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How To Set Up Trunking On Uniden Bct8

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English Owners Manual - Page 3

...What is Searching 4 What is Trunk Tracking 4 Feature Highlights 6 Where to Obtain More Information 7 Information on the Internet 7 Included with Your Scanner Package 8 Optional Accessories 8 Installing the BCT8 9 For Home Use (Desktop ...Scanning Overview 14 Turn the Scanner On 14 How Squelch Works 15 Setting the Squelch 15 Highway Patrol Scanning 16 Selecting the State 16 Scanning...

English Owners Manual - Page 5

...to monitor: • Highway Patrol • Local Police and Country Sheriffs • Trunking for a total of -the-art Trunk Tracking Scanner with BearTracker technology which will alert you when the highway patrol is within ... numbers, the frequency range, the modulation mode and the default step size settings. Introduction The BCT8 is a state-of 250 channels. Land Mobile FM 12.5kHz 70 cm...

English Owners Manual - Page 6

...SQL, FLASH) 2. Display 6. Lockout Key (L/O) 7. Priority Key (PRI) 16. Trunk Key (TRUNK) 18. Hold/Resume Key (HOLD/RESUME) 21 22 23 24 ANT. Antenna .... Front and Rear Views 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 SQL push FLASH 2 ALERT MUTE 3 BCT8 push VOL ALERT DELAY L/O DATA PRI HWY STATE PVT SVC SRCH TRUNK 1-50 1 151-200 4 51-100 2 201-250 5 101-150 3 6 7 8 9 HOLD/RESUME RMT...

English Owners Manual - Page 8

...each of scanning is Trunk Tracking? You receive an audible (beep tone) and visual (flashing Alert light) alert whenever you to find active frequencies. The BCT8 scans the Frequencies you ... you have enough frequencies to an entire conversation. Conventional scanning is Scanning? Trunking radio systems have not been programmed into the Scanner's channels until another transmission...

English Owners Manual - Page 10

... more than one frequency into your BCT8 through Uniden BCT8 Scanning software running on your scanner to track activity on BCT8 SS Programming software visit our website at the same time. • 250 Channels - Feature Highlights • Pre-programmed frequencies specific to easily program all the frequencies of a trunked system. • 25 MHz-956 MHz...

English Owners Manual - Page 12

...if your scanner. Motorola Antenna Adapter (Model PLG-134) - Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for your BCT8 are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of these items are... Trunk Tracker Frequency Guide • Other Printed Materials • Remote Programming Software Demo CD-ROM • Mobile Mounting Bracket (Model MB-008) If any of purchase or Uniden ...

English Owners Manual - Page 17

... you connect it from another BCT8 scanner using optional programming software available through your scanner's EXT. Plug the speaker cable's 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) plug into your local electronics store. 13 The cord connector... Cable You can also upload or download the programmed data to positive and its plug must be set to or from a PC using a RS232C Straight Cable (9 pin to 9 pin) (not...

English Owners Manual - Page 31

...particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set the scanner to ID Search mode. To restore a Locked out... Scan or Search mode. • While Private Scanning in the trunking banks, press SRCH, then it will move up to unlock. To...deactivate the Data Skip feature, press DATA again. This means the BCT8 will normally stop on the display. 2. " " appears on...

English Owners Manual - Page 33

....com. • If you have internet access, you can visit scanner.uniden.com or www.trunktracker.com for additional information, for all of these systems...BCT8 is tracks three major types of trunked radio systems. These systems are mainly used in the Midwestern United States. ❖LTR - LTR is a registered trademark of the M/A - Setting the Squelch For trunked reception, a good setting...

English Owners Manual - Page 35

...trunking bank, your scanner sets up to store your Scan Lists either manually or during Trunking Search mode. Remember! When you designate a bank as trunking banks!) Scan Lists help you organize the trunking system users into your BCT8 can be a trunk...location. When an ID is out of the range of 50 IDs for the trunked system. The "E" (EDACS), "M" (Motorola) or "L" (LTR) appears ...

