Radio Shack 20-197 User Manual
20-106/20-197 Special Global Menu
PGM + FUNC + F3 (GLOB) Special Global Menu
Menu Name Menu Help Text Default Values Win500 Name PSR Edit Name Setting Type Description/Notes
Max Tunes Max tunes before complete
RF HW update.
SQ Wait 1 Squelch wait time, same band 10 1–200, x1 msIn–band SQ Timeout Squelch Time Same Band General Tuning Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency while
SQ Wait 2 Squelch wait time, new band 15 1–200, x1 msOut–of–band SQ
RF SQ Fade RF SQ fade delay 10 0–99, x10 msRF SQ Fade Timeout RF Fade Time General Tuning Length of time to wait before to closing the squelch after
DG Int Prime Preselect DG audio 60 1–100,
Noise Thresh Noise threshold value for DSP 20 1–128 Noise threshold Noise Threshold Digital Tuning A lower value may deliver better results.
WX Check Int Weather 1050 chk interval in
SCAN and MAN modes
WX 1050Hz Th Weather 1050Hz qualify time 20 7–250,
WX Alrm Time WX SAME alert time to un-
mute 0=unmute @1050
WX Lstn Time WX Listen Time Auto–remute
time after unmute
StalkScanSQ2 Stalker scan large sig qual 5 1–100, x1 msWide SQ timeout Squelch Delay in Scan
StalkSrchSQ2 Stalker search large sig qual 5 1–100, x1 msNarrow SQ timeout 2 Squelch Delay #2 in
StalkSrchSQ1 Stalker search small sig qual 10 1–100, x1 msNarrow SQ timeout 1 Squelch Delay #1 in
StalkAMDelay Stalker unmute delay – AM
mode
StalkFMDelay Stalker unmute delay – FM
mode
SpclStalkLmt Special Stalker lockout count
before skip
20 1–1000
tunes
Max cached tunes Resume Delay Time General Tuning
scanning (scan speed). Lower value = faster scan
speed. Higher value = slower scan speed.
Timeout
x10 ms
60 5–250,
x100 ms
x10 ms
0 0–600, x1
sec
90 30–999,
x1 sec
150 1–255, x1 msAM unmute delay Unmute Delay (AM
50 1–255, x1 msFM unmute delay Unmute Delay (FM Mode) Signal Stalker Length of time to wait to unmute in FM mode during
5 1–20 ‘Special’ lockout limit Max Lockouts Per Range
Digital detect timeout
Check interval Tone Detect Threshold Weather Settings Interval of time to check for a Weather Alarm signal while
1050Hz qualifier Tone Detect Timeout Weather Settings Length of time to wait on the Weather frequency to check
Alarm timeout Alarm Settings Length Weather Settings Length of time to wait before unmuting the Weather fre-
Listen time Alarm Settiings Listen Weather Settings Length of time to listen to the Weather frequency after an
Squelch Time Different
Band
Digital Detect Time Digital Tuning Length of time to wait to detect a digital signal on a fre-
Mode
Search Mode
Search Mode
Mode)
in SPCL
General Tuning Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency while
scanning (scan speed)
lost signal (squelch tail)
quency (in auto Mode)
scanning (WX Priority)
for the Alarm signal
quency after an Alarm
Alarm unmuted the radio
Signal Stalker Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency during
Stalker while scanning
Signal Stalker Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency during
Stalker while searching
Signal Stalker Length of time to wait for a signal on a frequency during
Stalker while searching
Signal Stalker Length of time to wait to unmute in AM mode during
Stalker
Stalker
Signal Stalker Maximum number of special Stalker lockouts per range
before skipping
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Menu Name Menu Help Text Default Values Win500 Name PSR Edit Name Setting Type Description/Notes
SearchTunes Max search tunes per scan
loop 0=entire range
FlexStep On= Allow any 1250Hz freq
Off=enforce fixed steps
ADC Cal Show various data within Tune
Mode on LCD line 3
RSSI Sig Cal Signal strength meter thresh-
olds
Bat Icon Cal Battery icon thresholds 1–1023 Battery Settings Misc Setting Customize the battery icon threshold values for NiMH, al-
Zeromatc Cal Zeromatic tune thresholds 1–1023 Zeromatic Thresholds ZeroMatic Settings Zeromatic Setting Customize the Zeromatic tune threshhold values for 5kHz
ZM Delay Zeromatic check delay 5 0–1000,
ACSQ SrcInt Wait for HD5 sig in auto CSQ
srch
ACSQ PolInt Interval to poll for CSQ value 100 10–1000,
HD5 Fade CSQ fade delay 2000 10–2500,
HD2 Qualify CSQ end detect threshold 75 1–1000,
HD2 Holdoff CSQ post–end wait time 500 10–1000,
96CC HD2 TO 9600CC SQ to HD2 timeout 30 10–250,
96VC SQ TO 9600VC RF SQ timeout 50 10–250,
96VC XF TO 9600VC SQ to XF timeout 100 10–250,
HD2 Qual DG HD2 qual time to unmute
96CC
0 0–9999
tunes
Off Off/On Enable FlexStep Enable FlexStep Misc Setting Enable the FlexStep feature
OFF OFF,
RSSI, ZM,
DSP
1–750 RSSI Bar Thresholds Signal Strength Values Misc Setting Customize the signal strength meter bar threshold values
x1 ms
500 10–2000,
x1 ms
x1 ms
x1 ms
x1 ms
x1 ms
x10 ms
x10 ms
x10 ms
100 10–250,
x10 ms
SRCH tunes in SCAN Max Search Tunes per
Scan Cycle
TUNE mode display Tune Mode Text Misc Setting Customize the text to show on the display while tuning
ZM Check delay Check Delay Zeromatic Setting
Search Interval Search Delay CTCSS/DCS/NAC Length of time to wait for a CTCSS/DCS/NAC signal in
Query Interval Query Interval CTCSS/DCS/NAC Interval of time to check for a CTCSS/DCS/NAC signal
Fade Timeout Fade Delay CTCSS/DCS/NAC Length of time to wait after losing a CTCSS/DCS/NAC
End detect qualify Qualify Time (Analog) CTCSS/DCS/NAC Length of time to check to detect an end of signal turn off
Delay after end Mute Time CTCSS/DCS/NAC Length of time to mute a signal after an end of signal turn
CC detect timeout CC HD2 Timeout P25 Trunking Length of time to wait for P25 control channel detection
VC RF SQ timeout VC SQ Timeout P25 Trunking Length of time to wait for P25 voice channel RF squelch
VC Digital timeout VC XF Timeout P25 Trunking Length of time to wait for P25 voice channel digital IMBE
Qualify CC in analyze Qualify Time (Digital) P25 Trunking Length of time to check for a P25 control channel before
General Tuning Maximum number of frequencies to check in each search
object while scanning
for RSSI bars 1–5
kaline, and NiCd type batteries (icon off, icon on, icon blink
off, icon blink on)
ranges and non-5kHz ranges (entrance low value and high
value, exit low value and high value)
auto (au) carrier squelch search
signal
code command
off code command
timeout
timeout
timeout
unmuting in Analyze
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