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Question posted by molsonguy15 on October 17th, 2012

Can U Clone A Bct Trunktracker 3 With A Different Modle Bear Cat Trunking Scanne

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English Owners Manual - Page 3

... 3 Terminology 4 What are Highway Patrol Alerts 4 What is Scanning 4 What is Searching 4 What is Trunk Tracking 4 Feature Highlights 6 Where to Obtain More Information 7 Information on the Internet 7 Included with Your Scanner Package 8 Optional Accessories 8 Installing the BCT8 9 For Home Use (Desktop Installation 9 For Mobile Use (In-Car Installation 9 Typical Mounting Methods 11...

English Owners Manual - Page 4

...Receiving Trunked Systems ...Setting the Delay Mode for Trunking Mode 37 Trunking Frequency Confirmation 37 Setting Priority in Trunking Mode 37 Moving between ... Programming EDACS System Frequencies 39 An EDACS® Trunked system 40 Special EDACS® Features 41 EDACS ... Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channel for Motorola VHF/UHF Trunked Systems 45 Toggling the Status Bit 46 Control Channel...

English Owners Manual - Page 7

... 24. Delay option (DLY) 26. Motorola trunking channel (M) 3. Aircraft band scan mode (AIR) 18. Marine scan mode (MRN) 20. DATA Skip option ( ) 27. LTR trunking channel (L) 5. Scan list (LIST) 6. Police.... Scan hold and Search hold mode (HOLD) 21. Private bank scan mode (PVT) 12. TrunkTracker is off ( ) 28. Railroad scan mode (RR) 19. Priority channel and talk group (P)...

English Owners Manual - Page 8

...don't have programmed into your scanner's memory which is different from car-to-car, aircraft-to transmissions from "mobile... Alert light) alert whenever you are Highway Patrol Alerts? The BCT8 scans the Frequencies you have enough frequencies to any vehicle in.... This is used by someone you want to monitor. Trunking radio systems have not been programmed into the Scanner's channels...

English Owners Manual - Page 9

...scanner enthusiast, you begin trunk tracking. Understanding scanning fundamentals and its terminology will be assigned to a completely different frequency in conventional mode...trunked system using a scanner is difficult and frustrating. Once you know a talkgroups ID, you 're monitoring, it actually follows the users of this ! TrunkTracker Technology changes this manual and use your new BCT8...

English Owners Manual - Page 17

.... Plug the speaker cable's 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) plug into your local electronics store. 13 jack. Connecting the Clone Cable You can also upload or download the programmed data to positive and its...available at least 500 mA. SP. You can transfer the programmed data to and from another BCT8 scanner using a RS232C Straight Cable (9 pin to the scanner before you connect it from a...

English Owners Manual - Page 18

... programmed frequencies into Channels" on that frequency, press HOLD/RESUME or just wait until the transmission ends. ALERT MUTE VOL push ALERT The scanner is different from scanning. Alert VOL Light push ALERT 2. To program frequencies, see page 17). If that you want to search. Then program it remains on page...

English Owners Manual - Page 33

...your area is set too high, it is different. (The types of systems are listed in...trunked public safety systems are discussed below.) • The frequencies for monitoring trunked systems. SQL ALERT push FLASH MUTE 29 Johnson Company. If it could prevent your BCT8...the TrunkTracker Frequency Guide included with the color marker pointing up. Setting the Squelch For trunked ...

English Owners Manual - Page 35

...www.trunktracker.com for a complete list of 50 IDs for emergency medical service IDs, etc. *** Requires programming of talkgroups, you use Memory Lock (Refer to "Memory Lock" on the trunked system... selected. The "E" (EDACS), "M" (Motorola) or "L" (LTR) appears depending on page 22). You can program your BCT8 can be a conventional scanning ...

