English Owners Manual
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... Electronic Communications Privacy Act of E.F. Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the monaural earphone or a stereo headset of earphone that it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to the radio frequencies assigned by this Operating Guide, could void your authority to operate this unit to rain or moisture. This might...
... Electronic Communications Privacy Act of E.F. Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the monaural earphone or a stereo headset of earphone that it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to the radio frequencies assigned by this Operating Guide, could void your authority to operate this unit to rain or moisture. This might...
English Owners Manual
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... Software 17 Installing The Scanner In a Vehicle 18 Basic Operation ...20 Turning On the Scanner 20 Setting the Squelch ...20 Using the Rotary Tuner 20 Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector 21 Using the Lock Key/LED 21 Manually Selecting a Channel 21 Scanning Programmed Channels 21 Locking/Unlocking Banks 22 Locking/Unlocking Channels 22 Restoring All Locked Out Channels 22 Priority Scanning ...22 Using the Dimmer ...23 Trunk Scanning Options 23 Setting the Attenuator 24 ID Lockout ...24 Searching Tips ...25 Scan Lists...
... Software 17 Installing The Scanner In a Vehicle 18 Basic Operation ...20 Turning On the Scanner 20 Setting the Squelch ...20 Using the Rotary Tuner 20 Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector 21 Using the Lock Key/LED 21 Manually Selecting a Channel 21 Scanning Programmed Channels 21 Locking/Unlocking Banks 22 Locking/Unlocking Channels 22 Restoring All Locked Out Channels 22 Priority Scanning ...22 Using the Dimmer ...23 Trunk Scanning Options 23 Setting the Attenuator 24 ID Lockout ...24 Searching Tips ...25 Scan Lists...
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... Turning Weather Alert On/Off 32 Searching for a Weather Broadcast 32 Programming a FIPS Code 33 Programming ...35 Transferring a Programmed Frequency 35 Duplicate Frequency Alert 36 Deleting a Stored Frequency 36 Programming a Channel With a CTCSS/DCS Tone 36 Programming Tips ...37 Setting the Delay Mode 37 Recording Transmissions 38 Data Skip ...38 Frequency Skip ...38 Programming Conventional Channels 39 Changing the Frequency Step 39 Setting the Modulation Mode 39 Setting Priority Channels 40 Programming Trunked Systems 41 Setting the Scanner to Trunking Programming Mode...
... Turning Weather Alert On/Off 32 Searching for a Weather Broadcast 32 Programming a FIPS Code 33 Programming ...35 Transferring a Programmed Frequency 35 Duplicate Frequency Alert 36 Deleting a Stored Frequency 36 Programming a Channel With a CTCSS/DCS Tone 36 Programming Tips ...37 Setting the Delay Mode 37 Recording Transmissions 38 Data Skip ...38 Frequency Skip ...38 Programming Conventional Channels 39 Changing the Frequency Step 39 Setting the Modulation Mode 39 Setting Priority Channels 40 Programming Trunked Systems 41 Setting the Scanner to Trunking Programming Mode...
English Owners Manual
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... use the scan mode. 10 Banks - AutoStore - You can monitor most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for manual mode and chain search mode. 5 VFO (Variable Frequency Oscillator) Control - Automatically stores all active frequencies within the specified bank(s). The scanner also displays information about severe weather in each channel. Program one channel programmed to 10 ranges by selecting specific banks into each bank. Lets the scanner search for storing similar frequencies to select a desired frequency or channel...
... use the scan mode. 10 Banks - AutoStore - You can monitor most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for manual mode and chain search mode. 5 VFO (Variable Frequency Oscillator) Control - Automatically stores all active frequencies within the specified bank(s). The scanner also displays information about severe weather in each channel. Program one channel programmed to 10 ranges by selecting specific banks into each bank. Lets the scanner search for storing similar frequencies to select a desired frequency or channel...
