User's Manual

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Activating the Priority Feature
Press PRI while scanning while 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 63). Press WX to listen to the weather alert message.
Notes
• This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel if the channel's receive
mode is MOT or ED.
• In Priority WX mode, the scanner samples the selected weather channel once every
1.5 seconds.
• 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.
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