RadioShack Pro 96 Truking Scanner Owners Manual

							71 To assign attenuation to a search
bank:
Press
AT Twhile searching.
Attenuation will be applied to the
active search bank, or search
group within a search bank. Press
AT Tagain to turn attenuation
off.
Ô
To use the global attenuator:
1. Press
FUNCand thenAT Tto
set the attenuator to global
mode.
Global ATTwill appear
for 2 seconds at the bottom
line, and then
ATT- appears in
the scanner’s display while
scanning.
2. Press
AT Tto activate the
attenuator.
ATTonappears in
the bottom line of the display.
When the scanner is stopped
on a channel or searching,
a
will appear in the top line of
the display. Press
AT Tto
toggle global attenuation off.
ATT-appears on the bottom
line of the display while
scanning.
3. Press
FUNCand thenAT T
again to turn off the global
attenuation mode.
Normal ATT
appears on the bottom line for
about 2 seconds.
TURNING THE KEY TONE 
O
N AND OFF
Each time you press any of the
scanner’s keys, the scanner
sounds a tone. You can turn the
scanner’s key tone off or on.
Ô NOTES Ô 
 The attenuator is
very effective at
reducing strong
signal overload
interference when
using the scanner in
areas close to
cellular telephone
transmitting facilities.
 If you turn on the
attenuator, the
scanner might not
receive weak signals.
Activating the normal
attenuator mode on a
Motorola or APCO
Project 25 trunking
control channel will
apply attenuation to
all calls received on
that trunking system.
You can press ATT
during a trunking call
or while manually
tunedtoasystem
control channel to
toggle attenuation on
or off for the trunking
system. 
						

							721. If the scanner is on, turn
VOLUME OFF/MAX
counterclockwise until it clicks
to turn the scanner off.
2. Turn
VOLUME OFF/MAX
clockwise to turn the scanner
on.
Welcome To Digital Trunking
appears in the scanner’s
display.
3. While
Welcome To Digital 
Trunking 
appears, press1to
turn on the key tone or
2to
turn it off.
USING THE DISPLAY 
B
ACKLIGHT
Your PRO-96 features a backlit
keypad and display for easy
viewing and use in dark
environments. There are three
backlight modes you can choose
from to control backlight activation,
Normal mode, Keypress mode,
and first keypress Ignore mode.
In Normal mode, press
7to
activate the backlight. The
backlight will activate and remain
on for the factory default setting of
5 seconds. The backlight
continues to remain on while you
are operating the keypad. To turn
off the backlight before it
automatically turns off, press
7
again.
In Keypress mode, the backlight
will light automatically when you
press any key on the keypad, and
function as described above in
Normal mode. This mode is useful
if you want the backlight to come
on automatically when you 
						

							73 perform an operation using the
keypad.
In Ignore mode, the backlight
functions as described in
Keypress mode, except that the
scanner ignores the first keypress.
This mode is useful when you wish
to quickly illuminate the display
and keypad without having to
search for the
7key. The first
keypress is ignored, and the
scanner sounds the low pitched
error beep to remind you that the
first key pressed to activate the
backlight is ignored by the
scanner.
In any backlight mode, you can
press and hold
7for about 1
second to force the backlight on
full time. Press
7while the
backlight is on to turn it off.
You can also change the backlight
mode and duration.
1. If the scanner is on, turn it off
and back on again.
Welcome 
To Digital Trunking
appears in
the scanner’s display.
2. While
Welcome To Digital 
Trunking
appears, press
LIGHT.
3. PressSorTto select the
desired backlight mode and
duration. Selecting 3, 5, 10 or
20 sets the backlight mode for
normal operation for the
selected duration. Selecting
K3, K5, K10 or K20 sets the
backlight mode for Keypress
operation for the selected
duration. Selecting I3, I5, I10
or I20 sets the backlight mode 
						

