BCD996P2 Owner’s Manual ©2015 Uniden America Corporation Printed in Vietnam U01UB378ZZZ (0)
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CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MODIFICATION NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Set Upside-Down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Adjusting the Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Set C-CH Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GPS DISPLAY MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 GPS Review Location Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 GPS REVIEW LOCATION MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Band Scope Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Two-Tone-Sequential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IMPORTANT INFORMATION THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW IMPORTANT! This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the 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.
These include: • Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission) • Pager transmissions • Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the conversation (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
MAIN FEATURES Trunk Tracker V Operation – Follows conversations on analog Motorola, Motorola Astro 25 (APCO 25) Phase I and Phase II, P25 One-Frequency Trunk, EDACS, EDACS SCAT, and LTR trunked radio systems, including systems in VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 900 MHz bands. APCO 25 Phase I and Phase II Support – Allows you to receive transmissions with these decoding protocols.
Location-Based Scanning - Using an optional GPS unit you can scan your systems based on a set range from your current location. GPS (Location-Based) Alerts - Notifies you when you are near an area you have programmed as a dangerous road, dangerous intersection, or a general point of interest. Analog and Digital AGC - Helps automatically balance the volume level between different radio systems. Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems.
SAME Weather Alert/Priority - (with programmable FIP codes) Lets your scanner alert you when a SAME weather alert is transmitted on a NOAA weather channel. The scanner also displays the alert type. Adjustable Hold (Scan) Time per System/Search - allows you to adjust the length of time spent scanning each system or search.
systems might have hundreds of talkgroups you wish to monitor, you might have to enter those systems into multiple banks in order to monitor all the ID’s. Instead of being organized into separate banks and channels, the scanner’s memory is contained in a pool. You build the systems and groups then use as much memory as you need in the pool to store frequencies, talkgroup ID’s, and alpha tags. With all previous scanners, you selected banks to scan that had channels stored in them.
UNDERSTANDING CTCSS/DCS/NAC Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) and Digital Coded Squelch (DCS) are two methods used to prevent interference by other radio communications. Your scanner can receive transmissions that use these codes (or more commonly referred to as tone codes). CTCSS and DCS systems all use some form of coded squelch. Coded squelch techniques involve the transmission of a special ‘code’ signal along with the audio of a radio transmission.
be found (but not programmed). EDACS systems need all the frequencies for the system programmed and with the correct LCN (Logical Channel Number) assigned. The control channel is continually transmitted to the field units and has a sound similar to listening to a boat engine over the phone (in manual mode; you won’t hear this when you are trunking the system.) This control channel is also a good check to see if you can trunktrack the system.
Type I IDs are in the format FFF-SS where FFF is the fleet and SS is the sub-fleet. Type I systems are usually organized with different IDs assigned to different fleets. For example, a valid fleet/ subfleet ID identifying all detectives within a police department might be 000-12, where 000 identifies all police IDs and 12 identifies the Detective division. To properly trunk a Type I system, you have to program the fleet map for the system. Type II IDs are identified by a 5-digit number.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR SCANNER Accessories included in the box are: BCD996P2 Scanner AC Adapter Vehicle Accessory Power Cord Three-Wire Harness Mounting Bracket and Hardware Antenna • Owner’s Manual (English and French) • APP Form • FREQ Form Other Printed Materials Not Shown: USB Cable 12
INSTALLING YOUR SCANNER SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER These guidelines will help you install and set up your new scanner: The scanner can be placed on a convenient surface in your home as a base station, and connected to a standard outlet that supplies 120VAC, 60Hz. You must use either the supplied antenna or an electrically correct outdoor antenna, properly and safely mounted at your chosen site.
To secure the radio to a surface, by means of the mounting bracket, follow the steps below: 1. Attach the four protective mounting feet to the mounting bracket when you casually use the scanner on a flat surface. Should you desire to permanently mount the scanner, remove the feet and use wood screws through the bracket as described in Steps 2 and 3. 2. Use the bracket as a template to mark positions for the two mounting screws. 3. At the marked positions, drill holes slightly smaller than the screws. 4.
VEHICLE INSTALLATION You can mount your scanner in your vehicle, using either the supplied bracket or the optional DIN-E sleeve. Mounting Using the Bracket With the bracket removed from the radio, use the holes in the bracket as a template to initially mark the location you plan to use in your vehicle. Be absolutely certain of what might be behind the mounting surface before making any holes, be it above, or below, or in front of your dash, armrest console, or other location.
7. Slowly slide the scanner into the sleeve until it locks in place. 8. To remove the unit, fully insert the removal keys into each slot on the left and right edges of the front panel. Carefully slide the radio from the sleeve. Note: If you plan to connect a GPS unit or external speaker at a later time, expect to remove the unit for ease of making those connections.
To begin the process, it is first necessary to remove the scanner’s outer metal sleeve from the inner chassis. Unthread the four screws in the rear of the unit. Slide the cover toward the rear and off. Once the sleeve is removed, you will see threaded, metric machine screw holes on either side of the chassis cabinet. Uniden does not supply these screws.
WARNING! Never connect any part of the headphone jack to the antenna jack or connect the radio to an installation where the antenna and audio connection are grounded. This might also damage the scanner. OPERATION BASICS TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING THE SQUELCH Note: this applies to a fresh scanner right out of the box or one that has been reset with the preprogrammed systems reloaded. Rotate VOL clockwise to turn on the scanner and set the volume to around 6-8.
