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4. Requires programming of frequencies in exact order and location STEP 2 Programming Trunking Frequencies 1 Select 43 and press E Use the keypad and decimal key to enter a frequency for the trunked system For example enter 55 i5 i25 Note To clear a mistake while entering a frequency press decimal key twice and start over 2 Then press E The E EDACS M Motorola or L LTR appears depending on the trunked System selected If the frequency is out of the range of the system chosen in this step you will hear an error tone the channel number flashes and an error message appears on the display 3 Use the A or W key to select the next channel in the bank and press E 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all frequencies have been entered 5 Press SRCH to begin searching the bank you ve programmed TRUNK M BANK12345 Then select the programmed bank by using the keypad Remember To lockout the keypad to prevent re programming of talkgroups you can use Memory Lock Refer to Memory Lock on page 22 Hint If you want to return to the previous menu screen press HOLD RESUME in the Trunk Programming mode Programming Talk Group ID Scan Lists Scan Lists Each bank of your BCT8 can be a trunk tracking bank and it can be a conventional scanning bank When you designate a bank as a trunking bank your scanner sets up 5 Scan Lists which are simply lists used to store your favorite Talk Group
5. e The screen displays used in this manual are representations of what might appear when you use your scanner May be covered under one or more of the following U S patent 4 627 100 5 014 348 5 448 256 5 948 832 5 600 223 5 991 603 4 841 302 5 199 109 5 465 402 5 551 071 5 642 424 6 012 158 4 888 815 5 408 692 5 471 660 5 574 995 5 10 992 6 025 758 4 932 074 5 428 826 5 483 684 5 577 076 5 896 422 6 034 573 4 947 456 5 438 688 5 530 296 5 598 430 5 991 346 6 064 270 6 266 521 U S Patent Number 4 841 302 is licensed from Gray Electronics Inc These products contain Uniden proprietary information Software control codes protocols and other such related matter may be the copyrighted work of Uniden America Corporation Copyright 2002 2003 Uniden America Corporation All Rights Reserved O 2003 Uniden This product contains Uniden proprietary information Software control codes protocols and other such related matter may be the copyrighted work of Uniden America Corporation Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation Bearcat 9 is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation Contents auroolitoo MT 1 Frontand Hear VIEWS escena SR Y Shes ete Nee ERES FOR O FON DER ned EW ad ee RA es 2 Jjec gp e P ean eeey Se haneueete cae E hues eh ova NE E ne Cea oe ee eee a he Ome 3 lunas P r 4 Whatare Highway Patrol
6. pn a Q NS is im i P s Ma il 4 DC ow J FK i m W cu W f A d F n 4 Y E E s NN NN T ae A adf I 7n NES Ow 0m RACK m AMT i N j i 3 j il Y Wa ti 2 j we pb a i Tba 1 f tay rf fa J a ip Tas Precautions Before you use this scanner please observe the following WARNING Uniden America Corporation does not represent this unit to be waterproof To reduce the risk of fire electrical shock or damage to the unit do not expose this unit to rain or moisture IMPORTANT This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 as amended makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them e The installation possession or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited regulated or require a permit in certain states cities and or local jurisdictions Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Guide could void your authority to operate this product
7. 33264 into Scan List memory for example and there is an emergency call within the group you will hear it on 33264 The only time you may wish to turn Status Bits OFF is if you re trying to figure out the proper Fleet Map of a Type trunking system 1 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds and select the bank you want to change 2 Use the A or V key to select cC uu Motorola TYPE2 800MHz rn Motorola Type2 VHF or umr Motorola bd UHF then press E 3 Use the A or W key to select 5 5 t then press E 4 Use the A or W key to select ust or Socurr then press E The scanner returns to Status Bit list item Control Channel Only Mode When this function is activated trunking is performed using Control Channel data only Voice channel also known as DATA channel frequencies do not have to be programmed into memory This feature only applies to Motorola 800 MHz systems 1 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds and select the bank you want to change 2 Use the A or W key to select c uu Motorola Type2 800MHz or Motorola Type 800 MHz then press E 3 Use the A or W key to select i uc then press E TRUNK M BANK 1 4 Use the A or W key to select a plan from 4 frequency plans then press E The scanner returns to Control Channel Only list item Note You must choose a plan before you begin to Control Channel Trunk Only when 800 MHz system is selected When you deselect Control Channel only mode irr a
8. AlenS iunc acea Rot CR ote ede ta CHR d CR A CR Shee aes 4 Vial is SCAN CRT C Pm 4 Whatis Searching 2 3 5a a9 O O ba ee oS ea hee aed Jr dr dede be ed be Pade Me E dubia d 4 ida SENI dile C 4 Feature BINOS uuo GEG GU hee Noe E nue a xc ace S ace oe eee C Rf Gor Re eens 6 Where to Obtain More Information 0000 s T InfOrMaton On The Internet 2 4 rassar cen Ab eet oe ee ee BB ee od ee OB Byd OR BYCH BB O RO 7 Included with Your Scanner Package use ema ace bead cbse stews wacked eee WCB RR es 8 OBIIDBSLACCESSDHOS ce tevcde nt anand bbb UN te Os O AU oe dq p qx OO RUSS GEERT Ease 8 MUSTANG CS EG O E rm 9 For Home Use Desktop Installation Y FF GL GG IIR 9 For Mobile Use In Car Installation cllc 9 Typical Mounting Methods I GY 11 Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle FF eee eee 11 Applying Power for Vehicle Installation FE ud 12 DO power ID Ial Mot 64 4 i eee Y 98 dd WD EE UU aciei DU WU rab dU d drdp 16991 EA 12 Applying Power Using Standard AC Power FFF ua 13 Connecting an External Speaker FFF eee eee 13 DISIGHING ke au ME seep hon ahem FO CYF EF AFR Y YA FR FFR NAF FFY EE FF YN NE NR 13 Connecting the Clone Cable FF Fa 13 SCANNING OVOIVIGW a asga ue mid do de Bydd BB am Bid UD Bae Sy Oe BOR Soe By BACON GB i BOD SAS Br 14 Turn he Scanner Re E 14 How Sdubelen VOIKS s d Yv
9. County Sheriffs and Department of transportation And you can program up to 50 skip frequencies for other services See page 27 f you select POLICE or DOT press STATE to select the desired state 25 Band Search Setting a Search Band The BCT8 can search up to 13 separate frequency ranges to help you discover new stations in your area To set a Search Bands enter into the Band Search mode Band Frequnoy Range MHz Mode Step Display 12 5kHz 806 956 1 Press SRCH The upper and lower limits of the Bands currently selected are on the display HOLD A SRCH 2 Use the A or W key to select the band you want to search Wait for about two seconds and the scanner will begin searching that band Or press HOLD RESUME to begin immediately HOLD A SRCH Notes You must set the Search Bands prior to any searching e The scanner automatically increases its search speed up to 300 steps per second for bands having 5 kHz steps Turbo Search While searching you can change the search direction by using the A or W key Make sure which of icon ASRCH or SRCHY appears on the display 26 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 A or W key 2 Press HOLD RESUME to resume searching Data Skip A scanner will norma
10. 137 MHz Aircraft Band 137 144 MHz Military Land Mobile 144 148 MHz 2 Meter Amateur Band 148 174 MHz VHF High Band 400 420 MHz Federal Government 420 450 MHz 70 cm Amateur Band 450 470 MHz UHF Standard Band 470 512 MHz UHF T Band 806 956 MHz 800 Band Operating Temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Scan Rate Search Rate Audio Output Internal Speaker Power Requirements Antenna Antenna Jack External Jacks Size Weight 100 channels per second conventional mode 100 steps per second Normal Search 300 steps per second Turbo Search Maximum 2 6W 2 2W normal 10 THD 8 ohms 57 mm outer diameter AD140U AC Adapter 12V DC 500mA Telescopic Antenna included Window Mount Antenna included BNC type External Speaker EXT SP 3 5 mm DC 12 V Power Jack center is positive Remote Control REMOTE Jack DB 9 7 06 in W x 6 10 in D x 2 44 in H 176 5mm W x 152 5mm D x 50 8mm H 1 1 kg 2 lbs 7 oz Features and specifications are all subject to change without notice 55 Appendix State Code Order tate Name ew York klahoma evada South Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island Code s OH 36 OK Ara sfa South Dakota Tennessee Texas a for Utah Oregon 2 Qo lt Hiat S 8 gt gt Wyoming Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin 52 58 54 55 56 57 58 59 NE ef AIN 63 sa
11. 15 16 L O DLY DATA ELASH 8 9 1718 RMT M LOCK 25 2 News scan mode NEWS Citizen Band scan mode CB Railroad scan mode RR Marine scan mode MRN Scan hold and Search hold mode HOLD Search direction A V Band and ID search mode SRCH Priority function option PRI Lockout channel and talk group L O Delay option DLY DATA Skip option DAFA While Alert Light is off ELASH Priority channel and talk group P Uniden BearTracker and Bearcat are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation TrunkTracker is a proprietary trademark of Uniden America Corporation Terminology What are Highway Patrol Alerts Most highway patrol vehicles on the road today are equipped with a secondary radio system known as a mobile extender or vehicular repeater Whenever the dispatcher transmits to any vehicle in the district mobile extender in every car within the district is activated Using a constant PRIORITY check of specific frequencies in each state the BCT8 recognizes and alerts you to transmissions from mobile extender radios as well as from car to car aircraft to car and other special purpose frequencies You receive an audible beep tone and visual flashing Alert light alert whenever you are within an approximate three mile radius of Highway Patrol State Police units using a mobile extender unit What is Scanning Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations most
12. 3 seconds All locked out IDs in a bank are restored 36 Setting the Delay Mode for Trunking Mode A default delay of 2 seconds is automatically set for each talkgroup for ID Scan mode and ID Search mode To set the delay feature on or off press DELAY while trunking DLY will appear or disappear depending on your setting Trunking Frequency Confirmation You can check the frequency while a talkgroup ID is active Press the W key and the active frequency on which the talk group is transmitting will flash on the display Or press and hold the W key for 2 seconds the ID and the frequency alternately appears on the display To cancel this mode press the W key again Hint This feature is applied to ID Scan mode and ID Search mode Setting Priority in Trunking Mode You can set priority in your Scan lists just as you do in your conventional ones Default setting for the Priority ID is the first location in each Scan List You can set the priority by pressing and holding PRI for 2 seconds in ID Scan Hold mode After you ve set up your Scan List press PRI to activate it Its very similar to conventional priority although there is no interrupt during the transmissions Priorities are checked in between transmissions With Priority ON you can hold on an ID in your Scan List such as Scan List 3 memory location 7 and the scanner will check all the priorities in all the active Scan Lists in between any transmissions on the ID on whic
13. L O to lockout the channel and then press HOLD RESUME to resume scanning 52 Troubleshooting If your BCT8 is not performing properly try the following steps Going by patrol cars and 1 Make sure you are scanning in Highway Mode not receiving alarms 2 Check antenna connections 3 Conditions to activate the alarm are variable and depend upon the timing of the dispatcher transmissions and proximity of patrol car to your vehicle Also terrain and other factors may be involved 4 Officer has the ability to turn off the mobile extender when off duty or when going to court etc but will normally leave extender operating when on traffic duty 5 If you re monitoring user programmed frequencies switch to one of the preprogrammed frequency banks 6 Check to see if MUTE and FLASH are both turned off 7 Some priority frequencies may be locked out Scanner won t work 1 Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adapter 2 Turn ON the wall switch of your room You could be using an outlet controlled by the wall switch 3 Move the AC Adapter to another wall outlet Improper reception 1 Check the antenna connection 2 Move the scanner 3 You may be in a remote area which could require an optional multi band antenna Check with your dealer or local electronics store Scan won t stop 1 Adjust squelch threshold refer to page 15 Setting the Sguelch 2 Check the antenna connection 3 Check to see if many of th
