Uniden Bc296d Trunk Tracker Scanner Owners Manual

45
Programming Trunked
Systems
Your BC296D is designed to scan most major types of
trunking systems, including APCO Project 25 Phase 1 digital
communication systems. These systems are briefly described
here. For a more technical description of each system, see
“Understanding Scanning.” General trunking options are also
covered in this section. To program the systems, refer to the
sections in the manual referenced below
•APCO Project 25 Phase 1 Systems— Digital systems
that support the APCO Project 25...

•The frequencies for many of the trunked public safety sys-
tems are listed in the TrunkTracker National Public Safety
Trunked System Frequency Guide included with your
BC296D scanner. Frequencies sometimes change, check
with scanner.uniden.com for the latest information.
Setting Trunking Delay
Setting a delay for trunking systems helps to ensure that you
do not miss replies while scanning.
2:SCAN OPTION →2:TRUNK →Select the bank
→4:DELAY
1:ON
The scanner pauses on a talkgroup for 2 seconds at
the end of...

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...

Note:To switch ID Scan or ID Search, press and hold
TRUNKor, press SCANor SEARCHwhile scanning.
Multi-Track Operational Details
When more than one trunk system is active (for example two
or more trunked systems or a trunked system and one or
more conventional frequencies), the radio jumps between
systems/frequencies as follows:
TRUNK SCAN: The scanner moves to a trunked system
and looks for IDs in your Scan List(s) for up to 1 second. 
If it finds no activity on your programmed talkgroups, it
moves on to...

49
Programming Motorola
Systems
Follow the instructions in this section to program information
for Motorola Type I, II, IIi Hybrid, and APCO 25 Digital
trunking systems.
Using Control Channel Programming
Your scanner has a powerful feature that lets you program in
only the control channels for Motorola 800 and 900 MHz
systems. This can greatly shorten the time it takes to program
system information.
2:SCAN OPTION →2:TRUNK →Select the bank
→:CNTRL CH ONLY
For 900 MHz systems, you can then simply turn the...

Programming Type 2/Digital 800 and 900 MHz
Systems
To program a Type 2/Digital 800 or 900 MHz system, you
need to know the frequencies that the system uses.
1. Select the trunk programming mode.
2:SCAN OPTION →2:TRUNK
2. Use the scroll bar to select the bank you want to program,
then press E.
1:TRUNK TYPE →1:ON
3. Select one of the following trunk types for Motorola Type 2
or digital Systems:
1:TYPE2/P25 800
Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the 800 MHz
band
3:TYPE2/P25 900
Motorola Type 2 or Digital...

3. Select one of the following trunk types for Motorola Type 2
or digital Systems:
4:TYPE2/P25 UHF
Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the UHF (450 –
512 MHz) band
5:TYPE2/P25 VHF
Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the VHF (148 –
406 MHz) band
4. Set the Base, Space and Offset settings.
Note:Your BC296D allows you to enter up to three Base,
Space, Offset configurations. However, most
systems only use one configuration.
a. Use the scroll bar to select the configuration to
program, then press E.
BASE...

3. Select the following trunk type for Motorola Type I
Systems:
2:TYPE1
Motorola Type I and IIi Hybrid Systems
4. Enter the fleet map information.
Your scanner has the most common fleet maps
preprogrammed. Refer to Appendix B for a complete list of
these fleet maps. 
Use the scroll bar to select the preprogrammed fleetmap
1-16 or, if the fleet map does not match a preprogrammed
set, select USER CUSTOM. Then, use the scroll bar to
select the size code for each block.
5. Select the channel to store the...

Toggling End Code Detect
At the end of each transmission, a digital burst is sent so that
radios on the system will quickly switch back to the control
channel. Your scanner also listens for this code.
2:SCAN OPTION →2:TRUNK →Select the bank
→0:END CODE
1:DETECT
The scanner detects the end code and immediately
switches back to the control channel.
2:IGNORE
The scanner waits for the carrier to drop before
switching back to the control channel.
53
BC296D(NEW)  10/16/03 6:35 PM  Page 53 

54
Programming EDACS
Systems
Follow the instructions in this section to program information
for EDACS Wide, EDACS Narrow, and EDACS SCAT
trunking systems. Note that to program these systems, in
addition to knowing the system type and frequencies used,
you must know the logical channel numbers (LCN) for the
system’s frequencies. This information is usually provided with
the frequency and other information. For more information
refer to “Understanding Scanning.”
Programming EDACS Channels
1. Select the...