Radio Shack PRO-96 - Manual (Page 42)

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Activating the Priority
Feature
Press PRI while scanning or
manually parked on a channel.
PRIon (or PRIwx if you set the
priority to a weather frequency)
appears on the bottom line of the
display, and
P will appear in the
top line while scanning or parked
on a channel in manual mode. If
the scanner detects activity on the
priority channel,
Pri Channel
appears in the scanner’s display. If
the scanner detects the 1050 Hz
weather alert tone in Priority WX
mode, the display will show
Weather ALERT and the scanner
sounds an alert tone (see “SAME
Standby Mode” on Page 64).
Press
WX to listen to the weather
alert message.
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Programming channels for
CTCSS and DCS operation
Your PRO-96 scanner features an
advanced, DSP based CTCSS
and DCS decoder. CTCSS and
DCS allow you to program
frequencies into your scanner that
are used by more than one group
in your area and listen only to the
group that is of interest to you by
specifying the group’s specific
CTCSS or DCS code. CTCSS and
DCS can also help reduce
instances where interfering signals
cause your scanner to stop on one
channel.
There are two ways you can
program your scanner to operate
with CTCSS and DCS. If you know
the CTCSS or DCS code that is
used on a particular frequency,
you can manually enter the code
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NOTES
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• This scanner cannot
set a channel as the
priority channel if the
channel's receive
mode is MO or ED.
• In the event of a
weather or other
hazard warning, a
1050 Hz tone is
transmitted prior to
the message. The
scanner detects the
presence of this tone
during the sampling
process. The
scanner sounds an
audible alert and
switches to the
weather frequency if
the alert tone is
detected.
• Because the scanner
does not priority
sample the weather
channel while
monitoring trunked
talkgroup calls, it is
possible that the
1050 Hz alert tone
may be missed
between sample
intervals when
trunked systems are
being scanned. We
recommend the use
of a dedicated
RadioShack
Weatheradio® during
times when severe
weather notification
is critical for your
safety, such as when
boating or when you
know that the
potential for severe
weather exists in
your area.
• To turn off the priority
feature, press PRI.