The FCC Wants You To Know ........................................................................................... 3
Scanning Legally ........................................................................................................ 3
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4
Feature Highlights ............................................................................................................. 5
About This Manual ...................................................................................................... 6
Understanding Scanning ................................................................................................... 7
Understanding Banks and Channels .......................................................................... 7
What is Scanning? ....................................................................................................... 7
What is Searching? .................................................................................................... 7
What is CTCSS/DCS? ................................................................................................ 7
Conventional Scanning ............................................................................................... 8
What is Trunk Tracking? ............................................................................................. 9
Trunked Scanning ...................................................................................................... 10
Types of Trunking Systems ........................................................................................ 11
Where To Obtain More Information ............................................................................ 13
Using a Computer to Control Your BC898T ............................................................... 13
Included With Your Scanner ............................................................................................ 14
Installing Your Scanner .................................................................................................... 15
For Home Use (Desktop Installation) ......................................................................... 15
Using An Optional External 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 .................................................................................................... 20
Using the Rotary Tuner............................................................................................... 20
Using the Frequency/Channel Mode Selector .......................................................... 21
Using the Lock Key/LED ............................................................................................ 21
Manually Selecting a Channel ................................................................................... 21
Scanning Programmed Channels .............................................................................. 21
Locking/Unlocking Banks ........................................................................................... 22
Locking/Unlocking Channels ..................................................................................... 22
Restoring All Locked Out Channels ........................................................................... 22
Priority Scanning ........................................................................................................ 22
Using the Dimmer ...................................................................................................... 23
Trunk Scanning Options ............................................................................................ 23
Setting the Attenuator ............................................................................................... 24
ID Lockout .................................................................................................................. 24
Searching Tips .......................................................................................................... 25
Scan Lists ................................................................................................................. 26
Searching ........................................................................................................................ 27
Chain Search ............................................................................................................. 27
Holding On An Active Frequency ............................................................................... 27
Setting Data Skip ...................................................................................................... 28
Skipping Frequencies ................................................................................................ 28
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