14. SIZE CODE 12 59 Fleet Map Size Codes Size Code Restrictions If you select SIZE CODE 12 13 or 14 there are some restrictions as to which blocks can be used for these codes SIZE CODE 12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 2 4 or 6 SIZE CODE 13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4 e SIZE CODE 14 can only be assigned to Block 0 Since these SIZE CODES require multiple blocks you will be prompted for the next available block when programming a Fleet Map For example if you assign Block 0 as an SIZE CODE 12 you will be prompted for Block 2 the next block available instead of Block 1 And if you assign Block 0 as SIZE CODE 14 you would not see another prompt because all available blocks have been used 60 MEMO 61 MEMO 62 One Year Limited Warranty Important Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service WARRANTOR UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION Uniden ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY Uniden warrants for one year to the original retail owner this Uniden product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below WARRANTY DURATION This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale The warranty is invalid if the Product is A damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary B modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any c
15. Type 1 scanner setup Review Fleet Map Programming on page 44 2 Try another Preset Fleet Map or Program your own Fleet Map 3 Check to see that all of the system s frequencies have been entered 1 May be a telephone interconnect call which are intentionally blocked by your scanner 2 The ID on your display is not active 1 Logical channel numbers frequencies for the system are not programmed in the correct order Check frequency resources and reprogram 2 Not all frequencies for the system are programmed Check frequency resources If you still cannot get satisfactory results while using your scanner or if you want additional information please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division The address and phone number is listed in the warranty at the end of this manual If you would like immediate assistance please call Customer Service at 800 297 1023 If you have internet access you can visit scanner uniden com for additional information 54 Specifications Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Subpart C as of date of manufacture Channel Banks Service Bands Frequency Range 250 5 50 channels each 9 preprogrammed search bands including the NOAA and Canada Weather Service band 25 0 28 0 MHz Petroleum Prod CB Class D channels Business and Forest Products 28 0 30 0 MHz 10 Meter Amateur Band 30 0 50 0 MHz VHF Low Band 50 0 54 0 MHz 6 Meter Amateur Band 108
16. have access to the internet you may want to visit one of the following websites for additional information scanner uniden com www bearcat1 com Included with Your Scanner Package BCT8 Scanner AC Adapter AD 140U DC Power Cord Cigarette Lighter Adapter Plug Model CDOO7 Telescopic Antenna Model AT129 e Window Mount Antenna Model ATOO2 Operating Guide e Trunk Tracker Frequency Guide Other Printed Materials e Remote Programming Software Demo CD ROM Mobile Mounting Bracket Model MB 008 If any of these items are missing or damaged immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at 800 297 1023 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Central Time Monday through Friday Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for your BCT8 are available from your local Uniden Dealer or through the Uniden Parts Department by calling 800 554 3988 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM CST Monday through Friday We can also be reached on the web at www uniden com DC Power Cord Model PS 001 For hard wiring power from your car to your scanner Motorola Antenna Adapter Model PLG 134 Use only if your antenna has a Motorola type plug Installing the BCT8 For Home Use Desktop Installation 1 Insert the DC plug end of the AC Adapter into the DC 12V jack on the rear panel 2 Plug the AC Adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet 3 Plug the Telescoping Antenna into the ANT connector Extend the an
17. in the Appendix that you can choose and these are usually a good place to start when setting up a Type l Hybrid trunk tracking bank If you choose a preset map and still have difficulty following complete conversations then you ll have to program your own Fleet Map Selecting Preset Fleet Map 1 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds and select the bank you want to change Use the A or V key to select Type 1 system then press E TRUNK M 2 3 Use the A or V key to select rit then press E 4 Use the A or V key to select the map you want then press E The scanner returns to FLEET Map list item Note You will now begin to see Type Fleet Subfleet IDs For example 100 12 100 9 000 12 400 8 etc See User Defined Fleet Maps in the Appendix for more information about Type IDs How do you know if the preset map is correct You will have to listen to see if you re following complete conversations If not you should try another preset map Programming a User Fleet Map You may want to read User Defined Fleet Maps in the Appendix before programming a Fleet Map It contains a detailed explanation of Scanner Fleet Map Programming as well as a table listing the Fleet Map Size Codes 1 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds and select the bank you want to change 2 Use the A or W key to select Type 1 system then press E TRUNK M BANK 1 Use the A or W key to select t ccc then press E 4 Use the A or W k
18. on that frequency as long as you like When in the HOLD mode press the A or W key to step up or down the frequency To step up or down rapidly press and hold the A or W key If you change into a frequency which is a control channel the su scanner may display the Active ID When TRUNK mode is IN active FI 2 To resume scanning press HOLD RESUME Note Highway Warning Alert does not work while in the HOLD mode Highway Warning Alert The scanner alerts you when Highway Patrol State Police units using mobile extenders are within an approximate three mile radius 1 The ALERT Light flashes and the Alert Tone beeps twice when a signal is received 2 he ALERT Light glows steadily for approximately three minutes Then if no other mobile extender transmissions are l Light received the light goes out 9 Flashes 3 If more transmissions are received before three minutes have passed the ALERT Light flashes and the Alert Tone beeps once Alert Tone Volume Push VOL to select Loud Medium or Soft The Alert Tone beeps and the ALERT Light flashes to your choice Push In Muting the Alert Tone Temporary Mute Press MUTE during the Highway Warning Alert The Alert Tone A stops and the MUTE LED flashes until the alarm cycle three hi minutes is finished MUTE LED vor ss ALERT Continuous Mute Flashes Press and hold MUTE for two seconds to turn Continuous Mute on whenever you wish You hear two bee
19. remember as Agency 03 But decimal is useful if you need to work from decimal talkgroup lists 40 Special EDACS Features AFS Partial Entry Feature AFS is Uniden s method of encoding EDACS talkgroups AFS stands for Agency Fleet Subfleet AFS talkgroups are used in all EDACS reception in ID Search ID Lockout and ID Scan The powerful AFS Partial Entry feature designed into the BCT8 lets you use either a complete talkgroup code or just the most significant part This feature lets you expand or narrow searching and scanning to one of 4 levels By entering only the desired part O h of an AFS talkgroup you can select 128 talkgroups 8 2 _ 0 6 2 talkgroups or a single talkgroup 03 For example you could program every talkgroup in a police i department with just 4 key presses You can use the AFS Partial Entry feature anywhere you need to specify EDACS talkgroup Agency Fleet Subfleet 00 to 15 00 to 15 0to 7 Your BCT8 can also enter or display EDACS talkgroups in decimal format 0 2047 1 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds and select the bank you want to change Use the A or W key to select a then press E TRUNK E BANK 2 Ill I Use the A or W key to select HF5 uii or nr urr then press a E 2 3 Use the A or V key to select mr then press E Z ncc 4 You can use this feature to translate decimal talkgroups lists to the much more powerful AFS format Exam
20. seconds After that the scanner will move on and not continuously search the system for additional IDs on busy systems you would never leave the system if this were the case If you press the A key while monitoring one ID the radio will check if any other IDs are active it will disregard the ID you just left and if none are active it will move on 38 EDACS Reception EDACS Tracking TrunkTracker lll now allows tracking of EDACS trunked systems Until now these widely used systems have been almost impossible to monitor with a conventional scanner With your TrunkTracker III listening to EDACS s is remarkably easy and perhaps even easier than conventional scanning EDACS systems use Transmission Trunking which means that each transmission is assigned a new frequency As the conversation moves through the system s frequencies your TrunkTracker lll automatically follows it This chart shows a 30 second sample of EDACS transmissions Eight different talkgroups are using the system as their transmissions switch between the thirteen system frequencies Notice how the dotted line shows talkgroup 02 023 moving from channel to channel Your BCTS8 can clearly and automatically follow this talkgroup or any other as you select CHANMEL ACTIVE TALKGROUPS 8686 250 866 3250 34 26 020 B6 I4 Bb6 4D0D 4 B6 041 p6 024 888 6000 5 B2 U23 26 024 8567000 6 i 2071 02 07Z B67 0500 7 08 024 2 04 467 3000 B 02 023 g2 g4 TE 88
21. to only one talkgroup while others have access to many talkgroups The talkgroup s each radio can access is called the radio s affiliation s In a Type Il system when someone uses their radio only the radio ID is transmitted when PTT is pressed whereas in a Type system the radio ID and its current affiliation are both transmitted when PTT is pressed Why the difference Type ll systems are slightly more advanced because the central computer maintains a database which is used to determine each radio s affiliation s Changes to a Type ll system are easier than Type because the system manager only needs to update the database instead of reprogramming individual radios Another difference between the systems is that Type systems are arranged in a Fleet Subfleet hierarchy For example its possible for a city using a Type system to designate 4 Fleets each with 8 Subfleets Their fleets might be the Police Department the Fire Department Utilities and Administration The Police may decide to further divide their fleet into subfleets such as Dispatch Tactical Operations Detectives North South East and West Side Patrols and Supervisors All the available police radios would then be assigned to one of the police subfleets Determining the exact Fleet Subfleet hierarchy for a particular area is referred to as Fleet Map Programming which is discussed further in this manual The disadvantage of a Type system is that when PTT is pre
22. to protect your scanner C disconnect the cable from your vehicle battery s negative terminal before you begin Follow these steps to connect the DC power cord 1 Connect the power cord s black wire to a chassis ground such as a metal screw attached to a metal part of the vehicle s frame Be sure that the screw is not insulated from the frame by a plastic part 2 Connect the power cord s red wire with in line fuse to a source of voltage that turns on and off with the ignition switch such as a spare accessory terminal in your vehicle s fuse box 3 Insert the power cord s barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the rear of the scanner 4 Reconnect the cable to the vehicle battery s negative terminal 12 Applying Power Using Standard AC Power To power the scanner from an AC outlet use the provided AC adapter with a 5 5 mm outer diameter 2 1mm inner diameter tip Caution You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 500 mA The cord connector s center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner s DC 12V jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi cations could damage the scanner or the adapter Always connect the AC adapter to the scanner before you connect it to AC power When you finish disconnect the adapter from the AC power before you disconnect it from the scanner 1 Insert the adapter s barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the rear of t
