Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BCT15 Uniden
Go to page of 148
.
2 P r ec aut i on s Be for e you us e thi s s c a nn er , pl e as e re ad an d o bs e rv e th e f ol l ow i ng . T hi s sc a nni n g r ad i o h as b ee n m a nuf ac t u r e d s o t h at i t w i l l n ot tun e t o t he ra di o fr eq uen c i es a s s i gne d by t h e F C C fo r c el l ul ar t el ep ho ne us a ge.
3 LT R ® i s a r eg i s t er ed tr ad em ar k o f E .F . J o hn s on C o . ED A C S ® i s a r eg i s t er ed tr ad em ar k of M /A- C O M Pr i vat e R ad i o Sy s t em s In c . Un i d e n ® a nd Bea r cat ® ar e r eg i s ter ed tr ad em ar k s o f U ni d en Am er i c a C o r p or ati o n.
4 T a b l e of C o nt e nt s Pre ca u t io n s .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ... .. .... .... 2 Po w er R e l at ed Is s u e s .
5 Co nt rol s , Ke ys , a nd Func tions .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... ... 40 A L o o k a t T h e L C D D is p lay . ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .
6 Vo l u m e /Sq ue l c h w i th PC C on tr ol ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ... 6 5 W i r e d C l on i n g..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .
7 T r un k ed Sea r ch a nd Sto re .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... . 1 03 U sing t h e C lo s e C a ll F e at u re ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .
8 Troubl e s hoot i n g . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... . 13 0 S p e ci f ic at io n s ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ..
9 The F CC Wa nts Y o u to K no w The FC C W an t s Y ou t o K now T h i s scann e r h as b ee n t e ste d a n d fo u n d to com p l y w i th th e l i m i t s fo r a sc a nn i n g r e ce i v er , p u r su a n t to Pa r t 15 o f the F CC Ru le s .
10 u p th e se t r a n smi ssi o n s. Do n o t o p e n yo u r sca n n er ’s ca se to m a ke a n y m od i f i c a ti on s t h at c ou l d a l l o w i t t o p i c k up tr an s m i s s i on s t h at ar e i l l e g al t o mo ni to r .
11 BCT 15 Q ui c k St ar t G uid e B C T 15 Q ui ck Star t G ui de T o h el p y o u en jo y t he fe at ur es an d pe r f or m a nc e o f y ou r BC T 15 a s fas t a s p os si bl e , fo l lo w t h e s t e ps be l o w . See th e co nte nt of the m an ual i f y ou ne ed ad di ti on al in f o rm a t io n .
12 I n t rodu ct i on Y o u r BC T 15 sc an n e r is a sta te - o f- the - a r t s can ne r r a d io w ith Tr un k T r a ck e r ™ III a n d a u t om a t ic s c a nn in g c a p ab ilit ie s .
13 Intro d uc ti o n T h e fr e que nc y ra ng es s h ow n ar e b as e d o n f ac t o r y - d efa ul t s t ep s et t i n gs . S tep s e tti ng c ha ng es a r e u s er de fi na bl e. • T h e m od ul a ti on set t i n g ar e def au l t set t i n gs. T he us e r c an s e l e c t f r o m AM / F M / N F M / W F M / F M B/ A U T O.
14 S ta t e - by- S t a te P re pr ogra mm e d C ha nn els — l e t yo u e a si ly ke e p u p w ith a ct ivity on l o c al p ol i c e, D e p ar tm ent of T r an s por t a ti on , a nd H ig hw ay Pat r o l f r eq uen c i es w h en y ou tr av e l , w i tho ut havi n g t o p ro gr am a ny c h an ne l s .
15 Intro d uc ti o n T o n e V o l u m e A d just — l e t s yo u se l e ct a n d se t va ri o u s to n e s fo r d i ff e r e nt pu r p os e s . Yo u c a n a dj u s t t h e l e v el o f th e f o l l .
16 N a me E d it ing — y o u c a n ed i t o r c ha ng e na m e s, u s i ng u p to 16 ch ar ac te r s , fo r th e f o llo win g a t t r ib u t es: Sy st e m , Si te, Gr ou p, C h an ne l , T G I D , G PS L oc a ti on , C us t om Se ar c h R a ng e, S A M E Gr ou p ( w ea t he r ) , an d T o ne -O u t.
17 Intro d uc ti o n S ear ch W it h S ca n — let s yo u mon i t o r a se r vi ce se a r ch a n d a cu st o m se a r ch sca n s e qu ent i a l ly . Se r vi c e S ea r ch — l et s you sel e ct fr o.
18 M e mo ry St or ag e Li m i t s * de p e n d i n g o n t h e n u m b e r o f TGI D i n th e syste m . Sea rch Lo ck o ut Lim i t s A b ou t T h i s Man ual T h e s c re en d i s p l ay s us ed i n t h i s m a nu al a r e r e pr es e nta ti on s o f w ha t m i gh t a pp ea r w h en y ou use y o ur s c an ne r .
19 Intro d uc ti o n typ e ( Program System ) w he n y o u pr es s [ ME NU] . It a l s o i nst r u cts y o u to tur n th e S c ro ll C ont rol (s h own as ) t o vi ew a se r i es of c hoi c e s t h en pr ess or ta p t he S c ro ll C ont rol (t he ac t i o n s h ow n as F to en te r a ch o ice ( Edit Name ).
20 A Sh or t U ser ’ s G ui d e t o A ssi st the Fi r st - Ti me Scan n er E n t h usi ast We l c om e t o th e fam i ly of U n i den s c a nne r us e r s .
21 A Sh o r t Us er’ s G u id e t o As sis t t h e F ir s t -T im e Sc an n e r E n t h u si as t 2 . P r o g r a m th e syst e m ba se d o n th e p la n .