KEYPAD AND KNOB CONTROLS SQ/ Close Call Knob PRI/WX/GPS/ MENU/L/O Buttons FUNCTION Knob VOL/ BACKLIGHT Knob SCAN/ SEARCH Knob HOLD/ RESUME Knob Each of the knobs and keys on the BCD996P2 produce several different results depending upon how you activate them. You can, for example, rotate the knobs as well as press them. Some keys provide one operation when briefly pressed while pressing and holding a key or knob gives a different result.
Key GPS Function • Press to switch to GPS mode in Any Mode. • Press and hold to store (overwrite) current location (with a GPS device connected) in GPS Display/Review Location Mode. MENU • Press to enter Menu Mode. • Press to return to previous menu. • Press to go to a channel and/or a system number tag after entering. • Press to return to GPS mode in Review Location Mode. • Press then MENU to go to the ‘Edit’ menu for the current system in Scan Mode. • Press Mode. then MENU to go to the ‘Search for...
Key Number Keys Function • Enter any 3-digit channel number tag then MENU to access a channel in the current system in Scan Hold Mode. • Enter any 3-digit system number tag then .No then any 3-digit channel number tag then MENU to access a channel in another system in Scan Hold Mode. • Enter any frequency/ID then Hold to go directly to in Scan/Search Hold Modes. • Press 0-9 to toggle single-digit system/site/search quick keys on or off in Scan Mode.
Key .No Function • Press to cancel an error or warning message. • Press to enter a decimal point after a system number tag. • Press before entering a 2-digit system/site/search quick key to turn on or off in Scan Mode. • Press to enter a decimal point for a frequency while programming. • Press to enter a hyphen when entering an ID while programming. • Press to enter an ‘i’ when entering an ‘I-Call’ ID while programming. • Press once to delete current character when editing text.
Key SCAN/SEARCH Function • Press to start/continue/resume scanning in Scan/GPS Modes. • Press to start/continue/resume searching in Search Mode. • Press then SCAN/SEARCH to start a ‘quick search’ at the current frequency while scanning a conventional system in Scan Receive/Hold Modes. • Press then then SCAN/SEARCH to change from ‘ID Scan’ to ‘ID Search’ while scanning a trunking site in Scan Mode. HOLD/RESUME • Press to hold on a channel, frequency, search, Close Call hit, or Tone-Out search.
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY Conventional Display Mode 1 (Function Mode) Conventional Display Mode 2 Trunking Display Mode 1 Trunking Display Mode 2 24
Trunking Display Mode 3 The first line shows the system, site, or range name while scanning. This shows the scanning direction. These show the one’s place of Quick Key for system or site. These show Quick Key for channel groups. This shows the ten’s place of Quick Keys for system or site. The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating status. The display information helps you understand how your scanner operates.
• Will alternate the custom search name and system name for a trunking system for a ‘C-Ch only Search’ in Receiving or Hold Modes in display modes 1 and 3. • Will alternate the custom search name and ‘SID’ for a trunking system for a ‘C-Ch only Search’ in Receiving or Search Hold Modes in display mode 2. Third Line • Will scroll ‘SCAN’ (for a conventional system), ‘ID SCAN’, or ‘ID SEARCH’ (for a trunked system) and show an up or down arrow to indicate the scan direction in Scan Mode.
• Displays the frequency for a conventional channel in Scan Receiving/Hold Modes. • Displays the receive modulation of the custom/service search in Search Mode. ATT displays if the search is attenuated in Receiving or Search Modes. displays the tone code (if received) for a conventional frequency if programmed and blinks in CTCSS/DCS/NAC search mode in Receiving or Hold Modes. IFX Displays if intermediate exchange is on for the channel in Function Hold Mode.
29.7-49.99 10 NFM VHF Low 380-399.9875 12.5 NFM 50-53.98 20 NFM 6 Meter Ham 400-405.9875 12.5 NFM 54-71.95 50 WFM VHF TV 406-419.9875 12.5 NFM 72-75.995 5 FM Astronomy 420-449.9875 12.5 NFM 76-87.95 50 WFM VHF TV 450-469.9875 12.5 NFM 88-107.9 100 FMB FM Broadcast 470-512 12.5 NFM 108-136.9916 8.33 AM Commercial Air 758-787.99375 6.25 NFM 137-143.9875 12.5 NFM Military Land Mobile 788-805.99375 6.25 NFM 144-147.995 5 NFM 2 Meter Ham 806-823.
4. Scroll to 1 of 2 options and press E/ to save and exit. ‘+ Polarity’ - if the orange wire gets 12V when you turn on the headlights. ‘- Polarity’ - if the orange wire is switched to chassis ground when you turn on the headlights. For vehicle use - Scroll to ‘Manual’ and press E/ . 5. Scroll to ‘High’, ‘Middle’, ‘Low’, or ‘Off’ and press E/ 6. Scroll to ‘Set Color’ and press E/ 7. Scroll to Off, Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan, Yellow, or White and press E/ and exit. 8. Press MENU to return.
3. Scroll to ‘DMS:DDD MM”SS.ss’ or ‘DEG:DDD.dddddd’ and press E/ 4. Scroll to ‘Set Time Format’ and press E/ 5. Scroll to ‘12H’ or ‘24H’ and press E/ 6. Scroll to ‘Set Time Zone’ and press E/ 7. Scroll to ‘Your Time Zone’ and press E/ 8. Scroll to ‘Set Unit’ and press E/ 9. Scroll to ‘mile’ or ‘km’ and press E/ 10. Press MENU to return. to save and exit. . to save and exit. . to save and exit. . to save and exit.
