RadioShack Pro 96 Truking Scanner Owners Manual

31 2. Use the number keys and
./DELAYto enter the frequency
(including the decimal point)
you want to store.
3. If you make a mistake, press
CLRto backspace and correct
the incorrect digit, or press
and hold
CLRfor about 2
seconds to clear the entire
field and start over.
4. Press
ENTERto store the
frequency into the channel.
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5. By default, the scanner will
configure the channels you
enter for a two second delay
after a transmission is
received. This is indicated by
the D character that appears
in the...

32CTCSS and DCS operation”
on Page 42.
7. If desired, program a text tag
for the channel (see
“Assigning a Text Tag to a
Channel” on Page 45).
When you are ready to program
additional channels, press
PGMor
Sto move up to the next channel
memory location, orTto move
down.
PROGRAMMING TRUNKED 
S
YSTEMS
This section of the manual
provides instructions to program
your scanner to receive trunked
radio systems. If you are just
getting started with trunked
system monitoring or have any
questions about how your...

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PROGRAMMING 
M
OTOROLA ANALOG, 
D
IGITAL, AND APCO-25 
T
RUNKING SYSTEMS
1. PressPGMandFUNCthenS
orTto select the desired
channel storage bank to
program.
Ô
2. PressTRUNKto access the ID
list and set the correct
trunking bank type. If the bank
has never been programmed
with a trunking system, the
scanner will display
Not 
trunked! Press mode
.
3. Press
MODEuntilMotorola
appears in the display. This
sets the channel storage bank
for Motorola operation.
4. Press
PGMto return to the
channel storage...

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PROGRAMMING EDACS 
T
RUNKING SYSTEMS
1. PressPGMandFUNC, and
thenSorTto select the
desired channel storage bank
to program.
Ô
2. PressTRUNKto access the ID
list and set the correct
trunking bank type. If the bank
has never been programmed
with a trunking system, the
scanner will display
Not 
trunked! Press mode
.
3. Press
MODEuntilEDACS
appears in the display. This
sets the channel storage bank
for EDACS operation.
4. Press
PGMto return to the
channel storage bank.
5. Select a channel to begin...

35 systems operating in the VHF and
UHF bands. To monitor these
systems it is necessary to program
the scanner with three additional
parameters, the base frequency,
step and offset.
Ó
Follow these steps to program
Motorola trunking frequencies in
the VHF or UHF bands:
1. Press
PGM, and thenTRUNK
to enter the ID program mode.
2. Press
FUNCand press (or
hold)SorTto select the
bank.
3. Press
MODEuntilMotorola
appears in the display.
4. Press
FUNCthen2.The
display indicates
Base Freq: 
406.0000
Offset: 380...

366.25, 7.5, 12.5, 15, 25.0, or
50.0kHz, and then press
ENTER.
PROGRAMMING 
M
OTOROLA 800 MHZ 
S
PLINTER SYSTEMS
Certain 800 MHz Motorola trunked
radio systems operate using
splinter channels that are in
between the channels in the
normal 800 MHz band plan. These
systems are known as “splinter
systems”. Your scanner features
an offset mode to allow reception
of these systems.
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1. PressPGM, and thenTRUNK
to enter the ID program mode.
2. If necessary, press
FUNCthen
SorTto select the desired
bank.
3. If...

37 1. Press
PGM, and thenTRUNK.
2. Press
FUNC, and thenSorT
to select the desired bank.
3. Press
FUNC, and then press
8.Block 0 size code. Use 15 for 
type II. S-00
is displayed.
4. Enter the size code supplied
with the Type I system
information, referring to the
prompts that appear in the
display. If the information for
your Type I system is not
available, try the following
common fleet maps:
ÔÔ
 NOTES Ô 
 The default setting of
thebankisfor
Motorola Type II.
However, if you set
Type I and wish to...

38Press
ENTERfor each entry. If you
makeamistake,press
CLRand
enter the correct size code.
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...

39 To automatically store a talkgroup
ID, press
TRUNKwhen 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...

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ENTER(see “Text Input Chart”
on Page 48).
7. To store the next ID memory
in sequence, pressSand
repeat Step 5.
8. Press
SCANto start scanning.
When automatically storing
trunked IDs in the ID list by
pressing
TRUNKduring a trunked
transmission, the scanner will
automatically store the active ID in
the next available open ID storage
location in the ID list. We suggest
leaving ID sub-bank 0 empty when
first setting up an ID list. This
provides a location for new auto-
store IDs to be placed and...