RadioShack Pro 2069 Mobile Base Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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2. Press FUNC 1 to toggle the sub-bank on or off. The on/off 
state of the sub-bank will appear in the scanner’s display.
To turn the ID sub-bank on or off during the scan mode:
1. The channel storage bank must be set to Closed Mode to 
change the state of a sub-bank while scanning.
2. Press FUNC and then TRUNK while the scanner is stopped 
on a voice channel transmission. The bank text display is 
replaced with a sub-bank status display, T IDbk 01234. The 
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appears under the bank’s number while scanning. When you 
set a channel storage bank to Closed Mode, - appears under 
the channel storage bank’s number while scanning.
Tr a f fi c on locked out talkgroup IDs is ignored when the 
scanner is operating in Open and Closed Modes.
In Open Mode, the scanner will stop on all talkgroup traffi c, 
except for traffi c on talkgroups that are entered in the ID 
list and locked out. In Closed Mode, the scanner will only 
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activate ID lockout while scanning 
When scanning a trunked radio system in Open Mode, you 
can lock out a trunked ID by pressing L/OUT while the scanner 
is stopped on a voice call. If the ID has not been previously 
entered into the ID list for that bank, it will be added and 
locked out automatically. When scanning a trunked radio 
system in Closed Mode, it is possible to lock out an ID by 
pressing L/OUT while the ID is active with a voice call.
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talkgroup before resuming scan operation. Customizing the 
trunked ID delay may be useful if you are missing a lot of 
reply traffi c on a particular system. We recommend starting 
with the default value of 2.0 seconds.
1.  While in the desired ID list, press FUNC, and then ./DELAY.
2. Press 
e or d to select None, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 
or 4.0 seconds.
3. Press ENT.
•  Most Motorola trunking systems include a “hang time” 
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clearing all talkgroup IDs in one bank
You can clear all talkgroup IDs within a bank. This lets you 
quickly delete all talkgroup IDs from a bank if you want to 
use the bank to store different data (such as a new set of 
talkgroup IDs).
1. Press PROG.
2. Press TRUNK to enter a talk group ID memory mode.
3.  Select a talkgroup ID bank using FUNC, 
e or d.
4. Press FUNC, 6. Confi rm list clear? 1=YES Press other key for NO. 
appears on the display.
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programming trunked systems
If you are just getting started with trunked system monitoring 
or have any questions about how your PRO-2096 scanner 
operates when tracking trunked radio systems. For best 
results, program only one trunking system in each channel 
storage bank of your scanner. Your scanner will lock on to the 
fi rst active control channel it fi nds in a channel storage bank 
and follow the activity from that trunking system.
Motorola analog, digital, and 
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For APCO-25 trunking systems using the 9600 bps 
control channel, program the system using the steps 
outlined above for Motorola systems. Your scanner will 
automatically detect the proper control channel type.
Some systems rotate the control channel on a daily basis. 
For best results, program all known control channel 
frequencies into the trunking channel storage bank.
To program Motorola UHF trunking systems, see 
“Programming Motorola VHF and UHF Trunking 
Systems”.
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4. Press PROG to return to the channel storage bank.
5.  Select a channel to begin programming trunking system 
frequencies. Use direct channel entry or the 
e or d keys.
6.  Enter the trunking frequency and press ENT. If necessary, 
press MODE to change the receiving mode to ED.
7.  Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to enter the other EDACS trunking 
system channels for the system you wish to monitor.
Motorola VHF and UHF systems
To monitor Motorola VHF and UHF systems, you must 
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using PC application software.
Motorola 800MHz splinter 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.
If the radio appears to be trunking to the wrong 
frequencies when monitoring an 800 MHz system, you 
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4.  Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system 
information, referring to the prompts that appear in your 
display. If the information for your Type I system is not 
available, try the fl eet maps in the following tables.
If you set to receive Type I and later wish to restore Type 
II, enter 15 at Step 4.
5. To confi rm your input, repeat Steps 1-4 and press ENT. 
Each time you press ENT, you confi rm the size code. If you 
fi nd an error, press CLEAR and start over.
Block Size...