Uniden BCD996T manual Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch, Startup Key Operation

Operation

Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch

To turn the scanner on, rotate [VOL] clockwise. Turn the knob to a comfortable sound level.

Rotate the squelch control [SQ] clockwise until you either hear a broadcast or noise just stops. The control is now set for strong signals. If you desire to hear a weaker signal, turn it counter clockwise from that point until you hear background noise once more.

Startup Key Operation

You can setup a Startup Key Configuration so that the scanner can change the lockout for each system or each site by pressing an assigned key while you power up the scanner or an opening screen is displayed. Navigate to Set Startup Key there are differences in the menu structure for Trunked and Conventional systems.

Conventional

[MENU] J 4 Program System JF

Select the conventional system JF 4 Edit Sys Option JF

4 Set Startup Key JFfor each system.

Trunked

[MENU] J 4 Program System JF Select the trunked system JF

4 Edit Site JF

4 Select the site JF

4 Set Startup Key JF for each system or site.

Search Range

[MENU] J 4 Search for… JF 4 Edit Service JF

4Select a Service RangeJF

4Search with Scan JF

4Set Startup KeyJF

OR

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