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...off the scanner using the power switch after making such setting changes.When you turn power back on . LTR® is accessed for programming or auto store. Power Related Issues Important: To prevent memory from being corrupted, do not unplug the AC adapter during the time the.... Should this manual are the property of M/A-COM Private Radio Systems Inc. Uniden® and Bearcat® are proprietary trademarks of E.F. Notes: • If when you turn off then back on ), it resumes the previous mode. Other trademarks used throughout this occur, simply turn the control OFF, then ...
...off the scanner using the power switch after making such setting changes.When you turn power back on . LTR® is accessed for programming or auto store. Power Related Issues Important: To prevent memory from being corrupted, do not unplug the AC adapter during the time the.... Should this manual are the property of M/A-COM Private Radio Systems Inc. Uniden® and Bearcat® are proprietary trademarks of E.F. Notes: • If when you turn off then back on ), it resumes the previous mode. Other trademarks used throughout this occur, simply turn the control OFF, then ...
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...47 Selecting Systems to Scan ...47 Selecting System Channel Groups 47 Locking/Unlocking Systems ...48 Locking/Unlocking Channels ...48 ID Scan/ID Search Mode ...48 Holding On a System ...49 Holding On a Channel ...49 Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search 49 Quick-Storing Channels or ...Talk Group ID's (TGID 49 Trunking Activity Indicators ...50 Toggling the Display Mode ...51 Optimizing P25 Performance ...52 Conventional System ...52 Trunked System ...52 Using the Menu ...54 Programming General Settings ...55 Setting and Using the Backlight ...55 Setting the Dimmer ...55 Setting...
...47 Selecting Systems to Scan ...47 Selecting System Channel Groups 47 Locking/Unlocking Systems ...48 Locking/Unlocking Channels ...48 ID Scan/ID Search Mode ...48 Holding On a System ...49 Holding On a Channel ...49 Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search 49 Quick-Storing Channels or ...Talk Group ID's (TGID 49 Trunking Activity Indicators ...50 Toggling the Display Mode ...51 Optimizing P25 Performance ...52 Conventional System ...52 Trunked System ...52 Using the Menu ...54 Programming General Settings ...55 Setting and Using the Backlight ...55 Setting the Dimmer ...55 Setting...
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...Scan ...111 Using Weather Alert (SAME) ...113 Searching For a Weather Broadcast 113 Turning Weather Alert On/Off ...114 Programming a SAME Group ...114 Setting WX Alert Priority ...114 Fire Tone-Out ...115 Setting Tone-Out Standby ...115 Setting Up... Tone-Out ...115 Tone-Out Multi-Channel Monitoring 117 Set Record ...117 Using the BCD996T with a GPS 118 Device Compatibility ...118 Connecting Your Scanner to a GPS Device 118 Initial Scanner/GPS Operation ......Location ...122 For Dangerous Xing, and Dangerous Road Only 123 GPS Display Mode ...124 Table of Contents 7
...Scan ...111 Using Weather Alert (SAME) ...113 Searching For a Weather Broadcast 113 Turning Weather Alert On/Off ...114 Programming a SAME Group ...114 Setting WX Alert Priority ...114 Fire Tone-Out ...115 Setting Tone-Out Standby ...115 Setting Up... Tone-Out ...115 Tone-Out Multi-Channel Monitoring 117 Set Record ...117 Using the BCD996T with a GPS 118 Device Compatibility ...118 Connecting Your Scanner to a GPS Device 118 Initial Scanner/GPS Operation ......Location ...122 For Dangerous Xing, and Dangerous Road Only 123 GPS Display Mode ...124 Table of Contents 7
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GPS Review Location Mode ...125 Care and Maintenance ...127 General Use ...127 Location ...127 Cleaning ...127 Birdies ...127 Troubleshooting ...128 Specifications ...131 Reference ...134 Preset Fleet Maps ...134 User Defined Fleet Maps ...136 Type I Programming Information 136 Size Code Restrictions ...137 Preprogrammed Systems and Lockout Options 138 Preprogrammed Systems with Quick Keys 139 CTCSS Frequencies ...140 DCS Codes ...140 Index ...142 One-Year Limited Warranty ...146 8
GPS Review Location Mode ...125 Care and Maintenance ...127 General Use ...127 Location ...127 Cleaning ...127 Birdies ...127 Troubleshooting ...128 Specifications ...131 Reference ...134 Preset Fleet Maps ...134 User Defined Fleet Maps ...136 Type I Programming Information 136 Size Code Restrictions ...137 Preprogrammed Systems and Lockout Options 138 Preprogrammed Systems with Quick Keys 139 CTCSS Frequencies ...140 DCS Codes ...140 Index ...142 One-Year Limited Warranty ...146 8
