RadioShack Pro 2069 Mobile Base Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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programming priority channels
With the priority feature, you can scan through programmed 
channels and still not miss an important or interesting 
transmission on the priority channel. When priority is turned 
on, the scanner checks the priority channel every two 
seconds, and stays on the priority channel if there is activity 
until the activity on that channel stops.
The priority feature does not work when the scanner 
receives a trunking voice channel or during trunking 
delay time. Traffi c on the priority channel may be missed 
if it occurs while the scanner is monitoring a trunking 
voice call.
If you program a weather channel as the priority channel, 
and you activate priority mode, the scanner stops on the 
weather (priority) channel only when the scanner detects 
the 1050 Hz weather alert tone.
programming a stored channel frequency in 
the priority channel
1. Press MAN.
2.  Use the number keys to enter the channel number that 
contains the frequency you want to program as the 
priority channel, and then press MAN again.
3. Press FUNC, and then PRI. Pri Channel blinks to indicate the 
current frequency is stored in priority channel memory.
programming the priority channel directly
1. Press PROG.
2. Press PRI.
3.  Enter the frequency to store as the priority channel, then 
press ENT.
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4.  If desired, set the priority channel mode. You can set 
a priority channel for CTCSS or DCS operation with a 
programmed code.
programming a weather channel as the 
priority channel
1. Press WX.
2. Press WX repeatedly until the desired weather channel you 
want to store as the priority channel appears.
3. Press FUNC, and then PRI. Pri Channel fl ashes two times.
turning priority on or off
Press PRI while scanning or manually parked on a channel. 
PRIon (or PRIwx if priority is set to a weather frequency) 
appears on the bottom of the display, and P appears on 
the top of the display. If the scanner detects activity on the 
priority channel, Pri Channel appears. If the scanner detects the 
1050 Hz weather alert tone in Priority WX mode, Weather ALERT 
appears and an alert tone sounds. Press WX to listen to the 
weather alert message. To turn off priority, press PRI.
This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel 
if the channel’s receive mode is MO or ED.
In the event of a weather or other hazard warning, a 1050 
Hz tone is transmitted prior to the message. The scanner 
sounds an audible alert and switches to the weather 
frequency if the alert tone is detected.
Since this scanner does not priority sample the weather 
channel while monitoring trunked talkgroup calls, it 
is possible that the 1050 Hz alert tone may be missed 
between sample intervals when trunked systems are 
being scanned. We recommend the use of a dedicated 
RadioShack Weatheradio
® during times when severe 
weather notifi cation is critical for your safety.
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programming CTCSS/DCS channels
Your scanner features an advanced, DSP based CTCSS 
and DCS decoder. CTCSS and DCS allow you to program 
frequencies into your scanner that are used by more than 
one group in your area and listen only to the group that is of 
interest to you by specifying the group’s specifi c CTCSS or 
DCS code. CTCSS and DCS can also help reduce interfering 
signals that cause your scanner to stop on one channel.
There are two ways you can program your scanner to 
operate with CTCSS and DCS. If you know the CTCSS or 
DCS 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 that instantly decodes the CTCSS or DCS code 
on a received transmission. Channels programmed with the 
search code will receive all traffi c on the channel, and will 
instantly decode and display any CTCSS or DCS code that is 
found with the transmission. You can then store the code in 
channel memory. For more information on using CTCSS and 
DCS while scanning, see “Using CTCSS and DCS”.
1.  Enter a conventional frequency. 
2. Press MODE until the desired mode (CT for CTCSS, and DC 
for DCS) appears on the display.
3.  By default, the search code is programmed. To program 
a specifi c code, press FUNC, MODE, and then use the arrow 
keys to scroll to the desired CTCSS or DCS code. You can 
also use the keypad to enter the code manually. 
4.  Once the desired code is selected, press ENT to store it in 
channel memory.
5.  You can program memory channels for CTCSS or DCS 
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change, and follow the steps above.
6.  When stopped on an active conventional channel while 
scanning, you can press MODE to cycle through the valid 
modes for that channel. This resets any stored CT or DC 
code to the search code, allowing you to easily check 
for other CT or DC codes that may be present on the 
frequency.
