Entering text within a menu option – Uniden BCD996T User Manual

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How the Scanner’s Controls Are Represented in This
Manual

To help navigate the scanner’s menus, the steps shown in this manual show the
displays you see and the keys you press or control you operate to get a desired
result. We use a form of shorthand symbols to save space.

The following example shows you how to use the scanner’s menu to edit an
existing system name. It shows you the key to press in brackets [MENU] to select
a menu option and the option you see on the LCD in Boldface Courier type
(Program System) when you press [MENU]. It also instructs you to turn the

Scroll Control (shown as

) to view a series of choices then press or tap the

Scroll Control (the shorthand action shown as

F

to enter a choice such as Edit

Name.

[MENU]

Program System

F

Select the system

F

Edit Name

F

Then, edit the system name.

Entering Text Within A Menu Option

To enter a letter, turn the Scroll Control (

) until the letter, numeral or other

character you want appears. To move the cursor to the left, press [4]. To move the
cursor to the right, press [6].

To clear a character, press [.No] twice. To clear all characters, press [.No] three
times.

To accept an entry, press

F

or press [E

YES

].

To cancel an entry, press [MENU].

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