Uniden BCT-8 manual Highway Patrol Scan Hold, Highway Warning Alert, Alert Tone Volume

Highway Patrol Scan Hold

1. When scanning stops on a desired frequency, press HOLD/RESUME to hold on that frequency as long as you like. When in the HOLD mode, press the ▲ or ▼ key to step up or down the frequency. To step up or down rapidly, press and hold the ▲ or ▼ key.

If you change into a frequency which is a control channel, the scanner may display the Active ID (When TRUNK mode is active).

2. To resume scanning, press HOLD/RESUME.

Note: Highway Warning Alert does not work while in the HOLD mode.

Highway Warning Alert

The scanner alerts you when Highway Patrol/State Police units using mobile extenders are within an approximate three mile radius.

1.The ALERT Light flashes and the Alert Tone beeps twice when a signal is received.

2.The ALERT Light glows steadily for approximately three minutes. Then, if no other mobile extender transmissions are received, the light goes out.

		FLASH
	ALERT	MUTE
Alert		push
Light
	VOL	ALERT
Flashes

3.If more transmissions are received before three minutes have passed, the ALERT Light flashes and the Alert Tone beeps once.

Alert Tone Volume

Push VOL to select Loud, Medium, or Soft.

The Alert Tone beeps and the ALERT Light flashes to your choice.

Muting the Alert Tone

Temporary Mute

Press MUTE during the Highway Warning Alert. The Alert Tone stops and the MUTE LED flashes until the alarm cycle (three minutes) is finished.

Continuous Mute

ALERT	MUTE
	push
VOL	ALERT
Push In
	FLASH

ALERT MUTE

push

MUTE LED VOL ALERT

Flashes

Press and hold MUTE for two seconds to turn Continuous Mute on whenever you wish. You hear two beeps and the MUTE LED lights continuously. No Alert Tones will beep.

Canceling Mute

To cancel Mute,

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