Contents |
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The FCC Wants You To Know | 3 |
Scanning Legally | 3 |
Introduction | 4 |
Feature Highlights | 5 |
About This Manual | 6 |
Understanding Scanning | 7 |
Understanding Banks and Channels | 7 |
What is Scanning? | 7 |
What is Searching? | 7 |
What is CTCSS/DCS? | 7 |
Conventional Scanning | 8 |
What is Trunk Tracking? | 9 |
Trunked Scanning | 10 |
Types of Trunking Systems | 11 |
Where To Obtain More Information | 13 |
Using a Computer to Control Your BC898T | 13 |
Included With Your Scanner | 14 |
Installing Your Scanner | 15 |
For Home Use (Desktop Installation) | 15 |
Using An Optional External Speaker/Earphone/Headphone | 16 |
Using An Optional Tape Recorder | 16 |
Using the Demo Software | 17 |
Installing The Scanner In a Vehicle | 18 |
Basic Operation | 20 |
Turning On the Scanner | 20 |
Setting the Squelch | 20 |
Using the Rotary Tuner | 20 |
Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector | 21 |
Using the Lock Key/LED | 21 |
Manually Selecting a Channel | 21 |
Scanning Programmed Channels | 21 |
Locking/Unlocking Banks | 22 |
Locking/Unlocking Channels | 22 |
Restoring All Locked Out Channels | 22 |
Priority Scanning | 22 |
Using the Dimmer | 23 |
Trunk Scanning Options | 23 |
Setting the Attenuator | 24 |
ID Lockout | 24 |
Searching Tips | 25 |
Scan Lists | 26 |
Searching | 27 |
Chain Search | 27 |
Holding On An Active Frequency | 27 |
Setting Data Skip | 28 |
Skipping Frequencies | 28 |