23. 12 individual IDs When a block is assigned a size code the Fleet or Fleets created within the block are assigned a Type I ID The way these IDs display on your scanner depends on the block number and the blocks size code When a Type ID displays the left most digit represents the block which contains the ID The next two or three digits identify which Fleet is active and the last digit s identifies the Subfleet 405 1 Block Subfleet 1 digit 1 or 2 digits Which Fleet within the Block 2 or 3 digits Your task is to program your fleet map with the same size code assignments as the trunked system If you do this accurately you ll track all the Fleet Subfleet combinations used by the system In other words you ll hear complete communications while monitoring a trunked system If you don t already know the size codes used you ll have to guess at them But since you don t have to figure out all the blocks at once this isn t as hard as it seems Select a size code for a block and then press SRCH Now listen to the communications If you decide you are receiving most of the replies to the conversations with IDs assigned to the block you just programmed then you ve probably selected the right size code and can work on the next block of the map Finally for most public safety systems there are some size codes which are more common SIZE CODE 3 and SIZE CODE 4 are probably the most common followed by SIZE CODE 10 SIZE CODE 11 and
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25. 7 5750 82 071 Q 073 868 750 10 f O2Z G21 ae B2 823 AGA 4625 1 j 22 023 P 88 024 868 5825 12 g2 BEF d 06 024 262 8250 13 1027 023 z ai se 02 027 858 0625 14 8 024 02 023 E i 10 TIME IN SECONDS 7 as EDACS systems are organized in a logical way that keeps related talkgroups together Your scanner is designed to take maximum advantage of this organization to make your scanning easy It lets you zero in on just the part of the system you want to hear whether it is an individual channel an entire department or city Programming EDACS System Freguencies When you program EDACS freguencies it is critical that you store each one in the CORRECT LOCATION By the nature of EDACS systems this is necessary for tracking This often is not the freguency order so you must be sure you have the right seguence Sources for this information can be found at scanner uniden com 39 An EDACS Trunked system AFS AGENCY DECIMAL This chart shows how talkgroups are organized within an 000 EDACS system at the Agency level The individual n0 EN talkgroups cannot be shown at this scale because there b are over 2000 However the chart can show the 16 01 int Agencies in this example The system IS logical and easy to understand EDACS systems are typically arranged in 02 ang an outline structure m The system users are given blocks of talkgroups Sizes 05 vary but most large cities and other agencies have blocks EI m of 128 c
26. IDs Each list can contain up to 10 IDs so you can store a total of 50 IDs for each trunk tracking bank 250 IDs if you use all the banks as trunking banks Scan Lists help you organize the trunking system users into categories For example you might use List 1 for police IDs List 2 for fire department IDs List 3 for emergency medical service IDs etc Once IDs are stored in lists you can scan them as you scan conventional frequencies and you can lockout any one up to 4 of the 5 Scan Lists by pressing the corresponding numeric key When an ID is active the Scan List number will appear on the display You can program your Scan Lists either manually or during Trunking Search mode Check the web site www trunktracker com for a complete list of talkgroups for your area that you can program into your Scan Lists 31 In order to program Talk Group ID s you must first complete Step1 Selecting Trunking System Type page 30 and Step 2 Programming Trunking Frequencies page 31 1 After programming a frequency press HOLD RESUME to return to the main screen of system type selected and select ras o Then press E 2 Select the Scan List location by using the A or W key 3 Enter the Talk Group IDs for each trunk system as follows To enter a Type 2 Talk Group ID 1 Enter the ID you want to store by using the keypad 2 Press E To enter a Type 1 ID For a Type I ID the Block number Fleet number and Subfleet numb
27. OOUNG us 45 Ge0n5 ooo Ghd toe TUS EISE UE IEEE Cheese Sue uae E ae EESDE REG S Pur 53 siecle MR RR 55 hieu E P 56 One Year Limited Warranty FF FF rs 63 Introduction The BCT8 is a state of the art Trunk Tracking Scanner with BearTracker technology which will alert you when the highway patrol is within approximately a 3 mile radius It can store 250 frequencies such as police fire emergency marine railroad air amateur and other communications into 5 banks of 50 channels for a total of 250 channels Use your new scanner to monitor Highway Patrol Local Police and Country Sheriffs e Trunking for Motorola Type Type Il Type ll Hybrid EDACS Wide band Scat LTR Business Industrial Radio e Utilities Marine Band Aircraft Band And much more The chart below identifies the scanner band numbers the frequency range the modulation mode and the default step size settings EE ele ee Fo 157 0000 143 9550 FM se minary Lend wsie Fa 148 0000 174 0000 em sere VHEHigh Bend Es a000 419 9875 FM 123447 Federal Govt Land mobie Ft 480 0000 60 0676 rW as UNF Standard Band 12 470 0000 512 0000 FM 12 5kHz UHF T Band 806 0000 823 9875 13 849 0125 868 9875 12 5kHz Public Service Band 894 0125 956 0000 Front and Rear Views 4 5 678910 11 14151617 18 19 20 1 Squelch Co
28. RTT 23 Channel MOCKOUL ova o2 dus oon od inb dos oor s deb Cee DEO CHE UE d Quis EY Y bor NEA Pur tees 23 Restoring a Locked out Channel in Hold Mode 0 0 cece GG GG GG ud 23 Restoring All Locked out Channels FFF eee eee 24 PHOWMY SCAM ar pete te setae ee ded Fee ek ey Se Oe Yd By 8 OG Pe he ee be hE Or 24 Changing the Priority Channel FF FF eee eens 24 Service SCANNING sx x 39 3 a x a Rande ea Sik bone UA dips d dat we Saas dd def abunde dca Rede a YN 25 e121 1 9 lt lt i e T Hele eS 26 venga search Band 2 52 ss raskur ttet Enr OE GO NER eU EY Pur P XY d Grece Eg E 26 Search Hold Feature sss mak aos Gade ace RR S Oba RR xm Rd RUN Rn RR Red d ae EGER oh 27 BTE Deer 27 FREQUGNCY SKID 3 2x 8 Sta he XR 309 ace CRF Robo al gie S GR mde dub RF FN SORES Re d c d 27 Storing Search Frequencies 2 0 cc eer hr 28 barre 28 Ust diced oop aie cece i n CW ee 4 are ee Ga eee ee gee ee Ge eee ee er hee ee pe 29 ceuing INE Squelebl 13 22 3 a mode Gd MM Dod RACE Phe he Bee ABU BNG ane dees Ros d Cea Ros WS 29 Programming Trunking Frequencies cee ee eee 30 STEP 1 Selecting Trunking System Type FF eee eee 30 STEP 2 Programming Trunking Frequencies FFF eee ees 31 Programming Talk Group ID Scan LISIS 5 2 ened he cence iratan EGE oe eared ee RC CR E 31 ceca cda Grae tate be oe bw Hs Sod ws es He ae ee Sn en a TO HEAR 31 Receiving Trunked Sy
29. Search mode Note ID Hold feature is also applied to ID Scan mode Programming Scan Lists During Search To select a Scan List location and store an ID during Search TRUNK M BANK 1 mode follow these steps PT P 1 When your scanner stops on an ID you want to store press mr dien HOLD RESUME 2 You can change the Scan List memory location by using the A or W key And then press E 3 Press SRCH to return to Trunk Tracking Search mode Deleting a Stored ID To delete a stored ID 1 Press HOLD RESUME in the ID Scan mode 2 Select the Scan List location you want to delete by using the A or W key 3 Press O 4 Then press E 35 ID Lockout Like conventional scanning it s possible to lockout unwanted traffic This is particularly important in trunked systems because in many areas water meters door alarms traffic signals and other mechanical devices are assigned IDs just like other users Also some departments scramble or encrust their communications and you may want to lock out these unintelligible broadcasts To Lockout an ID press L O on the ID you want to lockout The ID is locked out You can Lockout up to 100 IDs The 101st skip frequency entered causes the first skipped freqnency to unlock Note If you Lockout an ID in Search mode it is also locked out in Scan List mode Conversely if you Lockout an ID while in Scan List mode it is locked out in Search mode For information about Scan List
30. active ID s on the system Note To switch ID Scan or ID Search press PVT or SRCH in the trunked system Multi Track Operational Details When more than one trunk system is active for example two or more trunked systems or a trunked system and one or more conventional frequencies the radio jumps between systems frequencies as follows TRUNK SCAN The scanner moves to a trunked system and looks for IDs in your Scan List s for up to 1 second If it finds no activity on your programmed talkgroups it moves on to conventional channels in the same bank or to the next active bank If the scanner finds a talkgroup in one of your active Scan Lists you will begin to hear that communication and the scanner will of course display the proper talkgroup number When the communication ends the scanner will wait for 2 seconds for any further replies and if none the scanner will move to the conventional channels in the same bank or to the next bank The scanner will not look for any other IDs within the same trunked system as this would slow the scan process If you press the A key while you are listening to one ID the scanner will check to see if another ID in your Scan List is active It will disregard the ID to which you were just monitoring TRUNK SEARCH This mode works similarly to Trunk Scan If the scanner finds any non locked out ID when it checks the control channel you will hear it You will then hear any replies that follow within 2
31. ain Note You can also use the PVT A or V key instead of pressing HOLD RESUME Channel Lockout You can lockout any channel so it is not checked during normal scanning You can also restore the channel to scanning when you wish Lockout in Hold Mode 1 Press HOLD RESUME and enter the channel number by using the keypad then press HOLD RESUME OR 1 Press HOLD RESUME and enter the channel by using the A or W key 2 Press L O to lockout the channel L O appears on the display Lockout in Scanning Mode If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or frequent transmissions you may want to keep that channel from scanning 1 Wait until the scanner stops on the channel 2 Then press L O 3 The scanner immediately resumes scanning because the locked out channel is no longer in the scanning sequence Lockout Tips Write down your locked out channels and put in a convenient place in case you need to restore them Restoring a Locked out Channel in Hold Mode 1 Press HOLD RESUME and select the channel number you want to restore by using the keypad the A or W key then press HOLD RESUME 2 Press L O to unlock the channel The L O disappears 23 Restoring All Locked out Channels You can restore all locked out channels in a bank only when a bank is selected for scan If you have deselected a bank and you want to restore all of its locked out channels using the steps be
32. and then ON again This is particularly important to know if you wish to clone another scanner right away 91 Care and Maintenance General Use Turn the scanner OFF before disconnecting the power Always write down the programmed frequencies in the event of memory loss f memory is lost simply reprogram each channel The display shows 000 0000 in all channels when there has been a memory loss Location Do not use the scanner in high moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near heating elements or vents f the scanner receives strong interference or electrical noise move it or its antenna away from the source of the noise If possible a higher elevation may provide better reception Cleaning Disconnect the power to the unit before cleaning Clean the outside of the scanner with a mild detergent To prevent scratches do not use abrasive cleaners or solvents Be careful not to rub the LCD window Do not use excessive amounts of water Repairs Do not attempt any repair The scanner contains no user serviceable parts Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it to a qualified repair technician Birdies All radios can receive birdies undesired signals If your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard it may be receiving a birdie Birdies are internally generated signals inherent in the electronics of the receiver Press
