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Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual

You have to create systems first, create groups in the systems, create channels in the groups, then program your frequencies or IDs into the channels. Or, you can

Quickstore freqs or Quickstore IDs (only after you program the trunking system). Trunking IDs go into trunking system groups and conventional frequencies go into

conventional system groups. You can only store one trunking system per 'system'. You can store up to 400 systems, up to 20 groups per system, and up to 200 channels

or IDs per group. Note: Once a system has been created, the system type cannot be changed.

The (U)BCD396T will give you about 6000 tagged channels. Also, remember that conventional frequencies and IDs are considered as channels.

One suggestion; assign every group and every system to a quick key. You can assign as many systems you want to a system quick key and as many groups you want to a

group quick key. That way you can just turn systems and groups on and off and not have to worry about locking them out. If you don't assign a system or group to a quick

key, you have to lock it out if you don't want to scan it.

See also

Deciphering Trunked Systems at the Wiki.

Use the

worksheets to help you program your systems and groups.

To Create a new Conventional system, press Menu. At 'Program System' press E/yes.

At 'Select System' scroll to 'New System' and press E/yes.

At 'Select Sys Type' scroll to 'Conventional' and press E/yes. At 'Confirm?' press E/yes.

At 'Edit Name' press E/yes. See

Entering Text.

Then see

Editing System Options to customize the system. Then see Creating Groups. Then see Programming Frequencies/IDs to program frequencies.

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To Program a new Motorola/P25 system, press Menu. At 'Program System' press E/yes.

At 'Select System' scroll to 'New System' and press E/yes.

At 'Select Sys Type' scroll to 'MOT' and press E/yes.

Scroll to the type of Motorola system you want to program and press E/yes.

Note for Motorola/P25 systems: If you are not sure if the system is Motorola or P25, look at the system voice in the

RR database for your system. Those

entries that say System Voice: Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface are not true Project 25 systems as they have one or more analog talkgroups. Program

these systems as a Motorola system and let the scanner detect the digital. If the System Voice says System Voice: APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive

then the system is a true Project 25 system and program it as a P25 system.

Use '800MHz Standard' for 800 MHz systems that use the standard band plan.

Use '800MHz Custom' for rebanded 800 MHz systems that use a custom band plan.

Use '800MHz Splinter' for 800 MHz systems that use the splinter band plan (typically systems near the international borders).

Use 'p25' for a Motorola Astro APCO 25 system in any band.

At 'Confirm?' press E/yes.

At 'Edit Name' press E/yes. To name the system, see

Entering Text.

Scroll to 'Set Frequencies' and press E/yes.

At 'New Frequency' and press E/yes.

At 'Input Frequency' enter the frequency and press E/yes.

At 'Edit Frequency' press Menu and scroll down to 'New Frequency', then press E/yes. Repeat to program the rest of the trunking frequencies. Press