22 Und er st a ndi ng Scan ni n g and t h e B CT15 T hi s s e c ti on pr o v i d es y o u w i t h ad di t i o n al b ac k g ro un d o n h ow s c a nn i n g w o r k s an d how your s c a nn er p r o vi des tha t f ea tur e.
23 U nd e rs ta nd i ng S canning a nd the B C T 1 5 th e c han ne l s , th en pr es s the GQ K w it hi n 2 s e con ds . S y s tem s c a n h av e up to 20 c ha nn e l gr o u ps , an d mu l t i p l e c h an ne l g rou ps c a n b e as s i gn ed to t he s a m e GQ K .
24 ev en i nt er fer e w i t h e ac h oth er to th e p oi nt w he re i t i s i m pos s i b l e to c l ea r l y r e c ei v e any of the s t a ti on s . A s c ann er , s uc h a s y ou r BC T 15, eq ui p.
25 U nd e rs ta nd i ng S canning a nd the B C T 1 5 R ep eat er O p er atio n Rep e a te r syst e ms u se two fre q u e n ci e s: o n e tr a n sm it s fro m th e ra d io t o a ce n tr a l r e p e a te r; t h e o t h e r tr a n smi t s fro m t h e r e p e a t e r t o o t h e r r ad i o s i n t h e syste m.
26 Tr un k e d S c a nn i ng W hi l e c o nv e nt i o n al s c a nn i n g w o r k e d gr ea t w hi l e t he r e w er e on l y a f e w gr ou ps w a nti n g t o u se t he fr eq uen c i es , w i t h th e.
27 U nd e rs ta nd i ng S canning a nd the B C T 1 5 sca n n e r. No w, th e Fo r t W o rth s yste ms a r e l o cke d o ut a n d S yste m Q u ick Ke ys [1 ] , [2 ] , an d [3 ] a ll o w se le ct io n b e t we e n th e Ph o e n ix- a rea syste ms.
28 T h e syste ms in u se a re: M otorol a Ty pe I — th e r ad i o s s e n d th e r ad i o ID , th e flee t a nd sub fl ee t ta l k gr ou p ID to t h e co n tro l ch a n n e l e a ch t im e th e y tra n sm i t . T o p r o g ra m a Typ e I syst e m , yo u n e e d t o kn o w th e syst e m ’s fl e e t m a p .
29 U nd e rs ta nd i ng S canning a nd the B C T 1 5 b y th e p ol i c e, 02 by t he am bu l a nc e s er v i c e, 03 by the fi r e d ep ar tm en t, a nd s o o n. E ac h ag enc y i s the n su bd i v i d ed up to 16 ti m es t o p r o v i de fl ee t i de nti fi c a ti on, an d th e n 8 m o r e tim e s t o id e n t i f y su b fle e ts.
30 W h er e T o Get Mo r e I nf o r m ati o n By i t s e l f , th i s m anu al o nl y p ro v i des pa rt of w h at y ou ne ed t o k no w to hav e fu n s c ann i ng — ho w to pr og r a m an d u se t he s c an ne r . O t he r s o ur c es pr ovi de a d dit io na l in f orm a t io n.
31 Incl ud e d Wi th Yo ur S c a nne r I n clud ed W it h Y ou r Sca nner If an y of th ese i t em s ar e m i ss i ng o r d am ag ed , i m m e di at el y c o nta c t y o ur p l a ce o f p ur c ha s e o r U n i de n C us t om er Se r v i c e at : ( 80 0) 29 7- 10 23 , 8 :00 a.
32 Set t i ng U p Y our Scann er T he s e g uid el ine s will h e lp yo u in st a ll a nd s et up y ou r ne w s c an n er : T he B C T 1 5 c a n b e p l a c ed o n a c on v en i e nt s u r f a c e i n y ou r ho m e as a ba s e s ta t i o n, and c o nne c te d to a st a nda r d o utl e t t h at supp l i e s 1 20V A C , 6 0H z .
33 Se tti ng U p Y o ur S c a nne r T o s ec u re t h e r a di o, by m ea ns of t he m o un ti ng br ac k e t, to a s u r fa c e, fol l ow t he ste p s b e l o w: 1 . A tt a ch t h e fou r pr ot e c ti ve r u bbe r fee t t o th e mo un ti ng br ac k e t w he n yo u us e th e s c ann er o n a fl at s ur fa c e.
34 S et tin g Up an A u d io Reco r d in g Devic e o r Com p u ter Re c o r d i n g It i s b est i f y ou pl a n a he ad w h en y ou i ni ti a te t he ba s i c s et u p o f t he s c an ner i f y ou i n cl ude th e c o m pon en ts t o r ec o r d i nco m i n g r e c ept i o n.
35 Se tti ng U p Y o ur S c a nne r 1 . U s i ng ap pr op r i a te s c re w s or ot he r h ar dw a r e , s e cur e t he br ac k e t. 2 . In se rt t h e sca n n e r a n d in se r t t h e b r a cke t kn o b s to l o ck th e sca n n e r i n p o si t i o n .
36 1 . R e m o ve t h e b racke t if i t is a t t a ch e d . 2. R e m o ve th e fo u r Ph i l i p s sc r e w s fr o m fo ur s m a ll ta b s o f t he case , o n th e r e ar , tha t s e c ur e t he ou ter m et al c as e and pu l l o ff the c as e ( tow a rd th e r ea r ) w i th ca r e .
37 Se tti ng U p Y o ur S c a nne r Rem o vi n g the S can n er fro m th e D I N-E S l eev e If you p l a n to co nn e ct o th er d evi c es or w i r e s to th e r ad i o, s uch as a GP S u n i t, a t a l at e r ti m e, you s h o uld p l an to r e m o ve the sc a n ne r fr o m the D IN - E sl e e ve.
