decode Phase 1 APCO-25 C4FM (four level FM) digital voice transmissions. This section of the manual will help you understand the differences between traditional analog and digital modulation. For ease of use, your scanner is designed to automatically detect digital modulation on any conventional channel programmed for FM/Digital (FM) modulation. It is not necessary to conﬁgure individual channels for digital operation. Many digital trunked radio systems are actually mixed mode systems that support both analog and digital modulation. Certain user groups on these systems may use analog modulation, while others use digital modulation. Your scanner will automatically detect the type of modulation being used and switch to the correct modulation mode without special programming or user intervention. Your scanner also features Intelligent Adaptive Digital Tracking for optimal reception of digital signals from a variety of digital conventional and trunked radio system types. No special sound quality settings or adjustments are needed for different C4FM sytem types. Digital modulation represents a breakthrough in

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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 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 Install your scanner Mounting your scanner in your dashboardMobile mounting in your vehicle Using your scanner as a base station Use them when you Mount the bracket with ScrewsPower your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter With the metal frame of your vehicleConnect your scanner Connect the supplied antennaConnect an external antenna Connect an external speaker or headphones Listening safelySet up your scanner SquelchStoring conventional frequencies Deleting frequencies from channels Brieﬂy appearsBasics 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 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 Using delay Locking out channels/frequenciesLocking out channels Locking out frequencies Reviewing locked-out search frequenciesChanging the receive mode Clearing locked-out search frequenciesClearing locked-out frequencies in search banks 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 bankBeyond the Basics Text input chart Using channel receive modesUpdating the DSP ﬁrmware Troubleshooting Click on Software Updates and DownloadsResetting your scanner Scanner will not scan when Scan is pressedInitializing your scanner InitializingService and repair CareReplacing the fuse 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