Uniden BCT8 manual Duplicate Frequency Alert, Memory Lock, Scanning Private Bank

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Duplicate Frequency Alert

If you enter a frequency which has been stored in another channel, you will hear an error tone and the other channel displays.

Press . (decimal key) to clear and start again.

––– OR –––

Press E again to store the frequency in both channels.

Note: The smallest channel appears on the display when you store same frequency in two or more channels.

Memory Lock

To avoid the accidental programming frequencies and talk group IDs, you can lock the memory with Memory Lock.

Press and hold M-LOCKfor 2 seconds to activate this feature ,and M-LOCK appears on the display. If you press E to program memory, you will hear two beeps. To deactivate Memory Lock, press and hold M-LOCKfor 2 seconds again.

Scanning Private Bank

1. After programming frequencies, simply press HOLD/RESUME to begin scanning. Or pressing PRV/HWY repeatedly until “PVT” appears on the display, you can start Private Bank Scanning. The scanner scans only upward all the channels.

2.The bank indicators selected for scanning appear on the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by entering their numbers on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank disappears, and the bank’s channels are not scanned.

Note: One bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all five banks at the same time. If you try to deselect all the banks, the first bank is automatically selected.

To restore a bank to active scanning, enter the bank’s number on your keypad. The bank’s indicator will display again.

3.During normal scanning the scanner skips unprogrammed or locked out channels.

4.When a transmission is received, the scanner stops on that channel. When the transmission ends, scanning resumes automatically.

Note: You can set the scanner to hold for two seconds on the frequency for a response. For more information on Delay feature, please see page 28.

SCAN

CHANNELS 1 2 3 4 5

Frequency not entered or Locked Out (L/O)

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Uniden BCT8 manual Duplicate Frequency Alert, Memory Lock, Scanning Private Bank