Scanner Reset Allows to initialize the scanner’s memory, turn off the scanner. Then press 2, 9, and HOLD while turning it on. Important! This deletes all programmed data. PLANNING SYSTEMS, SITES, AND GROUPS Planning your systems will be very important even if you use 3rd party software to program the scanner. Organizing your Quick Keys will be the most important part of the planning. You can assign quick keys and copy and paste most of the frequencies, alpha tags, and IDs easily into the software.
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS You have to create systems first, create sites in the trunking systems (where the trunking frequencies go), create groups in the systems, create channels in the groups, then program the frequencies or IDs into the channels. Or, you can Quick store freqs or Quick store IDs (only after you program the trunking system and site). Trunking IDs only go into trunking system groups and conventional frequencies only go into conventional system groups.
Set Quick Key Assigns a quick key to a system. The system will be scanned when its quick key is enabled. The default setting is no quick key. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Quick Key’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to the quick key number (0-99 or .No for no quick key) you want assigned to the system and press E/ to save and exit. . Note: Pressing the first number of a 2-digit quick key will get you closer, 1 for 10, 2 for 20, etc. then scroll to second digit.
Set Delay Time Sets the delay (in seconds) the amount of time the scanner stays on a channel after the transmission ends before moving to the next channel. A negative delay forces a resume after that number of seconds. This setting applies to all channels in the system. You cannot set the delay on a ‘per channel’ basis. The default setting is 2 seconds. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/ save and exit. .
To Copy a System: 1. Press MENU. 2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system you want to copy and press E/ 4. Scroll to ‘Copy System’ and press E/ 5. At ‘New Sys Name?’ see Entering Text to name the new system. . . . Copying a system copies all sites, groups, channels, and settings including quick key assignments. To Delete a System: 1. Press MENU. 2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system and press E/ 4.
2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to ‘New System’ and press E/ 4. At ‘Select Sys Type’ scroll to ‘EDCS’ and press E/ 5. Scroll to ‘WIDE/NARROW’ or ‘SCAT’ and press E/ 6. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/ . . . . . Note: EDACS Wide is the same as EDACS Standard and use a 9600 baud control channel. EDACS Narrow-band systems use a 4800 baud control channel. RadioReference has a description of SCAT. 7. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/ 8. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Options’ and press E/ .
Note: You can also toggle this while scanning each trunked system by pressing SCAN/SEARCH. then Set Delay Time sets the delay (in seconds) the amount of time the scanner stays on a channel after the transmission has ended before moving to the next channel. A negative delay will force a resume after that number of seconds. This setting applies to all channels in the system. You cannot set the delay on a ‘per channel’ basis. The default setting is 2 seconds. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/ 2.
2. Scroll to one of three settings and press E/ . Analog - The scanner recognizes only analog end transmission codes. Analog+Digital - The scanner recognizes both analog and digital end codes. Ignore - The scanner waits for the carrier to drop before leaving a channel. Emergency Alert (Motorola/EDACS only) sets how your scanner handles IDs that have the emergency flag set. The default setting is off. 1. Scroll to ‘Emergency Alert’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Tone’ and press E/ 3.
2. Scroll to ‘Analog’ and press E/ 3. Scroll to ‘Digital’ and press E/ 4. Press MENU to return. to toggle on or off. to toggle on or off. P25 NAC Option (P25-1Tr only) allows you to have the scanner search for NAC codes or you can program a specific code for the system. 1. Scroll to ‘P25 NAC Option’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to one of two settings and press E/ . . Search - The scanner opens squelch for any digital signal and displays the NAC being used.
2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where you want to create a site and press E/ 4. Scroll to ‘Edit Site’ and and press E/ 5. At ‘Select Site’ scroll to ‘New Site’ and press E/ . . . . Continue at ‘Edit Name’ below, and then see Creating Groups and Programming Frequencies/IDs. To Edit Site Options: 1. Press MENU. 2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system that has the site you want to edit and press E/ 4.
Repeat for each band plan as needed. Press MENU to return. For Standard Motorola 800/900/Splinter Systems Splinter - analog 800Mhz systems with frequencies between 866-869 MHz. Rebanded - 851-854 MHz ending with 0 instead of 5 e.g. 852.1250, not 852.1375. 1. Scroll to ‘Edit Band Plan’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to ‘800/900 Standard’ or ‘800 Splinter’ and press E/ normal Motorola band plan and return to the menu. . .
3. At ‘Input Frequency’ enter the frequency and press E/ 4. For EDACS and LTR sites only, at ‘Input LCN’ enter the LCN number and press E/ 5. Scroll to ‘New Frequency’ and press E/ 6. Press MENU twice to return to the ‘Edit Site’ menu. . . to enter more frequencies. To Edit Frequencies: 1. Scroll to ‘Set Frequencies’ and press E/ 2. At ‘Set Frequency’ scroll to the frequency you want to edit and press E/ 3. Scroll to’ Edit Frequency’ press E/ 4.
a resume after that number of seconds. This setting applies to all channels in the system. You cannot set the delay on a ‘per channel’ basis. The default setting is 2 seconds. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/ save and exit. . to Set Record enables the REC jack for marked channels, no channels, or all channels in the system. The default setting is Off. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Record’ and press E/ 2.
5. At ‘New Sys Name?’ see Entering Text to name the new system E/ . Copying a system will copy all sites, groups, channels, and settings including quick key assignments. To Delete a System: 1. Press MENU. 2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system and press E/ 4. Scroll to ‘Delete System’ and press E/ 5. At ‘Confirm Delete’ press E/ . . . .
