Uniden BCT8 English Owners Manual

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  • Uniden BCT8 | English Owners Manual - Page 1
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    Uniden. This product contains Uniden proprietary information. Software, control codes, protocols and other such related matter may be the copyrighted work of Uniden America Corporation. Uniden ® is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. Bearcat ® is a registered trademark of Uniden
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    AC Power 13 Connecting an External Speaker 13 Listening Safely 13 Connecting the Clone Cable 13 Scanning Overview 14 Turn the Scanner On 14 How Squelch Works 15 Setting the Squelch 15 Highway Patrol Scanning 16 Selecting the State 16 Scanning Highway Patrol Frequency 16 Highway Patrol
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    Tracking 29 Setting the Squelch 29 Programming Trunking Frequencies 30 STEP 1: Selecting Trunking System Type 30 STEP 2: Programming Trunking Frequencies 31 Programming Talk Group ID/Scan Lists 31 Scan Lists 31 Receiving Trunked Systems 33 ID Scan Mode 33 ID Scan Hold Feature 34 ID Search
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    -of-the-art Trunk Tracking Scanner with BearTracker technology which will alert you when the highway patrol is within approximately a 3 mile radius. It can store 250 frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 5 banks of 50 channels for
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    17. Trunk Key (TRUNK) 18. Decimal/Remote Key ( . , RMT) 19. Enter / Memory Lock Key (E, M-LOCK) 20. Hold/Resume Key (HOLD/RESUME) 21 22 23 24 ANT. EXT. SP. DC 12V REMOTE 21. Antenna Connector (ANT.) 22. External Speaker Jack (EXT. SP.) 23. DC Power Jack (DC 12V) 24. Remote Control Terminal
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    LTR trunking channel (L) 5. Scan list (LIST) 6. Scan bank (BANK) 7. Bank's number and ID's list number (12345) 8. Remote control mode (RMT) 9. Memory locked (M-LOCK) 10. Highway Patrol scan mode (HWY) 11. Private bank scan mode (PVT) 12. Police scan mode (POL) 13. Weather scan mode (WX) 14. Fire and
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    steps. What is Trunk Tracking? Conventional scanning is a simple concept. You enter a radio frequency in your scanner's memory which is used by someone you want to monitor. For example, the police in your area may broadcast on 460.500 MHz, the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway department
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    a completely different frequency in the trunked system. This type of scanning is difficult and frustrating. TrunkTracker Technology changes this! Not only does your new BCT8 scan channels like a conventional scanner, it actually follows the users of a trunked radio system. Once you know a talkgroups
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    to transmission bands with 5 kHz steps. • PC Programmable - Allows you to easily program all frequencies and Trunking Talk Groups into your BCT8 through Uniden BCT8 Scanning software running on your PC. - For more information on BCT8 SS Programming software visit our website at scanner.uniden.com. 6
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    Where to Obtain More Information Before you can scan the PRIVATE bank, you must program frequencies into the scanner's channels. The Frequency Guide lists typical frequencies used around the U.S.A. and Canada that you may program into your new scanner. However, this is not a complete list of
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    Antenna (Model AT002) • Operating Guide • Trunk Tracker Frequency Guide • Other Printed Materials • Remote Programming Software Demo CD-ROM • Mobile Mounting Bracket (Model MB-008) If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service
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    DC 12V jack on the back of the scanner. Connecting the Antenna Plug Connect the mobile antenna plug into the ANT connector on the rear panel. (For more information on antenna installation, please refer to the instruction guide that came with your antenna.) The BCT8 can be mounted using the supplied
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    radio to the bracket only after the wiring has been connected to the rear panel. Connecting the Power Cord Note: If you are not experienced in connecting accessories RED wire of the DC power cord to the accessory contact in your vehicle's +12V DC fuse box the accessory contact in the fuse box. 4.
