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*** Requires programming of frequencies in exact order and location.
STEP 2: Programming Trunking Frequencies
1. Select and press E. Use the keypad and (decimal key) to enter a frequency
for the trunked system.
For example, enter .
Note: To clear a mistake while entering a frequency, press
(decimal key) twice, and start over.
2. Then press
E.
The “
E” (EDACS), “M” (Motorola) or “L” (LTR) appears depending on the trunked
system selected.
If the frequency is out of the range of the system chosen in this step, you will hear an
error tone, the channel number flashes and an error message appears on the display.
3. Use the
▲ or ▼ key to select the next channel in the bank and press E.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all frequencies have been entered.
5. Press
SRCH to begin searching the bank you‘ve
programmed.
Then select the programmed bank by using the keypad.
☞ Remember! To lockout the keypad to prevent re-programming of talkgroups, you can
use Memory Lock (Refer to “Memory Lock” on page 22).
Hint: If you want to return to the previous menu screen, press HOLD/RESUME in the
Trunk Programming mode.
Programming Talk Group ID/Scan Lists
Scan Lists
Each bank of your BCT8 can be a trunk tracking bank and it can be a conventional scanning
bank. When you designate a bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 5 Scan Lists,
which are simply lists used to store your favorite Talk Group IDs. Each list can contain up to
10 IDs, so you can store a total of 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 are stored in lists, you can scan them as you scan conventional
frequencies and you can lockout any one (up to 4) of the 5 Scan Lists by pressing the
corresponding numeric key. When an ID is active, the Scan List number will appear on the
display. You can program your Scan Lists either manually or during Trunking Search mode.
Check the web site
www.trunktracker.com for a complete list of talkgroups for your area
that you can program into your Scan Lists.
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