Uniden BC296D manual

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Contents

Main Page Contents Page Page Page The FCC Wants You To Know Scanning Legally Introduction Page Using this Manual Understanding Scanning Conventional Scanning Trunked Scanning Page Page Understanding Banks and Channels Getting More Information A Quick Look at Your Scanner Buttons and Controls Display Icons BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 13 Included With Your Scanner Setting Up Your Scanner Installing the Battery Pack Charging the Battery Pack Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Disposal Installing the Antenna Installing the Belt Clip Using Headphones or an External Speaker Listening Safely Basic Operation Turning On the Scanner Setting the Squelch Using the Menu Manually Selecting a Channel Scanning Programmed Channels Locking/Unlocking Banks Locking/Unlocking Channels Restoring All Locked Out Channels Priority Scanning Priority Plus Scanning Listening to the Input Channel Using the Backlight Controlling How Much Information Appears Turning the Key Beep On/Off Locking the ENTER key Locking the Keypad Disabling the APCO25 Card Turning Battery Save On/Off Muting All Audio Setting Squelch Mode Trunk Scanning Options Page Page Searching Holding on an Active Frequency Setting Chain Search Setting Data Skip Skipping Frequencies Storing Found Frequencies Automatically Storing Frequencies Setting Subaudible Tones for Searching Searching for Subaudible Tones Attenuating All Search Ranges Setting DELAY for All Search Ranges Setting a Search Range Searching for Trunk Systems Service Search Service Search Skip Using Weather Search and Weather Alert (SAME) Page Page Programming Bank Information Bank Configuration Assigning Bank Names General Programming Deleting Frequencies from Channels Transferring Channel Information Entering Alpha Information General Programming Tips Page Programming Conventional Channels 1. Select a Channel to Program 2. Enter the Frequency 3. Assigning a Text Tag Setting the Delay Setting the Subaudible Tone Option Setting Beep Alert Setting the Attenuator Changing the Frequency Step Setting the Modulation Mode Setting Priority Channels Programming Trunked Setting Trunking Delay Using I-Call (Motorola and EDACS only) Setting Priority Talkgroups (Motorola and EDACS only) Multi-Track Page Programming Motorola Using Control Channel Programming Programming Type 2/Digital 800 and 900 MHz Systems Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems Programming Type I and IIi Hybrid Systems Toggling the Status Bit Toggling End Code Detect Programming EDACS Programming EDACS Channels Setting EDACS Emergency Alert Setting EDACS Decimal Mode Programming APCO 25 Setting APCO 25 Sound Quality Page Programming LTR Programming Talkgroups Storing Known Talkgroups Storing Found Talkgroups Deleting Stored Talkgroup IDs Adding a Text Tag to an ID List Seeing Talkgroup Activity Using the Remote Interface PC Control Mode Cloning Scanner Settings Page Care and Maintenance General Use Location Cleaning Repairs Troubleshooting BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 64 If your BC296D is not performing properly, try the following steps. SCAN If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker mode, try the following steps. 65 Specifications Glossary of Terms Page Page Page Appendix BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 71 Preset Fleet Maps BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 72 User Defined Fleet Maps Fleet Map Size Codes Size Code Restrictions NWR-SAME EVENT CODE BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 75 76 BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 76 Note: Demo alerts are displayed but no audible alert is generated. REVERSE LIST Page BC296D Flow Charts BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 78 BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 79 BC296D(NEW) 10/16/03 6:35 PM Page 80 One Year Limited Warranty