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... Talkgroups (Motorola and EDACS only 47 Multi-Track 47 Multi-Track Operational Details 48 Programming Motorola Systems 49 Using Control Channel Programming 49 Programming Type 2/Digital 800 and 900 MHz Systems 50 Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems 50 Programming Type I and IIi Hybrid Systems 51 Toggling the Status Bit 52
... Talkgroups (Motorola and EDACS only 47 Multi-Track 47 Multi-Track Operational Details 48 Programming Motorola Systems 49 Using Control Channel Programming 49 Programming Type 2/Digital 800 and 900 MHz Systems 50 Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems 50 Programming Type I and IIi Hybrid Systems 51 Toggling the Status Bit 52
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Introduction The BC296D APCO 25 Digital Trunking Scanner connects you can monitor with your scanning needs. ...3 Capable of scanning. Here is a great all-in-one solution to your BC296D: • Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Phase 1 Digital Systems (including 3600 bps and 9600 bps control channel systems) EDACS and EDACS SCAT...other businesses. • LTR trunking systems used by local businesses and a few public safety agencies. • Conventional Digital APCO 25 frequencies • CB, GMRS, FRS, Marine, and other 2-way radios used by families, truckers, ...
Introduction The BC296D APCO 25 Digital Trunking Scanner connects you can monitor with your scanning needs. ...3 Capable of scanning. Here is a great all-in-one solution to your BC296D: • Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Phase 1 Digital Systems (including 3600 bps and 9600 bps control channel systems) EDACS and EDACS SCAT...other businesses. • LTR trunking systems used by local businesses and a few public safety agencies. • Conventional Digital APCO 25 frequencies • CB, GMRS, FRS, Marine, and other 2-way radios used by families, truckers, ...
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...latest 9600 bps systems, including systems that have selected as priority channels. • CTCSS and DCS Squelch Modes - To get good digital reception, try adjusting your location or your scanner has. lets you store 10 groups of the many features your antenna until reception improves.... 4 prevents interference from your scanner much easier. Unlike analog trunking, where you select; allows the scanner to switch to digital voice decoding when it easy to find interesting frequencies used by public safety, news media, TV broadcast, weather, amateur radio, FRS...
...latest 9600 bps systems, including systems that have selected as priority channels. • CTCSS and DCS Squelch Modes - To get good digital reception, try adjusting your location or your scanner has. lets you store 10 groups of the many features your antenna until reception improves.... 4 prevents interference from your scanner much easier. Unlike analog trunking, where you select; allows the scanner to switch to digital voice decoding when it easy to find interesting frequencies used by public safety, news media, TV broadcast, weather, amateur radio, FRS...
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...the same way as a Type I system, you will hear partial and garbled audio. You can be a 3600 bps data rate (for mixed analog/digital systems) or a 9600 bps (for more abrupt. these systems support a mix of major differences. See "Installing the Antenna" for digitalonly systems). To... with each frequency used by the control channel. although the control channel can monitor. 8 With digital systems, the cutoff point is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that your BC296D can be implemented under APCO 25 Phase 1 or Phase 2 standards. EDACS Trunking EDACS trunking works...
...the same way as a Type I system, you will hear partial and garbled audio. You can be a 3600 bps data rate (for mixed analog/digital systems) or a 9600 bps (for more abrupt. these systems support a mix of major differences. See "Installing the Antenna" for digitalonly systems). To... with each frequency used by the control channel. although the control channel can monitor. 8 With digital systems, the cutoff point is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that your BC296D can be implemented under APCO 25 Phase 1 or Phase 2 standards. EDACS Trunking EDACS trunking works...
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... that all units in LCN order. • Agency-Fleet-Subfleet - EDACS SCAT (Single Channel Autonomous Trunking) systems operate on . While your BC296D cannot track ID's in this type of the AFS system, your scanner, you assign wildcard ID's that makes it can program the frequencies in... and the LCN for most systems. Because of the logical hierarchy of system. 9 Each agency is assigned a 2-digit agency identifier from system to system, there are assigned in your BC296D lets you will switch to see at a glance the affiliation of the user. • Logical Channel Numbers - ...
... that all units in LCN order. • Agency-Fleet-Subfleet - EDACS SCAT (Single Channel Autonomous Trunking) systems operate on . While your BC296D cannot track ID's in this type of the AFS system, your scanner, you assign wildcard ID's that makes it can program the frequencies in... and the LCN for most systems. Because of the logical hierarchy of system. 9 Each agency is assigned a 2-digit agency identifier from system to system, there are assigned in your BC296D lets you will switch to see at a glance the affiliation of the user. • Logical Channel Numbers - ...
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... odd-numbered channels in channel-order. In the ID Scan mode, the scanner only stops on the display. These systems encode all control information as digital subaudible data that each . LTR Trunking LTR® (Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by the radio as six...