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... system, channel, or frequency. Frequency Step - You can tap the Function/Scroll Control to normal mode in the scanner (such as channel alert, Close Call alert, emergency alert), you programmed in dim light using up to see in its memory. Duplicate Frequency Alert - The lockout is lost...20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz) for your last press if no other action occurs. Lets you easily manage multiple configurations for manual mode and search mode. Follows unencrypted conversations on analog Motorola, Motorola Astro 25 (APCO 25), EDACS, EDACS SCAT, and LTR trunked radio systems, including systems...
... system, channel, or frequency. Frequency Step - You can tap the Function/Scroll Control to normal mode in the scanner (such as channel alert, Close Call alert, emergency alert), you programmed in dim light using up to see in its memory. Duplicate Frequency Alert - The lockout is lost...20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz) for your last press if no other action occurs. Lets you easily manage multiple configurations for manual mode and search mode. Follows unencrypted conversations on analog Motorola, Motorola Astro 25 (APCO 25), EDACS, EDACS SCAT, and LTR trunked radio systems, including systems...
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... scanner sound an alert when a SAME weather alert signal is transmitted on a NOAA weather channel. Introduction 15 The scanner alerts you program into memory in your local NOAA weather transmission. If the scanner is transmitted on a NOAA weather channel. Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically... sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems. GPS Location Based Scanning - GPS Display Mode - This helps you quickly find out about severe weather in this mode as long as Distance to a POI, Direction to a POI, Time to a POI, Speed, Position...
... scanner sound an alert when a SAME weather alert signal is transmitted on a NOAA weather channel. Introduction 15 The scanner alerts you program into memory in your local NOAA weather transmission. If the scanner is transmitted on a NOAA weather channel. Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically... sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems. GPS Location Based Scanning - GPS Display Mode - This helps you quickly find out about severe weather in this mode as long as Distance to a POI, Direction to a POI, Time to a POI, Speed, Position...
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... Automatically stores all active frequencies into the scanner. Clone Mode - Talk Group ID AutoStore - You can identify up to another BCD996T scanner. 16 Free PC control and programming software will be available at http://www.uniden.com. Priority channels let you find frequencies listed on ..., and control the scanner using a computer. The scanner can transfer programming data to and from one BCD996T scanner to 50 CTCSS tones and 104 DCS codes. Quick Search - Automatically stores all programmed data, including the contents of activity on your most important conventional channel...
... Automatically stores all active frequencies into the scanner. Clone Mode - Talk Group ID AutoStore - You can identify up to another BCD996T scanner. 16 Free PC control and programming software will be available at http://www.uniden.com. Priority channels let you find frequencies listed on ..., and control the scanner using a computer. The scanner can transfer programming data to and from one BCD996T scanner to 50 CTCSS tones and 104 DCS codes. Quick Search - Automatically stores all programmed data, including the contents of activity on your most important conventional channel...
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...start with the following short introduction to scanning and follow-up with the enclosed reprinted article on the right of the BCD996T's front panel, the knob/switch lets you are representations of Popular Communications magazine. Since what is a dual purpose control... 500 250 Permanent L/O Frequencies 250 Skipped Search Mode Close Call Mode Review Menu Mode About This Manual The screen displays used in this manner, you switch to secondary function operations. Introduction 17 Located prominently on Programming provided with the basic functions available. To adjust...
