Uniden Bc296d Trunk Tracker Scanner Owners Manual

•SAME Weather Alert with FIPS– lets you set your
scanner to listen for a SAME event code from the local
weather service; sounds an alert and displays the text
description for any alert received. FIPS programming lets
you restrict the alerts to one county.
•Turbo Search – searches for activity on frequencies at up
to 300 steps per second (in the 5 kHz step ranges).
•Backlit Holographic Display – provides for great visibility
at any angle, day or night.
•Battery Save – automatically reduces power...

Understanding Scanning
This section provides you with the background on how
scanning works. You don’t really need to know all of this to
use your scanner, but some background knowledge will help
you to get the most from your BC296D.
Conventional Scanning
Conventional scanning is a relatively simple concept. Each
group of users in a conventional system is assigned a single
frequency (for simplex systems) or two frequencies (for
repeater systems) to use. Any time one of them transmits,
their transmission...

operation. When a user transmits (on an input frequency), the
signal is picked up by the repeater and retransmitted (on an
output frequency). The user’s radios always listen for activity
on the output frequency and transmit on the input frequency.
Since the repeater is located very high, there is a very large
line of sight. Typical repeater systems provide coverage out to
about a 25 mile radius from the repeater location.
Tr u nked Scanning
While conventional scanning worked great while there were
only a...

The four systems in use are:
•Motorola Type I– the radios send the radio ID, the fleet
and subfleet talkgroup ID to the control channel each time
they transmit. To program a Type I system, you need to
know the system’s fleet map. The most common fleet maps
are included at the back of this manual. 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 com-
puter keeps a database of radio ID’s and...

•Logical Channel Numbers– each frequency used by the
system is assigned an LCN. This information is
programmed into each user radio. When a user presses
PTT, their radio sends their AFS information to the control
channel. The computer then assigns that talkgroup to a
channel and sends the LCN so that all other radios in that
talkgroup will switch to the correct channel. To program a
EDACS system in your scanner, you will need to know both
the frequencies used by the system and the LCN for each
frequency...

LTR Trunking
LTR®
(Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems
used primarily by  business or private communications service
providers, such as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repair
services. These systems encode all control information as
digital subaudible data that accompanies each transmission,
so there is no separate control channel. Users on an LTR
system are assigned to specific talkgroups, which are
identified by the radio as six digit numbers. These numbers
are in the form AHHUUU, where:...

Getting More Information
By itself, this manual really only provides part of what you
need to know to have fun scanning – how to program and use
the scanner. The two supplied Conventional and Trunking
frequency guides will give you a good head start on the other
part of what you need to know – what frequencies have
interesting content. You can also find a wealth of information
on the Internet...check out scanners.uniden.com for the latest
frequency information in your area.
In addition, you can contact...

A Quick Look at Your
Scanner
Buttons and Controls
1. Antenna Connector
2. Speaker
3. Display
4. DC Power Jack
5. Hold/Manual/Channel/Frequency Key (HOLD/MAN)
6. Scan Key (SCAN)
7. Menu/Back Key (MENU/BACK)
8. Lockout Key (L/O)
9. Light/Keypad Lock Key (/ )
10. Decimal/Reverse Key ( )
11. Earphone Jack
12. Volume/ON/OFF Control
13. Squelch Control
14. Remote Jack
15. Scroll Control
16. Resume Key ( )
17. Service Key (SERVICE)
18. Search Key (SEARCH)
19. Numeric Keypad
20. Trunk Key (TRUNK)
21. Priority...

Display Icons
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                          DESCRIPTION
Priority Channel Indicator
Lock Out  Mode Indicator
Scan/Search Direction Indicator
Chain Search Mode Indicator
Service Search Mode Indicator
Scan Mode Indicator
ID Scan Mode Indicator
ID Search Mode Indicator
Channel Type
Conventional Type
Trunk Type
Motorola Tracking Type
LTR Tracking Type
EDACS Tracking Type
Control Channel Data
Voice Channel Data
Digital Communications
P25: APCO Project 25
Receiving Mode Indicators
Signal Meter
Battery Indicator...

Included With Your
Scanner
If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately
contact your place of purchase or call Uniden Parts
Department at: 800-554-3988, 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30
to 5:00 p.m., Central Time, Monday through Friday.
•BC296D Scanner
•AC Adapter/Charger (AD-600U)
•Ni-MH Battery (BP-250)
•Rubber Antenna
•PC Cable
•Belt clip
•Operating Guide
•BC296D SS CD-ROM
•TrunkTracker Frequency Guide
•Conventional Frequency Guide
•Other Printed Material
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