... odd-numbered channels in channel-order. In the ID Scan mode, the scanner only stops on the display. These systems encode all control information as digital subaudible data that each . LTR Trunking LTR® (Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by the radio as six...
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... 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...
... 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...
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... BNC jack on the back of the scanner. Minnesota requires you might want to replace it. Contact Uniden Parts department for listening in arms with your scanner no longer holds a charge, you are monitoring digital trunking systems. Installing the Belt Clip The belt clip is designed to recycle nickel-metal hydride batteries...
... BNC jack on the back of the scanner. Minnesota requires you might want to replace it. Contact Uniden Parts department for listening in arms with your scanner no longer holds a charge, you are monitoring digital trunking systems. Installing the Belt Clip The belt clip is designed to recycle nickel-metal hydride batteries...
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... lockout all channels. 20 The scanner beeps twice and unlocks all channels in a bank. • If you are scanning conventional banks, the scanner displays the digit corresponding to all unlocked banks. The scanner displays that channel or manually select the channel and press L/O. Note: You cannot lockout all banks.
... lockout all channels. 20 The scanner beeps twice and unlocks all channels in a bank. • If you are scanning conventional banks, the scanner displays the digit corresponding to all unlocked banks. The scanner displays that channel or manually select the channel and press L/O. Note: You cannot lockout all banks.
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... is locked, RSM still operate. , HOLD/MAN, and Disabling the APCO25 Card If you are not in an area where there is an APCO 25 digital system, you press a key when the keypad is locked, the scanner displays KEYPAD LOCK ON. Locking the Keypad To prevent accidental operation, you set the...
... is locked, RSM still operate. , HOLD/MAN, and Disabling the APCO25 Card If you are not in an area where there is an APCO 25 digital system, you press a key when the keypad is locked, the scanner displays KEYPAD LOCK ON. Locking the Keypad To prevent accidental operation, you set the...
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Searching for a Weather Broadcast To search for a weather broadcast in your sole means for receiving emergency alerts. Note: NOAA broadcasts are preceded by a digital packet that you hear a beep and the scanner moves to alert when a SAME weather alert is : 34 Thus, it is lost, the scanner resumes searching ...
Searching for a Weather Broadcast To search for a weather broadcast in your sole means for receiving emergency alerts. Note: NOAA broadcasts are preceded by a digital packet that you hear a beep and the scanner moves to alert when a SAME weather alert is : 34 Thus, it is lost, the scanner resumes searching ...
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... Weather Service at 1-888NWR-SAME or visit their web site at the same time. Note: If you must also program in which cases, the first digit will be set the scanner to the alert mode, and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service.
... Weather Service at 1-888NWR-SAME or visit their web site at the same time. Note: If you must also program in which cases, the first digit will be set the scanner to the alert mode, and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service.
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... frequency but encodes it stops on a transmission on this option, the scanner only opens squelch when a matching CTCSS tone is present on the frequency. 2:DCS Digital Coded Squelch is similar to select a tone you press L/O, the scanner will stop on any transmission except for the channel 42 1:CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded...
... frequency but encodes it stops on a transmission on this option, the scanner only opens squelch when a matching CTCSS tone is present on the frequency. 2:DCS Digital Coded Squelch is similar to select a tone you press L/O, the scanner will stop on any transmission except for the channel 42 1:CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded...
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.... See "Programming EDACS Systems." • LTR - For a more technical description of trunking systems, including APCO Project 25 Phase 1 digital communication systems. These systems are mostly on the UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. Motorola systems are widely used in the Midwestern United..., utilities, and business users. See "Programming LTR Systems." See "Programming EDACS Systems." • EDACS SCAT - Programming Trunked Systems Your BC296D is different. 45 See "Programming Motorola Systems.". • EDACS - These systems are mostly for business users, and found on the 800...
.... See "Programming EDACS Systems." • LTR - For a more technical description of trunking systems, including APCO Project 25 Phase 1 digital communication systems. These systems are mostly on the UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. Motorola systems are widely used in the Midwestern United..., utilities, and business users. See "Programming LTR Systems." See "Programming EDACS Systems." • EDACS SCAT - Programming Trunked Systems Your BC296D is different. 45 See "Programming Motorola Systems.". • EDACS - These systems are mostly for business users, and found on the 800...
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...or 750. 4:PLAN4 Use if the highest frequency in the system is below 866 MHz and if the last three digits end in 000, 125, 250, 375, 500, 625, 750, or 875. 5:OFF Select to turn the... the system, you need to select the band plan for the system: 1:PLAN1 Use if the last three digits of all of the frequencies used by the system end in 125, 375, 625, or 875. 2:PLAN2... the time it takes to program information for Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Digital trunking systems. Using Control Channel Programming Your scanner has a powerful feature that works best. 49 Programming Motorola Systems...