38 s hou l d b e ch os e n b y a qu al i fi ed i ns ta l l e r ba s ed on the i nt er na l v ehi cl e br ac k e t w h ich will b e u sed in s e c ur in g t h e sc an ne r c ha s s is .
39 Se tti ng U p Y o ur S c a nne r th e fro nt of t he m an ual f or i mp or t a nt in fo r m at i o n abo ut us i ng an e ar ph on e/h ea dp hon e. C o nn e ct i n g a n E xte n sio n S p eake r In .
40 Con t r ol s, K e ys, a nd Fu nct i on s Eac h of th e k n ob s an d k e y s on th e B C T 1 5 pr od uc e s ev e r a l di f f er en t r es u l t s de pe nd i n g up on h o w y o u ac t i v a t e t he m. Yo u c an , f o r e x a m pl e, r ot a te th e k n ob s a s w e l l as p r e s s th em .
41 C o ntro l s , Ke ys , a nd Func ti ons F i na l ly , m a ny c o ntr o l s and k e y s be ha v e d i f fe r e ntl y d ep en di ng on th e m od e y our r ad i o is i n w hen y o u us e t he ke y o r c on tr ol . C a r efu ll y ex a mi n e the f ol l ow i ng ta bl e to se pa r a te th o se a cti o n s .
42 • T ur n to u s e A l ph abe t S k ip i n GPS m o de . • P re ss t o can c e l FUNCT I O N mo d e an d r e t u r n t o NO RM A L mo de . 4. F unc t i o n P l us S e ve r a l sp e ci fic a ct io.
43 C o ntro l s , Ke ys , a nd Func ti ons • Use th is co m b i n a tion i n a n y mo d e e xce p t S ca n a n d G P S. P re ss [3 ] to to g g l e C l ose C al l m ode . P r e s s an d hol d [3 ] to sw i t ch to C l ose Cal l On l y m o d e . • U s e t h i s c o m b i n at i o n i n an y m od e e x c ep t S c an an d G PS .
44 7 . G P S ( G loba l P os i t i oni ng S a te l l i te ) Ke y • P ress t o swi tch t o G P S m o d e . • P r e s s an d h ol d t o s t or e c u r r e nt l o c at i o n d at a w i th a c o nn ec t e d a nd e n ab l ed GPS.
45 C o ntro l s , Ke ys , a nd Func ti ons 11. [E Y ES ] Ke y • P r e ss to sele ct (e n t e r) d a ta va lu e o r a m e n u se l e ct io n . • P r e ss to e d i t cha n n e l d ata i n Scan o r S can H ol d m o d e s. No t e : d oes no t a ppl y to B e arTr a cke r syste m.
46 18. D C P o w er I N C on ne c t o n l y th e s u pp l i e d A C ad a pt er to th i s j a c k . N ev e r us e an y ot he r A C ada pt er as dam a ge m i g ht o c c ur .
47 A L o o k a t T he L C D Di splay A Loo k at The LC D D i spl a y GR P ap pe ar s w i t h Q ui ck Ke y nu m ber s f or gr ou p s 0 - 9 9 i n F un c t i on m o de . Sx : : Th i s ico n a p p e a rs w ith ico n s o f Qu i ck K e y n u m b e r f o r S yst e m s a n d Site s ( f r o m “ 0 ” to “ 99 ”) .
48 PR I : T his ico n t u rn s o n wh ile t h e P ri o ri t y S c an wor k s a n d t hi s b lin k s whi le P rio ri t y P lu s w o r ks. GPS : T h i s i c on ap pe ar s w he n th e s c ann er r ec e i v es GP S d at a. A M / F M / N F M / F M B / W F M : T he s e ic o ns s h ow t h e mo du la ti on t yp e.
49 To n e s To ne s T h e BC T 15 pr od uc e s v a ri o us t on es, be ep s , and a l er t s o un ds for di f fe r ent r ea s on s . T h ey ar e c om pr i s ed o f t hr ee f un da me nta l t one s : hi gh 120 0 H z , mi dd l e 92 0 H z , a nd l ow 6 40 H z.
50 O p er at i on.
51 Op er a t io n E nt e r i n g T ex t W ith in A M en u Op t io n T o e n te r a l e tte r , tur n th e S c ro ll Co nt ro l un t i l the l et t er , n um er al or ot he r cha r a c ter yo u w a nt a p p e a r s. T o m o ve th e cur s or to th e l e f t, p r ess [4 ] .
52 C ust om R ange [ ME NU] Search for ... F Edit Custom F S e le ct a Cust o m ra ng e F Search with Scan F Set Startup Key F A ssig n a ll th e syst e ms/site s th a t yo u wa n t t o sca n a t t h e sa me t i m e to t h e sa me k ey .
53 Intro d uc ti o n to B e a r Tr a c ke r O p e ra ti o n I nt r od u ct i on to B earT r acker O perat i on U sin g B e ar T r ac ker S c ann in g T h e B C T 1 5 i n clu de s s ta te- b y -s t ate.
54 Th e Bear T r a cker S can n in g Ico n s Wh en y ou sel ect a s tat e a nd on e o r m o r e o f t h e age nc i e s , ea c h ena bl e d s e r v i c e’ s i c o n is disp la y ed on t h e lo we r p a rt of t h e L CD (P L , DT , HP , B T). Wh en t h e y a re di s ab l e d, the i c on di sa pp ear s f ro m t he di s p l a y .
55 Us in g t h e M en u Usi n g th e Me n u T h e Me nu m od e of the B CT 1 5 i s v er y po w e rf ul . Ma ny s ett i n gs r e qu i re th at y ou d r il l d o wn m ul t i ple leve ls. Thi s a s s u res yo u t h e u t mo s t f l exib ilit y a n d t h e a bil it y t o c u st om i z e t he op er at i o n t o y o ur s pe c i fi c r equ i re m e nt s .
