Text Tags - Radio Shack 20-163 User Manual

Text Tags

While scanning, if the scanner stops on a channel with a saved text
tag, the text appears on the display. Otherwise, the Talk Group ID
appears on the display.
You can define text tags to identify channels, Talk Group IDs, banks
or FIPS Codes.
To define a Text Tag:
1. To define a text tag for a channel:
• Press MAN.
• Enter the bank and channel number.
• Press PROG. M changes to P.
2. To define a text tag for a Talk Group ID:
• Press PROG.
• Press TRUNK.
• Press FUNC then  or  to select the desired bank.
• Press TRUNK to select the desired sub-bank.
• Press or hold down  or  to select the desired group ID.
3
. To define a text tag for a bank:
• Press PROG.
• Press FUNC then press bank number. "Bank X (0 through 9)
selected" appears.
4
. To define a text tag for a FIPS code, first access the FIPS code
definition. See "SAME Standby Mode" on Page 28.
5. Press TEXT.
6
. Enter the text using the text keys (up to 16 characters).
When you press a key, the associated letters appear on the
7screen. Press the corresponding number. For example, when
you press ABC, A, B, and C appear on the display. To select A,
press 1. To select B, press 2. To select C, press 3.