1. Press MENU. 2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to ‘New System’ and press E/ 4. At ‘Select Sys Type’ scroll to ‘EDCS’ and press E/ 5. Scroll to ‘WIDE/NARROW’ or ‘SCAT’ and and press E/ 6. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/ . . . . . Note: EDACS Wide is the same as EDACS Standard and use a 9600 baud control channel. EDACS Narrow-band systems use a 4800 baud control channel. RadioReference has a description of SCAT. 7. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/ 8.
Edit Fleetmap (Motorola Type I/IIi only) Set ID Format (no EDACS SCAT) Priority ID Scan (no EDACS SCAT/P25-1Tr) Set Record P25 NAC Option (P25-1Tr only) Set Number Tag allows you to number a system. The default setting is no number tag (blank). See also Using Number Tags. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Number Tag’ and press E/ 2. Enter the number tag (0-999) (Press .No to clear the display) and press E/ exit. .
available, instead of block 1. If you assign Block 0 as 14, you would not see another prompt because 14 uses all available blocks. Priority ID Scan (no EDACS SCAT/P25-1Tr) allows you to use Priority Scan with IDs. 1. Scroll to ‘Priority ID Scan’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to ‘On’ or ‘Off’ and press E/ . . Set Status Bit (Motorola only) sets how your scanner works with status bits (also called S-bits), letting you control how the scanner interprets and displays Motorola talkgroup IDs.
Marked Channel - The scanner only sends the audio for channels that have the record option turned on to the REC jack. Off - The scanner does not send any audio from any channel in the system to the REC jack, even if the record option is turned on for a channel. Rvw ID:Srch L/O (no EDACS SCAT) allows you to review locked out IDs in a system and unlock them. 1. Scroll to ‘Rvw ID:Srch L/O’ and press E/ 2. At ‘Unlock?’ scroll to the ID and press E/ 3. ‘Nothing Locked’ appears if nothing is locked out. 4.
2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system and press E/ 4. Scroll to ‘Delete System’ and press E/ 5. At ‘Confirm Delete’ press E/ . . . . CREATING SITES (SITE AUTOMATICALLY CREATED FOR EDACS SCAT) Once you have your trunking Systems Created and Systems Options configured you can create your sites. All trunked systems need at least one site to enter trunking frequencies. To Create a Site: 1. Press MENU. 2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3.
Set Quick Key assigns quick key to a site and will be scanned when the key is turned on. The default setting is no quick key. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Quick Key’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to the quick key number (0-99 or .No for no quick key) you want assigned to the site and press E/ . to save and exit. . Note: Pressing the first number of a 2-digit quick key will get you closer, 1 for 10, 2 for 20, etc. then scroll to second digit.
6. Scroll to ‘Set Offset’ and press E/ 7. At ‘Input Offset’ enter the offset and press E/ 8. At ‘Select Polarity’ scroll to + or - and press E/ 9. Scroll to ‘Set Spacing’ and press E/ . 10. Scroll to the step size and press E/ . 11. Press MENU to return and repeat for each band plan as needed. 12. Press MENU to return. . . .
Set Modulation this setting selects the modulation used for the site. The default setting is auto (NFM for FM frequencies). See also Band Defaults. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Modulation’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to Auto, NFM, or FM and press E/ . to save and exit. Note: You can also toggle modulation for a site in scan hold mode by pressing 9(MOD). then Set Attenuator this This setting controls whether the scanner attenuates signals on this site by about 20 dB. The default setting is off. 1.
2. Set the Wait Time from 0 to 1000 ms and press E/ . Note: Any analog transmissions will lose the first part of the transmission, up to the wait time you set here. CREATING GROUPS Once you have your Systems built, systems options configured, (trunking system) Sites Created, and Site Options configured, you can create your groups. To Create a New Group (no EDACS SCAT): 1. Press MENU. 2. At ‘Program System’ press E/ 3.
3. At ‘Set Longitude’ press E/ 4. At ‘Set Range’ press E/ 5. Enter the range (0.5 to 125 in 0.5 steps) and press E/ 6. At ‘Set GPS Enable’ press E/ 7. Scroll to On or Off and press E/ 8. Press MENU to return. . Enter the longitude and press E/ . . . . . Set Lockout determines whether a group will be scanned or not (even if the quick key for the group is turned on). ‘Temporary L/O’ means until you cycle power. The default setting is Unlocked. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/ 2.
QUICKLY STORING AN ID Note: You have to program the trunking system and site first. See Programming Trunking Systems. To Program an ID into a ‘Quick Save Group’: 1. In scan mode Hold on any channel in the system you want to store the ID in. 2. Enter the ID (see Entering IDs) and press E/ 3. At ‘Quick TGID Save?’ press E/ . . Note: If the ID is already stored in the group, ‘TGID Exists Accept? (Y/N)’ appears. Press .No to return.
11. To enter a Motorola Type I ID enter the fleet number, press .No once for a hyphen, then enter the subfleet and press E/ . Note: If you omit the subfleet (still need the hyphen), the scanner treats this field as a wildcard (will treat the subfleet as 1 ID and receive all IDs in the subfleet). You can also lock out this subfleet ID so you will not receive it. To enter a Motorola I-Call ID: 1. Press .No once then enter the ID and press E/ . To enter a Motorola Wildcard (receive any) I-Call ID: 1.
