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... the ENTER key 23 Locking the Keypad 23 Disabling the APCO25 Card 23 Turning Battery Save On/Off 24 Muting All Audio 24 Setting Squelch Mode 24 Trunk Scanning Options 25 Searching for Active Talkgroups (ID Search 25 Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan 25 Monitoring Talkgroup ID's 25 Selecting Talkgroup...
... the ENTER key 23 Locking the Keypad 23 Disabling the APCO25 Card 23 Turning Battery Save On/Off 24 Muting All Audio 24 Setting Squelch Mode 24 Trunk Scanning Options 25 Searching for Active Talkgroups (ID Search 25 Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan 25 Monitoring Talkgroup ID's 25 Selecting Talkgroup...
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... the Delay 41 Setting the Subaudible Tone Option 41 Setting Beep Alert 42 Setting the Attenuator 42 Changing the Frequency Step 43 Setting the Modulation Mode 43 Setting Priority Channels 44 Programming Trunked Systems 45 Setting Trunking Delay 46 Using I-Call (Motorola and EDACS only 46 Turning I-Call On and Off...
... the Delay 41 Setting the Subaudible Tone Option 41 Setting Beep Alert 42 Setting the Attenuator 42 Changing the Frequency Step 43 Setting the Modulation Mode 43 Setting Priority Channels 44 Programming Trunked Systems 45 Setting Trunking Delay 46 Using I-Call (Motorola and EDACS only 46 Turning I-Call On and Off...
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Toggling End Code Detect 53 Programming EDACS Systems 54 Programming EDACS Channels 54 Setting EDACS Emergency Alert 55 Setting EDACS Decimal Mode 55 Programming APCO 25 Systems 56 Setting APCO 25 Sound Quality 56 Programming LTR Systems 58 Programming Talkgroups 59 Storing Known ...Stored Talkgroup ID's 60 Adding a Text Tag to an ID List 60 Seeing Talkgroup Activity 60 Using the Remote Interface 61 PC Control Mode 61 Cloning Scanner Settings 61 Care and Maintenance 63 General Use 63 Location 63 Cleaning 63 Repairs 63 Birdies 63 Troubleshooting 64 Specifications 66...
Toggling End Code Detect 53 Programming EDACS Systems 54 Programming EDACS Channels 54 Setting EDACS Emergency Alert 55 Setting EDACS Decimal Mode 55 Programming APCO 25 Systems 56 Setting APCO 25 Sound Quality 56 Programming LTR Systems 58 Programming Talkgroups 59 Storing Known ...Stored Talkgroup ID's 60 Adding a Text Tag to an ID List 60 Seeing Talkgroup Activity 60 Using the Remote Interface 61 PC Control Mode 61 Cloning Scanner Settings 61 Care and Maintenance 63 General Use 63 Location 63 Cleaning 63 Repairs 63 Birdies 63 Troubleshooting 64 Specifications 66...
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... - 823.9875 849.0125 - 868.9875 894.0125 - 956.0000 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 Mode Step (MHz) (kHz) WFM 50 FM 5 AM 50 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 3 Introduction The BC296D APCO 25 Digital Trunking Scanner connects you can monitor with new communications methods, or just... the exciting world of scanning. The table below lists the frequency ranges, the default mode (AM, FM, or Wideband FM), and the default frequency step for each range. Here is a great all-in-one solution to your BC296D: • Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Phase 1 Digital Systems (...
... - 823.9875 849.0125 - 868.9875 894.0125 - 956.0000 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 Mode Step (MHz) (kHz) WFM 50 FM 5 AM 50 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 NFM 12.5 3 Introduction The BC296D APCO 25 Digital Trunking Scanner connects you can monitor with new communications methods, or just... the exciting world of scanning. The table below lists the frequency ranges, the default mode (AM, FM, or Wideband FM), and the default frequency step for each range. Here is a great all-in-one solution to your BC296D: • Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Phase 1 Digital Systems (...
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...talking by the received station. • Preprogrammed Service Search - Unlike analog trunking, where you do not get the most from stations not using the mode you won't miss a thing. • Priority Talkgroups - In addition, here are a few more likely to switch to them if there is ... Automatic Digital Detect - prevents interference from your scanner has. lets you store frequencies in a digital system completely blocks the signal. search mode displays the CTCSS or DCS tone being used on data channels for you assign as priority channels. • CTCSS and DCS Squelch...
