User manual UNIDEN BCT15

[. . . ] Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following. This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. [. . . ] Now, the [POL/DOT] and [HP/B] keys let you select which sets of preprogrammed frequencies to scan, in addition to the channels you have programmed. The BCT15 scans these frequencies according to the settings you select in the following sections. While there is no way to determine the location of a specific service you hear, based on the typical range of reception, and using a suitable antenna, you can estimate that the transmission is reaching you from 25 miles or less and about three miles or less for the BearTracker Warning system. Press X to enable 1X 2X 3X 4X [POL /DOT] POL DOT POL & DOT NONE [HP/B ] HP HP/B HP & B NONE POL includes Police and Sheriff services. HP includes the Highway Patrol, State Police, State Patrol, and State intercity. B activates the BearTracker Warning system and its associated alert feature. When you select a state, the scanner also unlocks any user-programmed systems you have assigned to the selected state and locks out user-programmed systems assigned to other states (systems not assigned to a state are not affected). Introduction to BearTracker Operation 53 The BearTracker Scanning Icons When you select a state and one or more of the agencies, each enabled service's icon is displayed on the lower part of the LCD (PL, DT, HP, BT). When the scanner detects a signal in an enabled service, the icon blinks. The scanner scans all the channels of the BearTracker system. Alert Channels are also scanned along with any programmed Priority Channels. Using the BearTracker Warning System The BearTracker Warning System is a special part of the BearTracker System. When you press [HP/B], the scanner is set to alert you to transmissions of close by services. Most highway patrol vehicles on the road today are equipped with a secondary radio system known as `mobile extender' or `vehicular repeater. ' Whenever the dispatcher transmits to any vehicle in the district, `mobile extender' in every car within the district is activated. Every 2 seconds, the scanner checks for activity on BearTracker Warning System frequencies for your state (see "Setting the BearTracker Options" on Page 61 for information affecting all BearTracker Warning system options) to set how many frequencies the scanner checks during each cycle). The BearTracker Warning System frequencies includes frequencies used by `mobile extender' radios as well as by car-to-car, aircraft-to-car, and other special-purpose frequencies. You receive an audible (beep tone) and visual (flashing Alert light) alert whenever you are within an approximate three-mile radius of Highway Patrol/State Police units using a mobile extender unit. 54 Using the Menu The Menu mode of the BCT15 is very powerful. This assures you the utmost flexibility and the ability to customize the operation to your specific requirements. To assist you to familiarize yourself and help you to become proficient using the menu, we have provided three sections. The first deals with general menu related operations and screen descriptions. The second shows a flow chart of the first and second levels which will get you most of the way when you want to set or revisit an option. The third addresses individual settings of the options that you must perform to get the most from the radio's operation. General Operations 1. To select an item from a menu list, rotate the Scroll Control -- you will see used as a shorthand character in this manual. To select a specific item you have arrived at, press either [EYES] or press/tap the Scroll Control -- F is used as a shorthand icon in this manual for that action. To return to any previous menu level or to cancel a menu choice before it is made, press [MENU] To exit the Menu mode, do any of the following; Press [SCAN/SEARCH] to go to Scan mode. Press repeatedly [MENU] to return, level by level, to the previous mode. [. . . ] Your task is to program your fleet map with the same size code assignments as the trunked system. If you do this accurately, you'll track all the Fleet-Subfleet combinations used by the system. In other words, you'll hear complete communications while monitoring a trunked system. If you don't already know the size codes used, you'll have to guess at them. [. . . ]