Uniden BC 898T, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...n also use an optional 32 stereo headset Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset might be potentially hazardous to your hearing The output of the phone jack is monaural Set the volume to a comf...

Page 3: ...tatus Keys 6 Numeric Keypad 2 Display 7 Scan Manual Keys 3 Bank Keys 8 Mode Keys 4 Squelch Volume Controls 9 Search Keys 5 Rotary Tuner 10 Line External Speaker Jacks TA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BC898T Co...

Page 4: ...rnal Speaker Earphone Headphone 16 Using An Optional Tape Recorder 16 Using the Demo Software 17 Installing The Scanner In a Vehicle 18 Basic Operation 20 Turning On the Scanner 20 Setting the Squelch...

Page 5: ...gramming a Channel With a CTCSS DCS Tone 36 Programming Tips 37 Setting the Delay Mode 37 Recording Transmissions 38 Data Skip 38 Frequency Skip 38 Programming Conventional Channels 39 Changing the Fr...

Page 6: ...ireline telephone and telegraph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally l...

Page 7: ...ep default mode AM FM or Narrowband FM and type of transmissions you can hear for each range Frequency Range Steps Mode Transmission 25 0 27 995 MHz 5 kHz AM Citizens Band Business Band 28 0 29 995 MH...

Page 8: ...y range so you can monitor most of the transmissions in your area Note The scanner s frequency coverage is not continuous and does not include the cellular telephone band 10 Priority Channels You can...

Page 9: ...cies and user ID s for your area and the settings you select you might notice some differences between what is in this manual and what appears on your scanner To get the most from this manual review t...

Page 10: ...active frequency within the lower and upper limits you specify When the scanner finds an active frequency it stops on that frequency as long as the transmission lasts If you think the frequency is int...

Page 11: ...for simplex systems or two frequencies for repeater systems Any time one of them transmits their transmission always goes out on the same frequency Up until the late 1980 s this was the primary way t...

Page 12: ...peater based system the repeater is located on top of a tall building or on a radio tower that provides great visibility to the area of operation When a user transmits on an input frequency the signal...

Page 13: ...runking solved this frequency shortage by allowing multiple groups to use the same set of frequencies in a very efficient way While each type of trunking system operates a little differently see the n...

Page 14: ...al You can also find fleet map resources on the web Motorola Type II the radios only send the radio ID and radio channel code to the control channel The central computer keeps a database of radio ID s...

Page 15: ...alog voice traffic While your BC898T cannot track ID s in this system it can eliminate the control data so that all you hear is the voice transmissions when you monitor this type of system LTR Trunkin...

Page 16: ...and home of Police Call You can also call them at 1 800 SCANNER hours are from 10 00 a m to 5 00 p m Eastern Time Monday through Friday http www radioreference com the Internet s premier source for u...

Page 17: ...contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at 800 297 1023 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Central Monday through Friday Installing Your Scanner Owners Manual Scanner Antenna AC Adapter Frequency...

Page 18: ...ning Read the precautions on the inside front cover of this Owners Manual Do not use the scanner in high moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom Avoid placing the scanner in direct sunli...

Page 19: ...use an earphone to listen to the WX alert siren or when in SAME alert mode The alert tone s volume is not adjustable and damage to your hearing could occur Do not listen at extremely high volume leve...

Page 20: ...Help To turn on the computer control feature and set the baud rate hold down RMT on the front of the scanner until you hear two short beeps turn the rotary tuner until the baud rate you want to selec...

Page 21: ...ll the necessary holes and secure the mounting bracket in place using the screws provided with the bracket 4 Mount the scanner to the bracket only after the wiring has been connected to the scanner s...

Page 22: ...vehicle has a negative ground follow the steps below Otherwise consult your vehicle s dealer for advice on installing negative ground acces sories in your vehicle 2 Connect an optional DC power cord s...

Page 23: ...ntil you hear a hiss 5 Turn SQUELCH back clockwise just until the hiss stops This sets the squelch so that only clearer signals can get through You can change the squelch setting if necessary to provi...

Page 24: ...rogram channels See Programming on Page 35 and Programming Conventional Channels on Page 39 for conventional channels or Programming Trunked Systems on Page 41 for trunking systems for complete instru...

Page 25: ...the channel manually select it and press L O again Restoring All Locked Out Channels You can restore all locked out channels in a bank only when the bank is selected for scan Follow these steps to res...

Page 26: ...CH appears and the BC898T stops on every active talk group regardless of whether you have programmed it into your scanner This makes it easy to find unknown talk groups Note If you have not yet progra...

Page 27: ...you have stored the talk group in an ID list select that ID and press L O Reviewing Locked Out Talk Group ID s You can confirm which talk group ID s are locked out in the scanner To review locked out...

Page 28: ...nce 1 Hold down L O until you hear two short beeps 2 Hold down L O for about 2 seconds to unlock all the ID s at once Note If you unlock all the ID s Non appears Press SCAN to scan the ID s stored in...

Page 29: ...ists used to store your favorite ID s Each list can contain up to 10 ID s so you can store a total of 100 ID s for each trunk tracking bank 1000 if you use all banks as trunking banks Scan lists help...