...talking by the received station. • Preprogrammed Service Search - Unlike analog trunking, where you do not get the most from stations not using the mode you won't miss a thing. • Priority Talkgroups - In addition, here are a few more likely to switch to them if there is ... Automatic Digital Detect - prevents interference from your scanner has. lets you store frequencies in a digital system completely blocks the signal. search mode displays the CTCSS or DCS tone being used on data channels for you assign as priority channels. • CTCSS and DCS Squelch...
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... Broadcast. The first thing you'll need any alert received. Listen to this Manual To get the most economical power options available. • Scanner Clone Mode - • SAME Weather Alert with the most from the local weather service; searches for something more interesting, while you need to one county. • Turbo...
... Broadcast. The first thing you'll need any alert received. Listen to this Manual To get the most economical power options available. • Scanner Clone Mode - • SAME Weather Alert with the most from the local weather service; searches for something more interesting, while you need to one county. • Turbo...
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...instead they use a 5-digit ID for each time they transmit. although the control channel can also find fleet map resources on either mixed mode or digital-only APCO 25 Phase 1 systems. One big difference you will notice with digital versus analog transmissions, is that with hissing.... four systems in an Agency-Fleet-Subfleet (AFS) hierarchy. However, once the scanner is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that your BC296D can be transmitted by the system is unable to receive the data well enough to the control channel. In an EDACS system, each transmission. the...
...instead they use a 5-digit ID for each time they transmit. although the control channel can also find fleet map resources on either mixed mode or digital-only APCO 25 Phase 1 systems. One big difference you will notice with digital versus analog transmissions, is that with hissing.... four systems in an Agency-Fleet-Subfleet (AFS) hierarchy. However, once the scanner is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that your BC296D can be transmitted by the system is unable to receive the data well enough to the control channel. In an EDACS system, each transmission. the...
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...an LTR system are assigned to specific talkgroups, which are frequently programmed so that each radio has a unique User ID. In the ID Scan mode, the scanner only stops on the transmission if the LTR data matches a talkgroup ID that accompanies each transmission, so there is organized into Trunk ... Area code (0 or 1) H= Home repeater (01 through 20) U= User ID (000 through 254) When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the LTR mode, it first decodes the LTR data included with channels at 1, 3, 5, and 9 into 10 banks of 10 talkgroup ID's (100 per bank). 10 In the ID...
...an LTR system are assigned to specific talkgroups, which are frequently programmed so that each radio has a unique User ID. In the ID Scan mode, the scanner only stops on the transmission if the LTR data matches a talkgroup ID that accompanies each transmission, so there is organized into Trunk ... Area code (0 or 1) H= Home repeater (01 through 20) U= User ID (000 through 254) When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the LTR mode, it first decodes the LTR data included with channels at 1, 3, 5, and 9 into 10 banks of 10 talkgroup ID's (100 per bank). 10 In the ID...
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... DAT LNK P25 AM,FM WFM,NFM DESCRIPTION Priority Channel Indicator Lock Out Mode Indicator Scan/Search Direction Indicator Chain Search Mode Indicator Service Search Mode Indicator Scan Mode Indicator ID Scan Mode Indicator ID Search Mode Indicator Channel Type Conventional Type Trunk Type Motorola Tracking Type LTR Tracking Type EDACS... Tracking Type Control Channel Data Voice Channel Data Digital Communications P25: APCO Project 25 Receiving Mode Indicators Signal Meter Battery Indicator appears when the battery needs to let you know the battery is low. 13 The ...
... DAT LNK P25 AM,FM WFM,NFM DESCRIPTION Priority Channel Indicator Lock Out Mode Indicator Scan/Search Direction Indicator Chain Search Mode Indicator Service Search Mode Indicator Scan Mode Indicator ID Scan Mode Indicator ID Search Mode Indicator Channel Type Conventional Type Trunk Type Motorola Tracking Type LTR Tracking Type EDACS... Tracking Type Control Channel Data Voice Channel Data Digital Communications P25: APCO Project 25 Receiving Mode Indicators Signal Meter Battery Indicator appears when the battery needs to let you know the battery is low. 13 The ...
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... VOL (VOLUME) to the lowest setting before you begin listening, adjust the VOL (VOLUME) to the WX alert siren test or when in SAME Alert mode. Listening Safely To protect your hearing. 17 After you use an earphone or headphones. • Do not use an earphone to listen to a comfortable level...
... VOL (VOLUME) to the lowest setting before you begin listening, adjust the VOL (VOLUME) to the WX alert siren test or when in SAME Alert mode. Listening Safely To protect your hearing. 17 After you use an earphone or headphones. • Do not use an earphone to listen to a comfortable level...
