Uniden BCD996XT User manual

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Uniden Scanners Users Guides
This CD provides a guide to setting up and using your scanner. It is a snapshot of our
live web site at http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4. Note that we are
continuously updating and improving the content on this web site to include information
not available at the time of production, as well as to enhance the instructions as we hear
from you. We encourage you to visit us on the web, often.
This page contains links to the main procedures you use to program any of the supported
scanners. More information specific to each scanner is included in the "Individual
Scanners" links. To program things into your scanner, start with the Setting Up Radio
Systems in your Scanner links below.
●Individual Scanners
●Setting up radio systems in your scanner
❍Digital scanners only
●General scanning information
●Legal and Safety Information
❍General Precautions
❍FCC Information
❍Warranty and Support Information
❍User Guide Information
●Important Note
Individual Scanners
●BCD996XT
●BCT15X
●BCD396XT
●BC346XT
Setting up radio systems in your scanner
Please note that these pages are meant as general instructions. While most
of the information here applies to all scanners, some options may not be
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available on certain scanner models. Model-specific options are indicated
in the text.
●Conventional Systems
●EDACS SCAT Systems
●EDACS Trunked Systems
●LTR Trunked Systems
●Motorola Trunked Systems
Digital scanners only
●Standard P25 Trunked Systems
●Single Frequency P25 Trunked Systems
General scanning information
Please note that these pages are meant as general instructions. While most
of the information here applies to all scanners, some options may not be
available on certain scanner models. Model-specific options are indicated
in the text.
●Radio Systems Overview
●Deciphering Trunked Systems
●Location-based Scanning
●Scanning Legally
Legal and Safety Information
General Precautions
FCC Information
Warranty and Support Information
User Guide Information
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Important Note
This guide is optimized for the following web browsers:
●Internet Explorer 7.0 and later
●Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and later
●Google Chrome
●Safari 3.1.2
●Opera 9.61
If you have difficulty viewing this guide in your current browser, please try downloading
one of the browsers listed.
Except as otherwise noted, this page applies to the following scanners: BCD996XT
BCT15X BCD396XT BC346XT Users Guide
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BCD996XT
●Important information
❍General Precautions
❍Quick Start
❍Feature List
❍Specifications
❍FCC Information
❍Warranty and Support Information
❍User Guide Information
●Operation overview
●Setting up the hardware
●Programming your scanner
●Operating your scanner
Important information
For general information about using a scanner, including how to program the various types of radio systems into your scanner, we suggest you start with the
General Users Guide page.
General Precautions
Quick Start
Using Preloaded Systems
Feature List
Specifications
●Hardware specifications
●"BCD996XT -- The Complete Reference" is coming soon.
FCC Information
Warranty and Support Information
User Guide Information
Operation overview
●Available operation modes
●Menu reference
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●Keys and their functions
●Reading the display
Setting up the hardware
●Included with the scanner
●Connecting the antenna
●Connecting a GPS receiver
Programming your scanner
●Setting up systems
●Programming Number Tags
●Programming Quick Keys
●Programming Search Keys
●Programming locations
●Setting alerts
Operating your scanner
●Using Number Tags
●Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and Search Keys
●Using Tone Out mode
●Using Close Call mode
●Using Band Scope mode
●Using GPS mode
This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCD996XT Users
Guide
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BCT15X
●Important information
❍General Precautions
❍Quick Start
❍Feature List
❍Specifications
❍FCC Information
❍Warranty and Support Information
❍User Guide Information
●Operation overview
●Setting up the hardware
●Programming your scanner
●Operating your scanner
Important information
For general information about using a scanner, including how to program the various types of radio systems into your scanner, we suggest
you start with the General Users Guide page.
General Precautions
Quick Start
Using Preloaded Systems
Feature List
Specifications
●Hardware specifications
●"BCT15X -- The Complete Guide" is coming soon.
FCC Information
Warranty and Support Information
User Guide Information
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Operation overview
●Available operation modes
●Menu reference
●Keys and their functions
●Reading the display
Setting up the hardware
●Included with the scanner
●Connecting the antenna
●Connecting a GPS receiver
Programming your scanner
●Setting up systems
●Programming Number Tags
●Programming Quick Keys
●Programming Search Keys
●Programming locations
●Setting alerts
Operating your scanner
●Using Number Tags
●State-by-State Scanning
●BearTracker Warning System
●Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and Search Keys
●Using Tone Out mode
●Using Close Call mode
●Using Band Scope mode
●Using GPS mode
This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCT15X Users
Guide
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BCD396XT
●Important information
❍General Precautions
❍Quick Start
❍Specifications
❍FCC Information
❍Warranty and Support Information
❍User Guide Information
●Operation overview
●Setting up the hardware
●Programming your scanner
●Operating your scanner
Important
information
For general
information about
using a scanner, we
suggest you start
with the General
Users Guide page.
General
Precautions
Quick Start
Using Preloaded
Systems
Specifications
●Hardware
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specifications
●Software
reference
FCC
Information
Warranty and
Support
Information
User Guide
Information
Operation
overview
●Available
operation
modes
●Menu
reference
●Keys and their functions
●Reading the display
Setting up the hardware
●Included with the scanner
●Installing the batteries
●Connecting the antenna
●Attaching the belt clip
●Connecting a GPS receiver
Programming your scanner
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●Setting up systems
●Programming Number Tags
●Programming Quick Keys
●Programming Search Keys
●Programming locations
●Setting alerts
Operating your scanner
●Using Number Tags
●Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and Search Keys
●Using Tone Out mode
●Using Close Call mode
●Using Band Scope mode
●Using GPS mode
This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCD396XT Users
Guide
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