							74for Ignore operation for the
selected duration.
4. Press
ENTERto store your
selection.
USING THE KEYLOCK
Once you program your scanner,
you can protect it from accidental
program changes by turning on
the key lock feature. When the
keypad is locked, the only controls
that operate are
FUNC,å/7
SQUELCH, andVOLUME.
You cannot activate the key lock
while you are entering a frequency
into a channel.
1. To turn on the key lock, press
FUNCand thenå/7 
Key lockedappears for about 1
second.
Key locked.appears
when you press any key after
locking the keypad, and the
scanner sounds the low
pitched Invalid tone.
2. To turn off the key lock, press
FUNCand thenå/7.The
scanner beeps three times
and
Key unlockedappears in
the scanner’s display.
CHANGING THE DISPLAY 
C
ONTRAST
1. PressMANUAL.
2. Press
FUNCand then9.Use 
Up/Down keys to set contrast.
appears in the scanner’s
display.
3. PressSorTto adjust the
contrast. 
						

							75 4. Press
ENTERto set the
display contrast.
WORKING WITH
V-SCANNERS
The PRO-96 V-Scanner (Virtual
Scanner) feature allows you to
edit, store, recall and use up to
eleven full sets of scanner
memory profiles. With V-Scanners
it is possible to create separate
scanner memory profiles for
different areas you visit or different
ways that you use the scanner.
Your scanner contains two types
of storage memory.Working
memoryis the memory that your
scanner uses while you are
programming, cloning, or using
your scanner.V-Scanner
memoryis the memory that your
scanner uses to store saved
configurations inV-Scanner
foldersfor later recall and use.
Your scanner features ten
V-Scanner folders (0-9) for
configuration storage. An
additional “scratchpad” V-Scanner
folder can be accessed with the
decimal point (.) key and is
indicated in the display with the “#”
symbol. The scratchpad folder
offers a convenient location to
temporarily store the contents of
working memory when managing
the V-Scanner memory.
Working with V-Scanner folders is
much like working with computer
application files, such as
spreadsheets and word
processing documents. Any
programming changes you make
to the scanner’s working memory 
						

							76can be saved to one of the ten V-
Scanner folders, or the scratchpad
folder. When you save working
memory to a V-Scanner folder, all
settings contained in working
memory are saved, including
channels, talkgroups, lockout
status, contrast settings, etc.
Previously saved V-Scanner
folders can be recalled and loaded
into working memory. You can
also erase the contents of V-
Scanner folders, or move the
contents of one folder to another
using working memory. V-Scanner
folder names are stored in Line 4
from the Welcome screen that
appears when you first power on
the scanner. You can change the
contents of line 4 from the current
working memory configuration.
This information is saved when
you store the V-Scanner.
Follow these steps to edit the V-
Scanner name stored in Line 4 of
the Welcome screen:
1. Press
PGM
2. PressFUNC,TEXT.The
scanner will display the Line 4
edit screen with a flashing
cursor:
3. Use standard text entry
procedures to enter a V-
Scanner name, up to 12
characters long. Press
ENTER
when finished. Refer to the
“Text Input Chart” on Page 48
for more information on text
entry.
You can only change the name of
a V-Scanner while it is loaded into
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Welcome Ln-4
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							77 working memory. It is not possible
to change the V-Scanner folder
name from the V-Scanner menus.
Always use
FUNC,TEXTwhile in
program mode to assign a V-
Scanner folder name to the
current working memory. This
name will be stored with the V-
Scanner when it is saved, and will
appear while you are performing
V-Scanner operations. If you press
TEXTwhile in a V-Scanner
operations menu, you will be
prompted to use
FUNC,TEXTwhile
in program mode to assign or
change the name of the V-
Scanner folder.
Follow these steps to perform V-
Scanner operations:
1. Press
PGM
2. PressFUNC,PGM.The
scanner will display the V-
Scanner menu:
Select the option that
corresponds with the function
thatyouwishtoexecute.
3. If you want to save the
contents of the scanner’s
working memory to a V-
Scanner folder, press
1.The
scanner will display:
Press the number key that
corresponds with the V-
Scanner folder you wish to
save the current configuration
to, or press
CLRto return to
the V-Scanner menu. Your
selected folder location and
the name of any previously
stored V-Scanner will appear
in the display. For example,
V-Scanner 
1-SAVE 
2-LOAD 3-DEL
CL to EXIT
Save to   
V-Scanner: 
ENTER if YES
CL to EXIT 
						

