Uniden BCD396T Manual page 4

Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual
Broadcast Screen - allows the scanner to ignore hits on known broadcast frequencies including pager frequencies in search and Close Call modes. You can also
program up to 10 custom frequency ranges that the scanner will ignore.
Automatic Channel Setup - allows you to program frequencies on any valid channel step without having to set a step setting.
Adjustable Channel/Frequency Step - allows you to set the step (5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz) for Quick search or Custom search or
select auto mode.
Frequency/ID Auto Search and Store
you select or automatically store all new talk group IDs into a trunked system you select.
Priority/Priority Plus Scan
you can scan just the priority channels.
CTCSS/DCS Search - lets you search for CTCSS and DCS tones when it finds an active frequency in search and close call modes.
Control Channel Only Scanning - allows you to enter just the control channels to trunktrack a Motorola system and the scanner will find the voice channels.
Adjustable Hold (Scan) Time per System/Search - allows you to adjust the length of time spent scanning each system.
CTCSS and DCS Tone Decode - decodes and displays Continuous Tone Code Squelch System tones being transmitted and plays Digital Coded Squelch being
received. Also, a tone code only receive option (per channel).
Text Tagging - you can name each system, group, channel, talk group ID, custom search range, Tone-out, and SAME group, using up to 16 characters per name.
Custom Alerts - you can program your scanner to alert you when, a channel is received, you receive a Close Call hit, a talkgroup ID is transmitted with an emergency
alert, or you receive a Tone-out hit. For each alert in the scanner, you can select from 9 different tone patterns and also set the alert volume level independently from the
main volume level.
Adjustable Scan/Search Delay - from 1 to 5 seconds or off (per system or search).
Attenuator - you can set the scanner's attenuator to reduce the input strength of strong signals by about 18 dB per channel, search band, close call band, or trunked
system.
Repeater Reverse - tells the scanner to try to switch to the repeater if an input frequency is found.
Data Skip - allows your scanner to skip unwanted (conventional) data transmissions and reduces birdies.
Duplicate Frequency Alert - alerts you if you try to enter a duplicate name or frequency already stored in the scanner.
SAME Weather Alert/Priority
NOAA weather channel. The scanner also displays the alert type.
Search Lockouts - you can lock out up to 200 frequencies in search or close call search.
PC Control/Clone - you can transfer data to and from your scanner or another scanner and your personal computer, and control the scanner using a computer.
Low Battery Alert - the scanner alerts you if the batteries need to be recharged or replaced.
Battery Saver - you can set the scanner so it reduces the amount of power it needs if there are no transmissions.
Key Lock - you can deactivate the scanner's keys to help prevent accidentally changing the scanner's programming.
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- the scanner can be set to automatically store all active frequencies from a service or limit search in a conventional system
- priority channels let you keep track of activity on your most important channels while monitoring other channels for transmissions and
(not w/ UBCD396T) - (with programmable FIP codes) lets your scanner alert you when a SAME weather alert is transmitted on a