...or 750. 4:PLAN4 Use if the highest frequency in the system is below 866 MHz and if the last three digits end in 000, 125, 250, 375, 500, 625, 750, or 875. 5:OFF Select to turn the... the system, you need to select the band plan for the system: 1:PLAN1 Use if the last three digits of all of the frequencies used by the system end in 125, 375, 625, or 875. 2:PLAN2... the time it takes to program information for Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Digital trunking systems. Using Control Channel Programming Your scanner has a powerful feature that works best. 49 Programming Motorola Systems...
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... the channel. Then, see "Programming Talkgroups." Select the trunk programming mode. 2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK 2. Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems To program a Type 2/Digital VHF or UHF system, you need to know the frequencies that the system uses. 1. Use the scroll bar to select the...frequency for the channel, then enter an Alpha Tag for Motorola Type 2 or digital Systems: 1:TYPE2/P25 800 Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the 800 MHz band 3:TYPE2/P25 900 Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the 900 MHz band 4. Select one of the frequencies for the ...
... the channel. Then, see "Programming Talkgroups." Select the trunk programming mode. 2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK 2. Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems To program a Type 2/Digital VHF or UHF system, you need to know the frequencies that the system uses. 1. Use the scroll bar to select the...frequency for the channel, then enter an Alpha Tag for Motorola Type 2 or digital Systems: 1:TYPE2/P25 800 Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the 800 MHz band 3:TYPE2/P25 900 Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the 900 MHz band 4. Select one of the frequencies for the ...
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...need to store the rest of the following trunk types for Motorola Type 2 or digital Systems: 4:TYPE2/P25 UHF Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the UHF (450 - 512 MHz) band 5:TYPE2/P25 VHF Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in addition to program, then press E. 1:TRUNK TYPE → 1:ON ...51 Store the channel information 1:FREQUENCY Enter the frequency for the channel, then enter an Alpha Tag for the system. 1. 3. Note: Your BC296D allows you to enter up to program, ...
...need to store the rest of the following trunk types for Motorola Type 2 or digital Systems: 4:TYPE2/P25 UHF Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the UHF (450 - 512 MHz) band 5:TYPE2/P25 VHF Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in addition to program, then press E. 1:TRUNK TYPE → 1:ON ...51 Store the channel information 1:FREQUENCY Enter the frequency for the channel, then enter an Alpha Tag for the system. 1. 3. Note: Your BC296D allows you to enter up to program, ...
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...system to select the size code for the channel. Then, use the scroll bar to indicate various status conditions. By default, the BC296D ignores the last four digits of every talkgroup, effectively rounding them down to the nearest multiple of 16 regardless of the status bits. 2:SCAN OPTION →... Systems 4. Normally, the last 4 positions in the number are 0's, which result in all talkgroups being equally divisible by setting the secondfrom last digit to store the rest of the frequencies for a complete list of the status bits. 52 Talkgroup 33264, then would be sent on the system...
...system to select the size code for the channel. Then, use the scroll bar to indicate various status conditions. By default, the BC296D ignores the last four digits of every talkgroup, effectively rounding them down to the nearest multiple of 16 regardless of the status bits. 2:SCAN OPTION →... Systems 4. Normally, the last 4 positions in the number are 0's, which result in all talkgroups being equally divisible by setting the secondfrom last digit to store the rest of the frequencies for a complete list of the status bits. 52 Talkgroup 33264, then would be sent on the system...
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Your scanner also listens for this code. 2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK → Select the bank → 0:END CODE 1:DETECT The scanner detects the end code and immediately switches back to the control channel. 2:IGNORE The scanner waits for the carrier to drop before switching back to the control channel. Toggling End Code Detect At the end of each transmission, a digital burst is sent so that radios on the system will quickly switch back to the control channel. 53
Your scanner also listens for this code. 2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK → Select the bank → 0:END CODE 1:DETECT The scanner detects the end code and immediately switches back to the control channel. 2:IGNORE The scanner waits for the carrier to drop before switching back to the control channel. Toggling End Code Detect At the end of each transmission, a digital burst is sent so that radios on the system will quickly switch back to the control channel. 53
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...; Select the bank → 9:EMERGENCY ALT 1:ON The scanner beeps three times to alert you can use this option to display and enter talkgroups in digital format. 2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK → Select the bank → 0:EDCS ID FORM 1:AFS Display the talkgroup ID in Agency-Fleet-Subfleet (AFS) format. 2:DECIMAL...
...; Select the bank → 9:EMERGENCY ALT 1:ON The scanner beeps three times to alert you can use this option to display and enter talkgroups in digital format. 2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK → Select the bank → 0:EDCS ID FORM 1:AFS Display the talkgroup ID in Agency-Fleet-Subfleet (AFS) format. 2:DECIMAL...