English Owners Manual - Page 37

...; ID LOCKOUT works with each talkgroup to the Private Scan Hold mode. Or you can enter the Trunk mode by pressing TRUNK. In a few key presses, you can manually specify a talkgroup with DIRECT ENTRY in several different ways. Hint: If the scanner is the best way to get started. ❖ ID SEARCH HOLD...

English Owners Manual - Page 38

...Trunk Scan instead of the Trunking mode and enter into Hold mode. 2. Talkgroups display differently in the Trunking mode, press SRCH and the scanner begins to find any ID, you can be out of simply . When you press TRUNK in the Trunking... this guide to frequency guides or internet sites such as www.trunktracker.com. Remember! Press HOLD/RESUME. Then you will let you...

English Owners Manual - Page 43

...monitor with a conventional scanner. EDACS systems use 'Transmission Trunking', which means that keeps related talkgroups together. Notice ...different talkgroups are organized in the CORRECT LOCATION. Your BCT8 can clearly and automatically follow this information can be sure you select. Sources for tracking. As the conversation moves through the system's frequencies, your TrunkTracker...

English Owners Manual - Page 45

... in Hold mode press 0, 1, . (decimal key) then SRCH. Note: As EDACS SCAT is different from the other tracking feature, and it is Uniden's method of how you might use the AFS ...press SRCH. The powerful AFS Partial Entry feature designed into the BCT8 lets you use . For example, you could program every talkgroup in the Trunk Tracking Programming mode. Or if you want to program the frequency...

English Owners Manual - Page 47

...city using a Type I only occurs on some 800 MHz systems. All VHF and UHF trunking systems use . Why the difference? The disadvantage of a Type I system is that Type I and Type II. For VHF and UHF Type... II trunking systems, you will need to monitor Type II systems, but its Fleet ...

English Owners Manual - Page 49

... steps listed in "Programming a User Fleet Map" in the Appendix. When you begin searching a trunking bank with some blocks designated as an even number without a dash; To enter the Base, Spacing... about each size code, see both types of these out, check the scanner.uniden.com or www.trunktracker.com and other web sites and frequency resources. Use the or key to select , then press E....

English Owners Manual - Page 52

... You can communicate and program your BCT8 in numerous ways with peripheral devices using Uniden's BCT8 Scanner Software. ❖ Clone mode Clone all the frequencies, trunking talkgroups, and fleet maps programmed into... Interface Cable port. To use the Remote (PC Control) mode, you must install Uniden's BCT8 Scanner software and use as directed. A few PC's may require an adapter, most will...

English Owners Manual - Page 53

...2 seconds to a standard device. (These items are available at your local electronics stores.) 49 A unique feature of the BCT8 is that are internal to activate the Remote mode. 2. to have the ...Code : ASCII code Flow Control : None Return Code : Carriage Return only Clone Mode You will still have to 5:00 p.m. Central Time Monday through Friday) scanner.uniden.com PC Control Parameter ...

English Owners Manual - Page 54

...press HOLD/RESUME. 4. DC 12V REMOTE You can clone all of the programming of one of the two..., turn the radio on the rear of one BCT8 into another, including frequencies, talkgroup IDs, delay ...REMOTE ANT. After connecting the two scanners, make sure the scanners are also available at your local electronics store.). Null Modem Adapter Pin connections Female DB9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

English Owners Manual - Page 55

..., press . (decimal key). This is particularly important to know if you have completed the cloning of the scanners, reset the scanners by turning the scanners OFF and then ON again. Note • Once you... wish to the Clone Unit. 5. receive data If the data transfer is complete, displays. send data When the data ...

English Owners Manual - Page 58

...Indicators are intentionally blocked by your own Fleet Map. 3. Logical channel numbers (frequencies) for Trunking mode - If you still cannot get satisfactory results while using your scanner or if you ... correct order. Missing the Data Frequency. 2. No IDs have stored are not programmed in TrunkTracker mode, try the following steps. The ID on your frequency list. Change to conversations. ...