							78assume you are saving to V-
Scanner folder 1, and have
previously stored a V-Scanner
configuration with the name
“My V-Scanner” in that
location. If you choose V-
Scanner Folder 1, the
scanner will display:
Press
ENTERto accept the
choice, another number key
to change your selection, or
CLR to abort and return to the
V-Scanner menu. The
scanner gives you one final
opportunity to abort before
proceeding:
Press
ENTERto confirm your
choice and proceed with the
V-Scanner save operation.
While saving, the scanner will
display:
The contents of the selected
V-Scanner folder will be
replaced with your current
working memory data.
4. To load the contents of a V-
Scanner folder to the
scanner’s working memory,
press
2. The scanner will
display:
Press the number key that
corresponds with the V-
Scanner folder you wish to
load into the scanner’s
working memory, or press
CLRto return to the V-
Scanner menu. If you select a
V-Scanner folder, the scanner
will prompt you to verify your
choice. For example, if you
Save to   
V-Scanner: 1
ENTER if YES
My V-Scanner
Save to   
V-Scanner: 1
ENT= CONFIRM
My V-Scanner
Saving to  
V-Scanner: 1
Please Wait
Load from  
V-Scanner: 
ENTER if YES
CL to EXIT
Load from  
V-Scanner: 1
ENTER if YES
My V-Scanner 
						

							79 choose V-Scanner Folder 1,
the scanner will display:
Press
ENTERto accept the
choice, another number key
to change your selection, or
CLRto abort and return to the
V-Scanner menu. The
scanner gives you one final
opportunity to abort before
proceeding:
While loading, the scanner
will display:
The contents of the scanner’s
current working memory will
be replaced with the data from
the selected V-Scanner folder.
5. To delete the contents of a V-
Scanner folder, select
3.The
scanner will display:
Press the number key that
corresponds with the V-
Scanner folder you wish to
clear, or press
CLRto return
to the V-Scanner menu. If you
select a V-Scanner folder, the
scanner will display the name
of the V-Scanner currently
stored in that folder, and
prompt you to verify your
choice. For example, if you
choose V-Scanner Folder 1,
the scanner will display:
Press
ENTERto accept the
choice, another number key
to change your selection, or
CLR to abort and return to the
V-Scanner menu. The
scanner gives you one final
opportunity to abort before
proceeding:
Load from  
V-Scanner: 1
ENT= CONFIRM
My V-Scanner
Loading from
V-Scanner: 1
Please Wait
Delete    
V-Scanner: 
ENTER if YES
CL to EXIT
Delete    
V-Scanner: 1
ENTER if YES
My V-Scanner
Delete    
V-Scanner: 1
ENT = CONFIRM
My V-Scanne
r 
						

							80While the folder is being
cleared, the scanner will
display
This display appears after each V-
Scanner operation. Pressing
ENTERwill return to the main V-
Scanner menu. Press
CLRto exit
the V-Scanner main menu.
This display appears if a failure is
encountered while performing a V-
Scanner operation. Press
ENTER
to try again.
Ifyouwishtocreateanew
configuration based on your
current one, save the current
working memory to a V-Scanner
folder, then edit the working
memory with your changes. When
you are finished with your edits,
save your updated working
memory to a new V-Scanner
folder, leaving the V-Scanner
folder with your original
configuration intact. You may then
use either your original
configuration or the modified one.
Be sure to assign a name to each
V-Scanner before you save it to a
V-Scanner folder. You assign a V-
Scanner name while using the
configuration in working memory
by pressing
PGM, and thenFUNC,
TEXT. The text you enter here is
stored in line 4 of the welcome
message and saved with the
contents of the V-Scanner when
youwriteittoafolder.
You can use the V-Scanner
feature to back up your work. Save
your configuration to a V-Scanner
folder after you make changes to a
Clearing  
V-Scanner: 1
Please Wait
V-Scanner  
Operation  
Complete  
Press ENTER
V-Scanner
Operation
Failure
Press ENTER