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A general guide to scanning – Radio Shack PRO-92 User Manual

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A General Guide to Scanning

When no ID code is programmed into the scanner, it re-
ceives the signal in PL, DPL, LTR, MOT, or ED mode.

Changing the Open/Closed Mode

1. Press

MANUAL

.

2. Press

FUNC

then or to select the channel

storage bank.

3. Press

FUNC

then

2

.

Bank

OPEN

or

Bank

CLOSED

appears. After that message disappears,

the 10th digit on the top line of the display changes
from

+

to or vice versa.

4. Repeat Steps 2–3 for each bank.

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A General Guide to

Scanning

Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is
mainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot
hear stations that are beyond the horizon.

Mode

Open

Closed

PL
and
DPL

Accepts any PL and
DPL.

Accepts only the PL
or DPL stored in the
channel.

MOT/
ED/
LTR

Stops on any transmis-
sion. If the ID is stored,
displays the text tag.
Otherwise, displays
the talk group ID.

Only stops on a
transmission if the
ID is stored. Dis-
plays the text tag.

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