Programming A Weather Channel As The Priority Channel; Turning Priority On Or Off - Radio Shack PRO-2096 User Manual

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4. If desired, set the priority channel mode. You can set
a priority channel for CTCSS or DCS operation with a
programmed code.
programming a weather channel as the
priority channel
1. Press WX.
2. Press WX repeatedly until the desired weather channel you
want to store as the priority channel appears.
3. Press FUNC, and then PRI. Pri Channel fl ashes two times.

turning priority on or off

Press PRI while scanning or manually parked on a channel.
PRIon (or PRIwx if priority is set to a weather frequency)
appears on the bottom of the display, and P appears on
the top of the display. If the scanner detects activity on the
priority channel, Pri Channel appears. If the scanner detects the
1050 Hz weather alert tone in Priority WX mode, Weather ALERT
appears and an alert tone sounds. Press WX to listen to the
weather alert message. To turn off priority, press PRI.
This scanner cannot set a channel as the priority channel
Notes Notes
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
sounds an audible alert and switches to the weather
frequency if the alert tone is detected.
Since this 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
weather notifi cation is critical for your safety.
® during times when severe
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