Uniden BCT15 Included With Your Scanner

Included With Your Scanner

Included With Your Scanner

If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of

purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Central Time, Monday through Friday.

BCT15 Scanner

AC Adapter

(P/N AD-1009)

Cigarette Lighter

Adapter Power Cord

Three Wire DC (with Orange Wire — See Step 6,

“Mounting Using the Optional DIN-E Sleeve)”

Power Cord

Mounting Bracket

and Hardware Push-on type

Telescopic Antenna

Remote PC to Scanner

Cable (front scanner

plug to female DB9)

Owner’s Manual Other printed

material

Contents

Main Precautions IMPORTANT! EARPHONE WARNING! BCT15 Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Page The FCC Wants You to Know Scanning Legally Page Introduction Feature Highlights General Page Trunk Tracking Searches and Scanning GPS Weather Memory Storage Limits Search Lockout Limits About This Manual How the Scanners Controls Are Represented in This Manual Page A Short Users Guide to Assist the First-Time Scanner Enthusiast Page Understanding Scanning and the BCT15 Understanding the Scanners Memory Understanding Quick Keys What is Scanning? What is Searching? What is CTCSS/DCS? Conventional Scanning Simplex Operation Repeater Operation What is Trunk Tracking? Trunked Scanning Startup Configuration Multi-Site Trunking Types of Trunking Systems Motorola Trunking EDACS Trunking LTR Trunking Where To Get More Information Information On The Internet Included With Your Scanner Setting Up Your Scanner Power Related Issues Base Station Setting Up an Audio Recording Device or Computer Recording Vehicle Installation Mounting Using the Bracket Mounting Using the Optional DIN-E Sleeve Removing the Scanner from the DIN-E Sleeve Mounting Using ISO Technique Removing the Display Sticker Connecting an Optional Antenna Connecting an Earphone/Headphone Connecting an Extension Speaker Controls, Keys, and Functions Controls, Keys, and Functions Page F B Page Page Page A Look at The LCD Display f P M S c Tones General Tones Weather Alert Tones Menu Mode Tones Scanner Alert Tones Operation Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch Setting the Display Backlight Setting Alert Mute Temporary Alert Mute Entering Text Within A Menu Option Startup Key Operation Custom Range Edit Custom F Select a Custom range F Search with Scan F Set Startup Key F Scanning Systems Selecting Systems to Scan Selecting System Channel Groups Locking/Unlocking Systems Locking/Unlocking Channels ID Scan/ID Search Mode Holding On a System Holding On a Channel Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search Quick-Storing Channels or Talk Group IDs (TGID) Trunking Activity Indicators Toggling the Display Mode Introduction to BearTracker Operation Using BearTracker Scanning The BearTracker Scanning Icons Using the BearTracker Warning System Using the Menu General Operations Display Format Editing a Name Select the system F Edit Name F Editing A Frequency First and Second Menu Levels Using the Menu Programming General Settings Setting and Using the Display Backlight Adjusting the Key Beep Setting the Audio AGC Setting the Display Orientation Adjusting the Display Contrast Setting the GPS Format Setting the Serial Port Speed Displaying Scanner Information Setting the BearTracker Options Page Page Initializing the Scanners Memory Connecting Your Scanner to a Personal Computer Wired Cloning Start of Transfer During Transfer Programming Your Scanner General Notes System Settings System Options Site Option Settings Channel Option Settings Programming Conventional Systems New System F Conventional F New System F Programming Trunked Radio Systems Programming System Settings Editing the System Name MELCS Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Edit Sys Option F Rvw ID:Srch L/O F Select a trunked system F Edit Sys Option F Clr All L/O IDs F Programming Sites MESL Page Page Page Page Page Programming Channel Groups MECL Page Programming Channels MECL Page Page Page Page Page Page Searching and Storing Service Search Quick Search Custom Search Custom Search ... F F + [SCAN/SEARCH] Editing a Custom Search Range Search With Scan Set Delay Time Set Attenuator Set Record Assigning a Search Range to a Search Key Saving a Found Channel (Quick Save) Auto Search and Store Trunked Search and Store Using the Close Call Feature Setting Close Call Options Page Close Call Hits Close Call Hits with Scan Page Search and Close Call Options Managing Locked-Out Frequencies Page Page Page Page Page Priority Scan Using Weather Alert (SAME) Searching For a Weather Broadcast Turning Weather Scan Alert On/Off Programming a SAME Group Setting WX Alert Priority Fire Tone-Out Introduction Setting Tone-Out Standby Setting Up Tone-Out Page Tone-Out Multi-Channel Monitoring Setting Tone-Out Record Using the BCT15 with a GPS Device Compatibility Connecting Your Scanner to a GPS Device Initial Scanner/GPS Operation Location-Based (GPS) Scanning Non-Radio Location Based GPS Features Page Setting the Options Deleting a Location For POI Only Set Alert Beep F Choose Off so no tone sounds or one of the four Set Range F Input how far away the alert sounds for the site (only For Dangerous Xing, and Dangerous Road Only Set Alert Volume F Select from 15 sound levels, plus Auto and Off. As Set Heading F You can input the compass direction to the site from your Set Speed Limit F Choose from 0, through 100 MPH in 5 MPH steps or GPS Display Mode GPS Review Location Mode F select a programmed location from all stored locations. The location data is Care and Maintenance General Use Location Cleaning Repairs Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker mode, try the following steps. Page CTCSS Frequencies DCS Codes Specifications Certificated accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Subpart C as of date of manufacture. Specifications Page Reference Preset Fleet Maps Preset Map 7 Preset Map 8 Preset Map 9 Preset Map 10 Preset Map 13 Preset Map 14 Preset Map 11 Preset Map 12 User Defined Fleet Maps Type I Programming Information Size Code Restrictions Index Index Page Index One-Year Limited Warranty