Uniden BCD996XT User manual

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Uniden Scanners Users Guides

This CD provides a guide to setting up and using your scanner. It is a snapshot of our

live web site at http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4. Note that we are

continuously updating and improving the content on this web site to include information

not available at the time of production, as well as to enhance the instructions as we hear

from you. We encourage you to visit us on the web, often.

This page contains links to the main procedures you use to program any of the supported

scanners. More information specific to each scanner is included in the "Individual

Scanners" links. To program things into your scanner, start with the Setting Up Radio

Systems in your Scanner links below.

●Individual Scanners

●Setting up radio systems in your scanner

❍Digital scanners only

●General scanning information

●Legal and Safety Information

❍General Precautions

❍FCC Information

❍Warranty and Support Information

❍User Guide Information

●Important Note

Individual Scanners

●BCD996XT

●BCT15X

●BCD396XT

●BC346XT

Setting up radio systems in your scanner

Please note that these pages are meant as general instructions. While most

of the information here applies to all scanners, some options may not be

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available on certain scanner models. Model-specific options are indicated

in the text.

●Conventional Systems

●EDACS SCAT Systems

●EDACS Trunked Systems

●LTR Trunked Systems

●Motorola Trunked Systems

Digital scanners only

●Standard P25 Trunked Systems

●Single Frequency P25 Trunked Systems

General scanning information

Please note that these pages are meant as general instructions. While most

of the information here applies to all scanners, some options may not be

available on certain scanner models. Model-specific options are indicated

in the text.

●Radio Systems Overview

●Deciphering Trunked Systems

●Location-based Scanning

●Scanning Legally

Legal and Safety Information

General Precautions

FCC Information

Warranty and Support Information

User Guide Information

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Important Note

This guide is optimized for the following web browsers:

●Internet Explorer 7.0 and later

●Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and later

●Google Chrome

●Safari 3.1.2

●Opera 9.61

If you have difficulty viewing this guide in your current browser, please try downloading

one of the browsers listed.

Except as otherwise noted, this page applies to the following scanners: BCD996XT

BCT15X BCD396XT BC346XT Users Guide

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BCD996XT 
●Important information 
❍General Precautions 
❍Quick Start 
❍Feature List 
❍Specifications 
❍FCC Information 
❍Warranty and Support Information 
❍User Guide Information 
●Operation overview 
●Setting up the hardware 
●Programming your scanner 
●Operating your scanner 
Important information 
For general information about using a scanner, including how to program the various types of radio systems into your scanner, we suggest you start with the 
General Users Guide page. 
General Precautions 
Quick Start 
Using Preloaded Systems 
Feature List 
Specifications 
●Hardware specifications 
●"BCD996XT -- The Complete Reference" is coming soon. 
FCC Information 
Warranty and Support Information 
User Guide Information 
Operation overview 
●Available operation modes 
●Menu reference 
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●Keys and their functions 
●Reading the display 
Setting up the hardware 
●Included with the scanner 
●Connecting the antenna 
●Connecting a GPS receiver 
Programming your scanner 
●Setting up systems 
●Programming Number Tags 
●Programming Quick Keys 
●Programming Search Keys 
●Programming locations 
●Setting alerts 
Operating your scanner 
●Using Number Tags 
●Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and Search Keys 
●Using Tone Out mode 
●Using Close Call mode 
●Using Band Scope mode 
●Using GPS mode 
This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCD996XT Users 
Guide 
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BCT15X 
●Important information 
❍General Precautions 
❍Quick Start 
❍Feature List 
❍Specifications 
❍FCC Information 
❍Warranty and Support Information 
❍User Guide Information 
●Operation overview 
●Setting up the hardware 
●Programming your scanner 
●Operating your scanner 
 
Important information 
For general information about using a scanner, including how to program the various types of radio systems into your scanner, we suggest 
you start with the General Users Guide page. 
General Precautions 
Quick Start 
Using Preloaded Systems 
Feature List 
Specifications 
●Hardware specifications 
●"BCT15X -- The Complete Guide" is coming soon. 
FCC Information 
Warranty and Support Information 
User Guide Information 
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Operation overview 
●Available operation modes 
●Menu reference 
●Keys and their functions 
●Reading the display 
Setting up the hardware 
●Included with the scanner 
●Connecting the antenna 
●Connecting a GPS receiver 
Programming your scanner 
●Setting up systems 
●Programming Number Tags 
●Programming Quick Keys 
●Programming Search Keys 
●Programming locations 
●Setting alerts 
Operating your scanner 
●Using Number Tags 
●State-by-State Scanning 
●BearTracker Warning System 
●Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and Search Keys 
●Using Tone Out mode 
●Using Close Call mode 
●Using Band Scope mode 
●Using GPS mode 
This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCT15X Users 
Guide 
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BCD396XT 
●Important information 
❍General Precautions 
❍Quick Start 
❍Specifications 
❍FCC Information 
❍Warranty and Support Information 
❍User Guide Information 
●Operation overview 
●Setting up the hardware 
●Programming your scanner 
●Operating your scanner 
Important 
information 
For general 
information about 
using a scanner, we 
suggest you start 
with the General 
Users Guide page. 
General 
Precautions 
Quick Start 
Using Preloaded 
Systems 
Specifications 
●Hardware 
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specifications 
●Software 
reference 
FCC 
Information 
Warranty and 
Support 
Information 
User Guide 
Information 
Operation 
overview 
●Available 
operation 
modes 
●Menu 
reference 
●Keys and their functions 
●Reading the display 
Setting up the hardware 
●Included with the scanner 
●Installing the batteries 
●Connecting the antenna 
●Attaching the belt clip 
●Connecting a GPS receiver 
Programming your scanner 
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