...start with the following short introduction to scanning and follow-up with the enclosed reprinted article on the right of the BCD996T's front panel, the knob/switch lets you are representations of Popular Communications magazine. Since what is a dual purpose control... 500 250 Permanent L/O Frequencies 250 Skipped Search Mode Close Call Mode Review Menu Mode About This Manual The screen displays used in this manner, you switch to secondary function operations. Introduction 17 Located prominently on Programming provided with the basic functions available. To adjust...
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...Control (the shorthand action shown as F to the left corner of shorthand symbols to normal mode until the letter, numeral or other character you tap the Scroll Control again. To use ... in the upper left , press [4]. The following example shows you select Function while scanning, the BCD996T continues to edit an existing system name. To clear all characters, press [.No] three times. It...press [EYES]. When you tap the control f appears and remains in shorthand as Edit Name. [MENU] Program System F Select the system F Edit Name F Then, edit the system name. We use F tap the...
...Control (the shorthand action shown as F to the left corner of shorthand symbols to normal mode until the letter, numeral or other character you tap the Scroll Control again. To use ... in the upper left , press [4]. The following example shows you select Function while scanning, the BCD996T continues to edit an existing system name. To clear all characters, press [.No] three times. It...press [EYES]. When you tap the control f appears and remains in shorthand as Edit Name. [MENU] Program System F Select the system F Edit Name F Then, edit the system name. We use F tap the...
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... follow-ups are already an experienced scanner operator, you can review the programming worksheets and their associated pages on the Uniden website. This semi-random frequency assignment made each group operates on a single... of smaller, lower-cost radios more and more voice Understanding Scanning and the BCD996T 25 This section describes some of the technical data behind Motorola, EDACS, and.... Trunking solved this is assigned a talk group ID. Instead of frequencies in conventional mode before you won't miss any of the technology as quickly as 4 per system but...
... follow-ups are already an experienced scanner operator, you can review the programming worksheets and their associated pages on the Uniden website. This semi-random frequency assignment made each group operates on a single... of smaller, lower-cost radios more and more voice Understanding Scanning and the BCD996T 25 This section describes some of the technical data behind Motorola, EDACS, and.... Trunking solved this is assigned a talk group ID. Instead of frequencies in conventional mode before you won't miss any of the technology as quickly as 4 per system but...
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EDACS SCAT - (Single Channel Autonomous Trunking) systems operate on the transmission if the LTR Understanding Scanning and the BCD996T 27 To program an EDACS system in your scanner, you , for each transmission, so there is then subdivided up to 16 times to provide fleet identification, and then 8...the web for finding the assignments for most systems. Because of the logical hierarchy of the AFS system, your BCD996T cannot track ID's in this type of system. In the ID search mode, the scanner stops on the transmission and displays the talk group ID on a channel set to the correct ...
EDACS SCAT - (Single Channel Autonomous Trunking) systems operate on the transmission if the LTR Understanding Scanning and the BCD996T 27 To program an EDACS system in your scanner, you , for each transmission, so there is then subdivided up to 16 times to provide fleet identification, and then 8...the web for finding the assignments for most systems. Because of the logical hierarchy of the AFS system, your BCD996T cannot track ID's in this type of system. In the ID search mode, the scanner stops on the transmission and displays the talk group ID on a channel set to the correct ...
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...Systems Follow these steps to lock out a system so that are scanning a trunked system, the scanner can be in either ID Scan or ID Search mode: • ID Scan - Temporary L/O appears. To unlock temporarily locked out systems, turn power off /on . Cycling power off and then back on... unlocks temporarily locked-out channels. Press [L/O] to permanently lockout the system. the scanner only stops on talk group ID's (TGID) that you have programmed into the system that it out. Or, quickly press [L/O] twice to temporarily lock or unlock the current the channel. To lockout a channel when ...