5. Scroll to the Group that has the channel you want to edit and press E/ 6. Scroll to ‘Edit Channel’ press E/ 7. At ‘Select Channel’ scroll to the channel you want to edit and press E/ 8. You can also press E/ when the channel is displayed in scan mode. (Press .No to cancel storing a CTCSS/DCS tone or NAC code if asked). 9. Scroll to the options below and press E/ 10. Press SCAN/SEARCH to return to scanning when done with editing. . . . .
Conventional only: 1. At ‘Set CTCSS/DCS’ scroll to 1 of 5 options and press E/ 2. Off - any signal opens squelch. . Search - The scanner searches and displays any CTCSS or DCS tone with the transmission. CTCSS - Enter or scroll to the desired CTCSS tone you want present with the signal. Press E/ to save and exit. DCS - enter or scroll to the desired DCS tone you want present with the signal. Press E/ to save and exit. Set Lockout - Scroll to ‘CTCSS or DCS’ and press E/ 3.
3. At ‘Set Tone’ scroll to the alert (Alert 1-9 or Off) and press E/ . 4. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to ‘Level 1-15 or Auto’ (the scanner sets the alert beep to the master volume level) and press E/ . 5. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Light’ and press E/ 6. Scroll to Off, Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan, Yellow, or White and press E/ 7. At ‘Set Pattern’ scroll to On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink and press E/ 8. Press MENU to return. . . . Set Record enables the REC jack for the channel.
USING THE BCD996P2 WITH A GPS LOCATION-BASED SCANNING You can connect the scanner to a compatible GPS device and set the scanner to automatically lock and unlock trunked sites and channel groups based on the location information and range settings you program for those sites/groups. This frees you from having to manually enable and disable sites/groups as you change location.
When the scanner does not receive GPS data, the scanner displays “No GPS Input” See also Set GPS Format in the ‘Settings’ menu to set relevant options for GPS display modes. To Program a Current Location (when connected to a GPS): 1. Press and hold GPS for 2 seconds. 2. The scanner opens a dialog (‘Storing Location’) to store your current location (or ‘Location Exists’, Accept?). 3. Scroll to ‘POI’, ‘Dangerous Xing’, or ‘Dangerous Road’ to select the type then press E/ .
GPS DISPLAY MODE GPS Review Location Mode Edit Name the default name is P (POI), X (dangerous crossing), R (dangerous road), then YYMMDD hhmmss that indicates the year, month, date, and time you stored the location point with a GPS. 1. Scroll to ‘Edit Name’ and press E/ . See Entering Text. Set Type if you want to change the location type, the scanner resets the available options based on the new location type and the scanner goes back to the ‘Program Location’ menu for that location. 1.
There are three ranges for each Dangerous Xing or Dangerous Road alert: 1 mile/km, .5 mile/km and .1 mile/km. The scanner alerts once for each range when it meets both of the following two conditions: 1. The first condition is heading for the Location. A valid heading is within ±45˚ of the value set in Set Heading. 2. The second condition is speed. It meets this condition when the current speed exceeds the speed that is set in Set Speed Limit.
Set Speed Limit (Dangerous Road/Xing only) decides whether the scanner alerts you each time you approach the location or only when you are traveling above a certain speed. To make the alert speed-dependent, enter the speed limit for this location. Leave the speed limit blank to be alerted regardless of your speed. The default setting is ‘0 mile/h (0 km/h)’. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Speed Limit’ and press 2. Enter a speed from 0 through 200 mi/km, in 1 mi/km steps and press . to save and exit.
The 1st line displays the latitude of the current location. The 2nd line displays the longitude of the current location. The 3rd line displays “OFF” (when a POI is not selected) or the name of the selected POI. The large arrow shows the direction to the selected POI. The left side of the 1st line displays the current direction of travel. The 2nd line displays the distance to the selected POI. The 3rd line displays the name of the selected POI.
4. To View ‘Review Location’ Mode press E/ . Notes: All sites/groups (with quick keys enabled and gps enabled for the site/group) not within range of your current location will be temporarily locked out. If you try to use a quick key to enable a site/group for scan that is out of range of your current location, you will see ‘Location L/O’ and then site/group name (only once), and it will temporary lock out the site/ group.
While in Review Location Mode: 1. To Select a Location turn the scroll control. 2. To Return to ‘GPS Display’ Mode press MENU. 3. To Overwrite and Store the Current Location press and hold GPS for 2 seconds. 4. To Edit the Current Location press E/ 5. To Toggle the Lockout Status of the Location press L/O to toggle ‘Temporary L/O, Locked Out, and Unlocked’. 6. To Unlock all Locations of the Current type (POI, DXG, or DRD) press and hold L/O. 7. To Unlock all Locations of All types press E/ 8.
Set Priority sets the priority mode. You can also toggle these modes by pressing PRI in scan mode. Scroll to 1 of 3 options and press E/ 1. . Off - the priority feature is off. On - the scanner checks conventional priority channels, and priority IDs within systems that have priority ID enabled. PRI - appears in the display when you select this mode. Plus On - the scanner only scans the conventional priority channels. PRI - flashes in the display when you select this mode.
SCANNING SYSTEMS With all previous scanners, you selected banks to scan that had channels stored in them. With this scanner, you select ‘System Quick Keys’ to scan that have ‘Systems’, ‘Sites’, or Custom/ Service Searches assigned to them. So, now you turn ‘System/Site/Search Quick Keys’ on and off and ‘Group Quick Keys’ on and off (within each ‘System’ or ‘Site’). Turning quick keys on and off for systems/groups/sites/searches is not the same as locking and unlocking systems/sites/ searches.
