Uniden BC296D manual Automatically Storing Frequencies, Setting Subaudible Tones for Searching

Automatically Storing Frequencies

During searching, you can have the scanner automatically store active frequencies into a bank you choose.

1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 6:AUTO STORE → 1:ON

1.Press the numbers corresponding to the banks you want the scanner to store found frequencies into.

2.Press SEARCH to start the auto-store operation.

3.Press HOLD/MAN to stop auto-store. The scanner exits the auto-store mode.

Note: To ensure that you catch most active frequencies for the band, you should allow the auto-store operation to continue through at least a few complete sweeps of the band. Depending on the types of services, some occasionally active frequencies might not have activity for minutes or hours at a time.

Setting Subaudible Tones for Searching

You can set the scanner to only stop on transmissions that either have no subaudible tone or include a specified CTCSS or DCS tone during searches. This setting affects all search ranges. For this feature to work, you need to turn on the Tone Mode (see “Setting Squelch Mode”).

1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 5:TONE DATA

1:CTCSS

Lets you set the CTCSS tone.

2:DCS

Lets you set the DCS.

3:OFF

Does not use subaudible tones.

Note: If, instead of pressing E to select a tone you press L/O, the scanner will stop on any transmission except for those with the selected tone.

Searching for Subaudible Tones

If you set the system tone option to 3:TONE SEARCH (see “Setting Squelch Mode”), the scanner will determine the correct tone for the received signal.

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