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Table of Contents
Precautions .................................................................................................................................2
Power Related Issues ..............................................................................................................3
The FCC Wants You To Know ...................................................................................................9
Scanning Legally ........................................................................................................................9
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................11
Feature Highlights ....................................................................................................................12
General ..................................................................................................................................12
GPS ........................................................................................................................................15
Weather ..................................................................................................................................15
Search ....................................................................................................................................15
Auto Store ..............................................................................................................................16
Priority ....................................................................................................................................16
PC Control and Cloning .........................................................................................................16
Memory Storage Limits .............................................................................................................16
Search Lockout Limits ..............................................................................................................17
About This Manual ....................................................................................................................17
Using the Scroll Control [FUNC] ............................................................................................17
How the Scanner’s Controls Are Represented in This Manual ..............................................18
Entering Text Within A Menu Option ......................................................................................18
A Short User’s Guide to Assist the First-Time Scanner Enthusiast and Glossary ............19
Understanding Scanning and the BCD996T ...........................................................................21
Understanding the Scanner’s Memory .....................................................................................21
Understanding Quick Keys .......................................................................................................21
What is Scanning? ....................................................................................................................22
What is Searching? ..................................................................................................................22
What is CTCSS/DCS? ..............................................................................................................22
Conventional Scanning .............................................................................................................23
Simplex Operation ....................................................................................................................23
Repeater Operation ..................................................................................................................24
What is Trunk Tracking? ...........................................................................................................24
Trunked Scanning ....................................................................................................................25
Types of Trunking Systems ......................................................................................................25
Motorola Trunking ..................................................................................................................25
EDACS Trunking ....................................................................................................................26
LTR Trunking .........................................................................................................................27
Startup Configuration ................................................................................................................28
Setup/Operation .....................................................................................................................28
Multi-Site Trunking ....................................................................................................................28
I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) ..........................................................................................................29
Where To Get More Information ...............................................................................................29
Information On The Internet ...................................................................................................29
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