Please read this user’s guide before installing,setting up and using your new productwww.radioshack.com20-496PRO-2096 Digital TrunkingMobile/Base Scan
10The Basicsyour scanner’s displayScan ModeSearch Mode(M)anual Mode(P)rogram(S)canBank 0-(9)Channel 00-(49)Receiving a Signal ( no signal)Priority On/
11The Basicsstep 1: install your scannerYou can mount your digital trunking scanner in your vehicle, install it for mobility, or install it as a base
12The Basics1. Attach the three protective rubber feet to the mounting bracket when you use the scanner on a fl at surface. Do not use them when you m
13The Basicsstep 2: power your scannerYou can power your scanner from a wall outlet, through your vehicle’s ignition, or from your vehicle’s cigarette
14The BasicsBe sure the grounding screw makes complete contact with the metal frame of your vehicle.3. Connect the red wire of the supplied DC power
15The Basicsstep 3: connect your scannerconnect the supplied antennaPush the antenna onto your scanner’s antenna connector and rotate until it locks i
16The BasicsUse extreme caution when installing or removing an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead po
17The Basicsstep 4: set up your scannersquelch1. Rotate VOL clockwise to turn on your scanner. DSP LOADING and Welcome To Digital Trunking appears. In
18The BasicsIf you make a mistake entering the frequency, Invalid Freq briefl y appears.When you store a frequency by pressing ENT, your scanner beeps.
19The Basicssearching and tuningYou can search for transmissions using the scanner’s preprogrammed search banks. The search banks include six preprogr
2Contentsuser’s guide • quick start guide • preloaded data addendumThank you for purchasing your Pro-2096 digital trunk scanner from RadioShac
20The Basicsbasic scanningPress SCAN to begin scanning channels. The scanner scans through all channels in the active channel storage bank. See “About
21Beyond the Basicsusing CTCSS and DCSYour scanner’s advanced, DSP-based CTCSS and DCS, decoder allows you to listen only to a frequency group that is
22Beyond the Basics2. In the marine, CB and FRS bands, you can directly select a channel or search through the band. When M appears on the left on th
23Beyond the BasicsReceive mode: FM/DigitalCh. Frequency (MHz)Ch. Frequency (MHz)01 156.0500 05 156.250006 156.3000 07 156.350008 156.4000 09 156.4500
24Beyond the Basics86 157.3250161.925087 157.3750161.975088 157.4250Search bank: SR1 CB bandReceive mode: AMCh. Frequency (MHz)Ch. Frequency (MHz)01 2
25Beyond the BasicsCh. Frequency (MHz)Ch. Frequency (MHz)01 462.5625 02 462.587503 462.6125 04 462.637505 462.6625 06 462.687507 462.7125 08 467.56250
26Beyond the Basics1 153.770 – 154.130 60154.145 – 154.445 15154.650 – 154.950 15155.010 – 155.370 60155.415 – 155.700 15155.730 – 156.210 60158.730 –
27Beyond the Basicssearching for active frequenciesYou can search a specifi c range of frequencies by programming SR6 with lower and upper frequency li
28Beyond the Basicsstops on each active frequency for fi ve seconds then automatically resumes searching.• You can copy and save a frequency into a spe
29Beyond the Basicsfrequency copyYou can copy a frequency into a specifi ed channel, a vacant channel in a specifi ed bank, or a priority channel. This
3The Basicscontentsyour scanner’s keypad 7your scanner’s rear view 9your scanner’s display 10step 1: install your scanner 11mounting your scanner
30Beyond the Basicscopying a frequency to a vacant channelinto a specifi ed bankYou can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in a bank you specify wh
31Beyond the Basicslistening to the weather bandThe FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and
32Beyond the Basicswith the strongest signal for your location.2. Press FUNC, PROG to access the FIPS code entry table.3. Repeatedly press e or d to s
33Beyond the Basicsabout two seconds while SAME Standby is active. The display indicates the type of message, and the scanner sounds the alarm associa
34Beyond the BasicsYou can still manually select and monitor locked-out channels.Locking out a channel with an active trunking control channel will di
35Beyond the Basicsfi ve locked out frequency appear as L/O 10 of 25). If the search bank has no locked-out frequencies, Empty. Lockout list appears in
36Beyond the BasicsTo change the receive mode, repeatedly press MODE. The receive mode changes as follows:AM confi gures an AM channel.FM/DIGITAL confi
37Beyond the Basics• The attenuator is very effective at reducing strong signal overload interference when using the scanner in areas close to cellul
38Beyond the Basics3. Press 1 to turn on the key tone while the message is still on the display. Press 2 to turn it off.using the dimmerRepeatedly pre
39Beyond the Basicsvirtual scannerThe PRO-2096 V-Scanner (Virtual Scanner) feature allows you to edit, store, recall and use up to eleven full sets of
4The Basicssearching for active frequencies 27using Zeromatic 27using seek search 27manually tuning to a frequency 28frequency copy 29copying a frequ
40Beyond the BasicsFollow these steps to edit the V-Scanner name stored in Line 4 of the Welcome screen:1. Press PROG.2. Press FUNC, TEXT. The followi
41Beyond the Basics4. If you want to save the contents of the scanner’s working memory to a V-Scanner folder, press 1. Save toV-Scanner: ENTER if YES
42Beyond the Basics8. To load the contents of a V-Scanner folder to the scanner’s working memory, press 2. This message appears:Load from V-Scanner:E
43Beyond the Basics12. To delete the contents of a V-Scanner folder, select 3. The scanner will display:DeleteV-Scanner: ENTER if YESCLR to EXIT13. Pr
44Beyond the BasicsV-ScannerOperationCompletePress ENTER16. This display appears if a failure is encountered while performing a V-Scanner operation. P
