The FCC Wants You To Know
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Scanning Legally
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Introduction
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Feature Highlights
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About This Manual
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Understanding Scanning
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Understanding Banks and Channels
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What is Scanning?
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What is Searching?
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What is CTCSS/DCS?
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Conventional Scanning
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What is Trunk Tracking?
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Trunked Scanning
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Types of Trunking Systems
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Where To Obtain More Information
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Using a Computer to Control Your BC898T
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Included With Your Scanner
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Installing Your Scanner
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For Home Use (Desktop Installation)
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Using An Optional External Speaker/Earphone/Headphone
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Using An Optional Tape Recorder
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Using the Demo Software
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Installing The Scanner In a Vehicle
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Basic Operation
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Turning On the Scanner
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Setting the Squelch
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Using the Rotary Tuner
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Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector
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Using the Lock Key/LED
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Manually Selecting a Channel
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Scanning Programmed Channels
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Locking/Unlocking Banks
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Locking/Unlocking Channels
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Restoring All Locked Out Channels
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Priority Scanning
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Using the Dimmer
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Trunk Scanning Options
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Setting the Attenuator
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ID Lockout
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Searching Tips
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Scan Lists
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Searching
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Chain Search
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Holding On An Active Frequency
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Setting Data Skip
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Skipping Frequencies
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