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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 rst.
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 then the number key (1-3) assigned to the
search. Then see Searching.
Set Search Key
The scanner has three search keys that you can assign to a special search range. The search
keys are set to number keys 1, 2, and 3. This allows you to start a service, custom, Tone-Out, or
Band Scope search without having to go into the menus.
To program a Search Key:
1. Press MENU.
2. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/ .
3. Scroll to ‘Set Search Key’ and press E/ .
4. At ‘Select Key No.’ scroll to ‘Search Key 1-3’ and press E/ .
5. Scroll to any service search, custom search, ‘Tone-Out’, or ‘Band Scope’ and press E/ .
6. Repeat for any other search keys you want to program. Press L/O to exit.
The default settings for the BCD996P2 are:
SRCH 1: Custom 1
SRCH 2: Public Safety
SRCH 3: Band Scope Mode
Auto Search and Store
Auto Search and Store allows you search and store frequencies from enabled custom search
ranges or a service search range into a conventional system, or new talkgroup IDs into a trunked
system. To store frequencies or talkgroup IDs you nd during Auto Store, you must rst select a
system where the frequencies or talkgroup IDs will be stored. You will not hear any audio in this
mode.
See Max Auto Store rst to set the maximum number of hits the scanner will store.
Tip: Before you start an auto search and store, run the custom search(es) or service search rst
to lock out the birdies, data, noise, etc. This will prevent the scanner from stopping on them and
doing a memory check each time it passes.
To Auto Store Conventional Frequencies:
1. Press MENU.
2. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/ .
3. Scroll to ‘Search and Store’ and press E/ .