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Precautions
Earphone Warning
BCT15 Quick Start Guide
Quick Start
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Programming General Settings
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FCC Wants You to Know
Scanning Legally
FCC Wants You to Know
Introduction
Modulation Step kHz Comments
Feature Highlights
General
Introduction
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Trunk Tracking
Searches and Scanning
GPS
Weather
About This Manual
Memory Storage Limits
Search Lockout Limits
How the Scanner’s Controls Are Represented in This Manual
Menu Program System F
Menu WX Operation F
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Understanding Scanning and the BCT15
Understanding the Scanner’s Memory
Understanding Quick Keys
What is CTCSS/DCS?
What is Scanning?
What is Searching?
Understanding Scanning and the BCT15
Conventional Scanning
Simplex Operation
What is Trunk Tracking?
Repeater Operation
Startup Configuration
Trunked Scanning
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
Included With Your Scanner
Setting Up Your Scanner
Power Related Issues
Setting Up Your Scanner
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
Connecting an Optional Antenna
Connecting an Earphone/Headphone
Removing the Display Sticker
Connecting an Extension Speaker
Controls, Keys, and Functions
Controls, Keys, and Functions
Power VOL, Mute
Controls, Keys, and Functions
Function Plus
+ .No Key
GPS Global Positioning Satellite Key
Menu Key
Headphone Jack
Look at The LCD Display
GRP
PRI
Look at The LCD Display
General Tones
Menu Mode Tones
Tones
Weather Alert Tones
Setting Alert Mute
Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch
Setting the Display Backlight
Operation
Startup Key Operation
Service Range
Entering Text Within a Menu Option
Conventional
Scanning Systems
Custom Range
Edit Custom
Selecting Systems to Scan
Selecting System Channel Groups
Locking/Unlocking Systems
ID Scan/ID Search Mode
Locking/Unlocking Channels
Holding On a System
Quick-Storing Channels or Talk Group ID’s Tgid
Holding On a Channel
Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search
Quick Tgid Save?
Trunking Activity Indicators
Toggling the Display Mode
Using BearTracker Scanning
Introduction to BearTracker Operation
Using the BearTracker Warning System
BearTracker Scanning Icons
Introduction to BearTracker Operation
Using the Menu
General Operations
Editing a Name
Using the Menu
Display Format
Edit Name F
Editing a Frequency
First and Second Menu Levels
MOT TYPE1 MOT TYPE2 Edcs WIDE/NARROW Edcs Scat
Setting the Dimmer
Programming General Settings
Setting and Using the Display Backlight
Menu Settings F Set Backlight F Set Dimmer F
Adjusting the Key Beep
Setting the Audio AGC
Setting the Display Orientation
Adjusting the Display Contrast
Setting the GPS Format
Displaying Scanner Information
Setting the Serial Port Speed
Setting the BearTracker Options
Viewing Memory Used
Set Delay Time
Set Attenuator
Set Alert Level
Set Alert Tone
Set Record
Max Priority Scan
Initializing the Scanner’s Memory
Connecting Your Scanner to a Personal Computer
Menu Settings F See Scanner Info F Firmware Version F
Viewing the Firmware Version and Electronic Serial Number
Wired Cloning
Volume/Squelch with PC Control
Menu Wired Clone F
Start of Transfer During Transfer
General Notes
System Settings
Programming Your Scanner
Programming Your Scanner
System Options
Site Option Settings
Channel Option Settings
Programming Conventional Systems
Programming Trunked Radio Systems
Menu Program System F New System F
Programming System Settings
Editing the System Name
Editing the System Quick Key
Specifying the Correct System Type
Programming System Options
Menu Program System
Edit Sys Options Set Startup Key
Setting the Startup Key
Setting the System Lockout
Edit Sys Options F Set Lockout F
Setting Channel Delay Time
Setting the System Hold Time
Setting ID Scan/ID Search
Setting Data Skip
Edit Sys Option Set LocationInfo
Setting Location Information
Setting the Fleet Map Type I Only
Edit Sys Option Edit Fleet Map
Setting the Status Bit
Setting End Code Operation
Setting I-Call Operation
Setting the Emergency Alert Option
Assigning a Conventional System to a State
Conventional Systems
Reviewing ID Search Lockouts
Setting the Edacs ID Format
Setting the System Record Option
Edit Sys Option Edcs ID Format
Editing Channel Groups
Clearing All Locked Out ID’s
Editing Sites
Copying Systems
Deleting Systems
Setting the Site Name
Programming Sites
Copy System New Sys Name?
