RadioShack Pro 2069 Mobile Base Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

Please read this user’s guide before installing,
setting up and using your new product
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PRO-2096 Digital Trunking
Mobile/Base Scanner 

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Contents
user’s guide   •   quick start guide   •   preloaded data addendum
Thank you for purchasing your Pro-2096 digital trunk scanner 
from RadioShack. You can mount your scanner in a fi xed 
position and use it as a base scanner or you can use it as 
a mobile scanner by mounting it in a vehicle. This scanner 
is the fi rst of an innovative and exciting new generation, 
capable of receiving digital voice modulation from the 
newest and most sophisticated conventional and trunked 
radio networks. No...

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contents
your scanner’s keypad  7
your scanner’s rear view  9
your scanner’s display  10
step 1: install your scanner  11
mounting your scanner in your dashboard 11
mobile mounting in your vehicle  11
using your scanner as a base station
 12
step 2: power your scanner  13
from a wall outlet 13
through your vehicle’s ignition 13
from your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter 14
step 3: connect your scanner  15
connect the supplied antenna 15
connect an external antenna 15
connect an external speaker...

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searching for active frequencies 27
using Zeromatic 27
using seek search 27
manually tuning to a frequency 28
frequency copy  29
copying a frequency into a specifi ed channel 29
copying a frequency to a vacant channel
into a specifi ed bank
 30
copying a frequency to the priority channel 30
listening to the weather band  31
same standby mode 31
testing weather alert 32
using delay 33
locking out channels/frequencies 33
locking out channels 33
locking out frequencies 34
reviewing locked-out...

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trunking operation  50
setting squelch for trunk scanning 50
talkgroup ID hold 50
turning an ID sub-bank on or off 50
open and closed mode operation 51
toggling open and closed modes 52
manual ID lockout toggle 52
activate ID lockout while scanning  53
reviewing locked-out talkgroup IDs 53
changing from ID text tag display
to ID code display
 53
trunked delay function 53
clearing talkgroups IDs 54
clearing all talkgroup IDs in one bank 55
programming trunked systems  56
Motorola analog,...

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text input chart 69
using channel receive modes 69
updating the DSP fi rmware 69
truobleshooting 70
resetting/initializing your scanner  71
resetting your scanner 71
initializing your scanner 72
care 73
replacing the fuse  73
service and repair
 73
specifi cations  74
The FCC wants you to know  77
scanning legally 77
glossary 78
warranty 84
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your scanner’s keypad
TRUNK — stores the trunking ID code or 
holds the trunking ID while scanning.
L/OUT — locks out selected channels 
and ID codes, and skips specifi ed 
frequencies during a search.
CLEAR — clears an incorrect entry.
PROG — programs frequencies in 
selected channels.
PWR/VOL/SQ — long knob turns OFF/ON, 
and controls volume. Short knob controls 
squelch.
PC/IF — connect data cable for cloning 
or connecting to a PC.
s — attach headphones with
1/8” jack here. 

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ATT — Press to activate 
attenuation (reduce scanner 
sensitivity, block strong signals). 
Press again to deactivate 
attenuation.
PAUSE — pauses search or 
tune operation.
DIM — adjusts the backlight 
level (Light, Dark, or OFF).TUNE — Press TUNE, PAUSE 
then 
e or 
d to tune to a 
frequency. FUNC — press in 
combination with other keys to 
perform various functions. 
WX — press to scan 
programmed weather channels. 
See p. 31
PRI — turns the priority 
function on or off.
TEXT — press to...

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EXT SP — connect an 
external speaker here.
ENT — press to confi rm 
frequency and text entries.
your scanner’s rear view
ANT — connect the supplied 
antenna or an external 
antenna here.DC 13.8V — connect a 
power source here.
SCREW HOLE — use to mount 
the scanner in a car with some 
hardware (screw not supplied).
RESET— press 
to reset your 
scanner.
Press to enter a number or 
a character (in text mode).
./DELAY — press to enter 
a decimal point, space, or 
hyphen. Press to program delay...

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your scanner’s display
Scan Mode
Search Mode
(M)anual Mode
(P)rogram
(S)canBank 0-(9) Channel 00-(49) Receiving a Signal ( no signal)Priority On/Off Indicator
Search Range Number
Frequency Zeromatic On/Off Indicator
Sub-Group
Search Range NameAttenuator On/Off Indicator
Delay On/Off Indecator
Lockout On/Off Indecator
(While Scanning, Scanning Direction, or .)
Open/Closed Mode Indecator
Receiving Mode
Receiving Frequency
Detected ID Display
(Trunking & CTCSS/DCS) Stored Text
or Bank and...