English Owners Manual - Page 36

...all modes. Press E. Enter the Agency number. 2. Hint: Remember that Uniden's AFS format allows you want to store by using the or key....up the Talk Group ID. 32 Press E. Note: The BCT8 default to "AFS" talkgroup displays for the "dash". 3....program Talk Group ID's, you want to store. Press E. "Programming Trunking Frequencies", page 31. 1. After programming a frequency, press HOLD/...

English Owners Manual - Page 41

... as Scan List 3, memory location 7, and the scanner will flash on or off, press DELAY while trunking, "DLY" will be checked before the Priority in your Scan List memories: 1. Setting Priority in Trunking Mode You can set priority in between transmissions. After you can check the frequency while a talkgroup ID is no "interrupt" during...

English Owners Manual - Page 43

...with a conventional scanner. Your BCT8 can be sure you select. Your scanner is not the frequency order, so you must be found at scanner.uniden.com. 39 This often is .... EDACS® Reception EDACS® Tracking TrunkTracker III now allows tracking of EDACS® trunked systems. Until now these widely used systems have the right sequence. Programming EDACS System Frequencies When...

English Owners Manual - Page 45

..., or a single talkgroup. You do not need to search within the 01 agency and 01 fleet, while trunking press 0, 1, . (decimal key), 0, 1, then SRCH. in the description of an AFS talkgroup, you...the scanner tracks any ID, you set for 'Agency-Fleet-Subfleet'. Special EDACS® Features AFS Partial Entry Feature AFS is Uniden's method of 4 levels. Your BCT8 can search within a range you ...

English Owners Manual - Page 48

... bank you will appear as a table listing the Fleet Map Size Codes. 1. Since the BCT8 defaults to Type II systems, all the IDs will see Type I Fleet-Subfleet IDs. Use... the display. Fleet Map Programming If you have programmed a trunk tracking bank for Motorola, press TRUNK to start when setting up a Type I/Hybrid trunk tracking bank. There are 16 preset Fleet Maps listed in ...

English Owners Manual - Page 50

... 4. Note: • You can set up to three Base, Spacing and Offsets for Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems. Toggling the Status Bit On Type II trunking systems there is not tracking properly, you... it on which specialized types of a Type I trunking system. 1. Use the or key to Motorola 800 MHz systems. 1. Because the BCT8 defaults to Status-Bit ON mode, you never need...

English Owners Manual - Page 52

... radio offers the following modes: ❖ PC Control mode Program and control your scanner from a PC using Uniden's BCT8 Scanner Software. ❖ Clone mode Clone all the frequencies, trunking talkgroups, and fleet maps programmed into your scanner remotely from a PC using the RS232C straight cable. 48 DC 12V REMOTE Plug the scanner end...

English Owners Manual - Page 53

...next page you will see the pin connections that all the front panel keys on purchasing BCT8 Scanner software to program and control your BCT8, you will still have to purchase a RS232C straight cable a null modem adapter. A unique feature... Remote Mode and Change Transfer Speed: 1. Central Time Monday through Friday) scanner.uniden.com PC Control Parameter For your local electronics stores.) 49

English Owners Manual - Page 54

... 3. After connecting the two scanners, turn the radio on the rear of one BCT8 into the other must be set as the "First Unit", and the other scanner (DB9 Gender Changers are turned ...connecting the two scanners, make sure the scanners are also available at your local electronics store.). Null Modem Adapter Pin connections Female DB9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Male DB9 4 3 2 6 & 1 5 4 8 ...

English Owners Manual - Page 57

... to turn off the mobile extender when off-duty, or when going to page 15, "Setting the Squelch". 2. Check to another wall outlet. 1. Scan won 't start. Check the ...You could require an optional multi-band antenna. Check with your dealer or local electronics store. 1. Troubleshooting If your BCT8 is correct. 5. Problem Suggestion Going by the wall switch. 3. Make sure ...