General Programming Notes; Storing Text Tags; Assigning A Text Tag To A Channel - Radio Shack PRO-96 Owner's Manual

Notes
CTCSS, DCS and digital voice all operate independently of each other. If a channel is
configured for CTCSS or DCS, it will not be able to decode digital transmissions. Use
the FM mode when mixed analog and digital voice reception is desired.

General Programming Notes

Storing Text Tags

You can customize your scanner by storing text tags (up to 12 characters) for easy
identification of channel transmissions, trunk IDs, or banks.

Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel

1. Navigate to the channel that you wish to label using direct channel entry,
FUNC or
2. Press PGM. M in the display changes to P to indicate program mode.
3. Press TEXT. A cursor will appear at the third line.
4. Enter the text using the numeral keys (see "Text Input Chart" on Page 48).
Note
If you make a mistake, press
CLR to backspace and delete unwanted characters, or press and hold CLR to abort
the text entry.
For example, to identify a channel as "FIRE Ch 6" (for "Fire Channel 6"):
"F" is the third letter associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3 then 3.
"I" is the third letter associated with 4 on the keypad. Press 4 then 3.
"R" is the third letter associated with 7 on the keypad. Press 7 then 3.
"E" is the second letter associated with 3 on the keypad. Press 3 then 2.
or to move to the character you want to change, or
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