56 D i spla y F o r m at T h e M e nu s c r e en us e s 4 l i n es o f t ex t . T he up per m os t l i n e i s t he he adi n g f or th e l e vel w i th thr ee c h oi c es b el o w .
57 Us in g t h e M en u E dit in g A F r eq ue n cy T o en ter a fr eq ue nc y , u s e t he nu me ri c k e y s a nd [. No ] fo r the d e ci m a l po i n t. M o ve to th e n ex t pl ac e o nl y by tur ni n g t he S c r o l l Cont r ol . Wh e n al l th e c h ar ac t e r s ar e e nte re d, pr es s F to fi na l i ze th e e n tr y .
58 Program System Program System Base Level Program Location Srch/CloCall Opt Search for... Program Location Srch/CloCall Opt Search for ... Close Call Set Priority WX Operation T one-Out for .
59 P rog ra mm ing G ene ral Sett i n g s Pr ogr a m m i ng G e ner al Se t t i ngs T h e fo l lo w in g s ec t i on d eal s w i t h th e g en er al s e tt i ng s of the sc a nne r . S et t in g an d U sin g t h e D i sp la y B ackl igh t Pr es s F . f app ea r s o n the di sp l a y .
60 A d jus t in g t h e K ey Beep [ ME NU] Settings F Adjust Key Beep F Auto — th e sc a nn e r au to m a ti c a l l y set s th e ke y b e ep to m atch th e m ast er v o l u m e se t t in g le ve l yo u se l e ct . Level 1 - 15 — th e s c ann er l et s y ou m an ua l l y s e l ect o ne of fi ft e en k ey be ep l e vel s.
61 P rog ra mm ing G ene ral Sett i n g s [ME N U ] Settings F Adjust Contrast F S e le c t a le ve l Level 1 to Level 15 F S ett ing th e G P S Fo r m at [ME N U ] .
62 I f y ou ex c e ed 25 5, an d p re s s F , yo u se e Out of Range, Set Max? (Y/N) If y o u w a nt t o u se t he m a x i m u m s et t i n g, pr es s F .
63 P rog ra mm ing G ene ral Sett i n g s S e t Recor d T h i s settin g l e ts yo u e n a b l e t he RE C j ac k . T hen yo u c o nn ect a n aud i o ca bl e to a n a ud i o r ec o r d i n g dev i ce s uc h as tap e, di gi t al r eco r d er , or h ar d d i s c of a c o m put er .
64 S et tin g t h e S er ial P o r t S p eed U se th i s sett i n g t o co ntr o l th e d a ta r a te u se d f o r th e fr o nt a n d b a ck p an e l se r i al por ts .
65 P rog ra mm ing G ene ral Sett i n g s [ME N U ] Settings F See Scanner Info F Firmware Version F T h e v e r si o n n um be r i n th e f or m a t X.XX.XX app ea rs on t he to p l i ne of th e d i s p l ay w h i l e t h e s e r i a l nu m b er s h ow n a s SNXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ap pe ar s a t t h e b ott om .
66 f r on t- pa ne l c on t r o l , t h e s c a nn er u s e s t h e c o nt r o l ’ s s et t i n g ( i .e . t h e s c a nn er p ay s att e nt i o n t o t he l a st m et ho d u s ed ) .
67 P rog ra mm ing G ene ral Sett i n g s 4. Wh en y ou ar e r e ad y to c l on e t h e s c a nn er , pr e s s [S CAN/ S E ARCH] on the slave sca n n e r fi r st , t hen [S CAN / S E ARCH] on t h e m a s t er s c a n ne r .
68 Pr ogr a m m i n g Y our S ca nn er T o ge t t h e m o s t en j oy m en t f r om y o ur s c a n ne r , y o u m u s t c u s t om i z e t he p r o gr am m i n g f or s er v i c es i n y o u r ar ea . T o e d it a n e xi stin g syste m, u se th e m e n u t o n a vig a te to t h e syst e m se t t in g yo u w a n t t o ch a n g e .
69 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r S y stem Op ti o n s Sy st em Op ti o n S e tti ng s CNV MO T E DCS LT T YPE I T Y PE I I WI DE / N ARRO W SC A T Se t Qu i ck Ke y • Se t Star t u p K ey .
70 S ite O pt ion Set t i ngs C hanne l Opt i on S e t t ings Si te Se tt i n g M O T T YPE I M OT T Y PE I I ED C S LT 8 00M H z St a n d a r d 8 00M H z Sp l i n te r 8 00M H z St a n d ar d 8 00M H.
71 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r P ro gr am min g C o nve nti ona l S ys te ms [ME N U ] Program System F New System F Conventional F Confirm? Yes=”E” / No=”.
72 T h e n , se l e ct t h e syste m typ e : MOT TYPE 1 — M o t o r o la T yp e I syst e ms MOT TYPE 2 — M o t o r o la T yp e II syst e ms EDCS WIDE/NARROW — E DA C S W id e a n d N a rr o w sy.
73 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r Use o n l in e r e so u rce s, su ch a s t h e w w w . r a di or ef er en c e. c o m d ata b a s e , to i d e n ti fy th e syste m t yp e . E ve n th o u g h a syste m h a s d ig ita l ch a n n e ls, it i s n o t n e ce ssa r il y a P 2 5 syst e m .
74 [ ME NU] Program System F S e l e ct a co n ve nt i o n a l syst e m F Edit Sys Options F Set Startup Key F S e le ct a sta rtu p ke y fro m 0 - 9 o r se le ct “ .
75 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r [ME N U ] Program System F S e l e ct a syst e m F Edit Sys Options F ID Scan/Search F S ets w h et h er th e s c ann er o nl y.
