User's Manual

Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................1
Front View ............................................................................................2
Top View and Icon Display...................................................................3
BC250D SHORTCUTS.....................................................................4
Important Notice ...................................................................................6
Terminology..........................................................................................7
What is Scanning?............................................................................7
What is Searching?...........................................................................7
What is Trunk Tracking?...................................................................7
What is APCO Project 25 Digital Communications ?.......................8
Feature Highlights ................................................................................9
Where to Obtain More Information.....................................................11
Information on the Internet .............................................................11
Included with Your Scanner Package ................................................12
Setup ..................................................................................................13
Installing the Battery Pack..............................................................13
Charging the Battery Pack..............................................................13
Low Battery Indicator......................................................................13
Flexible Antenna.............................................................................14
Beltclip ............................................................................................14
Listening Safely ..............................................................................14
Connecting the Clone Cable...........................................................14
Basic Operation..................................................................................15
Turn the Scanner On......................................................................15
Setting the Squelch ........................................................................15
Understanding the Menu System ...................................................16
Menu Description and Numeric Keypad Equivalents .....................17
Programming ......................................................................................26
Storing Frequencies into Channels in Menu Mode ........................26
Editing a Stored Frequency............................................................27
Duplicate Frequency Alert ..............................................................27
Transfer Frequencies......................................................................27
Storing Text Tags ...........................................................................28
Beep Alert.......................................................................................29
Programming Tips ..........................................................................29
Deleting a Stored Frequency..........................................................30
Scanning.............................................................................................31
Scan Hold Feature..........................................................................31
Storing Frequency ..........................................................................32
RF Attenuation Feature ..................................................................32
Setting the Delay Mode for Frequency...........................................33
Channel Lockout.............................................................................33
Restoring a Locked-out Channel....................................................34
Restoring All Locked-out Channels ................................................34
Priority Scan ...................................................................................35
Changing the Priority Channel........................................................35
Prioroty Channel Plus Scan............................................................36
Searching............................................................................................37
Setting Chain Search......................................................................37
Search Hold Feature.......................................................................38
Data Skip ........................................................................................38
Frequency Skip...............................................................................39
Storing Search Frequencies ...........................................................39
Auto Storing....................................................................................40
Squelch (SQ) Mode ........................................................................41
Additional Menu Options for Searching .........................................43
Service Search ...................................................................................44
Service Search Skip .......................................................................45
BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page iii