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    using the supplied screws and lock washers. 4. Attach the scanner to the mounting bracket using the SQL supplied mounting knobs. VOL 5. Connect the antenna's cable to the ANT. connector on the rear of the scanner. Note: If the antenna cable's connector does not fit in the ANT. connector, you
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    that turns on and off with the ignition switch, such as a spare accessory terminal in your vehicle's fuse box. 3. Insert the power cord's barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the rear of the scanner. 4. Reconnect the cable to the vehicle battery's negative (-) terminal. ANT. ESXPT.. DC 12V
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    programmed data to and from another BCT8 scanner using a RS232C Straight Cable (9 pin to 9 pin) (not supplied). Connect the cable between each scanner's REMOTE jacks. See "Clone Mode" on page 49. You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using optional programming software
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    Bank, you must program frequencies into the channels. To program frequencies, see "Programming Frequencies into Channels" on page 21. When scanning stops on an active frequency, it remains on that channel as long as the transmission continues. When the transmission ends, the scanner will remain on
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    Strong Signals Medium Signals Weak Signals Noise If the gate is set just right (squelch set properly), just the desired signals get through. Setting the Squelch 1. To set the squelch, press HOLD/RESUME to stop scanning. If needed, adjust VOL until you do not hear a signal (see page 17). Strong
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    "PVT" appears on the display, you can mix-scan between Highway Patrol frequencies and User Programmed channels. 2. When the scanner receives communications, scanning stops, the state code and the frequency appear. When the transmission ends, the scanner holds for two seconds on that frequency for
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    is a control channel, the scanner may display the Active ID (When TRUNK mode is active). 2. To resume scanning, press HOLD/RESUME. Note: Highway Warning Alert does not work while in the HOLD mode. Highway Warning Alert The scanner alerts you when Highway Patrol/State Police units using mobile
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    is programmed into another state, the frequency is skipped of both states. If you change the state code, skipped frequencies are cancelled as soon as scanning starts. Priority Channels Each state preprogrammed in the scanner contains a number of Priority channels. The scanner automatically
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    channels using L/O. Priority channels have been pre-determined by the manufacturer as those Highway Patrol frequencies most commonly used for mobile extenders and for car-to-car and aircraft-to-car operations. Mobile extenders re-transmit every radio broadcast received on the patrol car radio
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    Trunked Highway frequencies are pre-programmed for each state. When the scanner finds the control channel data, the scanner begins to find any active IDs. If the scanner finds any ID, the active ID appears on the display and you will hear it. If you press the key while monitoring an ID, the scanner
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    Programming Frequencies into Channels Before the scanner begins Private Bank scanning, you must program a frequency into at least one channel. Program frequencies you purchased from your dealer, from various free and FCC-based sources on the internet, or from the Frequency guide included in BCT8
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    Private Bank 1. After programming frequencies, simply press HOLD/RESUME to begin scanning. Or pressing PVT repeatedly until "PVT" appears on the display, you can start Private Bank Scanning. The scanner scans only upward all the channels. 2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear on the
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    or frequent transmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning. 1. Wait until the scanner stops on the channel. 2. Then press L/O. 3. The scanner immediately resumes scanning because the locked out channel is no longer in the scanning sequence. Lockout Tips Write down your locked-out
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    . When you hear two beeps, the Priority Channel has been changed. "P" appears on the display. Note: Priority in Trunking mode works just the same, except you set them for talkgroup IDs instead of setting priorities for channels. The scanner only checks priority talkgroups between transmission. 24
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    are pre-programmed on every U.S. state. *2) Except Aeronautic Radio Navigation (108-117.9875 MHz) 1. Press SVC to select a Service. The current service bank icon appears on the display. 2. Continue pressing SVC until your desired Service is displayed. 3. After a three second delay scanning begins
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    BCT8 can search up to 13 separate frequency ranges to help you discover new stations in your area. To set a Search Bands, enter into the Band Search mode. Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Frequncy Range (MHz . Wait for about two seconds and the scanner will begin searching that band. Or press HOLD
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    Search mode. Data Skip does not function during Service Scanning band (for AIR, CB, or Weather band), Priority Scan, and Trunking mode. Frequency Skip If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set the scanner to skip the frequency. To skip over a frequency
