Changing the Priority Channel
You cannot eliminate the priority channel, but you can change it to any of the 50 available channels in each bank. Follow these steps to change the priority channel.
1.Press MANUAL.
2.Use the keypad to enter the channel number for the new priority channel.
3.Press MANUAL.
4.Hold down PRI for about 2 seconds.
The scanner beeps twice and the priority channel changes to the one you selected.
Using the Dimmer
Hold down DIM for about two seconds to change the display’s brightness.
Trunk Scanning Options
When you are scanning a trunked system, there are several
Searching for Active Talk Groups (ID Search)
If you want to hear all activity on a trunked system, use the ID search mode by pressing SCAN then SRC. SEARCH appears and the BC898T stops on every active talk group, regardless of whether you have programmed it into your scanner. This makes it easy to find unknown talk groups.
Note: If you have not yet programmed any talk group ID’s into the scanner, this is the only trunk scanning mode available.
Searching Only Stored Talk Groups (ID Scan)
To scan only those talk groups you have stored into your scanner, press SCAN. When one of the talk groups you have stored becomes active, the scanner switches to that transmission and displays the ID number for that talk group.
Note: You must store at least 2 talk group ID’s in the system for ID scanning to work.
Monitoring Talk Group ID’s
To see all the talk group ID’s that are active on the system, while monitoring a trunked system press SCAN. 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 talk group ID as it becomes active in the system. To resume trunk tracking, press SCAN again.
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