76 T h i s se t t in g co n tr o l whe th e r th e syste m is a u t o ma t ica l ly e n a b le d a n d d isa b led w h e n you con n e ct a GP S to th e sca n n e r . S e t L a titu d e — E n t e r th e syst e m’ s lat itu d e u sin g t h e f o rm a t yo u se le ct e d i n th e syste m se t t in g s.
77 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r Yes — t h e s c a nn er t r e a ts al l r e c ei v e d I D ’ s a s u n i qu e I D ’ s . No te : M o t o r o l a a na l o g syst e m s u se t a lk g ro u p I D’s i n m u ltip l e s o f 1 6 .
78 [ ME NU] Program System F S e le ct a M o t o ro la Typ e I , I I o r E DA C S W id e / Na r r o w syst e m F Edit Sys Option F Emergency Alert F Off — t h e s c a nn er do es not al e r t y ou to em er ge nc y t ra ns m i s si ons.
79 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r ED AC S T a l k Gr ou p I D ’ s ar e c o mm o nl y p r o v i d ed i n o ne of tw o f or m a ts : AFS and De ci m a l . T hi s s ettin g de te r m i n e s ho w yo u e n ter ED AC S ID ’ s a n d h o w th e sc a nn e r d i sp la ys t h e m .
80 [ ME NU] Program System F S e le ct a tr u n ke d syst e m F Edit Sys Option F Clr All L/O IDs F T o q u ickl y u n lock a l l I D s i n th e syst e m, a n swe r “ Y” to “Confirm? Unlock All (Y/N)” U se th i s o p tio n t o e n t e r a n d e d it si t e in f o rm a t io n fo r th e cu rr e n t syst e m .
81 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r [ME N U ] Program System F S e l e ct t h e e xistin g syst e m F Delete System F Confirm Delete? Yes=”E” / No=”.” Im p ort a n t : De l e t e d syst e m s ca n n o t b e r e st o r e d .
82 [ ME NU] Program System F S e le ct a tr u n ke d syst e m F Edit Site F Se l e c t a Si te F Edit Name F T o e n te r a l e tter , tu r n th e S croll C on t rol unt i l t he cha r a ct er yo u w a nt app ea rs .
83 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r N o t es: • T o u n l o ck t h e syste m a t st a r t u p , p re ss a n d h o ld t h e se le ct e d sta r tu p key w h i l e y ou tu rn on th e s c a nn er . • Th e syst e m Q u ick K e y is a lso e n a b le d .
84 NFM — t h e s c a nn er us e s n ar r o w ban d F M f or th e fr e que ncy ban d. No t e: Th e d e fa u l t s e tti n g i s Auto . T h i s s et ti ng con tr o l s th e m od u l at i o n m e tho d u sed fo r the fr eq u e n cy b an d .
85 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r [ME N U ] Program System F S e l e ct a t ru n ke d syste m F Edit Site F S e l e ct a site F Set Hold Time F Th i s se.
86 [ ME NU] Program System F S e le ct a tr u n ke d syst e m F Edit Site (current) F S e le ct a si t e F Set C-Ch Only F T h i s se t t in g d e te rm i n e s t h e freq u e n ci e s yo u n e e d t o e n t e r fo r M o t o rola syste ms.
87 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r [ME N U ] Program System F S e l e ct a n e xi stin g M O T Typ e I , I I , E DACS , S CA T , o r L TR syst e m F Edit Site F Scr o.
88 2. R o ta te t h e Scr o ll C on tr ol to sel e ct a ne w fi r st l ette r . P r ess [6 ] to m ove on e c har a c t er t o th e r i gh t. R e pea t t he S c r o l l Cont r ol ac t i o n t o c h an ge the char a c ter . T o m o ve o ne cha r a cte r t o t he l e ft, p r es s [4 ] .
89 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r Se l ec t a c h ann el g r oup F Delete Group F Confirm Delete? Yes=”E” / No=”.” Im p ort a n t : D el et e d c ha n ne l gr ou ps c an n ot be r es t o r e d. You m us t r e - e nt er th em .
90 5. R e pe at fro m S tep 2 unt i l you hav e e nte r e d t he de s ir e d n am e. T he n pr es s F to a c c e p t th e s e t ti n g . No t es : • E ac h ch an nel na me c a n be up to 1 6 c ha r a c t er s . Abb r ev i ate a s n ec e s s ar y t o f i t .
91 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r [ME N U ] Program System F S e l e ct t h e co n ve n t i o n a l syst e m F Edit Group F Se l e ct t he gr ou p o r New Group .
92 Edit Channel F Se l e c t t h e C h an ne l F Set Modulation F Auto — t he s c a nne r us e s th e d ef a ul t m o dul a ti on for t he c ha nne l . T he d efa ul t setti n g i s Auto . AM — t he s c a nne r us e s A M ( am pl i tu de m o du l ati on ) for t he c ha nne l .
93 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r Edit Channel F S el e c t t h e c h an ne l F Set Priority F T hi s s e t t i ng c on t rol s w he t he r t he s c a n ne r t r ea t s t h e c h an ne l as a p ri or i ty c h an ne l wh ile s c a nn in g .
94 [ ME NU] Program System F S e le ct a syst e m F Edit Group F Select a channel group F Edit Channel F S el ec t a c h an ne l F Set Lockout F S el ec t fr om th e fo l lo w i n g c hoi c e s F Unlocked — th e ch a n n e l i s sca n n e d w h e n it s q u i ck ke y is e n a b le d .
95 P ro g ra m m i ng Y o ur S c a nne r S e lect Y es to d e l e te t h e cha n n e l o r N o to can cel ..
96 S ear c hi ng and St or i ng S er vic e S ear ch S e rvi ce S e a r ch l e t s yo u se le ct a n d se a r ch th e sca n n er ’s p re p ro g ra mm e d se a rch r a n g e s.