33. ave enough frequencies to meet their needs and this has created a serious problem Trunking radio systems have been implemented to solve this problem In a trunked radio system the frequencies are shared among the police and fire departments and a computer systematically assigns available frequencies when they are needed for communications Sharing of the available public service frequencies or trunking allows cities counties or other agencies to accommodate hundreds of users with relatively few frequencies Following a conversation on a trunked system using a scanner is difficult if not impossible Because when there s a short break during the conversation you re monitoring it s possible that the talkgroup will be assigned to a completely different frequency in the trunked system This type of scanning is difficult and frustrating TrunkTracker Technology changes this Not only does your new BCT8 scan channels like a conventional scanner it actually follows the users of a trunked radio system Once you know a talkgroups ID you won t miss any of the action If you re a new scanner enthusiast you may want to read the first part of this manual and use your scanner in conventional mode before you begin trunk tracking Understanding scanning fundamentals and its terminology will make trunk tracking much easier Feature Highlights Pre programmed frequencies specific to each state except Hawaii Pre programmed Trunked and conventional High
34. been changed P appears on the display Note Priority in Trunking mode works just the same except you set them for talkgroup IDs instead of setting priorities for channels The scanner only checks priority talkgroups between transmission 24 Service Scanning The service scan feature allows you to rotate through the following nine service banks Local Police and County Sheriffs 1 Fire and Emergency Medical Service News Media amp Weather NOAA weather and Canadian Coast Guard broadcasts CB Band Aircraft 2 Railroads Marine Band amp Department of Transportation 1 1 Frequencies are pre programmed on every U S state 2 Except Aeronautic Radio Navigation 108 117 9875 MHz 1 Press SVC to select a Service The current service bank icon appears on the display 2 Continue pressing SVC until your desired Service is displayed 3 After a three second delay scanning begins If you want to start scanning immediately press HOLD RESUME Notes Press HOLD RESUME at any time to hold the frequency Press the A or W key to move up or down the frequency If you find the frequency you want to store while in Hold mode you can store the frequency see page 21 e f you want to remain on a frequency until a responding transmission is received press DELAY to activate the delay feature See page 28 To skip a frequency press L O You can program up to 100 skip frequencies for Local Police
35. ccompanies each transmission Users on an LTR system are assigned to specific talkgroups which are identified by the radio as six digit numbers These numbers are in the form AHHUUU where A Area code 0 or 1 H Home repeater 01 through 20 U User ID 000 through 254 When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the LTR mode it first decodes the LTR data included with the transmission In the ID Search mode the scanner stops on the transmission and displays the talkgroup ID on the display In the ID Scan mode the scanner only stops on the transmission if the LTR data matches a talkgroup ID that you have stored in the bank s talkgroup ID list and have not locked out LTR systems are frequently programmed so that each radio has a unique ID code 42 Motorola Reception Motorola Tracking There are really two types of Motorola trunking systems These are usually referred to as Type and Type II systems Type only occurs on some 800 MHz systems All VHF and UHF trunking systems use Type ll One important distinction between these two systems is the amount of data transmitted by each radio when its push to talk button PTT is pressed Every radio in a trunked system is assigned a unique ID so the central site computer can identify it when it s used Both Type and Type ll systems place radios or radio users into groups called talkgroups and these talkgroups are also assigned unique IDs Some radios have access
36. ct the bank you want to change 2 Use the A or V key to select tc Motorola Type2 VHF or ce unr Motorola Type2 UHF then press E 3 Use the A or W key to select 5c then press E 4 Use the keypad to enter Configuration Block Number 1 3 ncn NNI HO LL LM ll 5 Use the keypad to enter a new Base Freguency then press E 6 Press the A key and select 5 for entering the Spacing TO WW n aar Frequency Id WIL We I 7 Use the keypad to enter a new Spacing Frequency then press E TRUNK M WRIN I 12 5 kHz multiples n Note You can only enter within a range of 5 100 kHz and 5 or 8 Press the A key and select us for entering the Offset Channel 45 9 Use the keypad to enter a new Offset Channel then press E TRUNK M 1 Note You can only input within a range of 380 759 LLA LIW A wv e f the system is not tracking properly you may need to try a new Base Frequency or Offset Channel or you may be missing frequencies from the system You can set up to three Base Spacing and Offsets for Motorola VHF UHF trunked systems Toggling the Status Bit On Type Il trunking systems there is a method by which specialized types of communications utilize unique talkgroup numbers An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroup from its primary assignment for example Because the BCT8 defaults to Status Bit ON mode you never need to worry about missing these transmissions If you have programmed talkgroup
37. d Selecting the State 1 Press STATE to select the state you are operating in Press and hold STATE to scroll rapidly mas Hint For the State Code Order please see page 56 HOLD 2 To step forward through the states A W press STATE and within three seconds press the A key repeatedly To step backward through the states W A press STATE and within three seconds press the W key repeatedly pog 3 To scroll rapidly press and hold the A or W key Scanning Highway Patrol Frequency You can scan Highway Patrol frequencies by pressing PVT or HWY 1 Press HWY to scan through only pre programmed Highway Patrol frequencies Or Press PVT repeatedly in Highway scanning mode until HWY appears on the display to scan through pre programmed Highway Patrol frequencies Hint f you press PVT repeatedly in Highway scanning mode until HWY and PVT appears on the display you can CLs mix scan between Highway Patrol frequencies and User zn Programmed channels 2 When the scanner receives communications scanning stops HWYPVT the state code and the frequency appear ce unc TW rar When the transmission ends the scanner holds for two PRI seconds on that frequency for a response For more information on the Delay feature please see page 28 If there is no response scanning resumes 16 Highway Patrol Scan Hold 1 When scanning stops on a desired frequency press HOLD RESUME to hold
38. e channels are Locked Out If so the scanner has less chance of finding an active channel 4 Review each channel s frequency to see if it is still stored in Memory and is correct 5 It s possible that none of the programmed frequencies are currently active Scan won t start 1 Press PVT key again 2 Adjust the SQL control 3 Check to see if all channels are Locked Out Weather Scan won t 1 Adjust squelch threshold refer to page 15 Setting the Sguelch work 2 Check the antenna Radio transmissions 1 The priority system is checking for alarms Use HOLD RESUME to hold on conversations are a frequency without checking priority channels every two seconds cutting in and out in 2 Select Priority off mode or Priority only mode Highway mode 53 If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker mode try the following steps Scanner won t track Scanner won t stop during Scan List mode Scanner will not acquire data channel Missing replies to conversations Channel Activity Indicators are flashing but no sound is heard Scanner not tracking an EDACS system properly 1 Missing the Data Frequency 2 Change to a Type 1 Scanner setup Review Fleet Map Programming on page 45 1 No IDs have been programmed 2 The IDs you have stored are not active 1 Adjust the squelch for Trunking mode refer to page 29 2 Missing the frequency used for the data channel Check your frequency list 1 Change a
39. elch Works Think of SQUELCH as a gate If the gate is too low squelch too low everything all noise as well as signals gets through lO Strong Signals Medium Signals Weak Signals If the gate is set too high squelch too high nothing gets through Strong Signals gt Medium Signals gt ME Weak Signals If the gate is set just right squelch set properly just the desired signals get through Strong Signals Medium Signals gt r Weak Signals Setting the Squelch 1 To set the squelch press HOLD RESUME to stop scanning If needed adjust VOL until you do not hear a signal see page 17 2 Turn SQL fully clockwise until hiss heard This lowers the squelch gate allowing all signals and noise to get through 3 Turn SQL fully counterclockwise just until hiss stops This raises the squelch gate allowing only strong signals to get through In the city you may want to adjust the Squelch even further counterclockwise to decrease the range of the Highway Warning Alert signal This prevents the alert from sounding unnecessarily due to farther less important sources Highway Patrol Scanning Highway Patrol frequencies are pre programmed on a state by state basis When Highway Patrol scanning the Highway Warning Alert is activate
40. ency you find during Search 1 During Search press HOLD RESUME If you want to change the frequency use the A or W key to move up or down 1 frequency step Then press E Or when the scanner stops on the frequency you want to store press E P 2 Select a bank you want to store by using the keypad The smallest empty channel number and the frequency alternately appear on the display If necessary you can also change the channel by using the keypad the A or W key 3 Press E Note If the frequency you want to store exists already in a bank you will hear an error tone and other channel appears on the display See Duplicate Frequency Alert on page 22 After storing the frequency it moves to the Search Hold mode e lf there is no free channel the frequency you want to store will automatically be stored in the first channel in the selected bank 4 Press SRCH to resume searching Delay To help prevent missing a reply on a specific channel or frequency you can program a two second delay into any channel frequency service band or band search When scan or search stops on a channel or frequency there is a two second pause before the scanning cycle resumes To activate the Delay feature in either Scan mode or Search mode 1 For Highway Scan mode or Private Scan mode when in Hold mode select the desired frequency or channel and then press DELAY Or when the scanner stops on an active frequency or channel qu
41. er make up the Talk Group ID number For detail please see page 59 1 Enter the ID you want to store by using the keypad ID Block number Fleet number decimal key Subfleet number 2 Press E To enter a Full EDACS ID 1 Enter the Agency number 2 Press decimal key for the dash 3 Enter the Fleet number and Subfleet number 4 Press E To enter a Partial EDACS ID 1 Enter the Agency number you want to store Use the decimal key for the dash 2 Press E Or you can program all the Talk Group numbers within one fleet of an Agency 1 Enter the Agency number 2 Press decimal key for the dash 3 Enter the Fleet number 4 Press E Hint Remember that Uniden s AFS format allows you to enter full or partial EDACS IDs for powerful flexibility in all modes Be sure to read the section EDACS Reception on page 39 to learn how this works Note The BCT8 default to AFS talkgroup displays for EDACS only To enter a LTR ID For aLTR ID the Area Code Home Repeater number and ID make up the Talk Group ID 32 Please see page 42 for more information 1 Enter the Area Code 2 Enter the Home Repeater number 3 Enter the ID you want to store 4 Press E Note To clear a stored ID while entering an ID press 0 and E successively and Start over Receiving Trunked Systems When you have properly programmed all the frequencies for a trunked system you can monitor the system in se
42. ey to select ir then press E 5 Use the A or W key to select the size code for the first block then press E 44 The next available block appears on the display 6 Repeat step 5 until you have selected a size code for each block For details about each size code see Fleet Map Size Codes in the Appendix Programming a Hybrid System A Hybrid system is simply a Type system with some blocks designated as Type II blocks To program a Hybrid system follow the steps listed in Programming a User Fleet Map in the previous section However if you want a block to be Type ll select Size Code 5 u When you begin searching a trunking bank with a Hybrid Fleet Map you will see both types of system IDs That is Type II IDs usually appear as an even number without a dash Type IDs appear as a three or four digit number followed by a hyphen followed by a one or two digit number Setting the Base Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channel for Motorola VHF UHF Trunked Systems To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked systems you must enter what is known as the Base Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channels for each system To find these out check the scanner uniden com or www trunktracker com and other Web sites and frequency resources To enter the Base Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channel You can set up to three sets of these but almost all systems only use one set 1 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds and sele
