Uniden BC296D manual Toggling the Status Bit

3.Select the following trunk type for Motorola Type I Systems:

2:TYPE1

Motorola Type I and IIi Hybrid Systems

4.Enter the fleet map information.

Your scanner has the most common fleet maps preprogrammed. Refer to Appendix B for a complete list of these fleet maps.

Use the scroll bar to select the preprogrammed fleetmap

1-16 or, if the fleet map does not match a preprogrammed set, select USER CUSTOM. Then, use the scroll bar to select the size code for each block.

5.Select the channel to store the information into.

2:TRUNK CHANNEL

Use the scroll bar to select a channel within the bank to store a system frequency, then press E.

6.Store the channel information

1:FREQUENCY

Enter the frequency for the channel, then enter an Alpha Tag for the channel.

Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to store the rest of the frequencies for the system. Then, see “Programming Talkgroups.”

Toggling the Status Bit

Motorola talkgroup ID’s are sent as a 16-bit binary number. Normally, the last 4 positions in the number are 0’s, which result in all talkgroups being equally divisible by 16. These last four bits, however, can be used by the trunking system to indicate various status conditions. For example, an emergency status could be indicated by setting the second- from last digit to 1. Talkgroup 33264, then would be sent on the system as 33266 when the radio triggered its emergency status. By default, the BC296D ignores the last four digits of every talkgroup, effectively rounding them down to the nearest multiple of 16 regardless of the status bits.

2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK → Select the bank

→9:STATUS BIT

1:ON

Talkgroups are rounded down to the next multiple of 16.

2:OFF

Talkgroups are not rounded down, so you can determine the value of the status bits.

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