RadioShack Pro 99 Compact Race Scanner Owners Manual

31 press ./
CLEAR and enter the 
correct frequency. If the dual 
entry is intentional, press 
ENT 
to accept.
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 
D appearing in the top row of 
the display. If you do not want 
the scanner to pause for reply 
traffic before resuming 
scanning operation, press 
FUNC then 2/DLY until D is not 
visible in the top line of the 
display.
STORING TEXT TAGS
You can...

32H is the second letter 
associated with 4 on the 
keypad. Press 
4, and then 2.
A is the first letter 
associated with 2 on the 
keypad. Press 
2, and then 1.
M is the first letter 
associated with 6 on the 
keypad. Press 
6, and then 1.
A space is entered by 
pressing ./
CLEAR.
6 is the sixth number 
associated with 1 on the 
keypad. Press 
1, and then 6.
m is the first letter 
associated with 6 on the 
keypad. Press 
6 and ^ or v
 
(for the lower case set), and 
then press 
1.
4. Press 
ENT to input...

33
DELETING FREQUENCIES 
FROM CHANNELS
In certain circumstances you may 
wish to completely clear the 
contents of a channel. One 
example would be to create empty 
channels in a selected channel 
storage bank so the frequency 
copy function has empty channels 
available for copied frequencies.
1. Repeatedly press 
FUNC, and 
then 
CAR until MAN, Bank and 
the channel number appears.
2. Use the number keys and 
press 
SCAN to select the 
channel with the frequency 
you want to delete, or use
^ or v to...

34
INITIALIZING THE 
S
CANNER
If you want to clear all the 
scanner’s memory, initialize the 
scanner.
!
1. Press and hold FUNC for 
about 2 seconds.
2. Press 
8, 5, and then ENT.
Do not turn off the scanner 
until the initialization is 
complete.
SCANNING 
CHANNELS
1. Set the scanner to the 
conventional channel mode 
so 
MAN, Bank, and a frequency 
appear by pressing 
FUNC 
then 
CAR.
2. Turn 
SQ fully 
counterclockwise and adjust 
VOL to a comfortable level.
3. Turn 
SQ clockwise until the 
rushing...

35 Channel Storage Banks Off and 
On” on Page 35 and “Locking Out 
Channels or Frequencies” on 
Page 51).
Turning Channel Storage 
Banks Off and On
To turn off channel storage banks 
while scanning, press the banks 
number key so the banks number 
disappears. For example, to turn 
off bank 1, press 
1. The scanner 
does not scan any of the channels 
within the banks you turned off.
To turn on channel storage banks 
while scanning, press the number 
key until the banks number 
appears. For example to turn...

36
Power Save CircuitYour scanner features a power 
save circuit that is automatically 
activated any time you manually 
select a channel or car number 
frequency. The power save mode 
works by allowing the receiver to 
sleep briefly while waiting for a 
call on the selected channel.
USING CTCSS
When your scanner stops on a 
frequency that is configured for 
CTCSS, it checks for a match 
between the transmitted CTCSS 
(quiet) code and the code that is 
stored with the channel memory. If 
the transmitted...

37 There are two ways you can 
program your scanner to operate 
with CTCSS. If you know the 
CTCSS code that is used on a 
particular frequency, you can 
manually enter the code when you 
are programming the scanner, or 
any time afterwards.
You can also set a special search 
code up that will instantly decode 
the CTCSS code on a received 
transmission. Channels 
programmed with the search code 
will receive all traffic on the 
channel, and will instantly decode 
and display any CTCSS code that 
is...

38
TURNING ON OR OFF 
THE CTCSS
1. Select the channel or the car 
number frequency.
2. Press 
FUNC then 4/CTCSS. 
The scanner turns on or off 
the CTCSS in the selected 
channel (or the car number 
frequency).
Finding the Quiet Code 
on a Frequency
1. First, select the frequency of 
the car number or enter the 
frequency on which the quiet 
code is used into a channel. 
See “Storing Frequencies Into 
Channels” on Page 30.
2. Once you have selected the 
frequency of the car number 
or entered the...

39 channel, press 
FUNC and 
then 
4/CTCSS. CT00:SRCH 
appears. When the scanner 
detects the quiet code while 
receiving a transmission, the 
detected code flashes on the 
bottom line.
If you want to enter the 
detected code into the car 
number or the channel, press 
ENT while the code flashes.
Using CTCSS During a 
Search
You can find the quiet code on 
frequencies during a search 
(except SR1 and SR4). While 
searching through a band, press 
FUNC then 4/CTCSS. CT00:SRCH 
appears. When the scanner...

40
SEARCHING A 
P
REPROGRAMMED 
F
REQUENCY RANGE
The scanner contains these 
preprogrammed search ranges, 
stored in the search banks (SR0-
SR6).
1. Repeatedly press
SRCH/PAUSE to select the 
desired search bank.
2. In the marine and FRS/
GMRS/MURS bands, you can 
directly select a channel or 
search through the band. 
When 
M appears at the left 
most position of the second 
line or the scanner stops on a 
frequency, you can directly 
select a channel (refer to 
“Search Band Charts” on 
Page 42). Use...