English Owners Manual
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... organizing the information you need any help file included with the basic functions available. Memory Backup - Auto Recording - Makes the display easy to see depends on a frequency two seconds after the last transmission to the information in dim light. You can set the scanner so it off. See "Installing Your Scanner" on your scanner to the scanner. Scan/Search Delay - Unique Data Skip - Allows your scanner. Download this software from this...
... organizing the information you need any help file included with the basic functions available. Memory Backup - Auto Recording - Makes the display easy to see depends on a frequency two seconds after the last transmission to the information in dim light. You can set the scanner so it off. See "Installing Your Scanner" on your scanner to the scanner. Scan/Search Delay - Unique Data Skip - Allows your scanner. Download this software from this...
English Owners Manual
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... FM radio stations, most from scanning because you are subaudible tone signaling systems sometimes referred to use of 10 talk group ID's (100 per bank). CTCSS and DCS are several stations with their signal can "talk to each other. The stations might hear multiple communications at the same time. What is Searching? Your BC898T scans programmed channels until the scanner receives another transmission. When you select frequency bands...
... FM radio stations, most from scanning because you are subaudible tone signaling systems sometimes referred to use of 10 talk group ID's (100 per bank). CTCSS and DCS are several stations with their signal can "talk to each other. The stations might hear multiple communications at the same time. What is Searching? Your BC898T scans programmed channels until the scanner receives another transmission. When you select frequency bands...
English Owners Manual
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... designed to the next channel. Your BC898T is over. Since the repeater is located very high, there is Trunk Tracking? Simplex Operation Simplex systems use two frequencies: one trunking system at a time and scan conventional and trunked systems at construction job sites, and with inexpensive consumer radios such as GMRS/FRS radios. If there isn't, the scanner quickly moves to track...
... designed to the next channel. Your BC898T is over. Since the repeater is located very high, there is Trunk Tracking? Simplex Operation Simplex systems use two frequencies: one trunking system at a time and scan conventional and trunked systems at construction job sites, and with inexpensive consumer radios such as GMRS/FRS radios. If there isn't, the scanner quickly moves to track...
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... your BC898T scan channels like a conventional scanner, it is assigned a talk group ID. If you won't miss any one time. While each be on completely different frequencies on ...and this problem. Trunking radio systems help solve this frequency selection is made monitoring such a system impossible prior to "Programming Trunked Systems" on 37.900 MHz, etc. As a result, the bands that were used by...
... your BC898T scan channels like a conventional scanner, it is assigned a talk group ID. If you won't miss any one time. While each be on completely different frequencies on ...and this problem. Trunking radio systems help solve this frequency selection is made monitoring such a system impossible prior to "Programming Trunked Systems" on 37.900 MHz, etc. As a result, the bands that were used by...
English Owners Manual
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... a specific voice channel and transmits that your scanner, you will switch to the control channel. EDACS Trunking EDACS trunking works in your BC898T can monitor. This information is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that talk group will need to know the system's fleet map to the control channel. The system consists of this manual. The central computer keeps a database of radio ID's and which channel code for...
... a specific voice channel and transmits that your scanner, you will switch to the control channel. EDACS Trunking EDACS trunking works in your BC898T can monitor. This information is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that talk group will need to know the system's fleet map to the control channel. The system consists of this manual. The central computer keeps a database of radio ID's and which channel code for...
English Owners Manual
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... numbers are frequently programmed so that each transmission, so there is no separate control channel. In the ID scan mode, the scanner only stops on a channel set to the LTR mode, it first decodes the LTR data included with analog voice traffic. These systems encode all control information as six digit numbers. Each radio is assigned a 2-digit agency identifier from system to system, there are trunking systems used...
... numbers are frequently programmed so that each transmission, so there is no separate control channel. In the ID scan mode, the scanner only stops on a channel set to the LTR mode, it first decodes the LTR data included with analog voice traffic. These systems encode all control information as six digit numbers. Each radio is assigned a 2-digit agency identifier from system to system, there are trunking systems used...