CTCSS, DCS, and digital voice all operate independently 
of each other. If a channel is confi gured for CTCSS or 
DCS, it will not be able to decode digital transmissions. 
Use FM mode when mixed analog and digital voice 
reception is desired.
CTCSS Code Table
67.0 Hz 94.8 Hz 131.8 Hz 171.3 Hz 203.5 Hz
69.3 Hz 97.4 Hz 136.5 Hz 173.8 Hz 206.5 Hz
71.9 Hz 100.0 Hz 141.3 Hz 177.3 Hz 210.7 Hz
74.4 Hz 103.5 Hz 146.2 Hz 179.9 Hz 218.1 Hz
77.0 Hz 107.2 Hz 151.4 Hz 183.5 Hz 225.7 Hz
79.7 Hz 110.9 Hz 156.7 Hz 186.2 Hz 229.1 Hz
82.5 Hz 114.8 Hz 159.8 Hz 189.9 Hz 233.6 Hz
85.4 Hz 118.8 Hz 162.2 Hz 192.8 Hz 241.8 Hz
88.5 Hz 123.0 Hz 165.5 Hz 196.6 Hz 250.3 Hz
91.5 Hz 127.3 Hz 167.9 Hz 199.5 Hz 254.1 Hz
DCS Code Table
6 50 125 174 255 343 445 526 703
7 51 131 205 261 346 446 532 712
15 53 132 212 263 351 452 546 723
17 54 134 214 265 356 454 565 731
21 65 141 223 266 364 455 606 732
23 71 143 225 271 365 462 612 734
25 72 145 226 274 371 464 624 743
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26 73 152 243 306 411 465 627 754
31 74 155 244 311 412 466 631
32 114 156 245 315 413 503 632
36 115 162 246 325 423 506 654
43 116 165 251 331 431 516 662
47 122 172 252 332 432 523 664
storing talkgroup IDs
Each talkgroup on a trunked radio system is identifi ed by a 
talkgroup ID. You can store talkgroup IDs automatically while 
scanning the trunked system in Open mode, or manually by 
entering the IDs directly.
To automatically store a talkgroup ID, press TRUNK when 
the scanner stops on a voice channel transmission or 
when a talkgroup ID is indicated in the manual mode. The 
ID of the active talkgroup is automatically stored in the 
next available ID memory location. Your scanner’s display 
indicates where the ID was stored as ID save X-YY, and then 
changes to ID#ZZZZZ, where X is the sub-bank number, YY is 
the ID number within the sub-bank, and ZZZZZ is the stored 
talkgroup ID code. If the ID has already been stored when 
you press TRUNK, ID was saved appears on the scanner’s display.
To manually store talkgroup IDs or to edit a stored ID:
1.  Navigate to a channel in the desired trunking bank using 
MAN, 
e or d.
2. Press PROG.
3. Press TRUNK.
4.  Select the ID memory you wish to edit using MAN, 
e or d.
5.  Enter the talkgroup ID number and press ENT. If necessary, 
use the decimal point for a hyphen. If you make a 
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Use the following keystrokes to navigate through the ID lists:
• Press PROG, TRUNK to enter the ID list for the current channel 
storage bank.
• Press and release 
e or d to scroll through one at a time.
• Press and hold 
e or d to rapidly scroll through ID memories.
• Press TRUNK to advance to the next ID sub-bank.
• Press FUNC 
e or d to advance to the next or previous ID list.
6.  If you want to tag the ID, press TEXT.
7.  Enter the desired text tag for the ID. 
8. Press ENT. (See “Text Input Chart”).
9.  To store the next ID memory in sequence, press 
e and 
repeat Step 5.
10. Press SCAN to start scanning.
When automatically storing trunked IDs in the ID list by 
pressing TRUNK during a trunked transmission, the scanner 
automatically stores the active ID in the next available open 
ID storage location in the ID list. We suggest leaving ID sub-
bank 0 empty when fi rst setting up an ID list. This provides a 
location for new auto-store IDs to be placed and organized.
You can enter either decimal or AFS code for ED (EDACS) 
ID. The default setting is decimal ID entry. To toggle 
between AFS or decimal EDACS ID display, press FUNC, 
2. AFS format appears on the display for about two 
seconds. Now you can enter EDACS ID codes in AFS 
format.
