Trunk Scanning Options
When you are scanning a trunked system, there are several
Searching for Active Talkgroups (ID Search)
If you want to hear all activity on a system, use the ID Search mode. While scanning a trunking system, press SEARCH while scanning that system; or, press and hold TRUNK until the scanner flashes READY TO ID SEARCH. The BC296D stops on every active talkgroup, regardless of whether you have programmed it into your scanner.
Notes: • If you have not yet programmed any ID’s for the system, this is the only mode available.
•In the ID search mode, the scanner displays the alpha tags associated with the stored talkgroups or NEW for talkgroups you have not stored.
Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan)
To scan only those talkgroups you have stored into your scanner, press SCAN while scanning that system; or, press and hold TRUNK until the scanner displays READY TO ID SCAN. When one of the talkgroups you have stored becomes active, the scanner switches to that transmission and displays the ID number and the alpha tag for that talk group.
Note: You must store at least two talkgroup IDs in the system for ID scanning to work.
Monitoring Talkgroup ID’s
To see all of the ID’s that are active on the system, while monitoring a trunked system press TRUNK. The scanner stops trunking the system and instead holds on the system’s control channel. You hear the control data and the scanner displays every talkgroup ID as it becomes active in the system. To resume trunktracking, press TRUNK again.
Selecting Talkgroup Lists to Scan
When the scanner is in the ID Scan mode, you can select which ID lists you want the BC296D to scan. First, if you are scanning a Motorola or EDACS system, ensure that you are in the Scan List mode. Press REVERSE until the scanner displays “List” at the left side of line 3 in the display when it has not stopped on a talkgroup or on the left side of line 4 if it has stopped on a talkgroup. Then, press the number corresponding to the ID list you want to turn on or off.
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