Radio Shack pro 95 User Guide - Page 3

Features most commonly used by public service and other agencies. This scanner gives you direct access to over 59,000 frequencies including those used by police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, air, and amateur radio services. Your scanner includes these features: Simultaneous Trunking Operation - tracks two trunking systems (Motorola and EDACS) and conventional systems at the same time. Automatic Channel Programming - automatically determines the group trunking frequencies, for Motorola trunking systems only, once the control channels are programmed. 10 Channel-Storage Banks - let you store 100 channels in each bank (1,000 channels) to group channels so calls are easier to identify. 10 ID-Storage Banks - let you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID banks that have 5 sub-ID banks. 20 IDs are programmed in each sub-ID bank and let you easily identify the ID code. Weather Alert - automatically sounds the alarm tone to advise of hazardous weather conditions when it detects the alert signal on the local National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel during priority operation. Using the Attenuator ....... 50 Turning the Key Tone On and Off 51 Using the Display Backlight ......... 51 Using the Keylock 52 Changing the Display Contrast .......... 53 Cloning the Programmed Data 53 Trunking 54 Trunking Operation ........ 54 Understanding Trunking .......... 55 Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode 56 Programming Trunking Frequencies .... 56 Programming Motorola Trunking Systems (UHF-Lo) ......... 58 Programming Motorola Trunking System (800 MHz) ....... 60 Programming Fleet Maps ...... 60 Talk Group IDs 62 Storing Talk Group IDs ........ 62 Talk Group ID Hold 64 Turning an ID Sub-Bank On or Off ......... 65 Locking Out Talk Group IDs ........ 65 Delay Function in ID Indication Mode 66 3