Connecting An Extension Speaker; Controls, Keys, And Functions - Uniden Trunk Tracker IV BCD996T User Manual

Connecting an Extension Speaker

In a noisy area, an optional amplified extension speaker, positioned in the right place, might provide more comfortable listening. Plug
the speaker cable's / -inch (3.5-mm) mini-plug into your scanner's back-panel Ext. Sp. Jack.
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Never connect any part of the headphone jack to the antenna jack or connect the radio to an installation where the antenna
and audio connection are grounded. This might also damage the scanner.

Controls, Keys, and Functions

[illustration of front panel with call out numbers matching "Label" number in the table below]
Each of the knobs and keys on the BCD996T produce several different actions depending upon how you activate them. You can, for
example, rotate the knobs as well as press them to achieve a different action. Some keys provide one action when briefly pressed
while pressing and holding a key gives a different result.
Finally, many controls and keys behave differently depending on the mode your radio is in when you use the key or control. Carefully
examine the following table to separate those actions.
Note: "Press" means press and release briefly. "Press and hold" means press and hold down for at least 2-seconds. "[FUNC] +
Press" means Tap or Press the Scroll Control to put the scanner into Function mode then press the key under discussion.
Control/Key Label Mode
1 All
Power/VOL
All
Function
2 All
Squelch
3 All
Scroll
Control and
Scan or Custom
Function
Search
Button
[FUNC] Hold
Menu
Name Edit
Monitor
GPS
Function
4 Scan
[PRI]
5 WX Scan or WX
[WX]
Alert Scan
Other
Action Result
Rotate Power ON – Volume Increase or
decrease
Press Backlight enabled and intensity changes:
Green Low-Green Medium-Green High-
Red Low-Red Medium-Red High
Press FUNC Sets APCO threshold
then tap VOL
Rotate Scroll
Control
Rotate Sets the Squelch Level to permit strong
signals to be heard with no background
noise or lower strength signals with some
background noise
Press Toggle: Close Call DND-CC Primary-OFF
Press & Turns on Close Call Only Mode
Hold
Rotate Turn to change scanning or searching
direction.
[FUNC] + Turn to select System or Search Range
Rotate
Rotate Turn to Select channel or frequency
Rotate Turn to scroll to menu item-Tap to select
current option
Press Use as the <Enter> key for menu choices
Rotate Turn to select alpha/numeric entry for
names
Rotate Turn to resume scanning or searching
[FUNC] + Turn to operate alphabet skip
Rotate
Press/Tap Switches to Function Mode; To latch
Function Mode, press and hold [FUNC]
Press Toggle Priority Mode (On-Plus On-Off)
Press Toggle between WX Scan and WX Alert
Scan
Press Turn to toggle WX Alert Priority On and
Off
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