Radio Shack 20-163 Scanner User Manual


 
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To search for Talk Group IDs:
1. Set the bank to Open mode.
2. Press SCAN. The scanner scans through all unlocked channels in
the active banks.
3. When the scanner stops on a transmission, press TRUNK. The
scanner displays the ID location:
Sub-bank. ID Location
0-4 00-29
Example: 2-01
If the ID has already been saved, “ID was saved” appears.
If you try to store more than 150 talk group IDs in a bank,
“Memory Full!” appears.
Saving a Talk Group ID
Each of the 10 banks contains 5 sub-banks that each hold 30 Talk
Group IDs. (You can save up to 1,500 Talk Group IDs.) When the
scanner receives a trunked transmission, it searches the associated
sub-bank for the Talk Group ID to decode data for Motorola, EDACS
(GE/Ericsson), and LTR (EF Johnson) systems.
To dene a Talk Group ID:
1. Press PROG, then press TRUNK to enter the ID program mode.
2. Press FUNC, then use or to select a bank.
3. Repeatedly press MODE to select a trunking mode (Motorola,
EDACS, or LTR).
4. Repeatedly press TRUNK to select the sub-bank.
5. Press or to select the location where to store the Talk Group
ID.