Uniden BC898TSS Support Question
Uniden BC898TSS Support Question
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Question posted by bjlake on October 20th, 2013
Display Light On Bc898t Scanner
Anyone replaced the display light on the BC898T scanner? If so, how is it done?
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English Owners Manual - Page 3
Bank Keys 4. Squelch/Volume Controls 5. Mode Keys 9. Line/External Speaker Jacks Rotary Tuner
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6. Numeric Keypad 7. Scan/Manual Keys 8. Search Keys 10. Programming and Status Keys 2. BC898T Controls and Display
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English Owners Manual - Page 4
... Trunk Tracking 9 Trunked Scanning ...10 Types of Trunking Systems 11 Where To Obtain More Information 13 Using a Computer to Control Your BC898T 13 Included With Your Scanner 14 Installing Your Scanner ...15 For Home Use (Desktop Installation 15 Using An Optional External Speaker/Earphone/Headphone 16 Using An Optional Tape Recorder 16 Using...
English Owners Manual - Page 7
... Band Public Service "800" Band Public Service "800" Band
4 You can use the scanner's rotary tuner to monitor:
• 800 MHz trunked public safety systems • Police and... automatically program channels in your scanner to quickly select channels and frequencies, and you can store frequencies such as a mobile unit.
Introduction
Introduction Your BC898T scanner is a state-of 50 ...
English Owners Manual - Page 8
... Program one priority channel in each channel.
Signal Strength Meter - Your scanner's signal strength meter displays the relative strength of activity on your area and lets you select. You...tones and 104 DCS tones.
AutoStore - Lets your area. The scanner also displays information about severe weather in your scanner alert you find out about the SAME alert. Lets your local NOAA...
English Owners Manual - Page 9
.... To get the most from http://www.uniden.com.
6 See "Installing Your Scanner" on Page 15 if you need any help file included with the basic functions available. Scan/Search Delay - About This Manual
The screen displays used in dim light. Download this software from this manual, review the contents to read "Understanding...
English Owners Manual - Page 10
.../DCS? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most from scanning because you can also store 10 groups of the banks. The BC898T can search each other. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it into one of 10 talk group ID's (100 per bank). If not, you can contain conventional channels...
English Owners Manual - Page 12
... channel. however, you can change this type of operation are discussed below.) • Your scanner can track more than one transmits from the repeater to a central repeater;
What is the ...frequencies they operate on a radio tower that provides great visibility to know is Trunk Tracking? Your BC898T is a very large line of systems, you might want to store a conventional system, all you...
English Owners Manual - Page 13
... the demand for many public radio users do not have enough frequencies to meet their needs, creating a serious problem. For example, the police in your BC898T scanner. However, as they could each be on completely different frequencies on a trunked system.
Trunked Scanning
While conventional scanning worked great while there were only a few...
English Owners Manual - Page 14
... control channel.
Type II systems do not use are:
Motorola Type I and Type II users. All radios in your BC898T can also find fleet map resources on the web. This all other radios in that talk group will need to know the... database of EDACS called SCAT that talk group to the control channel. The computer then assigns that your scanner, you must know the system's fleet map.
English Owners Manual - Page 15
...dispatch channel.
Agency-Fleet-Subfleet -
In the ID search mode, the scanner stops on the transmission and displays the talk group ID on the web for finding the assignments for most ... your BC898T lets you would program these assignments are many resources on the display. These numbers are frequently programmed so that you monitor this type of the AFS system, your scanner in ...
English Owners Manual - Page 16
... http://www.radioreference.com * - Information On The Internet
The Internet is available at 1 800 SCANNER (hours are from 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday.)
For more information about scanning.... site is not affiliated with
the US Government
* - Using a Computer to Control Your BC898T
You can also purchase a registration key to upgrade the demo software to know -
to...
English Owners Manual - Page 20
...must install the software to use the scanner with your scanner using a personal computer and the free demo software available at http://www.uniden.com.
17 BC898TSS Help appears.
You must program a ...for tape recording before you install the BC898T SS Install program, start it in the Start Programs list. A selection popup appears. The BC898T SS Install program installs the software. ...
English Owners Manual - Page 25
... that bank when scanning. Note: If all priority channels in unlocked banks are scanning conventional banks, the scanner displays the digit corresponding to all locked-out channels in a bank.
1. The bank's letter disappears from the display. Note: You cannot lock out all locked-out channels in a bank only when the bank is off...
English Owners Manual - Page 26
... hear the control data and the scanner displays every talk group ID as it becomes active in the system for the new priority channel. 3. The scanner beeps twice and the priority channel ...have programmed it into your scanner, press SCAN. To resume trunk tracking, press SCAN again.
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Press MANUAL. 2. When one you selected. SEARCH appears and the BC898T stops on the system, while...
English Owners Manual - Page 27
...To lock out a talk group, press L/O when the scanner stops on when that group. Reviewing Locked Out Talk Group ID's
You can overload the scanner's RF front end, causing poor audio quality or missed ... because in an ID list, select that was active when you don't want to hear. The BC898T stops scanning and holds on trunking systems. This is only available for about 2 seconds. Then, ...
English Owners Manual - Page 35
... you not use the BC898T to search for a weather broadcast, press WX to turn on a NOAA channel.
Watch L3 - ALERT disappears. WX appears.
32 This is especially useful when your local weather station. 2. You might see any of the volume control setting) and displays information about 2 seconds.
Your scanner now functions as a severe...
English Owners Manual - Page 42
...select a 6.25 kHz step for the 150.0000 through 161.9999 MHz frequency range, the scanner will show 6.25 kHz as the selected step.
The BC898T is preprogrammed with the most common step sizes for this setting. The first few sections are ... for each band, so you want to monitor before you want flashes. However, the scanner's display will actually use a modulation mode that is easy -
English Owners Manual - Page 49
The display shows 000.0000 in the event of memory loss. • If memory is heard, it might provide better ...8226; Disconnect the power to rub
the LCD window. • Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom.
• Avoid placing the unit in the electronics of the antenna.
If possible, a higher elevation might be receiving a birdie. Contact ...
English Owners Manual - Page 50
... need to an AC outlet and the scanner. Check with your BC898T is stored in a remote area that controls power...scanner might be receiving any power. Make sure the channel's frequency is not performing properly, try the following steps. See "Setting the Squelch" on .
One or more channels might not be locked out.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting If your dealer or local electronics...
English Owners Manual - Page 58
... total of fleets, subfleets, and ID's each block will have defined the fleet map for these ID's display on your fleet map with many subfleets with only a few radios each . S-3 and S-4 are tracking.
... most common, followed by S-10, S-11, and S-12. When you program your scanner to program your scanner depend on the next block of the replies to the conversations with ID's assigned to ...
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