Page 30: ...on the keypad or LIMIT V Press to enter the decimal point 6 Use the keypad to enter the upper frequency of the chain search range then press E on the keypad or LIMIT V Press to enter the decimal point...

Page 31: ...first skipped frequency to unlock If all frequencies in the search range are set to skip a beep sounds and it moves to search hold mode To resume searching a Unskip all skipped frequencies OR b Selec...

Page 32: ...tomatically when all available channels in the selected bank s have been programmed 5 Press MANUAL to exit AutoStore and return to the manual mode Notes To exit AutoStore before all the available chan...

Page 33: ...s currently in use The appropriate bank icon flashes at the top of the display Press DATA again to turn off review If you have programmed frequencies for a trunked system in one or more of the 10 avai...

Page 34: ...ch mode You cannot search for CTCSS DCS tones while the scanner is scanning a priority channel You might find frequencies that do not have a tone associated with them This might be because CTCSS or DC...

Page 35: ...station transmits a severe weather emergency tone Follow these steps to turn on weather alert 1 Press WX to find your local weather station 2 Press HOLD U 3 Hold down ALERT for about 2 seconds ALERT...

Page 36: ...a weather broadcast that can be received across many counties to be targeted to a single county To specify a county SAME uses a standard established by the US Census bureau called FIPS The format of a...

Page 37: ...tary tuner or repeatedly press HOLD U or LIMIT V to enter a FIPS code 1 through 15 Then enter the FIPS code and press E To set the scanner so it sounds an alert tone when it receives any FIPS code tur...

Page 38: ...ncy You can send any frequency to another channel To transfer a frequency select a channel with the frequency you want to assign to a different channel Then press SEND All the bank indicators flash If...

Page 39: ...ess MANUAL 2 Press CTCSS DCS 3 Select the channel you want to program then press E If you have already programmed a CTCSS or DCS tone the frequency for the tone blinks Otherwise 000 0 HZ blinks 4 Ente...

Page 40: ...inish programming a channel press MANUAL or HOLD U to go to the next higher channel Record channels and frequencies in some convenient place in case the scanner s memory is lost Setting the Delay Mode...

Page 41: ...e record feature off for a channel 1 Use the keypad or rotary tuner to select the channel you do not want to record any more 2 Press LINE LINE turns off and the channel is not recorded Data Skip A sca...

Page 42: ...on Page 41 for more information Changing the Frequency Step The channel frequency step option controls the frequency step size used when you manually tune up or down from the frequency stored in the...

Page 43: ...activity If there is the scanner immediately switches to the priority channel Note The scanner does not check trunked channels priority channels if the channel is locked out or in locked out banks By...

Page 44: ...in conventional scan mode 1 Hold down TRUNK The scanner beeps twice and BANK and TRUNK flash 2 Select the trunking bank you want to program If you are in trunking scan mode 1 Press TRUNK to return to...

Page 45: ...pad to enter the step frequency then press E and press HOLD U f Use the keypad to enter the channel offset then press E and press HOLD U g If the system uses more than one band plan press DATA then re...

Page 46: ...d User Defined Fleet Maps in the Appendix and use the Motorola Trunking Worksheet included in the help file included with the free demo software download at http www uniden com before programming a cu...

Page 47: ...as an even number without a dash Type I ID s appear as a three or four digit number followed by a hyphen followed by a one or two digit number Programming EDACS Systems 1 Hold down TRUNK for about 2 s...

Page 48: ...IMIT V to select LT Then press E on the keypad 4 If necessary repeatedly press HOLD U or LIMIT V until PRO9 F appears Then press E on the keypad 5 To enter trunking frequencies use the keypad to enter...

Page 49: ...If possible a higher elevation might provide better reception Also try changing the height or angle of the antenna Cleaning Disconnect the power to the unit before cleaning Clean the outside of the s...

Page 50: ...Check with your dealer or local electronics store Scan won t stop The squelch might need to be adjusted Adjust the squelch threshold See Setting the Squelch on Page 20 The antenna might need to be ad...

Page 51: ...Page 41 The system you are trying to scan might be LTR or EDACS Set the scanner to scan LTR or EDACS systems Review Programming EDACS Systems on Page 44 and Programming LTR Systems on Page 45 Scanner...

Page 52: ...n com for additional information Missing replies to conversations continued One or more of the system s frequencies might not be entered Make sure all the system s frequencies have been entered If the...

Page 53: ...9875 MHz UHF Air Band 400 0 419 9875 MHz Federal Land Mobile 420 0 449 9875 MHz 70 cm Amateur Band 450 0 469 9875 MHz UHF Standard Band 470 0 512 0 MHz UHF TV Band 806 0 823 9875 MHz 800 Band 849 012...

Page 54: ...51 Features specifications and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice...

Page 55: ...PM EST Monday through Friday for information about ordering these optional accessories Betty Bearcat Frequency Directory Local Directories Mobile Mounting Bracket with Hardware MB001 DC Power Cord Cig...

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Page 58: ...e system s users Some organizations might want many subfleets with only a few radios each while another organization might want only a few subfleets with many radios each Your task is to program your...

Page 59: ...the next available block when programming a fleet map For example if you assign Block 0 as an S 12 you will be prompted for b2 the next block available instead of b1 And if you assign Block 0 as an S...

Page 60: ...handling incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT...

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