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Keypad And Knob Controls

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KEYPAD AND KNOB CONTROLS SQ/ Close Call Knob PRI/WX/GPS/ MENU/L/O Buttons SCAN/ FUNCTION SEARCH Knob Knob VOL/ BACKLIGHT 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. Many controls and keys behave differently depending on the mode your radio is in when you use the key or control. Key SQ (Squelch) Function • Turn to adjust the squelch. • Press to toggle Close Call DND, Close Call Priority, or Close Call Off in Any Mode except Tone-Out and GPS. • Press and hold to turn on Close Call Only in Any Mode except GPS. • Press then SQ to start Fire Tone-Out in Any Mode except GPS. • The blue light flashes with a Close Call hit. • The red light flashes once then stays on for a weather alert for about 3 minutes. • The red light stays on for a Dangerous Road/Crossing alert until canceled (locked out). VOL, Light PRI WX • Turns the scanner on/off and adjusts the volume. • Press to toggle through the backlight intensities in Any Mode. • Press then VOL to view the APCO threshold display in Any Mode. • Press to toggle Priority On, Priority Plus, Priority Off in Scan Mode (at least one conventional priority channel must be assigned). • Press to toggle Weather Alert Priority on/off in Any Mode except GPS. • Press and hold to start Weather Scan in Any Mode except GPS. • Press to switch to Weather Scan in Weather Alert Mode. • Press to switch to Weather Alert in Weather Scan Mode. 19

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KEYPAD AND KNOB CONTROLS
SQ/
Close Call
Knob
PRI/WX/GPS/
MENU/L/O
Buttons
FUNCTION
Knob
SCAN/
SEARCH
Knob
VOL/
BACKLIGHT
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. Many controls and keys behave differently depending on the mode your radio is in
when you use the key or control.
Key
Function
SQ
(Squelch)
Turn to adjust the squelch.
Press
to toggle Close Call DND, Close Call Priority, or Close
Call Off in Any Mode except Tone-Out and GPS.
Press and hold to turn on Close Call Only in Any Mode except
GPS.
Press
then
SQ
to start Fire Tone-Out in Any Mode except GPS.
The blue light flashes with a Close Call hit.
The red light flashes once then stays on for a weather alert for
about 3 minutes.
The red light stays on for a Dangerous Road/Crossing alert until
canceled (locked out).
VOL, Light
Turns the scanner on/off and adjusts the volume.
Press to toggle through the backlight intensities in Any Mode.
Press
then
VOL
to view the APCO threshold display in Any
Mode.
PRI
Press to toggle Priority On, Priority Plus, Priority Off in Scan Mode
(at least one conventional priority channel must be assigned).
WX
Press to toggle Weather Alert Priority on/off in Any Mode except
GPS.
Press and hold to start Weather Scan in Any Mode except GPS.
Press to switch to Weather Scan in Weather Alert Mode.
Press to switch to Weather Alert in Weather Scan Mode.