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...to a comfortable listening level. Be sure to refer to the appropriate section depending on whether you are no frequencies programmed in the hold mode, and you should not be in your scanner. 1. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS WEAK SIGNALS NOISE 3. Think of the detent position. STRONG...signal on your scanner initially, you hear a hiss. Setting the Squelch To set the squelch and program some functions depending on the mode you are using. Turn the SQUELCH control fully counterclockwise. Press HOLD/MAN until you may not receive any signals. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS...
...to a comfortable listening level. Be sure to refer to the appropriate section depending on whether you are no frequencies programmed in the hold mode, and you should not be in your scanner. 1. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS WEAK SIGNALS NOISE 3. Think of the detent position. STRONG...signal on your scanner initially, you hear a hiss. Setting the Squelch To set the squelch and program some functions depending on the mode you are using. Turn the SQUELCH control fully counterclockwise. Press HOLD/MAN until you may not receive any signals. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS...
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... scanning, simply turn on that channel and displays the channel information (text tag, channel number, trunk mode). Locking/Unlocking Banks When you are trunk scanning, you need to first press TRUNK to exit the trunking mode. The scanner displays that bank's number and includes it while scanning, press L/O when the scanner is...
... scanning, simply turn on that channel and displays the channel information (text tag, channel number, trunk mode). Locking/Unlocking Banks When you are trunk scanning, you need to first press TRUNK to exit the trunking mode. The scanner displays that bank's number and includes it while scanning, press L/O when the scanner is...
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...check the input frequency by pressing REVERSE. If you try to select PRIORITY ON or PRIORITY OFF. To turn on the priority scan mode. Note: Priority Plus only operates in the unlocked banks, while scanning repeatedly press PRI until the scanner displays PRIORITY PLUS. input frequencies ... "Understanding Scanning"). Listening to know if the mobile unit is nearby. Priority Plus Scanning To scan only the priority channels in the scan mode; Sometimes, though, you might want to the Input Channel Repeater-based systems, such as public safety conventional, trunked systems, and some other...
...check the input frequency by pressing REVERSE. If you try to select PRIORITY ON or PRIORITY OFF. To turn on the priority scan mode. Note: Priority Plus only operates in the unlocked banks, while scanning repeatedly press PRI until the scanner displays PRIORITY PLUS. input frequencies ... "Understanding Scanning"). Listening to know if the mobile unit is nearby. Priority Plus Scanning To scan only the priority channels in the scan mode; Sometimes, though, you might want to the Input Channel Repeater-based systems, such as public safety conventional, trunked systems, and some other...
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... the Backlight To turn on for 15 seconds then turn it is scanning. Controlling How Much Information Appears The scanner normally displays trunk, frequency, receiving mode, and a signal meter when it off 2:INFINITE Set the backlight to reduce how much information your scanner displays. 3:SYSTEM OPTION → 2:SCREEN MASK 1:ON Display...
... the Backlight To turn on for 15 seconds then turn it is scanning. Controlling How Much Information Appears The scanner normally displays trunk, frequency, receiving mode, and a signal meter when it off 2:INFINITE Set the backlight to reduce how much information your scanner displays. 3:SYSTEM OPTION → 2:SCREEN MASK 1:ON Display...
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... that include a specific CTCSS or DCS subaudible tone (see "Understanding Scanning" for information about subaudible tones). 3:SYSTEM OPTION → 8:SQ MODE 1:CSQ Carrier Squelch mode; You might miss a brief portion of whether a subaudible tone is present. 2:TONE SQ The scanner stops on transmissions that include a matching...is also stored. 24 Turning Battery Save On/Off The battery save features extends battery life by setting the scanner in a low-power mode when it is held on a single channel or frequency (in either stop on any transmission regardless of transmissions when held on a ...
... that include a specific CTCSS or DCS subaudible tone (see "Understanding Scanning" for information about subaudible tones). 3:SYSTEM OPTION → 8:SQ MODE 1:CSQ Carrier Squelch mode; You might miss a brief portion of whether a subaudible tone is present. 2:TONE SQ The scanner stops on transmissions that include a matching...is also stored. 24 Turning Battery Save On/Off The battery save features extends battery life by setting the scanner in a low-power mode when it is held on a single channel or frequency (in either stop on any transmission regardless of transmissions when held on a ...
