Scanning Radio Owner's Manual

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Using the BCT15 with a GPS
Using the BCT15 with a GPS
The scanne r lets you conn ect a compatible GPS d evice to it to pr ovide two ver y
c on v en i e nt op e r at i o n f e at u r es :
• au t om atica lly locks a n d un lo cks syste ms a nd si te s ba sed on da ta you inp ut.
Thi s fine-tunes the scanni ng oper ation and m akes it that much enjoyable.
• pr ovi des you w ith v aluable di spl ayed in for m ati o n and a ud io a l er ts fo r Poi nts o f
Inter est, Dangerous R oads, and Dangerous Crossings. The GPS works in
close coordination wi th your scanner.
Device Compatibility
T he G PS m u s t h av e s er i al o ut p ut , an d c a pa bl e of ou t pu t ti ng s t a nd ar d N M E A
s en t en c es G GA an d R M C . ( S ee “ N M E A- 01 83 v er . 3. 0 1” w h i c h c an be f ou n d on t h e
we b. )
Connecting Your Scanner to a GPS Device
To use the locati on-based features of the scanner, you m ust connect a GPS to the
u ni t. Use the cable pr ov ided by the GPS ma nufac tur er . M a k e sur e that their cabl e
term inates in a fem al e, 9- pin ser ial conn e cto r. In sert tha t plug into the male, 9- pi n
socke t o n th e b ack of t he scan ne r labe le d REMOTE/GPS. On ce the GPS i s
con ne cted , r efe r to the follo wing section s de al ing with inp utting sel ectio ns to
en ab l e l oc a t i on ba s ed f ea tu r e op er at i o n.
Initial Scanner/GPS Operation
Wh en th e scanne r fi rst sta rts r eceivin g a sign al fr om the GPS, it b rie fly di splays
GPS Connected an d sile ntly lo cks an d unl ocks al l ra dio syste m and sites wh ose
qu ick key is e na bl ed acco rd ing to you r curre nt locatio n. I f yo u h ave a lo t o f d at a
pr og ramme d, it mig ht take th e scann er a coupl e of mi nu tes to compl ete th e
pr oce ss. On ce the scan ner co mpl ete s t h e in itia l GP S r evi ew, i f yo u mo ve in t o o r
ou t o f an a r e a c ov e r e d by a r ad i o s i t e , t he s c a nn er b ee ps an d di s p l a y s t h e n a m e of
the syste m an d w he t h e r it i s b e in g lo cke d o r u nlo cked.
Note: Th e GP S fun ct ion key ii yow,t o e t( )100(se)-43( o)-48(l)22.2( r)3.8(i)22.2(n)56.e(o)-43.8(n)56.2(.)-22.2( I)-22.2(f)77.8( yo)-43.cyc( si)22.2(l)22. 43.8(m)(f)77.8(w si)22.2(l)22.rwcks al o systemrr,d u nln d u ct l s t h e scath o r