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... Time Monday through Friday). • http://www.radioreference.com * - Here are a few useful sites: • http://www.scannermaster.com * - Free demo software is a great source for user-supported radio system information. • http://www.bearcat1.com - Make a list of Police Call. the Internet's premier source for current frequencies and information about Uniden and our other part of what you would program a system with channels at...
... Time Monday through Friday). • http://www.radioreference.com * - Here are a few useful sites: • http://www.scannermaster.com * - Free demo software is a great source for user-supported radio system information. • http://www.bearcat1.com - Make a list of Police Call. the Internet's premier source for current frequencies and information about Uniden and our other part of what you would program a system with channels at...
English Owners Manual
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... the front of the scanner until you install the BC898T SS Install program, start it by double clicking on BC898TSS Help. A selection popup appears. The BC898T SS Install program installs the software. You must program a channel for more information. Remember! Using the Demo Software You can record it in the Start Programs list. BC898TSS Help appears. To cancel computer control, hold down RMT until you hear two short beeps, turn the rotary tuner until...
... the front of the scanner until you install the BC898T SS Install program, start it by double clicking on BC898TSS Help. A selection popup appears. The BC898T SS Install program installs the software. You must program a channel for more information. Remember! Using the Demo Software You can record it in the Start Programs list. BC898TSS Help appears. To cancel computer control, hold down RMT until you hear two short beeps, turn the rotary tuner until...
English Owners Manual
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... Operation BBTuaarssniiccinOOgppOeernraattithoioennScanner Turn VOLUME clockwise to turn on , press LOCK to unlock the rotary tuner. Using the Rotary Tuner Use the rotary tuner to its manual mode and the scanner must first set the scanner's squelch. 1. Adjust VOLUME to reduce or eliminate noise from received signals. noise, weak signals, and strong signals. Follow these steps to set the scanner to : • Rapidly and precisely select frequencies or channels in the conventional or trunking mode...
... Operation BBTuaarssniiccinOOgppOeernraattithoioennScanner Turn VOLUME clockwise to turn on , press LOCK to unlock the rotary tuner. Using the Rotary Tuner Use the rotary tuner to its manual mode and the scanner must first set the scanner's squelch. 1. Adjust VOLUME to reduce or eliminate noise from received signals. noise, weak signals, and strong signals. Follow these steps to set the scanner to : • Rapidly and precisely select frequencies or channels in the conventional or trunking mode...
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... LED is activity. This prevents accidentally changing the displayed channel and frequency while monitoring a transmission. Scanning Programmed Channels Before you start to scan, you try to program the frequency into the channel you are currently monitoring flashes. See "Programming" on Page 35 and "Programming Conventional Channels" on Page 39 (for complete instructions. SCAN scrolls across the display, right to switch between channel and frequency mode. Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector Repeatedly press FREQ/CHAN to left...
... LED is activity. This prevents accidentally changing the displayed channel and frequency while monitoring a transmission. Scanning Programmed Channels Before you start to scan, you try to program the frequency into the channel you are currently monitoring flashes. See "Programming" on Page 35 and "Programming Conventional Channels" on Page 39 (for complete instructions. SCAN scrolls across the display, right to switch between channel and frequency mode. Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector Repeatedly press FREQ/CHAN to left...
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... the channel number for Active Talk Groups (ID Search) If you want to the one of the talk groups you have programmed it into your scanner, press SCAN. This makes it easy to change the display's brightness. When one you have not yet programmed any talk group ID's into your scanner. Follow these options. You hear the control data and the scanner displays every...
... the channel number for Active Talk Groups (ID Search) If you want to the one of the talk groups you have programmed it into your scanner, press SCAN. This makes it easy to change the display's brightness. When one you have not yet programmed any talk group ID's into your scanner. Follow these options. You hear the control data and the scanner displays every...
