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Table of Contents
Precautions .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Powe r Related Issu es....................................................................................................................... 3
The FCC Wants You to Know ............................................................................................................. 9
Sca nn ing L egally................................................................................................................................. 9
Introduction........................................................................................................................................ 12
Fea ture Highligh ts .................................................................................................................. ........... 13
Gener al................................................................................................................................ ........... 13
Trunk Tr acking.............................................................................................................................. .. 15
Search es an d Scann ing .......................................................................................................... .. ...... 16
GPS............................................................................................................................ . ........ ........... 17
Weath er........................................................................................................................ ... ......... ...... 17
M e mo ry Sto ra ge Li mit s............. ....................... .................. ...................... .................. ............. ........... 18
Sear ch Locko ut Limits............................................................................................................ ........... 18
A bo ut Th i s Manu al.. ..... ............. ....................... .................. ...................... ....................... .... ............... 18
Ho w the Scann er ’s Controls Ar e Repr esented in This M an ua.......................................................l 1 8
A Short User’s Guide to Assist the First-Time Scanner Enthusiast ............................................. 20
Understanding Scanning and the BCT15 ........................................................................................ 22
Und er standing th e Scanner’s Memory.............................................................................................. 22
Un de rsta nd ing Quick K eys..................... .................. ...................... .................. ...................... ......... .. 22
What is Scann ing? ........................................................................................................................... .. 23
What is Searching? ................................................................................................................ ..... ...... 23
What is CTCS S /DCS?............................................................................................................. .... ...... 23
Con ventional Scann ing........................................................................................................... ........... 24
Sim plex Ope ration........................................................................................................................... .. 24
Re pe ate r Ope ra tion ..... ............. ....................... .................. ...................... .................. ............. ........... 25
What is Trunk Tracking?......................................................................................................... ..... ...... 25
Trunked Scanning.................................................................................................................. ........... 26
Startup Con figura tion.............................................................................................................. ........... 26
Multi -S ite Trun king............................................................................................................ .. ............. .. 27
Types of Trunkin g Systems............................................................................................................. .. 27
Mo toro la Trunking................................................................................................................ ..... ...... 27
EDACS Trunking ................................................................................................................. . ........... 28
LTR Trunking............................................................................................................................ ...... 29
Where To Get Mo re Infor mati on ...................................................................................................... .. 30
Information On The Inter ne t...................................................................................................... ...... 30
Included With Your Scanner ............................................................................................................. 31
Setting Up Your Scanner................................................................................................................... 32
Base Station ....................................................................................................................... ............... 32
Setting Up a n Aud io Recordi ng Devi ce or Computer Recording ....................................................... 3 4
Vehi cle Installation .................................................................................................................. ........... 34
Mo unting Using the Br acket...................................................................................................... ...... 34
Mo unting Using the Optiona l DIN-E Sl ee ve.................................................................................... 35
Re moving the Scanner fro m the DIN-E Sl ee ve .............................................................................. 3 7
Mo unting Using ISO Te chnique...................................................................................................... 37
Re moving the D isplay S ti cker....................................................................................................... .. 38
Con ne ctin g an Optio na l An tenna....................................................................................................... 38