Problem

Possible Cause

Suggestion

 

 

 

Scan won’t start.

You must press

Press [SCAN/SEARCH].

 

[SCAN/SEARCH] to scan.

 

 

 

 

 

The squelch might need to be

Adjust the squelch threshold. See “Turning

 

adjusted.

On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch”

 

 

on Page 45.

 

 

 

 

One or more channels might be

Make sure the channels you want to scan

 

locked out.

are not locked out.

 

 

 

 

The antenna might need to be

Check the antenna connection.

 

adjusted.

 

 

 

 

Weather scan doesn’t

The squelch might need to be

Adjust the squelch threshold. See “Turning

work.

adjusted.

On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch”

 

 

on Page 45.

The antenna might need to be

Check the antenna connection.

adjusted.

 

 

 

There might not be a NOAA

Move to an area with a NOAA weather

weather broadcast in your

broadcast.

area.

 

If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker™ mode, try the following steps.

Problem

Possible Cause

Suggestion

 

 

 

Scanner won’t track a

The system might not be one

Change to another system and try

trunked system.

your scanner can scan.

scanning that system.

 

 

 

 

The data frequency might be

Enter the data frequency.

 

missing.

 

 

 

 

 

The scanner might need to be

Change to a Type 1 scanner setup. See

 

changed to a Type 1 scanner

the programming instructions on the web

 

setup.

at www.uniden.com/scanners.

 

 

 

 

The system you are trying to

Set the scanner to scan LTR or EDACS

 

scan might be LTR or

systems. See the programming

 

EDACS.

instructions on the web at

 

 

www.uniden.com/scanners.

 

 

 

 

No ID’s have been

Program one or more ID’s or use the ID

 

programmed.

Search mode.

 

 

 

 

The ID’s you have stored are

Wait for the ID’s to become active or scan

 

not active.

another system.

 

 

 

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Uniden BCD996T manual Press SCAN/SEARCH, SCAN/SEARCH to scan