General Programming Notes. Radio Shack PRO-96, PRO-2096

Notes

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CTCSS, DCS and digital voice all operate independently of each other. If a channel is configured for CTCSS or DCS, it will not be able to decode digital transmissions. Use the FM mode when mixed analog and digital voice reception is desired.

General Programming Notes

Storing Text Tags

You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters) for easy identification of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks.

Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel

1. Navigate to the channel that you wish to label using direct channel entry,

π

or

θ

or

FUNC

π

or

θ

2. Press PGM. M in the display changes to P to indicate program mode.

3. Press TEXT. A cursor will appear at the third line.

4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see “Text Input Chart” on Page 48).

Note

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If you make a mistake, press

π

or

θ

to move to the character you want to change, or

CLR to backspace and delete unwanted characters, or press and hold CLR to abort the text entry.

For example, to identify a channel as “

FIRE Ch 6

” (for “Fire Channel 6”):

“F” is the third letter associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3 then 3.

“I” is the third letter associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4 then 3.

“R” is the third letter associated with 7 on the keypad. Press 7 then 3.

“E” is the second letter associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3 then 2.

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