97 S e ar c h i n g an d S t o r i n g T o lo ck o u t a f r e q u e n cy f o u n d w h il e se arch in g , p r e ss [ L /O] . P r e ssi n g [L / O] o n ce d i sp la ys Temporary L/O an d p re s s i ng [L / O ] twi ce d isp l a ys Locked Out .
98 Pr ess [ .N o ] then to Cus tom Search F . T h e sca n n e r st a rts cu sto m se a rch o f t h e cu st o m se a r ch r a n ge yo u se le ct e d , s t op pi ng o n an y t r an s mi ss i on i t fi nd s a nd di s p l a yi ng th e f r equ en cy .
99 S e ar c h i n g an d S t o r i n g Edit Srch Limit — le t s yo u vi e w a n d se lect th e fre q ue n cy ra n g e s t o se a r ch . T h e s c a nn er pr om p ts y o u t o e nt e r the up pe r and l ow e r s ear c h l i m i t s .
100 In a dd i ti on to thi s s c a n yo u c a n sear c h an y of t he p r e pr og r a m m e d s e r v i c e or cu sto m se a r ch r a n g e s. W hi l e s c a nn i n g, pr es s F . Rot a te th e S c roll Co n t ro l unt i l y o u r e ach the d es i r e d se rvi ce o r cu sto m se a rch r a n g e .
10 1 S e ar c h i n g an d S t o r i n g S et A t ten uat or t o s e l e c t t o c h oo s e a n a tt e nu at i o n f o r al l fr eq ue nc i es i n th e r an ge . F On — the fr eq ue nc i es ar e a tt e nu at e d. Off — the fr eq ue nc i es ar e n ot att enu at ed.
102 A u to S e ar c h an d S t o r e Y ou r sc ann er ’ s Au to St or e f eat ur e l e ts y o u s e ar c h for n ew fr eq ue nc i es i n c u st om s ear ch r a ng es o r w it hi n a s e r vi ce s ea r c h r an ge on a c o nv e nti o nal s y s tem , o r ne w ta lk g r o u p ID’ s o n a tru n ke d syst e m .
10 3 S e ar c h i n g an d S t o r i n g T r u nk ed Sea r ch a n d S t ore Y o u ca n sto r e t a lk g rou p ID’ s int o t h e syste m yo u se le ct e d i n “Se l e ct in g a S yste m” . Ot he r w i s e, the s c an ne r st or es ta l k gr ou p ID ’ s i n a n ew g ro up i t c r ea tes .
104 U si n g t h e C l o se C al l F eat u r e Y o u r sca n n e r ’s Cl o se C a l l™ f e a tu re let s yo u se t t h e sca n n e r so it d e te ct s, d i sp la ys the fr eq ue nc y o f, a nd l ets y ou he ar a ne ar by s t r o ng ra di o tr an s mi s s i on .
10 5 U sin g t h e C lo se C a ll F ea t u r e Ca ll mo de an d st or es a ny Clo s e Ca ll h it s , u p t o the ma ximu m you s pe c if ie d in t h e Ma x Aut o S tor e se tti ng . I f th e sc a nn e r s to r e s m o r e h i ts th an th i s sett i n g , i t sto ps a uto s t o r e op er at i o n.
106 Set CC Bands — L e ts you sel ect th e Cl o se C all b a n d sett i n g s. Y o u ca n tu r n th e fol l ow i ng ba nd s on or o ff . VHF Low 1 — ( 25. 000 0- 53 .9 800 M H z ) VHF Low 2 — ( 54 .00 00 - 1 07 .90 00 MH z ) Air Band — ( 10 8.
10 7 U sin g t h e C lo se C a ll F ea t u r e Clo s e Call Hits wit h S can Wh en y ou tu r n on t h i s op t i on , th e s c a nn er au to ma t i c al l y s to re s an d s c a ns t he l as t 1 0 Close C a ll h it s re ce ive d .
108 Search and Cl ose C al l O pt io n s T h e se t t in g s in t h is se ct io n a f f e ct cu st o m sea r ch e s, se rvi ce se a rche s, a n d C l o se C a l l ope r ati on . T h e f ol l ow i ng ta bl e sh ow s w h at o pt i o ns a r e a v ai l ab l e fo r v ar i o us s ear ch m o de s .
10 9 S e a r c h and Cl o s e Cal l O p ti o ns U nlock ing A l l Fre q ue nci e s [ME N U ] Srch/CloCall Opt F Freq Lockouts F Unlock All F T h e s c a nn er pr o m p ts y o u t o co nfi r m de l e ti on . T o c on fi r m a nd de l ete al l l oc k e d- ou t fr e que nc i e s , pr e s s F .
11 0 S c re eni ng Out B r oa dc a s t So urc es [ ME NU] Srch/CloCall Opt F Broadcast Screen F T h i s se t t in g d e te rm i n e s wh e t h e r th e sca n n e r a u t o m a tica.
111 S e a r c h and Cl o s e Cal l O p ti o ns Fi ndi ng R epe a t er O u t put Fre que nc i e s [ME N U ] Srch/CloCall Opt F Repeater Find F On or Off F T h i s fea tur e .
11 2 Auto — t h e s c a nn er us e s th e d ef aul t m o du l a ti on fo r the fr eq ue nc y b an d. T h e def au l t s ett i n g i s Auto . AM — t h e s c a nn er us e s A M ( am p l i t u de m odu l ati o n) fo r the fr eq ue nc y b an d. FM — t h e s c a nn er us e s F M ( fre qu en c y m odu l ati o n) fo r the fr eq ue nc y b an d.