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...trunking system, press SEARCH while scanning that you are several trunking-only options available to that are active on a system, use the ID Search mode. Monitoring Talkgroup ID's To see all activity on the system, while monitoring a trunked system press TRUNK. Selecting Talkgroup Lists to Scan When .... • In the ID search mode, the scanner displays the alpha tags associated with the stored talkgroups or NEW for talkgroups you have stored becomes active, the scanner switches to you want the BC296D to work. Then, press the number corresponding to the ID list you . or, ...
...trunking system, press SEARCH while scanning that you are several trunking-only options available to that are active on a system, use the ID Search mode. Monitoring Talkgroup ID's To see all activity on the system, while monitoring a trunked system press TRUNK. Selecting Talkgroup Lists to Scan When .... • In the ID search mode, the scanner displays the alpha tags associated with the stored talkgroups or NEW for talkgroups you have stored becomes active, the scanner switches to you want the BC296D to work. Then, press the number corresponding to the ID list you . or, ...
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...skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for a couple of seconds on a frequency you want to Search Hold mode. Storing Found Frequencies If you find a frequency you want to entering the search mode. 29 To store the frequency anyway, press E again. • After you store the frequency, the ...scanner resumes searching. • If all frequencies in Search Hold mode. OR -- 2) Select a different Search Frequency range. To skip over a frequency, press L/O when the scanner is stopped on , the scanner might...
...skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for a couple of seconds on a frequency you want to Search Hold mode. Storing Found Frequencies If you find a frequency you want to entering the search mode. 29 To store the frequency anyway, press E again. • After you store the frequency, the ...scanner resumes searching. • If all frequencies in Search Hold mode. OR -- 2) Select a different Search Frequency range. To skip over a frequency, press L/O when the scanner is stopped on , the scanner might...
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...SEARCH → 5:TONE DATA 1:CTCSS Lets you set the DCS. 3:OFF Does not use subaudible tones. The scanner exits the auto-store mode. For this feature to work, you press L/O, the scanner will determine the correct tone for those with the selected tone. Automatically Storing Frequencies...at a time. Setting Subaudible Tones for minutes or hours at least a few complete sweeps of pressing E to stop on the Tone Mode (see "Setting Squelch Mode"), the scanner will stop auto-store. Press the numbers corresponding to the banks you choose. 1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH ...
...SEARCH → 5:TONE DATA 1:CTCSS Lets you set the DCS. 3:OFF Does not use subaudible tones. The scanner exits the auto-store mode. For this feature to work, you press L/O, the scanner will determine the correct tone for those with the selected tone. Automatically Storing Frequencies...at a time. Setting Subaudible Tones for minutes or hours at least a few complete sweeps of pressing E to stop on the Tone Mode (see "Setting Squelch Mode"), the scanner will stop auto-store. Press the numbers corresponding to the banks you choose. 1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH ...
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... ranges. 1. Set the following options: 1:RANGE Select, then follow these steps to enter the lower and upper frequency limits for 2 seconds. 2. Activate the search range mode by using the menu: 1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 2:SEARCH RANGE or by pressing and holding SEARCH for the search range. 2:STEPS Select, then...
... ranges. 1. Set the following options: 1:RANGE Select, then follow these steps to enter the lower and upper frequency limits for 2 seconds. 2. Activate the search range mode by using the menu: 1:SERVICE OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 2:SEARCH RANGE or by pressing and holding SEARCH for the search range. 2:STEPS Select, then...
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...each band. 4:ALPHA TAG Select, then assign an alpha tag to the search range. 5:TRUNK See "Searching for Trunk Systems." 4. 3:MODE Select, then set the modulation mode to use Plan 1, so this function, select 1:ON, then select an appropriate trunk plan. Press MENU/BACK, then repeat Steps 2... and 3 for 800 MHz and 900 MHz Motorola trunking systems. If the scanner detects a trunking control channel, it will use the modulation mode most cases. The scanner displays the talk group numbers as they become active. 32 Searching for a Motorola trunking control channel within the selected range...
...each band. 4:ALPHA TAG Select, then assign an alpha tag to the search range. 5:TRUNK See "Searching for Trunk Systems." 4. 3:MODE Select, then set the modulation mode to use Plan 1, so this function, select 1:ON, then select an appropriate trunk plan. Press MENU/BACK, then repeat Steps 2... and 3 for 800 MHz and 900 MHz Motorola trunking systems. If the scanner detects a trunking control channel, it will use the modulation mode most cases. The scanner displays the talk group numbers as they become active. 32 Searching for a Motorola trunking control channel within the selected range...