If you entered an ID code that is already stored in another 
ID channel, Dupl ID appears. If you want to store the ID 
code anyway, press ENT. To cancel the operation, press 
CLEAR.
When you try to store more than 150 talkgroup IDs in a 
bank, Memory full! appears on the display.
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text tags
assigning a text tag to a channel
1.  Navigate to the channel you want to label using direct 
channel entry, 
e, 
d or FUNC e or d.
2. Press PROG. M in the display changes to P to indicate 
program mode.
3. Press TEXT. A cursor appears.
4.  Enter the text using the number keys (see “Text Input 
Chart” on Page 69). If you make a mistake, press 
e or d to 
move to the character you want to change, press CLEAR to 
backspace and delete unwanted characters, or hold down 
CLEAR to abort the text entry. For example, to identify a 
channel as FIRE Ch 6 (for Fire Channel 6):
F is the third letter (of DEF) associated with 3 on the 
keypad. Press 3, 3.
I is the third letter (GHI) associated with 4 on the keypad. 
Press 4, 3.
R is the third letter (PQRS) associated with 7 on the 
keypad. Press 7, 3.
E is the second letter (DEF) associated with 3 on the 
keypad. Press 3, 2.
Press ./DELAY for the space.
C is the third letter (ABC) associated with 2 on the keypad. 
Press 2, 3.
h is the second letter (GHI) associated with 4 on the 
keypad. Press 4, and then FUNC (for the lower case set), 
and then press 2.
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6 is the sixth number associated with 1 on the keypad. 
Press 1, 6.
5. Press ENT to store the text with the channel.
assigning a text tag to a group ID
1. Press PROG.
2. Press TRUNK.
3. Press FUNC then 
e or d to select the desired bank.
4. Press TRUNK to select the desired sub-bank.
5.  Press or hold down 
e or d to select the desired group ID.
6. Press TEXT, then enter text using the number keys (see 
“Text Input Chart” on Page 69). Use 
e, d or CLEAR to edit 
your entry, or hold down CLEAR to delete the text entry.
7. Press ENT to store the text with the ID.
assigning a text tag to a
channel-storage bank
1.  Select a channel in the desired channel storage bank 
by pressing MAN and entering the channel storage bank 
number (000 for bank 0 or 200 for bank 2). Press MAN again.
2. Press PROG.
3. Press FUNC, 7. A cursor appears on your display. 
4.  Enter the text using the keypad. (See “Text Input Chart”). 
Use 
e, d or CLEAR to edit your entry, or hold down CLEAR to 
delete the text entry.
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text input chart
Press Character Press Character
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
2 A B C 2 FUNC a b c
3 D E F 3 FUNC d e f
4 G H I 4 FUNC g h i
5 J K L 5 FUNC j k l
6 M N O 6 FUNC m n o
7 P Q R S 7 FUNC p q r s
8 T U V 8 FUNC t u v
9 W X Y Z 9 FUNC w x y z
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improvements. With updateable DSP fi rmware, you can 
ensure that your scanner is using the most recent DSP 
version available. You can update the fi rmware for the 
DSP module by downloading a fi le from the Internet and 
transferring it to the scanner. To update your scanner’s DSP 
fi rmware, you need:
•  The supplied PC to scanner interface cable
•  A personal computer running Windows 95 or greater
• A fi rmware update fi le from www.radioshack.com
1.  Go to http://www.radioshack.com
2.  Click on the Product Manuals tab.
3. Select Software Downloads from the drop down menu.
4. Click on Software Updates and Downloads.
5. Click on PRO-2096 XXX.exe. Full download and upgrade 
instructions are provided on the Firmware Upgrade page.
6.  To check the DSP version number, turn on the scanner 
and press 3 while Welcome to Digital Trunking appears on the 
display. The version information appears.
troubleshooting
If you have problems with your scanner, please refer to the 
following for some suggestions that might help you eliminate 
the problem. If the scanner is still not operating correctly 
after trying these tips, take your scanner to your local 
RadioShack store for assistance.
Scanner is totally inoperative:
•  Make sure the scanner is plugged into a working AC or DC 
outlet.
•  Be sure the adapter’s barrel plug is fully inserted into the 
DC 13.8V jack.