11 3 S e a r c h and Cl o s e Cal l O p ti o ns u nm od ul at ed c ar ri e r as d ata a nd s k i p s t he fr equ en c y w he n D a ta Sk i p i s o n. T u r n th e fea tu r e o f f or t a l k i nt o th e tr a nsm itte r to m o du l a te the car r i e r .
11 4 Pr i or i ty Sc a n I f y ou ac t i v a t e a P r i o r i ty S c an w hi l e s c a nn i n g, t he r ad i o i nt e r r u pt s i t s s c a n e v er y two se co n d s t o ch e ck t h e p ri o r i t y ch a n n e l ( P-C h ). PRI ap pe ar s on t h e s c r e e n.
11 5 U si ng W e at h e r A l e r t ( S A M E ) Us i ng W e at he r Al e r t ( S AM E) Y o ur B C T 1 5 h as b ee n p r i m a r i l y de s i gn ed as a m ul ti - ban d, ge ne ra l ser v i c es sc an ne r.
11 6 T his se t t in g d et e rmi ne s wh i c h t y p e s of s ign a ls will t rig g er a n a ler t . Ch oo s e y o ur setti n g, th e n p r e ss F . Alert Only — t h e s c a nn er al e r t s w he n i t det ec t s the 10 50 H z to n e th a t ac c om p an i e s al l w e at h er al e r t s .
11 7 U si ng W e at h e r A l e r t ( S A M E ) [ME N U ] WX Operation F Program SAME F S el ec t the SA M E gr ou p to e di t F Edit Name — e n te r th e n a m e you want to ass i gn to th e S AM E g r o u p you se l e ct e d .
11 8 F i r e T o ne - Ou t In tr od u c ti on Y o u r sca n n e r ca n b e se t t o re sp o n d t o fir e to n e -o u ts, a syst e m co mpri se d o f s t an da r d i z ed tw o- t o ne sequ en t i al p ag i ng, s ho r t on e- to ne pa gi ng , a nd l ong g ro up to n e p a g i n g .
11 9 Fi re T o ne -O ut I ntr o d uc ti o n Edit Frequency — E n t e r t h e d e si r e d f r e qu e n cy t h at th e sca n n e r sh o u ld m o n i t o r fo r th e to n e - o u t. Set Modulation — Se t th e m od u l a ti on type fo r the p a g i n g si gn al.
120 Afte r y ou sel e c t a n a l e r t p atte r n, t h e scan ne r p r om pts for th e al er t l e vel fo r a re c ei v ed al e r t . Le v el o pti o ns 1 to 15 s et s a fi x ed au di o l e vel i n dep en de nt o f t he m a i n vo l u m e se tti n g .
12 1 U si ng the BC T1 5 wi th a G P S U si n g t he B C T 15 w i t h a G P S T h e sc a nn e r l ets you con n e ct a com pa ti ble GPS d e vi ce to i t t o p r o vi de tw o ve r y c on v en i e nt op e r at i o n f e at u res : • a u t o m a tica ll y locks a n d u n lo cks syst e ms a n d si t e s b a se d o n d a t a yo u in p u t.
122 Lo c at io n - Based ( GP S ) S can n in g T h e BC T 15 use s da ta, s up pl i ed by an att ac h ed GPS un i t, t h at l et s the r adi o aut om ati c a l l y u nl o c k an d l o ck out s i tes base d on the ge og r a ph i c al i nfo r m a ti on y ou pr ov i de .
12 3 U si ng the BC T1 5 wi th a G P S Ano th e r E x a m p l e o f M u lt i p le Si t e Cr e at i o n T he ge og r a ph i c ar ea of Ar l i n gto n, T X, i s sep ar ate d i n to m u l ti pl e si te l oc a t i ons t o ena bl e au tom at i c locko u t a n d u n l o ck a s o n e m o ve s f r o m ar ea to ar ea .
124 T o st o r e yo u r curr e n t loca tio n , p r e ss a n d h old [ G PS] fo r m or e t han 1 s ec o nd. Y o u a r e pr om p t ed to en t er t h e t y pe of en t r y (D a ng e rou s Xi ng , D an ge ro us R o ad , o r POI) , a s w el l a s the o th e r l o cati o n p a r a m e te r s .
12 5 U si ng the BC T1 5 wi th a G P S Set Type F At thi s l ev e l y ou ha v e an op por t u ni t y t o r ea s s i gn or e di t th e l oca ti on typ e you fi r st sel e cted a nd set th e l oca tion to eith e r o n e o f th e o th e r ty p es o r chan ge t h e d at a i n an ex i s t i ng l oc a ti on .
126 Set Heading F Y o u ca n in p u t t h e co m p a ss d i re ct io n t o th e site f r o m yo u r p re se n t lo ca t io n o r , yo u ca n se le ct All Range wh ic h i g n or es you r sp ecif ic hea di n g.
12 7 U si ng the BC T1 5 wi th a G P S L oc a ti on to be de l et e d F Delete Location F Confirm Delete? Yes=”E” / No=”.” F M a ke you r cho i ce to e i th er d el et e th e l o cati o n o r to c an ce l . GP S D i sp l ay Mo d e If you p r e ss GP S , t h e s can ne r sw i tc h e s t o a GP S d i spl ay m o d e .
128 GP S Revi ew Lo cat ion Mo d e I f y ou ha v e p r o gr a m m ed da ta fo r a P o i nt o f I nt e r e s t, D a ng er ou s C r o s s i ng , an d a D a ng er ou s R oa d, y o u c an r e v i ew ea c h s et o n a s c r ee n d ed i cat e d t o s h ow i ng j us t tha t d a ta .
12 9 Ca r e a nd Ma i nte na nc e Car e a nd M a i nt ena nce Ge n er al Use T u r n th e s c ann er o ff bef or e d i s con nec t i n g t he po w er . I f me mo ry is lo s t , si m ply re p rog ra m e ach c h a nn el. A l w a y s pr ess each b utto n f i r m l y un ti l you he ar t h e e nt r y t on e f o r tha t k e y en tr y .
