Radio Shack Pro-164 - Scanner Maintenance; Text Tagging

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Talk Group ID Hold
You can set your scanner to follow a trunking
signal that you want to track during scanning.
To set Talk Group ID Hold:
1. While the scanner is stopped on a voice
channel (VC appears), hold down TRUNK
until “ID hold ON” appears.
When the scanner receives a transmission,
the “S” on the display changes to “H.”
2. To release ID hold, press SCAN or TRUNK.
Scanner Maintenance
• Handle the scanner carefully; do not drop
it.
• Use and store the scanner only in normal
temperature environments.
• Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it
dry immediately.
• Keep the scanner away from dust and dirt,
and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally
to keep it looking new.
Text Tags
While scanning, if the scanner stops on a
channel with a saved text tag, the text appears
on the display. Otherwise, the Talk Group ID
appears on the display.
You can dene text tags to identify channels,
Talk Group IDs, banks or FIPS Codes.
To dene a Text Tag:
1. To dene a text tag for a channel:
• Press MAN.
• Enter the bank and channel number.
• Press PGM. M changes to P.
2. To dene a text tag for a Talk Group ID:
• Press PGM.
• Press TRUNK.
• Press FUNC then  or  to select the
desired bank.
• Press TRUNK to select the desired sub-
bank.
• Press or hold down  or  to select the
desired group ID.
3. To dene a text tag for a bank:
• Press PGM.
• Press FUNC then press bank number.
“Bank X (0 through 9) selected” appears.
4. To dene a text tag for a FIPS code, rst
access the FIPS code denition. See ”SAME
Standby Mode” on Page 28.
5. Press TEXT.
6. Enter the text using the text keys (up to 16
characters).
When you press a key, the associated
letters appear on the screen. Press the
corresponding number. For example, when
you press ABC, A, B, and C appear on the
display. To select A, press 1. To select B,
press 2. To select C, press 3.
To enter a number, press 1, then press the
number key.
To enter lowercase character or second-set
character for the 0 key, press the number
key and then press FUNC.
7. If you make a mistake, press  or  to
move to the character you want to change.
8. Press ENT to save the text.