Radio Shack PRO-96 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features ...................................................................................	4
The FCC Wants You to Know .................................................	10
Scanning Legally ...............................................................	11
Getting Familiar With Your Scanner .......................................	12
About the Keypad ..............................................................	14
Understanding Your Scanner’s Memory Organization ......	16
Channel Storage Banks .....................................................	17
Channels ...........................................................................	18
Search Banks ....................................................................	18
Understanding Your Scanner’s Channel Receive Modes ..	19
Preparation .............................................................................	24
Listening Safely .................................................................	24
Traffic Safety ......................................................................	25
Power Sources ..................................................................	25
Using Batteries ..................................................................	26
Using AC Power ................................................................	27
Using Vehicle Battery Power .............................................	28
Antenna .............................................................................	28
Programming Your Scanner ...................................................	30
Programming Conventional Channels ...............................	30
Programming Trunked Systems ........................................	32
Programming Motorola Analog, Digital,
and APCO-25 Trunking Systems .......................................	33
Programming EDACS Trunking Systems ..........................	34
Programming Motorola VHF and UHF Trunking Systems . 34
Programming Motorola 800 MHz Splinter Systems ...........	36
General Programming Notes .............................................	45
Operating Your Scanner .........................................................	48
Initial Preparation ...............................................................	48
Searching and Tuning .......................................................	52
Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range ...............	52
Using Zeromatic ................................................................	59
Using Seek Search ............................................................	60
Manually Tuning a Frequency ...........................................	61
Using Frequency Copy ...........................................................	61
Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel .................	62
Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified
Bank ..................................................................................	63
Coping a Frequency into the Priority Channel ...................	63
Special Features .....................................................................	64
Listening to the Weather Band ..........................................	64
Listening to a Weather Channel ........................................	64
Using the Delay Function ..................................................	66
Locking Out Channels or Frequencies ..............................	67
Changing the Receive mode .............................................	69
Using the Attenuator ..........................................................	70
Turning the Key Tone On and Off ......................................	71

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