RadioShack Pro 2069 Mobile Base Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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4.  If you want to save the contents of the scanner’s working 
memory to a V-Scanner folder, press 1. 
Save to
V-Scanner: 
ENTER if YES
CLR to EXIT
5.  Press the number key that corresponds with the V-
Scanner folder you wish to save the current confi guration 
to, or press CLEAR to return to V-Scanner menu. Your 
selected folder location and the name of any previously 
stored V-Scanner appears in the display. For example, 
assume you are saving to V-Scanner folder 1, and have...

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8.  To load the contents of a V-Scanner folder to the 
scanner’s working memory, press 2. This message 
appears:
Load from 
V-Scanner:
ENTER if YES
CLR to EXIT
9.  Press the number key that corresponds with the V-
Scanner folder you wish to load into the scanner’s 
working memory, or press CLEAR to 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 
choose V-Scanner Folder 1, the scanner will...

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12. To delete the contents of a V-Scanner folder, select 3. The 
scanner will display:
Delete
V-Scanner: 
ENTER if YES
CLR to EXIT
13. Press the number key that corresponds with the V-
Scanner folder you wish to clear, or press CLEAR to 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...

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V-Scanner
Operation
Complete
Press ENTER
16. This display appears if a failure is encountered while 
performing a V-Scanner operation. Press ENT to try again.
V-Scanner
Operation
Failure
Press ENTER
17. If you wish to create a new confi guration 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 fi nished with your edits, 
save your updated working memory to a new V-Scanner 
folder, leaving...

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choice when saving or loading V-Scanner data. During this 
period the scanner is transferring V-Scanner data to or from 
working memory.
using digital AGC
You may fi nd that the audio level varies greatly among 
different users on digital systems that you monitor. Many 
analog conventional and trunked radio systems include 
components with automatic gain control to help normalize 
the audio levels of analog transmissions in the system. Digital 
radio systems typically do not include...

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CLONE MODE Incorrect Model appears if the scanner receives 
data from a scanner other than a PRO-2096 and PRO-96. 
This scanner can send/receive the data to or from a PRO-96 
scanner. Only the Light (PRO-96) and Dimmer (PRO-2096) 
settings are not transferred, they are set to default.
1.  Turn on both scanners.
2.  Connect the cable to each scanner’s PC/IF jack. *CLONE 
MODE* UP to send, Remove Cable to Exit appears on the display.
3. Press 
e or d. Confi rm send data? 1=YES Press...

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radio. This operation cannot be undone.
full cloning
Do not disturb the source radio, destination radio or cable 
until the transfer is complete. Interrupting the transfer 
may result in corrupted data. Transferring all data will take 
approximately four minutes.
1.  Identify the source and destination radios. Turn both 
radios on. 
2.  Connect the two radios using a male 1/8” to male 1/8” 
cloning cable. Both radios will show the clone mode 
display:
3. Press PROG on the source...

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3.  Connect the two radios together using a male 1/8” phone 
plug to male 1/8” phone plug cloning cable. The local 
radio will handshake with the remote radio to prepare for 
the cloning session. During V-Scanner selective cloning 
operations, the local radio controls the session for both 
sending and receiving folders to and from the remote 
radio. 
4.  In addition to the two options indicated on the display, 
you can browse the V-Scanner contents on both radios 
simultaneously by...

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0-9 and . until the desired folder is located. Once you 
have selected the desired source and destination folders, 
press ENT to receive. You may abort the send operation by 
pressing CLEAR.
7.  After data transfer is complete, you will be prompted 
to press ENT. This returns you to the main V-Scanner 
menu. To perform additional V-Scanner selective clone 
operations, press SRCH again. When fi nished, press CLEAR 
to exit and unplug the cloning cable from both radios. 

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trunking operation
setting squelch for trunk scanning
For optimal receiver performance when scanning both 
trunked and conventional systems, we recommend that 
you set the squelch close to threshold. Navigate to a 
programmed channel in manual mode. While the channel 
is idle, turn the squelch control fully counterclockwise. You 
will hear a loud rushing noise from the speaker. Turn the 
squelch control clockwise until the noise stops. You may fi nd 
it necessary to set the control a...