To toggle between Display Modes 1, 2 or 3 Hold on any channel and press Press Hold to resume. then 6(DISP). To toggle System/Site/Search Quick Keys on or off for a Single Digit system/site/search, press the number key assigned to the system/site/search. To turn a Double-Digit system/site/search on or off, press .No first then press the two number keys. To toggle Group Quick Keys on or off in current system press the group.
To toggle the attenuation for a trunking site on or off Hold on the site and press Press HOLD to resume. To toggle the attenuation for a search on or off (Search with Scan) press searching (or hold on the search first). To toggle global attenuation Hold on any channel and press then 7(ATT). then 7(ATT) while then press and hold 7(ATT). To toggle the modulation for a conventional channel or trunked site Hold on the channel/site and press then 9(MOD). Press Hold to resume.
To view GPS Display Mode press GPS. Press SCAN/SEARCH to exit. To view P25 Display Mode press then Vol. Press then Vol to exit. To view Band Scope Mode Hold on any channel and press 3 by default). then 3(Srch 3). (set to Search Key Storing a Displayed ID in ID Search Mode 1. To store a displayed ID into an existing group during ID Search, press E/ 2. You will see ‘Quick TGID Save?’ in the display then press .No. 3.
To Go to a System or Custom/Service Search Hold on any system/search. Enter the system/search number tag, press .No, and press MENU. Press HOLD to resume. Notes: Selecting just a system will hold on the first frequency in the system (not ID).
To Unlock a Conventional System/Trunked Site/Search in Scan Mode press and hold ‘lock’ function mode. to Rotate the scroll control until the system/site/search you want to unlock appears. Press L/O (each time) to toggle ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’. (You have to be quick to get ‘Lockout’). Press SCAN/SEARCH to return. Note: You will see ‘Nothing to Scan’ if the quick key is not turned on for the system/site/ search (if one is assigned). Press SCAN/SEARCH to return to scanning.
5. Or, use MENU to drill down to the channel options and lock it out there. See ‘Edit Channel Options’. To Unlock a Single Channel in Scan Mode press HOLD to hold on any channel. Press and quickly (within 3 seconds) scroll to the system that has the channel you want to unlock then quickly (within 3 seconds) press E/ . Scroll to the channel you want to unlock and press L/O until ‘Unlocked’ is displayed. Or, use MENU to drill down to the channel options and unlock it there. See ‘Edit Channel Options’.
BAND SCOPE MODE The Band Scope feature lets you have the scanner provide a visual representation of radio activity in a frequency band. The screen is arranged with the frequencies increasing in value from left-toright, and a signal strength meter for signals. Band Scope Mode searches a frequency range and displays the signal level in real time. You can set the center frequency and span of the frequency range. In Hold Mode, you can monitor the displayed frequency.
USING BAND SCOPE MODE To start Band Scope mode Hold on any channel and press then 3(Srch 3) to start Band Scope mode at the frequency you held at. Band Scope mode is assigned to this Search Key (3) by default. Search Mode - ‘SRCH’ shows in the display and the scanner searches and displays the signals of the frequency range in real time. The frequency range is shown in 32 bars determined by the center frequency and span.
To toggle Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off Hold and press to resume. To toggle the attenuator on or off press attenuation). then 4(IFX). Press HOLD then 7(ATT). (Press and hold 7(ATT) for global Note: the ATT icon only shows in Function mode. Notes: The search time changes depending on the search step size. The step defaults to the default band step for the channel. ‘Att’ will not show in the display when on unless in Function mode.
SEARCH/CLOSE CALL OPTIONS MENU These are the settings you should look at before you perform a quick search, close call search, search and store, or close call auto store. To Edit Search and Close Options : 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to ‘Srch/CloCall Opt’ and press E/ . 3. Scroll to the options below and press E/ . 4. Press SCAN/SEARCH to return to scanning when done with editing.
Note: Broadcast screen is not effective during some service searches. 1. Scroll to ‘Broadcast Screen’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to 1 of 4 options and press E/ . . Set All Bands On - turns on broadcast screen on for all bands. Press MENU to return. Set All Bands Off - turns off broadcast screen off for all bands. 3. Press MENU to return. 4. Press MENU to return. Set Each Band - then scroll to each band and press E/ to turn off or on. Pager - the scanner skips known paging system frequencies.
Set Delay Time this setting determines how long the scanner waits after a transmission ends before resuming Quick Search and Close Call Search operations. A negative delay will force a resume after that number of seconds. The default setting is 2 seconds. 1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/ save and exit. .
Edit Custom Search Quick Search Custom Search Searching Auto Step Size Chart EDITING A SERVICE SEARCH To Edit a Service Search: 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/ . 3. Scroll to ‘Edit Service’ and press E/ . 4. Scroll to the service search you want to edit and press E/ 5. Scroll to Set Delay Time and press E/ 6. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/ save and exit. 7.
4. Press MENU to exit. Press MENU and scroll to another service search and repeat the previous steps or press L/O to exit. Service Search allows you quickly select and search the scanner’s preprogrammed frequencies. See Edit Service Search first. To start a Service Search: 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/ 3. At ‘Service Search’ press E/ 4.
20. Scroll to 1 of 3 options and press E/ . 800/900 Standard - The scanner will use the regular old Motorola band plan and return to the menu. 800Splinter - The scanner will use the regular old Motorola band plan and return to the menu. Custom - Allows you to create a custom band plan for rebanded systems. 21. At ‘Select Plan’ scroll to ‘Band Plan 1-6’ and press E/ 22. At ‘Set Base Freq’ press E/ 23. At ‘Input Lower’ enter the lower base frequency and press E/ . 24.
