User's Manual

During I-Call reception the display will show the Unit ID

number of either the transmitting or receiving mobile unit, not

a talkgroup. Unit IDs will display differently according to the

type of trunked system, and will replace the n's shown here.

EDACS and MOTOROLA TYPE 1 innnnn

MOTOROLA TYPE 2 7nnnnn

Hint -- There are thousands of Unit IDs in typical systems,

but relatively few I-Calls at a given moment, so it is

normally best to let the scanner receive any I-Calls

without trying to specify particular units.

I-CALLS IN SEARCH MODE

In SEARCH mode, the scanner default is that I-Call reception

is OFF. This means that I-Calls will not be received until you

program them to be ON. You have three choices for

controlling I-Call reception. Through the Menu system, go to

SCAN OPTION - TRUNK - select bank number - I-

CALL, and make your selection. The menu choices are:

You can HOLD any I-Call IDs. Because you can only hold on

one ID, and there are two IDs involved in any I-Call

communication (the transmitting and the receiving units), you

might not hear the full conversation, but you probably will.

☞ In SEARCH mode, when you hear an interesting I-Call,

you can enter the instant shortcut (decimal key)

then RSM to enter I-Call ONLY mode. This blocks all

talkgroup traffic and lets you hear just the I-Call.

To return to normal reception, you must use the Menu

system to select the ON or OFF option.

Note: When storing I-Call IDs, remember that the ID will be

for only one of the units – either the transmitting or

receiving unit. Unless you specifically want to receive a

certain ID, it might be better to use the special code in

the HINT below.

I-CALLS IN SCAN AND HOLD MODE

You can store I-Call IDs in Scan Lists, just like talkgroup IDs,

for use by ID Scan and Manual modes. To program a specific

I-Call Unit ID into a Scan Lists:

I-CALLs TALKGROUPS

OFF Not received Received normally This is the BC250D default

ON YES Received normally Use this choice to receive I-Calls

together with normal

talkgroup traffic.

3 ONLY YES NOT RECEIVED Use this setting to listen to I-Calls,

and block all talkgroup reception.

For quick access to this mode,

press (decimal) then RSM.

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