MU2 Motorola UHF EDW Edacs Wide EDN Edacs Narrow
Setting the Site Quick Key
Setting the Site Startup Key
Edit Name
Set Frequencies F
Setting Site Frequencies
Setting Site Modulation
Edit Site F
Set Modulation F
Setting Site Attenuation
Setting Site Lockout
Set Lockout
Setting Site Hold Time
Editing the Band Plan VHF and UHF only
Edit Band Plan
Setting Control-Channel Only Mode
Setting Site Location Information
Assigning a Trunked System to a State
Editing a Channel Group Name
Setting Up a Channel Group
Programming Channel Groups
Trunked Systems Sites
Locking Out Channel Groups
Setting the Group Quick Key
Editing Channels
Edit Group F
Creating a Channel
Programming Channels
Deleting Channel Groups
Editing the Channel Name Alpha Tag
Editing Frequencies
Editing the Talk Group ID
Edit Frequency
Edit Tgid
Selecting CTCSS/DCS Tones
Quick CTCSS/DCS Save
Set CTCSS/DCS
Setting Channel Modulation Method
Setting Channel Attenuation
Set Modulation
Set Priority
Setting Channel Priority
Setting Channel Alert
Set Alert 1 to
Copying a Channel
Setting Channel RecordMECL
Setting Lockout
Edit Group Select a channel group Edit Channel
Deleting a Channel
Edit Group F Select a channel group Edit Channel
Delete Channel You see Confirm Delete? Yes=E / No=
Service Search
Searching and Storing
Quick Search
Custom Search
Menu Search for ... F Custom Search ... F
Search for ... F Edit Custom Custom 1, Custom 2 to Custom
Editing a Custom Search Range
Press .No then To Custom Search F
Quick Search? Yes=E / No= Press .No then To Edit Custom
Search With Scan
Method One
Set Delay Time
Editing a Service Search
Method Two
Assigning a Search Range to a Search Key
Set Attenuator
Set Record
Saving a Found Channel Quick Save
Conventional Search and Store
Auto Search and Store
Selecting a System
Search and Store
Trunked Search and Store
Using the Close Call Feature
Using the Close Call Feature
Setting Close Call Options
Close Call
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Close Call Hits
Close Call Hits with Scan
Close Call F
Search and Close Call Options
Managing Locked-Out Frequencies
Search and Close Call Options
Unlocking All Frequencies
Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies
Searching for Subaudible Tones
Screening Out Broadcast Sources
Broadcast Screen F
Finding Repeater Output Frequencies
Setting the Maximum Auto Store Value
Setting the Modulation Type
Repeater Find On or Off
Setting Attenuation
Setting Data Skip
Set Attenuator F
Setting the Delay Time
Setting the Search Frequency Step
Setting Record
Priority Scan
Off , On , or Plus On F
Using Weather Alert Same
Searching For a Weather Broadcast
Turning Weather Scan Alert On/Off
Using Weather Alert Same
Programming a Same Group
Setting WX Alert Priority
WX Operation Program Same
Menu WX Operation F WX Alt Priority F
Menu Tone-Out for... F Tone-Out Setup F
Setting Tone-Out Standby
Setting Up Tone-Out
Fire Tone-Out Introduction
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Setting Tone-Out Record
Tone-Out Multi-Channel Monitoring
Device Compatibility
Using the BCT15 with a GPS
Connecting Your Scanner to a GPS Device
Initial Scanner/GPS Operation
Using the BCT15 with a GPS
Location-Based GPS Scanning
Non-Radio Location Based GPS Features
Another Example of Multiple Site Creation
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Menu Program Location F
Setting the Options
Deleting a Location
Delete Location Confirm Delete? Yes=E / No=
For POI Only
For Dangerous Xing, and Dangerous Road Only
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GPS Display Mode
GPS Review Location Mode
General Use
Care and Maintenance
Cleaning
Location
Troubleshooting
Problem Possible Cause Suggestion
Troubleshooting
SCAN/SEARCH to scan
Check your frequency list for the data
Ctcss Frequencies
DCS Codes
Specifications
Range MHz Step kHz Mode
Specifications
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3pin Center Orange Wire
Preset Fleet Maps
Reference
Reference
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User Defined Fleet Maps
Type I Programming Information
Size Code Restrictions
Index
Index
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One-Year Limited Warranty
One-Year Limited Warranty
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