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    to store exists already in a bank, you will hear an error tone and other channel appears on the display. (See "Duplicate Frequency Alert" on page channel or frequency, you can program a twosecond delay into any channel, frequency, service band or band search. When scan or search stops on a channel
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    Guide included with your BCT8 scanner. Frequencies sometimes change, check with www.trunktracker.com. • If you have internet access, you can visit scanner.uniden.com or www.trunktracker.com for additional information, for current news and frequency information, about Trunk Tracking Scanning
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    banks. For example, if you are programming Bank 4, you can only select channels 151-200 with the or key. • IMPORTANT: If you are programming an EDACS ® trunked system, you must enter the frequencies in a specific order. Check the frequency guide included with the radio and the listed web sites for
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    50 IDs for each trunk tracking bank. (250 IDs if you use all the banks as trunking banks!) Scan Lists help you organize the trunking system users into categories. For example, you might use List#1 for police IDs, List#2 for fire department IDs, List#3 for emergency medical service IDs, etc. Once IDs
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    first complete Step1-"Selecting Trunking System Type", page 30 and Step 2 - "Programming Trunking Frequencies", page 31. 1. After programming a frequency, press HOLD/RESUME to return to the main screen of system type selected and select . Then press E. 2. Select the Scan List location by using
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    how this works. Hint: If the scanner is not in the Trunking mode, you can enter the Trunk mode by pressing TRUNK. Pressing TRUNK in the Trunking mode will move to the Private Scan Hold mode. ID Scan Mode 1. When in the Trunking mode, press PVT to begin scanning the lists you have programmed. If you
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    scanner will check if any other IDs are active. Regardless of the system, you won't know exactly who you are receiving until you listen for a while, or refer to frequency guides or internet sites such as www.trunktracker.com. Of course, figuring out who each ID represents is half the fun of Trunk
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    ID during Search mode, follow these steps: 1. When your scanner stops on an ID you want to store, press HOLD/RESUME. 2. You can change the Scan List memory location by using the or key. And then press E. 3. Press SRCH to return to Trunk Tracking Search mode. Deleting a Stored ID To delete a stored
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    ID Lockout You can check all IDs already locked out. 1. Press and hold TRUNK for 1.5 seconds in the Trunking mode. 2. Select the bank you want to review by using the keypad, and then the trunked system selected appears on the display. Then press E. 3. Select by using the or key ,and then press
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    This feature is applied to ID Scan mode and ID Search mode. Setting Priority in Trunking Mode You can set priority in your Scan lists, just as you do ID in your Scan List, such as Scan List 3, memory location 7, and the scanner will check all the priorities in all the active Scan Lists in between
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    List is active. It will disregard the ID to which you were just monitoring. TRUNK SEARCH: This mode works similarly to Trunk Scan. If the scanner finds any (nonlocked-out) ID when it checks the control channel, you will hear it. You will then hear any replies that follow within 2 seconds. After that
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    used systems have been almost impossible to monitor with a conventional scanner. With your TrunkTracker III listening to EDACS(s) is remarkably easy, and perhaps even easier than conventional scanning. EDACS systems use 'Transmission Trunking', which means that each transmission is assigned a new
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    capture it to your Scan List by pressing E during the transmission. Or hold on it by pressing HOLD/RESUME. If you want to monitor the Sullivan Police Dispatch channel (which is talk group 03-062), press 0, 3, . (decimal key), 0, 6, 2, the key. Your scanner can also work in decimal format. Talkgroup
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    , you could program every talkgroup in a police department with just 4 key presses. You can use the AFS Partial Entry feature anywhere you need to specify EDACS talkgroup. Your BCT8 can also enter or display EDACS talkgroups in decimal format (0-2047). 1. Press and hold TRUNK for 1.5 seconds
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    to specific talkgroups, which are identified by the radio as six digit numbers. These numbers are in the form AHHUUU, where: A= Area code (0 or 1) H= Home repeater (01 through 20) U= User ID (000 through 254) When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the LTR mode, it first decodes
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    some 800 MHz systems. All VHF and UHF trunking systems use Type II. One important distinction between these two systems is the amount of data transmitted by each radio when its push-to-talk button (PTT) is pressed. Every radio in a trunked system is assigned a unique ID so the central site computer
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    conversations. If not, you should try another preset map. Programming a User Fleet Map You may want to read "User Defined Fleet Maps" in the Appendix before programming a Fleet Map. It contains a detailed explanation of Scanner Fleet Map Programming, as well as a table listing the Fleet Map Size
