Official Manual for Radio Shack PRO-2096 Scanner: Beyond the Basics

Beyond the Basics

activate ID lockout while scanning

When scanning a trunked radio system in Open Mode, you can lock out a trunked ID by pressing L/OUT while the scanner is stopped on a voice call. If the ID has not been previously entered into the ID list for that bank, it will be added and locked out automatically. When scanning a trunked radio system in Closed Mode, it is possible to lock out an ID by pressing L/OUT while the ID is active with a voice call.

reviewing locked-out talkgroup IDs

You can easily review and clear locked talkgroup IDs in the ID list. This process is similar to ﬁnding and clearing locked out conventional channels, except it is performed while in a trunked ID list.

1.Press PROG and then TRUNK.

2.Press FUNC, and then L/OUT. The ﬁrst locked out ID in the ID list is displayed.

3.Press L/OUT to unlock the selected ID, or press FUNC, and then L/OUT again to continue reviewing locked IDs.

changing from ID text tag display to ID code display

By default, your scanner displays the stored alphanumeric text tag when receiving a trunked voice call. You can toggle the display to show the text tag or the talkgroup ID code by pressing TEXT while the scanner is stopped on a trunked talkgroup call.

trunked delay function

The trunking ID delay is set separately from the channel delay on a per channel storage bank basis. Trunking ID delay speciﬁes the amount of time the scanner dwells on the control channel looking for reply trafﬁc on the previous

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Radio Shack PRO-2096 manual Beyond the Basics Activate ID lockout while scanning, Reviewing locked-out talkgroup IDs

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