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Locking/unlocking channels, Id scan/id search mode, Holding on a system – Uniden BCT15 User Manual

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Operation

Locking/Unlocking Channels

If the scanner has stopped on a channel press [L/O] once to temporarily lock it out
or quickly press [L/O] twice to permanently lock it out. Cycling power off/on
automatically unlocks temporarily locked-out channels.

To lockout a channel when the scanner has not stopped on the channel, or to
unlock a permanently locked-out channel.

1.

Press [HOLD/RESUME] to hold on a channel.

2.

Tap

F

to switch to the Function Mode , then rotate the control

to select the

system where the channel is stored.

3.

Tap

F

or wait 2 seconds, then rotate the Scroll Control

to select the

channel you want to lock or unlock.

4.

Press [L/O] to temporarily lock or unlock the current the channel. Double-tap
L/O to permanently lockout the current channel.

ID Scan/ID Search Mode

While you are scanning a trunked system, the scanner can be in either ID Scan or
ID Search mode:

• ID Scan — the scanner only stops on talk group ID’s (TGID) that you have

programmed into the system that are unlocked.

• ID Search — the scanner stops on any unlocked talk group that becomes

active.

To toggle between ID Scan and ID Search, press

F

then press [SCAN/SEARCH]

while the scanner is scanning the system.

If the scanner does not scan the system long enough for you to easily do this,
press

F

and rotate the Scroll Control to select the changed system. Then, press

[SCAN/SEARCH] within 2 seconds.

Holding On a System

To temporarily hold on a system, tap

F

. To hold on a different system, tap

F

then

rotate the control to select the system. Normal scanning resumes 2 seconds after
your last selection.

To permanently hold on a site or system, press and hold the Scroll Control for 2
seconds.

f

flashes in the display’s upper left corner. The scanner continues to