Uniden BCT8 Support Question
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Question posted by kcnirPJLy on May 11th, 2014
Uniden Trunktracker Bct8 Does Not Scan
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English Owners Manual - Page 2
... telephone usage. This product contains Uniden proprietary information. Uniden ® is licensed from Gray Electronics, Inc. ** These products contain Uniden proprietary information. Your local law enforcement...,758 6,034,573 6,064,270 6,266,521
** U.S. Precautions
Before you use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in certain states...
English Owners Manual - Page 3
... Views 2 Icon Display 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...
English Owners Manual - Page 6
.... SP.)
23. Front and Rear Views
4
5
6 7 8 9 10 11
1
SQL
push FLASH
2
ALERT
MUTE
3
BCT8
push
VOL
ALERT
DELAY L/O
DATA PRI
HWY STATE PVT SVC SRCH
TRUNK
1-50
1
151-200
4
51-100
2
201-250
...Key (PRI) 16. Squelch Control / Flash Brightness Selector (SQL, FLASH)
2. Service Key (SVC) 9. Private Scanning Key (PVT)
141516 17 18 19 20
10. Down Key ( ) 14. Data Key (DATA) 15. ...
English Owners Manual - Page 7
... (DLY)
26.
EDACS trunking channel (E) 4. Priority function option (PRI)
24. TrunkTracker is off (
)
28. LTR trunking channel (L) 5. Private bank scan mode (PVT) 12. Priority channel and talk group (P)
Uniden®, BearTracker® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.
3 Weather scan mode (WX) 14. Band and ID search mode (SRCH)
23. DATA...
English Owners Manual - Page 8
..., many public radio users don't have enough frequencies to monitor. Conventional scanning is received. This type of scanning is Scanning? You receive an audible (beep tone) and visual (flashing Alert light...as a "mobile extender" or "vehicular repeater." What is Trunk Tracking? The BCT8 scans the Frequencies you have not been programmed into the Scanner's channels until another transmission...
English Owners Manual - Page 9
... frequencies are shared among the police and fire departments and a computer systematically assigns available frequencies when they are needed for communications. TrunkTracker Technology changes this manual and use your new BCT8 scan channels like a conventional scanner, it 's possible that the talkgroup will make trunk tracking much easier.
5 If you're a new scanner enthusiast...
English Owners Manual - Page 10
...Pre-programmed frequencies for transmissions. You can assign one frequency into your BCT8 through Uniden BCT8 Scanning software running on your most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for...talkgroups. • Data Skip - Assigning a
priority channel allows you to track activity on BCT8 SS Programming software visit our website at a time. Go directly to skip unwanted data ...
English Owners Manual - Page 12
Optional Accessories
The following optional accessories for your BCT8 are available from your car to your place of these items are missing...a.m. DC Power Cord (Model PS-001) - to 5:00 PM CST, Monday through Friday.
Use only if your local Uniden Dealer or through the Uniden Parts Department by calling: (800) 554-3988, 8:00 AM to 5:00 p.m., Central Time, Monday through Friday. For hard...
English Owners Manual - Page 13
... Use the supplied mounting bracket as a template for marking the location of antenna at a local electronics store.) • If the optional antenna has no cable, use an optional antenna designed for ...car, the ideal location is underneath the dashboard on antenna installation, please refer to mount the BCT8. Plug the AC Adapter into the ANT connector. Use the desktop stand for easy, temporary ...
English Owners Manual - Page 17
... 12V
REMOTE
Listening Safely
• Do not use the provided AC adapter with your local electronics store.
13 When you finish, disconnect the adapter from the AC power before you disconnect it to and from another BCT8 scanner using optional programming software available through your scanner. Note: Use only the AC adapter...
English Owners Manual - Page 25
While Private Bank scanning is cleared.
• If you enter a invalid frequency, an error tone... frequencies into the channel.
4.
c. Then press E. Private Bank Scanning
Programming Frequencies into Channels
Before the scanner begins Private Bank scanning, you must program a frequency into the scanner's channels in BCT8 package. Enter the frequency you want to store by using the ...
English Owners Manual - Page 33
...systems are listed in the TrunkTracker Frequency Guide included with your BCT8 scanner. Most are on... The frequencies for current news and frequency information, about Trunk Tracking Scanning.
* Motorola, SMARTNET, and PRIVACY PLUS are mainly used on ... range with www.trunktracker.com.
• If you have internet access, you can visit scanner.uniden.com or www.trunktracker.com for additional ...
English Owners Manual - Page 35
...press HOLD/RESUME in lists, you can program into categories. Remember! Check the web site www.trunktracker.com for a complete list of 50 IDs for your area that you can be a trunk tracking ... on the trunked system selected. You can program your BCT8 can be a conventional scanning bank. For example, enter
. If the frequency is active, the Scan List number will hear an error tone, the channel...
English Owners Manual - Page 36
Select the Scan List location by using the keypad (ID = Block number +...decimal key) for the "dash".
3. Press . (decimal key) for the "dash".
2. Press E. Note: The BCT8 default to "AFS" talkgroup displays for each trunk system as follows.
To enter a LTR ID:
For a LTR ... Agency number.
2.
Hint: Remember that Uniden's AFS format allows you want to store by using the or key.
3.
English Owners Manual - Page 43
...this organization to make your scanning easy. By the nature of... talkgroups together. As the conversation moves through the system's frequencies, your TrunkTracker III listening to channel.
EDACS systems are using the system as you ... found at scanner.uniden.com.
39 Sources for tracking. Eight different talkgroups are organized in the CORRECT LOCATION. Your BCT8 can clearly and ...
English Owners Manual - Page 45
...Group ID's.
41
in decimal format (0-2047).
1. The powerful AFS Partial Entry feature designed into the BCT8 lets you use the AFS Partial Entry feature anywhere you set for 'Agency-Fleet-Subfleet'. By entering... in ID Search, ID Lockout and ID Scan.
Special EDACS® Features
AFS Partial Entry Feature
AFS is Uniden's method of an AFS talkgroup, you expand or narrow searching and...
English Owners Manual - Page 52
... Control Mode
To connect Scanner to a PC, turn the scanner ON.
SP. Remote Interface
You can program and control your scanner remotely from a PC using Uniden's BCT8 Scanner Software. ❖ Clone mode
Clone all the frequencies, trunking talkgroups, and fleet maps programmed into your scanner to the serial port of the RS232C...
English Owners Manual - Page 53
... male connectors, you will see the pin connections that all the front panel keys on purchasing BCT8 Scanner software to activate the Remote mode.
2. Central Time Monday through Friday)
scanner.uniden.com
PC Control Parameter
For your local electronics stores.)
49 Select the transfer speed except for 2 seconds to program and control your...
English Owners Manual - Page 57
... to your BCT8 is not performing properly, try the following steps. Select Priority off -duty, or when going to activate the alarm are Locked Out.
1.
Scan won 't ...has less chance of your dealer or local electronics store.
1. Troubleshooting
If your vehicle. Problem
Suggestion
Going by the wall switch. 3.
Scan won 't start. Weather Scan won 't work . Also, terrain and...
English Owners Manual - Page 58
...have been programmed. during Scan List mode. 2. Scanner ... and phone number is heard.
1.
May be a telephone interconnect call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. Logical channel numbers (frequencies) for the system are programmed. Change... all frequencies for the system are not programmed in TrunkTracker mode, try the following steps. Adjust the squelch for Trunking mode - Problem...
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