43. f the Scan List on your keypad The Scan List indicator turns Off and the IDs in that list are not scanned 33 Note One Scan List must always be active If you try and deactivate all the Scan Lists Scan List 1 will automatically be active 3 To restore a Scan List to active scanning press its number again t Remember When you press TRUNK in the Trunking mode you can be out of the Trunking mode and enter into Private Scan Hold mode Note 35 85 appears on the display during Trunk Scan instead of simply Siri ID Scan Hold Feature If you want to stop on a ID during ID scanning press HOLD RESUME TRUNK M To directly access a specific ID location There are several ways to access a specific ID quickly 1 Press HOLD RESUME to enter into Hold mode 3 EN 2 Using the keypad A or V key enter the ID location number HOLD See page 31 3 Press HOLD RESUME TRUNK M BANK 1 If you want to resume scanning press HOLD RESUME ID Search Mode Once you have programmed all the frequencies for a trunked system Search will let you immediately start hearing transmissions When in the Trunking mode press SRCH and the scanner begins to find any active IDs When the scanner finds any ID you will hear it Talkgroups display differently in Motorola EDACS and LTR systems You should read the appropriate parts of this guide to understand the formats The display indicates the bank and the type of trunked system yo
44. h you re holding The lowest numbered priority will be checked first For example the Priority ID in List 1 will be checked before the Priority in List 2 etc Note This function does not work in LTR tracking Priority Scan does not operate when Priority IDs are locked out Moving between Scan List Memories There are a number of ways to step and move through your Scan List memories 1 Press HOLD RESUME in the ID Scan mode and use the A or W key to move to up or down 2 Or press HOLD RESUME in the ID Scan mode next press 0 9 scan list number then press 0 9 memory position For example to move to Scan List 4 memory position 10 press HOLD RESUME 4 0 HOLD RESUME 37 Multi Track The BCTS8 allows you to track more than one system at a time Here are some highlights of this feature You can actually track up to 5 trunking systems at one time You can trunk scan or search and scan conventional freguencies at the same time You can program conventional frequencies in the same bank as trunking systems After the scanner finishes checking a trunked system for activity it will conventionally scan the other frequencies in the bank remember only trunking frequencies are programmed in Trunk mode To scan a mix of trunking and conventional banks select the banks you wish to be active and then press TRUNK The scanner will instantly begin scanning You can switch to Search mode and the scanner will search for any
45. hannels Smaller cities have only 64 or 32 Q4 ETI ae channels In this example the County Sheriff is agency 01 The city s of Sullivan is Agency 03 Adams Hill and Matthew Junction Bod share Agency 08 COLUMBIA EI Your scanner shows EDACS talkgroups in AFS Agency 07 Fleet Subfleet format This helps you see at a glance i who you are monitoring And with the partial entry feature 08 you can easily include nearby related channels in the same Fleet or Agency You can just as easily exclude 09 1200 entire unwanted Fleets and Agencies When in Search mode with the system frequencies 10 programmed and your scanner locked to the control p channel you can select a desired city by keying in the 11 a Agency part of the AFS talkgroup For example in Hold mode you can select the entire city of Sullivan with 4 key 12 1800 presses 0 3 decimal key SRCH key ia 1700 When you hear an interesting talkgroup in Hold mode n capture it to your Scan List by pressing E during the V4 E WYN transmission 2 2000 Or hold on it by pressing HOLD RESUME If you want to monitor the Sullivan Police Dispatch channel which is talk group 03 062 press O 3 decimal key 0 6 2 the W key Your scanner can also work in decimal format Talkgroup 03 62 in decimal format is 402 But decimal format does not give you any information about the system hierarchy For example Sullivan in decimal uses channels from 384 to 511 This is not as easy to
46. he BCT8 can be conveniently mounted on a table bulkhead overhead or any other desired location with the supplied mounting bracket MB008 refer to figure below for typical mounting methods Caution Make sure there are no hidden electrical wires or other items behind the desired location before proceeding Check that free access for mounting and cabling is available Table top mount Bulkhead mount Overhead mount Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle Before you mount the scanner make sure you have all the necessary materials Then confirm that the scanner fits your vehicle s mounting area This unit requires a mounting area of 2 44 inch high by 7 06 inch wide by 6 10 inch deep 50 8 x 176 5 x 152 5 mm Caution Be sure to avoid obstructions behind the mounting surface Follow these steps to mount the scanner in your vehicle 1 Choose a mounting location then use the supplied mounting bracket as a template to mark the positions for the mounting screw holes 2 In the marked positions drill holes slightly smaller than the supplied screws 3 Attach the mounting bracket to the mounting location using the supplied screws and lock washers 4 Attach the scanner to the mounting bracket using the supplied mounting knobs 5 Connect the antenna s cable to the ANT connector on the rear of the scanner Note If the antenna cable s connector does not fit in the ANT connector you might also need a Mo
47. he ideal location is underneath the dashboard on the passenger side 2 Use the supplied mounting bracket as a template for marking the location of the mounting screws Note If there are screws already holding the dashboard you can use the same screw holes to mount the bracket 3 Drill the necessary holes and secure the mounting bracket in place using the screws provided 4 Mount the radio to the bracket only after the wiring has been connected to the rear panel Connecting the Power Cord Note If you are not experienced in connecting accessories to the vehicle fuse box please see your automotive dealer for advice on proper installation Installation for everyday use 1 Check the vehicle battery connections to determine which battery terminal positive or negative is grounded to the engine block or chassis Most of today s vehicles use a negative ground If your vehicle has a negative ground follow Steps 2 and 3 Otherwise skip to the note following Step 3 2 Connect the RED wire of the DC power cord to the accessory contact in your vehicle s 12V DC fuse box 3 Connect the BLACK wire of the DC power cord to the negative side of the vehicle usually the chassis Note In vehicles with a positive ground the RED wire connects to the chassis and the BLACK wire connects to the accessory contact in the fuse box 4 Insert the DC plug into the DC 12V jack on the back of the scanner 10 Typical Mounting Methods T
48. he scanner 2 Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet Note Use only the AC adapter supplied with your scanner Connecting an External Speaker In a noisy area an external speaker available at a local electronics store positioned in the right place might provide more comfortable listening Plug the speaker cable s 1 8 inch 3 5 mm plug into your scanner s EXT SP jack Note Connecting an external speaker disconnects the scanner s internal speaker Listening Safely Do not use the earphone The volume is not adjustable for the Warning Alert and damage to your hearing could occur Connecting the Clone Cable You can transfer the programmed data to and from another BCT8 scanner using a RS232C Straight Cable 9 pin to 9 pin not supplied Connect the cable between each scanner s REMOTE jacks See Clone Mode on page 49 You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using optional programming software available through your local electronics store Scanning Overview You can scan in one of four ways je Highway Patrol Scanning When you select a state you want to scan in Highway Patrol mode you can scan pre programmed Highway Patrol frequencies Service Scanning Press SVC to select one of the nine services to find an active frequency Band Search Select a frequency band to search The Search function is different from scanning It searches for any active frequency step by step w
49. ickly press DELAY before it continues scanning again Tu gc RT 1 For Search mode while searching press DELAY 2 DLY will appear on the display 28 Trunk Tracking Your BCT8 is tracks three major types of trunked radio systems These systems are described here MOTOROLA Including Type I Type ll Hybrid SMARTNET and Privacy Plus Motorola systems are widely used by public safety and business users Most are on the 800 MHz band and recent systems are appearing on other bands see page 43 EDACS Including Wideband 9600 baud and SCAT Wideband systems are mostly on the 800 MHz band and are used by public safety utilities and business users Some systems are used on the VHF and UHF bands see page 39 SCAT systems are single channel EDACS systems and are mainly used in the Midwestern United States LTR These systems are mostly for business users and found on the UHF 800 and 900 MHz bands See page 42 For details on the operation and programming for all of these systems see pages 29 47 When tracking these types of systems remember these important points e Your scanner defaults to monitor Motorola Type ll 800 however you can change this if the system in your area is different The types of systems are discussed below The frequencies for many of the trunked public safety systems are listed in the TrunkTracker Frequency Guide included with your BCT8 scanner Frequencies sometimes change check wi
50. ing other channels for transmissions You can also assign trunking priority talkgroups Data Skip Allows your scanner to skip unwanted data transmissions and reduces birdies Direct Channel Access Go directly to any channel without entering programming mode Turbo Search Increases the search speed to 300 steps per second This applies only to transmission bands with 5 kHz steps PC Programmable Allows you to easily program all frequencies and Trunking Talk Groups into your BCT8 through Uniden BCT8 Scanning software running on your PC For more information on BCT8 SS Programming software visit our website at scanner uniden com Where to Obtain More Information Before you can scan the PRIVATE bank you must program frequencies into the scanner s channels The Frequency Guide lists typical frequencies used around the U S A and Canada that you may program into your new scanner However this is not a complete list of frequencies for your area To obtain frequency information for your area contact one of the following e Scanner Master 1 800 Scanner 722 6637 Hours are from 10 00 a m to 5 00 p m Eastern Time Monday through Friday frequencies scannermaster com To obtain another copy of the freguency guide contact one of the following Uniden Parts Department 800 554 3988 Hours are from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Central Time Monday through Friday Local Dealer Information on the Internet If you
51. ithin the lower and upper limits of the band When an active frequency is found the scanner will stop and stay on that frequency as long as that transmission lasts If that frequency is interesting to you press HOLD RESUME to hold the frequency on the display Then program it into the private bank you want to store If you do not want to program that frequency press HOLD RESUME or just wait until the transmission ends The search resumes automatically 2 seconds after the last transmission and looks for more active frequencies Private Scanning f you have programmed frequencies into this bank press PVT to scan only those that you have programmed in this bank Note Before you can scan the Private Bank you must program frequencies into the channels To program frequencies see Programming Frequencies into Channels on page 21 When scanning stops on an active frequency it remains on that channel as long as the transmission continues When the transmission ends the scanner will remain on the same channel for 2 more seconds waiting for a responding transmission If there is no responding transmission within 2 seconds the scanning cycle resumes Turn the Scanner On ds Note The Alert Tone depends on the currently setting selected 2 The last setting mode selected before starts Turn the VOL knob clockwise The scanner is turned on the Alert Light flashes and the Alert Tone beeps loualy see page 17 14 How Squ
