Contents

 

The FCC Wants You To Know

3

Scanning Legally

3

Introduction

4

Feature Highlights

5

About This Manual

6

Understanding Scanning

7

Understanding Banks and Channels

7

What is Scanning?

7

What is Searching?

7

What is CTCSS/DCS?

7

Conventional Scanning

8

What is Trunk Tracking?

9

Trunked Scanning

10

Types of Trunking Systems

11

Where To Obtain More Information

13

Using a Computer to Control Your BC898T

13

Included With Your Scanner

14

Installing Your Scanner

15

For Home Use (Desktop Installation)

15

Using An Optional External Speaker/Earphone/Headphone

16

Using An Optional Tape Recorder

16

Using the Demo Software

17

Installing The Scanner In a Vehicle

18

Basic Operation

20

Turning On the Scanner

20

Setting the Squelch

20

Using the Rotary Tuner

20

Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector

21

Using the Lock Key/LED

21

Manually Selecting a Channel

21

Scanning Programmed Channels

21

Locking/Unlocking Banks

22

Locking/Unlocking Channels

22

Restoring All Locked Out Channels

22

Priority Scanning

22

Using the Dimmer

23

Trunk Scanning Options

23

Setting the Attenuator

24

ID Lockout

24

Searching Tips

25

Scan Lists

26

Searching

27

Chain Search

27

Holding On An Active Frequency

27

Setting Data Skip

28

Skipping Frequencies

28

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