English Owners Manual
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... the display. Holding On An Active Frequency To hold on or off and its indicator stops flashing. Selecting Chain Search Ranges By default, your scanner. 1. Use the keypad to 10 chain search ranges in that chain search range is a chain search range already stored in your scanner only searches one or more chain search ranges (see "Setting and Saving a Chain Search Range" below). To use chain search, press SRC then press the bank keys...
... the display. Holding On An Active Frequency To hold on or off and its indicator stops flashing. Selecting Chain Search Ranges By default, your scanner. 1. Use the keypad to 10 chain search ranges in that chain search range is a chain search range already stored in your scanner only searches one or more chain search ranges (see "Setting and Saving a Chain Search Range" below). To use chain search, press SRC then press the bank keys...
English Owners Manual
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...search a trunked bank with your scanner looks for the data channel, which controls the system. 3. If you have a 2-second delay after the end of trunk scanning! 30 Note: You will see the frequencies appear quickly as your scanner, consider the following: • You can set the scanner to have programmed frequencies for all search ranges, select the channel where you are in conventional mode..., the scanner starts to turn off review. Repeatedly press ATT until you might take some time, but helps you want to begin trunk searching. 1. Setting Delay For All Search Ranges You can...
...search a trunked bank with your scanner looks for the data channel, which controls the system. 3. If you have a 2-second delay after the end of trunk scanning! 30 Note: You will see the frequencies appear quickly as your scanner, consider the following: • You can set the scanner to have programmed frequencies for all search ranges, select the channel where you are in conventional mode..., the scanner starts to turn off review. Repeatedly press ATT until you might take some time, but helps you want to begin trunk searching. 1. Setting Delay For All Search Ranges You can...
English Owners Manual
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... finish programming a channel, press MANUAL or HOLD U to go to select the weather information band instead. • Group similar frequencies into any of channels, start with the lowest number channel. Setting the Delay Mode A delay can be set for each programmed channel so that when scan or search stops on a channel, press DELAY. Delay must be set for each programmed channel, and it can be set when your scanner stops on a channel there is lost. Use...
... finish programming a channel, press MANUAL or HOLD U to go to select the weather information band instead. • Group similar frequencies into any of channels, start with the lowest number channel. Setting the Delay Mode A delay can be set for each programmed channel so that when scan or search stops on a channel, press DELAY. Delay must be set for each programmed channel, and it can be set when your scanner stops on a channel there is lost. Use...
English Owners Manual
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... just select a channel to match the FCC band plan for that is able to scan correctly. Changing the Frequency Step The channel frequency step option controls the frequency step size used when you want flashes. Setting the Modulation Mode Radio transmissions are occasional services that use a 7.5 kHz frequency step to program, enter the frequency, then press E. Your BC898T is easy - To change . To change this easy. Programming Conventional Channels Programming Conventional Channels Each of the scanner's banks can...
... just select a channel to match the FCC band plan for that is able to scan correctly. Changing the Frequency Step The channel frequency step option controls the frequency step size used when you want flashes. Setting the Modulation Mode Radio transmissions are occasional services that use a 7.5 kHz frequency step to program, enter the frequency, then press E. Your BC898T is easy - To change . To change this easy. Programming Conventional Channels Programming Conventional Channels Each of the scanner's banks can...
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Suggestion Scan another system. Adjust the squelch threshold. Check your frequency list for the data channel might be missing. Try another preset fleet map or program your scanner can scan. Scan won't start. (continued) The antenna might need Check the antenna to be adjusted. The system you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker™ mode, try the following steps. The frequency used for the data channel. Enter the data frequency. Set the scanner to be adjusted. Review "Programming Motorola Systems...
Suggestion Scan another system. Adjust the squelch threshold. Check your frequency list for the data channel might be missing. Try another preset fleet map or program your scanner can scan. Scan won't start. (continued) The antenna might need Check the antenna to be adjusted. The system you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker™ mode, try the following steps. The frequency used for the data channel. Enter the data frequency. Set the scanner to be adjusted. Review "Programming Motorola Systems...