52. l the locked out IDs pres and hold L O for two seconds Or when the state code is changed all lockout IDs are restored as soon as scanning starts If you find an interesting ID you want to continue listening to T press HOLD RESUME nn ocean MIB Hn gn g HOLD DLY Press HOLD RESUME to resume scanning You can set the scanner to hold on an ID for two seconds to wait for a replay before scanning resumes While trunking press DELAY DLY appears on the display 20 Private Bank Scanning Programming Frequencies into Channels Before the scanner begins Private Bank scanning you must program a frequency into at least one channel Program frequencies you purchased from your dealer from various free and FCC based sources on the internet or from the Frequency guide included in BCT8 package You will need to program each frequency into the scanner s channels in order to hear these frequencies 1 While Private Bank scanning is activated press HOLD RESUME and enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency by using the keypad then press HOLD RESUME t Change the channel by using the A or W key P 2 Enter the frequency you want to store by using the keypad and decimal key Press E to store the frequency into the channel 4 f you want to program another frequencies into the channel select another channel by using the A or W key Note To clear a mistake while entering the frequency p
53. lly stop on any transmission it receives This BANK 1 2345 means the BCT8 will occasionally stop on data signals and TRI I 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 DATA appears on the display 2 To deactivate the Data Skip feature press DATA again DATA 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 A or W 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 2 Storing Search Frequencies You can quickly store any frequ
54. low you must press PVT until PVT appears and then enter the number of the bank on your keypad 1 Press HOLD RESUME Note You must be in Hold mode before restoring all locked out channels 2 Press and hold L O for about 2 seconds You will hear two beeps when all the channels have been restored Priority Scan When Priority Scan is turned ON your scanner checks the priority channel in the banks you selected every two seconds for activity If a signal is present on the priority channel your scanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends then resumes normal scanning You can designate one channel in each bank as a Priority Channel By default the first channel in each bank is the Priority Channel but you can change this To activate Priority Scan in either the Hold or Scan mode BANK12345 1 Press PRI PRI appears Note If you have locked out the priority channel error message appears when you select Priority mode 2 Press PRI again to deactivate Priority Scan PRI disappears Changing the Priority Channel You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel but you can change it to any one of the 50 available channels in each bank 1 Press HOLD RESUME 2 Select a new Priority Channel a Enter the channel number using the keypad b Then press HOLD RESUME 3 Press and hold PRI for 2 seconds to designate this channel as your new Priority Channel When you hear two beeps the Priority Channel has
55. lowing states mm Arizona Michigan ir Delaware uk Oklahoma L Florida wi Wisconsin PRI flashes when you select Priority Only Mode Priority off mode The scanner does not check the Priority frequency PRI will not displayed Trunked Highway Frequency Trunked Highway frequencies are pre programmed for each state When the scanner finds the control channel data the HWY scanner begins to find any active IDs If the scanner finds any ID rir TETEE the active ID appears on the display and you will hear it DY TRUNK M If you press the A key while monitoring an ID the scanner will check to see if any other IDs are active If none are active scanning resumes When the scanner finds a control channel it will stay on that control channel until reception of the control channel is lost To force the scanner off of the trucking control channel press DATA If you press the W key while a talk group ID is active the frequency on which talk group is transmitting flashes on the nn ni display ru I TRUNK M HWY Or press and hold the W key for two seconds and the ID and the frequency alternately appears on the display To return to the normal display press the W key again Like conventional scanning you can lockout reception of unwanted traffic You can lockout up to 30 IDs Press L O on the ID you want to lockout If you lockout 31st ID the 1st ID already locked out is restored If you want to restore al
56. nnel even when a disconnect tone is transmitted or there is no signal at all 47 Remote Interface You can communicate and program your BCT8 in numerous ways with peripheral devices using a Remote Interface Cable port This radio offers the following modes PC Control mode Program and control your scanner from a PC using Uniden s BCT8 Scanner Software Clone mode Clone all the frequencies trunking talkgroups and fleet maps programmed into your scanner to another BCT8 scanner or another BCT8 PC Control Mode To connect Scanner to PC Plug the scanner end of the RS232C straight cable into the remote port which is on the rear of the scanner Plug the other end of the cable DB 9 serial connector into a personal computer s serial port A few PC s may require an adapter most will not Of course make sure your PC is turned ON To program your scanner You can program and control your scanner remotely from a PC using Uniden s BCT8 Scanner software After connecting the scanner to a PC turn the scanner ON To use the Remote PC Control mode you must install Uniden s BCT8 Scanner software and use as directed Make sure that your scanner is connected to the serial port of the PC using the RS232C straight cable 48 Start Remote Mode and Change Transfer Speed 1 Press and hold RMT for 2 seconds to activate the Remote mode TIM LHL ill MA HLL I 1 LL 2 Select the transfer
57. not apply to you LEGAL REMEDIES This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state This warranty is void outside the United States of America PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY If after following the instructions in the owners manual you are certain that the product is defective pack the Product carefully preferably in its original packaging The product should include all parts and accessories originally packaged with the Product Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it The Product should be shipped freight prepaid by traceable means to warrantor at UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION Parts and Service Division 4700 Amon Carter Boulevard Fort Worth TX 76155 800 554 3988 8 a m to 5 p m Central Time Monday through Friday 63 ni 4 i aww uniden cem a te e b m LJ lo J mE Ww N t 2003 Uniden America Corporation Fort Worth Texas All rights reserved Custom manufactured for Uniden in China Contains additional foreign articles Uniden Recycles May be covered under one or more of the following U S patents 4 627 100 4 841 302 4 888 815 4 932 074 4 947 456 5 014 348 LN 5 199 109 5 408 692 5 428 826 5 438 688 5 448 256 5 465 402 5 471 660 5 483 684 5 530 296 5 548 832 5 551 071 5 574 995 5 577 076 5 598 430 5 600 223 5 642 424 5 710 992 5 896 4
58. nto the other scanner DB9 Gender Changers are also available at your local electronics store Female Male DB9 DB9 o NI 00 AAJ LINWA co co NI o gt 01 AOIN Not used You can clone all of the programming of one BCT8 into another including frequencies talkgroup IDs delay settings etc After connecting the two scanners turn the radios ON Prepare each scanner for clone mode as follows After connecting the two scanners make sure the scanners are turned off 1 While you press and hold E turn the radio on for each scanner 2 Determine the scanner which has the frequency data that you want to transfer This one must be set up as the First Unit and the other must be set as the Clone Unit 3 On the scanner that is the Clone Unit use the A or W key to select one then press HOLD RESUME 4 On the scanner that is the First Unit use the A or W key to select r 5c then press HOLD RESUME 50 5 The data transfer begins from the First Unit to the Clone Unit During the data transfer both scanners show the following displays receive data When the data transfer is complete onc displays If the data transfer is not successful the following error message will appear Note To clear trrar press decimal key Once you have completed the cloning of the scanners reset the scanners by turning the scanners OFF
59. ntrol Flash Brightness 10 Highway Scanning State Key HWY Selector SQL FLASH STATE 2 Alerting Light ALERT 11 Numeric Keypad 3 Volume Control Alert Tone Selector 12 Up Key A VOL 13 Down Key V 4 Mute Key MUTE 14 Data Key DATA 5 Display 15 Priority Key PRI 6 Lockout Key L O 16 Search Key SRCH 7 Delay Key DELAY 17 Trunk Key TRUNK 8 Service Key SVC 18 Decimal Remote Key RMT 9 Private Scanning Key PVT 19 Enter Memory Lock Key E M LOCK 20 Hold Resume Key HOLD RESUME EXT DC 12V 21 Antenna Connector ANT 23 DC Power Jack DC 12V 22 External Speaker Jack EXT SP 24 Remote Control Terminal REMOTE Joc WD Icon Display 1 234 5 6 14 TRUNK ME L LIST BANK 1 2 3 4 5 HWY PVT POL WX FIRE EMS NEWS CB AIR RR MRN NINNAU VN N N EH HH dg dH dH gH 28 P HOLD A SRCH v PRI 20 21 22 21 Trunk Tracking mode TRUNK Motorola trunking channel M EDACS trunking channel E LTR trunking channel L Scan list LIST Scan bank BANK Bank s number and ID s list number 12345 Remote control mode RMT Memory locked M LOCK 10 11 12 13 14 Highway Patrol scan mode HWY Private bank scan mode PVT Police scan mode POL Weather scan mode WX Fire and Emergency scan mode FIRE EMS 23 24 15 16 Aircraft band scan mode AIR 18 19 20 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
60. onfigurations not sold by Uniden C improperly installed D serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty E used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden or F installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owners manual for this product STATEMENT OF REMEDY In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect warrantor will either at its option repair or replace the defective unit and return it to you without charge for parts service or any other cost except shipping and handling incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty Warrantor at its option may replace the unit with a new or refurbished unit THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHETHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may
61. ples of how you might use AFS are shown above in the description of an EDACS trunked system and elsewhere in this manual It is very easy to use Be sure to become familiar with AFS Partial Entry and your scanning will become far more flexible and efficient EDACS ID Range Search When the scanner searches EDACS talk group IDs the scanner can search within a range you set for Agency or Fleet listings For example if you want to search within the 01 agency while in Hold mode press O 1 decimal key then SRCH Or if you want to search within the 01 agency and 01 fleet while trunking press O 1 decimal key 0 1 then SRCH To stop the ID range search press SRCH EDACS SCAT With the EDACS SCAT feature the data stream transmissions will be eliminated allowing you to clearly monitor the voice communications on EDACS SCAT systems To monitor EDACS SCAT systems you only need to program the frequency in the Trunk Tracking Programming mode You do not need to enter group ID s Note As EDACS SCAT is different from the other tracking feature and it is not a feature which the scanner tracks any ID you do not need to program Talk Group ID s 41 LTR Reception LTR Tracking LTR Logic Trunked Radio systems are trunking systems used primarily by business or private communications service providers such as taxicabs delivery trucks and repair services These systems encode all trunking information as digital subaudible data that a
62. ppears on the display Read the descriptions of the Plan 1 4 for details on which may apply for you 46 PL1 plan 1 This plan is the most common Use Plan 1 if the last three digits of ALL the frequencies in use end in one of the following three digits 125 375 625 or 875 example 856 1125 860 7375 859 6625 855 8875 PL2 plan 2 If the last three digits of frequencies are less than 860 000 and end in one of the following three digits 125 375 625 or 875 and if ANY other frequencies end in 000 250 500 or 750 use Plan 2 PL3 plan 3 If the last three digits of ALL the frequencies in use end in one of the following three digits 000 250 500 or 750 use Plan 3 PL4 plan 4 If the last three digits of frequencies are less than 866 0000 and end in one of the following three digits 000 250 500 or 750 and if ANY other frequencies end in 125 375 625 or 875 use Plan 4 Of course you will know the Control Channel frequency itself so that will help you determine the proper plan If you try one plan and you receive errors such as the scanner jumping to channels that are obviously not part of the system you should try an alternate Plan Note You can assign a Fleet Map to TYPE 1 or Hybrid systems scanned in Control Channel Only mode by going into the Trunk Programming mode You can also pro gram IDs set a delay and all the other parameters for systems scanned in this mode You can then either search the sys
