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Programming Radio Systems
Programming Radio Systems
Your BCD396T comes preprogrammed with the
major analog systems used in the 25 most populous
counties in the US, as well as the most popular digital
systems. However, to get the most enjoyment from
your scanner (especially if you do not live near one of
these counties), you must customize the programming
for your area.
To edit an existing system, use the menu to navigate
to the system setting you want to change. This section
assumes you are programming a new system.
Programming radio systems is completed in two major
steps. Don't skip either step!
1. Plan the system.
2. Program the system into your scanner according
to the plan you prepared in Step 1.
To make planning easier, planning worksheets are
included in the back of this manual for each system
type. Copy the worksheets (or download this manual
from the Uniden America Corporation website and
print extra sheets), then use them to plan out how you
will program the scanner.
Important! Before you start programming your
scanner, make sure the batteries are fresh or fully
charged. If the scanner loses power while you
program it, its memory might be corrupted which will
require you to reinitialize it (see “Initializing the Scan-
ner’s Memory” on Page 56). All information
programmed in the scanner, including
preprogrammed systems, might be lost.
General Notes
• You can store up to 400 systems.
• Trunking systems can have up to 200 channels
each. The number of conventional system
channels you can have is limited only by the
amount of scanner memory remaining.
• You can store up to 20 channel groups per system.
• Total channels are limited to about 6000.
Programming Radio Systems
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