BCD396T OWNER’S MANUAL OWNER’S MANUAL Precautions PrecautionsBefore you use this scanner, please read and observe the following. IMPORTANT! This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community. Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Guide, could void your authority to operate this product. EARPHONE WARNING! Be sure to use only a monaural earphone with this scanner. You can also use an optional 32 Ω stereo headset. Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset might be potentially hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is monaural, but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo headset. Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the monaural earphone or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32 Ω). Otherwise, you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume control or squelch control setting. This might be particularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal. Precautions 2 WARNING! Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Astro®, DPL®, Digital Private Line®, Motorola®, PL®, PRIVACY PLUS®, Private Line®, SMARTNET®,and SMARTZONE® are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. LTR® is a registered trademark of E.F. Johnson Co. EDACS® is a registered trademark of M/A-COM Private Radio Systems Inc. Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. TrunkTracker™, Trunk Tracking™, and Close Call™ are proprietary trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. Other trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders. Important: If you use the supplied AC adapter to power the scanner but have not installed batteries in the scanner, never turn the scanner off by disconnecting the AC adapter or unplugging it from the AC outlet. This might corrupt the scanner’s memory. Always use to turn the scanner off before disconnecting AC power. Precautions 3 Contents The FCC Wants You to Know ..................................................................... 8 Contents Scanning Legally ........................................................................................ 8 Introduction ............................................................................................... 10 Feature Highlights ..................................................................................... 11 About This Manual .................................................................................... 16 Using the Multifunction Scroll Control .................................................... 16 Entering Text ......................................................................................... 17 How the Scanner’s Controls Are Represented in This Manual .............. 17 Understanding Scanning .......................................................................... 19 Understanding the Scanner’s Memory ..................................................... 19 What is Scanning? .................................................................................... 19 What is Searching? ................................................................................... 20 What is CTCSS/DCS? .............................................................................. 20 Conventional Scanning ............................................................................. 22 Simplex Operation ................................................................................. 23 Repeater Operation ............................................................................... 23 What is Trunk Tracking? ........................................................................... 23 Trunked Scanning ..................................................................................... 24 Types of Trunking Systems ...................................................................... 25 Motorola Trunking .................................................................................. 25 EDACS Trunking ................................................................................... 27 LTR Trunking ......................................................................................... 28 I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) ........................................................................... 29 Where To Get More Information ............................................................... 29 Information On The Internet ................................................................... 29 Included With Your Scanner ..................................................................... 31 Setting Up Your Scanner .......................................................................... 32 Using Internal Batteries ............................................................................ 32 Using Rechargeable Batteries .................................................................. 33 Removing the Display Sticker ................................................................... 34 Using AC Power ....................................................................................... 34 Connecting the Antenna ........................................................................... 35 Connecting an Optional Antenna ........................................................... 35 Connecting an Earphone/Headphone ...................................................... 35 Connecting an Extension Speaker ........................................................... 35 Attaching the Belt Clip .............................................................................. 36 Attaching the Wrist Strap .......................................................................... 36 A Look At The Keypad .............................................................................. 36 A Look At The Display .............................................................................. 39 Using Menu ............................................................................................... 41 Using Func ................................................................................................ 41 Basic Operation ......................................................................................... 42 Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch .................................... 42 Scanning Systems .................................................................................... 43 Preprogrammed System Tips ................................................................ 43 Selecting Systems to Scan ....................................................................... 44 Selecting System Channel Groups ........................................................... 45 Locking/Unlocking Systems ...................................................................... 45 Locking/Unlocking Channels .................................................................... 45 ID Scan/ID Search Mode .......................................................................... 46 Temporarily Holding On a System ............................................................ 46 Holding On a Channel .............................................................................. 46 Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search ................................................... 47 Quick-Storing Channels or Talk Group ID’s .............................................. 47 Quickly Recalling Channels ...................................................................... 48 Monitoring Trunking Activity ...................................................................... 48 Toggling Channel Alpha Tags ................................................................. 48 Using the Menu .......................................................................................... 49 Programming Systems Menu ................................................................... 51 Contents 4 Other Settings ............................................................................................ 53 Displaying System Information ................................................................. 53 Viewing Memory Used ............................................................................53 Viewing the Firmware Version ................................................................53 Adjusting the Key Beep ............................................................................ 53 Locking/Unlocking the Keypad and Scroll ................................................ 53 Turning Power Save On or Off ................................................................. 54 Priority Scan ............................................................................................