63. ps and the MUTE LED lights continuously No Alert Tones will beep Canceling Mute To cancel Mute e Press MUTE to cancel One Moment Mute Press and hold MUTE for two seconds to cancel Continuous Mute You hear two beeps and the MUTE LED goes out Change states The MUTE LED goes out after scanning starts Turn the scanner off and on Note If MUTE is pressed for less than 2 seconds during the Continuous Mute mode nothing will be changed Alert Light Adjustment The ALERT Light has three settings Bright Dim and Off Push FLASH to select Bright Dim or Off The ALERT Light flashes and the Alert Tone beeps Push In If you select Off ELASH on the display reminds you the ALERT Light is off WARNING You can turn off the ALERT Light and completely mute the Alert Tone at the same time This deactivates the Highway Warning Alert Skip Frequencies To skip a frequency press L O You can program up to 50 skip frequencies for priority channels And also you can program up to 100 skip frequencies for other frequencies See page 27 If you skip a preprogrammed frequency in one state and that frequency is programmed into another state the frequency is skipped of both states If you change the state code skipped frequencies are cancelled as soon as scanning starts Priority Channels Each state preprogrammed in the scanner contains a number of Priority channels The scanner automatically checks a state s Priori
64. ress decimal key repeatedly until the display is cleared e lf you enter a invalid frequency an error tone will sound and rrar appears on the display To clear the Error message immediately press decimal key Even if you don t enter full numbers as a frequency number the scanner will auto matically select the nearest valid frequency Deleting a Stored Frequency To delete a stored frequency a Select a channel b Press 0 c Then press E Note Channels with no frequencies are automatically locked out 21 Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which has been stored in another channel you will hear an error tone and the other channel displays Press decimal key to clear and start again OR Press E again to store the frequency in both channels Note The smallest channel appears on the display when you store same frequency in two or more channels Memory Lock To avoid the accidental programming frequencies and talk group IDs you can lock the memory with Memory Lock Press and hold M LOCK for 2 seconds to activate this feature and M LOCK appears on the display If you press E to program memory you will hear two beeps To deactivate Memory Lock press and hold M LOCK for 2 seconds again Scanning Private Bank 1 After programming frequencies simply press HOLD RESUME BANK 12345 to begin scanning Or pressing PVT repeatedly until PVT appears on the display you can start Pri
65. s see page 31 EDACS BLOCKOUT is a powerful form of ID Lockout that can be used only with AFS and EDACS systems This feature lets you lockout entire Agencies or Fleets not just individual talkgroups Using EDACS Blockout you can for example prevent Search from stopping on any of hundreds of talkgroups in the Utilities agency You can do this with just a few key presses To use this mode just enter the Agency part or the Agency Fleet part of the talkgroup code and press L O For example to Blockout Agency 4 in Trunk Search press HOLD RESUME 0 4 decimal key and then L O For other ways to use partial AFS entry be sure to read the section EDACS Reception Review ID Lockout You can check all IDs already locked out 1 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds in the Trunking mode 2 Select the bank you want to review by using the keypad and then the trunked system selected appears on the display Then press E 3 Select sio by using the A or W key and then press E 4 You can see the locked out IDs by using the A or W key Hint Press and hold L O for 2 seconds to check all locked out IDs when in the Trunking mode Restoring Locked out IDs To restore a single ID follow these steps While in locked out review mode select the locked out ID you want to restore and press L O The ID is restored and L O disappears To restore all locked out IDs in a bank once While in locked out review mode press and hold L O for
66. scanner to track a trunked system consider the following You can only program one trunking system in each bank of your scanner Trunked frequencies must be entered while in the Trunk Programming mode f you re in the Trunk Programming mode you cannot select channels in other banks For example if you are programming Bank 4 you can only select channels 151 200 with the A or W key IMPORTANT If you are programming an EDACS trunked system you must enter the freguencies in a specific order Check the freguency guide included with the radio and the listed web sites for details STEP 1 Selecting Trunking System Type The first step in a Trunk Tracking system is storing the freguencies in one of the five available banks in your scanner 1 Press TRUNK for 1 5 seconds You will hear two beeps and BANK and TRUNK will begin to flash on the display 2 Select the bank you want to store the frequency by using the keypad BANK 12345 3 Select the system you want to track by using the A or W key then press E List of trunking systems as follows E2 800 Motorola Type Il 800 MHz E2 Hi Motorola Type Il VHF 136 174 MHz E2 UHF Motorola Type Il UHF 406 512 MHz E1 Motorola Type and Hybrid Ed EDACS Wide Band 9600 band Ed SCt EDACS Scat Lt LTR Requires programming of a Base and Spacing frequency Offset channel See page 45 Requires programming of a Fleet map See page 44 30
67. speed except for ur then press E and rane the scanner will start Remote mode A unique feature of the BCT8 is that all the front panel keys on the radio remain operational in Remote mode For information on purchasing BCT8 Scanner software to program and control your BCT8 you can contact the following Uniden Parts Department 800 554 3988 Hours are from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Central Time Monday through Friday scanner uniden com PC Control Parameter For your information Transfer speed 9600 19200 38400 57600 bps adjustable Start Stop bit 1 bit 1 bit Data Length 8 bit Parity Check None Code ASCII code Flow Control None Return Code Carriage Return only Clone Mode You will need to purchase a RS232C straight cable a null modem adapter RS232C straight cables are available as male to male or male to female Even if the RS232C straight cable you buy already has the male to male connectors you will still have to have the null modem adapter On the next page you will see the pin connections that are internal to a standard device These items are available at your local electronics stores 49 T nn h nner nner o connect the Scanner to Scanne Null Modem Adapter Plug the male end of the RS232C straight interface cable into the Pin connections remote port on the rear of one of the two scanners Then connect the DB 9 to DB 9 null modem adapter to the cable Plug the other end of the null modem adapter i
68. ssed the brief burst of data must contain the radio s ID and its Fleet and Subfleet This is three times the amount of data a Type ll system radio sends and as a result Type I systems usually accommodate fewer users than Type ll systems Even though there are many Type ll systems Type I systems are still in use There are also Hybrid systems which are a combination of both Type I and Type ll Your scanner defaults to monitor Type ll systems but its possible to select a Preprogrammed Fleet Map or create a Custom Fleet Map for your area For VHF and UHF Type II trunking systems you will need to know the base spacing frequencies and offset channels See page 45 for details 43 Fleet Map Programming If you have programmed a trunk tracking bank for Motorola press TRUNK to start Multi Track and you will see user IDs on the display Since the BCT8 defaults to Type II systems all the IDs will appear as numbers However if you notice a mix of odd and even user IDs for example 6477 2560 6481 6144 1167 etc then you are probably monitoring either a Type or Hybrid systems You may also notice that you are missing responses when you hold on an active ID Unlike Type Il Type l Hybrid systems require a Fleet Map that sets specific Fleet Subfleet parameters It is easy to select a Fleet Map for your scanner what is not always easy is selecting or programming a map that matches your particular area There are 16 preset Fleet Maps listed
69. stems 000 ee eee eee eee 33 ID SOSImMOGG vues d ace Y r ACA od Gee aon SA A th ee YY Qo RO eS eS e cu CR a pep a wed c cede S 33 IE Scan Hold Fea ae xa ERREUR EN CORO ed AL Rm cR ROAD Aon a Bebe Scd rarus d So adi 34 ID Search Mode T P c 34 ID Montor MOOG RR ERE TETTE RC TTE 35 ID Search Hold and Direct Entry ID in Hold Mode 0000 cece eee 35 Programming Scan Lists During Search FFF lees 35 Deleting Stored ID a eee van eh ed eae Peek YFWYR Uy DUO WE dd WG MO ee WR Ree ade Reed 35 ID DOCK OUD ac a wr ey oo RN Por e Soe ORE X dra he Ke Pah oe DIC A eek BL eG Sen dr FON Ref 36 Review ID LOCKOUL 42 308 4444 05 50 aoa tee bed ooo Ree eA OS 4 RU soe oe ee dea 36 Restoring Locked out IDS wc we awe wee eee UR Dee RR Ae wed ee ee eee RR 36 Setting the Delay Mode for Trunking Mode illl 37 Trunking Frequency Confirmation FF FF e 37 Setting Priority in Trunking Mode 00 ccc eee eee ee 37 Moving between Scan List Memories FF eee eee 37 MUN TACK xcs I 38 EDAGS ReCeEDION Acw ms bier hood oe dono d BAY iB os oae ded oe CA MC O SUN dpa bee eae 39 EDACS WoOCKiNG e MENCFEEREROETICITETOTOOITTRITTTL VITRE 39 Programming EDACS System Frequencies FFF ug 39 An EDACS Trunked system cues secure RR ORE Y 3er PE YES Qon EE d Gn Eee y Wunde dew red 40 Special EDACS
70. tem to find new IDs or you can program IDs into memory and then scan them he Control Channel Only feature is an extremely powerful tool You can use it to determine if systems you are familiar with may have added new frequencies or you can use it to discover new systems by simply finding active control channels using Search and then programming them for Control Channel operation only Hemember that this feature only applies to Motorola 800 systems that you do have to set the proper system type 800 MHz of Type 1 or Type 2 and you do have to program the Control Channel frequency into memory and identify the frequency as trunked in the Trunk Programming mode Disconnect Tone Detect Option End Code When this function is disabled the radio looks for squelch before returning to the Control Channel instead of waiting for the Disconnect Tone Only in rare instances will you need to adjust the default settings The condition to return to Control Channels depends on whether the signal is present or not 1 2 3 4 Press and hold TRUNK for 1 5 seconds and select the bank you want to change Use the A or V key to select cc uu Motorola TYPE2 800MHz rc Motorola Type2 VHF or cc un Motorola Type2 UHF then press E Use the A or W key to select to then press E Use the A or V key to select toz ui or cac urr then press E Note Set the SQL control so that you hear a hissing and the scanner will remain on the voice cha
71. tenna to its full height For frequencies higher than 406 MHz shortening the antenna may improve the reception 4 Use the desktop stand for a better viewing and operating angle Helpful Hints e f strong interference or electrical noise is received relocate the scanner or its antenna away from the source f you are operating the scanner in a fringe area or need to improve reception use an optional antenna designed for multi band coverage You can purchase this type of antenna at a local electronics store e f the optional antenna has no cable use 50 70 ohm coaxial cable for lead in A mating plug may be necessary for the optional antennas For Mobile Use In Car Installation Installation for Temporary Use A Cigarette Lighter Power Cord is provided for easy temporary installation Warning Do not use the cigarette lighter power cord in a positive ground vehicle Plug one end of the Cigarette Lighter Power Cord into the cigarette lighter jack and the other end into the DC 12V jack on the back of the scanner Connecting the Antenna Plug Connect the mobile antenna plug into the ANT connector on the rear panel For more information on antenna installation please refer to the instruction guide that came with your antenna The BCT8 can be mounted using the supplied mounting bracket 1 Select an ideal location in your vehicle to mount the BCT8 Avoid a location that could interfere with your driving In a passenger car t
