RadioShack Pro 2069 Mobile Base Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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listening to the weather band
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has 
allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in 
other countries have also allocated channels for use by their 
weather reporting authorities.
NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast 
your local forecast and regional weather information on one 
or more of these channels.
1.  To hear your local forecast and regional weather...

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with the strongest signal for your location.
2. Press FUNC, PROG to access the FIPS code entry table.
3. Repeatedly press 
e or d to select the desired FIPS code 
storage location.
4.  Use the numeric keys to enter the desired FIPS code, then 
press ENT to store the code. Press TEXT to label the code 
entry, if desired. Repeat this step for each FIPS code you 
want to store.
5. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specifi c FIPS entries.
6. Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry table.
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about two seconds while SAME Standby is active. The 
display indicates the type of message, and the scanner 
sounds the alarm associated with that type of message. The 
alarm sound changes automatically every three seconds. 
Press any key except DIM to end the alarm demonstration 
mode.
using delay
You can confi gure your conventional, non-trunked channels 
for a two second delay to avoid missing reply traffi c on the 
same channel. When delay is set for a conventional channel, 
the...

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You can still manually select and monitor locked-out 
channels.
Locking out a channel with an active trunking control channel 
will disable monitoring of that trunking system.
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the 
channel and press L/OUT so L disappears.
To review all locked out channels, press MAN. Then, 
repeatedly press FUNC, L/OUT. The scanner advances to the 
next locked out channel each time you press FUNC, L/OUT.
locking out frequencies
To lock out a...

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fi ve locked out frequency appear as L/O 10 of 25). If the 
search bank has no locked-out frequencies, Empty. Lockout 
list appears in the scanner’s display. Press SRCH to cancel 
reviewing locked-out frequencies.
clearing locked-out search frequencies
To clear a locked-out frequency, select that frequency (see 
“Reviewing Locked-Out Search Frequencies”), and then press 
CLEAR. If all locked-out frequencies are cleared in a search 
bank, Empty. Lockout list appears.
clearing...

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To change the receive mode, repeatedly press MODE. The 
receive mode changes as follows:
AM confi gures an AM channel.
FM/DIGITAL confi gures an FM/Digital channel.
CT confi gures a CTCSS channel.
DC confi gures a DCS channel.
MO confi gures a MO channel for analog or 
digital Motorola trunking system channels, 
or APCO-25 trunking system channels.
ED confi gures an ED channel for EDACS 
trunking system channels.
MO and ED modes are not available when performing service 
searches, limit...

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•  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 applies 
attenuation to all calls received on that trunking system. 
You can press ATT during a trunking call or while manually 
tuned to...

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3. Press 1 to turn on the key tone while the message is still 
on the display. Press 2 to turn it off.
using the dimmer
Repeatedly press DIM to adjust the brightness of the display 
backlight to Dark, Light Off, or Light.
changing the display contrast
1. Press MAN. 
2. Press FUNC, 9. 
3. Press 
e or d to adjust the contrast.
4. Press ENT to confi rm the display contrast level. 

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virtual scanner
The PRO-2096 V-Scanner (Virtual Scanner) feature allows you 
to edit, store, recall and use up to eleven full sets of scanner 
memory profi les. With V-Scanner, it is possible to create 
separate scanner memory profi les for different areas you visit 
or for different ways that you use the scanner.
Your scanner contains two types of storage memory. Working 
memory is the memory that your scanner uses while you 
are programming, cloning, or using your scanner. V-Scanner...

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Follow these steps to edit the V-Scanner name stored in Line 
4 of the Welcome screen:
1. Press PROG.
2. Press FUNC, TEXT. The following text appears on the display:
P708---D-+CT
Welcome Ln-4
3.  Use standard text entry procedures to enter a V-Scanner 
name, up to 12 characters long. Press ENT when fi nished. 
Refer to the “Text Input Chart” on Page 69 for more 
information on text entry.
You can only change the name of a V-Scanner while it is 
loaded into working memory. It is not...