Uniden BC296D manual Setting Priority Talkgroups Motorola and Edacs only, Multi-Track

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The scanner only stops on I-Calls.

Turning I-Call On for ID Scan

To receive I-Calls for ID Scan, simply store the radio unit number as ( . ) plus the unit number in place of the talkgroup. To receive any I-Call while scanning, enter the I- Call wildcard ( . ) 0. For EDACS and Motorola Type 1 systems, this appears as i0; for Motorola Type 2 systems, this appears as 700000.

Setting Priority Talkgroups (Motorola and EDACS only)

Talkgroup priority works slightly different than conventional priority. With talkgroup priority, the priority talkgroups are only checked when the scanner is on the control channel. So, if you have delay turned on for the system or are holding on an ID, the scanner will immediately switch to the priority talkgroup if it becomes active during the 2-second delay or while there is no transmission on the held talkgroup.

To assign a talkgroup as the priority talkgroup, select it in Scan Hold mode (see “Holding on a Single Talkgroup”). Then, press and hold PRI for 2 seconds.

Multi-Track

The BC296D allows you to track more than one system at a time. Here are some highlights of this feature:

❖You can actually track up to 10 trunking systems at one time.

❖You can trunk, scan, or search and scan conventional frequencies at the same time.

❖You can program conventional frequencies in the same bank as trunking systems.

After the scanner finishes checking a trunked system for activity, it will conventionally scan the other frequencies in the bank (remember, only trunking frequencies are programmed in Trunk mode).

To scan a mix of trunking and conventional banks, select the banks you wish to be active, and then press SCAN. The scanner will instantly begin scanning. If you have not programmed a trunking bank with talkgroup ID’s, you will receive NO ID (----)message for that bank.

You can switch to Search mode and the scanner will search for any active ID’s on the system.

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