Radio Shack 20-197 Scanner User Manual


 
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Detailed Menu Reference
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Detailed Menu Reference
CONV
Parameter
Options Description
LED Mode Solid or Flash Controls whether the Alert LED flashes
or remains on solid when the Alert LED is
used.
LED Color 0-7 Sets LED color to 0-7 as defined in the
GLOB menu. By default, 0=LED Off,
1=Red, 2=Yellow, 3=Green, 4=Cyan,
5=Blue, 6=Magenta, 7=White.
Latch LED On or Off Normally the Alert LED is active only while
the object is receiving a transmission. When
Latch is on, the Alert LED will remain lit
after the transmission is complete, unless
overridden by a subsequent object that is
also using the Alert LED.
Backlight On, Off or Flash Controls whether the backlight should be
on or flashing while the object is active.
“Off” setting is ignored by the PRO-197.
Alarm None,
Chirp,
Hi-Lo,
Alert,
Ring, 2-Chirp,
Fast Hi-Lo,
DTMF#
Sets the Audible Alarm for the CONV
object. When an Audible Alarm is selected,
the selected alarm will play at the begin-
ning of each transmission on the CONV
object, or anytime the scanner stops for
activity on the CONV object while scanning.
Fav Yes or No When On, the CONV object is a member of
the Favorites Scan List.
Skywarn Yes or No When On, the CONV object is a member of
the Skywarn Scan List.
EXPERT BELOW
Modulation Auto, AM,
FM,
NFM
Modulation setting for the CONV channel.
In most cases Auto will work fine. Use AM
to override and force AM modulation, FM
to force FM modulation, NFM to force
narrow FM modulation.
CONV
Parameter
Options Description
Atten On or Off When on, applies 20 dB of attenuation to
all transmissions on the CONV channel.
Useful in areas where interference from
nearby strong signals is present.
Delay On or Off Controls whether a Delay is used to wait
for reply traffic after a transmission on the
CONV channel.
Delay Time 1-250 x 100ms Sets the amount of time (in 100 millisecond
intervals) for the wait for reply delay if Delay
is On, e.g., 20=2 seconds.
Digital AGC On or Off Controls Digital AGC function for the
CONV channel.
Supertrack On or Off Alternative DSP decoding algorithm. May
help reception on some systems.
AudioBoost On or Off Applies a 6 dB boost to audio levels when
the object is active.
Hit Count Numeric value Increments each time a transmission is
received on the CONV object. Global “Hit
Counts” must be set to ON. Press the
Dflt softkey to reset to 0.