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Trunk Scanning Options
When you are scanning a trunked system, there are several
trunking-only options available to you. This section outlines
these options.
Searching for Active Talkgroups (ID Search)
If you want to hear all activity on a system, use the ID Search
mode. While scanning a trunking system, press SEARCH
while scanning that system; or, press and hold TRUNK until
the scanner flashes READY TO ID SEARCH. The
BC296D stops on every active talkgroup, regardless of
whether you have programmed it into your scanner.
Notes: • If you have not yet programmed any ID’s for the
system, this is the only mode available.
• In the ID search mode, the scanner displays the
alpha tags associated with the stored talkgroups or
NEW for talkgroups you have not stored.
Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan)
To scan only those talkgroups you have stored into your
scanner, press SCAN while scanning that system; or, press
and hold TRUNK until the scanner displays READY TO ID
SCAN. When one of the talkgroups you have stored becomes
active, the scanner switches to that transmission and displays
the ID number and the alpha tag for that talk group.
Note: You must store at least two talkgroup IDs in the
system for ID scanning to work.
Monitoring Talkgroup ID’s
To see all of the ID’s that are active on the system, while
monitoring a trunked system press TRUNK. The scanner
stops trunking the system and instead holds on the system’s
control channel. You hear the control data and the scanner
displays every talkgroup ID as it becomes active in the
system. To resume trunktracking, press TRUNK again.
Selecting Talkgroup Lists to Scan
When the scanner is in the ID Scan mode, you can select
which ID lists you want the BC296D to scan. First, if you are
scanning a Motorola or EDACS system, ensure that you are
in the Scan List mode. Press REVERSE until the scanner
displays “List” at the left side of line 3 in the display when it
has not stopped on a talkgroup or on the left side of line 4 if it
has stopped on a talkgroup. Then, press the number
corresponding to the ID list you want to turn on or off.
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