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Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Beyond the Basics Searching for active frequencies, Using Zeromatic

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Beyond the Basics

searching for active frequencies

You can search a speciﬁc range of frequencies by programming SR6 with lower and upper frequency limits.

1.Press PGM, SRCH. PSR (Program Search) appears in the top line and the cursor blinks L on the second line for the lower limit frequency.

2.Use the number keys and ./DELAY to enter the desired lower limit frequency (including the decimal point).

3.Press ENTER to set the lower limit frequency. The cursor moves to upper frequency ﬁeld. If the entered frequency is incorrect, Invalid Freq brieﬂy appears in the scanner’s display.

4.Enter your desired upper frequency and press ENTER.

5.Rotate SQUELCH clockwise and leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops.

6.Press SRCH to start searching. When the scanner ﬁnds an active frequency, it stops searching.

using Zeromatic

Zeromatic sets the scanner to automatically tune to the correct center frequency (or the step increment closest to the correct center frequency) during a search. Turn Zeromatic on or off by pressing FUNC then 0. When this feature is turned on, Zeromatic ON brieﬂy appears on the display. Then, z appears as the ﬁrst digit on the second line. If the scanner stops on a signal before it reaches the correct center frequency, skip to the correct frequency using e or d. Zeromatic functions only in search banks 3, 4, 5, and 6.

using seek search

While the scanner is searching, press FUNC, 7 to turn on seek search. Seek ON appears on the bottom line. The scanner

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Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Beyond the Basics Searching for active frequencies, Using Zeromatic, Using seek search

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 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 Install your scanner Mounting your scanner in your dashboardMobile mounting in your vehicle Use them when you Mount the bracket with Screws Using your scanner as a base stationPower your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition With the metal frame of your vehicle From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighterConnect your scanner Connect the supplied antennaConnect an external antenna Listening safely Connect an external speaker or headphonesSet up your scanner SquelchStoring conventional frequencies Brieﬂy appears Deleting frequencies from channelsBasics 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 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 Using delay Locking out channels/frequenciesLocking out channels Reviewing locked-out search frequencies Locking out frequenciesChanging the receive mode Clearing locked-out search frequenciesClearing 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 IDBeyond the Basics Text input chart Using channel receive modesUpdating the DSP ﬁrmware Click on Software Updates and Downloads TroubleshootingScanner will not scan when Scan is pressed Resetting your scannerInitializing Initializing your scannerService and repair CareReplacing 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