User's Manual

Priority Scanning
When priority scan is turned on, the scanner checks the priority
channels in the unlocked banks every 2 seconds between
transmissions. If a signal is present on a priority channel, the
scanner switches to monitor that transmission, even if it had been
stopped on another channel. One channel in each bank is
designated as the priority channel.
To turn priority scan on or off, press
PRI
.
PRIORITY
appears (if
priority scan is on) or disappears (if priority scan is off).
Note: If all priority channels in unlocked banks are locked out,
LocOut
appears when you try to turn on the priority scan mode.
Changing the Priority Channel
You cannot eliminate the priority channel, but you can change it to
any of the 50 available channels in each bank. Follow these steps
to change the priority channel.
1.
Press
MANUAL
.
2.
Use the keypad to enter the channel number for the new
priority channel.
3.
Press
MANUAL
.
4.
Hold down
PRI
for about 2 seconds.
The scanner beeps twice and the priority channel changes to the
one you selected.
Using the Dimmer
Hold down
DIM
for about two seconds to dim the back light, turn it
off, or turn it on.
Trunk Scanning Options
When you are scanning a trunked system, there are several
trunking-only options available to you. This section outlines these
options.
Searching for Active Talk Groups (ID Search)
If you want to hear all activity on a system, use
the ID search mode by pressing
MANUAL
then
SRC
.
SEARCH
appears and the BC898T stops
on every active talk group, regardless of whether
you have programmed it into your scanner.
This makes it easy to find unknown talk groups.
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