- RadioShack Scanner User Manual

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Simultaneous Trunking Operation
— you can scan all 3 types of trunking
systems, and both trunking and con-
ventional frequencies, at the same
time.
Text Input
— you can manually enter
the name of the service you are listen-
ing to so the service name appears
when you scan it, making it easier to
identify transmissions.
Digital Weather Alert
— displays the
weather event text so you can see the
reason for the alert.
Note:
The scanner does not display
the actual location referenced by
SAME messages. It uses only the
message portion of the SAME signal.
Ten Preprogrammed Frequency
Ranges
— let you search for trans-
missions within preset frequency
ranges or within ranges you set, to re-
duce search time and select interest-
ing frequencies more quickly.
Private/Digital Private Line Receiv-
ing
— decodes and displays the Con-
tinuous Tone Coded Squelch System
(CTCSS) and Digital Coded Squelch
(DCS) tone signal being transmitted,
letting you see if the transmitter pro-
vides these services.
12-Character, 4-Line, Dot-Matrix
Display
— makes it easy to view and
change displayed information.
Frequency Coverage to 960 MHz
—
provides a wide range of frequencies
you can listen to.
Clone/Remote PC Function
— lets
you transfer programmed data directly
to another Cat. No. 20-196 or Cat. No.
20-522 scanner. You can also upload
or download the programmed data to
or from a PC using an optional inter-
face kit.
Triple-Conversion Circuitry
— virtu-
ally eliminates any interference from
IF (intermediate frequency) images,
so you hear only the selected frequen-
cy.
Scan Delay
— delays scanning for
about 2 seconds before moving to an-
other channel, so you can hear more
replies that are made on the same
channel.
Lock-Out Function
— lets you set
your scanner to skip over specified
channels or frequencies when scan-
ning or searching, and skip over IDs
when tracking trunked systems.
Priority Channel
— lets you program
one channel as the priority channel.
As the scanner scans it checks the pri-
ority channel every 2 seconds so you
don't miss transmissions on that chan-
nel.
ATT (Attenuate) Button
— lets you
program each memory location to re-
duce the scanner’s sensitivity to
strong local signals, to reduce interfer-
ence or noise caused by these sig-
nals.
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