Table Of Contents - Radio Shack 20-163 User Manual

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Scanner Features ....................................................................................4
Scanner Display..........................................................................................6
Installing Your Scanner............................................................................8
Setting Up a Mobile Base .........................................................................8
Bracket Mounting ......................................................................................8
Dashboard Installation ..............................................................................9
Connecting the Antenna.........................................................................10
Powering Your Scanner ...........................................................................11
Wall Outlet............................................................................................11
Vehicle (Power Socket).........................................................................12
Vehicle (Direct) .....................................................................................12
Headphones and Speakers.....................................................................13
Listening Safely ....................................................................................13
Keytones and Brightness.........................................................................14
Squelch and Attenuator ..........................................................................15
Scanner Setup .......................................................................................16
Defining a Channel ..................................................................................17
Copying a Frequency ..............................................................................18
Deleting Saved Frequencies...................................................................18
CTCSS and DCS.......................................................................................19
Scanner Cloning.......................................................................................20
Searching...............................................................................................21
Seek Search ..............................................................................................21
Search Banks ............................................................................................21
Zeromatic..................................................................................................23
Programming a Search Range ................................................................23
Signal Stalker II.........................................................................................24
Special Signal Stalker ..........................................................................25
Locking Out Frequencies ........................................................................25
Saving Found Frequencies......................................................................27
Scanning................................................................................................28
Locking Out Channels .............................................................................28
Priority Scanning ......................................................................................29
Weather Alerts .........................................................................................30
SAME Standby Mode ..............................................................................31
Skywarn.....................................................................................................33
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Monitoring ............................................................................................34
Trunking Setup ......................................................................................35
Defining a Trunking Bank ........................................................................35
Trunking Modes .......................................................................................35
Motorola Trunking Setup ........................................................................36
Fleet Maps............................................................................................36
Base and Offset Frequencies..............................................................38
EDACS Trunking Setup ...........................................................................39
LTR Trunking Setup..................................................................................40
Searching for Talk Group IDs ..................................................................40
Saving a Talk Group ID ............................................................................41
Deleting Talk Group IDs ..........................................................................42
Saving Trunking Channels.......................................................................43
Trunk Scanning ......................................................................................44
Trunking Delay .........................................................................................44
Locking Out Talk Group IDs....................................................................45
Turning Off Sub-Banks.............................................................................46
Talk Group ID Hold ..................................................................................46
Additional Information..........................................................................47
Scanner Maintenance..............................................................................47
Text Tags...................................................................................................47
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................49
Birdie Frequencies...................................................................................50
Initializing the Scanner ............................................................................51
Service and Repair ...................................................................................52
Scanning Legally ......................................................................................52
FCC Notice...............................................................................................53
References.............................................................................................54
Appendix A: Glossary..............................................................................54
Appendix B: Search Banks ......................................................................54
Appendix C: CTCSS / DCS Codes .........................................................60
Appendix D: Signal Stalker II ..................................................................61
Appendix E: Talk Group Format.............................................................63
Appendix F: Specifications .....................................................................64
Index .....................................................................................................67
Limited Warranty...................................................................................71
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