Testing weather alert | Radio Shack PRO-2096 specification

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with the strongest signal for your location.

2.Press FUNC, PROG to access the FIPS code entry table.

3.Repeatedly press e or d to select the desired FIPS code storage location.

4.Use the numeric keys to enter the desired FIPS code, then press ENT to store the code. Press TEXT to label the code entry, if desired. Repeat this step for each FIPS code you want to store.

5.Press L/OUT to lock out or enable speciﬁc FIPS entries.

6.Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry table.

•Press WX, then 0-9to quickly review stored FIPS codes. Press L/OUT to toggle lockout status.

•Your scanner can also detect the 1050 Hz weather alert tone when a weather channel is set as the priority channel and weather priority operation is enabled. In this mode all alerts are received. FIPS settings are ignored.

•The scanner sounds an alert or beep when it receives the SAME code. If you do not stop the alert (or beep) for ﬁve minutes, the alert stops and the scanner beeps every ten seconds. If the scanner receives a new message after ﬁve minutes, it sounds the alert or beep. To stop the sound and ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal before the ﬁve minute time out, press any key except DIM.

7.Press FUNC, WX to turn on SAME standby. The scanner monitors the selected weather radio station for alerts with FIPS codes that match the codes you entered in the FIPS entry table. To exit SAME standby, press FUNC, WX.

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To test the SAME weather alert alarm, hold down WX for

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Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Testing weather alert

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 Truobleshooting Resetting/initializing your scanner Glossary WarrantyCare Speciﬁcations FCC wants you to know Your 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 Screws Through your vehicle’s ignition Power your scannerFrom a wall outlet From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter With the metal frame of your vehicle Connect an external antenna Connect your scannerConnect the supplied antenna Connect an external speaker or headphones Listening safely Storing conventional frequencies Set up your scannerSquelch Deleting frequencies from channels Brieﬂy appears Basics 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 channel Copying a frequency to the priority channel Same standby mode Listening to the weather band Testing weather alert Locking out channels Using delayLocking out channels/frequencies Locking out frequencies Reviewing locked-out search frequencies Clearing locked-out frequencies in search banks Changing the receive modeClearing locked-out search frequencies Using attenuator FM/DIGITAL Global attenuator Turning the key tone on or off Using the dimmer Changing the display contrast Virtual 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 data Cloning v-scanner data Turn on both scanners Full cloning Selective cloning Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Setting squelch for trunk scanning Trunking operationTalkgroup ID hold Turning an ID sub-bank on or off Open and closed mode operation Toggling open and closed modes Manual ID lockout toggle Trunked delay function Beyond the Basics Activate ID lockout while scanningReviewing locked-out talkgroup IDs Changing from ID text tag display to ID code display Clearing talkgroups IDs Beyond the Basics Clearing all talkgroup IDs in one bank Programming trunked systems Motorola analog, digital, APCO-25 systems Edacs systems Motorola VHF and UHF systems Motorola 800MHz splinter systems ﬂeet maps Block Size Code S10 S11 S12 Beyond the Basics Programming priority channels Programming the priority channel directly Programming a weather channel as the priority channel Turning priority on or off Beyond the Basics Programming CTCSS/DCS channels DCS Code Table Storing talkgroup IDs Clear Text tags Assigning a text tag to a channel Assigning a text tag to a group ID Assigning a text tag to a channel-storage bank Updating the DSP ﬁrmware Beyond the Basics Text input chartUsing channel receive modes Troubleshooting Click on Software Updates and Downloads Resetting your scanner Scanner will not scan when Scan is pressed Initializing your scanner Initializing Replacing the fuse Service and repairCare Speciﬁcations Frequency Coverage If Rejection Intermediate Frequencies if FCC wants you to know Scanning legally Glossary Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics RadioShack Corporation