11. Press MENU to exit. Press MENU and scroll to another custom search and repeat the previous steps or press L/O to exit. Custom Search Custom Search allows you search the scanner’s 10 programmed frequency ranges. See Editing a Custom Search first. To start a Custom Search: 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/ 3. Scroll to ‘Custom Search’ and press E/ . to start searching. Or, Hold on any channel/frequency and press search. Then see Searching.
4. At ‘Select Store Sys’ scroll to the conventional system you want to store the frequencies in and press E/ . 5. At ‘Select Range’ scroll to the ‘service search’ or to ‘custom search’ to select where to search from and press E/ . Notes: The quick key for the system must be turned on (if one is assigned to the system) and not locked out to select the system to store frequencies in otherwise you will see ‘Nothing to Scan’. If no systems are programmed ‘No System Stored’ appears.
6. Enter the new frequency you wish to start at then press HOLD to set the new starting frequency. 7. Press HOLD again to release hold mode and start searching. Then see Searching. 8. Press SCAN/SEARCH to exit. Searching (only, not Search with Scan) 1. To start a search see Quick Search, Service Search, or Custom Search. 2. To toggle search bands on or off for custom searches press the number key of the custom search. 3.
To store a displayed frequency into a ‘Quick Save Group’ in a ‘Quick Save System’, quickly press E/ . At ‘Quick Freq Save?’ press E/ . The scanner will save the frequency into a (created) group called ‘Qck Save Grp’ in a (created) system called ‘Qck Save Cnv Sys’ (with no quick key assigned) and you will be at the ‘Edit Channel’ menu to complete the settings for the new channel. Then see Edit Group Options and Edit Conventional Systems Options to customize the group and system.
Set CC Bands Set CC Override Close Call Only Using Close Call Modes Set CC Alert Set CC Mode CC Auto Store Managing Close Call Hits Hits with Scan Set CC Bands allows you select the Close Call bands to be searched or auto stored. 1. Scroll to ‘Set CC Bands’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to each band and press E/ 3. Press MENU to return. . to toggle on or off.
Set Close Call Mode selects the Close Call mode when scanning or searching. You can also toggle these modes by pressing SQ in scan mode. 1. Scroll to ‘Set CC Mode’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to 1 of 3 modes and press E/ . to save and exit. Off - Close Call is turned off. CC DND - Close Call checks for frequencies every two seconds between transmissions. PRI - Close Call checks for frequencies every two seconds. Close Call Only this setting puts the scanner in Close Call Only mode.
MANAGING CLOSE CALL HITS In Close Call Only Mode When the scanner detects a Close Call signal, ‘Close Call’ appears for the length of time set in Close Call Pause (or until the signal is lost if longer). The band number will blink under the band that the hit was found in. The frequency is displayed for the (+) delay time set in Search/Close Call Options (even if it’s gone). To hold on a CC hit press HOLD. Press HOLD again to resume. See Close Call Hold Mode.
Hits with Scan This is a special system that automatically stores the last 10 close call hits and allows you to scan them. Accessible only in the ‘Close Call’ menu, the system has to be unlocked to view while scanning (default is ‘locked out’). The scanner deletes the frequencies in this system when you turn the power off. If you want to save the any of these frequencies permanently, you need to store them using Storing a Displayed Frequency when scanning this system. 1. Press MENU. 2.
To Edit Weather Options: 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to ‘WX Operation’ and press E/ 3. Scroll to the settings and options below and press E/ 4. Press SCAN/SEARCH to return to scanning when done with editing. . . Weather Scan Program SAME Set Attenuator Set Audio AGC Weather Alert Priority Set Delay Time Set Record Weather Alert Weather Scan The scanner starts scanning the preprogrammed weather frequencies and stops on the first good signal.
To receive SAME alerts and broadcasts about weather occurring only in particular counties within that area, you can program up to 5 groups of 8 FIPS codes (40 codes) into the scanners memory. This lets you avoid hearing an alert that applies to an area within a 50-mile radius but not necessarily to your county or parish.
3. Press MENU to return. Weather Alert this setting turns on weather alert and determines which types of signals will trigger an alert. The scanner will mute and scan only the weather channels. Note: You can also turn on weather alert in scan or search modes by pressing and holding the WX button. Press WX again, then scroll to ‘Alert Only’, ‘SAME 1-5’, or ‘All FIP’ and press E/ . 1. Scroll to ‘Weather Alert’ and press E/ 2. Scroll to 1 of 7 options and press E/ . .
2. Enter the tone and press E/ 3. Scroll to ‘Edit Tone B’ and press E/ 4. Enter the tone and press E/ 5. Press MENU to return. 6. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/ 7. Scroll to one of 3 settings and press E/ to save and exit. . to save and exit. . to save and exit. Off - the scanner resumes standby as soon as the carrier drops after a page. 1-30 - (seconds): the scanner resumes standby mode after the carrier drops and the selected time expires.
While scanning, press then ‘SQ’. Or, Press MENU. Scroll to ‘Tone-Out for...’ and press Scroll to ‘Tone-Out Standby’ and press . . You can also assign Tone-Out to a Search Key. The display will show the Tone-Out name, channel number (1-10), and tone settings. Any transmission received on the frequency will not be heard but you will still see the signal strength bars.
To Turn Key-Safe Mode On or Off press and hold then turn on the scanner. The first time (only) you turn on the scanner in Key-Safe mode you will see ‘Key Safe Mode On’. In the following tables, keys with numbers in each mode refer to the legend below each chart. Keys (or Function + keys) with an ‘X’ don’t work in that mode and will give you the ‘Key-Safe’ display. Keys with blank cells work as normal for each mode.
