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• While Private Scanning in the trunking banks, press SRCH, then it will move to ID
Search mode.
Search Hold Feature
1. Press HOLD/RESUME at anytime to stop the search. To move up or down 1 frequency
step, use the ▲ or ▼ key.
2. Press HOLD/RESUME to resume searching.
Data Skip
A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This
means the BCT8 will occasionally stop on data signals and
unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skip many of
these types of transmissions during search.
1. To activate the Data Skip feature, press DATA in Scan or Search mode. “ ”
appears on the display.
2. To deactivate the Data Skip feature, press DATA again. “ ” disappears.
When Data Skip is active, your scanner may pause momentarily on an unwanted signal
but will resume searching in two or three seconds. The Data Skip feature is active as
well as Scan mode and Service Search mode. Data Skip does not function during
Service Scanning band (for AIR, CB, or Weather band), Priority Scan, and Trunking
mode.
Frequency Skip
If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set the
scanner to skip the frequency.
To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping on the frequency you want to skip or
when in Search Hold mode.
Note: You can program up to 100 skip frequencies.
The 101st skip frequency entered causes the first skipped frequency to unlock.
To restore a Locked out/Skipped channel.
1. Select the desired frequency by using the ▲ or ▼ key in Search Hold mode.
2. Press L/O, and then press HOLD/RESUME.
To restore all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for 2 seconds in Search Hold mode.
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