3:ONLY
The scanner only stops on I-Calls.
Turning I-Call On for ID Scan
To receive I-Calls for ID Scan, simply store the radio unit
number as (
) plus the unit number in place of the
talkgroup. To receive any I-Call while scanning, enter the I-
Call wildcard (
) 0. For EDACS and Motorola Type 1
systems, this appears as i0; for Motorola Type 2 systems, this
appears as 700000.
Setting Priority Talkgroups (Motorola and
EDACS only)
Talkgroup priority works slightly different than conventional
priority. With talkgroup priority, the priority talkgroups are only
checked when the scanner is on the control channel. So, if
you have delay turned on for the system or are holding on an
ID, the scanner will immediately switch to the priority talkgroup
if it becomes active during the 2-second delay or while there
is no transmission on the held talkgroup.
To assign a talkgroup as the priority talkgroup, select it in
Scan Hold mode (see “Holding on a Single Talkgroup”). Then,
press and hold
PRI
for 2 seconds.
Multi-Track
The BC296D allows you to track more than one system at a
time. Here are some highlights of this feature:
❖
You can actually track up to 10 trunking systems at
one time.
❖
You can trunk, scan, or search and scan conventional
frequencies at the same time.
❖
You can program conventional frequencies in the same
bank as trunking systems.
After the scanner finishes checking a trunked system
for activity, it will conventionally scan the other
frequencies in the bank (remember, only trunking
frequencies are programmed in Trunk mode).
To scan a mix of trunking and conventional banks, select the
banks you wish to be active, and then press
SCAN
. The
scanner will instantly begin scanning. If you have not
programmed a trunking bank with talkgroup ID’s, you will
receive
NO ID (----)
message for that bank.
You can switch to Search mode and the scanner will search
for any active ID’s on the system.
.
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