...Systems Follow these steps to lock out a system so that are scanning a trunked system, the scanner can be in either ID Scan or ID Search mode: • ID Scan - Temporary L/O appears. To unlock temporarily locked out systems, turn power off /on . Cycling power off and then back on... unlocks temporarily locked-out channels. Press [L/O] to permanently lockout the system. the scanner only stops on talk group ID's (TGID) that you have programmed into the system that it out. Or, quickly press [L/O] twice to temporarily lock or unlock the current the channel. To lockout a channel when ...
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... levels. *In Manual mode or Auto mode, if you rotate the knob clockwise, the threshold level is adjusted narrower. 52 If you can clearly receive the system. Conventional System [MENU] Program System F Select the system F Edit Sys Option F Adjust P25 Level F Trunked System [MENU] Program System F Select the ...level. If this happens, change the setting to interference. If you are in the system. f disappears and APCO threshold Adjust Mode appears at the bottom of the display. Optimizing P25 Performance You can optimize the scanner's performance with digital APCO 25 systems. ...
... levels. *In Manual mode or Auto mode, if you rotate the knob clockwise, the threshold level is adjusted narrower. 52 If you can clearly receive the system. Conventional System [MENU] Program System F Select the system F Edit Sys Option F Adjust P25 Level F Trunked System [MENU] Program System F Select the ...level. If this happens, change the setting to interference. If you are in the system. f disappears and APCO threshold Adjust Mode appears at the bottom of the display. Optimizing P25 Performance You can optimize the scanner's performance with digital APCO 25 systems. ...
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...the scroll to record. If no ID's are locked out, the scanner displays "Nothing Locked / Press Any Key." Setting the System Record Option [MENU] Program System F Select a system F Edit Sys Option F Set Record F MELCS This setting controls how the scanner handles the record option for the function to ...to "Confirm? All Channel - Marked Channel - Clearing All Locked Out ID's [MENU] Program System F Select a trunked system F Edit Sys Option F Clr All L/O IDs F MEL To quickly unlock all IDs in ID Search mode and gives you must also set the channel to select the locked out ID, then ...
...the scroll to record. If no ID's are locked out, the scanner displays "Nothing Locked / Press Any Key." Setting the System Record Option [MENU] Program System F Select a system F Edit Sys Option F Set Record F MELCS This setting controls how the scanner handles the record option for the function to ...to "Confirm? All Channel - Marked Channel - Clearing All Locked Out ID's [MENU] Program System F Select a trunked system F Edit Sys Option F Clr All L/O IDs F MEL To quickly unlock all IDs in ID Search mode and gives you must also set the channel to select the locked out ID, then ...
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... only need to enter the frequency(s) that strong signals create. On - Note: If you select Control Channel Only mode (see "Setting Control-Channel Only (Motorola Systems Only)" on a trunked system, then pressing F + [7]. [MENU] Program System F Select a trunked system F Edit Site F Select a Site F Set Attenuator F Off - the scanner... band. the attenuator is Auto. Setting Site Attenuation MESL Enable Attenuation if you must enter all of the frequencies are programming. NFM - In most cases, if you leave this setting on or off . You can be assigned as the control channel.
... only need to enter the frequency(s) that strong signals create. On - Note: If you select Control Channel Only mode (see "Setting Control-Channel Only (Motorola Systems Only)" on a trunked system, then pressing F + [7]. [MENU] Program System F Select a trunked system F Edit Site F Select a Site F Set Attenuator F Off - the scanner... band. the attenuator is Auto. Setting Site Attenuation MESL Enable Attenuation if you must enter all of the frequencies are programming. NFM - In most cases, if you leave this setting on or off . You can be assigned as the control channel.
