Talkgroup IDs. Radio Shack PRO-96, PRO-2096

Notes

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The default setting of the bank is for Motorola Type II. However, if you set Type I and wish to restore Type II, enter 15 at Step 5.

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To confirm the input, repeat Steps 1-5 and press ENTER. Each time you press

ENTER, you confirm the size code. If you find an error, press CLR and begin again at

Step 1.

Talkgroup IDs

Each channel storage bank has an associated talkgroup ID list, for a total of 10 talkgroup

ID lists. Each ID list has 5 sub-banks. Each sub-bank has 30 ID locations. You can program up to 150 talkgroup IDs in each bank, so you can program up to 1500 talkgroup

IDs in 10 banks. When the scanner stops on a transmission in the Motorola or EDACS mode, it checks to see if the ID has been stored in the associated ID list. In the Closed

Mode, the scanner only stops on the transmission and displays its text tag if you have stored and not locked out the ID. In the Open Mode, the scanner always stops on all transmissions except those you specifically exclude, and displays the ID’s text tag if you have stored the ID. For a detailed description of Open and Closed Mode operation, see

“Open and Closed Mode Operation” on Page 83.

Storing Talkgroup IDs

Each talkgroup on a trunked radio system is identified by a talkgroup ID. You can store talkgroup IDs automatically while scanning the trunked system in Open mode, or manually by entering the IDs directly in the ID list.

To automatically store a talkgroup ID, press TRUNK when the scanner stops on a voice channel transmission or when a talkgroup ID is indicated in the manual mode. The ID of the active talkgroup will be automatically stored in the next available ID memory location.

The bottom line of the scanner display indicates where the ID was stored as ID save

X-YY and then changes to ID#ZZZZZ, where X is the sub-bank number, YY is the ID number within the sub-bank, and ZZZZZ is the stored talkgroup ID code.

If the ID has already been stored when you press TRUNK,

ID was saved

appears in the scanner’s display.

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Note

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When you try to store more than 150 talkgroup IDs in a bank,

Memory Full!

appears in the scanner’s display. Clear some talkgroup IDs in order to store new ones (see “Clearing Talkgroup Ids” on Page 86).

Follow these steps to manually store talkgroup IDs or to edit a stored ID.

Notes

Use the following keystrokes to navigate through the ID lists:

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Press PGM TRUNK to enter the ID list for the current channel storage bank.

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Press and release the

π

or

θ

keys to scroll through the ID memories one at a time.

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Press and hold the

π

or

θ

keys to scroll through the ID memories rapidly.

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Press TRUNK to advance to the next ID sub-bank.

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Press FUNC

π

or

θ

to advance to the next or previous ID list.

1. Navigate to a channel in the desired trunking bank using MAN or the

π

or

θ

keys

2. Press PGM.

3. Press TRUNK.

4. Select the ID memory you wish to edit using any of the methods described above.

5. Enter the talkgroup ID and press ENTER. If necessary, use the decimal point for a hyphen.

6. If you want to tag the ID, press TEXT, enter the desired text tag for the ID. Then press

ENTER (see “Text Input Chart” on Page 48).

7. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press

π

and repeat Step 5.

8. Press SCAN to start scanning.

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