Radio Shack PRO-96 Scanner User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features ................................................................................... 4
The FCC Wants You to Know ................................................. 10
Scanning Legally ............................................................... 11
Getting Familiar With Your Scanner ....................................... 12
About the Keypad .............................................................. 14
Understanding Your Scanner’s Memory Organization ...... 16
Channel Storage Banks ..................................................... 17
Channels ........................................................................... 18
Search Banks .................................................................... 18
Understanding Your Scanner’s Channel Receive Modes .. 19
Preparation ............................................................................. 24
Listening Safely ................................................................. 24
Traffic Safety ...................................................................... 25
Power Sources .................................................................. 25
Using Batteries .................................................................. 26
Using AC Power ................................................................ 27
Using Vehicle Battery Power ............................................. 28
Antenna ............................................................................. 28
Programming Your Scanner ................................................... 30
Programming Conventional Channels ............................... 30
Programming Trunked Systems ........................................ 32
Programming Motorola Analog, Digital,
and APCO-25 Trunking Systems ....................................... 33
Programming EDACS Trunking Systems .......................... 34
Programming Motorola VHF and UHF Trunking Systems . 34
Programming Motorola 800 MHz Splinter Systems ........... 36
General Programming Notes ............................................. 45
Operating Your Scanner ......................................................... 48
Initial Preparation ............................................................... 48
Searching and Tuning ....................................................... 52
Searching a Preprogrammed Frequency Range ............... 52
Using Zeromatic ................................................................ 59
Using Seek Search ............................................................ 60
Manually Tuning a Frequency ........................................... 61
Using Frequency Copy ........................................................... 61
Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel ................. 62
Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified
Bank .................................................................................. 63
Coping a Frequency into the Priority Channel ................... 63
Special Features ..................................................................... 64
Listening to the Weather Band .......................................... 64
Listening to a Weather Channel ........................................ 64
Using the Delay Function .................................................. 66
Locking Out Channels or Frequencies .............................. 67
Changing the Receive mode ............................................. 69
Using the Attenuator .......................................................... 70
Turning the Key Tone On and Off ...................................... 71