FUNCTION + PRESS MODE KEYS SQ Scan Service Search X PRI Custom Search Quick Search Weather Scan Close Call ToneOut GPS Band Scope X X X X X X N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A WX 1 1 1 1 X 1 N/A N/A 1 GPS X X X X X X X X X MENU X X X X X X X X X 1, 2 X X X N/A X N/A N/A N/A 1-3 (Srch 1 Srch 3) 3 X X X X X X N/A X 4(IFX) 3 X X X X X X N/A X 5(LVL) 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Preset Map 1 Preset Map 2 Preset Map 3 Preset Map 4 Preset Map 5 Preset Map 6 Preset Map 7 Preset Map 8 Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 S-11 0 S-4 0 S-4 0 S-12 0 S-4 0 S-3 0 S-10 0 S-1 1 S-11 1 S-4 1 S-4 1 (S-12) 1 S-4 1 S-4 1 S-10 1 S-1 2 S-11 2 S-4 2 S-4 2 S-4 2 S-12 2 S-4 2 S-11 2 S-2 3 S-11 3 S-4 3 S-4 3 S-4 3 (S-12) 3 S-4 3
Size Code Fleets Sub-Fleets Number of Blocks Number of Talkgroups per Block Max IDs per Talkgroup Max Radios per Block S11 2 16 1 32 256 256 S12 1 16 2 8 1024 512 S13 1 16 4 4 2048 512 S14 1 16 8 2 4096 512 You can tell which block a Motorola ID is in by its number.
Therefore, if a user was transmitting a multi-select call on talkgroup 1808, the scanner would actually receive those transmissions on 1815. Some common uses of these status bits are as follows: • When a user hits their emergency button, all conversations on the talkgroup revert to the emergency status talkgroup (ID+2) until the dispatch clears the emergency status. Therefore, if someone hit their emergency button and their radio was on talkgroup 16, all communications would switch to talkgroup 18.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Band Coverage Size: : 31 Bands 7.2 in (W) x 5.9 in (D) x 2.2 in (H) (without antenna) 184 mm (W) x 151 mm (D) x 56 mm (H) (without antenna) Weight: 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg.) Operating Temperature: Nominal: – 4º F (– 20º C) to + 140º F (+ 60º C ) Close Call: + 14º F (– 10º C) to + 140º F (+ 60º C ) Storage Temperature: – 22º F (– 30º C) to + 158º F (+ 70º C ) Power Requirements: DC: 11.0V ~ 16.6V (Ext. DC power jack or DC power jack) AC Adapter: (13.
Sensitivity (12dB SINAD) Nominal VHF Low Band 1 (AM) 25.005 MHz 0.4 μV (NFM) 40.840 MHz 0.3 μV (NFM) 53.980 MHz 0.3 μV 54.050 MHz 0.6 μV (FM) 72.515 MHz 0.2 μV (FMB) 107.100 MHz 0.5 μV (AM) 118.800 MHz 0.3 μV (AM) 127.175 MHz 0.3 μV (AM) 135.500 MHz 0.3 μV (NFM) 138.150 MHz 0.3 μV (NFM) 161.985 MHz 0.3 μV (NFM) 173.225 MHz 0.3 μV (WFM) 197.450 MHz 0.5 uV (NFM) 216.020 MHz 0.3 uV (AM) 225.050 MHz 0.3 μV (AM) 272.950 MHz 0.3 μV (AM) 315.050 MHz 0.
(NFM) 40.840 MHz 43dB 54.050 MHz 53 dB (FM) 72.515 MHz 48 dB (FMB) 107.100 MHz 59 dB 127.175 MHz 49 dB (NFM) 161.985 MHz 41 dB (NFM) 173.225 MHz 41 dB (WFM) 197.450 MHz 53 dB 272.950 MHz 50 dB (AM) 325.050 MHz 50 dB (NFM) 406.874 MHz 40 dB (NFM) 758.0125 MHz 43 dB (NFM) 857.150 MHz 41 dB 1299.
Frequency Range (MHz) Modulation Step (kHz) Name 50.0000-53.9800 NFM 20 6 Meter Amateur Band 54.0000-71.9500 WFM 50 VHF TV 72.0000-75.9950 FM 5 Intersystem & Astronomy 76.0000-87.9500 WFM 50 VHF TV 88.0000-107.9000 FMB 100 FM Broadcast 108.0000-136.9916 AM 8.33 Aircraft Band 137.0000-143.9875 NFM 12.5 Military Land Mobile 144.0000-147.9950 NFM 5 148.0000-150.7875 NFM 12.5 150.8000-161.9950 NFM 5 162.0000-173.9875 NFM 12.5 174.0000-215.9500 WFM 50 VHF TV 216.
Supported Trunking Systems • Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid) • EDACS Systems: FM, NFM, and SCAT • LTR Systems • APCO Systems: Astro Imbe, Astro 25 and P25 AMBE (HDQPSK) Heterodyne System 1st IF: 25.000MHz – 319.995MHz, 806.000MHz – 1300.000MHz: 380.75MHz 320.000MHz – 511.995MHz, 764.000MHz – 805.995MHz: 265.55 MHz 2nd IF: 10.8 MHz 3rd IF: 450 kHz CTCSS Tones and DCS Tone Codes - 112 codes total CTCSS Tone Frequencies - 50 frequencies total (Hz) 67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.
WARRANTY INFORMATION 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.