130 T r oubl esho ot ing F r o m t i m e to ti m e , U ni d en m i g h t u p d a t e th e BC T 15 ’ s fi r m w ar e to ch a n g e th e s c ann er ’ s pe r f or m a nc e or i n cor po r a te new f ea tur es .
13 1 Tr ou b les h oo t in g If yo u e xp e ri e n ce d i ff icu lty w h il e i n Tr u n kT r a cke r ™ m o d e , tr y th e fo l lo w in g st e p s. S c an w o n’ t s t ar t . Y o u m us t pr es s [S CAN / S E ARCH ] to s c a n. P r e ss [ S C AN/ S E AR CH] .
132 If yo u st i ll ca n n o t g et sa t isfa cto ry r e su l ts wh i le u sin g yo u r sca n ne r o r i f yo u wa n t a d dit io na l in f orm a t io n, p le a s e ca ll o r writ e t h e Un id e n Pa rt s an d S er v ic e Di v is io n .
13 3 Sp ec if ic ati on s Sp eci f i cat i o n s C e r t i f i c at e d a c c or da nc e w i t h F C C R ul e s an d R e gu l a t i on s Pa rt 15 Su bp ar t C a s of d ate of m anu f a c tur e.
134 Sens it iv it y (nom inal) 12dB SI N AD : At t enuat ion : 20dB nom inal Sc an R at e : 100 c hannels per s ec ond (C onv ent ional m ode) m ax Searc h R at e : 300 s t eps per s ec ond (5 k H z s t ep only ) m ax Audio Out put : 2. 6W nom inal int o 8 Ω s peak er 30m W nom inal int o 32 Ω s t ereo headphone: Pow er R equirem ent s : D C 11.
13 5 Sp ec if ic ati on s R em ot e I nt erf ac e J ac k 4pin M ini T y pe GPS / R em ot e I nt erf ac e J ac k D -s ub 9pin M ale T y pe Ex t . D C Pow er / OR N G Wire J ac k 3pin (C ent er Orange W ire) Operat ing T em perat ure : N om inal -20° C t o +60°C C los e C all -10° C t o +60° C Siz e : 7.
136 Re f e r e n c e P r eset F le et M ap s No t e: S i ze Co d e s in p a r e n t h e si s i n d ica t e s t h a t t h e S i ze Co d e sp a n s m o r e t h a n one b l o c k.
13 7 Re fe r e nc e P re s e t Ma p 7 P re s et Ma p 8 P re s e t Ma p 9 P re s et Ma p 1 0 P re s et Ma p 1 1 P r e s et Ma p 1 2 P re s et Ma p 1 3 P re s et Ma p 1 4 Bl oc k S i ze Co de Bl oc k S .
138 Pr eset M ap 15 Pr es et M ap 16 U se r D ef i ne d Fl e e t M a ps Ty pe I P rogr am m i ng I nfor m a t ion W h e n a T yp e I syst e m i s d e si g n e d , t h e a d d re ss in f o r ma t i o n fo r a l l t h e ID’s i s d ivi d e d in t o 8 e q ua l size d b l o cks, n u m b e r e d 0 – 7 .
13 9 Re fe r e nc e se e ms. S e lect a size co d e f o r a b lo ck, a n d t h e n p r e ss Sc a n . N o w li s t e n t o t he c o m m un i c ati o ns .
140 DC S C o d e s 023 025 02 6 031 032 036 04 3 047 051 053 05 4 065 071 072 07 3 074 1 14 1 15 116 122 125 131 13 2 134 143 145 15 2 155 156 162 16 5 172 174 205 21 2 223 225 226 24 3 244 245 246 25.
14 1 Re fe r e nc e I ndex A Agenc y Subf leet 28 Alert C hannels 54 D angerous Xing-R oad 125 LED 50 M ut e 41, 48, 50 Plus 16 POI 126 T one 54 Ant enna 20, 32, 33, 38, 45, 104, 131 At t enuat ion, A.
142 D im m er 59 D I N -E 14, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37 D OT 43, 47 E Edit ing Alpha t ag 89 Band Plan 85 C hannel groups 80 F requenc ies 57, 90 Na m e 5 6 Sit es 80 S y st e m q u i ck k e y 7 3 T alk grou.
14 3 Re fe r e nc e Only F or 125 Set t ing 124 POL 11, 53 Polic e 47 Port 15, 45, 64, 65, 66 Preprogram m ed 53, 78, 96, 100, 115 Pres et m aps 137 Priorit y C hannel 48 Plus 16 Sc an 16, 48 WX 1 7 Q.
144 O n e- Y ear Li m i t ed W arr an t y Im p ort a n t : E v id en c e o f o rig in al p ur cha s e is re qu ir e d f o r wa rra n t y s e rvic e . WARRAN TO R : UNI DE N A M E R I C A CORP O RA TI .
14 5 P R O C E D URE F O R O BTAI NI NG P E RF O RMA NCE O F WARR ANTY : If, aft er fo l lo w i n g th e i ns tr uc t i o ns i n thi s Ope r at i ng G ui de y ou a re ce r t ai n th at t h e Pr od uc t i s d e f e ctive , p a ck th e P r o d u ct ca re fu ll y ( p r e f e ra b l y i n i ts o r ig i n a l p a cka g in g ) .
146 ME MO.
14 7 MEMO ME MO.
148.
An important point after buying a device Uniden BCT15 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Uniden BCT15 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Uniden BCT15 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Uniden BCT15 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Uniden BCT15 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Uniden BCT15, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Uniden BCT15.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Uniden BCT15. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Uniden BCT15 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