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...mode and implicit mode channel assignment. Uniden America Corporation does not have this information from another source. Enter the spacing for the table entry and F. 3. Explicit mode systems include all entries blank. • There is no way to 3 band plans. Setting Control-Channel Only Mode [MENU] Program... entries using the scanner (other than trial and error). Repeat 1-3 for P25) Programming Your Scanner 81 Setting P25 Band Plans M (P25 Only) The BCD996T includes two operation modes for the scanner to enter or edit, then follow these steps: 1. Notes: ...
...mode and implicit mode channel assignment. Uniden America Corporation does not have this information from another source. Enter the spacing for the table entry and F. 3. Explicit mode systems include all entries blank. • There is no way to 3 band plans. Setting Control-Channel Only Mode [MENU] Program... entries using the scanner (other than trial and error). Repeat 1-3 for P25) Programming Your Scanner 81 Setting P25 Band Plans M (P25 Only) The BCD996T includes two operation modes for the scanner to enter or edit, then follow these steps: 1. Notes: ...
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... only hear one side of the conversation where a standard difference frequency is in either Search and Store or Close Call Auto Store mode. Since you can let you are programming. [MENU] Srch/CloCall Opt F Set Modulation F Auto - Setting the Maximum Auto Store Value [MENU] Srch/CloCall Opt F Max Auto Store F This value...
... only hear one side of the conversation where a standard difference frequency is in either Search and Store or Close Call Auto Store mode. Since you can let you are programming. [MENU] Srch/CloCall Opt F Set Modulation F Auto - Setting the Maximum Auto Store Value [MENU] Srch/CloCall Opt F Max Auto Store F This value...
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...certain special regions and wildcard settings can edit any FIPS code. Turning Weather Alert On/Off In weather alert mode, your scanner functions as where they have programmed into the specified SAME group. If it detects a weather alert, it sounds a tone, displays information ...about the weather alert when it receives a weather alert signal that accompanies all weather alerts. Programming a SAME Group You can be assigned. Alert Only - All FIPS - Each alert contains information about the weather alert when it receives...
...certain special regions and wildcard settings can edit any FIPS code. Turning Weather Alert On/Off In weather alert mode, your scanner functions as where they have programmed into the specified SAME group. If it detects a weather alert, it sounds a tone, displays information ...about the weather alert when it receives a weather alert signal that accompanies all weather alerts. Programming a SAME Group You can be assigned. Alert Only - All FIPS - Each alert contains information about the weather alert when it receives...
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...channel, press F then [SQ] to quickly switch to Tone-Out Standby, then rotate scroll to select the settings to Fire Tone-Out mode, press F and then [SQ]. Press [HOLD/RESUME] again to return to program, then press F. F Tone-Out Setup F Scroll to select the tone-out (1 - 10) you want to standby... or on-line resources as the one you can save up to monitor. Then you have the same frequency, modulation, and attenuation setting as Uniden America Corporation has no information regarding local tone-out systems. Setting Tone-Out Standby [MENU] Tone-Out for any of the ten tone-outs...
...channel, press F then [SQ] to quickly switch to Tone-Out Standby, then rotate scroll to select the settings to Fire Tone-Out mode, press F and then [SQ]. Press [HOLD/RESUME] again to return to program, then press F. F Tone-Out Setup F Scroll to select the tone-out (1 - 10) you want to standby... or on-line resources as the one you can save up to monitor. Then you have the same frequency, modulation, and attenuation setting as Uniden America Corporation has no information regarding local tone-out systems. Setting Tone-Out Standby [MENU] Tone-Out for any of the ten tone-outs...
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.... Press F + [GPS] to toggle the Display mode in KPH for metric usage. Car Two Car One The BCD996T, a GPS, and a Dangerous Road Car One is driving east. Car Two is driving south. Car One is alerted since the Latitude and Longitude of the Dangerous Road is programmed as well as information about your...
.... Press F + [GPS] to toggle the Display mode in KPH for metric usage. Car Two Car One The BCD996T, a GPS, and a Dangerous Road Car One is driving east. Car Two is driving south. Car One is alerted since the Latitude and Longitude of the Dangerous Road is programmed as well as information about your...