Ctcss And Dcs - Radio Shack PRO-2055 User Manual

The Basics
quality will not be affected by the offset.
After a transmission, the scanner automatically
pauses for 2 seconds on this channel before
proceeding to the next active transmission. Press
./
DELAY to turn the delay function off or on. See
"Using Delay". The scanner stores this setting in
the channel.
5. If necessary, press MODE to change the receiving
mode.
6. If desired, program a text tag for the channel (see
"Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel").
7. The next channel in sequence is ready for
programming. Press PROG then repeat steps 3
through 6.

CTCSS and DCS

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 specifi c 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 when you are
programming the scanner, or any time afterwards.
You can also set a special search code up that will
instantly decode the CTCSS or DCS code on a received
transmission. Channels programmed with the search
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