Monitoring An Active Id - Radio Shack PRO-90 Owner's Manual

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Note: To review the bank currently in use, press
while in the trunk tracking mode. The bar for
DATA
the selected bank flashes at the top of the display
for about 5 seconds.
3. To return to non-trunked scanning, press
again.
Hint: While scanning, you will not know exactly who the
ID's are assigned to until you listen awhile or until you lo-
cate ID lists in frequency guides or on internet sites such
as www.trunkscanner.com . Within a few minutes, you
can usually figure out if what you are listening to is a po-
lice, fire, or emergency medical 2-way radio user. Other
IDs might take some time, but determining who each ID
represents is half the fun of trunk tracking!

Monitoring an Active ID

When the scanner stops on a transmission, you can hold
the scanner on that transmission.
1. Press . HOLD
HOLD
the current ID, and the channel number changes.
2. If you want to listen to a different ID, use the number
keys to enter the ID you want to hold.
3. Press again.
HOLD
monitors that ID.
4. When you want to stop the hold and resume search-
ing for a data channel so you can continue trunk
tracking, press
SRCH
Note: You can also follow these steps to hold on an ID
while scanning a scan list. See "Scan Lists" on Page 41.
appears, the scanner stays on
flashes and the scanner
HOLD
.
TRUNK
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