Motorola BC796D User Manual
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Contents
The FCC Wants You To Know ...................................................................................................................1
Scanning Legally ........................................................................................................................................2
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................3
Using this Manual ...................................................................................................................................5
Understanding Scanning ............................................................................................................................6
Conventional Scanning ...........................................................................................................................6
Simplex Operation ..............................................................................................................................6
Repeater Operation ............................................................................................................................6
Trunked Scanning ..................................................................................................................................7
Motorola Trunking ...............................................................................................................................7
EDACS Trunking ................................................................................................................................8
LTR Trunking ......................................................................................................................................9
Understanding Banks and Channels ......................................................................................................9
Getting More Information .........................................................................................................................10
Front and Rear View ................................................................................................................................11
Display Icons ........................................................................................................................................12
Included With Your Scanner ....................................................................................................................13
Setting Up Your Scanner .........................................................................................................................14
Connecting an Antenna ........................................................................................................................14
Mounting an Antenna ...........................................................................................................................14
Optional Antenna ..................................................................................................................................14
Typical Mounting Methods ...................................................................................................................15
Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle .................................................................................................15
Applying Power for Vehicle Installation ................................................................................................16
Desktop Installation ..............................................................................................................................17
Applying Power Using Standard AC Power .........................................................................................17
Connecting an External Speaker ..........................................................................................................17
Connecting an Earphone ......................................................................................................................17
Listening Safely ....................................................................................................................................18
Connecting the Clone Cable ................................................................................................................18
Connecting the Tape Recorder ............................................................................................................18
Basic Operation ........................................................................................................................................19
Turning On the Scanner .......................................................................................................................19
Setting the Squelch ..............................................................................................................................19
Using the Menu ....................................................................................................................................20
Manually Selecting a Channel ..............................................................................................................20
Scanning Programmed Channels ........................................................................................................20
Locking/Unlocking Banks .....................................................................................................................20
Locking/Unlocking Channels ................................................................................................................21
Restoring All Locked Out Channels .....................................................................................................21
Priority Scanning ..................................................................................................................................21
Priority Plus Scanning ..........................................................................................................................21
Listening to the Input Channel .............................................................................................................21
Dimmer Light Setting ............................................................................................................................22
Controlling How Much Information Appears .........................................................................................22
Turning the Key Beep On/Off ...............................................................................................................22
Locking the ENTER key .......................................................................................................................22
Disabling the APCO25 Card .................................................................................................................23
Muting All Audio ...................................................................................................................................23
Setting Squelch Mode ..........................................................................................................................23
Trunk Scanning Options .......................................................................................................................23
Searching for Active Talkgroups (ID Search) ...................................................................................23
Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan) ...................................................................................24
Monitoring Talkgroup ID’s .................................................................................................................24