72. th www trunktracker com f you have internet access you can visit scanner uniden com or www trunktracker com for additional information for current news and frequency information about Trunk Tracking Scanning Motorola SMARTNET and PRIVACY PLUS are trademarks of Motorola Inc EDACS is a registered trademark of the M A COM Inc LTR is a registered trademark of E F Johnson Company Setting the Sguelch For trunked reception a good setting for the SQL control is in the center of the range with the color marker pointing up See the illustration If it is set too high it could prevent your scanner from locking to the Control Channel reliably If it is set too low it will slightly delay finding the Control Channel The best setting is the same as for conventional reception and is critical for monitoring trunked systems 29 Programming Trunking Frequencies There are three steps for programming a trunked system 1 Program the Trunk Type What type of system will the scanner be tracking Motorola Type ll Type EDACS LTR etc 2 Program the Trunked Frequencies Within a trunked system the frequencies are shared among all the users called Talk Groups 3 Program the Talk Groups Within the trunked system each agency or department is assigned a Talk Group ID This ID must be programmed into the scanner in order for it to monitor that specific agency or department Before you start programming your
73. torola to BNC antenna plug adapter available at a local electronics store Applying Power for Vehicle Installation You can power your scanner using the supplied DC cigarette lighter power cord or an DC power cord DC power Installation To power the scanner from a vehicle s 12V power source such as a cigarette lighter socket you need a cigarette lighter adapter To connect an DC cigarette lighter power cable insert its barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the rear of the scanner then plug the power cable into your vehicle s cigarette lighter socket Note If you use a cigarette lighter power cable and your vehicle s engine is running you might hear electrical noise from the engine while scanning This is normal Caution DC 12 V Jack can use a power source that supplies 12V DC at least 500 mA You must use a power source that supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 500 mA Your standard 12V car battery should be sufficient The cord connector s center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner s DC 12V jack The supplied DC power cord meets these specifications Using a power cord that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter Always connect the adapter or DC power cord to the scanner before you connect it to the power source When you finish disconnect the adapter or DC power cord from the power source before you disconnect it from the scanner For added safety and
74. two way communications do not transmit continuously The BCT8 scans the Frequencies you have programmed into the Scanner s channels until it finds an active frequency Scanning stops on an active frequency and remains on that channel as long as the transmission continues When the transmission ends the scanning cycle resumes until another transmission is received What is Searching The BCT8 can search each of its 13 bands to find active frequencies This is different from scanning because you are searching for frequencies that have not been programmed into your Scanner s channels The scanner automatically chooses between two speeds while searching During search mode the scanner will search 100 frequencies per second for band with 12 5 kHz steps and during Turbo SEARCH mode the scanner can achieve up to 300 frequencies per second for bands with 5 kHz steps What is Trunk Tracking Conventional scanning is a simple concept You enter a radio frequency in your scanner s memory which is used by someone you want to monitor For example the police in your area may broadcast on 460 500 MHz the fire department on 154 445 MHz the highway department on 37 900 MHz etc So when your scanner stops on a frequency you usually know who it is and more importantly you can stop on a channel and listen to an entire conversation This type of scanning is easy and fun As the demand for public communications has increased many public radio users don t h
75. ty channels every two seconds for activity If there is activity on one of the Priority channels the ALERT Light will flash and the alarm tone will beep see Highway Warning Alert page 17 18 You will experience a slight in the conversations you hear as the scanner checks the Priority channels You can cancel the priority check and the interruptions in the conversations by pressing HOLD RESUME to hold on the frequency Note The Highway Warning Alert is inoperative while the scanner is on Hold Remember to press HOLD RESUME to return to normal priority scan operation Priority channel cannot be changed but you can lock out priority channels using L O Priority channels have been pre determined by the manufacturer as those Highway Patrol frequencies most commonly used for mobile extenders and for car to car and aircraft to car operations Mobile extenders re transmit every radio broadcast received on the patrol car radio to the officer s walkie talkie at low power Every time any officer or dispatcher talks transmits the signal is broadcast like a beacon at low power whether or not the officer is out of the car You can select Priority Scanning mode by pressing PRI Normal Priority Scan mode The scanner checks the Priority frequency every two seconds PRI will be displayed Priority only mode To only monitor the priority frequencies press and hold PRI to select Priority Only This mode is especially recommended for the fol
76. u are monitoring While monitoring on ID press the A key and the scanner will check if any other IDs are active Regardless of the system you won t know exactly who you are receiving until you listen for a while or refer to frequency guides or internet sites such as www trunktracker com Of course figuring out who each ID represents is half the fun of Trunk Tracking Later when you learn more about a system you will want to store lists of talkgroups Then you can scan specific agencies and users and use the many other features your radio provides 34 ID Monitor Mode By using ID Monitor mode you can determine which talk groups are the most active without hearing conversations 1 Press and hold SRCH for 2 seconds until you hear two beeps Then Sri begins flashing and all active talk group IDs appear on the display every 0 5 seconds 2 To activate ID search mode press SRCH Note Lockout ID also appears on the display ID Search Hold and Direct Entry ID in Hold Mode Just like in Conventional Search Hold lets you pause ID Search on an interesting transmission without storing the talkgroup into memory If you hear an interesting ID during Search mode and want to continue listening to it Press HOLD RESUME to stop the search If you want to listen to a specific ID while in Hold mode Use the keypad to enter the ID you want and press the W key If you want to resume searching e Press HOLD RESUME to return to
77. vate Bank Scanning The scanner scans only upward all the channels 2 The bank indicators selected for scanning appear on the display and the bank being currently monitored flashes You can deselect banks from active scanning by entering their numbers on your keypad The indicator for each deselected bank disappears and the bank s channels are not scanned Note One bank must always be active You cannot deactivate all five banks at the same time If you try to deselect all the banks the first bank is automatically selected To restore a bank to active scanning enter the bank s number on your keypad The bank s indicator will display again 3 During normal scanning the scanner skips unprogrammed or r aan MM Il SCAN gt locked out channels neon at 4 When a transmission is received the scanner stops on that ees channel When the transmission ends scanning resumes o WN automatically BANK j 4 5 Note You can set the scanner to hold for two seconds on the frequency for a response For more information on Delay feature please see page 28 Frequency not entered or Locked Out L O 22 Hold Resume If you want to stop on a channel during scanning press HOLD RESUME If you want to resume scanning press HOLD RESUME MN WILL I Direct channel access There are several ways to access a specific channel quickly 1 Press HOLD RESUME 2 Using the keypad enter the channel number 3 Press HOLD RESUME ag
78. veral different ways You will find that Search Hold Lockout Scan and Delay are all similar to conventional scanning ID SCAN lets you receive those talkgroups that you store in Scan Lists ID SCAN HOLD lets you selectively listen to a talkgroup in your Scan Lists ID SEARCH lets you hear all system talkgroup activity This is the best way to get started ka ID SEARCH HOLD works with Search mode to let you quickly freeze reception on an interesting transmission Or you can manually specify a talkgroup with DIRECT ENTRY in ID HOLD Ru ID LOCKOUT works with Search and Scan to exclude talkgroups that you don t want to hear ID DELAY works with each talkgroup to be delayed when the communication ends When receiving EDACS systems remember that Uniden s AFS talkgroups give you powerful flexibility In a few key presses you can specify a single talkgroup a fleet or an entire agency in all the above modes Read the section EDACS Reception to understand how this works Hint Ifthe scanner is not in the Trunking mode you can enter the Trunk mode by pressing TRUNK Pressing TRUNK in the Trunking mode will move to the Private Scan Hold mode ID Scan Mode 1 When in the Trunking mode press PVT to begin scanning the lists you have programmed TRUNK M LIST 12345 If you haven t programmed any IDs the scanner cannot stop on an active conversation HI 2 o remove a Scan List from active scanning press the number o
79. way Patrol frequencies Highway Patrol Priority Alert Receive audible and visual alert when within three miles of many Highway Patrol State units Pre programmed frequencies for the following categories Local Police and County Sheriffs Fire and Emergency Medical Service News Media Weather continuous NOAA weather and Canadian Coast Guard broadcasts CB Radio Aircraft Railroads Marine Band Department of Transportation Trunk Tracking Follow VHF High Band UHF 800MHz trunked public safety and public service systems just as if conventional two way communications were used Multi Track Track more than one trunking system at a time Scan conventional and trunked systems at the same time 250 Channels Program one frequency into each channel You must have at least one channel programmed to use the Scan mode 13 Bands Includes 13 bands with aircraft and 800 MHz 5 Banks 5 banks with 50 channels each are useful for storing similar frequencies to maintain faster scanning cycles or for storing all the frequencies of a trunked system 25 MHz 956 MHz Indicates the range of frequencies that can be searched within the bands of your scanner Note The frequency coverage is not continuous and excludes the cellelar telephone Band 5 Priority Channels You can assign one priority channel in each bank Assigning a priority channel allows you to track activity on your most important channel s while monitor
80. wees GAG O Y 3 8 P 5b ETO PORN ede he dedo tee ote ees 15 Seng Ie SOUGICN aes a Sa ua Rad d REGE REUE Fd bese FN dd rir HERE drdd Weed des pd x AUR 15 Highway Patrol Scanning sas arai qr acd ed ede E Yb RR rch y Y eke es SC RR QR decani d 16 Selecting the State s a c i a me 3d d jede Y SAC dd doe 3 Egon de HORE dd CB Rd AEE Es 16 Scanning Highway Patrol Frequency Y FF eee ee eee 16 Highway Patrol Scan Hold 44432 2252 2 5 ceed dde bese SG hae gh otek SG BOB MI oe eee ob Rel 17 mile ui V WAmnng AION asserire E Re Re NEN a a eee Mes ace 17 Alen TONG OUMG HT OY Em 17 Mu tng the Alert TONG va water ap 0 Gar Oe ose ee et ea ees AC EB OTO ee ole ee ee 17 Alert Light Adjustm nt us ace ace ick eir aede eke E dra e FU Gee he Le ee E Re Ene Deedee ae 18 SB FI ONGLOG GE YD ODD eR eee eee eee a S IRAE DE SLE EUER Ed NUES 18 PHOMY Channels se srerenen anr NW Y YNO ENNYN ATAF AFF A aaRS ANF AFAF NY NF 18 Trunked Highway Frequency I GG eee ee eee eee 20 Private Bank GCANNINO 5 en Noni we dubia n 9 a ee aR I C OE ole Ree alee Btw tA ER S ee GG 21 Programming Frequencies into Channels llle 21 Deleting a Stored Frequency FF I FF Gu 21 Duplicate Frequerncy Alert ae oce Cer hebr eR Ree ee HGS det ace ii OE SER EES Re Reed 22 Memo LOC C ee 22 Scanning Private Bank ccc eee 22 HOI FC OUNO RETE ead ARE EE Ga EEA IT T

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