Uniden Bc796d Trunk Tracker Scanner Owners Manual

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General Programming
This section includes procedures that apply regardless of whether you are programming
conventional or trunked channels.
Deleting Frequencies from Channels
To delete a stored frequency, manually select the channel, then press 0and E. The contents
of the channel are erased.
Transferring Channel Information
To transfer settings from one channel to another:
1. Manually select the channel with the information you want to transfer.
2. Press 
TRNFR. The scanner displays the...

•Entered frequencies are rounded off according to the step size for the channel.
•When you store a new frequency in a channel, the text tag previously assigned to that
channel is deleted.
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Programming Conventional Channels
Each bank can hold a mix of conventional channels plus one trunking system. This section
describes how to store known frequencies into conventional channels. The first few sections
are intended to be performed in the order indicated if you are entering information the first
time. If you are editing existing information, manually select the channel, then use the
complete menu process to access the information you want to change.
Note:To quickly store only a frequency in a...

3:DONE
Exit the channel setting and menu mode.
Setting the Delay
2:SCAN  OPTION →1:CONVENTIONAL →Channel No.→2:DELAY
The delay option lets you set a delay after a transmission for each channel. This slows down
scanning, but helps to prevent missing replies.
1:NONE
The delay is turned off.
2:1  SECOND
The delay time is 1 second.
3:2  SECONDS
The delay time is 2 seconds.
4:4  SECONDS
The delay time is 4 seconds.
5:INFINITE
When the scanner stops on a transmission, you must press RSMto resume
searching.
6:...

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Digital Coded Squelch is similar to CTCSS, but instead of differentiating codes
using frequencies, DCS always uses the same frequency but encodes it with a
binary value. When you select this option, the scanner only opens squelch when a
matching DCS value is present on the frequency.
3:OFF
The scanner opens squelch regardless of the presence of tones.
Note:If, instead of pressing Eto select a tone you press L/O, the scanner will stop on any
transmission except for those with the selected tone.
Setting...

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6:25KHz
Use 25 kHz steps
7:50KHz
Use 50 kHz steps
8:100KHz
Use 100 kHz steps
9:AUTO
Automatically set the step size based on the band
Setting the Modulation Mode
2:SCAN  OPTION →1:CONVENTIONAL →Channel No.→7:MODE
Radio transmissions are modulated in several different ways. The BC796D is able to
demodulate the most common transmission types. Your scanner has the most common
modulation mode preset for each band, so you seldom have to change this option. However
there are occasional services that use a...

Programming Trunked Systems
Your BC796D 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
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APCO Project 25 Phase 1 Systems— Digital systems that support the APCO Project 25...

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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:NONE
The delay is turned off.
2:1  SECOND
The delay time is 1 second.
3:2  SECONDS
The delay time is 2 seconds.
4:4  SECONDS
The delay time is 4 seconds.
5:INFINITE
When the scanner stops on a transmission, you must press RSMto resume
searching.
6:  -2  SECONDS
The scanner only stops on transmissions for 2 seconds, then...

The scanner will stop on I-Calls or normal talkgroups.
2:OFF
The scanner ignores I-Calls.
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...

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 conventional channels in the same bank or to the next active bank.
If the scanner finds that a talkgroup in one of your active Scan Lists becomes active, you
will begin to hear that communication and the scanner will display the proper talkgroup
number and any alpha tag. When the communication ends, the scanner will wait for 2...