Searching for ctcss/dcs tones, If necessary, press pri to turn off priority scan – Uniden BC898T User Manual

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Searching for CTCSS/DCS Tones

You can use the CTCSS/DCS tone search mode to determine if the frequencies in your
area are transmitted with associated tones. If the scanner finds a CTCSS or DCS tone, the
type of tone and the frequency flash on the display. Then, if you store that frequency into a
channel, the tone is also stored in the channel.

Notes:

• You can search for CTCSS/DCS tones in scan mode, manual mode, or chain search

mode. You cannot search for CTCSS/DCS tones while the scanner is scanning a
priority channel.

• You might find frequencies that do not have a tone associated with them. This might be

because CTCSS or DCS tones are not being transmitted.

1. If necessary, press PRI to turn off priority scan.

2. Hold down CTCSS/DCS until you hear two short beeps.

CTCSS

and

DCS

appear and

begin to flash. If there is a break before a tone is identified, your scanner searches
where it left off when the transmission begins again. If a CTCSS or DCS tone is found,
the type of tone (

CTCSS

or

DCS

) and the frequency flash.

To exit tone search, press CTCSS/DCS.

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