Radio Shack PRO-2096 User Manual

Radio Shack PRO-2096

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Please read this user’s guide before installing,

setting up and using your new product

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20-496

PRO-2096 Digital Trunking

Mobile/Base Scanner

Table of Contents

Table of Contents3
Your Scanner's Keypad7
The Basics8
Your Scanner's Rear View9
Your Scanner's Display10
Step 1: Install Your Scanner11
- Mounting Your Scanner in Your Dashboard11
- Mobile Mounting in Your Vehicle11
- Using Your Scanner as a Base Station12
Step 2: Power Your Scanner13
- From a Wall Outlet13
- Through Your Vehicle's Ignition13
- From Your Vehicle's Cigarrette Lighter14
Step 3: Connect Your Scanner15
- Connect the Supplied Antenna15
- Connect an External Antenna15
- Connect an External Speaker or Headphones16
- Step 4: Set up Your Scanner17
Step 4: Set up Your Scanner Squelch17
- Squelch17
- Storing Conventional Frequencies17
- Deleting Frequencies from Channels18
- Searching and Tuning19
Basic Scanning20
- About Channel-Storage Banks20
- Monitoring a Single Channel20
Using CTCSS and DCS21
- Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range21
- Search Bank Charts22
- Beyond the Basics23
- Searching for Active Frequencies27
- Using Zeromatic27
- Using Seek Search27
- Manually Tuning to a Frequency28
Frequency Copy29
- Copying a Frequency into a Speciﬁ Ed Channel29
- Copying a Frequency to a Vacant Channel into a Speciﬁ Ed Bank30
- Copying a Frequency to the Priority Channel30
Listening to the Weather Band31
- Same Standby Mode31
- Testing Weather Alert32
- Using Delay33
- Locking out Channels/Frequencies33
- Locking out Channels33
- Locking out Frequencies34
- Reviewing Locked-Out Search Frequency34
- Clearing Locked-Out Search Frequencies35
- Clearing Locked-Out Frequencies in Search Banks35
- Changing the Receive Mode35
- Using Attenuator36
- Global Attenuator37
- Turning the Key Tone on or off37
- Using the Dimmer38
- Changing the Display Contrast38
Virtual Scanner39
- Using V-Scanner40
- Using Digital AGC45
- Cloning Programmed Data45
- Cloning V-Scanner Data46
- Full Cloning47
- Selective Cloning47
Trunking Operation50
- Setting Squelch for Trunk Scanning50
- Talkgroup ID Hold50
- Turning an ID Sub-Bank on or off50
- Open and Closed Mode Operation51
- Toggling Open and Closed Modes52
- Manual ID Lockout Toggle52
- Activate ID Lockout While Scanning53
- Reviewing Locked-Out Talkgroup Ids53
- Changing from ID Text Tag Display to ID Code Display53
- Trunked Delay Function53
- Clearing Talkgroups Ids54
- Clearing All Talkgroup Ids in One Bank55
Programming Trunked Systems56
- Motorola Analog, Digital, and APCO-25 Systems56
- EDACS Systems57
- Motorola VHF and UHF Systems58
- Motorola 800Mhz Splinter Systems59
- Fl Eet Maps59
- Programming the Priority Channel61
- Programming a Stored Channel Frequency in the Priority Channel61
- Programming the Priority Channel Directly61
- Programming a Weather Channel as the Priority Channel62
- Turning Priority on or off62
- Programming CTCSS/DCS Channels63
- Storing Talkgroup Ids65
Text Tags67
- Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel67
- Assigning a Text Tag to a Group ID68
- Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel-Storage Bank68
- Text Input Chart69
- Using Channel Receive Modes69
- Updating the DSP Fi Rmware69
Troubleshooting70
Truobleshooting70
Resetting/Initializing Your Scanner71
- Resetting Your Scanner71
- Initializing Your Scanner72
Care73
- Replacing the Fuse73
- Service and Repair73
Speciﬁ Cations74
The FCC Wants You to Know77
- Scanning Legally77
Glossary78
Warranty84
- ©2004. Radioshack Corporation84
- All Rights Reserved84

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Brand	Radio Shack
Model	PRO-2096
Category	Scanner
Language	English

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