45Beyond the Basicschoice when saving or loading V-Scanner data. During this period the scanner is transferring V-Scanner data to or from working memo
46Beyond the BasicsCLONE MODE Incorrect Model appears if the scanner receives data from a scanner other than a PRO-2096 and PRO-96. This scanner can s
47Beyond the Basicsradio. This operation cannot be undone.full cloningDo not disturb the source radio, destination radio or cable until the transfer i
48Beyond the Basics3. Connect the two radios together using a male 1/8” phone plug to male 1/8” phone plug cloning cable. The local radio will handsh
49Beyond the Basics0-9 and . until the desired folder is located. Once you have selected the desired source and destination folders, press ENT to rece
5The Basicstrunking operation 50setting squelch for trunk scanning 50talkgroup ID hold 50turning an ID sub-bank on or off 50open and closed mode oper
50Beyond the Basicstrunking operationsetting squelch for trunk scanningFor optimal receiver performance when scanning both trunked and conventional sy
51Beyond the Basics2. 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
52Beyond the Basicsappears under the bank’s number while scanning. When you set a channel storage bank to Closed Mode, - appears under the channel sto
53Beyond the Basicsactivate ID lockout while scanning When scanning a trunked radio system in Open Mode, you can lock out a trunked ID by pressing L/O
54Beyond the Basicstalkgroup before resuming scan operation. Customizing the trunked ID delay may be useful if you are missing a lot of reply traffi c
55Beyond the Basicsclearing all talkgroup IDs in one bankYou can clear all talkgroup IDs within a bank. This lets you quickly delete all talkgroup IDs
56Beyond the Basicsprogramming trunked systemsIf you are just getting started with trunked system monitoring or have any questions about how your PRO-
57Beyond the BasicsFor APCO-25 trunking systems using the 9600 bps control channel, program the system using the steps outlined above for Motorola sys
58Beyond the Basics4. Press PROG to return to the channel storage bank.5. Select a channel to begin programming trunking system frequencies. Use dire
59Beyond the Basicsusing PC application software.Motorola 800MHz splinter systemsCertain 800 MHz Motorola trunked radio systems operate using splinter
6The Basicstext input chart 69using channel receive modes 69updating the DSP fi rmware 69truobleshooting 70resetting/initializing your scanner 71reset
60Beyond the Basics4. Enter the size code supplied with the Type I system information, referring to the prompts that appear in your display. If the i
61Beyond the Basicsprogramming priority channelsWith the priority feature, you can scan through programmed channels and still not miss an important or
62Beyond the Basics4. If desired, set the priority channel mode. You can set a priority channel for CTCSS or DCS operation with a programmed code.pro
63Beyond the Basicsprogramming CTCSS/DCS channelsYour scanner features an advanced, DSP based CTCSS and DCS decoder. CTCSS and DCS allow you to progra
64Beyond the Basicschange, and follow the steps above.6. When stopped on an active conventional channel while scanning, you can press MODE to cycle t
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66Beyond the BasicsUse the following keystrokes to navigate through the ID lists:• Press PROG, TRUNK to enter the ID list for the current channel stor
67Beyond the Basicstext tagsassigning a text tag to a channel1. Navigate to the channel you want to label using direct channel entry, e, d or FUNC e
68Beyond the Basics6 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
69Beyond the Basicstext input chartPress Character Press Character1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 02 A B C 2 FUNC a b c3 D E F 3 FUNC d e f4 G H I 4 FUNC g h i5 J
7The Basicsyour scanner’s keypadTRUNK — stores the trunking ID code or holds the trunking ID while scanning.L/OUT — locks out selected channels and ID
70Beyond the Basicsimprovements. With updateable DSP fi rmware, you can ensure that your scanner is using the most recent DSP version available. You ca
71Beyond the BasicsScanner will not scan when SCAN is pressed:• Ensure that the scanner has more than one channel programmed and enabled for scanning
72Beyond the Basics2. Insert a pointed object into the reset hole on the back of the scanner. Then, gently press and release the reset button. Pressi
73Beyond the BasicscareKeep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environment
74Beyond the Basicsspecifi cationsFrequency CoverageFrequency Range (MHz) ... Programming/Search Step Value25–54 ...
75Beyond the Basics137–174 MHz ... 0.5 µV216–225 MHz ...
76Beyond the BasicsSearch Rate ... Up to 75 steps per secondConventional Channel Delay Time ...
77Beyond the BasicsThe FCC wants you to knowThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Pa
78Beyond the BasicsglossaryChannels – programmable memory locations for frequencies you want to monitor. Each time the scanner fi nds an active frequen
79Beyond the Basicspublic safety communications technology. Digital modulation typically provides a clear distortion free audio signal throughout the
8The BasicsATT — Press to activate attenuation (reduce scanner sensitivity, block strong signals). Press again to deactivate attenuation.PAUSE — pause
80Beyond the Basicsto see if the ID is stored in the associated ID list. In Closed Mode, the scanner only stops on the transmission and displays it’s
81Beyond the BasicsEDACS Trunking Mode (ED) – You can set your scanner so it decodes talkgroup IDs used with EDACS (GE/Ericsson/M/ACOM) trunking syste
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9The BasicsEXT SP — connect an external speaker here.ENT — press to confi rm frequency and text entries.your scanner’s rear viewANT — connect the suppl
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