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Basic Operation
Notes:
• The systems preprogrammed into the scanner are
located primarily in major metropolitan areas.
• You might hear transmissions on frequencies
assigned to very distant stations. This will happen
if a local system also uses the same frequency.
You can scan the preprogrammed systems more
efficiently by preventing the BCD396T from trying to
scan systems that are not in your area. To do this,
refer to the quick key assignments listed in
“Preprogrammed Systems” on Page 140, and enter
the quick key for each distant system to turn them off.
To stop scanning a local preprogrammed system, you
can:
• Lock out the system (see “Locking/Unlocking Sys-
tems” on Page 45)
• Reassign the system to another quick key so you
can easily enable/disable it independently of other
systems (see “Editing the System Quick Key” on
Page 73)
• Delete the system (see “Deleting Systems” on
Page 81)
Important! You cannot restore preprogrammed
systems if you delete them.
Selecting Systems to Scan
To select systems to scan, press Scan then press the
quick key assigned to the system or systems you want
to scan. For quick keys 0-9, press the quick key’s
number. For quick keys 10-99, press then press the
quick key’s 2-digit number. To stop scanning the
system(s), press (if the quick key is a 2-digit quick
key) then the number button or buttons again.
The Sx: (system) indicators on the display show the
systems that are currently selected.
BCD396T Paper OM.fm Page 44 Wednesday, March 30, 2005 8:36 PM