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    Type II blocks. To program a Hybrid system, follow the steps listed in "Programming a User Fleet Map" in the trunked systems, you must enter what is known as the Base, Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channels for each system. To find these out, check the scanner.uniden.com or www.trunktracker
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    Bit list item. Control Channel Only Mode When this function is activated, trunking is performed using Control Channel data only. Voice channel (also known as "DATA channel") frequencies do not have to be programmed into memory. This feature only applies to Motorola 800 MHz systems. 1. Press and
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    system type (800 MHz of Type 1 or Type 2) and you do have to program the Control Channel frequency into memory and identify the frequency as trunked in the Trunk Programming mode. Disconnect Tone Detect Option (End Code) When this function is disabled, the radio looks for squelch before returning
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    a Remote Interface Cable port. This radio offers the following modes: ❖ PC Control mode Program and control your scanner from a PC using Uniden's BCT8 Scanner Software. ❖ Clone mode Clone all the frequencies, trunking talkgroups, and fleet maps programmed into your scanner to another BCT8 scanner or
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    that all the front panel keys on the radio remain operational in Remote mode. For information on purchasing BCT8 Scanner software to program and control your BCT8, you can contact the following: Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 (Hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time Monday through
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    ANT. EXT. SP. DC 12V REMOTE ANT. EXT. SP. DC 12V REMOTE You can clone all of the programming of one BCT8 into another, including frequencies, talkgroup IDs, delay settings, etc. After connecting the two scanners, turn the radios ON. Prepare each scanner for clone mode as follows. After
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    data If the data transfer is not successful, the following error message will appear. Note: • To clear , press . (decimal key). Note • Once you have completed the cloning of the scanners, reset the scanners by turning the scanners OFF and then ON again. This is particularly important to know
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    Repairs • Do not attempt any repair. The scanner contains no user serviceable parts. Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it to a qualified repair technician. Birdies • All radios can receive birdies (undesired signals). If your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard, it
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    Troubleshooting If your BCT8 is not performing properly, try the following steps. Problem Suggestion Going by patrol cars and not receiving alarms. Scanner won't work. Improper reception. Scan won't stop. Scan won't start. Weather Scan won't work. Radio transmissions (conversations) are cutting
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    . 2. Change to a Type 1 Scanner setup. Review Fleet Map Programming on page 45. Scanner won't stop 1. No IDs have been programmed. during Scan List mode. 2. The IDs you have stored are not active. Scanner will not acquire data channel. 1. Adjust the squelch for Trunking mode - refer to page 29
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    Land Mobile 144-148 MHz 2 Meter Amateur Band 148-174 MHz VHF High Band 400-420 MHz Federal Government 420-450 MHz 70 cm Amateur Band 450-470 MHz UHF Standard Band 470-512 MHz UHF T Band 806-956 MHz 800 Band Operating Temperature: -20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to +140 °F) Scan Rate: 100 channels
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    Appendix State Code Order NO. Code State Name 1 AK Alaska 2 AL Alabama 3 AR Arkansas 4 AZ Arizona 5 CA California 6 CO Colorado 7 CT Connecticut 8 DC District of Columbia 9 DE Delaware 10 FL Florida 11 GA Georgia 12 IA Iowa 13 ID Idaho 14 IL Illinois 15 IN Indiana 16 KS Kansas 17 KY Kentucky 18
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    Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 11 SIZE CODE 11 E1P3 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 12 (SIZE CODE 12)
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    E1P9 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 E1P11 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Size Code SIZE CODE 4 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 SIZE CODE 0 E1P13 Block 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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    identify which Fleet is active, and the last digit(s) identifies the Subfleet. Block (1 digit) Subfleet (1 or 2 digits) Which Fleet within the Block (2 or 3 digits) Your task is to program your fleet map with the same size code assignments as the trunked system. If you do this accurately, you'll
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    CODE 14 can only be assigned to Block 0. Since these SIZE CODES require multiple blocks, you will be prompted for the next available block when programming a Fleet Map. For example, if you assign Block 0 as an SIZE CODE 12, you will be prompted for Block 2, the next block available, instead of
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    MEMO 61
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    MEMO 62
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    Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owners manual instructions in the owners manual
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